Lucy Wainwright Roche

Accident and Emergency
Quarter to ten at the A&EWhere nobody thought they would need to beSaturday night in the old countryAnd we come to you on our kneesTake us in, will you, will youWith the unlucky, the drunken too?Take us in, will you, will you?A blow to the head and a break to the footAnd a party of revelers turned mean andA woman is red-eyed and reading a bookWith a child asleep at her feetHave you been here waiting longWith the others whose evening's gone wrong?Have you been here waiting long?Quarter to three and the NHSHas given our worries a bed to restFluorescent lights and a handful of testsQuick smile from the nurse on her waySmile again, can you, can youAfter all of the things you've been through?Smile again, can you, can you?SongtextePhone call breaks throughStill night, I'm sorry to wake youWe're on floor twoFulham Palace AvenueQuarter to eight, I walk out on the streetAnd Hammersmith Station's alive withSunday day shoppers who've risen from sleepJust sure that today would arriveTake good care, my friend, my friendIf there's ever a hand I can lendTake good care, my friend, my friendQuarter to ten at the A&EWhere nobody thought they would need to beSaturday night in the old countryAnd we come to you on our knees Aus Songtexte Mania