A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real.
But i see a face, coming through the haze, i remember him from those crazy days!
Ain't you the guy who used to set the paces, riding up in front of a hundred faces?
I don't suppose you would remember me, but i used to follow you back in sixty-three.
I got a good job, an' i'm newly born.
You should see me dressed up in my uniform!
I work on a hotel, all gilt and flash!
Remember the gaff of the doors we smashed?
Bellboy! I gotta get running now!
Bellboy! Keep my lip buttoned down!
Bellboy! Carry this bagage out!
Bellboy! Always running at someones heel.
You know how i feel,
always running at someones heel.
Some nights i still sleep on the beach.
Remember when stars seemed in reach?
I wander in, early to work.
Spend my day licking boots for my perks.
A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real.
But i see a face, coming through the haze, i remember him from those crazy days!
Ain't you the guy who used to set the paces, riding up in front of a hundred faces?
I don't suppose you would remember me, but i used to follow you back in sixty-three.
People often change, but when i look in your eyes
you could learn a lot from a life like mine.
The secret to me, it ain't flying like a flag.
I carry it behind this little badge, that says
Bellboy! I gotta get running now!
Bellboy! Keep my lip buttoned down!
Bellboy! Carry this bagage out!
Bellboy! Always running at someones heel.
You know how i feel,
always running at someones heel!