A Perfect Date Songtext
von Peter Hammill

A perfect date to hesitate
I hope it won′t be too long

You're a sucker for the punch
And the telegraph bells are ringing
Now, it′s coming to the crunch
As you stumble on the Jaffa Gates
I think you know how it happens on the stage
When the Heavenly choir are singing
You've been taken by a perfect date

You make the Mount of Venus your Jerusalem
You're marking time as symbol for debate
You hope to find one moment close to infinite
You hope to find a perfect date

A perfect date might come too late
The future beckons a song
There comes a time to hesitate
I hope it won′t be too long


You′re a sucker for the punch
And the telegraph bells are ringing
Yeah, it's coming to the crunch
As you stumble on the Jaffa Gates
I think you know how it happens, though it′s strange
When the Heavenly choir start singing
You've been taken by a perfect date

You′ve been playing on a hunch
And the strings of your heart
Are singing, are singing, are singing, are singing
Yeah, you cut loose from the bunch
But that doesn't mean you′ve sealed your fate
Your fate, your fate, your fate
I think you know how it happens, though it's strange
When the choir start singing
Yeah, you've been taken by a perfect date
You′ve been taken by a perfect date

Yeah, here comes the perfect date

A perfect date comes too late
The future beckons a song
A perfect date to hesitate
I hope it won′t be too long


A perfect date comes too late
The future beckons a song
A perfect date to hesitate
I hope it won't be too long
A perfect date to hesitate
The future beckons a song
A perfect date to hesitate
A perfect moment