Not Home Today

She said he's gone away on a short holiday
He won't be back for a while
The twelve on the bench stood up no hesitance
Said, he'll be leaving right after this trial

Circumstance, evidence, who can cheat providence
He wished he could go back a day
A flick of the wrist, he wished that he had missed
"Not guilty" is all he can say

Pass round the gossip, now let's wait and see
Pass round the tray, now let's have some tea
My boys haven't seen him, is he working away?
Don't bother looking, he's not home today
Not home today

T-shirts and badges, graffiti walls and smudges
In the end you believe what you feel
When ten hands are aiming and no one is blaming
Innocence could be more real

Well, pass round the gossip, now let's wait and see
Pass round the tray, now let's have some tea
My boys haven't seen him, is he working away?
Don't bother asking, he's not home today
Not home today