Backwards And Forwards
by Aztec Camera
From the album: Knife
Track 6 of 8 on Knife (1984).
Lyrics for Backwards And Forwards
Craze my hair and shine my shoes And kiss the kiss that I could lose And I looked at what I have And I have one wish And I looked back in your eyes And there were two words Backwards and forwards Here lies the essence of my peers Handshakes, hellos and golden years See it smiling through its teeth It's the whore who has to die Unhappy, underneath And it's long learned not to show it Get backwards and forwards How come when I'm gone I get the blues Or something special that I might confuse With getting gifts I'm not at liberty to use It's cold to the touch and older than I know And when the worlds with me too much I say she comes and then it goes Could completeness still appeal To one who thinks what he should feel And it stares me in the face And holds me speechless And I look back in your eyes And see your eyes gaze See your eyes gaze into mine Forever