Clive Nolan - Desperate Days lyrics

Jessamine: What would you suggest I do with my life? Where would you suggest I find my next supper? How do you imagine a girl such as me? Can exist on the streets Not a farthing to spend On a morsel of bread or of bu*ter! Many's the time that I dreamt of a far different story Many's the time that I prayed for escape From this freezing and negligent cage Where would you suggest I take my next step? What would you suggest I wear on my body? How do you believe that a girl such as me Can survive through the night When the frost starts to bite And London's too cold and too foggy Many's the time that I dreamt of a far different story But what good is dreaming when Happier prospects are blasted as one from my sight King: Feed her… and please, find her something warm to wear Jessamine: Thank you Amelia: Has it always been this way? Jessamine: There is no other way Amelia: Perhaps fate will offer you choices? Jessamine: Choices? And what would those be? What would you suggest I take the next day? What would you suggest I plan for my future? How do you prefer that a girl such as me Keep a stiff upper lip – The occasional quip Most of all be a brave little trooper! Many's the time that I dreamt of a far different story That someone would fly to my side And then take me away Many's the time that I prayed for escape From this poverty But always I came to conclude that in fact I could Never break free from these hopeless And desperate days Desperate days