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[Darren]

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[Darren]

Acrylic
Version: Single


Your just like plasticine being molded into a libertine dream
I feel so sorry for you
If you were 13 I’d let you off but your not you should know better
Gather my thoughts on a notepad
with a parker pen and write you a letter but,
Theres not enough paper in the world
Theres not enough paper in the...
have you heard all your friends go

All the words they seem to know
All the word in your songs go

youve got an Ok jacket, but you got no spine
Please vacate this city of mine

I only wish you had the songs to back up your what took you so long?
But we know that’s not the case, rather show your face
In a namecheck bar that nobody goes in
Because they serve sub standard gin
Nobody goes in there
Did you win? Did they ask? Well no one cares

All the words they seem to know
All the words in your songs go

youve got an Ok jacket but, You got no spine
Please vacate this city of mine

Your just like plasticine being molded into a libertine dream
I feel so sorry for you
If you were 13 i would let you off but your not you should no better
Gather my thoughts on a notepad
with this parker pen and id write you a letter but,
Theres not enough paper in the world
Theres not enough paper in the world
have you heard your friends they go

youve got an Ok jacket but, You got no spine
Please vacate this city of mine
youve got an Ok jacket but, You got no spine
Please vacate this city of mine


Bide Your Time
Version: Album


The Temptation is all to great
now its gone and its all to late
i tried and i tried but i never applied
any of the morals that i wish i had

you wait 51 weeks
through all of your hides and all of your seeks
when the time finally arrives
it dawns on me that you attention derives
from the girlfriend that you left alone
sitting in the living room all alone

you hate the suntan
and you cant stand to be around the short sleeved man
and the gaggle of girls who are singing too loud
well they do my head in
you hate the tattoos and you cant handle the skinheads
the ones who cannot handle their booze
their making you scared to be proud
are ya scared to be proud
how can that still be
come and sing your heart out with me

but if you bide your time, and you stand there and you wait in line
it wont belong before her sarong is lying on the bedroom floor
but what about the girlfriend that you left at home
sitting in a living room all alone

you hate the suntan
and you cant stand to be around the short sleeved man
and the gaggle of girls who are singing too loud
well they do my head in
you hate the tattoos and you cant handle the skinheads
the ones who cannot handle their booze
their making you scared to be proud
how is that that still allowed
why are you scared to be proud
when your on cloud number nine

and the girlfriend you left at home
sitting in you living room all alone

you hate the suntan
and you cant stand to be around the short sleeved man
and the gaggle of girls who are singing too loud
they fuckin' do my head in
you hate the tattoos and you cant handle the skinheads
the ones who cannot handle their booze
their making you scared to be proud
are ya scared to be proud
how is that still allowed
when your on cloud number nine


An Ex is An Ex For A Reason
Version: Single

If i'm talking to you at the back of the club,
Why does he walk past me
and why does he rub his shoulder past mine
is it to let me know that he's there?
Whisper in his ear for me i don't care.

I can't believe that is what he thinks of you,
That i would click my fingers tell you to jump
and that's what you do.
I think he needs to trust you a little bit more,
or i will walk over there and make his head sore.

Is he really threatened by the presence of me?
He won't let you walk or talk
he won't let you see what I've got in my pocket for you
and I think that you'd love to.

Kimberly
Version: Single


who is that girl? i think its kokaine kim
ive not seen her face in ages
tell me where shes been
oh kokaine kimberly is dancing by the door
have you seen her slightly slender self
sleeping on the floor?

oh kokaine kim, that girls off the rails
sparkling teeth, needle nights
champagne fairytales
oh girl from Timperley
who is that guy your with?
i hope he treats you really very nicely
the two days youve got left to live


King Of The New Road
Version:


i love you, i still do, i probably always will do
i left home and then flown, to see if you like to dance
a memory you and me, nobody else ever has to see
i love you, i still do, i probably always will do


The kings of the new road never do what their told
The kings of the new road never do what their told
The kings of the new road never do what their told
The kings of the new road never do what their told


No You Didnt, And No You Dont
Version: Album



so just because i use salty phrases and i go through stages
where i neglect endeavor does it mean im not clever?
no i dont think so

just because my newspaper pages
havent been the times in ages
does this meen that i dont no as much as you?
jelousy will destroy us or so she used to say
you'd kill for half the things we do including yesterday

but i suppose you know because your went to school with me
You sit in ya garage and you'd see
all the things we do dont you! no you didnt and no you dont
no you didnt and no you dont. no you dont!

do you remeber us lot doing keys
in the back of the garage at 243?
that was us and no one else
lend luke a jumper off the shelf
do you remeber us lot doing keys
in the back of the garage where no one sees
that was us,no one else another jager off the shelf

so i suppose you know because your went to school with me
sit in ya garage and you'd see
all the things we do dont you! no you didnt and no you dont
no you didnt and no you dont. no you dont!

always be people lookin down there noses
i dont care im comin up smelling of roses

but i suppose you know because your went to school with me
sit in ya garage and you'd see
all the things we do dont you! no you didnt and no you dont
no you didnt and no you dont. no you dont! no ya dooont!



Please Don't
Version: Album


4 years 22 shades of blonde is all that separated us
why could of we of carried on, we could of got married,
you could of carried some of my sons


you let me change the radio station in your car,
do you remember that time i raised my voice
because you said you'd never ever heard of The La's
You continued to get intimidated
then your fingertips wrapped around those knuckles of mine

The fear walked home and your smile returned , all of sudden everything was fine
but those days have passed and these types of relationship never last

So please dont pretend that we'll stay friends
cause you know as well as i do
that, that just will never happen

well no, no that just never happens

How come i always see you out with those boys that we used to argue about?
you walk over all flustered and stuff, tellin my group of friends that you have had enough
you spend 85 percent of your night trying to me understand
why you were standing so close, why you were kissing him, and why you left that place holding his hand

Oh Darling Cant You See that its got f*ck All to do with me

please dont pretend that we'll stay friends
cause you know as well as i do that, that
well that just can never happen

DA DA DA do DA do



Yesterday, Today and Probably Tomorow
Version: Album

Im not going to sit here and lie and list all the many ways,
about how I will supposedly love you, till the end of days,
because i think that we both know in 28 and a half years time,
that i wont be yours, and you probably wont be mine,

but yesterday,today and probably tomorrow,
this little one will find it hard, to find sorrow
and yesterday,today and probably tomorrow.

middleton to withington, middleton and back
is more than enough to make the average middletonian crack,
so i will stand outside the travelodge and bite my tongue,
your best friends look me up and down,
and ill write this song,

but yesterday,today and probably tomorrow,
this little one might find it hard, to find sorrow
and yesterday,today and probably tomorrow.

will they be there on tuesday nights?
running the bath, and turning out the lights?
will they be there on thursday afternoons?
to welcome you home from Euston
platform 8, heart shaped balloons

No

yesterday,today and probably tomorrow.

Fallowfield Hillbilly
Version: Demo

is that all that matters any more?
who happened to like that band first,
who likes them more?
why do you compensate for the fact
that your clearly oh so very silly
walking around my town like a Fallowfield Hillbilly

you know who you are

ive seen the way your looking at all the normal kids
you think theyve just come outta strangeways
just because they dont bat both eyelids
when you walk past with your eyeliner one
and one hand in glove
can you find your own way home
are ya stuck

there was literally carnage at the back of picadilly
to see who could buy it first
does the limited edition 7" quench your thirst?
for an album that will probably let ya down
but it doesnt even matter coz you dont like that band anymore
coz there not underground

Please dont think im being a b*tch
i just happen to witness a lot of things which
get me annoyed because theyre filling a void
have they got nothin better to do?

ive seen the way your looking at all the normal kids
you think theyve just come outta strangeways
just because they dont bat both eyelids
when you walk past with your eyeliner one
and one hand in glove
im gonna ask you can you play guitar my boy?

Can.You.f*ck

Not One Could I Give
Version:Demo's/Single

And Now Shes Seeing this extremley well manered, good looking chap
Whos Got A Tendency To Walk Around, And Kick Your Face In An That

He Wears These Trainers, Some Very interesting Jeans
Some Lov-e-ly Tops
Only Last Week Did We Hear Those Nasty Rumours
About Him Shop Lifting Shops

But thats just me and im probably biast
And As We All Know god loves a tryer
I Hope There Happy And Even After They Live
Actually know that rubbish And Not One Could I Give

Now But Listen Its Not Like He's Me Friend
Infact I Dont Hardly Know Him
But I Know Him Well Enough To Tell You When His Highlights were bad
I Meen they were f**k**g glowing!

So Said Listen But Could You Please Turn Away
Cause My Eyes Are Gettin Dead Sore
If The Truth Be Told Between Me And You
I Just Couldnt Take Any More

But thats just me and im probably biast
And As We All Know god loves a tryer
I Hope There Happy And Forever After They Live
Actually know that rubbish And Not One Could I Give

Slowdown
Version:Single

If you’re not careful you might rob us all of this local treasure,
With all of your unnecessary, nasty, not-nice, tabloid pressure
And that would be such a horrible thing to do,
If you don’t know what I mean,
Wait until it turns around and it sings to you.

Slowdown (woah woah woah woah down) x2

When my drummer at the back starts to sing,
All of these lovely things they start to happen,
If not then all at once and your heart plays this trick on you,
Just like it stops.
Then you get a feeling,
like you double dropped.

Slowdown (woah woah woah woah down) x2


What Took You So Long?
Version:Single

You spend To Much time sat in your bedroom on your pc,
are you sure that you couldnt have found the time
swallowed your pride, admitted your jelousy

Next week your tryin again to pull one of your citys many front men,
If you did not have the internet would you be into them
I Very much doubt so, oh they know sooo

What took you so long? was there a Queue at the post office?
What took you so long? was there a dirty double stage coach,
you just happened to miss?

Sometimes im bad and sometimes im rotton
sometimes i say things i probably should have forgot about people and things
Do you know who i am? im like a Morrisey with some strings

What took you so long? was there a Queue at the post office?
What took you so long, was there a dirty double stage coach
you just happened to miss?

Your always bad and your always rotton
and then you always say things that you just
should have forgot or have you had enough?
of your sterotypical bit of the rough

A wooah a wooahh no a woahh woo

What took you so long? was there a Queue at the post office
What took you so long? was there a dirty double stage coach
you just happened to miss?

Cavorting
Version:Single

Your club is full overrated dehydrated, goggle eyed girls
theyre trying to stare at me but there eyes are rattling
and theyre struggling to see

she cant stand still cause of 16 pills thats shes taken
in the minibus
her conscience followed her into the night
gave her mam a fright i said f**k that it is her own fault
for letting her out of your sight

and now your too tired to eat and your too hungry to sleep
were hooligans on E and were to tired to bother
with any of you

Cavorting, and snorting your way, through the band,
get your hand off of my trouser leg
were turning up tonight but only to knock you down a peg

and now your too tired to eat and your too hungry to sleep
were hooligans on E and were to tired to bother
with any of you

Not Ninteen Forever
Version: Single

She tried to peel me off the pavement, tryed to insinuate,
sometimes i am in danger of going to far
said would i like to for tea and toast
get your hand off my thigh,
in the car she turned to me and said

your not nineteen forever,
pull yourselves together
i know it seems strange,
but things they change
older women and a younger man,
both of them doing all they can

tried to get your attention, all night long
asked you once, i asked you twice, asked you 4 times
if you'd like to dance to that song,
dodge the crowd, down the stairs, followed you out in the rain
nowhere to be found, never mind,
you'll probably never look that pretty again

your not nineteen forever,
pull yourselves together
i know it seems strange,
but things they change
older women and every so slightly younger man,
god bless the band they're doing all they can

your not nineteen forever,
pull yourselves together
i know it seems strange,
but things they change
older women and every so slightly younger man,
god bless the band they're doing all they can

your not nineteen forever,
your not nineteen forever,
your not nineteen forever,
its not big,your definately not clever

How Come
Version: Demo's

How come you are always off your head,
And yet you still end up in your bed,
With some fit blonde I've never seen before,
And you get away with kicking her face first out of your front door

You get admiration from all of the lads,
The mothers take a shine to you, thats not the case with the dads,
They have to keep both eyes on you just in case you make a move,
But we all know that you'd never be so daft and that's what makes you so smooth.

So next time that you're out,
Can I stand and watch from the bar?
Just to see if it's true how far,
You will take your good looks, your wit and charm,
Walk out of this place with sixteen girls on each arm.

You get admiration from all of the lads,
The mothers take a shine to you, thats not the case with the dads,
They have to keep both eyes on you just in case you make a move,
But we all know that you'd never be so daft and that's what makes you so smooth.

If It Wasnt For Me
Version: Demo's

Everyones saying that your here for me,
but your here for them,
if wasn't for me, if it wasn't for me,
you wouldn't even know them.

you move in your own circles,
for a brand new squeeze.
for an average girl with bad teeth,
who you'd do anything to please.
it makes me cringe, i'd like to stick a syringe in your arm,
just to sedate you, then berate you,
trying to make you stay clear from harm.

if it wasn't for me then you wouldn't know them,
if it wasn't for me then you wouldn't know them,
if it wasn't for me then you wouldn't know them.

everyone's been saying that your here for me,
thats rubbish your here for them,
it wasn't for me, if wasn't for me,
you wouldn't even know them.

you move in your own circles,
'what for?' for a brand new squeeze.
for an average girl with bad teeth,
who you'd do anything to please.
it makes me cringe, i'd like to stick a syringe in your arm,
just to sedate you, then berate you,
trying to make you stay clear from harm.

if it wasn't for me then you wouldn't know them,
if it wasn't for me then you would not know them,
if it wasn't for me then you wouldn't know them,
IF IT WASN'T FOR ME THEN YOU WOULDN'T KNOW THEM!