I was born in Birmingham   But soon I would escape   With education incomplete   And two songs on a tape   When my girlfriend was expelled   We took the London coach   Her sister gave her daffodils   Her mother, an old brooch      And she smiled and she smiled   And she smiled...      She was so beautiful - 17   She was so beautiful - 17      We didn’t have much money then   No hi-fi or TV   So we made love, I’d sing her songs   And she would read to me   But we were young   I didn’t know what love was all about   When I slept with her best friend   Of course she threw me out!      And we cried and we cried   And we cried...      I was looking for a deal   Looking for a hit   The affectations of success   The airs that go with it   While she was looking for a man   Who didn’t need a maid   She modelled for an agency   Who made sure she got paid      When she smiled, when she smiled   When she smiled...      I was an empty head libertine