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I ask you nicely
Get my face slapped under wraps
What's going on precisely
Is there something wrong perhaps
Surprise, surprise (surprise, surprise)
It's more like a booby trap than a booby prize
Civil disobedience from a soldier with a dirty rifle
You're loosening all the screws that hold the hinges of my life
Fat cats and army brats
Hep cats and dog tag pawing over girly mags
Pretty words don't mean much anymore
I don't mean to be mean much anymore
All i see are snapshots, big shots, tender spots
Mug shots, machine slots
'till you don't know what's what
You don't know what you got
Curious women running after curious men
Curiosity didn't kill the cat
It was a poisoned pen
But there's not much choice (it's Hobson’s choice)
Between a cruel mouth and a jealous voice
Got back to London
Picked a paper from the man
No words of consolation
Just cartoons and titter tatter
Well, well, fancy that
Millions murdered for a kiss me quick hat
No backbone, blood and guts
Better keep your big mouth shut
Pretty words don't mean much anymore
I don't mean to be mean much anymore
All i see are snapshots, big shots, tender spots
Machine slots, mug shots
'till you don't know what's what
You don't know what you got
Get my face slapped under wraps
What's going on precisely
Is there something wrong perhaps
It's more like a booby trap than a booby prize
You're loosening all the screws that hold the hinges of my life
Hep cats and dog tag pawing over girly mags
I don't mean to be mean much anymore
All i see are snapshots, big shots, tender spots
Mug shots, machine slots
'till you don't know what's what
You don't know what you got
Curiosity didn't kill the cat
It was a poisoned pen
But there's not much choice (it's Hobson’s choice)
Between a cruel mouth and a jealous voice
Picked a paper from the man
No words of consolation
Just cartoons and titter tatter
Well, well, fancy that
Millions murdered for a kiss me quick hat
No backbone, blood and guts
Better keep your big mouth shut
I don't mean to be mean much anymore
All i see are snapshots, big shots, tender spots
Machine slots, mug shots
'till you don't know what's what
You don't know what you got
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A "Kiss Me Quick" hat comes from the English seaside carnivals and boardwalks. The full hat says "Kiss Me Quick. Squeeze Me Slowly". It is a minor trinket that tourists buy.