The Boiler

The Boiler - Rhoda/The Specials

I went out shopping last Saturday

I was getting some gear

And this guy offered to pay

Who's the hun

I think to myself

For so many years I've been left on the shelf

An old boiler

And then we went walking

Back down the high street

And I felt really proud

'Cause he looked so neat

He was a real hard man

Tough as they come

He said I was cool but

I still felt like

An old boiler

He bid me come out

How could I say no

He said meet me at eight

'Round at my place you know

With my new gear on and a blow dried hairdo

But in my mind I knew

I was still

An old boiler

We danced all night long

To a nice steady beat

But my hair went to frizz in the terrible heat

My mascara ran and so did my tights

Confirming in my sight

I must be

An old boiler

So we came out this club

Hot and sweaty

'Cause we'd been dancing all night

And he says to me

Well babe what you doing then

Well I think I might get a cab

I said casuallly

Oh no no come back to my place I only live just 'round the corner

You can go home in the mornin' y'hear

Well I don't think so I mean I've only known you a day

It's a bit soon isn't it gimme a ring sometime yeah

But then he start to get mad

Listen 'ere girl I bought that gear you got on

I paid you in here tonight bought you all them drinks

And now you wanna go home

I should've been feedin' you cocoa

And then he stormed off

Well I felt all right like

Well you would wouldn't you

So I ran after him

Caught him up

There we are walking down the street 'bout

Hundred mile per hour

Arm in arm

No talking

Atmosphere you coulda' cut with a knife

There was no one about

Nothin' to take your mind off it you know

No cars not even the occasional stray animal

It was cold and

The winds whistling through the trees

Blowin newspapers against me legs so

I tripped as I tried to keep up with him

There was all of these alleyways and railway bridges

Stink of piss

Then all of a sudden

He grabbed hold of my arm

And he start dragging me up one of these alleyways

And he starts hittin me reallly hard against the face you know

He was hittin' me

And grabbin' at me

And it was awful 'cause he was so big

Hittin' me he was

And tearin' at my clothes and there was nothing I could do I was helpless

And then

He tried to R**e me

And there was nothing I could do

So all I could do was scream

Noooooooo

Noo

Leave me alone

Nooooo

Noooooo

Noooo

Please stop

Noooooooo

Noooooooo