ub40 - everything is better now lyrics

everything is better now
better than is was before
sunshine on a golden bough
darkness locked behind closed door
now i found a better place
somewhere i can lay my head
clean fresh air and open space
safe upon my feather bed

i've been a mistake maker
for all of my days
and a law breaker
but crime never pays
an overtaker
on lifes highways
a serial faker
making getaways

i've been a mover and a groover
in the halls of power
a real bad loser
in my darkest hour
a high seas cruiser
searching tropical flowers
a pick and chooser
in an ivory tower

now i'm a man of peace
with a hungry soul
for i found release
in a lost loophole
i'm the materpiece
who just scored the goal
let the love increase
now i'm in control