The beach is a place where a man can feel
 
 He's the only soul in the world that's real,
 
 Well I see a face coming through the haze,
 
 I remember him from those crazy days.
 
  
  
  Ain't you the guy who used to set the paces
 
 Riding up in front of a hundred faces,
 
 I don't suppose you would remember me,
 
 But I used to follow you back in sixty three.
  
  
 
 I've got a good job
 
 And I'm newly born.
 
 You should see me dressed up in my uniform.
 
 I work in hotel all gilt and flash.
 
 Remember the place where the doors were smashed?
  
  
 
 Bell Boy! I got to keep running now.
 
 Bell Boy! Keep my lip buttoned down.
 
 Bell Boy! Carry this baggage out.
 
 Bell Boy! Always running at someone's heel.
 
 You know how I feel, always running at someone's heel.
  
  
 
 Some nights I still sleep on the beach.
 
 Remember when stars were in reach.
 
 Then I wander in early to work,
 
 Spend the day licking boots for my perks.
  
  
 
 A beach is a place where a man can feel etc.
  
 
 People often change
 
 But when I look in your eyes,
 
 You could learn a lot from
 
 A job like mine.
 
 The secret to me
 
 Isn't flown like a flag
 
 I carry it behind
 
 This little badge
 
 What says...
  
  
 
 Bell Boy!