By the banks - reconstructed
where the sewers flow to the sea
through the suburbs
gone squash and deserted
no boats waiting at the quay
no jobs in the factorys
no fun down gasworks lane
motherhood's not overly attractive
neither their sense of shame

Watch time go by
buying my love up
fit to bust up

Do you remember the days
carnivals on the domain
three jealous hearts were we
your wife your family
searching out duplicate keys
drinking whisky in the park
thinking we'd found the answers
like pickpocketing in the dark
this is a marrriage disaster

Watch time go by

Watch time go by
buying my love up
fit to bust up

Here I'm discontented
pockets they're out of pride
home is where the heart seeks yes
hide me there
distance is crooked
and corners they slide
I was still under
nobody cared
young enough to be a mother
smart enough to choose
when there are there are no others
there's just yourself

there's just - just yourself
there's just - just yourself
there's just - just yourself
there's just - just yourself
there's just - just yourself