 PRIVATE HELL lyrics ( FACE TO FACE )   
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Artist : FACE TO FACE
Song : PRIVATE HELL
[Originally by "The Jam"]
Closer than close - you see yourself -
A mirrored image - of what you wanted to be.
As each day goes by - a little more -
You can't remember - what it was you wanted
anyway.
The fingers feel the lines - they prod the space
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Your ageing face - the face that once was so
beautiful,
is still there but unrecognizable -
Private Hell.
The man who you once loved - is bald and fat
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And seldom in - working late as usual.
Your interest has waned - you feel the strain
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The bed springs snap - on the occasions he lies
upon you -
close your eyes and think of nothing but -
Private Hell.
Think of Emma - wonder what she's doing -
Her husband Terry - and your grandchildren.
Think of Edward - who's still at college -
You send him letters - which he doesn't
acknowledge.
'Cause he don't care,
They don't care.
'Cause they're all going through their own -
Private Hell.
The morning slips away - in a valium haze,
And catalogues - and numerous cups of coffee.
In the afternoon - the weekly food,
Is put in bags - as you float off down the high
street
The shop windows reflect - play a nameless
host,
To a closet ghost - a picture of your fantasy
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A victim of your misery - and Private Hell
Alone at 6 o'clock - you drop a cup -
You see it smash - inside you crack -
You can't go on - but you sweep it up -
Safe at last inside your Private Hell.
Sanity at last inside your Private Hell.
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