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You better you better you bet, Oo-ohYou better you better you bet, Oo-oh(Repeated in Full Version)
I call you on the telephoneMy voice too rough with cigarettesI sometimes feel I should just go homeBut I'm dealing with a memory that never forgetsI love to hear you say my nameEspecially when you say yesI got your body right now on my mindBut I drunk myself blind to th[...]
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I can't be held responsible for blown behaviourI lost all contact with my only saviourNo-one locked me out because I failed to phone upI can't bear to live forever like a loner
Don't let go the coat, don't let go the coatDon't let go the coat, don't let go the coat
It's easy to be sad when you lack a partnerBut how would I react to a broken heart nowIt ain't really true rock and roll unless I'mHanging onto you and when I hold it next time
I won't let go the coat, don't let go the coatDon't let go the coat, don't let go the coat
I try to explain but you never understand itI need your body but I can't just demand itI won't let go like a stray at heel(Never let it out of your sight)Every lonely wife knows the way I feel(Don't let go tonight)
Don't let go the coat, never let go the coatDon't let go the coat, don't let go the coat,Don't let go the coat
Your friends all pass for life is just a marketBut you have to finish everything you startedSo I live my life tearing down the runwaySure to get the hang of hanging in there someday
Don't let go the coat, don't let go the coat,Never let go the coat, don't let go the coat,Don't let go the coat
Won't get no more chances - ooh forget the war dancesDon't let go, don't let go, don't let go the coat,Never let go the coat, don't let go the coatDon't let go
Go blind and hang on - don't try the slang sonNever let go the coat, no no, don't let go the coat, Don't let go, don't let go the coat...
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Did you ever sleep in a bear pitWith apple cores and mice alongDid you ever lay on ice and gritOr search for a place where the wind was gone
Did you ever tramp up endless hillsPast cozy homes with secret bedsDid you ever dream of a suicide pillAnd wake up cold to the smell of bread
Well I have slept there badly twiceAnd shared my straw with scratchin' miceAlthough you'll find some deep brown hairI'll tell you something for nothingThere ain't no bears in there (cache cache)Not a single bear in there (cache cache)
Did you ever have to make a drawFor a hard wooden bench or a bed of stoneDid you ever jemmy a stable doorOr scare the horse to escape the snow
Did you ever invade a neat little yardWake up the children who hope for ghostsDid you ever cause their dogs to barkTheir guests to curse their noisy hosts
Don't jump in expectin' funDon't swagger in there with your elephant gunDon't enter the cage with wavin' chairsCos I'll tell you something for nothingThere ain't no bears in there (cache cache)Not a single bear in there (cache cache)
Did you ever pass the police at workAnd hope that they might take you inDid you ever wonder why music hurtsWhen someone plays it aloof to sinDid you ever believe that a smile could cureA happy face keep you warm at night?Were you ever fooled by laughters lureOnly to find that they laughed in spite?
Don't jump in expectin' funDon't swagger in there with your elephant gunDon't enter the cage with wavin' chairsCos I'll tell you something for nothingThere ain't no bears in there (cache cache)Not a single bear in there (cache cache)
Did you ever finally find a placeA soft warm bed in a room of flowersAnd when you finally laid down your faceYou found you slept for a hundred hoursA hundred hours.
There ain't no bears in there (cache cache)
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Everybody calls me the quiet oneYou can see, but you can't hear meEverybody calls me the quiet oneYou can try, but you can't get near me
I ain't never ever had The gift of the gabBut I can talk with my eyesWhen words fail meYou won't nail meMy eyes can tell you lies
Still waters run deepSo be careful I don't drown youYou got nothing to hear, I got nothing to saySticks and stones may break your bonesBut names can never down youIt only takes two words to blow you away
Everybody calls me the quiet oneBut you just don't understandYou can't listen, you won't hear meWith your head stuck in the sand
I ain't never had time For words that don't rhymeMy head is in a cloudI ain't quietEverybody else is too loud
Still waters run deepSo be careful I don't drown youYou nothing to hear, I got nothing to saySticks and stones may break your bonesBut names can never down youIt only takes two words to blow you away
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I saw a man about fifty or soHe looked lonely but his eyes were brightHe was walking up Holland Park RoadAnd I stopped him to ask for a lightHe practically froze when I spokeBut he eased when he saw my cigaretteThen I saw as he lit up my smokeBeneath his coat he was naked and wet
With eyes full of shameFor he knew that I knewHe slumped to the wall with a moanI said "I know there's no nameFor what you go throughBut how, how can you do it alone"
I crossed the street to the local news storeAnd flicked through some cheap magazinesBeside me some school kid I sawStuffed some girlie mags down into his jeansThe shop girl was watching amazedShe asked me to call for the policeShe screamed at his blushing young faceAnd he escaped into the streets
With eyes full of shameFor he knew that I knewHe slumped to the wall with a moanI said "I know there's no nameFor what you go throughBut how, how can you do it alone"
Ooh, how can you do it aloneI need your help, so I can do it by myselfDo it alone, don't have to breathe down a phoneI ain't got a clue, 'bout the things that you doBut how can you do it alone
How can you do itHow can you do itHow can you do itHow can you do it
How can you do itHow can you do itHow can you do itHow can you do it
Back at the flat my girl sat in the showerAnd wasn't too keen on me sharingShe came out well after an hourAnd by that time I was past caringSome women it seems have the knackOf attaining the stars in their dreamsThey simply relax and lay backWhile people like us scratch our jeans
With eyes full of shameAnd I know it must showI slump and I fall and I groanWill somebody explainWhat I need to knowHow, how can you do it alone
How can you do it (Yeah, how can you do it)How can you do it (Do it alone)How can you do it (How can you do it, how can you do it)How can you do it (How can you do it, how can you do it alone)
How can you do it (How can you do it alone)How can you do it (How can you do it)How can you do it (How can you do it alone)How can you do it
How can you do it without any helpHow can you do it all by yourselfHow can you do it without any helpHow can you do it all by yourself
How can you do it without any helpHow can you do it all by yourselfHow can you do it without any helpHow can you do it all by yourself
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I wake up on broken glassBut you left your numberAll the members of the castReckon I was lumbered
Did you steal itDid you screw meDid you peel itDid you do me
Are you out there Mr no-oneIs my investment growingSorry that I got so drunkBut I wrote you a poem
Did you search meDid you turn me overWhile I cold turkeyedOn the sofa
Did you steal my money
How can we forgive a grievanceNow that we all live with demonsDid you know that poor old veteranThat you kicked out of his bedSays that he cannot forget youBut he does not wish you deadLeave his gold watch in receptionHe will keep the sixteen stitches in his headDid you steal his money
Did you pinch my trainer footballSay if you half inched itThought I heard a female foot fallWhile I washed my kitchen
Did you use meWhy'd I trust youWhy'd you abuse meI won't bust you
Did you steal my lorryIt fell right off my lorry
Did you pinch my brassoNick my gelt you asshole
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This could be sufferingThis could be pleasureI'm unaware of any differenceMy head is agingMy balls are achingBut I'm not looking for deliverance
This could be letting onThis could be highly cutI'm unaware of any differenceOne says it can't be doneThen somebody does it, butI'm not looking for equivalents
I just don't quite know how to wear my hair no moreNo sooner cut it than they cut it even moreGot to admit that I created private worldsBut cold sex and booze don't impress my little girls
Daily recordsJust want to be making daily recordsTry to avoid the bad news in the lettersJust wanna be making records
Play in, play out, fade in, fade outMaking records, day in, day out
And they say it's just a stage in lifeBut I know by now the problem is a stageAnd they say just take your time and it'll go awayBut I know by now, I know I'll never never change
I could be losing youI could be coming throughI'm unaware of any differenceYou still support me nowYou love me anyhowAnd I am still under your influence
We've had some years of hateBut now we're in the eightsI'm unaware of any differenceI need you even moreMy money keeps me poorI'm still amazed at your omnipotence
I look at baggy suits and leather capped with pukeI look at Richmond married couples denim lookI watch my kids grow up and ridicule the bunchBut when you are eleven the whole world's out to lunch
Daily recordsJust wanna keep making daily recordsI can't exist no more in chains and fettersJust wanna keep making records
Play in, play out, fade in, fade outMaking records, day in, day out
Just wanna be makingDaily records
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You - you're wasting my timeWe're making music we're doing fineThen a slap in the face takes me back to the starting lineYou - your wasting my lifeYou can't lose what you've already lostYour arms are open but your legs are crossed
Save me - save meI'm going down for the third timeSave me - save meSomebody throw me my next line
Too hot for me to handleSo cold I'm getting nowherePinch me to see if I'm sleepingMaybe it's only a nightmare
You - why did it have to be you?Of all those girls I had to chooseYou win and I loseYou - you with the poisonous eyesOne look and I'm hookedOne touch and my goose is cooked
Save me - save meI'm going down for the third timeSave me - save meSomebody throw me a life line
Too late to change partnersToo late you've got no chanceToo late to change partnersToo late to say I don't dance
You - there's a name for girls like youYou lead me on like a lamb to the slaughterThen you act like a fish out of waterYou - there's a name for girls like youYou've coming on like a steam trainThen you blow me away just like a hurricane
Save me - save meI'm going down for the last timeSave me - save meSomebody throw me a lifelineSave me I'm fallingFrom the top of the page to the next lineSave me I'm burningFrom tips of my toes to my hairline
Too hot for me to handleSo cold I'm getting nowherePinch me to see if I'm sleepingMaybe it's only a nightmare
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You can't always get itWhen you really want itYou can't always get it at all
Just because there's spaceIn your life it's a wasteTo spend your time why don't you wait for the call?
Just gotta get used to itWe all get it in the endJust gotta get used to itWe go down and we come up againJust gotta get used to itYou irritate me my friend
This is no social crisisThis is you havin' funNo crisisGettin' burned by the sunThis is true
This is no social crisisJust another tricky day for you
You can't always get higherJust because you aspireYou could expire even knowin'
Don't push the handsJust hang on to the bandAnd you can dance while your knowledge is growing
It could happen anytimeYou can't expect to never cryPatience is pricelessNot when you try to fly so highJust stay on that lineRock 'n roll will never die
This is no social crisisThis is you havin' funNo crisisGettin' burned by the sunThis is true
This is no social crisisJust another tricky day for you
Another tricky dayAnother gently nagging painWhat the papers sayJust seems to bring down heavier rainThe world seems in a spiralLife seems such a worthless titleBut break out and start a fire y'allIt's all here on the vinyl
No crisisJust you havin' funThere's no crisisGettin' burned by the sunGot no crisis, this is true
This is no social crisisJust another tricky day for you
You can't always get itWhen you really want itYou can't always get it at all
Just because there's spaceIn your life it's a wasteTo spend your time why don't you wait for the call?
Just gotta get used to itGotta get used to waitingJust gotta get used to itYou know how the ice isJust gotta get used to itIt's thin where you're skating
This is no social crisisThis is you havin' funNo crisisGettin' burned by the sunThis is true
This is no social crisisJust another tricky day for you
FellaJust another tricky dayFor youJust another tricky dayFor you
Just another tricky dayJust another tricky dayFor you
You'll get through