on the road
and I bought myself a newspaper
Opened up the page
and I read my horoscope
They said play a card
that you'll need to talk straight
took away my cares
and they filled me up with hope
But it growed
All that sob sob
Really there was no hope
Sob sob
Come out, come out, wherever you are
Your game is up, you wanna be a star
Now you gotta learn how
to take your time
When it smells like lemon
and it tastes like wine
Meanwhile, further on a day later,
sure enough
Along came a stranger
with a sideways look
I shared out my food
and my money and my clothes
When I woke up in the mornin'
everything had been tuggin'
By a crook I'd been fussed up
Now look
Oh
Come out, come out, wherever you are
The game is up, you wanna be a star
But you gotta learn how
to check your time
When it smells like lemon
and it tastes like wine
I saw a kind face, a good face of mine
Cause she's standin' and a -smilin'
and a -wavin' me down
Feelin' pretty straight so
I didn't try to make it
But before I knew, she's out the car,
she was out of town
She put me down, she made me frown
I'm down, look around
Come out, come out, wherever you are
Your game is up, you wanna be a star
But you gotta learn how
to take your time
When it smells like lemon
and it tastes like wine
Come out, come out wherever you are
Your game is up, you want to be a star
Now you've got to learn
how to take your time
When it smells like lemon
and it tastes like wine
I saw a kind face, a mind face, hmm
Staring and a smiling and
a waving me down
I'm feeling pretty straight
so I didn't try
Before I knew it, she's out the car
and she was out of town
She put me down, making me frown
Just look around, I'm down
Come out, come out, wherever you are
Your game is up, you wanna be a star
Now you gotta learn how
to take your time
When it smells like lemon
and it tastes like wine
Oh, it's a story of my life
Now that's why I ain't got no wife
On that darling stripe
That hurts like a knife
I've been around the world,
it's true
Lookin' for someone exactly like you
And I found a love that's true
Oh, oh, oh, oh
She put me down
And made me cry
Now look out, look out,
wherever you are
Your dream is up,
everybody wants to be a star
But you've got to learn
how to pick your time
When it smells like lemon
and it tastes like wine
Whatcha, whatcha do?
So cool
Now that's my golden rule
You can look around the wherever you want
The game is up,
you're gonna be here to start
But you've got to learn
how to pick your time
When it smells like lemon
and it tastes like wine
Oh -oh -oh, oh -oh -oh,
oh -oh -oh, yeah.
Well, come out wherever you are!
Yes, the game is up,
you're gonna be a star!
You've gotta learn
how to shake your tail.
When it smells like lemon.
When it smells like lemon.
When it smells like lemon.
When it smells like lemon.
When it smells like lemon,
when it smells like lemon
When it smells like lemon
and it tastes like wine
Yeah
Alan Price 
