Beside Myself

Small child messing down, messing down

In the streets of Bombay

Cities like this have no shame, no shame

Indeed, why should they?

Out in the middle distance

Several tragedies are playing

I'm beside myself

I'm beside myself

Big sister, can you hear him

Can you hear him? I'm beside myself

Big sister, can you see him cry

See him cry? I'm beside myself

I saw you taking money in the shadows

In the shadows by the station there

I wish you up a silver train

To carry you to school, bring you home again

Strip off that work paint and put a cleaner face on

I'm beside myself, yeah, I'm beside myself

Hollow faced mother with her babe in arms

Babe in arms looks through me

Behind forgotten charms

Forgotten charms to soothe me

Between the guilt and charity

I feel the wimp inside of me

I'm beside myself

I'm beside myself

Out in the middle distance

Still more tragedies are playing

I'm beside myself

I'm so proud of you

Swimming up from the deep blue

Which one of me do you run to?

I'm beside myself, beside myself

I'm beside myself

Small child messing down, messing down

In the streets of Bombay

Cities like this have no shame, have no shame

Indeed, why should they?

Out in the middle distance

Several tragedies are playing

I'm beside myself

I'm beside myself