A child takes a sticker to say
‘I was good at the doctor’s today’
as in the factory where the stickers were made
ink drips onto the floor in the shape of a lion
the machines roar in mockery but it stays silent
as the workers whisper it will come to life someday.
La da da da da la da da da da la da da da da hey oh
Sweating waiters season salads
as a customer remarks ‘I don’t know how they manage.’
Their companion replies that they cannot sympathise
and ‘If you want the most from life, you’ve got to just grab it.’
A newspaper laying on their table bears grubby fingers
smudged over headlines about genocide and adverts for new cars.
La da da da da la da da da da la da da da da hey oh
A supermarket worker adds a cigarette pack
to the bread and fruit she’s packed in a black bin bag.
Now a fella shaking coins outside asks her for smoke,
she says, ‘I can’t give you no food in case you choke’.
A police officer approaches to ask if there’s any problem,
she shakes her head and says, ‘No, I just wish there was some way I could help him’.
La da da da da la da da da da la da da da da hey oh
Streams join rivers as lovers join hands
at the back of the bus their breath frosting the glass.
When a woman with a black eye gets on at the next stop,
the passengers surrounding stroke their feet in the dust.
Frightened foxes run from the sound of the engine,
as an old man slips his gloves on saying, ‘When it’s not summer weather, there’s no use pretending’.
La da da da da la da da da da la da da da da hey oh
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