[Verse 1] There’s a lad on the line in a borrowed suit A shine on his shoes But his eyes are mute He talks like a tyrant Walks like a toy You’d swear his poor mam never wanted a boy [Chorus] Oh badge on your chest But nothing behind it Searching for pride But you never can find it The world sees a man But the women see through There’s so very Very little So little of you [Verse 2] He puffs out his chest for the frightened and thin But trembles when grannies stare straight at his chin He’s learned every rule for the weak to obey Yet simple kindness keeps slipping away [Chorus] Oh badge on your chest But nothing behind it Searching for pride But you never can find it The world sees a man But the women see through There’s so very Very little So little of you [Bridge] He stands at the gate like a child at the fair (ah, bless) Grabbing at shadows At shoes At the air But when the lamps dim and the pub doors all close There’s not much to speak of from his belt to his soul [Chorus] Oh badge on your chest But nothing behind it Searching for pride But you never can find it The world sees a man But the women see through There’s so very Very little So little of you [Outro] So here’s to the hearts that you’ll never divide To the maids who walk past you All turning aside For all of your shouting Your threats and your crew There’s so very Very little So little of you
