Hand in glove
The sun shines out of our
behinds
No, it's not like any other
love
This one is different - because
it's us
Hand in glove
We can go wherever we please
And everything depends upon
How near you stand to me
And if the people stare
Then the people stare
Oh, I really don't know and
I really don't care
Kiss My Shades
Hand in glove
The Good People laugh
Yes, we may be hidden by
rags
But we've something they'll
never have
Hand in glove
The sun shines out of our
behinds
Yes, we may be hidden by
rags
But we've something they'll
never have
And if the people stare
Then the people stare
Oh, I really don't know and
I really don't care
Kiss My Shades ... oh ...
So, hand in glove I stake
my claim
I'll fight to the last breath
If they dare touch a hair
on your head
I'll fight to the last breath
For the Good Life is out there
somewhere
So stay on my arm, you little
charmer
But I know my luck too well
Yes, I know my luck too well
And I'll probably never see
you again
I'll probably never see you
again
I'll probably never see you
again
Oh ...
THIS CHARMING MAN
Punctured bicycle
On a hillside desolate
Will nature make a man of
me yet ?
When in this charming car
This charming man
Why pamper life's complexity
When the leather runs smooth
On the passenger seat ?
I would go out tonight
But I haven't got a stitch
to wear
This man said "it's gruesome
That someone so handsome
should care"
Ah ! A jumped-up pantry boy
Who never knew his place
He said "return the ring"
He knows so much about these
things
He knows so much about these
things
I would go out tonight
But I haven't got a stitch
to wear
This man said "it's gruesome
That someone so handsome
should care"
La, la-la, la-la, la-la,
this charming man ...
Oh, la-la, la-la, la-la,
this charming man ...
Ah ! A jumped-up pantry boy
Who never knew his place
He said "return the ring"
He knows so much about these
things
He knows so much about these
things
He knows so much about these
things
New York version adds :
I would go out tonight
But I haven't got a stitch
to wear
I would go out tonight
But I haven't got a stitch
to wear
Oh, la-la, la-la, la-la,
this charming man ...
Oh, la-la, la-la, la-la,
this charming man ...
Ah ! A jumped-up pantry boy
Who never knew his place
He said "return the ring"
He knows so much about these
things
He knows so much about these
things
He knows so much about these
things
WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?
All men have secrets and here
is mine
So let it be known
For we have been through
hell and high tide
I think I can rely on you
...
And yet you start to recoil
Heavy words are so lightly
thrown
But still I'd leap in front
of a flying bullet for you
So, what difference does it
make ?
So, what difference does
it make ?
It makes none
But now you have gone
And you must be looking very
old tonight
The devil will find work for
idle hands to do
I stole and I lied, and why
?
Because you asked me to !
But now you make me feel
so ashamed
Because I've only got two
hands
Well, I'm still fond of you,
oh-ho-oh
So, what difference does it
make ?
Oh, what difference does
it make ?
Oh, it makes none
But now you have gone
And your prejudice won't
keep you warm tonight
Oh, the devil will find work
for idle hands to do
I stole, and then I lied
Just because you asked me
to
But now you know the truth
about me
You won't see me anymore
Well, I'm still fond of you,
oh-ho-oh
But no more apologies
No more, no more apologies
Oh, I'm too tired
I'm so sick and tired
And I'm feeling very sick
and ill today
But I'm still fond of you,
oh-ho-oh
Oh, my sacred one ...
Oh ...
HEAVEN KNOWS I'M MISERABLE NOW
I was happy in the haze of
a drunken hour
But heaven knows I'm miserable
now
I was looking for a job, and
then I found a job
And heaven knows I'm miserable
now
In my life
Why do I give valuable time
To people who don't care
if I live or die ?
Two lovers entwined pass me
by
And heaven knows I'm miserable
now
I was looking for a job, and
then I found a job
And heaven knows I'm miserable
now
In my life
Oh, why do I give valuable
time
To people who don't care
if I live or die ?
What she asked of me at the
end of the day
Caligula would have blushed
"You've been in the house
too long" she said
And I (naturally) fled
In my life
Why do I smile
At people who I'd much rather
kick in the eye ?
I was happy in the haze of
a drunken hour
But heaven knows I'm miserable
now
"You've been in the house
too long" she said
And I (naturally) fled
In my life
Why do I give valuable time
To people who don't care
if I live or die ?
WILLIAM, IT WAS REALLY NOTHING
The rain falls hard on a humdrum
town
This town has dragged you
down
Oh, the rain falls hard on
a humdrum town
This town has dragged you
down
Oh, no, and everybody's got
to live their life
And God knows I've got to
live mine
God knows I've got to live
mine
William, William it was really
nothing
William, William it was really
nothing
It was your life ...
How can you stay with a fat
girl who'll say :
"Oh ! Would you like to marry
me ?
"And if you like you can
buy the ring"
She doesn't care about anything
Would you like to marry me
?
And if you like you can buy
the ring
I don't dream about anyone
- except myself !
Oh, William, William it was
really nothing
William, William
HOW SOON IS NOW ?
I am the son
And the heir
Of a shyness that is criminally
vulgar
I am the son and heir
Of nothing in particular
You shut your mouth
How can you say
I go about things the wrong
way ?
I am Human and I need to
be loved
Just like everybody else
does
I am the son
And the heir
Of a shyness that is criminally
vulgar
I am the son and heir
Oh, of nothing in particular
You shut your mouth
How can you say
I go about things the wrong
way ?
I am Human and I need to
be loved
Just like everybody else
does
There's a club, if you'd like
to go
You could meet somebody who
really loves you
So you go, and you stand
on your own
And you leave on your own
And you go home, and you
cry
And you want to die
When you say it's gonna happen
"now"
Well, when exactly do you
mean ?
See I've already waited too
long
And all my hope is gone
You shut your mouth
How can you say
I go about things the wrong
way ?
I am Human and I need to
be loved
Just like everybody else
does
SHAKESPEARE'S SISTER
Young bones groan
And the rocks below say :
"Throw your skinny body down,
son !"
But I'm going to meet the
one I love
So please don't stand in
my way
Because I'm going to meet
the one I love
No, Mamma, let me go !
Young bones groan
And the rocks below say :
"Throw your white body down
!"
But I'm going to meet the
one I love
At last ! At last ! At last
!
I'm going to meet the one
I love
La-de-da, la-de-da
No, Mamma, let me go !
No ...
I thought that if you had
An acoustic guitar
Then it meant that you were
A Protest Singer
Oh, I can smile about it
now
But at the time it was terrible
No, Mamma, let me go
No ...
THAT JOKE ISN'T FUNNY ANYMORE
Park the car at the side of
the road
You should know
Time's tide will smother
you
And I will too
When you laugh about people
who feel so
Very lonely
Their only desire is to die
Well, I'm afraid
It doesn't make me smile
I wish I could laugh
But that joke isn't funny
anymore
It's too close to home
And it's too near the bone
It's too close to home
And it's too near the bone
More than you'll ever know
...
Kick them when they fall down
Kick them when they fall
down
You kick them when they fall
down
Kick them when they fall
down
You kick them when they fall
down
Kick them when they fall
down
You kick them when they fall
down
Kick them when they fall
down
It was dark as I drove the
point home
And on cold leather seats
Well, it suddenly struck
me
I just might die with a smile
on my
Face after all
I've seen this happen in other
people's
Lives
And now it's happening in
mine
I've seen this happen in other
people's
Lives
And now it's happening in
mine
I've seen this happen in other
people's
Lives
And now it's happening in
mine
I've seen this happen in other
people's
Lives
And now it's happening in
mine
Oh ...
I've seen this happen in other
people's
Lives
Oh ...
And now it's happening in
mine
Happening in mine
Happening in mine
Happening in mine
Happening in mine
I've seen this happen in other
people's
Lives
Oh ...
And now, now, now it's happening
in mine
(I've seen this happen)
Happening in mine
Oh... now, now
I've seen this happen in other
people's
Lives
Oh ...
And now it's happening in
mine
(Happen)
Happening in mine
Oh ...
Happening in mine
Happening in mine
Happening in mine
I've seen this happen in other
people's
Lives
Oh ...
And now, now, now it's happening
in mine
Happening in mine
Mine, mine
Happening in mine
THE BOY WITH THE THORN IN HIS SIDE
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
me ?
How can they hear me say
those words
Still they don't believe
me ?
And if they don't believe
me now
Will they ever believe me
?
And if they don't believe
me now
Will they ever, they ever,
believe me ?
Oh ...
The boy with the thorn in
his side
Behind the hatred there lies
A plundering desire for love
How can they see the Love
in our eyes
And still they don't believe
us ?
And after all this time
They don't want to believe
us
And if they don't believe
us now
Will they ever believe us
?
And when you want to Live
How do you start ?
Where do you go ?
Who do you need to know ?
Oh ...
Oh no ...
Oh ...
La ...
BIGMOUTH STRIKES AGAIN
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 said by rights you
should be
Bludgeoned in your bed
And now I know how Joan of
Arc felt
Now I know how Joan of Arc
felt
As the flames rose to her
roman nose
And her Walkman started to
melt
Oh ...
Bigmouth, la ... bigmouth,
la ...
Bigmouth strikes again
And I've got no right to
take my place
With the Human race
Oh, bigmouth, la ... bigmouth,
la
Bigmouth strikes again
And I've got no right to
take my place
With the Human race
And now I know how Joan of
Arc felt
Now I know how Joan of Arc
felt
As the flames rose to her
roman nose
And her hearing aid started
to melt
Bigmouth, la ... bigmouth,
la ...
Bigmouth strikes again
And I've got no right to
take my place
With the Human race
Oh ...
Bigmouth, oh ... bigmouth,
la ...
Bigmouth strikes again
And I've got no right to
take my place
With the Human race
Oh ...
Bigmouth, oh ... bigmouth,
la ...
Bigmouth strikes again
And I've got no right to
take my place
With the Human race
Oh ...
Bigmouth, oh ... bigmouth,
la ...
Bigmouth strikes again
And I've got no right to
take my place
With the Human race
Oh ...
PANIC
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 slip down
I wonder to myself
Hopes may rise on the Grasmere
But Honey Pie, you're not
safe here
So you run down
To the safety of the town
But there's Panic on the
streets of Carlisle
Dublin, Dundee, Humberside
I wonder to myself
Burn down the disco
Hang the blessed DJ
Because the music that they
constantly play
IT SAYS NOTHING TO ME ABOUT
MY LIFE
Hang the blessed DJ
Because the music they constantly
play
On the Leeds side-streets
that you slip down
Provincial towns you jog
'round
Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ,
Hang the DJ
Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ,
Hang the DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ,
HANG THE DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ,
Hang the DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ,
Hang the DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ,
Hang the DJ
HANG THE DJ
ASK
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 things
in life
You'd like to
So, if there's something you'd
like to try
If there's something you'd
like to try
ASK ME - I WON'T SAY "NO"
- HOW COULD I ?
Coyness is nice, and
Coyness can stop you
From saying all the things
in
Life you'd like to
So, if there's something you'd
like to try
If there's something you'd
like to try
ASK ME - I WON'T SAY "NO"
- HOW COULD I ?
Spending warm Summer days
indoors
Writing frightening verse
To a buck-toothed girl in
Luxembourg
ASK ME, ASK ME, ASK ME
ASK ME, ASK ME, ASK ME
Because if it's not Love
Then it's the Bomb, the Bomb,
the Bomb, the Bomb, the Bomb, the
Bomb, the Bomb
That will bring us together
Nature is a language - can't
you read ?
Nature is a language - can't
you read ?
SO ... ASK ME, ASK ME, ASK
ME
ASK ME, ASK ME, ASK ME
Because if it's not Love
Then it's the Bomb, the Bomb,
the Bomb, the Bomb, the Bomb, the
Bomb, the Bomb
That will bring us together
If it's not Love
Then it's the Bomb
Then it's the Bomb
That will bring us together
SO ... ASK ME, ASK ME, ASK
ME
ASK ME, ASK ME, ASK ME
Oh, la ...
SHOPLIFTERS OF THE WORLD UNITE
Learn to love me
Assemble the ways
Now, today, tomorrow and
always
My only weakness is a list
of crime
My only weakness is ... well,
never mind, never mind
Oh, shoplifters of the world
Unite and take over
Shoplifters of the world
Hand it over
Hand it over
Hand it over
Learn to love me
And assemble the ways
Now, today, tomorrow, and
always
My only weakness is a listed
crime
But last night the plans
of a future war
Was all I saw on Channel
Four
Shoplifters of the world
Unite and take over
Shoplifters of the world
Hand it over
Hand it over
Hand it over
A heartless hand on my shoulder
A push - and it's over
Alabaster crashes down
(Six months is a long time)
Tried living in the real
world
Instead of a shell
But before I began ...
I was bored before I even
began
Shoplifters of the world
Unite and take over
Shoplifters of the world
Unite and take over
Shoplifters of the world
Unite and take over
Shoplifters of the world
Take over
SHEILA TAKE A BOW
Is it wrong to want to live
on your own ?
No, it's not wrong - but
I must know
How can someone so young
Sing words so sad ?
Sheila take a, Sheila take
a bow
Boot the grime of this world
in the crotch, dear
And don't go home tonight
Come out and find the one
that you love and who loves you
The one that you love and
who loves you
Oh ...
Is it wrong not to always
be glad ?
No, it's not wrong - but
I must add
How can someone so young
Sing words so sad ?
Sheila take a, Sheila take
a bow
Boot the grime of this world
in the crotch, dear
And don't go home tonight
Come out and find the one
that you love and who loves you
The one that you love and
who loves you
Take my hand and off we stride
Oh, la ...
You're a girl and I'm a boy
La ...
Take my hand and off we stride
Oh, la ...
I'm a girl and you're a boy
La ...
Sheila take a, Sheila take
a bow
La ...
Throw your homework onto
the fire
Come out and find the one
that you love
Come out and find the one
you love
GIRLFRIEND IN A COMA
Girlfriend in a coma, I know
I know - it's serious
Girlfriend in a coma, I know
I know - it's really serious
There were times when I could
Have "murdered" her
(But you know, I would hate
Anything to happen to her)
NO, I DON'T WANT TO SEE HER
Do you really think
She'll pull through ?
Do you really think
She'll pull through ?
Do ...
Girlfriend in a coma, I know
I know - it's serious
My, my, my, my, my, my baby,
goodbye
There were times when I could
Have "strangled" her
(But you know, I would hate
Anything to happen to her)
WOULD YOU PLEASE
LET ME SEE HER !
Do you really think
She'll pull through ?
Do you really think
She'll pull through ?
Do ...
Let me whisper my last goodbyes
I know - IT'S SERIOUS
I STARTED SOMETHING I COULDN'T FINISH
The lanes were silent
There was nothing, no one,
nothing around for miles
I doused our friendly venture
With a hard-faced
Three-word gesture
I started something
I forced you to a zone
And you were clearly
Never meant to go
Hair brushed and parted
Typical me, typical me
Typical me
I started something
...And now I'm not too sure
I grabbed you by the guilded
beams
Uh, that's what tradition
means
And I doused another venture
With a gesture
That was ... absolutely vile
I started something
I forced you to a zone
And you were clearly
Never meant to go
Hair brushed and parted
Typical me, typical me
Typical me
I started something
...And now I'm not too sure
I grabbed you by the guilded
beams
Uh, that's what tradition
means
And now eighteen months'
hard labour
Seems ... fair enough
I started something
And I forced you to a zone
And you were clearly
Never meant to go
Hair brushed and parted
Typical me, typical me
Typical me
I started something
And now I'm not too sure
I started something
I started something
Typical me, typical me
Typical me, typical me
Typical me, typical me
Typical me
I started something
And now I'm not too sure
OK Stephen ? ...Do that again
?
LAST NIGHT I DREAMT THAT SOMEBODY LOVED ME
Last night I dreamt
That somebody loved me
No hope, no harm
Just another false alarm
Last night I felt
Real arms around me
No hope, no harm
Just another false alarm
So, tell me how long
Before the last one ?
And tell me how long
Before the right one ?
The story is old - I KNOW
But it goes on
The story is old - I KNOW
But it goes on
Oh, GOES ON
And on
Oh, goes on
And on
THERE IS A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT
Take me out tonight
Where there's music and there's
people
Who are young and alive
Driving in your car
I never never want to go
home
Because I haven't got one
Anymore
Take me out tonight
Because I want to see people
and I
Want to see life
Driving in your car
Oh, please don't drop me
home
Because it's not my home,
it's their
Home, and I'm welcome no
more
And if a double-decker bus
Crashes into us
To die by your side
Is such a heavenly way to
die
And if a ten-ton truck
Kills the both of us
To die by your side
Well, the pleasure - the
privilege is mine
Take me out tonight
Take me anywhere, I don't
care
I don't care, I don't care
And in the darkened underpass
I thought Oh God, my chance
has come at last
(But then a strange fear
gripped me and I
Just couldn't ask)
Take me out tonight
Oh, take me anywhere, I don't
care
I don't care, I don't care
Driving in your car
I never never want to go
home
Because I haven't got one,
da ...
Oh, I haven't got one
And if a double-decker bus
Crashes into us
To die by your side
Is such a heavenly way to
die
And if a ten-ton truck
Kills the both of us
To die by your side
Well, the pleasure - the
privilege is mine
Oh, There Is A Light And It
Never Goes Out
There Is A Light And It Never
Goes Out
There Is A Light And It Never
Goes Out
There Is A Light And It Never
Goes Out
There Is A Light And It Never
Goes Out
There Is A Light And It Never
Goes Out
There Is A Light And It Never
Goes Out
There Is A Light And It Never
Goes Out
There Is A Light And It Never
Goes Out