Edwyn Collins - The Beginning of the End lyrics

He wore a crooked smile Upon his stupid face Shambling down the twisting pathway With a studied lack of grace Cursing and swearing To good some pa**er-by Then he stands with scarecrow arms askew Beneath a light of cobalt blue And it's just the beginning The beginning of the end And before too long You know they'll be coming for you my friends Cursing and swearing To good some pa**er-by Then he throws down the gauntlet And he looks straight in the eye Of the one eyed vagabond Who promptly knocks him to the ground Leaving him bruised and bankrupt By the all-night filling station Lying on his back on the cold tarmac Crying with frustration And it's just the beginning The beginning of the end And before too long You know they'll be coming for you my friends Well he picked himself up off the ground Then he dusted himself down Then he walked out under a starless night In dire need of a guiding light Ranting and raving, a bitter tirade Heading for nowhere fast Except, perhaps, an early grave And it's just the beginning The beginning of the end And before too long You know they'll be coming for you my friends Don't tell me this is the beginning The beginning of the end Cause I heard these lines A thousand times before my friends