Austerity, Girl One (medley) Lyrics - Human League

In the town 

The start of day 

The father thinks in sadness 

On why his daughters went away 

On youth and other madness 

I know we don't choose who we love 

And malice is so human 

When your principle's no good 

It's time to find a new one 

I was brought up to believe 

That to avoid disaster 

In life as in your dreams 

You've got to be the monster 

When you've done your very best 

When things turn out unpleasant 

When the best of men take bribes 

Isn't it the fool who doesn't? 

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In the town 

By the house 

The journalist is waiting 

And near this place 

There is a space 

A subject contemplating 

You've got your keys to get back in 

You've washed your face so you can smile 

You've got your pockets full of lending cash 

Your ticket to the ladies mile 

You brush away a flake of zinc 

Advance toward the street outside 

You close your mind so you can't think 

The hide, the ride, the tide 

Photos 

But the scenes come rushing in 

Like eels into your net 

And it's just like Joseph said 

Another walk you can't forget 

But you push into the bleak 

Where all the women walk in fear 

Another three-word phrase 

The near, the clear, the dear 

You're a lonely little girl 

Who just wants to please her dad 

So you thought you'd be a nurse 

Just like your mother had 

But you make the patients worse 

And the doctors know you're bad 

(Better get back to the oracle) 

The oracle in this case 

Is a message on your phone 

It says where you go 

Gravity has gone 

You know this is true 

But you want to speak of love 

Prediction and ambiguity 

Go hand in glove 

The oracle in this case 

Is a face on your wall 

It says where you go 

People will fall 

And near this place 

There is a space 

A subject contemplating 

And in the town 

The sun goes down 

No-one investigating