Hand Me Downs. I didn't know what was the matter, I didn't know where to start. I'd lost my sense of energy And id lost my sense of heart. In the midst of lost and loneliness In a rose hue picture frame, Passion and objectivity Were calling out my name. To aid this new confusion I was having too much fun, In the gloomy pubs of Brixton And the fleeting autumn sun. I was running far too quickly That my legs could not keep up, I fell spread eagle on my face, Dignity bit the dust. And the silence was frozen... I woke up far too early, I was sleeping far too late. The alarm clock was redundant And the mattress forgot my frame. A broken television, So to drown out all the trains. To drag me from self pity, United by fate. I'd learnt all of my lessons, From vagrant, household names, I found some friends amongst the shelves So here's to Dave and Jay, I'd learnt more from transit vans and Bragg, Than i'd ever learnt in class, A lifelong education, from punk rock 101. And the silence was broken... Through ups and downs, Through lost and founds, Your voice will never let me down.