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Fifteen YearsI never was a violent manSaid the man in the bar with his head in his hands He's trying his best to understand the cause of his dismay But the years of gin have broken him They've left him cold where he's fitted in But it's too late now to turn around and find another way And the laughs in the late night lock-in Have faded away when he gets in The girl from fifteen years ago Has packed and gone away That's never how it used to be What happened to all that energy You took one too many liberties, I'm tired of being afraid So after the fight she took flight Hiding swollen eyes and a wounded pride The best years of her life denied, and sold for liquid shares And the victims of their world, are advertised on posters Just a beach and a pretty girl, if you just take this potion There's another week till his cheque comes through He's got a fiver left now to spend on food But the doors of the bars are open, and he breaks another rule Well he sits on a stool that bears his name Hes got a favorite glass well its called the same He's never been kept waiting, 'cause he pays a landlord's wage |