Only One Not Smiling - The Correspondents

Clap along, clap along

He’s tipped to be the next big thing

But why do I feel like I’m watching an advert every time he sings?

Fair enough, fair enough

Everyone’s trying to make a living

Everybody needs to make a deal with Diet Coke to keep all the plates spinning

Am I the only one not smiling in this place?

«Sale now on!

Sale now on!»

«The big discounts of the year!»

The crowds outside the store are bigger than a Hollywood premiere

And I’ve seen, I’ve seen

Two sets of punches thrown

The first for an HD TV, the second for a phone

Am I the only one not smiling in this place?

What’s this, what’s this?

Is it 1955?

He says she’s asking for trouble with that dress that shows her thighs

Now, with a bottle of wine, bottle of wine

Oh, I see him making a move

Then I hear him call her frigid just because she refused

And she’s the only one not smiling in this place

Drink up, drink up

I really want to leave

Those red-faced men in here are shouting stuff you wouldn’t believe

Anyone, anyone, who’s not what they know

Is a direct threat that might infect that status quo

And they’re the only ones not smiling in this place

Time out, time out

I wanna get-a this right

I’ve been to the top three times

And three times I thought I’d died

Can I opt-out, opt-out?

It’s too fast for me

You may wanna see the world as a blur, but I would rather sightsee

How will this madness ever end?

Are we the only ones still smiling in this place?

What do you know, what do you know?

Here I feel just fine

I’m not waiting sullen-faced to hear something out of line

What do we do, what do we do?

I know it might sound strange

But I can feel a turning point if you can see a change

What do you know, what do you know?

Here I feel just fine

I’m not waiting sullen-faced to hear something out of line

What do we do, what do we do?

I know it might sound strange

But I can feel a turning point if you can see a change