Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Al Stewart
Vocals
Peter White
Guitar
Brian Huddy
Background Vocals
David Pack
Background Vocals
James Robert West
Background Vocals
Jeff Borgeson
Background Vocals
Krysia Kristianne
Background Vocals
Robin Lamble
Bass
Stuart Elliot
Drums
Tim Renwick
Guitar
Peter Solley
Keyboards
Peter Wood
Keyboards
Arthur Tripp, III
Percussion
Phil Kenzie
Saxophone
Al Perkins
Steel Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Al Stewart
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Alan Parsons
Producer
Luke O'Reilly
Producer
Allen Zentz
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
Lucy worked a different club every day
And though she put her mind to it, her heart was never in it
She stayed around just long enough to get paid
She won't pass the time with you, she can't stay a minute
And all these changing faces never bothered her at all
They just existed like a back-drop or a pattern on the wall
Lucy looks like someone who is waiting for a call
She knows he'll come, but no one else can hear at all
Lucy finds the dressing room and the bar, hangs her clothes up
Hopes tonight the contract won't be broken
Well, they kick you 'round so much when you're not a star
Make you play all night, just for a pittance or a token
But all these imperfections never bothered her at all
She says it sharpens your perception when your back's against the wall
There's something that enables her to rise above it all
To shrug it off, just when it seems to go too far
Hey, hey, hey, I think you almost
Feel the pain comin' on inside
Hey, hey, hey, I think you almost
Feel it now and you don't know why
You don't know why, mmm
The last time that I saw her, she had given up the chase
Moved away to California, got a suntan on her face
She says that life was just another time, another space
It's over now, she learned a lot, it's not a waste
Hey, hey, hey, I think you almost
Feel the pain comin' on inside
Hey, hey, hey, I think you almost
Feel it now and you don't know why
Hey, hey, hey, I think you almost
Feel yourself reaching out inside
Hey, hey, hey, I think you almost
Feel it now and you don't know why
You don't know why, mmm
Writer(s): Alistair Ian Stewart
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