What I've done, what I've done.Da da daa, da da daa. Let's it never be said the romance is dead.'Cause there's so little else occupying my head.There is nothing I need except the function to breathe.But I'm not really fussed doesn't matter to me. Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby! AhaAhaAaaAnd do you, do you, do you, do you? AhaAhaAaaKnow what you're doing doing to me? AhaAhaAaaRuby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby! AhaAhaAaa Due to lack of interest tomorrow is cancelled.Let the clocks be reset and the pendulums held.'Cause there's nothing at all except the space in between.Finding out what you're called and repeating your name. Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby! AhaAhaAaaAnd do you, do you, do you, do you? AhaAhaAaaKnow what you're doing doing to me? AhaAhaAaaRuby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby! AhaAhaAaaAh2x:Could it be, could it beThat you're joking with me.And you don't really see You with me. Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby! AhaAhaAaaAnd do you, do you, do you, do you? AhaAhaAaaKnow what you're doing doing to me? AhaAhaAaaRuby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby! AhaAhaAaaAnd do you, do you, do you, do you? AhaAhaAaa.Da da daa, da da daa.Know what you're doing doing to me? AhaAhaAaaAhAa.Da da daa.

I can prove anythingI'll make you admit, again and againThat I can prove anythingThe way that it's writ, again and againAnd it's only 'cos you came here with your brothers tooIf you came here on your own you'd be deadIt's only 'cos you follow what the others doIt's no excuse to say you're easily led You could choose anythingAnd you choose to lose, again and againAnd you could do anythingBut why should you do anything againAnd it's only 'cos you came here with your brothers tooIf you came here on your own you'd be deadYou're winding yourself up until you're turning blueRepeating everything that you read So here we go with a letterCan you fix it for me?Because we need entertainmentTo keep us all off the streets So tonight you'll sleep softly in your beds You could try anythingAnd no one would know apart from you and meYou could stop anythingIt starts with just one and turns to two then threeAnd it's only 'cos you came here with your brothers tooIf you came here on your own you'd be deadYou'll raise a glass until you raise a fist or twoAnd get a shopping basket wrapped round your head So here we go with a letterCan you fix it for me?For twenty-four hours drinkingTo keep us all off the streets So tonight you'll sleep softly in your beds We are the angry mobWe read the papers every dayWe like who we likeWe hate who we hate But we're also easily swayed(Repeat 8x) We are the angry mob

I can just imagine you and meRunning out of steamGoing through the motionsAnd I have no idea how you knowWhen I dip my toesIn other people's oceans 'Cos you had a local knowledge of the local area And that impressed me quiteSo I tried that nightTo do all the things i thought you'd likeBut that just made it worseAnd I impressed you notWell not a lotSo we started from the start When the heat dies down I'll be back in townAnd until that time I'll be round at mineWhen the heat dies down I'll be back in townAnd until that time I'll be round at mine When the heat dies downWhen the heat dies downWhen the heat dies downWhen the heat dies down I cannot imagine growing oldTo have and to holdTill death do part each other'Cos I doubt I could stomach twenty yearsSpending time at hersTalking to that mother 'Cos I got a wider knowledge of the world I just can't faceAnother argumentAbout the rentIt all seems unimportant in the grander scheme of things'Cause I was purpose builtTo not feel guiltSo we ended at the end When the heat dies down I'll be back in townAnd until that time I'll be round at mineWhen the heat dies down I'll be back in townAnd until that time I'll be round at mine When the heat dies downWhen the heat dies downWhen the heat dies downWhen the heat dies down When the heat dies downWhen the heat dies downWhen the heat dies downWhen the heat dies down

I remember nights out when we were youngThey weren't very good they were rubbishRunning round Highroyds isn't funJust teenagers testing their courage Standing outside nightclubs in the snowUs not very cool or impressiveThey let in all the girls from the year belowNo need for ID's with those dresses Got news from afarFrom a girl who knows who we areShe's still got my dinner moneyShe can keep it Never had a fight that we haven't lostNot very tough or athleticOnce I had a boxing champ in a headlockWhen he gets out I'll regret it Got keys to a carPicked up a girl from Boston SpaFor fast food and cinemaIt's not worth it Got word from down southWell he had heard about it word of mouthHaven't much stayed in touchSince Highroyds Let it go and let it goAnd if I'm wrong then I won't knowCos no one's gonna tell me but a friendHe has gone and Ian's goneAnd everybody went alongAnd nobody was left here in the end Got news from Uncle HughThrough a second cousin once removedToo late there's a housing estateIt's called Highroyds Got a text from an exShe wants to know when we're in London next"And will you write a song about me?"I don't think so

I won't be the one to disappoint you anymore, I know, I've said all this and that you've heard it all before, The trick is getting you to think that all this was your idea. And that this was everything you've ever wanted out of here, Love's not a competition but I'm winning. I'm not sure what's truly altruistic anymore, When every good thing that I do is listed and you're keeping score, Love's not a competition but I'm winning Love's not a competition but I'm winning At least I thought I was but there's no way of knowing, At least I thought I was but there's no way of knowing, You know what it's like when you're new to the game but I'm not, I won't be the one to disappoint you, I won't be the one to disappoint you anymore

Didn't expect any of thisBut it was really niceDidnt want you to cause a fussBut it feels alive So Thank you very muchIts really nice to knowThat you enjoyed the showAnd I want you to know when to goCos this should be a thrillBut it feels like a drillNow you must let me go, let me go I just imagine that I'm youAnd there's nothing nothing nothing I can't doI just imagine that I'm youAnd there's nothing nothing nothing I can't doI just imagine that I'm youAnd there's nothing nothing nothing I can't doI just imagine that I'm youAnd there's nothing nothing nothing I can't do I remember what it was likeAnd it was really niceNever thought I would experience thisFrom the other side So Thank you very muchIt's really nice to knowThat you enjoyed the showAnd I want you to know when to goCos this should be a thrillBut it feels like a drillNow you must let me go, let me go I just imagine that I'm youAnd there's nothing nothing nothing I can't doI just imagine that I'm youAnd there's nothing nothing nothing I can't doI just imagine that I'm youAnd there's nothing nothing nothing I can't doI just imagine that I'm youAnd there's nothing nothing nothing I can't do

None of the buildings even look the same,And underneath them all the shops have changed.I don't pretend they're in a lot more pain,Stocking much too young for the professionals to stay in. I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it without you.I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it without you. I'm returning to the north againEverybody has to talk on the train.And if you've got nothing thats clever to say,Nobody's listening to you anyway. 'Cos I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it without you.I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it without you.But it wouldn't be very good. La la la, la la la la la la la la la, etc. What you want here?It doesn't matter!I don't think that it can be done without you.What you doing?It doesn't matter!But everything that's done is all about you We convince each other nothing has changedNobody else will ever write the sameThe adaptation for the stage is not playingFor your protection all the names have been changed I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it without you.I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it without you.I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it without you.I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it without you.But it wouldn't be very good.

Well it starts as a jokeLike a stick in the spokesOr removing a bolt from the brakes Then a bicycle flipsCrushing ribs, smashing hipsAnd he broke every bone in his face Then you're out of controlAnd you can't fill the holeThat was left by the thrill of the chase You're a right piece of workAll the flakes go berserkHave you forgotten how good they taste? You're my kind of guy'Cos I like your styleAnd you sound as horrible as meAnd I don't mindIf you're unkindYou're reminding me of me As the bycicle raceGathers speed, gathers paceAnd you feel that you're going too fast There's a word to the wiseYou should take some advice'Cos the nice guys always finish last You're my kind of guy'Cos I like your styleAnd you sound as horrible as meAnd I don't mindIf you're unkindYou're reminding me of me You're my kind of guy'Cos I like your styleAnd you sound as horrible as meAnd heads will rollAs it takes its tollOn you and me

SoooooooooooooooooooooooEverything is average nowadaysEverything is average nowadaysEveryone would do it if they canAnd everything is going down the panAnd everyone is following the crazeAnd everything is average Now you say it's getting betterBut I don't really see the signsSaid it is too differentYou thought it would be suicide Not much to believe inLeft up on a shelfSo get your coats we're leavingWe'll just do something else Ohhhh Everything is average nowadaysEverything is average nowadaysAnd everything is of no consequenceCos everyone is sitting on the fenceAnd everything will always stay the sameCos everything is average Now you said you didn't mean itYou threw away the book of rulesYou thought that we should read itI wouldn't even know how to Not much to believe inLeft up on the shelfSo get your coats we're leavingWe'll just do something else All I need is a ball and a wallOr a sledge and a hill in heavy weatherAll I need is a ball and a wallA sledge and a hill in heavy weather Oh oh oh oh etc. Not much to believe inLeft up on the shelfSo get your coats we're leavingWe'll just do something else SoooooooooooooooooooooooEverything is average nowadaysEverything is average nowadaysEveryone would do it if they canAnd everything is going down the panAnd everyone is following the crazeAnd everything is average nowadays

We went to the youth clubAnd we looked out of placeI didn't know where to lookSo I looked at your faceBut you were a boxing champAnd I was a weaklingYou didn't give me a chanceYou gave me a beatingAnd I thank you very much that you did And as the time went by weStayed out of troubleBefore I could realizeMy age had doubledThe man I became is a tragic boreAnd he's not a boxing champ any moreIf there's one thing I learned it's to run awayAt least I enjoy what I do todayAnd I thank you very much that I do