Tango 332

(from the CD Songs from the Bright Side)

If you're looking for love
You're on a slow boat to China
You could be gone a long time
You could be searching for years
When you finally arrive
If you're unable to find her
Turn the rudder around
And take a trip to Tangier.

Love could be waiting for you
On Uluru in Australia
It could be calling your name
Inside a cave on the moon
In the pursual of love
I've been a dud and a failure
If love is out there at all
I hope it gets to me soon.

With that smile upon your mouth
And that make-up on your face
The thicker that you lay that lipstick down
The more bitter it seems to taste.

Another shot into space
Another step on the dance floor
Another round in the ring
A new position to try
Another voice to obey
Is this what lovers hold hands for?
Another body to hold
Another cry in the night.

Why don't we turn out the light?
We can pretend to be strangers
You be my fantasy boy
I'll be your mystery girl
I can be Joan of Arc
And you can be the Lone Ranger
Shot at point blank through the heart
Sailing adrift through the world.