THE BUST (Joey Molland)
[from This Way Up CD - recorded 1998-2000 - released U.S. 2001]

The brokenhearted stand in the rain
The dear departed do just the same
And what was started is all that remains

The miles between us grow by the day
And nothing changes except what you say
And what you believe in depends on the pay

And we'll all be blessed
When we pass the test
Just like all the rest will do
And we'll all do time
When we stand in line
And we'll pay the fine, it's true

The whys and the wherefores served on the side
The napkin is scarlet, the tissue of lies
The past is forgotten, left with the tide

And we'll all be blessed
When we pass the test
Just like all the rest will do
And we'll all do time
When we stand in line
And we'll pay the fine, it's true

[guitar solo]

The rage of angels thrown down to dust
Dead to their fathers, their mothers and us
When asked for a comment
Replied, "It's a bust"

And they'll all be blessed
When they pass the test
Just like all the rest will do
And they'll all do time
When they stand in line
And they'll pay the fine, it's true

And we'll all be blessed
When we pass the test
Just like all the rest will do
And we'll all do time
When we stand in line
And we'll pay the fine, it's true

lyrics from "This Way Up" CD booklet, corrected by Tom Brennan

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