[Verse 1]
Sometimes it seems unimaginable
That you were ever any other way
With your white rose face and your orphan clothes
Embroidered jeans and silver chains

[Verse 2]
You're a well known face in all the hang-out places
Where the lost souls congregate
You sit all night but you talk too fast
I don't know what you're trying to say

[Chorus 1]
Oh Carol, I think it's time for running for cover
Believe me, you're everyone's and nobody's lover
You've got a one-way ticket for all your yesterdays

[Verse 3]
I know your daddy said he'd talk to you
But he never really found the time
And your TV mother with her cocktail eyes
Could never really reach your mind

[Verse 4]
So you fixed your star to a passing dream
And took a cocaine holiday
Now the years flow 'round you in a muddy stream
You need another place to stay
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[Chorus 2]
Reach down, silvery ship from the stars
I know you're there
I know you'll understand me
You can take me anywhere
I know you must be there

[Verse 5]
While sometimes it seems impossible
That the game could get that rough
But the stage is set, the exit's barred
And the make-up won't come off

[Verse 6]
So you make your bow to the balcony
You light another cigarette
And the lights grow dim as the music starts
And it's easy to forget

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