Tried Too Hard

He waited outside the station all day
But the girl, she never came
Took out a newspaper from his coat
And buried his face to hide his shame
Perhaps he tried too hard again
Perhaps he tried too hard

I thought I was doing a pretty good job
I thought I deserved a bit more money
I went into the office to ask for a rise
But I became a victim of redundancy
Perhaps I tried too hard again
Perhaps I tried too hard

She was in the kitchen when he came home drunk again
She told herself that she had to stay calm
She gave him his supper and a loving kiss
He gave her a black eye and a broken arm
Perhaps she tried too hard again
Perhaps she tried too hard

We marched to protest against the forces of oppression
To put the case for sanity and common sense
The riot police met us halfway through the city
With tear gas and clubs and violence
Perhaps we tried too hard again
Perhaps we tried too hard