Sits in her chair as she listens to eighty seven
All those hours spent stargazing
In the bastions of the night
Prancing and the dancing
As opportunities knocked within celebrity corridors

I could have been famous you know
She mutters to her young ones who have heard
It too many times before

But it's alright
'Cause that was then and this is now
It's alright
'Cause youthful yesterfun is not tomorrows way

He stumbles over debris of last night's take-out
Tasting memories of arms around him
Not like the nights before
Things were different then anyway

It's been a long night out
But those old moves don't seem to drop
The same way they did back then

But it's alright
'Cause that was then and this is now
It's alright
'Cause youthful yesterfun is not tomorrow's way

He's late, he's late again
But this time there's no excuse for him to give
As he approached to find her standing there

Seems my time with you
Was spent waiting for the right moment
Waiting for that break you always went on about
But no more 'cause to stay and wait
Would mean our lives will never change

Sits in her chair as she listens to eighty seven
All those hours spent stargazing
In the bastions of the night

But it's alright
But it's alright
But it's alright
But it's alright