Higher Hopes

With a toddler in one hand and a cigarette in the other He looked at her through tiny puff of smoke With kisses and cancer sticks, his daughter he would smother In that foolish mix of confidence and hope And I know that he had higher hopes than that Stuck behind that desk at work, listening to that crap When your boss wears not just trousers, but traffic warden's hat You know that you had higher hopes than that He said, as soon as you got sunshine, you got clouds Soon as you got your freedom, there's a sign says, 'Not allowed' Soon as you get good news, you get holes appear in shoes And that's just the way the furrows plough He worked up at the carpark; he was by and large ignored He parked 'em and then cleaned them all by hand And there hadn't been a car so far his wages could afford Or GNP would ever understand And he thought that he had higher hopes than this Between the shagging couples and the staircase stained with piss And he's always home so late at night, his kids he's scared to kiss And he thought that he had higher hopes than this He said, soon as you got sunshine, you got clouds Soon as you got your freedom, there's a sign says, 'Not allowed' Soon as you get good news, you get holes appear in shoes And that's just the way the furrows plough Soon as you got chips, you've got seagulls Soon as you got land, you've got work Soon as you get grigs, you've got lizards, you've got snakes (Soon as you got chips, you've got seagulls) That's just the way this little axel turns (Soon as you got land, you've got work) Soon as you got chips, you've got seagulls Soon as you got land, you've got work Soon as you get grigs, you've got lizards, you've got snakes (Soon as you got chips, you've got seagulls) That's just the way this little axel turns (Soon as you got land, you've got work) He said, as soon as you got sunshine, you got clouds Soon as you got your freedom, there's a sign says, 'Not allowed' Soon as you get good news, you get holes appear in shoes And that's just the way the furrows plough