Sometimes it seems unimaginable 
That you were ever any other way 
With your white rose face and your orphan clothes 
Embroidered jeans and silver chains 
You're a well known face in all the hang-out places 
Where the lost souls congregate 
You sit all night, but you talk too fast 
I don't know what you're trying to say 
Oh Carol, 
I think it's time for running for cover, a-ha 
Believe me, you're everyone's and nobody's lover, a-ha 
You've got a one-way ticket for all your yesterdays 
I know your daddy said he'd talk to you 
But he never really found the time 
And your T
V mother with her cocktail eyes 
Could never really reach your mind 
So you fixed your star to a passing dream 
And took a cocaine holiday 
Now the years flow round you in a muddy stream 
And you need another place to stay. 
Oh Carol, 
I think it's time for running for cover, a-ha 
Believe me, you're everyone's and nobody's lover, a-ha 
You've got a one-way ticket for all your yesterdays 
Reach down, silvery ship from the stars, 
I know you're there 
I know you'll understand me, you can take me anywhere 
I know you must be there 
Well, sometimes it seems impossible 
That the game could get that rough 
But the stage is set, the exit's barred 
And the make-up won't come off 
So you make your bow to the balcony 
You light another cigarette 
And the lights grow dim as the music starts 
And it's easy to forget 
Oh Carol, 
I think it's time for running for cover, a-ha 
Believe me, you're everyone's and nobody's lover, a-ha 
You've got a one-way ticket for all your yesterdays 
Reach down, silvery ship from the stars, 
I know you're there 
I know you'll understand me, you can take me anywhere 
I know you must be there