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You said you'd marry me if I was 23But I'm one that you can't see if I'm only 18Tell me who made these rulesObviously not youWho are you answering to?
Oh, Jenny don't be hastyNo, don't treat me like a babyLet me take you where you'll let meBecause leaving just upsets me
And I'll be around again To see these other menWho are more adequate In the age departmentIf I did not think you caredThere'd be no problems hereBut now you're looking at me like you're disgustedAnd I'm definitely waiting for you to smile and change your mindThen I'll say I'm sorry and I'll wrap my arms 'round your bodyAnd I really hope that you forgive in a hurryAnd don't just ask me to leave
Oh, Jenny don't be hastyDon't treat me like a babyLet me take you where you'll let meBecause leaving just upsets me
Oh, Jenny you are crazy!First I'm perfect, then I'm lazyAnd I was calling you my babyNow it sounds like you've just left meAnd it kills me!
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Slow down, lie down, remember it's just you and meDon't sell out, bow out, remember how this used to beI just want you closer is that alright, baby let's get closer tonight
Grant my last request and just let me hold youDon't shrug your shoulders, lay down beside meSure I can accept that we're going nowhereBut one last time let's go there, lay down beside me
Now I've found, that I'm bound, to wander down that one-way roadAnd I realise all about your lies, but I'm no wiser than the fool that I was beforeI just want you closer is that alright, baby let's get closer tonight
Grant my last request and just let me hold youDon't shrug your shoulders, lay down beside meSure I can accept that we're going nowhereBut one last time let's go there, lay down beside me
Baby, baby, baby, tell me how can, how can this be wrong?Grant my last request and just let me hold youDon't shrug your shoulders, lay down beside meSure I can accept that we're going nowhereBut one last time let's go there, lay down beside meOne last time let's go there, lay down beside me
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Pickin up the piecesOf the wreck you went and leftAnd I'm dealing with dilemmasIn my not-so-stressful lifeAnd I'm drinking stronger spiritsI made my home here on the floorAnd I'm losing all ambition and goals
And I'm going all outAnd I'm thinking you're just as bad
No sleeping at nightBut I'm going from bar to barWhy can't we just rewindWhy can't we just rewindWhy can't we just rewind
Oh remember at 16Oh the crazy drunken night we hadWhen I kissed you in the hallwayThen I took you straight to bed
Well two years onAnd I'm still that same boy
And I'm not sleeping at nightBut I'm going from bar to barWhy can't we just rewindWhy can't we just rewindWhy can't we just rewind oh
No sleeping at nightBut I'm going from bar to barWhy can't we just rewindWhy can't we just rewindWhy can't we just rewind oh
You might blame it on meBut you persisted that we fallWiped your hands of meAnd said you needed more, more, more
And I'm not sleeping at nightBut I'm going from bar to barWhy can't we just rewindWhy can't we just rewindWhy can't we just rewind oh
And I'm not sleeping at nightBut I'm going from bar to barWhy can't we just rewindWhy can't we just rewindWhy can't we just rewind oh
Wo woah woah woahWo woah woah woahWo wo woahCan't we just rewind
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Oh the phone you know it never stops, it's the last thing I hear at nightAnd the first thing in the morningAnd as I let it start to burn my head, you slowly creep into bedAnd I'm done with all the talkingYou say you know how I'm feeling, I just need to try to settle down
Oh a million faces pass my wayOh they're all the same, nothing seem to change anytime I look aroundOh who knows just what the future holdsAll I want to know is if it's with you
Tired as hell and falling up the stairsFilled with a thousand cares as you walk out from the bedroomAnd though it feels like all my fire has gonegirl, you just turn me onCan't believe how much I want youYou say you know how I'm feeling, I just need to try to settle down
Though a million faces pass my wayOh they're all the same, nothing seems to change anytime I look aroundOh who knows just what the future holdsAll I want to know is if it's with you
We're distracted by the hard times, and the troubles that we makeLet us throw them in the ocean, let it wash our cares awayOh the phone you know it never stops, it's the last thing I hear at nightAnd the first thing in the morning
Oh a million faces pass my wayOh they're all the same, nothing seem to change anytime I look aroundOh who knows just what the future holdsAll I want to know is if it's with you
We're distracted by the hard times, and the troubles that we makeLet us throw them in the ocean, let it wash our cares awayOh the phone you know it never stops, it's the last thing I hear at nightAnd the first thing in the morning
Let it wash our cares away, let it wash our cares away...
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Cross the border into the big bad worldWhere it takes you about an hour just to cross the roadJust to stumble across another poor old soulFrom the dreary old lanes to the high-street madnessI fight with my brain to believe my eyesAnd it's harder than you thinkTo believe this sadness that creeps up my spine And haunts me through the nightLife is good, and the girls are gorgeousSuddenly the air smells much greener now And I'm wandering around with a half pack of cigarettesSearching for the change that I've lost somehow
These streets have too many names for meI'm used to Glenfield Road and spending my time down in OrchyI'll get used to this eventuallyI know, I know
Where'd the days go when all we did was play?And the stress that we were under wasn't stress at allJust a run and a jump into a harmless fallFrom walking by a high-rise to a landmark squareYou see millions of people with millions of caresAnd I struggle to the train to make my way homeI look at the people as they sit there aloneLife is good, and the sun is shiningEverybody floats to their ideal placeAnd the children all smile as a boat shuffled by themTrying to pretend that they've got some space
These streets have too many names for meI'm used to Glenfield Road and spending my time down in OrchyI'll get used to this eventuallyI know, I know
These streets have too many names for meI'm used to Glenfield Road and spending my time down in OrchyI'll get used to this eventuallyI know, I know
Life is good, and the girls are gorgeousSuddenly the air smells much greener now And I'm wandering around with a half pack of cigarettesSearching for the change that I've lost somehow
These streets have too many names for meI'm used to Glenfield Road and spending my time down in OrchyI'll get used to this eventuallyI know, I know
These streets have too many names for meI'm used to Glenfield Road and spending my time down in OrchyI'll get used to this eventuallyI know, I knowI know-ow-ow-owI knowLong as you keep telling me so
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Woke up cold one Tuesday,I'm looking tired and feeling quite sick.I felt like there was something missing in my day-to-day life,So, I quickly opened the wardrobe,Pulled out some jeans and a t-shirt that seemed clean.Topped it off with a pair of old shoes,That were ripped around the seams.And, I thought, These shoes just don't suit me.
Hey, I put some new shoes on,And suddenly everything is right.I said, Hey, I put some new shoes on, and everybody's smiling,It's so inviting.Oh, short on money,But, long on time,Slowly strolling in the sweet sunshine,And I'm running late,And I don't need an excuse,'Cause I'm wearing my brand new shoes.
Woke up late one Thursday,And, I'm seeing stars as I'm rubbing my eyes.And, I felt like there were two days missing,As I focused on the time.And I made my way to the kitchen,But, I had to stop from the shock of what I found,A room full of all of my friends all dancing 'round and 'round,And, I thought, Hello, New Shoes,Bye-bye blues.
Hey, I put some new shoes on,And suddenly everything is right.I said, Hey, I put some new shoes on and everybody's smiling,It's so inviting.Oh, short on money,But long on time,Slowly strolling in the sweet sunshine,And I'm running late,And I don't need an excuse,'Cause I'm wearing my brand new shoes.
Take me wanderin' through these streets,Where bright lights and angels meet.Stone to stone they take me on,I'm walking 'til the break of dawn.
Take me wanderin' through these streets,Where bright lights and angels meet,Stone to stone they take me on,I'm walking 'til the break of dawn.
Hey, I put some new shoes on,And suddenly everything is right.I said, Hey, I put some new shoes on, and everybody's smiling,It's so inviting.Oh, short on money,But, long on time,Slowly strolling in the sweet sunshine,And I'm running late,And I don't need an excuse,'Cause I'm wearing my brand new shoes.
Oh,hey, I put some new shoes on,And suddenly everything is right.I said, Hey, I put some new shoes on, and everybody's smiling,It's so inviting.Oh, short on money,But, long on time,Slowly strolling in the sweet sunshine,And I'm running late,And I don't need an excuse,'Cause I'm wearing my brand new shoes.
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There's a heart on the line, and it rests with your eyesPlease don't fade and please don't cry, 'cause it's all white liesTake a chance watch it fall, grab too much and lose it allNow I've lost my disguise, it was all white lies
Stay here, lie with me here, oh lo-fi, lonely sighsI will roam lost but never alone, hide with me, hide
Would it help if I tried, or has it sailed and passed me byFirst love grows then it does, and its all white lies
Stay here, lie with me here, oh lo-fi, lonely sighsI will roam lost but never alone, hide with me, hide with me
Now you move with the tide and I've heard you've found peace of mindAnd I now know that life's design moves around white lies, white lies, white lies, white lies
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Ohh ohhh woww yeaaBack off loneliness and hello tendernessI've been waiting for your call for so longAnd it musta been hard just to follow your soulTo stick to the road that your heart wants you to goAnd as you slide through the doorWith your morals on your sleeveAnd I think it's time for all those morals to leave So let's get down and freaky baby, let's get restless babyC'mon get crazy with me
And I saidWhen you're loving me, I'm loving you And I love the prowess in the things that you do And its your flawless soul that bleeds my stone And when you're loving me I'm loving you and that's when we've got it goin' on
Oooooo so many people think we've got it wrong They all try to break us but we wont play along So let's get down and dirty baby, let's get restless babyC'mon get crazy with me
And I saidWhen you're loving me, I'm loving you And I love the prowess in the things that you do And its your flawless soul that bleeds my stone And when you're loving me I'm loving you and that's when we've got it goin' on Oh goin on and I was so distracted I was lost and abandonedAnd I needed another home and you flew in my arms you just flew right into my arms
And when you're loving me, I'm loving you And I love the prowess in the things that you do And it's your flawless soul that bleeds my stone And when you're loving me I'm loving you and that's when we've got it goin' on
When you're loving me, I'm loving you And I love the prowess in the things that you do And it's your flawless soul that bleeds my stoneAnd when you're loving me I'm loving you and that's when we've got it goin' onOn and onAnd it's your flawless soul that bleeds my stoneAnd when you're loving me I'm loving you and that's when we've got it goin' on
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Autumn leaves under frozen souls,Hungry hands turning soft and old,My hero crying as we stood out there in the cold,Like these autumn leaves I don't have nothing to hold.
Handsome smiles wearing handsome shoes,Too young to say, though I swear he knew,And I hear him singing while he sits there in his chair,While these autumn leaves float around everywhere.
And I look at you, and I see me,Making noise so restlessly,But now it's quiet and I can hear you sing,'My little fish dont cry, my little fish dont cry.'
Autumn leaves how fading now,That smile that I've lost, well I've found some how,Because you still live on in my father's eyes,These autumn leaves, all these autumn leaves, all these autumn leaves are yours tonight.
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Coming home againTo see a girl thats prettier than a diamond shining in the sunOh what fun!I wonder if she's been naked in her room since I've been goneI wonder if she's said to them as she said to me before
However much you use me baby, come on use me moreHowever much you use me baby, come on use me more
Getting off the trainTo see a girl that's sweeter than an apple picked from Adam's treeOh glory be!And I wonder if she's been pressed against an unfamiliar wallAnd said to all those men as she said to me before
However much you want me, I swear I'll make you want me moreHowever much you want me, I swear I'll make you want me more and more and more and more
Arriving at the doorJust to be told that the girl I'm missing has been in London for a whileNo more northern skies for herThey say she's left a letter up the stair for everyoneIt's pinned against her bedroom door for all the world to see and she says
However much I love you, you will always love me moreHowever much I love you, you will always love me moreAnd I guess it's trueHowever much she loves me I will always love her more
I'll love you more and more, I'll love you moreI'll love you more and more, I'll love you moreI'll love you more and more, I'll love you moreI'll love you more and more, I'll love you more and more and more....