Where's your daddy gone?
And your education
Maybe you let him down
With the rest of your family
Yes it's tough
And like the rest they've had enough
And you feel much better off
Now they've gone
So pedestrian
The lowest expectation
Maybe it's where you're from
Just burning oxygen with the boys
And it's tough
When you wake up feeling rough
And there's only so many hours left
In the day
Every step of the road
You'll be breaking the code
Take a book off the shelf
Make a man of yourself
Love is better than wealth
And what you thought it would be
You say you're damaged now
And you want everybody to know
But no-ones interested
They gave up feeling sorry for you
Yes it's tough
And you just can't give it up
You can't live without that stuff
You're using
Every step of the road
You'll be breaking the code
Take a book off the shelf
Make a man of yourself
Love is better than wealth
And what you thought it would be