BRYAN FERRY lyrics - These Foolish Things

Oh will you never let me be?

Oh will you never set me free?

The ties that bound us are still around us

There's no escape that I can see

And still those little things remain

That bring me happiness or pain



A cigarette that bears a lipstick's traces

An airline ticket to romantic places

And still my heart has wings

These foolish things

Remind me of you



You came, you saw, you conquered me

When you did that to me, I somehow knew that this had to be



The winds of march that make my heart a dancer

A telephone that rings - but who's to answer?

Oh, how the ghost of your clings

These foolish things

Remind me of you



Gardenia perfume ling'ring on a pillow

Wild strawb'ries only seven francs a kilo

And still my heart has wings

These foolish things

Remind me of you

I know that this was bound to me

These things have haunted me

For you've entirely enchanted me



The sigh of midnight trains in empty stations

Silk stockings thrown aside, dance invitations

Oh, how the ghost of you clings

These foolish things

Remind me of you



The smile of Garbo and the scent of roses

The waiters whistling as the last bar closes

The song that Crosby sings

These foolish things

Remind me of you



How strange, how sweet to find you still

These things are dear to me

That seem to bring you so near to me



The scent of smould'ring leaves, the wail of steamers

Two lovers on the street who walk like dreamers

Oh, how the ghost of you clings

These foolish things

Remind me of you, just you