King Horse








"The armed forces are 
the only other line of work
that encourages such unsuitable people
to travel the world.
Chaos reigns at 35,000 feet over the Pacific.
In my notebook I'd stumble on
some lyrics about tawdry compromise
and desperate fun, mostly the work of
a very naive nineteen year old.
Now I'm looking to hang it all
on the best insult to the 
strutting male that I can find.
The cult of the stallion is in full flower.
I look at all the silly schollboys
making the stewarsess' life a misery.
I look at myself
in the toilet mirror...King Horse."




Cheap cut satin and bad perfume
Showtime is almost here
Teased up by a strip cartoon
Laughing up your sleeve
Sniggering in your beer
He'd seen the bottom of a lot of glasses
But he'd never seen love so near
He'd seen love get so expensive
But he'd never seen love get so dear

Chorus

Now I know that you're all King Horse
Between tenderness and brute force 

She can turn upon a sixpence in the mouth and trousers set
Hit the bill, ring the bell, never spill a sip
And still she knows the kind of tip that she is gonna get
A lot of loose exchanges, precious little respect
When it's someone else's weekend
That's the best you can expect

(Chorus)

So fond of the fabric
So fond of fabrication
From comic books to tragic
Through the heart of complications

Meanwhile back in some secluded spot
He says 'will you please?' and she says 'stop'
If I ever lose this good thing that I've got
I never want to hear the song you dedicated tonight
Cause I knew that song so long before we met
That it means much more than it might

(Chorus)