When I Want You

You sent greetings from Liverpool And I took the next train Passed by people putting flowers on graves and We got delayed When I arrived you had vanished like steam And left me in a diesel day So I walked around and spent ten pounds In amusement arcades Felt like I was in a field Looking for a pin It's a kind of loneliness It's a kind of emptiness But I'm not trying I'm just rehearsing For the perfect day When I want you, I'll come looking for you Yes I will, yes I will, yes I will. I took a spoon to the swimming pool To drain your trace away And I changed my name so only my looks remain And if looks could kill I'd need a license for my face 'Cos where his fists put bruises A scheming smile now takes their place Felt like I was in a field Looking for a pin It's a kind of loneliness It's a kind of emptiness But I'm not trying I'm just rehearsing For the perfect day When I want you, I'll come looking for you Yes I will, yes I will, yes I will. --- When I Want You - Del Amitri