Very old friend Came by today As he was telling everyone in town Of all the love that he'd just found And Marie's the name (of his latest flame) Talked
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Oh ! Take me back to dear old Blighty, Put me on the train for London Town, Take me anywhere, Drop me anywhere, Liverpool, Leeds or Birmingham But I
Shyness is nice, and Shyness can stop you From doing all the things in life You'd like to Shyness is nice, and Shyness can stop you From doing all the
I was minding my business Lifting some lead off The roof of the Holy Name church It was worthwhile living a laughable life To set my eyes on the blistering
I left the North I travelled South I found a tiny house And I can't help the way I feel Oh yes, you can kick me And you can punch me And you can break
What she said: "How come someone hasn't noticed That I'm dead And decided to bury me ? God knows, I'm ready !" La-la-la ... What she said was sad But
The boy with the thorn in his side Behind the hatred there lies A murderous desire for love How can they look into my eyes And still they don't believe
Smoke Lingers 'round your fingers Train Heave on - to Euston Do you think you've made The right decision this time ? Oh ... You left Your tired family
Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head And as I climb into an empty bed Oh well. Enough said. I know it's over - still I cling I don't know
A dreaded sunny day So I meet you at the cemetry gates Keats and Yeats are on your side A dreaded sunny day So I meet you at the cemetry gates Keats
Sweetness, sweetness I was only joking When I said I'd like to smash every tooth In your head Oh ... sweetness, sweetness, I was only joking When I
Panic on the streets of London Panic on the streets of Birmingham I wonder to myself Could life ever be sane again ? The Leeds side-streets that you
I decree today that life Is simply taking and not giving England is mine - it owes me a living But ask me why, and I'll spit in your eye Oh, ask me why
The last night of the fair By the big wheel generator A boy is stabbed And his money is grabbed And the air hangs heavy like a dulling wine She is famous
What she said, "How come Someone hasn't noticed that I'm dead And decided to bury me? God knows, I'm ready" What she said was sad But then, all the rejection
Yeah ! What she says : "How come someone hasn't noticed That I'm dead And decided to bury me ? God knows, I'm ready !" La-la-la ... What she said
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