Bad Penny Billy Bragg

I have a letter from her
When she worked for the "Woman's Realm"
And all the things she promised me
She promised herself as well

She said, "I want my freedom."
And ran off along the beach
It's hard to love a girl so near
Yet so far out of reach
Yet so far out of reach

And she steals more than she buys
You can see it in her eyes
And she'll come back as soon as she's ready
She's a bad penny

She came back when the tide came in
And introduced her friend to me
She said, "Don't ring while he's here."
And gave me back my poetry

She expected me to understand
As she's always done this before
And now she asks me
"Why don't you send me poems anymore?"
Send me poems anymore