Ooh it's a thorn in your side Oh take it in your stride Oh now it's only your pride Andrew Ooh it's heavy as stone Ah it's a truth well known You've got to do it alone Andrew Hollow and empty Don't feel like you used to The horn of plenty You've got to blow it now You'll never be ready But they can't wait forever They'll take what you give them You'll give it somehow Ooh it's a thorn in your side Oh take it in your stride Oh now it's only your pride Andrew Ooh it's heavy as stone Engraved with a truth well known That you've got to carry alone Andrew Conquer the concrete Idealise the ivy Run through the rosebush Onto the well-tended lawn The world in the evening Light from an upper window Two shadows crossing A rugby field It's a thorn in your side Take it in your stride Oh now it's only your pride Andrew