------------------------------------------------------------------------------ POOR COW Tanita Tikaram ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Today is my birthday I stay outside the wall Inside sit the butterflies For the butterfly ball All the boys are graded now They come in their white socks, flat tops And somehow they find a place All the boys are winning now They play all the tricks with smiles And a sorry past For a poor cow Their own room And winter trees Never touched these girls before They hear the car stereo And know what life is for All the boys are weary now