HE'S GOT A HEAVY HEART
THAT HE THROWS AT THE FAN
HE KEEPS HIS CREDIT CARD
IN THE PALM OF HIS HAND
HE'S GOT THE LEGAL AGE TO PROVE HE'S A MAN
HE HAD IT FIGURED OUT
UNTIL HE LOOKED INSIDE
AND FOUND A GUILTY MIND
AND THE COLOURS OF THE STREETS
WERE PRINTED ON HIS BRAIN AND THE LINES OF HIS EYES
AND SHE WAS SOMEONE ELSE
SHE WAS HARD TO DESCRIBE
SHE MADE YOU THINK ABOUT
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE
WHETHER IT WAS GREENER OR BLACK AS A HOLE
SHE HAD THE SOFTEST TOUCH
TO DISTRACT YOU FROM DAD
AND THE TONIC-ALE SCENT
OF LIQUOR ON HIS BREATH
BUT SHE DIDN'T NEED TO CAUSE THE SMELL'S IN THE YELL
HE PLAYS THE MACHO CARD
CAUSE A MAN DOESN'T CRY
YOU BEST NOT BAT AN EYE
HE'LL GET RID OF THE DOG
BECAUSE HE'S WELL BEYOND THE MIND OF A MAN
AND NOW HIS EYES ARE BLACK
YEA HE'S REALLY LOST IT NOW
I DO SUGGEST WE LEAVE
BUT SHE DOESN'T KNOW HOW
TO DRIVE HIS CHEVROLET OR THE SPOT FOR THE KEY
WELL KIDS ITS TIME FOR BED
PLEASE CLOSE YOUR EYES
YOU DID NOT HEAR A THING
WE WILL SPEAK WHEN WE RISE
OVER A CUP OF TEA AND A SIDE OF DENIAL
AND ALL HE REALLY WANTS TO IS TO FALL FROM THE EARTH
AND ALL SHE REALLY WANTS IS TO FALL FROM THE SKY