Why Me? (G. Kooymans/B. Hay/J. Fenton) 1976 To The Hilt

I’m standing on the cliff top, watchin’ storm clouds grow
It’s disappointment time again, I’ve been up here before
The wind balloons my jacket, seabirds collide below
A pier stands on a hundred stilts, some stranded UFO
I’ve stopped the car in a dead end street
Rear view mirror, nothing but empty seats
I could brace myself, smash through the concrete
Find what’s behind that wall of insecurity

From gin and jags to squalor and scab, Selena what a drag
Once we were back to back, almost there but white was black

Why me, designed to compete
Always flirtin’ with defeat

Why me, I knew it when we met
Hell, what else could you expect
Why me, hungry for affection
It ends with chaos and rejection
Through the wall and over the cliff, I made the decision, you took quite a risk
Selena says as she strokes my head, with luck like yours you should be dead

Forget the past, melt down my silver spoon, Selena not a minute too soon
Broke the chains of negativity, last stop, I score a victory

Why me, no need to compete
Nowadays I wink at defeat
She’s me, I felt it when we met
That feel cancels all regret
Still me, the center of attraction
The end adds to your confusion
I’m standin’ on the cliff top
Waving, waving

Why me, no needs to compete
Nowadays I wink at defeat
She’s me, I felt it when we met
That feel cancels all regret
Still me, the center of attraction
The end adds to your confusion
I’m standin’ on the cliff top
Waitin’ for the cops