Bb Dm Cm Well it was only this morning that I realised Dm Cm Bb my conscience's been sleeping while I've been alive Dm Cm There's things in the past that I let pass me by Dm Cm Dm Cm Bb and now I regret that I never did stop to ask why Bb Bb Eb Bb [Verse] Bb Eb Bb A man with the bag and the walking stick limps up and down my road Bb Eb Bb The kids in the cafe they point and laugh where is their moral code Gm F Dm Eb I should say something but I say nothing I haven't got the nerve Cm F He's in the twilight years of his life this ain't what he deserves [Verse] Bb Eb Bb A high street fright on a Friday night, a coward hits his lady Bb Eb Bb He cries out "Bitch, you must be mad, why'd you disobey me?" Gm F Dm Eb And we should do something but we do nothing the public eye turns blind Cm F Domestic violence is met with silence in apathetic times [Chorus] Dm Gm Cm And would she have said yes, when wearing her white dress F if violence was included in his vows? Dm Gm Cm I'm sure that she hates it, but she tolerates it F she's married to him now Bb Bb Eb Bb [Verse] Bb Eb Bb A starving girl cries on TV, dying in a third world nightmare Bb Eb Bb Slouching back we sympathise from the comfort of our armchairs Gm F Dm Eb We should give something but we give nothing only a little loose change Cm F It's quite appalling when tears are falling more often than the rain [Verse] Bb Eb Bb And if you see a mother swear at her poor innocent child Bb Eb Bb Do you ever stop and say to her why are you so vile Gm F Dm Eb That kid will grow up to be a fuck-up just like his dear young mum Cm F His little heart is falling apart under your spiteful tongue [Chorus] Dm Gm Cm And does this kid deserve this, born into a right mess F The sad thing is he's not the only one Dm Gm Cm And I'm sure that he hates it, but he tolerates it F A boy can't choose his mum F (6x) Bb