Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song That Grand Illusion, artist - Janis Ian. Date of issue: 26.06.1978
Song language: English
That Grand Illusion |
| The gulls are crying |
| Missy, can you hear them call? |
| It was so easy then |
| When all our friends were small |
| How we used to like the old-time movies |
| The silent picture show |
| Where you make up your life |
| At the end of the night |
| As your reel to reels unfold |
| Now I come here to score some satisfaction |
| Maybe some more of that old reaction |
| I’m a junkie for that grand illusion |
| Who’s losing and who’s just using |
| I lost my virtue |
| Leading some double life, I fear |
| It was so easy then |
| When all our friends lived near |
| Now I’m left without an advertisement |
| To separate the marks and the shills |
| From these good time blues |
| And two-toned shoes |
| That used to give me chills |
| I come to score, or maybe more |
| I am a junkie for that grand illusion |
| Who’s using who and losing? |
| The summer’s fading |
| I can feel it go |
| It’s slipping through my fingers |
| Like some broken radio |
| The sea gull’s flying |
| Missy, can you hear them call |
| I remember you cried |
| When the summer died |
| Though I wouldn’t cry at all |