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This is Keith Moon’s song on Quadrophenia. It’s about the main character Jimmy meeting an old mod “Ace Face,” or leader. However, he finds out that the Ace Face has given up music, and now he works at a hotel that a mod gang happened to destroy a few years back. Keith Moon does most of the vocals on...
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1: Jimmy]
A beach is a place where a man can feel
He's the only soul in the world that's real
But I see a face coming through the haze
I remember him from those crazy days
Crazy days, crazy days
Ain't you the guy who used to set the paces
Riding up in front of a hundred Faces?
I don't suppose you would remember me
But I used to follow you back in '63
[Pre-Chorus 1: Ace Face]
I've got a good job, and I'm newly born
You should see me dressed up in my uniform
I work in hotel, all gilt, and flash
Remember the gaff, where the doors we smashed?
[Chorus: Ace Face]
(Bell boy!) I gotta get running now
(Bell boy!) Keep my lip buttoned down
(Bell boy!) Carry this baggage out
(Bell boy!) Always running
At someone's bleeding heel
You know how I feel
Always running at someone's heel
[Bridge: Ace Face]
Some nights, I still sleep on the beach
Remember when stars were in reach
I wander in early to work
Spend my day licking boots for my perks
[Verse 2: Jimmy]
A beach is a place where a man can feel
He's the only soul in the world that's real
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3: Jimmy]
But I see a face coming through the haze
I remember him from those crazy days
(Crazy days, crazy days)
(Crazy days, crazy days)
Ain't you the guy who used to set the paces
Riding up in front of a hundred Faces?
I don't suppose you would remember me
But I used to follow you back in '63
[Pre-Chorus 2: Ace Face]
People often change, but when I look in your eyes
You could learn a lot from a life like mine
The secret to me, it ain't flown like a flag
I carry it behind this bleeding little badge what says
[Chorus: Ace Face]
(Bell boy!) I gotta get running now
(Bell boy!) Keep the lip buttoned down
(Bell boy!) Carry the bloody baggage out
(Bell Boy!) Always running at someone's heel
You know how I feel
Always running at someone's heel
[Instrumental Outro]
Bell Boy was written by Pete Townshend.
Bell Boy was produced by The Who & Kit Lambert.