Metaphor Songtext
von Nick Parker

Jenny′s dropped her doll again
I don't know where it is
We′ve looked behind the sofa
And it's not behind the fridge
Just when I have calmed her
And explained she's many more
You just go and spoil it all
By waltzing through the door


Katie′s had a hard day
And she′s dropping off in bed
I gave her milk and said her prayers
And stroked her tiny head
Just as she is drifting off
She gives a little moan
You come rushing through the door
And pick her up again
How am I to do my job
With you here all the time?
I'm a general in an army
But the army isn′t mine
And I'm trying to find a metaphor
To show you I can′t cope
I feel like a hangman
At the wrong end of the rope


Jack is getting grumpy
And we're struggling with his tea
The first few mouthfuls sailed in
And now we′re down to three
Just as he has come to terms
With what he has to eat
You come walking through the door
And offer him some sweets
Tom has grazed his knee again
The second time this week
Falling off his BMX and landing on the street
Just when I had soothed him
And helped him through the pain
You come in and spoil it
Saying the pavement is to blame
How am I to do my job?
You don't know what it's like
I′m a singer in a boy band
But the one without the mic
And I′m searching for a metaphor
For what's inside my head
I feel like Anelka
But I′m sitting in row Z

How am I to do my job?
I know you mean no harm
I'm the drummer in Def Leppard
But I′ve lost my other arm and
I'm struggling for a metaphor
To how you how I feel
I′m driving in my car
But someone else is at the wheel