Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Soft Machine
Performer
Robert Wyatt
Vocals
Hugh Hopper
Bass Guitar
Mike Ratledge
Organ
Nick Evans
Trombone
Rab Spall
Violin
Jimmy Hastings
Flute
Lyn Dobson
Flute
Elton Dean
Alto Saxophone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Robert Wyatt
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Soft Machine
Producer
Andy Knight
Engineer
Lyrics
On a dilemma between what I need and what I just want
Between your thighs, I feel a sensation
How long can I resist the temptation?
I've got my bird, you've got your man
So who else do we need, really?
Now I'm here, I may as well put my other hand in yours
While we decide how far to go and if we've got time to do it now
And if it's half as good for you as it is for me
Then you won't mind if we lie down for a while, just for a while
'Til all the thing I want is need
You are the thing I are, I knew
I wanted you more than ever
Now we're on the floor, and you want more, and I feel almost sure
That 'cause now we've agreed, that we got what we need
Then all the thing in us needs is wanting
I realized when I saw you last
We've been together now and then
From time to time, just here and there
Now I know how it feels, from my hair to my heels
To have you haunt the horns of my dilemma
Oh, wait a minute
Over, up, over, up, down
Down, over, up, over, up
Living can be lovely, here in New York State
Ah, but I wish that I were home
And I wish I were home again
Back home again, home again
Back home again, home again
There are places and people that I'm so glad to have seen
Ah, but I miss the trees, and I wish I were home again
Back home again, home again
Back home again
The sun shines here all summer
It's nice 'cause you can get quite brown
Ah, but I miss the rain, ticky-tacky-ticky
And I wish that I were home again
Home again, home again, home again
Home again, home again, home again
Living is easy here in New York State, state
Ah, but I wish that I were home again
Back in West Dulwich again
Just before we go on to the next part of our song
Let's all make sure we've got the time
Music-making still performs the normal functions
Background noise for people scheming, seducing, revolting and teaching
But that's all right by me, don't think that I'm complaining
After all, it's only leisure time, isn't it?
Now I love your eyes
See how the time flies
She's learning to hate, but it's just too late for me
It was the same with her love, it just wasn't enough for me
But before this feeling dies
Remember how distance can tell lies
You can almost see her eyes, is it me she despises, or you?
You're awfully nice to me and I'm sure you can see what her game is
She sees you in her place, just as if it's a race
And you're winning, and you're winning
She just can't undertsand that for me everything's just beginning
Until I get more homesick
So before this feeling dies, remember how distance tells us lies
Singing a song in the morning
Singing a song at night
Don't even know what I'm singing about
But it makes me feel, I feel alright
You say you like my hat
You say you like my shirt
Oh, but you never say you like me
Or anything nice like that
What about me?
What about me?
Written by: Robert Wyatt