the lights of love by Mike Duff

the pubs they were closin
as i stood in the tarmaced car park
an the girl of my dreams
was not quite wot she seems
as i huddled up my coat in the dark
i pulled on a cigarette regrettin
an walked behind her unseen
thinkin about hate an havin to wait
an a life that had fallen between
an the lights of love turn red
on the road to happiness
why it did fade
to such a charade
is just about any man's guess

she hesitated down by the corner
in the shadow of an old maisonette
illuminated in the light
by the last bus of the night
as i wallowed away in my regret
i knew that she was waitin for someone
an that the someone it wasn't me
followin your heart can tear you apart
but i suppose it just wasn't to be
an the lights of love turn red
on the road to happiness
why it did fade
to such a charade
is just about any man's guess

i walked by the railin's un-nonticed
an watched her from a doorway not far
as she looked all around
without makin any sound
an then she slowly got into his car
i threw my cigarette into the gutter
i knew that me an her were all through
cos a love aint even a love
unless the other person feels the same way too
an the lights of love turn red
on the road to happiness
why it did fade
to such a charade
is just about any man's guess

based on a newspaper clippin from my past.....

page 7 of the manchester evenin news july 18th 1985.......

"FORMER FIANCE
HITS THE ROOF"

i still have the copy...girl i was engaged to.....left me for a man with a tr7....i got drunk in the apollo on varley street in the plattin...an went to her house...his car was outside....i clambered on top of it an jumped up an down on the roof.....he came out an give me a pastin....an then i got arrested for criminal damage...oh love oh love oh careless love.....

she was a nice girl...i was an arsehole....she's still with the same fella...
....sorta based the song on that....only in the song the man acts more civilised

by MIKE DUFF