When We Men Talk (Vinyl Version)

We talk about America, we talk about the Klan

We talk about the terrorists out there in Pakistan

We talk about the benefits of lentils and of bran

We talk about the way to be when talking man to man

We talk about mortality, our blood-test and our scan

We talk the kind of language which governments might ban

We talk about all sorts of sports of which we're each a fan

When we men talk

We talk because we want to, we talk because we can

We talk about the ways to make an omelette or a flan

We talk about the Buddhist riddle known as a koan

We talk about the wars we fought when we were partisan

We talk about Italians in Naples, Rome, Milan

We talk about our purposes, posterity and span

We talk of faith and angels, of milk and marzipan

When we men talk

We talk about our family, of mum and dad and gran

We talk as if we hardly care. We try to stay deadpan

We talk about the job we do, our customers, our van

We talk about our Christmases, Yom Kippur, Ramadan

We talk about the years we spent in Russia or Japan

We talk about our film careers in Hollywood and Cannes

We talk about our situations, how it all began

When we men talk

We talk about the future and envisage some grand plan

We talk about the wealthy, unemployed and artisan

We talk of Myra, Mary, Mona, Meg and Marianne

We talk about our holiday, our hotel and our tan

We talk about the stuff we add, from salt to parmesan

We talk about the life we've lived, the businesses we ran

We talk to change the subject to anything other than

Pens we push. Price we pay

Pints in pubs. Swagger'n'sway

Plain as porridge. Dense as clay

This the stuff that we men say

Razor blade. Rub'n'spray

Black'n'white. Shades of grey

Stains which we won't wash away

This the stuff that we men say

Grass we mow. Fields we play

Oats we sow while making hay

Climate change when tempers fray