He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
You talk, you talk a good game
I wish I could talk the same
And a song is just a game
I'm getting good at cheating
That's how you talk
Ah yes, you talk a good game
Won't you teach me the same?
I would love to explain
I love to show your hand and all about
Oh well, I know, I know, I know
I know it's wrong and so and so
So what, I suppose it's got to go out
I never ever said it was clever
I just like getting leathered
Looking for the light
Light behind your eyes
Well, you talk, you talk a good game
I wish I could talk the same
And a song is just a game
I'm getting good at cheating
Utah, remember Utah in the rain
And those little red shoes
And some kid with the blues
Who gets right on your tits
You just grin and bear it
Yeah, I know, I know, I know
I know it's wrong and so and so and so
And so it's got to go out
I never ever said it was clever
I just like getting leathered
I'm looking for the light
Light behind your eyes
Bevan, he drops stones from heaven
L O are D forever
And the love, the love behind your eyes
You talk, you talk a good game
You talk, you talk a good game
You talk, you talk a good game
You talk, you talk a good game
Well, I never ever said it was clever
I just like getting leathered
Looking for the light
Behind your eyes
Bevan, he drops stones from heaven
L O are D forever
And the love behind your eyes
I wish I could talk the same
And a song is just a game
I'm getting good at cheating
That's how you talk
Ah yes, you talk a good game
Won't you teach me the same?
I would love to explain
I love to show your hand and all about
Oh well, I know, I know, I know
I know it's wrong and so and so
So what, I suppose it's got to go out
I never ever said it was clever
I just like getting leathered
Looking for the light
Light behind your eyes
Well, you talk, you talk a good game
I wish I could talk the same
And a song is just a game
I'm getting good at cheating
Utah, remember Utah in the rain
And those little red shoes
And some kid with the blues
Who gets right on your tits
You just grin and bear it
Yeah, I know, I know, I know
I know it's wrong and so and so and so
And so it's got to go out
I never ever said it was clever
I just like getting leathered
I'm looking for the light
Light behind your eyes
Bevan, he drops stones from heaven
L O are D forever
And the love, the love behind your eyes
You talk, you talk a good game
You talk, you talk a good game
You talk, you talk a good game
You talk, you talk a good game
Well, I never ever said it was clever
I just like getting leathered
Looking for the light
Behind your eyes
Bevan, he drops stones from heaven
L O are D forever
And the love behind your eyes
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You Talk Lyrics as written by Peter Doherty Kate Moss
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nah its definately "i just like getting leathered" its easy to hear something when your looking for it but its definately that.