It's Comic But not Divine

Once there was a time

When my mind lay on higher things,

And once there was a time

When I could find pretty words to sing.

But now, well, now I find

It saves time to say what you mean:

I know it seems so unrefined,

But it's time to let off some steam.

Oh, come on!

Everybody knows that no means yes,

Just like glasses come free on the N.H.S.,

But the more I look through them, the more I see

I'm becoming more like Alfie.

Once there was a time

When a kind word could be enough,

And once there was a time

When I could blindfold myself with love.

But not now; now I'm resigned

To the kind of life I'd reserved

For other guys less smart than I --

You know:  the kind who will always end up with the girl.

And besides

Everybody knows that no means yes,

Just like glasses come free on the N.H.S.,

But the more I look through them, the more I see

I'm becoming more like Alfie.

I'm becoming more like Alfie.