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My Friend John Lyrics
Well the room was pink and the signs were serious
Paperback dolls being slammed delirious
Feeling like a joke in the bar underneath
And it was Saturday night in the year of the good thief
Well I tumbled up the stairs the wrong way round
I hit my head on the ceiling when my feet hit the ground
And then the big dumb blonde in the gold fish bowl
cried Ellaʼs in the band but she's got no soul!
My friend John was a serious one
Buttoned up the back and a job half done
Lazy old boy when the good girls turn
His teeth get itchy and his rubber souls burn
When will he ever learn?
Well the night was spent and my money was young
And then I had to get home before my neck was wrung
And everybody danced in the same old way
And if Iʼm feeling old and desperate Iʼll be back some day
My friend John was a serious one
Buttoned up the back and a job half done
Lazy old boy when the good girls turn
His teeth get itchy and his rubber souls burn
When will he ever learn?
Paperback dolls being slammed delirious
Feeling like a joke in the bar underneath
And it was Saturday night in the year of the good thief
I hit my head on the ceiling when my feet hit the ground
And then the big dumb blonde in the gold fish bowl
cried Ellaʼs in the band but she's got no soul!
Buttoned up the back and a job half done
Lazy old boy when the good girls turn
His teeth get itchy and his rubber souls burn
When will he ever learn?
And then I had to get home before my neck was wrung
And everybody danced in the same old way
And if Iʼm feeling old and desperate Iʼll be back some day
Buttoned up the back and a job half done
Lazy old boy when the good girls turn
His teeth get itchy and his rubber souls burn
When will he ever learn?
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Submitted by
cora_reynolds On Jun 08, 2008
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awesome song!! from an awesome album
I LOVE THIS SONG. *rockandrollreido --the first time i listened, i heard "ship"and i was confused lol, but i listened again after i read your post, and it definitely is shape. lol i guess it was just the accent. still a very random thing to say haha... this song really rocks. the fratellis definitely changed it up a bit with this album but i love it. really a solid album.
Well, That's how I heard it too.."Ship"..lol.
But shape makes more sense :D
Is the line with "Rubber souls" a hint at the Beatles album "Rubber Soul"?
If you were a shape, Wat shape would u be?? awesum openin track to an album! i think Here We Stand is better than Costello Music