Saint Etienne - Tales From Turnpike House (2008) by Saint Etienne (보컬) on maniadb.com

The neighborhood that I live in
I've always seen as home
At certain times of the evening
It's like a no-go zone

Got cash in my pocket to last the weekend
And I've got features I quite like and don't mind keeping

But still I walk the
Side streets home
Even when I'm on my own
If I let myself believe all the bad press and horror stories
I wouldn't set a foot outside

You say I live in a bubble
I find a bubble's best
At a faint whiff of trouble
Just turn and head due west

Quite light on my feet if I ever need be
As I zip down the street no one ever sees me

That's why I walk the
Side streets home
Even when I'm on my own
If I let myself believe all the bad press and horror stories
I wouldn't set a foot outside

I'm tempting fate (I know, tell me about it)
So nonchalant (I know, and I don't doubt it)
I'll probably get it tomorrow

'Til then I'll walk the
Side streets home
Even when I'm on my own
If I let myself believe...

(Side streets home...)
(On my own...)

Believe...

Rays of light upon the counterpane
Grace the dust that settles on the balustrade

I, I'm opening my eyes
To find
Sun in my morning...

Sun in my morning
This is what I see
Ooh

Sun in my morning
Shining down on me
Ooh

Made a list of things to do today
What a shame
The morning breeze just blew it all away

I, I'm opening my eyes
To find
Sun in my morning...

Sun in my morning
This is what I see
Ooh

Sun in my morning
Shining down on me
Ooh

Sun in my morning
This is what I see
Ooh

Sun in my morning
Shining down on me
Ooh

Tony leaves the depot late
Seventeen years with the Unigate
Drives his float down Goswell Road at twenty-five to eight

Number nine, Mrs. Doris Brown
Pulls on her quilted dressing gown
Shuts the fridge and boils the kettle
Wipes the table down

La la la la la la
Just as she pours the tea
She's whistling randomly
A milk bottle symphony

Milk bottle symphony

Number twelve, there's Amy Chan
Writing down a line for the candy man
About the time she saw Tom Baker
Drinking down the Hat and Fan

The man next door is Gary Stead
Shuffles downstairs with a heavy head
Scans the paper, takes a pill
And stumbles back to bed

La la la la la la
Didn't get home 'til three
Singing appallingly
A milk bottle symphony

A milk bottle symphony

Emily Roe's at thirty-one
Twenty minutes left to get her homework done
Leaves her corn flakes on the sofa
Says goodbye to Mum

La la la la la la
Jumps on the 43
Humming unconsciously
A milk bottle symphony

Milk bottle symphony

You're a dream lo-o-o-over,
It's a deep ri-i-i-iver.

And the clock in the hallway,
It goes tick, tick, tickin' away, 'way
Ah, ah.

I, I'm gonna dream a little longer now.

In the late su-u-u-umer,
Could it be for-e-e-ever?

And I know that a phone call is going to,
Take, take, take me away, 'way.
Oh, oh.

I, I'm gonna dream a little longer now,
Bye, I've gotta dream a little longer now.

And the clock in the hallway,
It goes tick, tick, tickin' away, 'way.
Ah, ah,

I, I'm gonna dream a little longer now,
And I, I've gotta dream a little longer now.

I, I'm gonna dream a little longer now.
(I won't let you go)

Crazy superstitions on my mind
Could they help me get you back for good
Such a striking combination, gone away
Could I save it if I knocked in wood

Did I have a chance and fail to keep it
Lose my dream and let it slip away
Will my destiny remain a secret
Well that's okay, yeah

Everyone should have a reason to believe
So I still believe that
Lightning could strike twice for me
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Every time I find the feeling's gone in me
Suddenly I see that
Lightning could strike twice for me
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Sitting down to read the stars again
Maybe they can tell me what's in store
Now I'm mixing up a magic potion
That's gonna get you banging on my door

Did I have a chance and fail to keep it
Lose my dream and let it slip away
Will my destiny remain a secret
Well, that's okay, yeah

Everyone should have a reason to believe
So I still believe that
Lightning could strike twice for me
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Every time I find the feeling's gone in me
Suddenly I see that
Lightning could strike twice for me
Yeah, yeah, yeah

And I'm working on a siren song
Oh baby, oh baby
Gotta feeling that it won't be long
Oh baby, oh baby

Well don't you know that
Everyone should have a reason to believe
So I still believe that
Lightning could strike twice for me
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Every time I find the feeling's gone in me
Suddenly I see that
Lightning could strike twice for me
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Slow down at the castle
Things to straighten in her head
And she knows it's not a castle
But that's what they've always said

Shaded by the tower
As she clambers to her seat
With the ash of last night's party
Clinging grimly to her feet

Not for the first time
She's made her bed
Now she leaves that all behind
And turns her mind to playful things instead

Days spent making stories
For the faces that pass by
From the lonely tea shop owner
To the misbehaving wife

Now they're growing ever wilder
As the people start to go
Now she dreams that there's assassins
Hiding in the woods below

Not for the first time
She's made her bed
Now she leaves that all behind
And turns her mind to playful things instead

And she knows this must end
As the long shadows start to blend
She must be on her way

This girl in 23
Could've sworn she was looking at me
What's the sound coming out of her door?
Crazy moves I've never heard before
With a wiggle and a spring in her step
Wearing fancy clothes, you bet
Everybody just stops to stare
Without a stare she don't care

All the boys wanna know what's on her stereo
(I don't know)
They say her room is like a Japanese video
(Well, I don't know but what I do know is...)

At night she's so wonderful, wonderful
At night she's so magical, magical
At night she's so beautiful, beautiful

Wouldn't go with Brad Pitt if you paid her
She's more into James Spader
Doesn't notice all the troubles around her
Oh, yeah, I'm so glad that I've found her

All the girls think her car is over-familiar
(I don't know)
They say she's from a castle in Bulgaria
(Well, I don't know but what I do know is...)

Tempers fraying in the Hat and Fan
Gets so hot in there, even in November
Heated words from slicked-back hair
It's too small a world for some people to share

Now Gary stares at an empty chair
Told her "five, or ten, and he'd join her out there"
Not again, she's not going in
She just sighs...

It's only half nine
There's time
Time for drinking
And still
More time
'Til he gets to thinking of her

She's in
Two minds
Maybe she'll board up her door

He's into pints
And that's how it goes

It's guaranteed he's a funny man
You can bet your life that he'll bring the house down
Always plays such a winning hand
He just cools it down
They should knight him for it

But outside
His former wife
Starts a solo drive
She's so tired of waiting
When he crawls in
Will she give him a surprise?

It's only half nine
There's time
Time for drinking
And still
More time
'Til he gets to thinking of her

She's in
Two minds
Maybe she'll board up her door

He's into pints
And that's how it goes

I'm falling, I'm falling
I'm falling for a stranger
I'm falling, I'm falling
I'm falling for a stranger

In the morning when I wake up
The very first thing I think of
I'm falling, I'm falling
I'm falling for a stranger

Did he see me standing there?
Did he see me standing there?
I'm falling, I'm falling
I'm falling for a stranger

No matter how lost I feel
No matter how cross I feel
He'll see that I'm special
Somebody out of the ordinary

I watch him from my window
As he walks down to his car below
Does he know that I exist?
One smile, one kiss

That thing I did was wrong
Now I'm free about crying alone
I'm falling, I'm falling
I'm falling for a stranger

If only I could meet him
He'd understand my feelings
Call his number, call his number
I stumble, words won't come out

(Just close your eyes, be still, don't cry
The time is right for love tonight
I love to dream, I dream of you
Please see inside my dreams of you)

Stars above us
Cars below us
Out on the rooftop, baby

Stars above us
Cars below us
Nothing can touch us, baby

Just had to get out of there
I'm tired of all of those faces
Up here is out of sight
Outside with the breeze on our faces

Let's go
Up the stairway
My band
Doing it their way
Our sound's
Ruling all the airwaves
Butterflies taking flight

Stars above us
Cars below us
Out on the rooftop, baby

Stars above us
Cars below us
Nothing can touch us, baby

Stars above us
Cars below us
Out on the rooftop, baby

Stars above us
Cars below us
Nothing can touch us, baby

(Sun sets) over the city
(Won't you) come and catch it with me
(Follow me) right up the stairway
Let's have some fun tonight

Stars above us
Cars below us
Out on the rooftop, baby

Stars above us
Cars below us
Nothing can touch us, baby

Stars above us
Cars below us
Out on the rooftop, baby

Stars above us
Cars below us
Nothing can touch us, baby

Ooh, ooh, ooh
Out on the rooftops

Ooh, ooh, ooh
Out on the rooftops

Stars above us

Ooh, ooh, ooh
Out on the rooftops

Ooh, ooh, ooh
Out on the rooftops

Amy checks the shopping list
Pedal bin, washing-up rack, Sandtex
And she goes to the baker's to buy a loaf
Ah, she keeps forgetting it's changed into the Tropicana tanning salon

And in the charity shop
Mrs. Brown sits at the counter
Pricing down some old stock
The Moon's a Balloon, two copies of Every Loser Wins, Noel's Blobbyland, deluxe edition
There's not much left on the doorstep recently
Something to do with eBay, Johnny reckons
He's bidding on it now, for a Subbuteo catalogue, '81-'82
He'll win it, put it in a drawer, and forget he ever bought it

Holding on...
To something...
And not knowing...
Exactly what you're waiting for

Now...
Teenage winter's coming down
Teenage winter throws a gown
Over every place I've been
And every little dream
Forever...

Phone rings in Gary's flat
"Can I speak to Mr. G. Staid, please"
He hangs up and takes Tony the milk
"See you in the Hat and Fan at seven"

Gary can't believe the Claremont Road pitch is going to be covered in executive housing
He talks about the Newcastle game, Boncho's debut, but
Tony can hardly hear him

They took the jukebox out, and the Aussie bar staff are playing the Red Hot Chili Peppers
He tells him what he thinks
He manages to keep it clean
Buys another round

Holding on...
To something...
And not knowing...
Exactly what you're waiting for

Now
Teenage winter's coming down
Teenage winter throws a gown
Over every place I've been
And every little dream
Forever

Now
Teenage winter's coming down
Teenage winter throws a gown
Over every place I've been
And every little dream
Forever

Now
Teenage winter's coming down
Teenage winter throws a gown
Over every place I've been
And every little dream
Forever

Now
Teenage winter's coming down
Teenage winter throws a gown
Over every place I've been
And every little dream
Forever

Mums with pushchairs outside Sainsbury's
Tears in their eyes
They'll never buy a Gibb Brothers record again
Their old 45s gathering dust
The birthday cards they couldn't face throwing away
Teenage winter coming down
Teenage winter coming down

Day's over and night must fall
Shadows creeping up the garden wall

Goodnight (Goodnight)
Goodnight, goodnight
(Goodnight)

Will you sing me to sleep
And stroke my hair
I'll close my eyes if I know that you're there

Put the bike in the alleyway
Shine of streetlights and a fuzzy grey

Goodnight
Goodnight, goodnight, goodnight

Will you sing me to sleep
And stroke my hair
I'll close my eyes if I know that you're there

Draw the blinds on the yellow moon
A dark apartment and a distant June

Goodnight
Goodnight, goodnight, goodnight

Will you sing me to sleep
And stroke my hair
I'll close my eyes if I know that you're there (goodnight)