The Greek Aesthetic Lyrics

His Grecian lover sits the table beside him
Drop the napkin, pick it up again
Language is a barrier, we'll get around it
Plato, fetta, mathematics
A column here and a palisade there
Open plan living and a lot of fresh air
Lighting cigarettes out on the porch
Five smoke rings and a replica torch

I read it in a book, don't you forget it
There's something about the Greek aesthetic

There's the Acropolis, there's the Parthenon
There's the door, now get your pants on
Barefoot in the street, hiding in the run
Thinking, talking, democracy is young
A crop of golden curls and a Greek masseuse
Body built hard as a statue of Zeus
Pitting our cars in a chariot race
A dashboard bust of Alexander the Great

I read it in a book, don't you forget it
There's something about the Greek aesthetic