I love this life Its good to be alive Despite the distractions That lose us sometimes Stressed out by working You just can't decide If it would be easier Just living Unsheltered, outside Chilled in the winter Cardboard no shelter Continuing to grind it out The next day no better Sometimes when working You can leave for two weeks dealing with the pressures The way you know how Off down to benidorm Escape the home town You'll go on a holiday off of west coast of Africa See some old friends You could meet in canaria You might go with your wife Rejoicing in your life You realise quite quickly that Staying on at the factory Paying your way in this sunny weather Is cheaper forever, tacticly Peter and Paul Safe from sneaky robbery You kept your money in the bank Despite all the temptations You found on e-bay It wasn't easy But you survived You might be entrenched With all kinds of debtors Fearfully receiving the red ones demanding Witho

AG Leyden: Walk on by? : Streets washed by pouring rain Gutters try their best to accept the deluge Blockage upon torrent Sound, gurgles, lapping, dripping ...

Hello my auld mucker How have you been Do you still visit your local Mess around on the microphone Karaoke fun Bounce around like a maniac Still drink like a fish Or have you taken up running Or is it time to relax Are you still as rambunctious considerate and funny Or are you now boring Wider than before Dancing on the telly A quiz show with Bradley You seem to be the person I would have hoped You would have become I could be wrong buddie Its been so bastard long Its been a while matey How's the wife and weans Does your misses care about you As does mine Are the kids a reflection Of the man you have become Hold them close buddie Love them the most I remember our outings Holidays in the Sun Or up in our country Where the clear burns run Where we quenched our thirst quite freely Under the August Sun Carrying packs on our backs Fuck, they weighed a ton We miss those friends we have not seen Ideally we'd be able to see them more But we dri