When the Boat Comes Inside Your House - Flotation Toy Warning

In my mind I was a star

Heaped in praise for my art

But I wasn’t, not at all

My mother loved me

But not much more

In my mind I was a star

Heaped in praise for my art

But I wasn’t, not at all

My mother loved me

But not much more

I made a mark upon the wall

Just to prove I was that tall

But on the inside

I’m four foot three

Because the wall won’t

Won’t come with me

As a child I dreamed of travelling to Mars

But getting lonely needn’t take you so far from home

Reading kids' encyclopaedias — it’s where I stole all of my best ideas

My friend

In my mind I was a star

Heaped in praise for my art

But I wasn’t, not at all

My mother loved me

But not much more

There was a man, I read today

Who once claimed he’d saved the day

But when he looked back

It was plain to see — the day was too sad for him to keep

The painful days don’t stay here with me

They’re just a flash like a drive through museum, my friend

They’re tangled days when I think of them

But if you asked I’d do it all again, my friend

They’re tangled days when I think of them

But if you asked I’d do it all again, my friend