Sun don't shine upon this town,
No way through the sulphur cloud,
They pack us in, but there's no space,
And there's no way out of this place,
Too much time, nowhere to hide.
Spend my days walking around,
All alone in a lonely town,
I can't tell day from night,
I can't tell wrong from right,
I can't laugh, but I can't cry
For your eyes, for your eyes.
Past the faces, red and blue,
With their cans of Special Brew,
Drink their way out of this,
Chance worth less than a hooker's kiss,
Someone calls, but I walk by.
Lifts don't work, take the stairs,
Smells of piss, everywhere
Turn the locks on my door,
Another night in with a ten pound draw,
I can't laugh, but I can't cry
For your eyes, for your eyes.
People standing all around,
Someone's gone and hit the ground,
Old guy up in 108,
Taken all that he could take,
No one looks, too surprised.
Lived alone, you could tell,
No one knew him very well,
Seemed quite nice, someone said
Seemed all right, now he's dead.
I can't laugh, but I can't cry
For your eyes, for your eyes.
For your eyes, for your eyes.
But it ain't right