I was in the other room
when hansome was getting leather and laces
couldn't save the family
cause heroes wear masks
and lycra
out out out out out, mary get out
cause your freezing
in in in in, brother get in
get your head kicked in in in and in
cause is in in and in

down down down down
I heard you fell down
and you scraped your knee
up up up up
pick yourself up
you get a plaster on on on your cut
cause its sewn up and up
sewn up is sewn up

"wishing it was you wishing it was you wishing it was you"

so you've got yourself in a hole
and you can't get out
I won't be there
I can't be around
so hold me down
and I'll let you know
about the places we can't go
I won't let go, I won't hold you back
cause I'm falling away
I'm paying the price and I'm willing to pay
so willing to pay the price that you pay
and the reason I can't stay
cause you live so far away

wishing it was you
wishing it was you
wishing it was you
wishing it was you
woe woe wishing it was you
woe woe wishing it was you

so out out out out Mary... get out
cause you're freezing
and in the end
brother get in
brother get in
brother get in
brother get in


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    It's "Heard you fell down" not "hold yourself down".

    This is my favourite song on the album, it is so deep, especially the end. I saw them live recently and they played this and it was amazing.

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