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You must have had your reasons
And one of the reasons was shame
And one of the reasons was awkwardness
And one of the reasons was grief
I guess you had your reasons
And one of the reasons was arrogance
And one of the reasons was history
And one of the reasons was grace
I disbanded your fan club
The weekend of the Westminster debacle
Unpicked all the stitches
But spared myself according to your wishes
And then in October
They came and filed your memorabilia
And it rained and rained and rained and rained
But you must have had your reasons
And one of the reasons was Saturdays
And one of the reasons was Sainsbury's
And one of the reasons was blood
I guess you had your reasons
And one of the reasons was autumn
And one of the reasons was dogma
And one of the reasons was love
I walked back to the station
But I could not recall the fatal platform
I pulled down the posters
Tore my clothes and wept for retribution
And then in December
Your memory staged its vigil in my garden
And it snowed and snowed and snowed and snowed
But you must have had your reasons
And most of your reasons were glib
And one of those reasons was laziness
And one of the reasons was rage
I guess you had your reasons
And one of the reasons was Stevenage
And one of the reasons was literature, bad literature
And then there was your gilded cage
And you may claim it’s gospel ’cos it reeks of fallen beauty
And you may call it poetry
But it’s not
But you must have had your reasons
And one of the reasons was Dublin
And one of the reasons was certitude
And one of the reasons was truth
You must have had your reasons
And one of the reasons was cigarettes
And one of the reasons was loyalty, misplaced loyalty
Then there was youth
You must have had your reasons
And all of your reasons were wrong
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Tracey is disgusted with education
Simon is disgusted too
Education stares at its fingernails
Education stands accused
Tracey is gifted with ineffable insight -
She's the oracle of Liverpool..!
Simon has a self-assured manner
He went to a rather good school
And Tracey is disgusted with education
Tracey’s so disgusted with education
Tracey is disgusted with education
Yeah
Tracey could murder a Pinot Grigio
Adele is her celebrity crush
Tracey enjoys climbing the greasy pole
And shoving people under the bus
Tracey is disgusted with education
And Simon is disgusted with me
I can’t take my eyes off of Simon
Why can’t he stop falling asleep?
Looks like Tracey is disgusted with education
Tracey is disgusted with education
Tracey is disgusted with education
Yeah
And Simon is disgusted with education
And Tracey is disgusted with education
Her feelings give her quite the erection
It’s visible from here
Oh dear
This is our fabulous new school
That’s going to give us everything we please
Simon wants a standing ovation
He’s either a satirical genius or a trifle naive
Now Tracey’s doing a course on ethics
Tracey’s doing a course on improving care
Tracey’s doing a course on burying the bodies
Tracey has so much to share
Simon’s doing a course on compassion
Simon’s doing a course on riding your luck
Simon’s doing a course on tickling the figures
Simon’s doing a course on giving a fuck
And Tracey is disgusted with education
Simon is disgusted with education
Tracey is disgusted with education
Right
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Words:
Do you bite your thumb at me?
Why, I do bite my thumb indeed
And in fair Verona where I dwell
A scene like ours seldom ends well
So don’t despatch your emissary
To blithely shoot the shit with me
Don’t make me bite this thumb again
It’s a plague on both their houses, Johnny!
A plague on your house, too
When no one feels the sting of shame
Then what’s a girl to do?
I think I liked you better, Johnny
When you was cruel
Can’t bear you trying to be kind
In a slick of yellow streetlight
It’s not the cat that’s in the fight
It’s the fight that’s in the cat
You can put a saucer of milk on that
And from this angle, you seem pale
Ghostly as the Daily Mail
Don’t make me shake my gory locks at you
So it’s a plague on all their houses, Johnny!
A plague on your house, too
My kingdom for a consigliere
Oh, what’s a girl to do?
To think I almost loved you, Johnny
When you was cruel
Can’t endure you trying to be kind
And spilling just a little blood can sometime take the pressure off
Although it can provoke the itch to riot, ransack, eat the rich
But after thirteen years of sin, I couldn’t stomach another thing
Well… maybe just one more member of the house of Lords
So a plague on both those houses, Johnny!
A plague on your house, too
When no one feels the lash of justice
Then what’s a girl to do?
I think I liked you better, Johnny
When you was cruel
Can’t bear you trying to be kind
A plague on both their houses, Johnny!
A plague on your house, too
With no one there to take her pulse
What’s a girl to do?
I crucified Lucrezia Borgia
Least she was cool
Least she didn’t beg to be my friend
Now look at you – pretending to be kind
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Money Makes You Stupid
03:17
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Money makes you stupid
Like Tizer rots your teeth
Drag me back to your anthill
For juicy fruits and leaves
Haircuts make you stupid
Likewise underwear
Don’t think it’s such a secret, Victoria
What’s going on down there
And you could be a little less forgiving of yourself
Mild self-flagellation may do wonders for your health
Ouch!
Babies make you stupid
Don’t look into their eyes
Oh, they've got plans for you, son
You’ve got a big surprise
Sunlight makes you stupid
If you live north of Kent
Turns your skin to rubber
Upsets my Celtic temperament
You could be a little less forgiving of your kids
They’re no longer children, momma, they know what they did
And you should be a little less forgiving of your boss
He’ll appreciate the view when he’s nailed to his cross
Money makes you stupid
Bacon makes you stupid
Cursing makes you stupid
Abba makes you stupid
Protein makes you stupid
Law school makes you stupid
Nylon makes you stupid
Jogging makes you stupid
Boyfriends make you stupid
Toothpaste makes you stupid
Kittens make you stupid
Breathing makes you stupid
Airports make you stupid
Google makes you stupid
Sleeping makes you stupid
Money makes you… uh.
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