He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
People are sufferin'
I say it again
People are sufferin'
I say it again
People are sufferin'
I say it again
So remember when you're looking for trouble
That trouble is already busy with weaker men
People are hungry
I say it again
People are hungry
I say it again
People are hungry
I say it again
So don't you abuse that body
It'll snap without assistance my friends
Song goes on
(I'll sing again until the music enervates)
Song goes on
(The sting of pain will dull and finally fade away)
Song goes on
(Through centuries of history it reverberates)
Song goes on
(On curving comets track the music makes it's way)
This song is so long
It ends up where it begins
People are lonely
I say it again
People are lonely
I say it again
People are lonely
I say it again
So don't let me run too far from home
You be alone for sure, on that you can depend
People are bleedin'
I'll say it again
People are bleedin'
I'll say it again
People are bleedin'
I'll say it again
So put away that switchblade knife
Tighten up that'll help this bloodshed end
Song goes on
The song goes on
The song goes on
The song goes on
This song is so long
It ends up where it begins
People are sufferin'
(I say it again, again, again, again)
People are hungry
(I say it again, again, again, again)
People are lonely
(I say it again, again, again, again)
(Again, again, again, again)
('Gain, again, again, again, again)
(Again, again, again, again)
I'll say it again
(Again, again, again, again)
Say it again
(Again, again, again, again)
I'll say it again
I say it again
People are sufferin'
I say it again
People are sufferin'
I say it again
So remember when you're looking for trouble
That trouble is already busy with weaker men
People are hungry
I say it again
People are hungry
I say it again
People are hungry
I say it again
So don't you abuse that body
It'll snap without assistance my friends
Song goes on
(I'll sing again until the music enervates)
Song goes on
(The sting of pain will dull and finally fade away)
Song goes on
(Through centuries of history it reverberates)
Song goes on
(On curving comets track the music makes it's way)
This song is so long
It ends up where it begins
People are lonely
I say it again
People are lonely
I say it again
People are lonely
I say it again
So don't let me run too far from home
You be alone for sure, on that you can depend
People are bleedin'
I'll say it again
People are bleedin'
I'll say it again
People are bleedin'
I'll say it again
So put away that switchblade knife
Tighten up that'll help this bloodshed end
Song goes on
The song goes on
The song goes on
The song goes on
This song is so long
It ends up where it begins
People are sufferin'
(I say it again, again, again, again)
People are hungry
(I say it again, again, again, again)
People are lonely
(I say it again, again, again, again)
(Again, again, again, again)
('Gain, again, again, again, again)
(Again, again, again, again)
I'll say it again
(Again, again, again, again)
Say it again
(Again, again, again, again)
I'll say it again
Lyrics submitted by Chris_Gough
Cooks County Lyrics as written by Peter Dennis Blandfor Townshend
Lyrics © Spirit Music Group
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I'm pretty sure "Tighten up" is something like "tie the knot..." and "So don't let me run too far from home" is "So don't ever run too far from home."
I'm kind of surprised this hasn't gotten some comments yet, it's a good song. I never gave any thought to the incomprehensible background lyrics after the first two verses -- very interesting to see them.
@dcroxton agree… very hard to understand the lyrics.