Tired like the beggar with the cold inside his bones
Looking for the pleasure that he knew was so far gone
So far gone
I took a turn to myself
And I was surprised, cause I saw everyone who ever I had loved
I felt a whole lot better after that

People look at us and they think were doing fine
People look at us cause they see us all the time
All the time
But they never take to us
We've been in this town so long we may as well be dead
So long as people turn their heads
And cross the street whenever we walk on by

Someone told the truth when it really mattered most
The beauty of the moment is the beauty sadly lost
Sadly lost
So I went around to your house
Over tea and gin we talked about the things we read
In Luke and John the things he said
And now it's morning we are the sleepyheads


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We Are the Sleepyheads Lyrics as written by Christopher Geddes Bob Kildea

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    My Interpretation

    This is about the band in Glasgow and not being recognised. The last verse is about going to a friends house and spending all night long drink gin and reading the bible.

    axiom255on July 09, 2012   Link

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