Lions

[Verse] Red sun going down, way over dirty town Starlings they're sweeping around, crazy shoals Yes and a girl is there, high heeling across the square The wind, it blows around in her hair and the flags upon the poles Waiting in the crowd to cross at the light She looks around to find a face she can like [Verse] Church bell clinging on distant, trying to get a crowd for Evensong Nobody cares to depend upon the chimes it plays They're all in the station praying for trains Congregation's late again It's getting darker all the time, these flagpole days Drunk old soldier he gives her a fright He's a crazy lion, he's a-howling for a fight [Guitar solo] [Verse] Strap hanging, gunshots sound Doors slamming on the Overground Starlings are tough but the lions are made of stone Her evening paper is horror torn But there's hope for later, Capricorn Her lucky stars give her just enough to get her home Then she'll read about a swing to the right But she's been thinking about a stranger in the night I'm thinking about the lions Thinking about the lions What happened to the lions Tonight, tonight, tonight Thinking about the lions