The TV Screen Is The Only Light

by Clive James and Pete Atkin

[unfinished song]

I left the dishes and climbed into bed
Wondering what I got in this mess for
Watching a show that I couldn't care less for
And the TV screen is the only light
Like a tank of fish suspended in the velvet night

It's a single bed but there's room to spare
For a certain party that I've lost touch with
And shouldn't be bothering overmuch with
And the TV screen is the only light
Like a tank of fish suspended in the velvet night

It isn't easy to drowse and smoke
And hold a glass while I keep a watch on
The eiderdown that I spilled some scotch on
And the TV screen is the only light
Like a tank of fish suspended in the velvet night