Never Go To School

You sleep away the morning
Stubborn as a mule
You frighten all the neighbours
And you never go to school

Camping in the garden
In your father's sleeping bag
Listening to the wind blow
Thinking you're Kerouac

There's only so far you can go
On this concrete road
They'll take you straight back home

You love your little sister
She still believes in God
But if she keeps on getting older
She'll have to find a proper job

You never miss your father
But you've got his photograph
And according to your mother
He's never coming back

There's only so far you can go
On this concrete road
They'll take you straight back home

The woods are full of wardens
Dogs are all on chains
You're in another century
Still trying to hop a train

We stood there by the railings
Stood there arm in arm
Know that I will find you
Wherever you are

There's only so far you can go
On this concrete road
They'll take you straight back home

You sleep away the morning
Stubborn as a mule
You frighten all the neighbours
And you never go to school