15 Years

I never was a violent man

Said the man in the bar with his head in his hands

Trying his best to understand the cause of his dismay

But years of gin have broken him

And left him cold where he's fitted in

But it's too late now to turn around and find another way

And the lights in the late night lock-in

Fade away when he gets in

And the girl from fifteen years ago

Has packed and gone away

She said it'll never be what it used to be

What happened to all that energy?

You took too many liberties

And I'm tired of being afraid

So after night she took flight

Hiding swollen eyes and a wounded pride

The best years of her life denied, sold for liquid shares

And the lights in the late night lock-in

Fade away when he gets in

And the girl from fifteen years ago

Has packed and gone away

And the victims of their world

Are advertised on posters

Just a beach and a pretty girl

You just take this potion

It's another week till his cheque comes through

He's got a fiver left to spend on food

But the doors of the bars are open

And he breaks another rule

He sits on the stool that bears his name

His favorite glass is called the same

And he's never been kept waiting

'Cause he pays the landlord's wage

All the lights in the late night lock-in

Fade away when he gets in

And the girl from fifteen years ago

Has packed and gone away

All the lights in the late night lock-in

Fade away when he gets in

And the girl from fifteen years ago

Has packed and gone away