Shout if you will, but that just won't do I for one would rather follow soft eruptionsI'll take the easy line, another sip of wine And if I ignore the face you wore it's just a way of mineTo keep from flying colorsOh, don't lay your base while the whole world waits aroundTo see me shoot you down it's all so second-rate When we can last for days on a loving nightOffer hours at least on a war with the given You always pick the best time to rise to the fightTo break the hard bargain that we've driven Once again we're flying colorsI thought we had it out the night before And settled old scores, ooh, but not the hard wayWas it a glass too much or a smile too few? Did our friends all catch the needle match? Did we want them to?In a fancy restaurant we were all aglow Keeping cool by mutual permissionHow did the conversation get to where we came to float?We were set up in a red condition And began with flying colorsInstrumentalShouts, but you see it still won't do With my colors on I can be just as bad as youHave I had a glass too much? Did I give a smile too few? Did our friends all catch the needle match? Did we want them to?We act our part so well like we wrote the play All so predictable and we know itWe'll settle old scores now and settle the hard way You may not even live to outgrow itOnce again we're flying colors Flying colors