Christ, go easy on this one Let her understand and for me to do the same It's a long way out and a short one Back to the lonely place from which we came First one in and the last one out But she's calling it off like a nuclear testing ban Then I heard it down in the bar It's the ballad of a bailing man But down in the pigsties and up to the high rise They do it the same, they don't even give it a name Falling head over hard on the heels Of a 10 second kick just a prick in a stupid game So kick it over like castles made of sand You gotta get it young get it while you can Til there's nothing left here at all But the ballad of a bailing man Caught in the crush and sees it too much I want to get out of this little world It seems the only place that I want to stay Is in my dreams