Better Than This
Is this what you meant?Is this what you dreamed ofWhen you were making your plansShaking the dirt off?Do you feel like you and I belong?Just keep your eyes on the roadAnd nothing can go wrong
You can do so much better than thisyou can do so much better than this
I've been checking my sumsOh where did the time go?Holding my photograph up to the windowThrough the paper and refracted sunI can see all the things I wish that I'd done
You can hang your hopes on the bedsits massesYou can put your faith in the foreignYou can tell yourself you're doing your bestYou can do so much better than this
Get a grip on yourselfGet a grip on yourselfCould have be something but you're too lateAnd you weren't invited anyway
Because the photographs show the wrong manBecause there is no soap star holding your handYou don't see yourself in the freeze frameMust be someone else using your name
And everyone will be the sameAnd everyone will glowAnd everywhere you'll see your nameIn every shop window
It's better than thisYou can do so much better than thisYou can do so much better than thisYou can do so much better than this