The Last to Know - Colin Hay

Standing alone trying to talk on the phone

I opened my mouth there was no one home

I always knew what I wanted to say

Then I felt the tap on the shoulder

It was fierce mercy

Telling me to take it slow

Or I’ll be the last to know

I remembered the time was around '89

I can still see you and your hand in mine

You broke free you walked away from me

Then I felt the air getting colder

And it was fierce mercy

You’re going to have to let go

Or I’ll be the last to know

Don’t blink an eye or look the other way

Mercy comes to visit you should let her stay

It was happen on any given day

Don’t be the last to know

I kept my cards close played a winnin' hand

Drove the lost highway through the desert land

Came out of nowhere in a fast sunrise

There it lay before me and I recognized that

It was fierce mercy

Telling me to take it slow

Or' I’ll be the last to know

It was fierce mercy

Telling me to take it slow

It was fierce mercy

Telling me to take it slow

Or' I’ll be the last to know

Yeah I’ll be the last

Yeah I’ll be the last

To know

Don’t be the last to know