Swinging At Shadows lyrics - The Cribs

 When whispers tempted me in

Spent the afternoon pinned

On the far side of the playing field

Then shall we skip to the part

Where I'm hung from the bars, or not?

And then behind the grandstand

Where we made all our plans

The moment came and left without me

On the last bus back

I'm gonna think about that, only

And they'll never let us in

We'll be outsiders once again

If we were ever anything else, I don't know

But that just brings us closer

Yeah, they'll never let us in

We'll be outsiders once again

If we were ever anything else, I don't know, no

We blew the hours we got

From dandelion clocks

And as they drift off they weigh hard on me

'Cause as we draw near the end

It's just if not now, then when? Again

An though we felt we were free

We spent an eternity

With difference places that we need to be

Me without you

And you just fine without me

And they'll never let us in

We'll be outsiders once again

If we were ever anything else, I don't know

But that just brings us closer

Yeah, they'll never let us in

We'll be outsiders once again

If we were ever anything else, I don't know, no

Oh, and after everyone's gone home

They're still out there

And they're swinging at shadows

Wasting time holding lines that have become

Just like the blanks fire from a hired gun

Ringing out for no-one

Yeah, they'll never let us in

We'll be outsiders once again

If we were ever anything else, I don't know

But that just brings us closer

And they'll never let us in

We'll be outsiders once again

If we were ever anything else, I don't know, no