Lyrics What Was Said on the Landing - The Book Club

What Was Said on the Landing

Older does not always mean wiser
And kinder is not always for the best
So why do people ignore all the warnings?
She slept on the floor, that I swear, and not in my bed
And now he’s far too cool
To take off his jacket
Just like the English spy
Inside he’s sweating buckets
She said they had not spoken for weeks now
Except for that chance encounter in the arcade
She did not find it very amusing
Holding his jacket while he spent the rest of his change
And if you can’t be honest with yourself
How can you expect all around to accept your fate?
And if you can’t be honest with yourself
What was said on the landing will never change the way the wind blows
Older does not always mean wiser
Kinder is not always for the best
And now she’s far too coy
To take off her jacket
Just like the English spy
She talks to no-one
And if you can’t be honest with yourself
How can you expect, all around, to accept your fate?
And if you can’t be honest with yourself
What was said on the landing will never change