Care Of Cell 44

The Zombies

Good morning to you, I hope you're feeling better baby
Thinking of me while you are far away
Counting the days until they set you free again
Writing this letter, hoping you're okay
Sent to the room you used to stay in every Sunday
The one that is warmed by sunshine everyday
And we'll get to know each other for a second time
And then you can tell me about your prison stay

Feels so good you're coming home soon

Its gonna be good to have you back again with me
Watching the laughter play around your eyes
Come up and fetch you, saved up for the train fare money
Kiss and make-up and it will be so nice

Feels so good you're coming home soon

Walking the way we used to walk
And it could be so nice
We're talking the way we used to talk
And it could be so nice

Its gonna be nice to have you back again with me
Watching the laughter play around your eyes
Come up and fetch you, saved up for the train fare money
Kiss and make-up and it will be so nice

Feels so good you're coming home soon

(Ah ah ah ah ah ah)
(Ah ah ah ah ah ah)

Feels so good you're coming home soon

(Ah ah ah)
(Ah ah ah ah)


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    Haha, I don't think I could have put the meaning of the song in better words than doubleohspool did.

    It's about a guy who is estastic that his love is coming back from a stay in jail.

    Anyway, about the band. The Zombies, I feel, are one of the most underrated bands of the '60s.

    Colin Blunstone's vocals are stunning. I mean, he could be in a boy's choir. And suprisingly those same vocals fit perfectly in a "rock 'n roll" band. The combination is beautiful.

    greensleeveson April 10, 2005   Link

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