Fifteen Years

"I never was a violent man"

Said the man in the bar

with his head in his hands.

He's trying his best

to understand the cause of his dismay.

But years of gin have broken him

And left him cold where he's fitted in.

But it's too late now to turn around

and find another way.

And the laughs in the late night lock-in

Fade away when he gets in.

The girl from fifteen years ago

Has packed and gone away.

That's never how it used to be,

What happened to all that energy?

You took one too many liberties

and I'm tired of being afraid.

So after the fight she took flight

Hiding swollen eyes and a wounded pride.

The best years of her life denied

sold for liquid shares.

And the laughs in the late night lock-in

Fade away when he gets in.

The girl from fifteen years ago

Has packed and gone away.

And the victims of their world

are advertised on posters

Just a beach and a pretty girl

if you just take this potion.

It's another week

'til his cheque comes through

He's got a fiver left now to spend on food

But the doors of the bars are open

and he breaks another rule.

Well, he sits on the stool that bears his name

He's got favorite glass

well its called the same,

And he's never been kept waiting

'cos he pays the landlord's wage.

And the laughs in the late night lock-in

Fade away when he gets in

The girl from fifteen years ago

Has packed and gone away.

The laughs in the late night lock-in

Fade away when he gets in.

The girl from fifteen years ago

Has packed and gone away.