Goodbye to the summerSold down the riverUnhappy ever afterWell did you ever?Did you ever reach for the glued-down penny?Same old joke and it’s not funnyBurns are red, bruises blueOut with the old, cheated by the new Do you suffer from long-term memory loss?I don’t rememberDo you suffer from long-term memory loss?I don’t remember You sing […]

No virgin me for I have sinnedI sold my soul for sex and ginGo call a priest, all meek and mildAnd tell him, "Mary is no more a child." It’s raining stones, it’s raining bileFrom the luxury of your denialSo I don’t deny, I don’t make doI’ll press alarms, place bets on truth I’m so […]

And every morning comes too soonAll your nights are sleeplessPoison arrows to ruin your tomorrows Below suspicionCafes full of people dressed as spiesAnd all I know is guilt for being different It’s always raining stonesThere’s a killer in the homeIn a small townEverybody looks the same There are unwritten rulesUnspoken wordsShould I pack my fear […]

Blue-rinse sugarWipe-clean couplePinched last supperCounting pretty pennyJohn BetjemanSome dead liarQuiet pink pictureUnder heavy manners This is Tearoom EnglandThey’ll kick your face inSo politelyThis is Tearoom EnglandThey’ll kick your face inOh so nicely I want more!No hurry, so sorry, don’t worryNo hurry, so sorry, don’t worryI want more! Bite-size chinaTea or tartarLipstick tracesTable set to blessSweet […]

What a wonderful world A loose door-jam, a light left onThe oldest national lotteryEnter Johnny-Go-DarklyCome to spoil my partySmell of faces lingersEcho of light fingersCold comfort blanketsSteeped in creeping anger Flatfoot comes pokingCompounding my miseryGrinding pestle and mortarAdding insult to injuryIf only this, if only that,If only in my gutsSee my life before my eyesTrampled […]

Outsider, outsider, outsider I’m not alone, you’re not aloneI’m not alone, you’re not alone Outsider, outsider, outsider You see me, you hear meThere are millions think just like meYou see me, you hear me I’m not alone, you’re not aloneI’m not alone, you’re not alone Outsider, outsider, outsider You see me, you hear meThere are […]

Aftershave and smokeAnd the same unfunny jokesThey say they’ll take you"Anywhere but there"Believe every half-whisperedHalf-remembered lieWhere truth is a luxuryThey can’t afford to buy Scapegoat, looking for a scapegoatScapegoat, looking for a scapegoat There’s always someone else for you to blameThere’s always someone else for you to blame Backed into a corner he barricades his […]