"A Perfect Date" lyrics - PETER HAMMILL

A perfect date to hesitate,
I hope it won't be too long.

You're a sucker for the punch
And the telegraph bells are ringing;
Now it's coming to the crunch
As you stumble on the Jaffa Gate.
I think you know how it happens on the stage
When the heavenly choir are singing -
You've been taken by a perfect date.

You made the Mount of Venus your Jerusalem,
You're marking time as symbol for debate;
You hope to find some moment close to infinite,
You hope to find a perfect date.

A perfect date to hesitate.
The future beckons us on.
There comes a time to hesitate -
I hope it won't be too long.

You're a sucker for the punch
And the telegraph bells are ringing;
Now it's coming to the crunch
As you stumble on the Jaffa Gate.
I think you know how it happens on the stage
When the heavenly choir are singing -
Yeah, you've been taken by a perfect date.

You've been playing on a hunch
And the strings of your heart are zinging.
Yeah, you cut loose from the bunch
But that doesn't mean you've sealed your fate.
I think you know how it happens,
Though it's strange, when the choir start singing:
You've been taken by a perfect date.