(Basil Kirchin / Jack Nathan / James Coleman / Patrick Ryan) This year, next year Sometime never Paper dreams tied up With bits of string Darkness comes Flowers grow No-one knows I start counting I start counting Sitting by myself in a secret Chasing thoughts through rainbows in my mind, yeah Changing time Tomorrow's dream In between I start counting Counting, yes I do Counting, counting, counting, counting, counting Ooh-hoo-oo, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve etc.
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