Alison, got the world in your gloved hand

And your hand in mine

Your hand in mine

Alison, you could captivate the room

Even though you don't want to, no, you never do

I've never been discreet about anything

So all of your secrets are astonishing

Why don't you tell me

Steady as the tide, steady as any cliche that you could come by

Steady as the light, steady as the Earth that gathers the light

You talk all about how we watch the world go by

Don't think about it, I'm so good at killing time

Tell me all of your secrets, you know that I wouldn't mind

Forget all our troubles, if only for a little while

For a little while

For a little while

Alison, got the world in your gloved hand

And your hand in mine

Your hand in mine

Alison, hide out for a year, we could watch

The world go by, no, I wouldn't mind

I've never been discreet about anything

So all of your secrets are astonishing

Come on and tell me

No, you can't, my love, hide forever

No, you can't, my love, can't hide forever

You have your dreams, and I have mine

And for a little while, they'll be intact

You have your dreams, and I have mine

And for a little while, they'll be intact

You talk all about how we watch the world go by

Don't think about it, I'm so good at killing time

Tell me all of your secrets, you know that I wouldn't mind

Forget all our troubles, if only for a little while

For a little while

For a little while