The Fastest Man in the World Songtext
von Gary Kemp

The fastest man in the world
The fastest man in the world
The fastest man in the world

I don′t remember at all where we first met
I don't remember quite how
But his deception I just can′t quite forget
There was no pinning him down

You heard his feet on the stairs and down the hall
It was a terrible blow
He left no note or an IOU at all...
Hey, that's the guy that I know

Where is he now, where is he now?
Where is he now, where is he now?
The fastest man in the world
The fastest man in the world
The fastest man in the world


He jumped the train and he slipped into the night
He left with all of your trust
He'd run for cover from any passing lover
And all you′d get to see is the dust

Where is he now, where is he now?
Where is he now, where is he now?
The fastest man in the world
The fastest man in the world
The fastest man in the world

Yeah, he′s here
And I know I've still a lot to learn
Oh, it′s not as if I'm without a heart
And you haven′t got love to burn
Oh yes, it's me
Once young, bright and highly attuned
But you slipped through hands that looked after you
Frightened of what they might do

The fastest man in the world
The fastest man in the world

Oh, I remember you face asleep in bed
I can′t forget you in peace (forget you in peace)
But when that starting gun goes inside my head
There're no excuses to keep


The fastest man in the world
The fastest man in the world
The fastest man in the world
The fastest man in the world

Yeah, he's here
And I know I′ve still a lot to learn
Oh, it′s not as if I'm without a heart
And you haven′t got love to burn
Oh yes, it's me
Once young, bright and highly attuned
But you slipped through hands that looked after you
Frightened of what they might do

Oh, the fastest man in the world
Oh, the fastest man in the world
Ah, the fastest man in the world
Ah, the fastest man in the world
The fastest man in the world