baddies bound by ancient codes of decency and secrecy he understands about stabbing backs and shaking hands so if or when youre behind bars or in front of them as you are look out for the man wholl bum your wife and then shake your hand oh youve been here before you fell in love and carried her over the threshold thinking shes far too good looking to do the cooking now but thats twenty years ago twenty years ago thats a lousy life for the washed up wife of a permanently plastered pissed up bastard a lousy life for the washed up wife of a permanently plastered pissed up bastard a lousy life for the washed up wife of a permanently plastered pissed up bastard lousy life lousy life kid was singing will i ever be free does this town hold no more for me club tropicana the drinks are free stick one in his face for me baddies bound to decency and secrecy baddies bound oh well youve been here before fell in love and carried her over the threshold thinking shes far too good looking to do the cooking oh but that was twenty years ago twenty years ago its a lousy life for the washed up wife of a permanently plastered pissed up bastard a lousy life for the washed up wife of a permanently plastered pissed up bastard a lousy life for the washed up wife of a permanently plastered pissed up bastard lousy life a lousy life kid was singing will i ever be free does this town hold no more for me club tropicana the drinks are free stick one in his face for me baddies bound decency and secrecy1