Hope and alcohol
This is probably not a good time for us to have sex
I’m drunk enough to lie on you thinking about who’s next
I should feel so guilty I should be wincing with my shame
But then you’re lying underneath me thinking exactly the same
That’s the way of all us strangers all of us who fall
When we’re mixing lost life itself with hope with alcohol
That’s the way of hapless lovers whose lives have slowly sunk
To the point of false affection and telling truths when too drunk
It’s what helps you make it through the night
Till we meet tomorrows face slapped day
And as long as spirits from the bottle soothe
This picture will tear your life away
And do you feel this morning
As if a hot bath won’t wash it away
It’s not as if there was no warning
And it’s going to be a long long day
You’ll be suffering with the malaise
And your head will thunder on
You’ll promise to change your ways
But the weakness is far too strong
You won’t find any magicians to whip last night away
These one night stands are real enough to add to your decay
There’s no point in pretending that your memory took a fall
Such pointless sex is not love it’s just hope and alcohol
(C) SJ2009
