BEN

Lyrics: Don Black Music: Walter Scharf

Ben, the two of us need look no more
We both found what we were looking for
With a friend to call my own
I’ll never be alone
And you, my friend, will see
You’ve got a friend in me
(you’ve got a friend in me)

Ben, you’re always running here and there
You feel you’re not wanted anywhere
If you ever look behind
And don’t like what you find
There’s one thing you should know
You’ve got a place to go
(you’ve got a place to go)

I used to say “I” and “me”
Now it’s “us”, now it’s “we”
I used to say “I” and “me”
Now it’s “us”, now it’s “we”

Ben, most people would turn you away
I don’t listen to a word they say
They don’t see you as I do
I wish they would try to
I’m sure they’d think again
If they had a friend like Ben
(a friend) Like Ben
(like Ben) Like Ben

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I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair)

Lyrics: Tom Gilbert Music: Sandi Thom

OH I WISH I WAS A PUNK ROCKER WITH FLOWERS IN MY HAIR
IN 77 AND 69 REVOLUTION WAS IN THE AIR
I WAS BORN TOO LATE
INTO A WORLD THAT DOESN’T CARE
OH I WISH I WAS A PUNK ROCKER WITH FLOWERS IN MY HAIR

WHEN THE HEAD OF STATE DIDN’T PLAY GUITAR
NOT EVERYBODY DROVE A CAR
WHEN MUSIC REALLY MATTERED
AND WHEN RADIO WAS KING

WHEN ACCOUNTANTS DIDN’T HAVE CONTROL
THE MEDIA COULDN’T BUY YOUR SOUL
WHEN COMPUTERS WERE STILL SCARY
AND WE DIDN’T KNOW EVERYTHING

OH I WISH I WAS A PUNK ROCKER WITH FLOWERS IN MY HAIR
IN 77 AND 69 REVOLUTION WAS IN THE AIR
I WAS BORN TOO LATE
INTO A WORLD THAT DOESN’T CARE
OH I WISH I WAS A PUNK ROCKER WITH FLOWERS IN MY HAIR

WHEN POP STARS STILL REAMINED A MYTH
AND IGNORANCE COULD STILL BE BLISS
AND WHEN GOD SAVED THE QUEEN
SHE TURNED A WHITER SHADE OF PALE
MY MUM AND DAD WERE IN THEIR TEENS
ANARCHY WAS STILL A DREAM
AND THE ONLY WAY TO STAY IN TOUCH
WAS A LETTER IN THE MAIL

OH I WISH I WAS A PUNK ROCKER WITH FLOWERS IN MY HAIR
IN 77 AND 69 REVOLUTION WAS IN THE AIR
I WAS BORN TOO LATE
INTO A WORLD THAT DOESN’T CARE
OH I WISH I WAS A PUNK ROCKER WITH FLOWERS IN MY HAIR

WHEN RECORD SHOPS WERE STILL ON TOP
AND VINLY WAS ALL THAT THEY STOCKED
AND THE SUPER INFO HIGHWAY
WAS STILL DRIFTING OUT IN SPACE
KIDS WERE WEARING HAND ME DOWNS
PLAYING GAMES MEANT KICK AROUNDS
AND FOOTBALLERS STILL HAD LONG HAIR
WITH DIRT ACROSS THEIR FACE

OH I WISH I WAS A PUNK ROCKER WITH FLOWERS IN MY HAIR
IN 77 AND 69 REVOLUTION WAS IN THE AIR
I WAS BORN TOO LATE
INTO A WORLD THAT DOESN’T CARE
OH I WISH I WAS A PUNK ROCKER WITH FLOWERS IN MY HAIR

I WAS BORN TOO LATE
INTO A WORLD THAT DOESN’T CARE
OH I WISH I WAS A PUNK ROCKER WITH FLOWERS IN MY HAIR

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