Lyrics A Perfect Date - Peter Hammill

A Perfect Date

A perfect date to hesitate
I hope it won’t be too long
You’re a sucker for the punch
And the telegraph bells are ringing;
Now it’s coming to the crunch
As you stumble on the Jaffa Gate
I think you know how it happens on the stage
When the heavenly choir are singing —
You’ve been taken by a perfect date
You made the Mount of Venus your Jerusalem
You’re marking time as symbol for debate;
You hope to find some moment close to infinite
You hope to find a perfect date
A perfect date to hesitate
The future beckons us on
There comes a time to hesitate —
I hope it won’t be too long
You’re a sucker for the punch
And the telegraph bells are ringing;
Now it’s coming to the crunch
As you stumble on the Jaffa Gate
I think you know how it happens on the stage
When the heavenly choir are singing —
Yeah, you’ve been taken by a perfect date
You’ve been playing on a hunch
And the strings of your heart are zinging
Yeah, you cut loose from the bunch
But that doesn’t mean you’ve sealed your fate
I think you know how it happens
Though it’s strange, when the choir start singing:
You’ve been taken by a perfect date