The Alibi Lyrics - Steve Harley

Flicking through her horoscope 

She's entranced by the message 

Moved like an innocent child 

She's not content to sell her dream 

In a picture-frame of despair 

Looking for an alibi 

She can depend on the rebel 

To rise from the ashes and fly 

Sensing that there's something wrong 

She's in tune with the song of adventure 

Rebel gives the alibi to a lonely girl 

From high society 

Victim of a color-packed magazine 

Ringing out the chimes of dawn 

Sensing that there's something wrong 

So she's gonna fly, scheming for an alibi 

Ringing out the chimes of dawn 

Sensing that the chance has gone 

So she's gonna fly, gotta run and hide 

Gotta camouflage the story of the alibi 

Tapping into real affection 

Is hard for the lady 

Lost on the innocent child 

Looking for an alibi 

She's immune to the moral conventions 

Rebel gives the alibi to a lonely girl 

From high society 

Victim of a color-packed magazine 

Ringing out the chimes of dawn 

Sensing that there's something wrong 

So she's gonna fly, scheming for an alibi 

Ringing out the chimes of dawn 

Sensing that the chance has gone 

So she's gonna fly, gotta run and hide 

Gotta camouflage the story of the alibi