Text: Kevin Coyne. Sign Of The Times.

Wild palms in the hinterland

Stretches of yellow sand

A blue bird trapped in my hand

It's hard to understand

It must be a sign of the times - times

It must be a sign of the time - time - time - time - time

My friend can't talk no more

He just gazes at his kitchen floor

Building a boat that will never float

Packing it with animals and bags of oats

Must be yes a sign of the times - times

It must be a sign of the times - sign of the times

Oh give me a sign

Oh what is the sign?

Oh what is their line?

Oh a sign - a sign - any sign - any line - any time - any sigh - any lie - not mine - not mine

I'm building

What am I building?

I'm working

Why am I working?

My hands are clean and never dirty

I wear something and it hurts me

Must be my sign of the times


Must be yes my sign of the times

Sign of the times

Must be - give me a sign

Oh any sign

Oh any sign

Oh any line - any sign - any rhyme - any time - not mine

It's not mine It's not mine It's not mine It's not mine It's not mine

My mother, she knows

I really think she knows

Taken to painting her toes

Taken to wear those odd clothes

Must be a sign of the times - times

Must be a sign of the times - times - sign of the times

So you can help me

Let me know you can help me

Make it a positive sign

Cos this face is not really mine

Must be a sign of my mind - mind - mind

Must be a sign of the times - sign of the time

A sign of the times

My face is not mine

My face is not mine