Beautiful South - The Table Lyrics
(heaton/rotheray)This table has four sturdy legsAnd a heart of very near wild oakWhen others would have screamed out loud my friendThis one never even spokeIve been sat upon, Ive been spat uponIve been treated like a bedBeen carried like a stretcher,When someone thinks theyre deadIve been dined upon, Ive been wined uponIve been taken for a foolTaken for a desk,When they should have been at schoolThis tables been pushed against the doorWhen tempers, well tempers flare at nightBanged upon with knuckles clenched my friendWhen someone thinks that they are rightIve been sat upon, Ive been spat uponIve been treated like a bedBeen carried like a stretcher,When someone thinks theyre deadIve been dined upon, Ive been wined uponIve been taken for a foolTaken for a desk,When they should have been at schoolTables only turn when tables learnPut me on a bonfire, watch me burnTreat me with some dignity, dont treat me like a slaveOr Ill turn into the coffin in your graveIve been sat upon, Ive been spat uponIve been treated like a bedBeen carried like a stretcher,When someone thinks theyre deadIve been dined upon, Ive been wined uponIve been taken for a foolTaken for a desk,When they should have been at schoolTables only turn when tables learnPut me on a bonfire, watch me burnTreat me with some dignity, dont treat me like a slaveOr Ill turn into the coffin in your grave
