[Intro] : (repeat) [Verse] : I get out of bed at half past ten Phone up a friend who’s a party animal Turn on the news and drink some tea Maybe if you’re with me we’ll do some shopping One day I’ll read or learn to drive a car If you pass the test you can beat the rest But I don’t like to compete or talk street street street I can pick up the best from the party animal [Chorus] : I could leave you say goodbye Or I could love you if I try And I could And left to my own devices I probably would Left to my own devices I probably would [Verse]: Pick up a brochure about the sun Learn to ignore what the photographer saw I was always told that you should join a club Stick with the gang if you want to belong I was a lonely boy no strength no joy In a world of my own at the back of the garden I didn’t want to compete or play out on the street For in a secret life I was a round head general [Chorus] : I could leave you say goodbye Or I could love you if I try And I could And left to my own devices I probably would Left to my own devices I probably would      Oh I would       x2 [Bridge] : I was faced with a choice at a difficult age Would I write a book? Or should I take to the stage? But in the back of my head I heard distant feet Che Guevara and Debussy to a disco beat [Verse] : It’s not a crime when you look the way you do The way I like to picture you When I get home it’s late at night I pour a drink and watch the fight Turn off the TV look at a book Pick up the phone fix some food Maybe I’ll sit up all night and day Waiting for the minute I hear you say [Chorus] : I could leave you say goodbye Or I could love you if I try And I could And left to my own devices I probably would Come on baby say goodbye I could love you if I try And I could And left to my own devices I probably would Left to my own devices I probably would Come on baby Left to my own devices I probably would [Outro] :