Paul Heaton

The Balcony
As he taxes a draw on the 15th floorHe can't help cursing his luckLife could have dealt him such a different handMaybe 2 across and 23 upBut there ain't door on the 38th floorNo shortcut out of this dumpThe nearer high rise comes closer to the skiesThe temptation to actually jumpAnd it's sadder the leaving than leftSadder the going than goneSaddest of all is the person bereftOf the chance to jump off or walk onFalling from ladder, landing on daggerA thousand and one ways to dieBetter the brave and the early to graveAnd damn those too frightened to tryAs he awaits the last score on the 25th floorHe looks down at the madness belowIt's always some Grimsby or ScunthorpeSome place he ain't been or won't goAnd as result comes in and his head goes downYet another week he's gonna be stuckLetras de cancionesWhere the betting slips rain like confettiLet down, thrown out or screwed upAnd it's sadder the leaving than leftSadder the going than goneSaddest of all is the person bereftOf the chance to jump off or walk onFalling from ladder, landing on daggerA thousand and one ways to dieBetter the brave and the early to grave And damn those too frightned to trySo we wish you good spaces in faraway placesGood luck in the folk that you meetCause if you don't travel, the dust and the gravelWill swallow you up from your feetThis song that we give, please carry it withTo remind you we long your returnTravel thee far and travel thee wellAnd bring back every lesson you learnTravel thee far and travel thee wellAnd bring back every lesson you learn From Letras Mania