Postcard Love - Phil Manzanera

The message reads

«Well, hi there pal

How have you been?

Its such a long, long time»

Signed «with love»

A blue ink kiss

Is there above

«I hope you’re feeling fine»

Postcard scenes

Of sun and sand and smart hotels

Where palm trees grow

Stretch out and warm this tired old town

Across a thousand miles

Her love brings smiles

You read her words once more

Before you let the lights go down

Panoramic views and side street scenes

Fancy clubs, the currnt tourist themes

For twenty cnts, no more, the mail man brings

Postcard love

Friends come and go so quickly

You wish she’d stayed

Singing songs for love is oh so very fine

You played your hand and laid it on the line

You bared your heart

She trumped it every time

Panoramic views and side street scenes

Fancy clubs and slick, black limousines

Not knowing what he does, the mail man brings

Postcard love

And her message reads

«Well, hi there pal

How have you been?

Its such a long, long time»

And though its signed «with love»

You know it’s just a friendly touch

I bet she hopes your feeling fine

For postcard love

Is all you’ll ever get from her

It’s not her fault she hurt you bad

And it will never mend

'Cos the «love» she sent and signed

Was never meant to find

The heart of one, and yes you know

She thought was just a friend