Rich man with a badge playing games
That he can't lose or ever understand
He only knows his bank account grows
Every time he goes out
And shakes somebody's hand
They're waving flags, going mad
Taking pictures,
And autographs,
Just stealing time...
But he doesn't mind

On the sidewalks there're people dying,
Beggars are trying to hold on to
Any copper jewel they get
While the backstreets are littered with little kids
Fighting for refuse cans and stealing the contents
And in the neon shops and greasy cafes
They've got cheap women,
Take-aways and businessmen with too much to say...
Here no children play

Hey, hey, hey, hey... Sweetie Pie
I didn't think you're the bitch you are!

There's a funeral in the city, but no-one cries
For their town that's died - it's been crucified
And those that know what's going on
Are shooting dope - makes life seem like such a joke...
Well that's no lie
Getting so low that you sink sky high
Then hang on that hypnotic lie,
Let the world pass you by...
Trying to survive

I've seen three blind mice stuck in a trap
While the churches burned
And the night air turned black
The castles trembled, the oceans rumbled
And even the trains - they were thrown off their tracks
I heard them all complaining
That the thunder and the lightning
Might cause their TV set to fuse...
Oh, God - we'll miss the news!

Hey, hey, hey, hey... Sweetie Pie
I didn't think you're the bitch you are!!

A thrust of lead shot from an artist into my head
While he drew, I watched each stroke he made
At a glance I could tell he wouldn't sell,
But I liked his work in my own special way
I saw determination and inspiration, hope,
Faith, ambition
And naked dreams in his eyes...
But they were only black and white lines

There was a stab of joy, comfort, peace and sorrow
Mixed with guilt and fear,
Success and defeat
Plunging head-first into a bizarre transgression
Of mental intercourse with a stranger
Standing on my feet
I saw Lucifer in a choir,
Heard angels with their tongues on fire
Singing: 'There's nothing like being alive'
Really sarcastic guys!

Hey, hey, hey, hey... Sweetie Pie
I didn't think you're the bitch you are!
Hey, hey, hey, hey... Sweetie Pie
I didn't think you're the bitch you are