Tip of My Tongue

Like a bank note on the pavement

Like an apple going rotten

Like the tape spool in the branches that's all spent out

Like your name I've forgotten

It's on the tip of my tongue

On the tip of my tongue

I'm sure I knew you from somewhere

But now it's gone

Like an oil slick on the surface

Like a coin down at the bottom

Like that dog howling mad in the distance

Like your name I've forgotten

It's on the tip of my tongue

On the tip of my tongue

I'm sure I knew you from somewhere

I'm sure I knew you from somewhere

But now it's gone

I could swear we got to know each other

Shook our worries off

But there's a red light winking in the darkest corner

Can we shut it off?

Like a cat fight in the shadows

Like a bloodstain on the cotton

Like a deer lying dead in the hedge rows

Like your name I've forgotten

It's on the tip of my tongue

It's on the tip of my tongue

I'm sure I knew you from somewhere

I'm sure I knew you from somewhere

I'm sure I knew you from somewhere

But now it's gone