"Brassneck" as written by and David Gedge....
No, I sent you that letter To ask you if the end was worth the means Was there
really no in between? And I still don't feel better I just wondered if it
could be like before And I think you just made me sure! But then that's
typically you And I might have been a bit rude But I wrote it in a bad mood
I'm not being funny with you But it's hard to be engaging When the things you
love keep changing Brassneck, Brassneck I just decided I don't trust you
anymore I just decided I don't trust you anymore First time you came over
Do you remember saying then you'd stay for good? No I didn't think you would
Well we couldn't've been closer But it was different then and that's all in
the past There I've said it now at last! You grew up quicker than me I kept
so many old things I never stopped quite hoping I think I know what it means
It means I've got to grow up It means y Brassneck, Brassneck I just decided
I don't trust you anymore I just decided I don't trust you anymore I just
know, you weren't listening were you? Oh please go, whenever you prefer to I
said it means a lot, when you use an old phrase But then so what? We can't
have it both ways I know, you're not bothered are you Even so, I'm not going
to argue He won't object! Keep writing to me Just don't forget you ever knew
me
really no in between? And I still don't feel better I just wondered if it
could be like before And I think you just made me sure! But then that's
typically you And I might have been a bit rude But I wrote it in a bad mood
I'm not being funny with you But it's hard to be engaging When the things you
love keep changing Brassneck, Brassneck I just decided I don't trust you
anymore I just decided I don't trust you anymore First time you came over
Do you remember saying then you'd stay for good? No I didn't think you would
Well we couldn't've been closer But it was different then and that's all in
the past There I've said it now at last! You grew up quicker than me I kept
so many old things I never stopped quite hoping I think I know what it means
It means I've got to grow up It means y Brassneck, Brassneck I just decided
I don't trust you anymore I just decided I don't trust you anymore I just
know, you weren't listening were you? Oh please go, whenever you prefer to I
said it means a lot, when you use an old phrase But then so what? We can't
have it both ways I know, you're not bothered are you Even so, I'm not going
to argue He won't object! Keep writing to me Just don't forget you ever knew
me
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One might say "That Peter has a real brassneck doing that." It is not often used in a positive way - to be a brassneck is not considered a good thing - but it does mean confident or perhaps aggressively confident perhaps. Simon Arimitage - the West Yorkshire poet - has a poem called Brassneck about pick pocket thieves which illustrates the meaning of the term.
Also - It is all A, D and G and dead easy to play :)
The song is not about Sally though I suspect. That came later
'You grew up quicker than me, I kept so many old things, And never quite stopped hoping' sound familiar anyone?
The only thing i'm not sure about is the title, i understand brassneck is the name of a cartoon robot from a comic strip, not sure how this relates to the song though, anyone got any ideas??