This Night Has Opened My Eyes (BBC)

<br>In a river the colour of lead <br>Immerse the baby`s head <br>Wrap her up in the News Of The World <br>Dump her on a doorstep, girl <br>This night has opened my eyes <br>And I will never sleep again <br><br>You kicked and cried like a bullied child <br>A grown man of twenty-five <br>Oh, he said he`d cure your ills <br>But he didn`t and he never will <br>Oh, save your life <br>Because you`ve only got one <br><br><br>The dream has gone <br>But the baby is real <br>Oh, you did a good thing <br>She could have been a poet <br>Or, she could have been a fool <br>Oh, you did a bad thing <br>And I`m not happy <br>And I`m not sad <br><br><br>A shoeless child on a swing <br>Reminds you of your own again <br>She took away your troubles <br>Oh, but then again <br>She left pain <br>So, please save your life <br>Because you`ve only got one <br><br><br>The dream has gone <br>But the baby is real <br>Oh, you did a good thing <br>She could have been a poet <br>Or, she could have been a fool <br>Oh, you did a bad thing <br>And I`m not happy <br>And I`m not sad <br>Oh ... <br>And I`m not happy <br>And I`m not sad <br>Oh ... <br>And I`m not happy <br>And I`m not sad