VERSE 1 Because she worked so late tonight
She has to take that dreaded ride
Descends the stairs into this
Necessary nightmare.
Picks her pathway through the crowd
It’s eleven thirty now
Home just feels so far
And it seems so hard to get there.
She chooses carefully her seat
Somewhere she will not be seen.
CHORUS Forty drunken men in suits
Eleven beer stains on their shoes.
The women try to take a dimmer view,
But they’ve been drinking too.
Forty office girls from work,
Been down the pub since 4 o’clock
The men all try to get a better view,
Oi, my mate fancies you.
VERSE 2 The man in front is sound asleep
A battered briefcase at his feet
She sees the air he breathes is
Steaming up the window.
A perv who’s standing in the aisle
Offers her a nervous smile
Cos he’s been staring at her
And now he knows that she knows.
She wonders "why is it always me,
Why do I always attract these creeps?"
CHORUS
MIDDLE 8 A girl is sliding down the wall - her mates are laughing.
A boy is helping her to her feet – he thinks his luck’s in.
Now she finds they’re slowing down, she don’t need his help.
The doors are open, she turns around, she don’t feel too well.
His phoney Walkman’s spitting out a tinny drum-beat.
He turns it off, he drags her out, she can’t get to her feet.
The boy is winking at his mates as they stand there and watch.
Too late the girl has realised it’s him getting off.
INSTRUMENTAL BREAK
VERSE 3 Some drunken girls have formed a group
Around a boy who’s got some food
They help themselves to chips
While he just sits there sober.
A noisy cheer before her stop
Makes the guy in front wake up
She turns around to see that
The perv has fallen over.
She tries to keep herself discreet
Rising gently from her seat.
Stepping over the pervert's feet
She set free her sigh of relief.
CHORUS Forty drunken men in suits
Stomach contents on their shoes.
The women try to take a dimmer view,
But they’ve been drinking too.
Forty office girls from work,
Been life-long friends since 4 o’clock.
The men all try to get a better view,
Oi, my mate fancies you.
