Well they said you are as good as you look but that
Would be impossible
For you look even better than the face of god on a sunny day
You look good enough to eat but I've had a bellyful

And now I have this bill but I don't want to pay
How was it for you
Do you really need that drink to disarm defences
Can you ever face the flak when you're in control

Well I don't believe my luck I am defenceless
Do with me what you want but don't tell a soul
Don't tell my soul
How was it for you

If you ain't out of your head can you ever enjoy yourself
But if you ain't in your head then who's at home?
I'm so possessed by sex I could destroy my health
We could be dancing over coals and we'd never know

We'd never know
How was it for you
Where did you get those clothes
Are you sure they're still fashionable?

The sell by date says 68
Where did you steal those riffs and that bad attitude
You are travelling back in time to an altered state
How was it for you

Was it as good as it was for me
Well that's the best it's ever been
And you're the best I've ever seen
How was it for you

How was it for you?


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How Was It for You? Lyrics as written by Lawrence Gott Timothy Booth

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    Sex addiction... the best addiction there is!

    burningskyon February 05, 2011   Link
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    Just phenomenal. Tim and the boys at their rawest and most credible!!

    gtfycon April 26, 2014   Link
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    'so possessed by sex I could destroy my health'

    Think that line pretty much sums it up... it's about being addicted to sex, or being addicted to sex with a certain person. Brilliant song anyway.

    Jimoneon June 11, 2012   Link
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    no comments? ahwel at least i get the internets all important "first comment" on something

    this has got to be about sex, or a metaphor about something far more intelligent using sex, but i don't think so, it's just about sex...simply put.

    avd_1988on March 18, 2008   Link

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