The World Awake Lyrics - Prefab Sprout

That frightening little sound, it's just the world awake 

It's just a way of saying we're in business 

It's just a lightning strike, it's just a family row 

It's just the give and take of forgiveness 

Chance being a fine thing brought us together 

But we're not magnets, well, not forever 

It's just the way I am, it's just the way we are 

It's just a nervous flickering of old flames 

Now everybody wears the look of the child 

Who wished to marry you 

Who, knocking proudly on your door 

Was greeted by your pretty wife 

If this is life make no mistake 

It keeps the weary world awake 

Chance being a fine thing brought us together 

But we're not magnets, well, not forever 

It's just the way I am, it's just the way we are 

It's just a nervous flickering of old flames 

So don't you cry they're, they're only words 

They're only the saddest thing you've ever heard 

Now everybody wears the look of the child 

Who wished to marry you 

Who, knocking proudly on your door 

Was greeted by your pretty wife 

If this is life make no mistake 

It keeps the weary world awake