Some times you can say more in a drunken hour or so
Than some people get across in a life of lying low
Sometimes you can feel more for someone you barely kissed
You don't see it at the time and the moment that you missed
For a short time
She was standing there
And you saw her and she saw you
And you recall the colour of her hair
For a long time
You've never thought of her
Then you hear she was gone for good
You might of cried then if you could
Would have looked foolish if you did
Somewhere the tear is falling in your mind
For a short time
There's a photo of your gang on the night she hung about
And your looking like a wag got your fat tongue poking out
But she's no-where to been seen you won't spot her anywhere
It was her who took the picture you were looking straight at her
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Tell me how long is a short time is it longer than two hours
Or a bit less than a weekend is it shorter than a year
Is it the time it takes to not complete your business with a person
With a friend you make it transit, to a daughter held so dear
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Faces come and faces go in the ragged life you lead
You just file them all away you recall them when you need
When a file just disappears you report it as a crime
Against yourself against the world for a short time
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