Too Good To Be True
The Tom Robinson Band Lyrics

The Tom Robinson Band's song Too Good to Be True has a pessimistic attitude towards life, with lyrics that convey a sense of hopelessness and despair. The opening lines of the song paint a surreal picture of the singer's dream where the devil appears as he cries out for help. The dream is a reflection of his fear that he's alone in the face of adversity, with no one to turn to for help. This feeling of isolation is further reinforced in the next verse where he talks about the struggle to find his way home in the dark, with life in a bedsitter bedlam.

The chorus, with the line "Too good to be true", is repeated throughout the song, emphasizing the sense of cynicism that permeates the song. The singer seems to have lost all hope for the future, with no good times on the horizon to look forward to. He's decided to give up reading newspapers and watching TV as they only add to his sense of despair. The final verse concludes with the singer hoping he has something he can lose in the future. The song leaves the listener with a sense of hopelessness and melancholy, with no clear resolution in sight.