[Verse] The war is lost and I know thereve been battles won And I raise a white flag and I put my hands up And all my life, you know, Ive fought my way Now I try to see, I try to see, if I cant be a peaceful man [Chorus] Cause all my life Ive been hiding I was whistling in the dark And Ive been cruel, Ive been a fool to me I was waiting for my life to start [Verse] My darling would you say say say that you rue the day You pledged your love, sugar, to my torn face My granny said boy boy boy youd cause war in an empty hoose And I was raised beneath her roof, I was raised And if you know me then you know the truth, well youve seen the proof [Chorus] And all my life Ive been hiding I was whistling in the dark And Ive been cruel, Ive been a fool to me I was waiting for my life to start I was waiting, waiting long [Outro] Theres no surprise, theres no surprise Theres no surprise, theres no surprise Theres no no no no no surprise The ballad of, ballad of Peckham Rye Theres no no no no no surprise
surprise, ballad, waiting, whistling, there