You say only Nigel knows
I only heard you talking
You say he understands
I say he doesn’t know

You need a man like me
It's after you to tell him
I'm sure he won’t complain
I'm sure he’ll never know

And you say that Nigel understands
But you see me when he’s not around
Count me out now to the crowd

And you say that Nigel sleeps a lot
But if his dreams are real 'cause his life is not
Try building castles in the sand

I see through Nigel’s eyes
I see through Nigel’s glasses
I wear his second-hand suits
That've been let down the sides

You say he understands
I’ve heard it all before
I'm sure you drink to me
I’ll guess I’ll cry some more

You say that Nigel understands
But you see me when he’s not around
Count me out now to the crowd

And you say that Nigel sleeps a lot
But if his dreams are real cause his life is not
Try building castles in the sand

You say that Nigel understands
But you see me when he’s not around
Count me out now to the crowd

And you say that Nigel sleeps a lot
But if his dreams are real cause his life is not
Try building castles in the sand

Everybody but Nigel knows
But Nigel understands