The Best Years Of Our Lives Lyrics - The Best Years Of Our Lives - Steve Harley

European Maids, hard to ignore 

You, me and the boys, barred from the shore 

Fresh-faced imbeciles, laughing at me 

I've been laughing myself, is that so hard to see? 

Do I have to spell each letter out, honestly! 

If there's no room for laughter there's no room for me 

Try looking at you, rather than me 

No truth is in here, it's all fantasy 

Since the last time we met I've been through 

About seven hundred changes and that's just a few 

And the changes all tend to be something to do 

But you've got to believe that they're all done for you 

Chorus: You'll think it's tragic when that moment arrives 

Ah, but it's magic, it's the best years of our lives 

Lost now for the words to tell you the truth 

Please banter with me the banter of youth 

If I knew how to say it I'd say it for you 

If I knew how to whisper I'd whisper for you 

If I knew how to waltz I'd get up and dance for you 

If I thought I could run I'd come running to you 

I've discovered now how to be fair 

This I could teach you if only I dare 

The only conclusion I've reached in my life 

Is that if I should die I should die by the knife 

Since it's only a matter of courage all right, 

Die a man or a martyr, the two would be nice, so nice