See the statues in the square They almost look alive It's amazing after all these years How they've survived Two young children gazing at them Faces so forlorn One is saying to the other I wonder how they're born
It's funny how we always tend To look back on our past As if they were the only good times That we're ever going to have
See the river heading outwards Watch the ships sail in Notice how despite their size They very rarely sink
Tell the man who's watching with you His shoelace is undone When he looks pretend you didn't notice You were wrong
And anytime there's trouble up ahead Don't get into a state Where you wish you were dead Just take your time and do What you believe is right It could turn out to be A blessing in disguise-disguise-
It's funny how we always tend To overlook the bad Doesn't anybody know that It's so easy to be sad
Talk about doing what you do best Seems to me the more you do The less you get All told I would say that it was pretty grim Although on the other hand I've got a ring
Mass unemployment's at an all time best Why not quit your job and take a well earned rest Grow old on the dole That's the life I need Everybody's doing it so why not me
