[Verse 1]

He's been watching old days through his brand new telescope

Looking through a window

Dressing envelopes

And mother has been running

The sweatshop in a cellar

You were so sure of it

Now who's gonna tell her

Well I don't care anyway it's not important now

I'll prove it to them later

I'll prove it to them all somehow

[Pre-Chorus]

A thousand pairs of old shoes

Is smuggled out and unused

[Verse 2]

Staring at his watch all day he's trying to think it over

Was he wasting his time?

Was he getting older?

He's married but she left him

She found him in the street

Scratching through thе neighbour's bins

Glass sticking out his feet

And oh she knows it's going on

And oh she's seen thе way

Her mother sneaks around at night

Seen it almost every day

[Pre-Chorus]

A thousand pairs of old shoes

Is smuggled out and unused

[Chorus]

And I won't, won't sleep this story's often [?]

Oh he's tired under his window with his camera

Just waiting for nothing now

And I won't, won't sleep this time she's up to something

Spends her days just whispering on her telephone

Her hair grows

I grow old

[Verse 3]

Taking notes again on the people driving past

Riding round town

Riding 'round in stolen cars

He hasn't missed a single day in almost 10 years

Staring at her front door trying to hold back the tears

No they know what's going on

Everybody does

Shes taken everything I had shes taken everyone I love

[Pre-Chorus]

A thousand pairs of old shoes

Is smuggled out and unused

[Chorus]

And I won't, won't sleep this story's often [?]

Oh he's tired under his window with his camera

Just waiting for nothing now

And I won't, won't sleep this time she's up to something

Spends her days just whispering on her telephone

Her hair grows

I grow old

[Interlude]

I can't see what happening I can't stand it[?]

[Bridge]

So she comes in the nighttime

How'd she go so fast

At the top of the stairs I'm in line

She tries a knife, what is happening?

He stands right in the way

He was all alone and she's left him today

[Outro]

Oh I don't care anymore

Oh I don't care anymore

At the top of the stairs burning lines