Before you woke up
And filled your coffee cup
Before you cooked your eggs
And went to sleep again
Before you got tired
Before you got bored
Before you gave up
You were young
Drinking to get out of your head
Sleeping in your best friends bed
Taking far too much cocaine and
Getting up and doing it again
Feeling slightly sick inside
How could you abide
Its all so wrong
Doing all that's wrong
Calling all the black kids names
Thinking they all look the same
Wondering why the girl who is right
Is lying down there beside you
She's got a spark in her eye
Bet she's wondering why
She loves you so
She loves you so
Before you sobered up
Before you got dressed up
Before you looked me up and down
You had style and grace
You had a noble face
But Christ you were dumb when you were young
Bet you're wondering why
She loves you so
She loves you so
Your holiday is over
There's no love anymore
Your parents are right
And wont know what to do
Your children they will leave you
And surely they wont thank you
Your parents they will die
And you wont know what to do.
Your children they will leave you.
And surely they wont thank you,
Or phone you when you're down.
The sun that made you brown wont be bright tomorrow.
Wont be right from tomorrow
Wont be right tomorrow