[00:14.79]Better stop dreaming of the quiet life
[00:16.70]Cause it's the one we'll never know
[00:19.16]And quit running for that runaway bus
[00:21.40]Cause those rosy days are few
[00:23.57]And, stop apologizing for the things you've never done,
[00:28.37]Cause time is short and life is cruel
[00:30.76]But it's up to us to change
[00:32.63]This town called malice.
[00:42.90]Rows and rows of disused milk floats
[00:45.07]Stand dying in the dairy yard
[00:47.38]And a hundred lonely housewives clutch empty milk
[00:50.03]Bottles to their hearts
[00:51.76]Hanging out their old love letters on the line to dry
[00:57.02]It's enough to make you stop believing when tears come
[00:59.61]Fast and furious
[01:01.09]In a town called malice.
[01:20.68]Struggle after struggle, year after year
[01:25.53]The atmosphere's a fine blend of ice
[01:27.33]I'm almost stone cold dead
[01:29.37]In a town called malice.
[01:39.48]A whole street's belief in Sunday's roast beef
[01:44.00]Gets dashed against the Co-op
[01:48.79]To either cut down on beer or the kids new gear
[01:51.12]It's a big decision in a town called malice.
[02:10.37]The ghost of a steam train, echoes down my track
[02:14.25]It's at the moment bound for nowhere
[02:17.07]Just going round and round
[02:19.62]Playground kids and creaking swings
[02:21.64]Lost laughter in the breeze
[02:24.09]I could go on for hours and I probably will
[02:26.25]But I'd sooner put some joy back
[02:27.80]In this town called malice.
[02:37.78]In this town called malice.