Wire - Lowdown lyrics

The time is too short

But never too long

To reach ahead,

To project the image,

Which will in time become a concrete dream.

Another cigarette,

Another day,

From A to B,

Again avoiding C, D, and E,

'cause E is where you play the blues.

Avoiding a death

Is to win the game,

To avoid relegation,

The big E.

Drowning in the big swim,

Rising to the surface

The smell of you

That's the lowdown