Or I could love you if I try
Pick up a brochure about the sun
I pour a drink and watch the fight

And I could
Would I write a book or should I take to the stage?
The way I like to picture you
And I could
I didn't want to compete or play out on the street
If you pass the test, you can beat the rest

And left to my own devices, I probably would
In a world of my own at the back of the garden

I could leave you, say goodbye
Left to my own devices, I probably would, oh, I would
Left to my own devices, I probably would
Pick up the phone, fix some food
Learn to ignore what the photographer saw
And left to my own devices, I probably would

And I could
And I could
Turn off the TV, look at a book
And left to my own devices, I probably would
Che Guevara and Debussy to a disco beat
I could leave you, say goodbye
Waiting for the minute I hear you say
When I get home, it's late at night

Maybe I'll sit up all night and day

I could love you if I try
I could leave you, say goodbye

Or I could love you if I try
But I don't like to compete or talk street, street, street
It's not a crime when you look the way you do
But in the back of my head, I heard distant feet
Maybe if you're with me, we'll do some shopping
One day I'll read or learn to drive a car

Come on baby
I was a lonely boy, no strength, no joy
For in a secret life, I was a round head general
Left to my own devices, I probably would
Stick with the gang if you want to belong
Turn on the news and drink some tea
I can pick up the best from the party animal
I was always told that you should join a club
And left to my own devices, I probably would
I was faced with a choice at a difficult age

Come on baby, say goodbye

Or I could love you if I try