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?