Lyrics

THE COLLECTOR


THEY CALL ME THE COLLECTOR
BEEN THAT WAY RIGHT FROM THE START
COS' I'LL FIND A LITTLE MEMORY
AND PUT IT RIGHT BESIDE MY HEART
WHEN THE SHOEBOX'S OVERFLOWING
I PUT IT ON THE SHELF
ONLY THEN I TAKE A GOOD LOOK
I TAKE ANOTHER GOOD LOOK AT MYSELF

BUT TODAY I'VE STOPPED COLLECTING
I'VE GOT EVERYTHING I NEED
WHILE THERE MAY BE RECOLLECTIONS
I FINALLY BELIEVE

THAT I HAVE FOUND THE ANSWER
IN YOU AND YOU ALONE
COS' YOU LIVE IN THE PRESENT
AND I'M ABOUT TO CALL THAT HOME
WAS ALL THE TIME I WASTED
SAVING UP THE PAST
A LESSON THAT I HAD TO LEARN
OR JUST A REASON TO BE SAD

BUT TODAY I'VE STOPPED COLLECTING
I'VE GOT EVERYTHING I NEED
WHILE THERE MAY BE RECOLLECTIONS
I FINALLY BELIEVE
THAT NOW I'LL START THE LIVING I'VE ALWAYS LONGED TO LEAD
WITH PICTURES AND MEMENTOS JUST FADING MEMORIES

THEY CALL ME THE COLLECTOR