Nobody tells me what’s going on
In this town today
There’s people screaming and jumping
I’m getting in their way
It happens all the time
I think I might be hated
Will someone please tell me…
what’s going on today?
I’ve got no friends,
I’m all alone
Will somebody help me?
I’m all alone
I wanna’ be young again
Back in school
Will somebody help me?
Will somebody help me?
I walk down the high street
To get some money out
To feet my addiction
There’s nobody about
This side of town is silent
People are staring at me
They’re talking about me
What can I do?
[Chorus]
I don’t know what has seemed to cause this!
My eyes are seeing things that aren’t actually there
I feel so great, I’m on top of the world
I’ll take another hit and maybe everything will be better
Yeah!
Yeah,
Yeah...
[Chorus]
I want a life
Out of this city
I want to get away
From the glare of people
I hate it here
I might go mad, if I had to stay
I’m leaving tomorrow
Good riddance, farewell
Oh, I won’t miss you
I’ll be out of this hell!
credits
from A Negative Loss,
released August 25, 2008
Words & music: Robert Heart
Bob Heart & Jonty 'Jazz' Bagshaw, from 1986-1989 were The Bob Experience. Their debut album (featuring drum programming by Bill Pippen) was remastered by Heart in 2012. RIP Jonty. Bill & Bob
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