Crackerjack Man Songtext
von Jenny Morris

And how to face another day
In rapid fire the children say
Why can′t we get some running shoes?
And he can't explain why they have to move

Time is never on your side
You spend your life tryin′ to keep your pride
Like tryin' to pick up mercury
You can't always hold what you can see

There′s a boy with hollow eyes
He′s aware of the dreams and years goin' by
He′s got his mind on just one track
And it's the man who′s gonna bring him his crackerjack

Just one track
Crackerjack
Just one track

Ooh, time is never on your side (Time, you spend your life)
You spend your life tryin' to keep your pride (Tryin′ to hold)
Like tryin' to pick up mercury (You can't always hold)
You can′t always hold what you can see


Find a room that′s got no light
Clench your fist and punch the night
Ragin' on the wrong that′s done you
Scream because your boy
Won't hand you running shoes
Won′t hand you running shoes

Practice every day (Just one track)
Practice every day (Crackerjack)

Time is never on your side (Time, you spend your life)
You spend your life tryin' to keep your pride (Tryin′ to hold)
Like tryin' to pick up mercury (You can't always hold)
You can′t always hold what you can see
Time is never on your side (Time, you spend your life)
You spend your life tryin′ to keep your pride (Tryin' to hold)
Like tryin′ to pick up mercury (You can't always hold)
You can′t always hold what you can see

And how to face another day
In rapid fire the children say
"Why can't we get some running shoes?"
And he can′t explain, and he can't explain
And he can't explain why they have to move
Why they have to move


Now time is never on your side (You spend your life)
You spend your life tryin′ to keep your pride (Tryin′ to hold)
Like tryin' to pick up a little bit of mercury (You can′t always hold)
You can't always hold what you can see