give me possessions
oh love luck and money they go to my head
like wildfire

it's good to have something to live for you'll find
live for tomorrow
live for a job and a perfect behind
high time

a-ah

England my country the home of the free
such miserable weather
but England's as happy as England can be
why cry

and did you know desire's a terrible thing
the worst that I could find
and did you know desire's a terrible thing
but I rely on mine

a-ah

England my country the home of the free
such miserable weather
but England's as happy as England can be
why cry

and did you know desire's a terrible thing
the worst that I could find
and did you know desire's a terrible thing
but I rely on mine

did you know desire's a terrible thing
it makes the world go blind
but if desire, desire's a terrible thing
you know that I really don't mind

[and] it's my [land/life]
and it's my life
and though I can't be sure what I want any more
it will come to me later

[well] it's my [land/life]
and it's my life
and though I can't be sure if I want any more
it will come to me later... ah
yeah