You and me got the whole day off
Take a trip to Vincent Van Gogh
But the line went halfway round the block
And we're looking for a place to rest
Every seat in every bar was set
So we turned back to the Grand Hotel
A million people on a protest march
Every choice, every path was mistaken
You and me got the whole thing sussed
Wild conspiracies turn to dust
Hear the sound of cathedral bells
Cash ringing at the gates of Hell
And fairground hooligans push and swell
They're the darkest days of a free man
Lying in the streets of Amsterdam
Nearly fell underneath the tram
Every temptation and device
All the diamonds and the spice
I would give anything for the sight
I was looking at a hotel guest
He blew me a big sarcastic kiss
With a monocle and lips so thin
Saw the barman wink as he poured his brandy
They're the darkest days of a free man
Lying in the streets of Amsterdam
Nearly fell underneath the tram
Every temptation up in lights
all the diamonds and the spice
Could take profit from the vice