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Mr. Soft Lyrics
(Bom bom bom bom, bom bom bom bom)
Mr. Soft turn it on and force the world
And watch the things you're going through
Oh Mr. Soft believe ev'rything they tell you
And be damned if they'll thank you
You paint ev'rything so cruel
Comin' on like mister cool
Paint your face and shut the gate
No one's comin' home till late - ooh-la, cha
(Bom bom bom bom)
Don't you know, life gets tedious enough
Without this extra grudge to bare
You so slow, shift your ideas, make your mind up
In a jiffy, let's be fair
We'd all be taken off tonight
Turn off your eyes and shut the light
Oh, you're the most, you're so unreal
We'd all be dead without your spiel
Ooh-la, oh, take it
Mmmmmm ....
Ooh (bom bom bom bom)
Oh Mr. Soft, go to town and bring the dawnin'
In the mornin' on your way
Mr. Soft, put your feet upon the waters
And play Jesus for that day
You begin to hear them mumble
Spot the starman, ruff and tumble
Fight the good fights, sling your axe
Watch the speaker, lead the packs
Ooh - here we go again
And watch the things you're going through
Oh Mr. Soft believe ev'rything they tell you
And be damned if they'll thank you
You paint ev'rything so cruel
Comin' on like mister cool
Paint your face and shut the gate
No one's comin' home till late - ooh-la, cha
Without this extra grudge to bare
You so slow, shift your ideas, make your mind up
In a jiffy, let's be fair
We'd all be taken off tonight
Turn off your eyes and shut the light
Oh, you're the most, you're so unreal
We'd all be dead without your spiel
Ooh-la, oh, take it
Ooh (bom bom bom bom)
In the mornin' on your way
Mr. Soft, put your feet upon the waters
And play Jesus for that day
You begin to hear them mumble
Spot the starman, ruff and tumble
Fight the good fights, sling your axe
Watch the speaker, lead the packs
Ooh - here we go again
Song Info
Submitted by
omgsubtext On Jul 03, 2005
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One wonders whether this is about David Bowie? Did Steve Harley think Bowie a little pretentious?
"Spot the Starman", "paint your face" may be taken as hints.
@PrimeMover You could be right, you know. The lyrics would tie in to be about David Bowie. Particularly in the instances you highlighted. It would be nice if Steve Harley will say who he means with 'Mr Soft'.
@PrimeMover You could be right, you know. The lyrics would tie in to be about David Bowie. Particularly in the instances you highlighted. It would be nice if Steve Harley will say who he means with 'Mr Soft'.
This was actually released by "Cockney Rebel". The band was never "Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel" until the Timeless Flight album after which they got popular and nobody was ever allowed to hear anything on the radio by them except "Come up and see me", by which time the band had jumped the shark.