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In a City Lining [Surbiton]
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Cardiacs
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Over the fence, an old mother's sympathy makes a spectacle of life All for the sake of love A gramophone record is playing, and it makes a noise just like this, listen (buzzing sound) Cause it's not working, it's have to get switched off, just in time to hear the small click of a postcard as it comes through the letterbox, which reads: "Poor soldier, despite all his charms While he slept, they cut off his arms And he said 'Thank you sir!' 'Thank you sir!'" Please mummy! Please mummy! Oh what a plain necessity to be alive Always too soon to criticise I have had under my eyes and nose My mouth singing me lullabies I have no right to complain that I am alone And have no-one permanently But if one "takes it by the hand" the "funny man" laughs Forever landing them on me Oh what a plain necessity to be alive Always too soon to criticise I have no right to complain and I - this is something else I don't do [?] I have no right to complain that I am alone And have no-one permanently But if one "takes it by the hand" the "funny man" laughs Forever landing them on me Biting and cutting deep And it ends up like a clean sweep, and it's all my fears (La la la la-la-la-la) Completely dissolve away The saving up for the hope day disappears It's funny how when you breathe in Your mouth opens, air goes in Don't boil using Teflon on her So I'll go 'n put the kettle on her Michael's got himself a girlfriend, he's a lucky fellow Katy's top was as white as ever, but now it's gone all yellow Victor's a b*st*rd and keeps acting like Emperor Nero Peter is constantly pretending to be a superhero What's in a name, la la la la, what's in a name, la la la la What's in a name, la la la, what's in a name, la la la Biting and cutting deep And it ends up like a clean sweep, and makes all my fears Completely dissolve away The saving up for the hope day disappears It's funny how when you breathe in Your mouth opens, air goes in You don't boil using Teflon on her So I'll go 'n put the kettle on her Tracy is turning and revolving in a city lining Martin keeps his new Lambretta gleaming and shining All news has its way then leaves me staring at my pillow All clouds have a silver lining gleaming and shining All of the time On the Siegfried Line All news has its way then leaves me staring at my pillow All clouds have a silver lining gleaming and shining
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