Verse 1 First saw it outside Derby, Cream with a stripe of blue. Thought it was coincidence. By Leeds... It thought so too. Same cracked little window, Same bicycle on the back. Same bloke waving cheerfully Every time we changed our track. --- Pre-Chorus You checked the mirror. I checked yours. Neither of us Mentioned it first. --- Chorus The caravan was following us, Nice and slow, nice and calm. Never overtook, Never caused alarm. The caravan was following us, Every bend, every town. We sped up. It didn't. Still somehow caught us down. --- Verse 2 Stopped for petrol near Carlisle, Bought a sandwich, stretched our legs. Looked across the forecourt. There it was. Next to all the eggs. Owner fed the pigeons, Read a racing paper through. Didn't seem particularly bothered That we knew. --- Spoken Break Maybe... We were following it. ... Nah. --- Verse 3 Crossed a little county border, Changed direction twice. Drove three circles round a roundabout. Just to be precise. When we finally lost it, We both cheered aloud. Then saw it parked Outside the B&B. --- Chorus The caravan was following us, Didn't need to make a fuss. Didn't flash, Didn't beep, Didn't even speed that much. The caravan was following us, Patient as the afternoon. Like it already knew Exactly where we'd end up soon. --- Instrumental Break (Bass carries the groove while clipped guitars jab between the beat. Handclaps build. Gang vocals repeat: "Still there... still there...") --- Final Verse Next morning it had vanished. Only tyre marks remained. You said, "See?" I said, "See what?" We drove another hundred miles. Without looking back. Very often. --- Final Chorus The caravan was following us, Or maybe we were doing that. Hard to tell Once every road Starts looking like the last. The caravan was following us, That's the story I'll defend. Unless... It catches us again. --- Outro You asked, "Do you think it's gone?" A caravan indicator... Clicked somewhere behind us.
