You're like coal to a miner

It's so hard to get you outta there, when you're so far down

When you're older and wiser, you can't believe the things you've done when you were young and dumb

It oughta to be fun to see if you can get away with it

Fun to see how long that you can stay with it

I don't wanna sound childish; I know it can be done

You can live how you wanna live; you can live with anyone

I don't want to sound crazy; I know it can be

We could have tea

You're like explosives to fire, never knowing when you might go off when you blow your top

Like a madman for hire, can't last long enough in town when the jobs come round

Ain't gonna wanna have to light the fuse and run away

Have to find a use for you someday

I don't want to sound childish; I know it can be done

You can live how you wanna live; you can live with anyone

I don't want to sound crazy; I know it can be

We could have tea

So you better get up on the wire

Better balance out that act, that's a fact

Before you get thrown in the fire

Thinking about the things you could have done, when you were quite young

Don't wanna be thinking about the things you could have done

Gonna need a talking to and you're the only one

I don't want to sound childish; I know it can be done

You can live how you wanna live; you can live with anyone

I don't want to sound crazy; I know it can be

We could have tea