Philip Larkin - This be the Verse lyrics

rate me

They fuck you up, your mum and dad

They may not mean to, but they do

They fill you with the faults they had

And add some extra, just for you

But they were fucked up in their turn

By fools in old-style hats and coats

And half at one another's throats

Man hands on misery to man

It deepens like a coastal shelf

Get out as early as you can

And don't have any kids yourself