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The days are long the nights are longer without you
I sit alone and wonder what I’m supposed to do
But when you’re back it’s like a slap across my skin
I stand along with you and let the world rush in
I’ve been thinking without you
I keep sinking without you
All I’m saying without you
I’m not playing without you
Gone are the days when I could sit and drink all night
When you’re away I always end up in a fight
I crawl back home and lock the door and go to bed
I’d rather stay indoors and drink with you instead
I’ve been thinking without you
I keep sinking without you
All I’m saying without you
I’m not playing without you
I’ve been thinking without you
I keep sinking without you
All I’m saying without you
I’m not playing without you
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I never told you I was perfect
I never said that I’d be good
But if you really think it’s worth it
Then I’m prepared to say we could
So let’s get up and dance together
You never know it could be fun
And if this music lasts forever
Then we could dance with everyone
We’ll take each hour by the hour
We’ll do it one day at a time
You leave your razor in my shower
And I’ll do your thing you’ll do mine
I never told you I was perfect
I never said that I’d be good
But if you really think it’s worth it
Then I’m prepared to say we could
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Something To Say
02:43
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She sat down beside me and said you look older
Since I saw you the last time when the weather was colder
And I wanted to kiss her, I wished I was bolder
But instead I just sat there and tried to find something to say
Something to say
I thought that I loved her the first time I met her
And I tried hard but I found I couldn’t forget her
And I knew that I’d never get a chance that was better
But I mumbled and stumbled and couldn’t find something to say
Something to say
My heart was thumping, the disco was heaving
And the music was pumping but I still heard her breathing
And I had to do something to stop her from leaving
So I pulled it together and found myself something to say
Something to say
I said I’ll shake you a drink that I found in Seattle
With tequila, Kahlua, banana, pineapple
And I’ll take you away to a place you belong to
Acapulco, Havana, Miami, Toronto
We can dance on a beach where the fireflies linger
I can show you the way to wrap a man round your finger
If you promise to be here tonight or whenever
We can leave here together and find ourselves something to say
Something to say
We’ll find something to say
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Lizard Eyes
03:05
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She snared me with her lizard eyes
And I felt her claws in my insides
And I found myself to my surprise at her mercy
She wrapped her tongue around my head
As she pushed me down onto the bed
And I closed my eyes as she prepared to traverse me
She went around and around and around and around
Around and around and around and around
Around and around and around till she nearly immersed me
Around and around and around and around
Around and around and around and around
Around and around and around till she nearly immersed me
Oh yeah
She shed her skin across the floor
And I held my breath as she locked the door
And then she looked at me in a way that could only impress me
I felt her breath upon my skin
And I felt her lizard eyes looking
Into my soul as she began to caress me
She went down and down and down and down
Down and down and down and down
Down and down and down until she’d nearly possessed me
Down and down and down and down
Down and down and down and down
Down and down and down until she’d nearly possessed me
Oh God
But the scales had fallen from my eyes
And I saw through her cold skinned disguise
And I left that place before she was able to beat me
But I keep a memory with me still
Her lizard tail on my windowsill
And it writhes and it writhes and it writhes when she’s ready to meet me
It moves round and round and round and round
Round and round and round and round
Round and round and round but she’ll never defeat me
Round and round and round and round
Round and round and round and round
Round and round but the lizard lady she’ll never beat me
Oh no
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Croydon/Sutton
02:27
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She was from Croydon and he was from Sutton
She liked to spoil him but he was a glutton
For punishments doled out in every direction
But she couldn’t hold out and keep his affection
And he went off hunting for other confection
Everyday love just falls apart
You’ve got to be there right from the start
Cos if you are careless with her heart
You’re gonna end up with no-one
Whatever you do to make it right
Means nothing if you’re not home tonight
If you’re not prepared to stand and fight
You’re gonna end up with no-one
He moved to Shoreditch, a bit oriental
She wasn’t sure which was quite fundamental
Then he started losing his sense of perspective
And she started using the sense she was blessed with
And in the confusion got off with some deaf kid
Everyday love just falls apart
You’ve got to be there right from the start
Cos if you are careless with her heart
You’re gonna end up with no-one
Whatever you do to make it right
Means nothing if you’re not home tonight
If you’re not prepared to stand and fight
You’re gonna end up with no-one
It all went south at the end of November
He had a big mouth but he couldn’t remember
The lies he had told her, the dates he had chosen
Now she's getting colder and he’s getting frozen
Right out of her life and she’s broken his nose and his heart
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Loving You Ain't No Joke
04:38
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My dog don’t smell good
He got no nose
Man walks into a bar
So the story goes
One thing’s for sure baby
Loving you ain’t no joke
You dressed up as a nun
It was a hard habit to break
We used to have fun
Now there’s only heartache
One thing’s for sure baby
Loving you ain’t no joke
Your punchline hit me hard
Now my heart is broke
You bought me a cactus t-shirt
I felt a bit of a prick
But your love’s making me hurt
I guess I must be lovesick
And my doctor tells me
Loving you ain’t no joke
Your punchline hit me hard
Now my heart is broke
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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Love Soup
01:57
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Make it spicy and serve it hot
Put everything you’ve got in the pot
Share it with anybody you love
But just make sure that you make enough
Excites your tongue and it burns your lips
Lick it off of your fingertips
Love soup
Some like it creamy some like it thick
Some need it slow and some want it quick
Some like to eat it straight from the bowl
Some like to finish it with a roll
Excites your tongue and it burns your lips
Lick it off of your fingertips
Love soup
Stir it up if you want a change
Ingredients you can rearrange
Just when you think that you’ve had enough
Here comes someone with another love
Excites your tongue and it burns your lips
Lick it off of your fingertips
Love soup
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Nothing To Lose
03:07
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I’ve got a cross to bear
I’ve got rubbish hair
I’ve got a dead-eyed stare
Somebody pulled back my chair
I had a wife but I sold her
She’d started looking much older
I guess I could have just told her
Now all I want is to hold her
One of these days you’ll have nothing to lose
I’m not debonair
I’ve got nothing to wear
My happy days are rare
My dream is your nightmare
I’ve got a chip on my shoulder
You roll a stone mine’s a bolder
I keep a list in a folder
Revenge is better served colder
One of these days you’ll have nothing to lose
I found the devil’s lair
All of my friends were there
Somebody said beware
But I just didn’t care
And now my blood’s running colder
And now my balls are turning golder
And I’m becoming much bolder
So I push with my shoulder
One of these days you’ll have nothing to lose
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The Cartoon Boyfriends Edinburgh, UK
Four pals from Edinburgh, united by a shared love of rock, indie, soul, ska and a well poured pint of IPA.
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