Dead Man Walkin' lyrics

Hunter

I've been here before, this is where my fingers slipped into yours

This is where I trembled when you touched mine

This is where the seeds we planted long ago grew up to tell us we're too old to know.

I've been here before, this is where the novelty starts wearing off, wearing off, wearing off

And all the world's a stage, it's just that I ain't on it anymore, anymore

This ain't Eastenders, this ain't Eastenders, this ain't Eastenders, it's the real thing

What am I supposed to do now? Crawl down the hole to monotony, monotony, monotony, monotony.

The silence is deafening, the phone never rings

Won't somebody help me 'cause I feel like I'm drowning.

If I should sink, if I should swim

It doesn't really matter anymore, dead man walkin'.

I've been meaning to tell you for oh so long

Baby, you got it right and I got it wrong, oh

Now I know what ageism means

You gotta try a little harder, gotta be a little stronger.

Yeah!

I've been here before, this is where nothing happens anymore, anymore, anymore

Someone else's rage, someone else's pain, someone else's ego, you will believe, oh you will believe

This ain't Eastenders, this ain't Eastenders, this ain't Eastenders, it's the real thing

But what am I supposed to do now? Crawl down the hole to eternity, eternity, eternity, eternity.

It's a foregone conclusion, a fait accompli

It's all taken care of, so you don't have to worry

If I should lose, If I should win

It doesn't really matter anymore, dead man walkin'.

Oh yeah!

Ride on, my son

Ride on, my son

Ride until you fail.

• Artist:Ian Hunter
• Album:Rant (2001)