Dear Youth - Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind lyrics

I’ve dubbed myself a martyr Those sixties dreams in colour Always offered front row centre We’ve all felt welcome Institutions telling me something different It’s persistence Our distance. For instance You turned up the gain You told lies but you won’t lie to my face I’ll take all the blame If it gets me out of the rain I’m locked out of the gate Your spare key is gone from it’s usual place But I’ll take the blame if it gets me inside and safe Your dreams retreating Been told your life it was right Working, repeating Subordination without a fight While you’re refusing to season And it's all said and done Look who’s hairlines receding And are you just having fun? Out of sight at the crack of dawn again We’ve reached a dead end. I think we’ve reached a dead end Retrace the familiar steps of my old man We’ve reached a dead end. I think we’ve reached a dead end