We drive an old beat up car
We play our out of tune guitars
Mother Nature keeps us safe
Even when we`re off our face
A waif is all I want to be
Not better for you no worse for me
You`ve got a mobile phone and heaps of money
We ain`t got much but at least we`re free
You may sit and talk and stare
But he`s not gonna cut his hair
Not gonna patch my jeans or wash my face
Going to keep on being a waif
A waif you see is an unloved child
A kid that`s stray and gone kind of wild
You can change your name, change your look
You can even change your style
But why don`t you come and live with us for a while
We pick up work when we can
Our clothes are all second hand
Harmonicas are old and abused
But she can still play the blues