Al Stewart - Belsize Blues

Al Stewart - Belsize Blues



Well the roof started leaking, and the stairs were squeaking


There was water running down the walls


So we took down the carpet, scrubbed down the parquet


And the drains overflowed in the hall


In the pub across the street it was two feet deep


And the chairs were floating away


In the Chinese store all the food was on the floor


And they were wondering who was going to pay



But it's alright now she said


I'm a little bit tired, a little bit wet


But it's alright now she said


Though I believe I have the Belsize Blues



Conrad's bistro, the nights a go-go


With people talking over the flood


And Jenny from the newsdesk is looking at her shoes


Just to see is she's avoided the mud


And Annie comes slowly with a pile of ravioli


Fried chicken and a soup of the day


Moving round the table, she's a little Betty Grable


In the way she's got her hair today



But it's alright now she said


I'm a little bit tired, a little bit wet


But it's alright now she said


Though I believe I have the Belsize Blues



Philadelphia seems like a part of my dreams


And I cannot believe that I held the sleeve of her coat


But now the night is clear as a chandelier


And the trees are turning the water into a moat



We finally got cleared and the neighbors disappeared


We were sitting down for a rest


When the TV blew and the lights all fused


And the wine spilled all over her dress


So I lit up a candle, poured up a brandy


I was trying to get into a groove


And I was kissing her on the chin when the roof fell in


And I decided I was going to move



But it's alright now she said


I'm a little bit tired, a little bit wet


But it's alright now she said


Though I believe I have the Belsize Blues



That's as far as it goes now ....



Well, I don't suppose