Living In An Island Lyrics - A Tonic For The Troops - Boomtown Rats

Night fell fast, like it did in the past when the phone rang 

Twice and a voice said "I think I'm alone" 

I gave my advice and the voice said "Nice, but suicide 

leaves such a bad 

aftertaste on the soul." 

Chorus: 

Oh ain't you glad that we live on an island, 

You can choose your own way of being killed, 

You can jump off a cliff and get drowned in the sea, 

Or be dashed 'gainst the rocks and get split, 

And it could happen to you (no it won't happen to me) 

It could happen to you... 

....And if it do then you're a true blue sui- 

Side by side they waled into the tide, till it rose to their nose and then 

They kissed with their eyes "goodbye." 

They were seen to smile just before they dived, dead lovers don't have much 

Except a certain desperate sense of style... 

But ain't you glad etc. 

There were a lot of crazy problems that they couldn't resolve 

A lot of tricky questions which they just couldn't solve 

The main problem was of course he couldn't say "no" 

On your marks, get ready, steady here we go.