Seconds of Pleasure

[Verse 1]

You say you don't desire me

She's only a hired hand

Now you are tired of me

Expensive care is meaningless

Feeling nothing and caring less

Cut off at the pass

She knows where you were headed

She wants double-time or a temporary wedding

[Chorus]

And the lucky girl leads a life of leisure

Though she's with forty-five years

For seconds of pleasure

[Verse 2]

I thought I knew you too well

Now I find the man is a mystery

And the promises you made

Are really only ancient history

Everyday goes by without a hitch

You say the urge becomes an itch

You say that I'm no go for you, that's rich

Or am I being bitchy?

[Chorus]

And the lucky girl leads a life of leisure

Though she's with forty-five years

For seconds of pleasure

[Verse 3]

And the hands on the clock move so precisely

You say you only kissed her once or twice

You didn't do it for love, you didn't even do it with stealth

I can't help you now

I can't help myself

Committed to life and then commuted to the outskirts

I was living for thirty minutes at a time

With a break in the middle for adverts

You treat me like a piece of human furniture

You say when? You sad soul

If you can look all that you like

But I won't let you touch and poke

[Chorus]

And the lucky girl leads a life of leisure

Though she's with forty-five years

For seconds of pleasure