[Verse 1] Blind date with the chancer We had oysters and dry lancers And the check when it arrived we went dutch, dutch, dutch, dutch A redder shade of neck on a whiter shade of trash And this emory board is giving me a rash I'm flat out You're so beautiful to look at when you cry Freeze, don't move You've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to your life [Chorus] A shady lane, everybody wants one A shady lane, everybody needs one Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god Oh my god, oh your god, oh his god, oh her god It's everybody's god, it's everybody's god, it's everybody's god, it's everybody's god The worlds collide, but all that we want is a shady lane [Verse 2] Glance, don't stare Soon you're being told to recognize your heirs No, not me I'm an island of such great complexity Stress surrounds in the muddy peaceful center of this town Tell me off in the hotel lobby right in front of all the bellboys and the over-friendly concierge [Chorus] A shady lane, everybody wants one A shady lane, everybody needs one Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god Oh my god, oh your god, oh his god, oh her god It's everybody's god, it's everybody's god, it's everybody's god, it's Everybody's god The worlds collide, but all that I want is a shady lane