Who could have told me   Time creeps up and kicks you in the head   Didn't know much at all   Lovers abuse you   Drag you down and leave you out for dead   You was my wake up call   The truth came down when   The girl got round and   Baby bound then   Ah Beautiful thing you are      Heavenly mother   Shuck my pride, how does it make you feel   Tell me where I begin   Extraterrestrial, seen that kick clear across the room   Witness the alien   One side of me   One my best friend   A whole new person      Well I never will hurt you   I'll never deserve to   Ah Beautiful Thing you are