Lines of Life - Part Two (1/3) By Paul England

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At this time I was knocking about with our Phil. He was working 'cos he had already left school. Me, I was always wagging off school and when I did bother to turn up I was just bad. I had three different teachers in my first three years at seniors, I never did my work, I was just a complete pain in the arse. Classroom Fool They pushed me out the classroom And left me there so mad. Then when I lost my temper, Then they would ring my dad.

My dad would come to school, To talk with Mr Green. But he beat me black and blue, For my father was so mean. The teachers could not find The boy so lost in me. The others would just tease, Until I went crazy. They sat me in a place, In a room just all alone. The teacher would then say Young man now change your tone. You can sit alone and think, Why you act this way. But the teacher would not listen, This child didn't have his say. Sometimes he was not wrong, He raged now to be heard. Then Mr Green would say Mr England, can I have a word You know I'll ring your father, But he will beat me black and blue So please just calm your temper, But what I say is true. But the teacher could not hear The bad tempered classroom fool. The rest of the time I twagged, I just didn't bother to go to school.

I remember this one day I wagged. It was about two weeks after my mam had said she was going to leave. I went home at 'home time' and when I walked in our Mike was there to meet me. He said my mam had gone. My dad had always left us kids to my mam apart from if we were naughty or he wanted me and our Dave to fight. He had always been strict. He was a proud man, that's why he didn't cry at first. He went out on the piss and came back paralytic. Me and a few of my mates were upstairs when I just heard a smash. I ran downstairs to see my dad putting his fists through the lead glass windows. I ran straight to him. He just crumbled to the floor in tears. I just put my arms around him.

Crazy Kid By sixteen he's selling 'phet   a boy out of school   no job can he get Led by his mates   he's selling his soul Outside the school gates   he's stuck in this hole Taking the pure   and turning them bad Taking the soul   that he never had Sitting around   he said it's a treat Now there's a habit   I'm robbing my street Feeling a pain   needing some more No money again   I'm needing a score Doing this shit   wanting the bag Leaving this life   that he never had Alone in the park   the devil he calls With the touch of a pin   he's taking our souls For looking around   I've seen him before Forgetting his name   now I'll never know.

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Copyright ©2007  Paul England

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