Shell Shocked Crowd

I got the letter that you left behind you
It read like a newspaper ten days old
I could never understand the way that you could change me
I thought I had it figured now I’m left out in the cold

I threw away the job workin’ in the factory
You’re just a piece of nuts when you’re workin’ on the floor
Thought of writing words for some foreign publication
I’m putting pen to paper now you’re walking out the door

It’s a dull bell of change when you lose your wife and friends
To a heart that beats too loud
It’s a dull bell of change but you’ve got to make a push
Away from the shell-shocked crowd

I sold the car, I sold the television
You took the kids and you went back home to mum
I know for sure that you don’t understand me
But darlin’ take a look around, the struggle’s just begun

I’ve had the time, I’ve had the time to sit and think
I’ve had the time to be a cynic and a liar
It makes no sense when your back’s against another wall
Who needs uncertainty whilst walking on the wire