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A Lover Sings Lyrics
You and I are victims of a love
That lost a lot in the translation
When I think of all the time that I spent
Sitting on the edge of your bed in anticipation
Of you giving in and us living in sin
A hot day, the smell of hairspray
And the sound of a shower running softly
It's things like this that remind me of how I felt
The first time you came back for coffee
The way you took it amazed me
Walking in the park, kissing in the dark
And my head against your pillow
Late at night a lover sings
Adam and Eve are finding out all about love
I say Adam and Eve are finding out all about love
There is no real substitute
For a ball struck squarely and firmly
And you're the kind of girl who wants to
Open up the bottle of pop
Too early in the journey
Our love went flat just like that
It doesn't matter the colour of the car
But what goes on beneath the bonnet
Is there a flag that flies above your heart
And is my name written there upon it
Wedding cake and toothache
Equals love and pain
Walking in the park, kissing on the carpet
And your tights around your ankles
Late at night a lover thinks of these things
Adam and Eve are finding out all about love
I say Adam and Eve are finding out all about love
Adam and Eve are finding out all about
Adam and Eve are finding out all about love
Teresa and Steve are finding out all about love
That lost a lot in the translation
When I think of all the time that I spent
Sitting on the edge of your bed in anticipation
Of you giving in and us living in sin
And the sound of a shower running softly
It's things like this that remind me of how I felt
The first time you came back for coffee
The way you took it amazed me
And my head against your pillow
Late at night a lover sings
Adam and Eve are finding out all about love
I say Adam and Eve are finding out all about love
For a ball struck squarely and firmly
And you're the kind of girl who wants to
Open up the bottle of pop
Too early in the journey
Our love went flat just like that
But what goes on beneath the bonnet
Is there a flag that flies above your heart
And is my name written there upon it
Wedding cake and toothache
Equals love and pain
And your tights around your ankles
Late at night a lover thinks of these things
Adam and Eve are finding out all about love
I say Adam and Eve are finding out all about love
Adam and Eve are finding out all about
Adam and Eve are finding out all about love
Teresa and Steve are finding out all about love
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its typical of Billy braggs perspective on love i think he is rembering the good feeling of a love a he has lost due to a lack of commitment to marriage
Its about being young and in love, how they rushed into things too soon and it made their love go flat
The early days: love, lust, perfection, when you find each other perfect.
Always loved the line: "It doesn't matter the color of the car But what goes on beneath the bonnet Is there a flag that flies above your heart And is my name written there upon it"
the springtime of love....swoon
brilliant song.
A string of apt, charming, and hilarious metaphors for love that came and went. "You're the kind of girl who wants to open up the bottle of pop too early in the journey" is my favorite line, and also pretty descriptive of myself, both metaphorically and literally.
Billy is the "Steve" in question in the last line; his given first name is Stephen. When he sings it live he often points to himself when she sings "Steve."