Standing at the bus stop with my shopping in my hands when I'm overhearing elder ladies as the rumours start to fly
You can hear them in the school yard scrap yard chip shop phone box in the pool hall at the shoe stall every corner turned around
It started with a school girl who was running running home to her mum and dad told them she was playing in the change room of her local football side They said tell us again so she told them again they said tell us the truth they found it hard to believe cause he taught our Steve he even trained me taught Uncle john who's a father of three
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But it only takes one tree to make a thousand matches only takes one match to burn a thousand trees
You see it in the class room in the swimming pool where the match stick men are made at the scouts hall at the football where the wise we trust are paid They all honour his name he did a lot for the game he got his name knocked up above the sports ground gates But now they are ripping them down stamping the ground picture gathers dust behind the bar in the lounge
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Wake up and smell the rain shake up he's back to stay he hasn't been on a holiday he's growing seeds don't believe why he's been away
In the school yard change room playing fields bathroom phone box office blocks corner turned around They keep doubting the flame tossing the blame got his name knocked up above the sports ground gates But they're ripping them down stamping the ground pictures gathers dust in the bar in the lounge
I feel the wash, close down the street Yet Chaplin walks feet nine fifteen And I hear them, hear them call his name And I see him, see him turn away They take him in, and clean him up
Well, they take him in, and strip him down They dry his skin, and feed him wine And I hear them, hear them call his name And I see him, see him turn away
Asks to use the phone Yet he lives alone, He lives alone There's no one, no one home to phone, sits alone at home He calls his home his own His wife is still unknown
I get camping eyes in the final hour last minute shoppers picking califlour the fuss they make you'd swear they were buying a car They always moan, moan it's not so cheap cheaper still cheaper still down the street I lose my rag and tell them take your bag and shop down there
Closing down closing down another road one way system steals the show mac the knife swigs a can and sings the day away
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There's more life more life more life in a tramps vest There's more life more life more life in a tramps vest
A flower man sits down in the street surrounded by stock he brought back last week bring back the ladies wearing lipstick on their teeth Make up we make up a crapy joke sit back relax and have a smoke mac the knife swigs a can and sings the day away
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I get camping eyes in the final hour last minute shoppers picking califlour mac the knife swigs a can and sings the day away
There's no mistake I smell that smell It's that time of year again I can taste the air...
The clocks go back railway track Something blocks the line again and the train runs late for the first time...
A pebble beach, we're underneath Pier had just been painted red Where I heard the news for the first time
and all the friends lay down the flowers Sit on the banks and drink for hours Talk of the way they saw him last Local boy in the photograph...today
He'll always be twenty-three yet that train runs on and on Past the place they found his clothing
There's no mistake I smell that smell It's that time of year again I can taste the air The clocks go back railway track Something blocks the line again and the train runs late for the first time today
And all the friends lay down the flowers Sit on the banks and drink for hours Talk of the way they saw him last Local boy in the photograph... today.
We all face the same way Still it takes all day I take a look to my left, pick out the worst and the best She paints her lip, greasy and thick Another mirror stare, and she's going where?
Another office affair, to kill an unborn scare? Do you talk dirty to a priest? makes them human at least Is she running away, to start a brand new day? Is she going home? Why's she driving alone?
Is anyone going anywhere? Everyone's gotta be somewhere
She got a body in the boot, or just bags full of food? Those are model's legs, but are they women's are they men's? She shouts down the phone, missed a payment on the loan She gotta be above the rest, keeping up with the best
Is anyone going anywhere? Everyone's gotta be somewhere
Waits tables for a crook? Wrote a hardback book? You teach kids how to read? Or sell your body on the street? A nurse without a job? Another uptown snob? But have I got you all wrong? One look and you were gone
Is anyone going anywhere? Everyone's gotta be somewhere
Salt grips the road awaits his lift again Street orange glow shades the odds against One more sip, A shoe, A miss, A shaving nick. One extra kiss, Whose to know whatever!
Not up to me, Not up to you Not up to me, Not up to you
The swings don't swing the parks been dead for years How do you know the last swing weren't your last for good Hard book on freaks, Fresh summer peach, Creased magazine Sugar chocolate treat, Whose to know whatever!
Not up to me, not up to you Not up to me, Not up to you
The street's so long where she lost her pocket purse Kept the last picture of the man she committed first Cracked windscreen rain, French murder play, Junk take away, Tired street parades, Who's to know whatever! Whatever!
Not up to me, Not up to you Not up to me, Not up to you
Ha, Whatever
Not up to me, Not up to you, Not up to anything we do Not up to me, Not up to you.
Oh Yeah! Oh Yeah! Oh Yeah!
Its not up to me, Its not up to you, Its not up to you, Its not up to you, Its not up to you
I gotta lose weight, I, I swallow honey Is my stand up show, still, still, still that funny Am I back for good? I said that I, said that I would be She's down waist low trying to make me happy Because I like watching you.
It's time I tried, tried to check my, check my eyelids, check for holes It's time I tried, tried to check my, check my eyelids, check for holes.
Two weeks late I, I, I gotta test for babies, shop take is falling low. I'm not going back, back to that factory, because I like what I do
It's time I tried, tried to check my, check my eyelids, check for holes It's time I tried, tried to check my, check my eyelids, check for holes
It's time I tried, tried to check my, check my eyelids, check for holes It's time I tried, tried to check my, check my eyelids, check for holes It's time I tried, It's time I tried, It's time I tried, It's time I tried, It's time I tried, It's time I tried, It's time I tried to check my lids for holes
A week's too long not to ring She colours her hair and waits for him No cat against dog Just head over heals Sex twice a day Best time in years Oh no why hasn't he phoned She has to wait until he's on his own Lying and denying so no body knows I'll tell her this week is what he tells her to keep her on loan He'll buy her one-day
sex drives, oral highs, cheated wives, and spies Cream cakes, coffee dates, floral gifts, goodbyes Passed away for the day had a change of kind Sex change too mundane for the average mind Oh no she just can see Where he is or where he's been Look prim and straight like she's always been All that she saved for went missing again
She could be She could be She could be wrong She could be She could be She could be wrong She could be She could be She could be wrong It looks like It looks like the words got around
They found A body in the lake maybe It wasn't really his name Same colour, same weight, same size feet It's the not knowing that kills you Oh no the clocks stopped slow everytime you're on your own Ya' hide from the spies so nobody knows scratch through the pages of the lazy days news for a clue Still looking for you
10 minutes flat after the day at the factory. I'm drinking like a dog in the sun I don't need to eat, or sleep a wink at the weekend. Just rot my guts I can't wait for my next drink. The first one has gonna sink I'm the last of the big time drinkers I take pride in my work I'm the last of the big time drinkers My beer don't taste the same without my name painted on my glass I don't live to work, I work to live, and live at the weekend and maybe spend a week in the sun I come home wet the bed, throw my sheets out the window and Sunday morning comes and I can't wait for my next drink. The first one has gonna sink I'm the last of the big time drinkers I take pride in my work I'm the last of the big time drinkers My beer don't taste the same without my name painted on my glass I can't wait for my next drink The first one it's gonna sink I'm the last of the big time drinkers I take pride in my work I'm the last of the big time drinkers Just give me the hops or the slops I'm the last of the big time drinkers
The same long faces in the workman's hall, Caramel crisp counts his birds, Cliff chip's lines up his dominoes, King fisher, lead singer calms his nerves.
I'm drinking, sinking, swimming, I'm drowning, working, smirking, learning, I'm burning, sleeping, thieving, cheating, beating, I'm eating, I'm deep in a goldfish bowl. It's sink or swim
The hall down town just burned to the ground, My boxing ring turned to ash, Red head ginger bread sells tickets at the door, Stella sleep walks in the sand.
I'm drinking, sinking, swimming, I'm drowning, working, smirking, learning, I'm burning, sleeping, thieving, cheating, beating, I'm eating, I'm deep in a goldfish bowl. It's sink or swim They're looking in, they're looking in!
Hard up outta luck, time to ride the village bike, A bike been used ten times or more, Grape vine hears the wife lays down her royal flush, I think I've lost another wife.
I'm drinking, sinking, swimming, I'm drowning, working, smirking, learning, I'm burning, sleeping, thieving, cheating, beating, I'm eating, I'm deep in a goldfish bowl. It's sink or swim They're looking in, its sink or swim
Shopping spree for the family tree, Hhaven't seen your family tree in quite a while!
Too many sandwiches and wine, Sherry stains down your best mans tie, What a speech.
The band arrives, the granny's cry, Singers tongue's in the barmaids mouth, What a voice.
Grandpa drunk a drop or two, His heads still stuck in the portaloo, What a man.
You bought a sequin dress for your chicken breast, The disco's late and he's overpaid tonight, You got a diamond ring, And the man who sings, The man who sings made love to the barmaid twice, And that's just tonight
The blue rinsed hairs lift up the chairs, The bands too loud they're off down stairs, What a noise.
The bride and groom they dance their dance, And the singer mimes "there's still a chance", The barmaid smiles
You bought a sequin dress for your chicken breast, The disco's late and he's overpaid tonight, You got a diamond ring, And the man who sings, The man who sings made love to the barmaid twice, And that's just tonight
You bought a sequin dress for your chicken breast, The disco's late and he's overpaid tonight, You got a diamond ring, And the man who sings, The man who sings made love to the barmaid twice,
Ha! Grandpa drunk a drop or two, His heads still stuck in the portaloo again!
The bride and groom they dance their dance. The singer mimes "there's still a chance tonight" and the barmaid smiles
I never knew her name I only knew her fame She lived near my town Another goldfish to drown Well I just past the bridge That parts us from them The bridge that she used Again and again Again
I remember when they found her Billy Davey's daughter The word gets around
Billy Davey's second daughter Threw herself to dirty water Billy's left with nothing but a dream
Why don't you take a look In my mouth Why don't you take a look At yourself So why don't you Take a look around So why don't we Take a look inside
Roll up the shop parade Free falling from a stage Performance and cocktails Roll up and shine
I hang the devil from A circus wire Then some seats fall in love With spitting fire At yourself
So why don't you Take a look around So why don't we Take a look inside
Roll up the shop parade Free falling from a stage Performance and cocktails Roll up and shine Bb Am C The time to live
The time to love The time to do whats afraid of The time to breath Time to releave It's time to shine
So why don't you Take a look around So why don't we Take a look inside
Roll up the shop parade Free falling from a stage Performance and cocktails Roll up and shine Bring on a shop parade Freaks falling from a stage Performance and cocktails Roll up ------- and shine
when you think about it he's watching every word you say hey dazed and when he's sussed you out he calls her up and out she comes and hustles us
long digging gone fishing love drinking
the bartender and the thief are lovers steal what they need like sisters and brothers met in a church a night to remember robbin the graves of bodies dismembered
he watched the lesbian talk she kissed and groaped but mostly talked in lust crushed he couldn't make the call his eyes were gripped on licking tongues enough's enough failed for once
long digging gone fishing love drinking
the bartender and the thief are lovers
steal what they need like sisters and brothers met in a church a night to remember robbing the graves of bodies dismembered saved what they stole to meet at the alter place where they first set eyes on each other flew to the sun to start life all over set up a bar and robbed all the locals
We wait to wake to get a ride in the rain buy a ticket they can check we can claim so we don't spend what's our own For a seat a place to stop a green light a red cross they run around naked doing old things like the ones before
Wait for a break so you can take a little something that'll make your next break come along a little quicker than the one before Wait for an answer spy a sweet dancer as she walks from the door of the hall wish you waited for the wedding vows
So hurry up and wait but what's worth waiting for? So hurry up and wait but what's worth waiting for?
We wait to get warm the car starts from cold stall to make the first move magazines made the rules to make us lose For your dream man the house you could both plan the car in the sales add the wet dream with the man you wish that you had
So hurry up and wait but what's worth waiting for? So hurry up and wait but what's worth waiting for?
A watched pot never boils sugar seconds to dissolve see your appetite lost foods relevance is lost inside
We wait to get there and when we get there we wait around for anyone to tell us what we even got there for
So hurry up and wait but what's worth waiting for? So hurry up and wait but what's worth waiting for? what's worth waiting for? what's worth waiting for? what's worth waiting for? what's worth waiting for?
So join the queue me and you wait in line it takes our time to be satisfied
I've never been here before Didn't know where to go Never met you before I've never been to your home That smells not unknown Foot steps made of stone Walking feels familiar
You can do all the things that you like to do All around underground pick a part that's new You can do all the things that you like to do All around upside down pick a part that's new
People drinking on their own Push buttons on the phone Was I here once before Is that my voice on the phone That last drink on my own Did I ever leave at all Confusions familiar
You can do all the things that you like to do All around underground pick a part that's new You can do all the things that you like to do All around upside down pick a part that's new
You can do all the things that you like to do All around underground pick a part that's new You can do all the things that you like to do All around upside down pick a part that's new You can do all the things that you like to do All around underground pick a part that's new You can do all the things that you like to do All around upside down pick a part that's new
So what's new to you? Whats new to you? Whats new to you
There's things I want there's things I think I want There's things I've had there's things I wanna have Do I want the dreams the ones we're forced to see Do I want the perfect wife the word perfect ain't quite right Shopping every day take it back the next break They say the more you fly the more you risk your life
I'm just looking I'm not buying I'm just looking it keeps me smiling
A house I've seen another coulda' been you drenched my head And said what I said you said that life is what you make of it Yet most of us just fake
I'm just looking I'm not buying I'm just looking it keeps me smiling
You could lick or chew tongue in style tonight Champagne drag queen suit pin-stripe outta line It's time to try how Blisters on your feet blisters up your spine If I could choose from two I'd mine to be a smile But you rely on a lie that's true And no one believes in the things you do 'Cause half the lies you tell ain't true I'm gonna find out, I'm gonna find a piece of you
You could pick and lose diesel dreams for crime I should win and choose colours undersize a naked fake That's a face that fits for two sex brings out The spies hanging from your feet hollywood star style
But you rely on a lie that's true And no one believes in the things you do 'Cause half the lies you tell ain't true I'm gonna find out, I'm gonna find a piece of you
