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The Boy's Asleep Lyrics
I think we should probably call it a night now, it's just as well, cus, eh, cos we got a lot of things sorted out tonight that needed sorting out I suppose
I'll take a taxi home, I think I'll...
Thanks for coming
Mind your step on the way home
The roads are busy
Tonight just pick the ones you know
Thanks for coming
Stick to all the places you've been
Thanks for coming again
There's not really much difference between what you think and I think
It's just, who does it with most conviction, I suppose
But it's really hard to believe in what you have and what you're looking for
Thanks for coming, mind your step on the way home
The roads are busy, tonight just pick the ones you know
Thanks for coming, mind your step on the way home
The roads are busy, so pick the ones you know
Thanks for coming, mind your step on the way home
The roads are busy, tonight just pick the ones you know
Thanks for calling, mind your step on the way home
Find a God and thank him
Thanks for coming, mind your step on the way home
The roads are busy, tonight just pick the ones you know
Thanks for coming, mind the step on your way home
The path is crowded
I'll take a taxi home, I think I'll...
Mind your step on the way home
The roads are busy
Tonight just pick the ones you know
Thanks for coming
Stick to all the places you've been
Thanks for coming again
It's just, who does it with most conviction, I suppose
But it's really hard to believe in what you have and what you're looking for
The roads are busy, tonight just pick the ones you know
Thanks for coming, mind your step on the way home
The roads are busy, so pick the ones you know
The roads are busy, tonight just pick the ones you know
Thanks for calling, mind your step on the way home
Find a God and thank him
The roads are busy, tonight just pick the ones you know
Thanks for coming, mind the step on your way home
The path is crowded
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This song always felt to me like a couple that's split up. He's visiting her and they are "sorting things out" but they are definitely staying split up. He's going back to his place. She's making small talk at the end "thanks for coming..."
"the boy's asleep" would be the kid they have together.
"the boy's asleep" would be the kid they have together.
It's basically saying that sometimes, you just need to look after yourself and stick to what's familiar. The title comes from the fact it was written while then-drummer Graham Hopkins (who was a lot younger than the rest of the band) was asleep. The bits that don't start with 'Thanks for coming' are spoken, and almost indecipherable. Andy Cairns sure does mumble...