I feel like a mime losing his job But i'm just not sure, i'm just not sure It's like i'm facing down the wrath of God But I know I aint, I know i'm not I've made all kinds of weird plans That can't succeed, won't ever be And I spend half my time feeling odd But what do I know I feel like a canary who's living underground Singing through the gas Still worried about my first big night As the curtains fall, the roof collapses Your acting's like the end of the world And I see rows and rows of fresh ditches What are they for? it don't make no sense I need a palindrome to keep witches And get rolling stoned and drop my defences All this doom and gloom has got to me It's taken me to lunch I'm trying hard not to forget you I can't take another punch I get nostalgic thinking about you Made me laugh until I cried You were useful in a crisis But it's harder now to lie Your acting's like the end of the world I ain't here to say i'm sorry It wouldn't help you if I did Your pain was just too great to bear And I was just a kid Well it would seem you're on your own now man You're sitting at the breakfast table in a shirt You've joined the chorus line of all those useless things And wandering all the long while if you'll stay inert If you'll stay alert You should move out to the country man And look after your health These cities show you to your seat And then they make you eat yourself Your acting's like the end of the world When she left she took much less of me than you But what am I meant to do? I try most nights to get you out of my mind But you're still there silent by my side most the time I can't help that I let you down It's too long and too late And I can't help if I broke your heart It's too long and too late