Sign Of The Times Lyrics - Kevin Coyne

Wild palms in the hinterland 

Stretches of yellow sand 

A blue bird trapped in my hand 

It's hard to understand 

It must be a sign of the times - times 

It must be a sign of the time - time - time - time - time 

My friend can't talk no more 

He just gazes at his kitchen floor 

Building a boat that will never float 

Packing it with animals and bags of oats 

Must be yes a sign of the times - times 

It must be a sign of the times - sign of the times 

Oh give me a sign 

Oh what is the sign? 

Oh what is their line? 

Oh a sign - a sign - any sign - any line - any time - any sigh - any lie - not mine - not mine 

I'm building 

What am I building? 

I'm working 

Why am I working? 

My hands are clean and never dirty 

I wear something and it hurts me 

Must be my sign of the times 

Must be yes my sign of the times 

Sign of the times 

Must be - give me a sign 

Oh any sign 

Oh any sign 

Oh any line - any sign - any rhyme - any time - not mine 

It's not mine It's not mine It's not mine It's not mine It's not mine 

My mother, she knows 

I really think she knows 

Taken to painting her toes 

Taken to wear those odd clothes 

Must be a sign of the times - times 

Must be a sign of the times - times - sign of the times 

So you can help me 

Let me know you can help me 

Make it a positive sign 

Cos this face is not really mine 

Must be a sign of my mind - mind - mind 

Must be a sign of the times - sign of the time 

A sign of the times 

My face is not mine 

My face is not mine