Playtime Is Over
I heard a whisper
In a playground
Night owl said
Keep the row down
Keep a silence
Don't shout
They'll send a man round
To tear your mouth out
Big words and bigger stories and
Flagrant threats and subtle warnings tell me
Playtime is over
They build a grandstand
To make a stand now
You have your shoot-out
Then you've got to sweat it out
No time to shilly-shally now
The clock's been set you get paid by the hour and
Playtime is over
How long can you play this game
And say you're not insane
Do the same as yesterday
Deny it all today
With your feet on the running blocks and
Both eyes on the clock because
The game's become a bloodsport now
And someone's got to be the fox and
Playtime is over
In a playground
Night owl said
Keep the row down
Keep a silence
Don't shout
They'll send a man round
To tear your mouth out
Big words and bigger stories and
Flagrant threats and subtle warnings tell me
Playtime is over
They build a grandstand
To make a stand now
You have your shoot-out
Then you've got to sweat it out
No time to shilly-shally now
The clock's been set you get paid by the hour and
Playtime is over
How long can you play this game
And say you're not insane
Do the same as yesterday
Deny it all today
With your feet on the running blocks and
Both eyes on the clock because
The game's become a bloodsport now
And someone's got to be the fox and
Playtime is over
Eric Goulden / Wreckless Eric 1984 / Tapete Music 2025