[INSTRUMENTAL — soft kick, pads warming up slow] [VERSE 1 — close, steady] Payday hits at midnight I move half before I think Mum's rent's due on the first Mine can bend, hers can't Then I ring her Sunday Tell her work's going great Say I got a small promotion She says "son, you sound thin" [PRE-CHORUS — pads swelling under] And she don't push it She just says "good boy" Like I'm nine with grazed knees And I let her [HOOK — wide, layered] I'm doing fine, mum (doing fine) I'm doing fine, mum (doing fine) Don't you worry about me I'm doing fine, mum (doing fine) I'm doing fine, mum Don't you worry about me [VERSE 2 — clipped, dry wit] Beans on toast til Friday Boots that know each puddle But her fridge is full this month She said so, twice, all casual Like it's nothing It's everything [PRE-CHORUS — pads swelling under] And she don't push it She just says "good boy" Like I'm nine with grazed knees And I let her [HOOK — wide, layered] I'm doing fine, mum (doing fine) I'm doing fine, mum (doing fine) Don't you worry about me I'm doing fine, mum (doing fine) I'm doing fine, mum Don't you worry about me [INSTRUMENTAL — vocal chops bounce off the piano, bass keeps rolling] [BRIDGE — voice nearly alone, hats only] One day I'll tell her straight When the numbers say I can Til then the lie's the only gift That pays her gas bill [FINAL HOOK — fullest, everything stacked] I'm doing fine, mum (doing fine) I'm doing fine, mum (doing fine) Don't you worry about me I'm doing fine, mum (doing fine) I'm doing fine, mum Don't you worry about me [OUTRO — fragments, soft] Doing fine (doing fine) [INSTRUMENTAL OUTRO — piano holds, hats tick out]
