Took the bus, took the train Went to work, ignored the pain What a rainy day, friendly faces Got dragged around all types of places Closed my eyes, smelled your hair Looked around but you weren't there Had some lunch, jacket potato Chicken wings and fried tomatoes After that lit a f*g Said a prayer and took drag These days are toast never do combust so much i burn for the both of us though Second day, second job Pa**ing forth for the world to stop Shoes are too tight feet are aching Called in sick, but i was faking When i do go I am late Always make the same mistake That mistake could be im not caring Six days a week can't find my bearings But to be fair i might of cared Might of cared if you were there (x3) Stressed as hell, fatigued as f** Putrid pa**ion, rotten luck Worked to d**h jumping at the bit Crazed as Christ im broke as sh** Watched the news, someone died Watched their mother teary eyed Son shot dead on wareth road I thanked god no-one that i know I went to work for the NHS Mental health people depressed Met Joanne scared of living, afraid of dying, terrified of being The met Paul schizophrenic, shaken limbs paranoid fanatic Unwashed ten days in a row So afraid almost almost paralytic I told them that i'd do the same In certain moods, on certain days But despite the sane ways i could think I could not do much to convince em Back to base, had a meeting Took to die a week cause their parents beat em I wish i could say im surprised The news just chose which ones to highlight Choose which ones to highlight Took the DLR, took the tube Read a book nothing else to do Read Jill hicks she survived the bombings Wrote a book, made a k**ing I read somewhere someone lost their legs Umpteen inured, 52 dead In someplaces far away, that sh** happens everyday Now scared of buses, scared of trains But got to get to work someway So i play with my life, you could say Dont we all, dont we all Dont we all,. dont we all I got a gig, got myself booked Just down the road where nick jucked I get to sing my joys and sorrows Not made it yet, maybe tomorrow I closed my eyes, saw your face Looked around, you were no place I fee so felt out when you're not around (x2) But you are time and i am life Times are tiring under strife Strife's the type of life i seem to lead and time won't heal this wound easily Take your light, your shadowed pa**ion I hear your talk, I see your actions What i dont see are you eyes The flaming symbols of the night Was that your skin, that i saw On the road, my ruined war Were you wearing that paisley i adored Were you hatred, were you lost You understand this cause you must That men have the consistencies of love and war through history I must see you, i must know Did you falter, did you go Did you go, did you go (x5)