pauline is a girl
who has made it good in the world
but there are secrets
she will not tell
still, her mother washes her clothes

they keep on telling me
it is going to be alright
everyone says,
it is going to be alright

i sit and stare
but i do not see you there
just re-runs of my past

The Wisdom of the Wise i think of the things that i have been told and i know that some … More

but some people are too keen
to judge on appearances
i am not a face, get off my case
look at who i really am
do not be so shallow
and always try to understand

we try our best
our intentions are meant well
but it all goes to waste
when you are mixing with people
who have heads full of space

i should never have promised
but then, we all get hurt
and we all lose sleep at night
or we come off worse
it seems to be a part of life

we have got to –
get out of this place
it is rife with insanity
and big brother –
is on the telephone

someone was waiting there
and said, ‘do you want to try it again’
i said, why, it is all pain
but they convinced me
convinced me that things could change