Lyrics Waterhole (Expresso Bongo) - Live at Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany, 11/5/2015 - Fish

When the taxis gather in mock solemnity
Funeral hearses court the death of virginity
Was it paradise lost or paradise found?
Did we gain respect or were you holding ground?
You had found true love, or so you believed
And the wideboys tattooed your hearts upon their sleeves.

So when you think it's time to go,
When you think it's time to go
Don't be surprised, the heroes never show

And the patter merchants selling false impressions
Tipping eyes at the waitress with American expressions
Tie Angels to the bar with sweet Martini's and their charms
They're lying on every word and every arm
They're turning down their noses to the best lines
And the cheap wines.

And the wideboys,
They'll wear their lovebites for their crimes.

So when you think it's time to go,
When you think it's time to go
Don't be surprised, the heroes never show

They never show, never show.