Madness - Deceives The Eye Lyrics
In the earliest days of my shoplifting career,You could safely say I was filled with fear.It was nail biting work from the very start,But several quick sucesses soon gave me heart.After a while I could pick or nick or steal,Some shirts some trousers and a few LPs.No-one ever stopped me, they didn't seem to care.It sometimes seemed to me that there was no-one there.Then a fine summers day my mates and me,Set off down the westend on our usual spree.Things were as normal for an hour or so,Then my nimble hands were a bit too slow.Two store detectives made a fast approach,One grabbed my jacket (you're nicked!)The other grabbed my throat.So they caught me at last, one said with joy: