sitting in a room with people unknown

sitting in a room with people unknown
as i push down the keys and in my mind groan
one too many coffees drunk by me
im just caught in the drift of this magnificent sea
ive got before me a great challenge indeed
a test im destined to fail it seems
but i tell myself not to worry, that its not worth the frenzy
to just rest up and spare myself the fencing
im adrift but am buoyed by familiar things
those noises that draw my heart open with strings
and home now empty beckons to me
it says please treat me gently
ive abused the walls
the carpet has been thrashed
ive drunk too many pints
my brain has been mashed
but im still in school
getting a degree
although my girl
has moved away from me
it hurts and it feels so strange to say
that things have turned out quite this way
but she will come back home one day
at least thats what she'll say
i'd rather it turn out that way to be honest
it's not a decent prospect
to imagine being alone in this place
its a time and a place i'd rather just erase
but facing the music is my british stiff lip
its there inside me and with a quip
im off to the races and doing my thing
its that american laborer and indian ping
the pc is old and probably all dusty
and im an all dried up crabby and musty
but ive got a test to throw myself upon
we'll go get this done and we'll then go back home.