Mr. Willoughby, whose only luxury is the sugar in his teaTeaches history at high Worthington schoolHis clothing has remained unnoticeably plainHis common room technique suitably restrained, though maybe too coolWork done in the summery sun, see the cricket ball flyIntently, like a strange demented bird towards the sunConsidering its flight, he pauses for a whileAh, but Mr. Willoughby, we've never seen you smileTell me how come?Ah, well, sometimes it must get lonelyAh, but it's life and life onlyMaurice, said Renee, why didn't you say that you'd be so lateThe supper that I made is ruined againIs there anything you'd like? No, nothing, he repliedStanding by the stairs, not looking in her eyes, so stupidly maleAll dark and lying in bed, you've been with her againShe blurts out, then turning on her side begins to cryAt first he doesn't stir but then mumbling his wordsHe reaches for her hand, she shivers, but doesn't take it awayAh, for sometimes it does get lonely, ah, but it's life and life onlyOh, Smithy Smithers Bell, clerk from Clerkenwell on the beach atBournemouth thinks, he very well may be next year in FranceInspired for a while, he decides to risk a smile at Mr. WilloughbyWho passes, polishing his glasses, studiously averting his glanceRenee, several deck chairs away, wonders if they would be betterWhile Maurice is with the kids out in the sea and I was feeling smallSitting on the wall, looking at them all and wondering who will I be?Ah, but sometimes it does get lonelyAh, but it's life and life onlyAh, but it's life and life onlyAh, but it's life and life onlyAh, but it's life and life
Lyrics by Al Stewart
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