I, I wouldn't fare well And I, I couldn't fare well Hedgehog-under-a-van-wheel kind of wouldn't fare well Out here trying to feel good again And I, I wouldn't fare well A kitten-cosy-in-the-engine type of wouldn't fare well Dog-deep-into-the-chocolate kind of wouldn't fare well Out here trying to feel good again I'll take any high Any glazing of the eyes Any solitary pleasure that was sorrow in disguise Let the sun only shine on me through a falling sky I'll be alright Joy, disaster, come unbound here I'll deny me none while I'm allowed With all things above the ground And I, I wouldn't fare well A whale-swimming-up-Sumida-Gawa wouldn't fare well Critic-hoping-to-be-remembered wouldn't fare well Out here trying to feel good again I'll take any high Any glazing of the eyes Any solitary pleasure that was sorrow in disguise Let the sun only shine on me through a falling sky I'll be alright Joy, disaster, come unbound here I'll deny me none while I'm allowed With all things above the ground