When Dawn Arrives Lyrics - Seven - Madness

He hums tonight through his street 

My unlatched window the tune repeats 

The curb crawling car winds down to a stop 

A few seconds mumbled then whisks him off 

Sick and tired of abuse 

Controlled signs of hysteria 

But like when dawn arrives 

He remembers his leisure 

He risks tonight through his block 

A crack in the curtains is unlocked 

No meeting with a mother or greeting a friend 

Sharp looking boot-jack with some time to spend 

Sick and tired of abuse 

Controlled signs of hysteria 

But like when dawn arrives 

He remembers his leisure 

He rides tonight through his manor 

I can see his conscience get the better 

From a doorway stepped in shadowed leather 

Exchanging handshakes for money 

And pleasure 

He crawls tonight through his scum 

From a dirty window his body's numb 

Beneath the street lamp tilts shoulders bent 

Meets his pickup who pays his rent 

Sick and tired of abuse 

Controlled signs of hysteria 

But like when dawn arrives 

He remembers his leisure 

His pleasure