The Temper

[Verse 1] There was something in those eyes she gave To tell him she had no interest buying the bull he was selling Silence convicted the crime So she leaves without a "goodbye" It's only now he’s hit, he's stricken by the thought There'll be no more smiles to quicken his pulse That privilege will go to somebody else [Chorus] It’s a struggle not to cry When all he want is what he's lost He's choking close to dying When anyone mentions her name A fury that he couldn't temper A temper that he couldn't tame [Verse 2] There's blokes millin' 'round, all shady and shifty Looks like something off an Agatha Christie He couldn’t care less He’ll be no parole today It's back to flat to reheat leftover 3-in-1 He eats absentmindedly watching reruns all day Tryin’ to act how he ought to behave [Chorus] It's a struggle not to cry When all he want is what he's lost He's choking close to dying When anyone mentions her name A fury that he couldn’t temper A temper that he couldn't tame [Bridge] Peelin' the labels of bottles of rum Flickin' ask into half-empty cans He [?] have gone on a run He'll still pretend that things are going to plan [Outro] A fury that he couldn't temper A temper that he couldn't tame But who's to blame?