Hope

Listen up, buttercup
Sometimes you've got to suck it up
Show them you know how to keep your cool
Show them you know how to play by the rules
Show them you've got the skills to cope
Show them you've got a line on the voice of Hope

Barstaff Jude's got an attitude
Three parts mean to two parts rude
She gets the speakers from the storage space
Asks Hope where she'd like them placed
Runs back to the bar like an antelope
Settles down to listen to the voice of Hope

Hope is singing soul,
She's singing blues,
She's singing rock and roll
Singing songs where the villains fail
Where the hero's flawed and truth prevails
Listen to the voice, listen to the voice
Listen the voice of Hope

Kelly's holding court by the cake display
Telling glory stories of her golden days
No-one knows exactly what she does
But the older he gets, the better he was
Looking sharp in the retrospectoscope
She's come out to listen to the voice of Hope

Hope is singing Jackson Browne
The Kinks, The Velvet Underground
Singing songs where the villains fail
Where the hero's flawed and truth prevails
Listen to the voice, listen to the voice
Listen the voice of Hope

Lucille has quit, this time for real
She hates the way it makes her feel
No more what-the-hell's-his-name
No more half-drunk walks of shame
Just for today, she's off the booze and dope
She's here to listen to the voice of Hope

Hope is singing Golden Brown,
Redemption Song and Shanty Town
Singing songs where the villains fail
Where the hero's flawed and truth prevails
Listen to the voice, listen to the voice
Listen the voice of Hope

Listen up, buttercup
Sometimes you've got to suck it up
Show them you know how to keep your cool
Show them you know how to play by the rules
She says "how about nope?
I'm going out to be the voice of Hope"

Hope is singing soul,
She's singing blues,
She's singing rock and roll
Singing songs where the villains fail
Where the hero's flawed and truth prevails
Listen to the voice, listen to the voice
Listen the voice of Hope