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I am starting to function
I am starting to function
In the usual way
In the usual way
Everything is so provocative
Everything is so provocative
 
Very very, temporary
Very very temporary
 
 


I shall walk (I shall walk)
I shall walk (I shall walk)
Out of this place (out of this place)
Out of this place (out of this place)
I shall walk
I shall walk
Out on you
Out on you
'Cause you go silly
'Cause you go silly
If she's willing
If she's willing
Trying so hard to be like the big boys
Trying so hard to be like the big boys


So you take her to the pictures
So you take her to the pictures
Trying to become a fixture
Trying to become a fixture
Inch by inch trying to reach her
Inch by inch trying to reach her
All the way through the second feature
All the way through the second feature
Worrying about your physical fitness
Worrying about your physical fitness
 
Tell me how you got this sickness, Oh ohhhh..
Tell me how you got this sickness
 
Oh ohhhh...
 
 


I was caught in the suction
I was caught in the suction
By a face like a truncheon
By a face like a truncheon
I was down upon one knee
I was down upon one knee
Stroking her vanity
Stroking her vanity


I was stuck on a hammerhead
I was stuck on a hammerhead
I came alive and left for dead
I came alive and left for dead
As my face returned to red
As my face returned to red
Choking on my pride and pity
Choking on my pride and pity


We can talk (we can talk)
We can talk (we can talk)
Until your face is blue (till your face is blue)
Until your face is blue (till your face is blue)
We can talk but she'll get to you
We can talk but she'll get to you
After you've been loved and hated
After you've been loved and hated
By the ones you've watched and waited
By the ones you've watched and waited
Found that they were overrated
Found that they were overrated


She'll be the one - when the party's over
She'll be the one - when the party's over
She'll be the one - when the girls have gone home
She'll be the one - when the girls have gone home
She'll be the one - that you'll wish you'd held onto
She'll be the one - that you'll wish you'd held onto
She'll be the one - but it's too late for you to
She'll be the one - but it's too late for you to
She'll be the one - who knows all your history
She'll be the one - who knows all your history
She'll be the one -
She'll be the one -


So you can cross her off your list
So you can cross her off your list
And you try so hard
And you try so hard
And you try so hard
And you try so hard
And you try so hard
And you try so hard
 
To be like the big boys, oh.
To be like the big boys, oh

Revision as of 02:27, 29 April 2009

I am starting to function In the usual way Everything is so provocative Very very, temporary

I shall walk (I shall walk) Out of this place (out of this place) I shall walk Out on you 'Cause you go silly If she's willing Trying so hard to be like the big boys

So you take her to the pictures Trying to become a fixture Inch by inch trying to reach her All the way through the second feature Worrying about your physical fitness Tell me how you got this sickness, Oh ohhhh..

I was caught in the suction By a face like a truncheon I was down upon one knee Stroking her vanity

I was stuck on a hammerhead I came alive and left for dead As my face returned to red Choking on my pride and pity

We can talk (we can talk) Until your face is blue (till your face is blue) We can talk but she'll get to you After you've been loved and hated By the ones you've watched and waited Found that they were overrated

She'll be the one - when the party's over She'll be the one - when the girls have gone home She'll be the one - that you'll wish you'd held onto She'll be the one - but it's too late for you to She'll be the one - who knows all your history She'll be the one -

So you can cross her off your list And you try so hard And you try so hard And you try so hard To be like the big boys, oh.