Self pitying clown, schlepping round the provincial town

Fifty seven with five chins, and nobody wins

You're spilling out of your chair, there's a bigger one 

over there

Oh save me, save me from the laissez-faire



Tell me tales of your youth, then start again and try to 

tell the truth

Never hugged as a kid, and now you're doing all you never 

did

Spilling onto the stage, with a tablespoon full of rage

Oh save me, save me from the lion's cage



You split your seam when you screamed "Somebody love me!"

Is it all a bad dream? "Somebody love me!"

I wasn't aware, it was anyone's job to care

Oh save me, save me from the laissez-faire



Throw me a line, throw me a line

Throw me a line and I'll tear it apart

Throw me a line, it doesn't have to be mine

And then I'll break a million hearts



You split your seam when you screamed "Oh no, somebody 

love me!"

Is it all a bad dream? "Oh no, somebody love me!"

I wasn't aware, it was anyone's job to care

Oh save me, come on and save me, come on and save me

From the laissez-faire