Well I've been up all night again Party-time wasting is too much fun Then I step back thinking Of life's inner meaning And my latest fling
It's the same old story All love and glory It's a pantomime If you're looking for love In a looking glass world It's pretty hard to find
Oh mother of pearl I wouldn't trade you For another girl Divine intervention Always my intention So I take my time
I've been looking for something I've always wanted But was never mine But now I've seen that something Just out of reach - glowing - Very Holy grail
Oh mother of pearl Lustrous lady Of a sacred world Thus: even Zarathustra Another-time-loser Could believe in you
With every goddess a let down Every idol a bring down It gets you down But the search for perfection Your own predilection Goes on and on and on and on
Canadian Club love A place in the Country Everyone's ideal But you are my favorita And a place in your heart dear Makes me feel more real
Oh mother of pearl I wouldn't change you For the whole world You're highbrow, holy With lots of soul Melancholy shimmering
Serpentine sleekness Was always my weakness Like a simple tune But no dilettante Filigree fancy Beats the plastic you
Career girl cover Exposed and another Slips right into-view Oh looking for love In a looking glass world Is pretty hard for you
Few throwaway kisses The boomerang misses Spin round and round Fall on featherbed quilted Faced with silk Softly stuffed eider down
Take refuge in pleasure Just give me your future We'll forget your past
Oh mother of pearl Submarine lover In a shrinking world Oh lonely dreamer Your choke-up provokes A picture cameo
Oh mother of pearl So so semi-precious In your detached world Oh mother of pearl I wouldn't trade you For another girl