The Ballad Of Micky Valentine

In a white sterile distant room a baby cries alone
He's crying for the desperate love that he has never known
He's crying out for the touch of his mother's hand
A bit part in a story that he doesn't understand
An extra in a story that he doesn't understand
A walk on in a story that he doesn't understand

Chosen from a damaged list to satisfy the dream
But if you scratch beneath the surface all is not quite what it seems
Assimilate acclimatise he learned to play a part
But sooner than expected the dream it fell apart
Sooner than expected the dream fell apart
And looping round again again again the nightmares start

Abandoned once more once again the boy has not been seen
A bitter sense of mourning for the life that could have been
The boy nobody wanted then grew up to be a man
Still lost and reaching out to try and touch a loving hand
He stares into his empty glass and can't help wonder how
If things had worked out differently where would he be now
He might have been a winner if he'd had the chance to choose
Cos it's difficult to beat someone who has nothing else to lose

From bed to bar from bar to bed
From bed to bar from bar to bed
From bar to bar from bed to bed
From bar to bar to bar to bed
From bed to bar from bar to bed
From bed to bar from bar to bed
From bar to bar from bed to bed
From bar to bar to bar to bed

From bar to bed from bed to bar to satisfy his thirst
To fill the void his emptiness to try and break the curse
Trust no one on his knuckles trust fewer still in his heart
While looking for his answers again it fell apart

He'll acquiesce to strangers and prioritise their needs
Believing he's not worthy as his inner demon feeds
Without control he spirals down until he hits rock bottom
His search for life a place to fit is finally forgotten
He couldn't find the answers couldn't find the missing piece
The jigsaw stays unfinished as he contemplates release
He goes out just as he came in all naked and alone
The cold dead corpse of Valentine on a slab of stone

The cold dead corpse of Valentine on a slab of stone
Cause of death unknown
Cause of death unknown