sally bradshaw
house
house
interlude
neil tennant
i get out of bed at half past ten
phone up a friend who’s a party animal
turn on the news and drink some tea
maybe if you’re with me we’ll do some shopping
neil tennant
one day i’ll read or learn to drive a car
if you pass the test you can beat the rest
but i don’t like to compete or talk street street street
i can pick up the best from the party animal
neil tennant
i could leave you say goodbye
or i could love you if i try
and i could
and left to my own devices i probably would
left to my own devices i probably would
neil tennant
pick up a brochure about the sun
learn to ignore what the photographer saw
i was always told that you should join a club
stick with the gang if you want to belong
4 neil tennant
i was a lonely boy no strength no joy
in a world of my own at the back of the garden
i didn’t want to compete or play out on the street
for in a secret life i was a roundhead general
neil tennant
i could leave you say goodbye
or i could love you if i try
and i could
and left to my own devices i probably would
left to my own devices i probably would
oh i would
neil tennant
i was faced with a choice at a difficult age
would i write a book or should i take to the stage
but in the back of my head i heard distant feet
ché guevara and debussy to a disco beat
5 neil tennant
it’s not a crime when you look the way you do
the way i like to picture you
when i get home it’s late at night
i pour a drink and watch the fight
6 neil tennant
turn off the tv look at a book
pick up the phone fix some food
maybe i’ll sit up all night and day
waiting for the minute i hear you say
neil tennant
i could leave you say goodbye
or i could love you if i try
and i could
and left to my own devices i probably would
neil tennant
come on baby say goodbye
or i could love you if i try
and i could
and left to my own devices i probably would
left to my own devices i probably would
come on baby
left to my own devices i probably would
interlude
7 neil tennant
out of bed at half past ten
the party animal phones a friend
picks up news about the sun
and the working day has just begun
interlude
8 neil tennant
sticks with the gang at the back of the street
pass the test and you don’t compete
9 neil tennant
drive the car if you’re with me
ché guevara’s drinking tea
he reads about a new device
and takes to the stage in a secret life
interlude
neil tennant
left to my own devices i probably would
if i was left to my own devices i possibly would
if i was left to my own devices i probably would
if i was left to my own devices i probably would
neil tennant
i could leave you say goodbye
or i could love you if i try
and i could
and left to my own devices i probably would
left to my own devices i probably would
neil tennant
come on baby
left to my own devices i probably would
Artist: Pet Shop Boys
Year: 1989
Decade: 80s
Language: en
Word Count: 306