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1981

When Dawn Arrives

Madness

Lyrics

He hums tonight through his street

My unlatched window the tune repeats

The curb crawling car winds down to a stop

A few seconds mumbled then whisks him off

Sick and tired of abuse

Controlled signs of hysteria

But like when dawn arrives

He remembers his leisure

He risks tonight through his block

A crack in the curtains is unlocked

No meeting with a mother or greeting a friend

Sharp looking boot-jack with some time to spend

Sick and tired of abuse

Controlled signs of hysteria

But like when dawn arrives

He remembers his leisure

He rides tonight through his manor

I can see his conscience get the better

From a doorway stepped in shadowed leather

Exchanging handshakes for money

And pleasure

He crawls tonight through his scum

From a dirty window his body's numb

Beneath the street lamp tilts shoulders bent

Meets his pickup who pays his rent

Sick and tired of abuse

Controlled signs of hysteria

But like when dawn arrives

He remembers his leisure

His pleasure

WRITERS

CATHAL JOSEPH SMYTH, CHRISTOPHER JOHN FOREMAN, DANIEL MARK WOODGATE, GRAHAM MCPHERSON, LEE THOMPSON, LEE JAY THOMPSON, MARK WILLIAM BEDFORD, MICHAEL BARSON

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Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

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