Down a Peg

XTC

You took me 
Down down down 
Down a peg 

Thank you 
For taking me down a peg 
Thank you 
It's true 
My position had gone to my head 
Thank you 
Like some commissionaire who has ideas above his station 
Or some jumped up councillor who think he's lord of creation 

You took me down down down down a peg 
Down down down down a peg 

Thank you 
For bringing my feet to the floor 
Thank you 
It's true 
My head wouldn't go through the door 
Thank you 
Sometimes this job puts you so high you forget your roots now 
Only my folks see I'm getting too big for my boots now 

You took me down down down down a peg 
Down down down down a peg 
Down down down down a peg 

Thank you 
For taking me down a peg 
(You took me down down down down a peg) 
Thank you 
It's true 
My position had gone to my head 
(You took me down down down down a peg) 
Thank you