Slender Threads

Lyrics for Slender Threads

I saw your picture in the Evening Standard You were wearing your battle dress Oh well, I really must confess That I shed a silent smile for you It had really blown my mind And I wonder, are you still so kind? Are you still so pure? There are other rhymes around here somewhere But I'm not too sure how they fit Oh, Jenny, penny for your thoughts I wonder how you're thinking now I hesitate to visualise Our worlds are much too different That's a sign of the times But time was when I read your cards And wrote the numbers while you were in the dust I can't remember what they were, but anyhow (I missed the cusp) (So, so long, and so, goodbye) (Do you think I'd recognise you by your hair or by your mind now?) Well, we start out together But the paths all divide When there are no more crossroads I o-o-o-o-o-o-open my eyes And find I'm walking on alone Through the snowy cold Yes, and I wonder if I'm gonna make it through the night? I'm an author and an actor too You're a model in the zoo I'm just thinking on which side of the bars Am I looking through If I prophesied an avalanche Would you wait and call my bluff? If I gave you just a little song Would that be enough to save your life Or is the knife already turning in my hand?