all that before

Van Der Graaf Generator

I don t know if I m cracking up or just getting careless
is this room quite airless?
Just a minute - listen
did you hear that knock on the door?

I m going to have to write things down before I forget them
I can t find my glasses, I don t know where I left them
so I can t expect to get much on the visionary score
or did I say all that before?

Oh, stop me if you ve heard this one before I get started
I can t find my mobile and I didn t charge it
it s a phantom target
if I call myself I ll only get my Voicemail once more

I wish that I could pin things down before they escaped me
I can t find my car keys and it seems that lately
I have trouble even fitting them into the front door
or did I say all that before?
Oh, stop me if I m banging on trying to grab your attention
I forget to mention I can t find my glasses
but I think I bent them when I dropped them
as I scrabbled for my phone on the floor

It seems I can t, I can t remember
I can t remember what I m doing

Although I flash that foolish grin
that seemed so winning when I came in
I m beginning to see everyhting we ve been
is going to be forgotten

It s not a joke
or did I say that all before I spoke?
It s not a joke
or did I say all that before I spoke?

I can t find myself
what I m looking for
and I ve lost the thread
of what I said before