The Wrong Road Lyrics - Go-betweens

A trader in furs living in exile 

Boy, what a kook, look at that passport 

Stale bread and paper without privilege 

If you live here learn the language 

When the rain hit the roof 

With the sound of a finished kiss 

Like a lip lifted from a lip 

I took the wrong road 'round 

A room in a lighthouse near the park 

The ghosts in the next room hear you cough 

Time drags on Sundays spent in Mayfair 

With all your riches, why aren't you there? 

Well, the wind acts like a magnet 

And pulls the leaf from the tree 

And the town's lost its breath 

I took the wrong road 'round 

Handsome is good, pretty is better 

What was that phrase, grace under pressure? 

Blind by the light bulb, blood to the bank 

Lost all yours letters when the ship sank 

In the disjointed breaking light 

The soft blue approach of the water 

Makes a sound you won't forget 

I took the wrong road 'round 

Stranded at low-tide where the river bends 

Wouldn't you know it? That's how life ends 

Lucky at cards, that's an old lie 

Lucky in love, that's how life ends 

Well, the turncoats turned around 

When they heard the sound of the bell 

Dropped their coins into the well 

I took the wrong road 'round 

Started out Oliver, ended up Fagin 

Don't you worry, it's my problem 

What's my name, what's my number? 

I'm the lonely one 

It's just at the end of the day 

When the light makes its slow move away 

That I know all I can say is 

I took the wrong road 'round 

Gambled with risk, paid you back with risk 

So now you know who your friends are 

They'll steel your shadow when your back's turned 

Bouquets of flowers, lesson's over 

When the rain hit the roof 

With the sound of a finished kiss 

Like a lip lifted from a lip 

And I took the wrong road 'round