What the Audience Knew

All the greats that you see They were all dressed up in bright reflections of their society Some aspired to what was acceptable Others wet the bed And others had greatness later bestowed on them After they were dead And the audience knew And the audience knew What the audience knew What the audience knew From the audience There was truth On some of the best nights Of their youth Some were chilled Their future bright From the fights Inside All the greats have played in here, played here All the greats that you see Some dressed their words in purple prose And called it philosophy Some left here in wild admiration While some left here perplexed But act two never left second gear 'Cause the London show was next And the audience knew And the audience knew What the audience knew What the audience knew Yeah the audience knew Yeah the audience knew What the audience knew What the audience knew --- What the Audience Knew - The Proclaimers