Lucy Grace can't show her face down in the North End Road <br />
For in Belgravia <br />
Rumours have been whispered and suggestions have been made <br />
Did you sell your friends out when the heat got too intense? <br />
You say you like the danger but it's only a pretense <br />
You say you need the money <br />
When everybody knows you can always fall back on your inheritance <br />
Did you bruise your arms on those false alarms <br />
Did you bruise your pride on his smile so wide? <br />
Only fingertips from forbidden bliss <br />
Did you bruise your lips in this basement kiss? <br />
<br />
Who's that sneaking 'round the door? <br />
You can't come here no more <br />
Can't you go home again? <br />
She used to sit alone for hours <br />
Spend her evenings watering dried flowers <br />
<br />
When her mother came to stay and finally went to bed <br />
Lucy Grace was in the front room shooting through your head <br />
She tried to take your breath away and give you something else instead <br />
<br />
Next year she'll serve her function in that Audrey Hepburn hat <br />
It still won't suit her much but she'll get over that <br />
She'll be pale and feign indifference as they're handling out the prizes <br />
Spilling Daddy's pearls of wisdom <br />
And her ugly sister's tranquillizers <br />
<br />
Why were you so tardy putting up your guard? <br />
When you hurt so easily and you try so hard <br />
Did you bruise your arms on those false alarms <br />
Did you bruise your pride on his smile so wide? <br />
Only fingertips from forbidden bliss <br />
Did you bruise your lips in this basement kiss?
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