Ub40 - Homely Girl lyrics

It must have broke your poor little heart When the boys used to say You looked better in the dark But now they'd give all they learnt in school To be somewhere in the dark with you The teacher would ask the questions And you, would always raise your hand But somehow you never got your turn And my eyes would fill with water, inside I'd burn [Chorus] Homely girl, you used to be so lonely You're a beautiful woman oh homely girl Homely girl you used to be so lonely You're a beautiful woman oh homely girl There was a boy who used to sit beside you Who'd like to hold that place his whole life through Oooh you were beautiful to me You had a heart no one could ever see, oh yes you did Homely girl, you used to be so lonely You're a beautiful woman oh homely girl I was the only one who offered To carry your books Took all the stares and laughter And the dirty looks Cause I saw then what they see now They all want to ask you for a date They don't know how, they don't know how [Chorus] Homely girl You used to be so lonely You're a beautiful woman oh homely girl Homely girl You used to be so lonely You're a beautiful woman oh homely girl You used to be so lonely You're a beautiful woman oh homely girl You used to be so lonely You're a beautiful woman oh homely girl