SoundQ: The Secret

Back at home they used to say:
"Uncle Chris had made mistakes and he would have to pay"
But all adults lie
All adults lie

Crazy Pole went mad, grabbed a knife,
he struck an innocent man and tried to take his own life.
But the newspapers lie.
The newspapers lie.

Oh how we'd roll along in his old Chevrolet, he let me grab the wheel every now and again.
I still remember the magic smell of gas and how it blended with the cigarette smoke,

my mother's angry face when we came back home too late, and all them stupid jokes to appease her again, the torrid rains lash the windscreen as we wait for the traffic lights to turn from red to green...

He said: Don't look back kid down you run to where the buses leave at half past eight,
and he stuck a billon into my right hand.

He said: Don't look back kid down you run and don't believe in everything they'll say.
That's how our story came to an end

All our pictures from the summer days
would suddenly disappear or be replaced
by those of my folks.
By those of my folks.

Gloomy days in the boarding school
where I learnt how it feels when you're being made a fool of
by the bloodthirsty brats.
By the bloodthirsty brats.


Christopher P they're gonna light you up like a Christmas Tree
Christopher P they're gonna light you up like a Christmas Tree

Christopher you're gonna burn in hell, burn in hell
Christopher you're gonna burn in hell, burn in hell

He said: "Don't look back kid down you run to where the buses leave at half past eight!"
and he stuck a billon into my right hand.

He said: "Don't look back kid down you run and don't believe in everything they'll say!"
That's how our story came to an end

How did I end up sitting on a wooden chair? Who gave me ice cream and stroked my hair?
There was never a bus to take me on my way. Who was the officer who told me Pap is on his way?

He just said: "Don't look back!", "Don't look back!", and I did not...
"Don't look back!", "Don't look back!", and that's all...