Wife Lyrics - Toyah

(Willcox) 

This is your five minute call five minutes ladies and gentlemen thank you 

Where's my lunch? 

Where's my fucking lunch? 

Big big tears 

By the bright blue sea 

As deep as forever 

Oh Shirley, Shirley Valentine 

If only mother found 

What you found 

I wouldn't be here, dreaming 

Salutations dear listener 

This is a comedy in three acts 

Breakfast, lunch and tea 

And they better not be late 

Here he comes 

Through the bordello doors 

I kowtow to my pimp 

I'm a good little whore 

Hello wall 

Nice to see you wall 

Good day at the office wall 

Your dinner's on the floor darling 

And scrape me off the ceiling 

Well I'm a mercenary wife 

Where it complies 

I compromise 

I only wear this skin 

'cause I sinned in m'past life 

I want war 

And you want me 

I want war 

And you want breakfast, lunch and tea 

On stage please, on stage, thank you. 

Sweat drips off my brow 

I know my lines, my moves 

My place in life 

And it's ticking away 

I'm not going on tonight 

That insecure feeling 

A void of nothing-ness 

I'm dripping away 

Well I'm a mercenary wife 

I want what money buys 

I only wear this skin 

'cause I sinned in m'past life 

I want war 

And you want me 

I want war 

And you want breakfast, lunch and tea