作词 : Ultravox Sometimes I find I drift away Behind a distant smile Light years ago I think someone spoke Quizzical glances behind cigarette smoke She drew the curtains at the end of the day And then we laughed because the room sailed away Fancy glitter in the summer arcades Then autumn leaves fall by a winter lane Piano echoes and the perfume still lingers But you fell through my fingers like sand With a distant smile A distant smile A distant smile Somehow I always seem to be Adrift in other times with a distant smile Hey copper, put the sound on the streets The city's glittering like diamonds in heat Our secret destination, touch down in the haze As the cameraman pans away Hey look, it's a long lost horizon Private oceans you can surface a sunrise in dodging logic But nevertheless still permanently surprised Behind a distant smile A distant smile A distant smile Somehow I always seem to be Adrift in other times behind a distant smile Proceed