The first sudden shock of seeing you 
Again has sent me reeling
Though my head's all straight, I'm dizzy from the feeling
"What the hell, you're looking well"
Seems somehow trifling
Out of place
But from the corner of my eye
I see my light denied

We used to believe you had a chance
To get away by cowling
Come around to earth
We had to stop you drowning
Now the joke 's on you
And though you'd like to laugh
I'd love to leave
Cause the corner of my eye
I see your tears and cry

You always were the clever one
In handling situations
Now you're4 like a child
Resenting regulations
And you bang your hand against a wall
Your reason is to keep sane
But the corner of my eye
I see your fright inside

So who's really free and who is tied
By moral obligation
One man in a crowd 
Or one in isolation
Better say goodbye before I lose my wits
Or fall to bits
Cause from the corner of my eye
I see a doctor standing by