If I get old
I will not give in
But if I do
Remind me of this

Remind me that
Once I was free
Once I was cool
Once I was me

And if I sat down
And crossed my arms
Hold me until
This song

Knock me out
Smash out my brains
If I take a chair
Start to talk shit

If I get old
Remind me of this
That night we kissed
And I really meant it

Whatever happens
If we’re still speaking
Pick up the phone
Play me this song

You are the sun and moon and stars, are you
And I could never run away from you

You try at working out chaotic things
And why should I believe myself, not you?

It’s like the world is going to end so soon
And why should I believe myself?

You, me and everything caught in the fire
I can see me drowning, caught in the fire

The earlier version finishes with the following:
Hey the sun and moon and stars are yeah..
But I won’t share myself with you
You to me

After years of waiting nothing came
As your life flashed before your eyes
You realize

I’m a reasonable man
Get off, get off, get off my case (x2)
I’m a reasonable man
Get off my case
Get off my case

After years of waiting
After years of waiting nothing came
And you realize you’re looking,
Looking in the wrong place

I’m a reasonable man
Get off my case (x2)
I’m a reasonable man
Get off my case (x2)
I’m a reasonable man
Get off my case (x3)

After years of waiting
You’re a reasonable man
Get off our case (x3)
I’m a reasonable man,
Get off my case (x3)

I’m a reasonable man,
Get off my case (x3)
I’m a reasonable man,
Get off my case (x3)

Karma police, arrest this man
He talks in maths
He buzzes like a fridge
He’s like a detuned radio

Karma police, arrest this girl
Her Hitler hairdo is
Making me feel ill
And we have crashed her party

This is what you get
This is what you get
This is what you get when you mess with us

Karma Police
I’ve given all I can
It’s not enough
I’ve given all I can
But we’re still on the payroll

This is what you get
This is what you get
This is what you get when you mess with us

And for a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myself
And for a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myself

For for a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myself
For for a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myself
Phew, for a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myself


In the early version, the first verse went:
Karma police arrest this girl
She stares at me
As if she owns the world and
We have crashed her party