I got myself a mortgage,
It didn't save the marriage
We weren't insureed,
Insured against breakage
If you believe in orphans
There's still a chance for love
(The hand that warms you also harms you)
Pick me up in pieces,
I'm scattered and broken,
Slow, slow music
Pick me up in pieces,
I'm scattered and broken,
Slow, slow music
By the time I was 16,
I knew the names of the planets,
Stayed away from the doorstep,
Was frightened of milk-bottles
If you believe in orphans
There's still a chance for love
(The hand that warms you also harms you)
I know I'm not an orphan
But I believe in love
(The hand that holds you also scolds you)
chorus
So! don't wake the children,
Leave them in bed
In the land o the dreamless,
They're better off dead
If you believe in orphans
There's still a chance for love
(The hand that warms you also harms you)
I know I'm not an orphan
But I believe in love
(The hand that holds you also scolds you)
chorus