Started in a timeless tradition Still marking time The wildest ambitions Were just false alarms In this mindless condition I started to smile But in time I was wishing For nothing so wild You gave me white wine and fried chicken A new place to stay (New place to stay) Where my heart has permission To sing all the day (Sing all the day) And your smile is resisting But starting to sway (Starting to sway) Where the wild water's swimming And leading us astray We dream ourseves into a new position And waste all the day With our blues in remission We'll keep them at bay And in time's rogue omission The clock fades away I can hear its heart ticking With nothing to say You gave me white wine and fried chicken A new place to stay (New place to stay) Where my heart has permission To sing through the day (Sing through the day) And your smile is resistant But starting to sway (Starting to sway) Where the wild water's swimming It leads us astray