Ian Hunter Follow

My tea turned seven shades darker
As I sit 'n' write these words
And London's gettin' paler
In my theater of the absurd

You figured for an evening
And you made it all worthwhile
It's seldom people have a job
And even rarer that I smile

Play me some, play me some
Play me Brixton power
Teach your children to be them
And never ever ours

Play me some, play me some
Play me Brixton power
Someone took the park away
But they left a lonely flower

And if your songs be classics
Throw them to the herd
Truth is where they came from
And not this theater of the absurd

Some say you wanted to play for me
But it's only what you've heard
That made you want to capture me
In your theater of the absurd

It was not me, I said myself
And you must do so too
I hope you have the strength to stay
When I'll be watchin' you

So baby, play me some, play me some
Play me Brixton power
Teach your children to be them
And never ever ours

Play me some, play me some
Play me Brixton power
Someone took the park away
But they left a lonely flower

Oh, when I got here back home tonight
Something within me stirred
Oh, it must have been a different kind of play
That touched my theater of the absurd

Now I'll be on my way alone
But an interesting thing occurred
See nobody ever shared too much
In my theater of the absurd

And there I was back in London
Thought about history
It was just like being in school again
But I felt something movin' in me

Hearin' just a bit of the future
Oh, it's comin' and it's still blurred
And that's the only thing worth living for
In my theater of the absurd

Come on, play me some, play me some
Play me Brixton power
Teach your children to be them
And never ever ours

Oh, play me some, play me some
Play me Brixton power
Someone took the park away
But they left a lonely flower
(Beautiful)

Play me some, play me some
Play me Brixton power
Play me some, play me some
Play me Brixton power
(John, come on)

Play me some, play me some
Play me Brixton power
Oh, play me some, play me some
(Come on, Eric)
Play me Brixton power

Oh, play me some, play me some
Play me Brixton power