The Housemartins — Sitting On A Fence lyrics

Lyrics

Sitting on a fence is a man who sees no sense in fighting
Sitting on a fence is a man who sees no sense at all
Sitting on a fence is a man who strokes his twenty beards
Sitting on a fence is a man who drink real ale
But the real problem with this man
Is he says he canЂ™t when he can
HeЂ™d rather not get his hands dirty
HeЂ™ll still be there when heЂ™s thirty
I told myself to keep my mouth shut
But I still end up saying if and but
I lied to myself right from the start
And IЂ™ve just worked out that IЂ™m falling apart
Sitting on a fence
Sitting on a fence is a man who looks up to his guardian
Sitting on a fence is a man who swings from poll to poll
Sitting on a fence is a man who sees both sides of both sides
Sitting on a fence is a man who looks down on opinion
But the real problem with this man
Is he says he canЂ™t when he can
HeЂ™s rather not get his hands dirty
HeЂ™ll still be there when he is thirty
I told myself to keep my mouth shut
But I still end up saying if and but
I lied to myself right from the start
And IЂ™ve just worked out that IЂ™m falling apart
Sitting on a fence