[00:14.29] Better stop dreaming of the quiet life [00:16.51] 'Cause it's the one we'll never know [00:19.23] And quit running for that runaway bus [00:21.27] 'Cause those rosy days are few [00:23.35] And stop apologizing for the things you've never done [00:28.22] 'Cause time is short and life is cruel but it's up to us to change [00:32.32] This town called Malice [00:36.45] [00:42.88] Rows and rows of disused milk floats [00:44.69] Stand dying in the dairy yard [00:47.30] And a hundred lonely housewives clutch empty milk [00:50.03] Bottles to their hearts [00:52.06] Hanging out their old love letters on the line to dry [00:56.56] It's enough to make you stop believing when tears come fast and furious [01:00.69] In a town called Malice, yeah [01:05.27] [01:20.72] Struggle after struggle, year after year [01:25.18] The atmosphere's a fine blend of ice I'm almost stone cold dead [01:29.18] In a town called Malice, ooh yeah [01:34.37] [01:39.26] A whole street's belief in Sunday's roast beef [01:43.93] Gets dashed against the Co-op [01:48.53] To either cut down on beer or the kids new gear [01:50.94] It's a big decision in a town called Malice, ooh yeah [01:57.64] [02:09.97] The ghost of a steam train echoes down my track [02:14.66] It's at the moment bound for nowhere just going round and round [02:19.29] Playground kids and creaking swings [02:21.88] Lost laughter in the breeze [02:23.93] Could go on for hours and I probably will [02:26.16] But I'd sooner put some joy back in this town called Malice, yeah ooh [02:31.09] [02:37.00] In this town called Malice, yeah [02:42.06] [02:46.38] In this town called Malice, ooh yeah [02:49.62]