All Smiles

I don't care if the sun shines or the bull breaks its neck

Like Steve Earle I've done time & I'll never let it rest

I'm tired of all the sugar endings

I'm just pleased with what I've got

A promising future once the torture stops

I've been around this crazy World, from Stockport to Siam

& I'm telling you this for nothing 'cos that's just the guy I am

A simpleton, a prophet yawning, happy with his lot

I'll be all smiles once the torture stops

Count yourself lucky if you've learned as much as I've forgot

I'll take my blessings any old how 'cos I don't care a jot

All is groovy, always has been, since the year dot

& will get even better once the torture stops