I'm going back to see my girl
   I hope it's all the same as then
  
   I'm going back to see my girl
   I hope it's all the same as then
  
   Confusion, pardon the intrusion
   This must not be the room I was in the other night
   Confusion, an optical illusion, you see, you see
   The number's the same as then
   The color's the same as then
   But something just isn't really right
  
   Retrace your steps and see what happens, happens
   Right from the doorway to your home
   Back to your lonely room with only confusion
   Was that her (yes, yes it was)
   Was that him (yeah, yeah it was)
   The girl was familiar but he wasn't me, no
  
   Confusion, you think you know where you stand
   But you're not even standing, you're flat on shaky ground
   No clue then, and everything you knew then
   Was only true in specialized cases, yes, in specialized cases
   But in your case it wasn't true at all
  
   Retrace your steps and see what happens, happens
   Back to the day when you were born
   Father and mother were just pictures, photos
   The color was (the same as yours)
   The surname (same as yours)
   But you got the feeling, the feeling, the feeling
  
   Confusion, la de da
   Confusion, oh pardon me
   Confusion, la tati
  
   It's lovely sitting next to you
   There's no one within miles of you
   It's lovely sitting next to you
   There's no one within miles of you
  
   Confusion, you think you know where you stand
   But you're not even standing, you're flat on shaky ground
   No clue then, and everything you knew then
   Was only true in specialized cases, yes, in specialized cases
   But in your case, in your case
   It wasn't the case, not at all