For the price of a cup of tea
For the price of a cup of teaYou’d get a line of cokeFor the price of a night with meYou’d be the village jokeFor the price of a pint of milkI’ll tell you all I knowAbout the state of the world todaySit down, enjoy the show
She had several hours to find a place to stayTry the coffee shop, but somewhere on the wayShe heard about a place, somewhere she could goWalked a couple of blocks to her destination
For the price of a cup of teaYou’d get a seven inchesSoul black vinyl to stop your tearsYou can use my stereoYou might be the village joke butDon’t listen to the gossip of the other folk
She just wants to be accepted in this placeThere’s something in her faceShe will always seem exotic and aloofIf you want to know the truthHer friend the stars dripping from the jewelled skyWhen she was passing byWould keep her calmThere was people that she knew, at least she thought she didBe easy on the kid!
She took her winter coat from her plastic wrapperPushed back her fringe, see her birthmarkShe can finally be the person she wanted to be