I Thought I Saw It Coming - John Illsley, Simon Johnson, Steve Smith

I thought I saw it coming

Still took me by surprise

It was difficult to sidestep

Nowhere left to hide

Even though I saw it coming

It’s out of your control

But I’m feeling so much better

Now you’re off my payroll

Seems we’re always waiting

For those demons to appear

Seems we’re always watching

If it’s one or if it’s per

The magic has been broken

The spell has washed away

Fences have been shifted

As a smell of slow decay

Even though I saw it coming

The memory plays tricks

I tried so hard to make it all work out

I thought I saw it coming

But you put me in a fix

This house is made of straw …

And not bricks

How long before I forget

The fuss I made of you

You are just a memory

And I was passing through

I thought I saw it coming

Never saw you walk the line

What you need is help, my friend …

What you need is time

Now I gave all I could to you

But it never was enough

We all know where we’re heading

when the going gets tough

I thought I saw it coming

We all went for the ride

A problem for your dignity …

And a problem for your pride

Even though I saw it coming

The memory plays tricks

I tried so hard to make it all work out

I thought I saw it coming

But you put me in a fix

This house is made of straw …

And not bricks