Oh what a plain necessity to be alive   Always too soon to criticise   I have had under my eyes and nose   My mouth singing me lullabies      I have no right to complain that I am alone   And have no-one permanently   But if one takes it by the hand the funny man laughs   Forever landing them on me      Oh what a plain necessity to be alive   Always too soon to criticise   I have had under my eyes and nose   My mouth singing me lullabies      I have no right to complain that I am alone   And have no-one permanently   But if one takes it by the hand the funny man laughs   Forever landing them on me      Biting while cutting deep m   M akes me end up with a clean sweep   Making all my fears   Completely dissolve away   The saving up for the hope day disappears (get off)      It's funny how when you breathe in   Your mouth opens air goes in   She won't boil using Teflon on her   Should I go and put the kettle on her      Michael's got himself a girlfriend he's a lucky fellow   Katy's top was as white as ever but now it's gone all yellow   Malcolm's a bastard and keeps acting like Emperor Nero   Peter is constantly pretending to be a super hero      But whats in a name la la la la   What's in a name la la la la   What's in a name la la la la   What's in a name la la la la      Biting while cutting deep   Makes me end up with a clean sweep   Making all my fears   Completely dissolve away   The saving up for the hope day disappears      The funny man hiding something   Hands me one thing trying not to laugh   Then he gives me news of an epitaph   For the creatures dying in my bath      Tracy is turning and revolving in a city lining   Martin keeps his new Lambretta gleaming and shining   All news has its way then leaves me staring at my pillow   All clouds have a silver lining gleaming and shining      All of the time   On the Siegfried Line      All news has its way then leaves me staring at my pillow   All clouds have a silver lining gleaming and shining