Brendan Adams - Colourful lyrics

The son of a teacher didn't learn a lot Turning time with the hopeless in a vacant plot Soaking up the streets in a colourful place He lives in the spirit behind his face People they laugh and pull his chain While the government perpetuates the peoples pain Jobs are scarce and life ain't cheap and thus the young brother couldn't get no sleep Cause he knows It's there But the fool won't scare The ghost in his heart won't go away The ghost in the heart won't go away So he feeds it with love till the spirits say That the ghost must go away His left sober and undone And the joy he once found don't make no fun In moments where he thinks, mother prayed And father said forget what you have learnt The street corner light, it offers hope That he stuffs in a pipe and gladly smokes And while he's high the ghost it speaks And his heart's left troubled while it seeks For heaven and grace In this place He walks with a smile on his face Because he lives in a colourful place He walks with at sown pace The soles of his feet above disgrace The son of the teachers falls in love With an idea filled with romantic stuff All too aware of tragic fate But that's how it is in a colourful place For all time it's there But this fool won't scare