Lace curtains drawn For self-respect Ripped down and torn Now the neighbours will never forget Don't let them forget Time get hard Then get harder still A crack in the pain The gap between Those who remain Those who have been I'm cracked, I'm scratched Bloody, but one thing One thing stays the same Time get hard Then get harder still I will be here I will be here Time get hard I am harder still I will be still Birthday present From the rag-and-bone shop A heart that works too well A heart that won't stop Beating Beating Though sometimes I wish it would stop Time get hard Harder still Time get hard Harder still Time get hard Harder still Time get hard I am harder still I will be still