until i saw it on TV
i never thought it could happen to me
i never thought i'd be addicted
to something so restricted
but the advert for Bold made me believe
as did the one for L'Oreal Elvive
that the television could never lie
and i will believe it until i die
that unity is one step from freedom
that dying is better than bleeding
from a sawn-off shotgun aimed at your head
it's at times like this you wish you weren't dead

maybe i'll be better off tomorrow

when it burnt down in front of me
i suppose i had to concede
the sacreleige i had been taught
in Denver county magistrates court
the judge told me that if i do or die
i'm going to need an alibi
and since i don't know what that means
i'll wait until i'm seventeen

maybe i'll be better off tomorrow
maybe i won't

since the newspaper self-combusted
i don't feel i have ever trusted
the telephone to say to me
whether to fail or disagree
the consequence is never mine
take the blame - i've done my time
the days in jail i'll always remember
thanks to the persistent offender
who shouted abuse at the apple juice
tried to let loose the chocolate moose
tried to eat the concrete
tried to defeat Sesame Street

Maybe i'll be better off tomorrow
maybe i won't
it's at times like this i realise how lucky i am