I made my selection from the lonely hit parade
  In the town where time stood still
  I was feeling very little pain
  Until some joker played "Almost Persuaded"
  Now every girl I see
  Looks so much prettier to me
  My faithfulness has faded
  And their looks established daggers
  And the conversation heated
  Since the boys had all been late
  I found them walking round defeated
  In the town where time stood still
  
  Somebody in charge must have pretended
  The future's been suspended
  And I say I don't want trouble
  But I find myself back in it
  In the town where time stood still
  I am the man of the minute
  
  Teach me to say "I love you"
  I'll teach you to say "You will do"
  In the town where time stood still
  A way (?) that I can find a little girl
  To wind me up with all the usual spells
  
  There's nothing else to do but rearrange somebody's future
  And check your figures in the till
  The bar is full of girls just like the creature with the curse
  And the food is just like cabaret and vice versa
  In the town where time stood still
  Just as my heart (went down) sinking
  I found the town was shrinking
  
  And suddenly I saw her through the smoke and empty beers
  In the town where time stood still
  She might have well have waited years
  
  Now I suppose we did some things we used to do
  But no amount of darkness could ever turn her into you
  
  And so I woke up in the town where time stood still
  With a headache and a heartache
  And a handful of pills
  A welcome mat, a scandal rag and unpaid bills
  
  With her head inside her handbag
  The sign says "please wait to be seated"
  I only want a cup of coffee
  I know you can't have your cake and eat it
  In the town where time stood still
  
  Did you hear the news today?
  It's all bad; they'll be howling after sunset
  With a headache and a heartache
  And an hour or two to kill
  I only wish we were together...
  In the town where time stood still