Acrylic Afternoons

I fell asleep on your sofa

And had a dream about a small child in dungarees

Who caught his hands in the doors of the Paris metro

Then my face cracked open, you were there

You were there, dressed in green

Saying something obscene

But that's why I came here in the first place

Oh, well that, and the tea

(Oh)

Can I stay here

Lying under the table together with you now?

Can I hold you

Forever in acrylic afternoons?

I want to hold you tight whilst children play outside

And they wait for their mothers to finish with lovers

And call them inside for their tea

Cushions and TV

And the table's set for tea

One for you, one for me

Come and lie down on the settee

In that green jumper, you can have anything you want

And the clock is saying it's half past four

But you know, you know, I wanna, I wanna to stay a little more

Wanna stay a little more

Can I stay here

Lying under the table together with you now?

Can I hold you

Forever in acrylic afternoons?

I want to hold you tight

Whilst children play outside

And they wait for their mothers to finish with lovers

And call them inside for their tea

On a pink quilted eiderdown

I wanna pull your knickers down

Net curtains blow slightly in the breeze

Lemonade light filtering through the trees

It's so soft and it's warm

Just another cup of tea, please

One lump, thank you

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you

Can I stay here

Lying under the table together with you now?

Can I hold you

Forever in acrylic afternoons?

I wanna hold you tight

Whilst children play outside

And they wait for their mothers to finish with lovers

And call them inside for their tea

Oh wait! Julie, Diane, Heather, Rachel, come home

Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh