[Verse 1]
I have finally come to realise
Child, don't do what I have done
Cut my nose to spite my face
And made my own odds ten thousand to one

[Verse 2]
I saw the empire slowly fade away
Tried to grasp it with my hand
Then I saw that it was not up to me
I'm just one tiny, tiny grain of sand

[Bridge]
Oh, sweet release
Oh, how you soothe me
When I let go
I love how you use me

[Verse 3]
I have finally come to realise
It's in the doing, in the doing that we find
A certain way that we can live our lives
And obtain some peace of mind

[Saxophone Solo]
[Bridge]
Oh, sweet release
Oh, how you soothe me
And when I let go, and when I let go
I love how you use me

[Verse 3]
I have finally come to realise
It's in the doing, in the doing that we find
A certain way that we can live our lives
And obtain some peace of mind

[Verse 1]
I have finally come to realise, yes I have
Child don't do, child don't do what I have done
I cut my nose, I cut my nose to spite my face
I made my own odds ten thousand to one

[Outro]
I cut my nose to spite my face
I made my own odds ten thousand to one (One more time)
I cut my nose, I cut my nose, I cut my nose to spite my face
I made my own odds ten thousand to one