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When Dawn Arrives
Madness
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He hums tonight through his streets
My unlatched window the tune repeats
The kerb-crawling car winds down to a stop
A few seconds mumble then whisks him off
Sick and tired of abuse
Controlled signs of hysteria
But like when dawn arrives
He remembers his leisure
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He runs tonight through his block
A crack in the curtain is unlocked
No meeting with a mother or greeting a friend
A sharp-looking boot-jack with some time to spend
Sick and tired of abuse
Controlled signs of hysteria
But like when dawn arrives
He remembers his leisure
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He cries tonight
Through his manner
I can see his conscience
Get the better
From a doorway stepped in
Shadowed leather
Exchanging handshakes for money
And pleasure
He crawls tonight through his scum
From my dirty window his body's numb
Beneath the street-lamp tilts shoulders bent
Then meets his pick-up who pays his rent
Sick and tired of abuse
Controlled signs of hysteria
But like when dawn arrives
He remembers his leisure
His pleasure
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