Took the bus, took the train
Went to work, ignored the pain
What a rainy day, unfriendly faces
Got dragged around all types of places

Closed my eyes, smelt your hair
Looked around, but you weren't there
Had some lunch, jacket potatos
Chicken wings and fried tomatoes

After that, lit a fag
said a prayer and took a drag
These days I toast never do combust so much
I burn for the both of us though
Second day, second job
passing thought 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 being not caring - 6 days a week
Can't find my bearings
But to be fair, I might have cared
Might have cared if you were there (x2)

Stressed as hell, fatigued as fuck
Putrid passion, rotten luck
Worked to death, chomping at the bit
Crazed as Christ and broke as shit
Watched the news, someone died
Saw the mother, teary eyed
Son shot dead on Walworth Road
I thank god no one I know
Went to work for the Nhs
Mental health, people depressed
Met Joanne - Scared of living
Afraid of dying, terrified of being
Then met Paul, a schizophrenic
Shaking limbs, paranoid fanatic
Unwashed 10 days in a row
So afraid almost paralytic
I tell them that I do the same
In certain moods, on certain days
But despite the sane ways I can think
I could not do much to convince them
Back to base, had a meeting
2 kids die a week because their parent beat them
I wish I could say I was surprised
The news just choose which ones to highlight
Choose which ones to highlight