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Separated By Motorways Lyrics
In the pub where we learnt how to talk about bands
You stand all dressed up with your vodka in hand
Oh girl, you’re waiting for a pitiful man
In the pub, at the bar with the old men I am
Alone with a pint of bitter in my hand
For a girl this is not an acceptable plan
Wipe your eyes darling, it’s OK
Meet me on the dual carriage way
Separated by motorways
The A14 and the A1
Separated by motorways
Two lonely girls go on the run
I heard from the boys you were down on your knees last night
They were worried you were looking a sight
Oh girl you’re too wonderful
At work locked away in the north where
I can’t escape from the people and the records I hate
No wonder I’m always 15 minutes late
Wipe your eyes darling, it’s OK
Meet me on the dual carriage way
Separated by motorways
The A14 and the A1
Separated by motorways
Two lonely girls go on the run
Separated by motorways
The A14 and the A1
Separated by motorways
Two lonely girls go on the run
Two lonely girls go on the run
Two lonely girls go on the run
=O i can't believe no one's commented on this yet! it's such an amazing song! don't know why, but the title really reminds me of the smiths... just sounds like the kind of thing morrissey would say. anyway, yeah, basically, i figured it was about girls who put out too much and she's telling them they don't need to...
or something to that effect. but when i first heard it i did imagine it being a long distance relationship.. which i suppose it still could be if it's a man who wrote it and kate jackson singing it.
but it's so so so catchy, i hear it in the morning and end up whistling it all day ;)
=O i can't believe no one's commented on this yet! it's such an amazing song! don't know why, but the title really reminds me of the smiths... just sounds like the kind of thing morrissey would say. anyway, yeah, basically, i figured it was about girls who put out too much and she's telling them they don't need to...
or something to that effect. but when i first heard it i did imagine it being a long distance relationship.. which i suppose it still could be if it's a man who wrote it and kate jackson singing it.
but it's so so so catchy, i hear it in the morning and end up whistling it all day ;)
this song definately reminds me of thelma and louise! girls on the run, leaving their boring, same-ish lifestyles. i love it. x
I think the first line is 'In the pub where we learnt to talk about bands', and yeah it definitely has a Smith-esque title.
The romanticism among urban settings is also quite Smiths/Suede/Pulp like.
I always thought this track was about escapism and Kate did mention that the A14 and A1 were the two motorways from her hometown of Bury St. Edmonds to the place where The Long Blondes were formed, my hometown of Sheffield.
This song is so catchy and exciting. I agree with muffin333, it's about two girls escaping from their problems by running off together!
Wow this has to be one of the best long blondes songs! I love it and I can relate to it in so many ways.. For me it talks about running away from your lame life you have in somewhere you don't belong.. Kate had always wanted to move to Sheffield as her hero Jarvis Cocker came from there and this song to me shows how she was separated from the life and place that was her. I love the line "for a girl this is not an acceptable plan" To me this song somes up how I feel at the moment as I live down south and My boyfriend lives in Sheffield and We really are separated by Motorways..