When the Boat Comes Inside Your House

Lyrics for When the Boat Comes Inside Your House

In my mind I was a star Heaped in praise for my art But I wasn't, not at all My mother loved me, but not much more In my mind I was a star Heaped in praise for my art But I wasn't, not at all My mother loved me, but not much more I made a mark upon the wall Just to prove I was that tall But on the inside I'm four foot three 'Cos the wall was, woke up with me As a child I dreamt of travelling to Mars But getting lonely needn't take you so far From home Reading kids' encyclopaedias It's where I stole all of my best ideas My friend In my mind I was a star Heaped in praise for my art But I wasn't, not at all My mother loved me, but not much more There was a man I read today Who once claimed he'd seen the day But when he looked back it was plain to see The day was too sad for him to keep The painful days don't stay here with me They're just a flash like a drive-through museum My friend They're tangled days when I think of them But if you asked I'd do it all again My friend They're tangled days when I think of them But if you asked I'd do it all again My friend