Flight of the Rat

Spread the word around, the rat is leaving town The message is a song, the misery is gone Ooh yes, it is Once I had a dream to sing before the queen She didn't want to know, she wouldn't see the show Oh, what a fright, I couldn't do it right Oh, what a night, oh, what a night Mystic demons fly all about the sky With memories of a clown, the saddest show in town, yeah When I was 17, my mother said to me "Be careful what you touch, you shouldn't take so much" I blew my mind, she was so kind I could have cried, oh Ooh, in my mind I had to find a kind of new way Of being, oh, so cool Like a blue blooded, well studded English fool Speak about the past, the times are changing fast Once I was so weak, I couldn't even speak, not a word Shaking out a curse, nothing could be worse Walking through the door, who could ask for more? And now I'm free and I can see And I am me, yes, I am me Yeah Work it out, now, ooh Spread the word around, the rat is leaving town The message is a song, the misery is gone Shaking out a curse, nothing could be worse Walking through the door, who could ask for more? Now I'm free and I can see And I am me, yes, I am me Ooh, oh-oh Please, stay away