Jogging

Recently I've been struggling with anxiety To the point I find it hard to leave the flat The days drain away, scouring eBay Or looking on Zoopla at houses where I'll never live I know I must be paranoid Everytime I get the bus I feel the many pairs of eyes Weighing on my person surreptitiously I was offered and took voluntary redundancy From my role as counsellor at St. Cecilia's Secondary School So I went back freelance as a graphic designer Business is okay but I miss working with the young folk I know I must be paranoid When I pick up the groceries One of the girls who works the check-out Tuts under her breath and it destroys me for a week Dr. Shen prescribed me beta-blockers And recommended taking daily exercise So I've started jogging To my own great surprise Hundreds of miles going nowhere I know I must be paranoid This morning in memorial park I thought I caught a busker Sneak an ugly word into "Wonderwall" As I went by Jogging, jogging, I'm jogging, jogging Jogging, jogging, jogging, jogging Jogging, jogging, I'm jogging, jogging Jogging There's a Kurdish family on the ground floor Had a brick put through their kitchen window The police know who did this, still they do nothing It's lonely up here in Middle-England I know I must be paranoid I feel the atmosphere 'Round here is growing nastier People don't smile anymore There's no such thing as a quick-fix But jogging has provided me A base on which to mould my time And let my worries go awhile I know I must be paranoid But I feel the atmosphere 'Round here is growing nastier People don't care anymore Would you like to sponsor me For running the London Marathon? Though it's really daunting We're aiming to raise a thousand Pounds For the British Red Cross