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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
David Bowie
Vocals
Tony Visconti
Bass
John Lodge
Bass Guitar
John Cambridge
Drums
Mick Wayne
Guitar
Unknown Session Orchestra
Orchestra
Benny Marshall
Harmonica
Herbie Flowers
Bass
Keith Christmas
Acoustic Guitar
Rick Wakeman
Mellotron
Terry Cox
Drums
Tim Renwick
Guitar
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Orchestra
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Bowie
Songwriter
Tony Visconti
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tony Visconti
Producer
Barry Sheffield
Engineer
Malcolm Toft
Engineer
Ray Staff
Mastering Engineer
Ken Scott
Recording Engineer
Tim Renwick
Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I took this walk to ease my mind
To find out what's gnawing at me
Wouldn't think to look at me
That I've spent a lot of time in education
It all seems so long ago
I'm a thinker, not a talker
I've no one to talk to anyway
I can't see the road for the rain in my eyes
[Verse 2]
I live above the grocer's store
Owned by an Austrian
He often calls me down to eat
And he jokes about his broken English
Tries to be a friend to me
But for all my years of reading conversation
I stand without a word to say
I can't see the bridge for the rain in my eyes
[Verse 3]
And the world is full of life
Full of folk who don't know me
And they walk in twos or threes or more
While the lamp that shines above the grocer's store
Investigates my face so rudely
And my essays, lying scattered on the floor
Fulfill their needs just by being there
And my hands shake, my head hurts
My voice sticks inside my throat
I'm invisible and dumb and no one will recall me
And I can't see the water for the tears in my eyes
Written by: David Bowie