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Spent a week in a dusty library
Waiting for some words to jump at me
We met by a trick of fate
French navy, my sailor mate
We met by the moon on a silvery lake
You came my way
Said, "I want you to stay."
You and your dietary restriction
Said you loved me with a lot of conviction
I was waiting to be struck by lightning
Waiting for somebody exciting
Like you
Oh, the thing that you do
You make me go, "Oooh"
With the things that you do, you do, you do
I wanted to control it
But love, I couldn't hold it
I wanted to control it
But love, I couldn't hold it
I'll be criticized for lending out my art
I was criticized for letting you break my heart
Why would I stand for disappointed looks
Fooling all but I'm on tender hooks, ooh with the looks
On tender hooks,
Ooh, with the looks, the looks, the looks
I wanted to control it
But love, I couldn't hold it
I wanted to control it
But love, I couldn't hold it
Relationships were something I used to do
Convince me they are better for me and you
We met by a trick of fate
French navy, my sailor-
I wanted to control it
But love, I couldn't hold it
I wanted to control it
But love, I couldn't hold it
Waiting for some words to jump at me
We met by a trick of fate
French navy, my sailor mate
You came my way
Said, "I want you to stay."
Said you loved me with a lot of conviction
I was waiting to be struck by lightning
Waiting for somebody exciting
Oh, the thing that you do
You make me go, "Oooh"
With the things that you do, you do, you do
But love, I couldn't hold it
I wanted to control it
But love, I couldn't hold it
I was criticized for letting you break my heart
Why would I stand for disappointed looks
Fooling all but I'm on tender hooks, ooh with the looks
On tender hooks,
Ooh, with the looks, the looks, the looks
But love, I couldn't hold it
I wanted to control it
But love, I couldn't hold it
Convince me they are better for me and you
We met by a trick of fate
French navy, my sailor-
But love, I couldn't hold it
I wanted to control it
But love, I couldn't hold it
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I spent a week in a dusty library Waiting for some words to jump at me We meet by a trick of fate French Navy my sailor mate We met by the moon at the silvery lake You came my way. I said 'I want you to stay'
You with your dietary restrictions Said you loved me with a lot of conviction I was waiting to be struck by lightning Waiting for somebody exciting like you Oh the thing that you do You make me go woo With the things that you do you do you
I wanted to control it But love I couldn't hold it i wanted to control it But love I couldn't hold it
I'll be criticized for lending my art I was criticized for letting you break my heart Why would I stand for disappointed looks? I'm fully grown but I'm on tenterhooks with the looks On tenterhooks with the looks the looks the looks
I wanted to control it But love I couldn't hold it I wanted to control it But love I couldn't hold it.
I have the copied it from the lyric booklet.
I think it's 'lending out my art', and it's tenter hooks, not tenderhooks.
Agreed. I think verse three goes something like this:
Agreed. I think verse three goes something like this:
I'll be criticized for lending out my art I was criticized for letting you break my heart Why would I stand for disappointed looks? Fooling all, but I'm on tenterhooks
I'll be criticized for lending out my art I was criticized for letting you break my heart Why would I stand for disappointed looks? Fooling all, but I'm on tenterhooks
The line is indeed "lending out my art", a reference, perhaps, to 'Country Mile' being used in a Tesco advert.
Think the lyrics are more like this:
Spent a week in a dusty library Waiting for some words to jump at me We met by a trick of fate French navy, my sailor mate
We met by the moon on a silvery lake You came my way Said, "I want you to stay"
You with your dietary restriction Said you loved me with a lot of conviction I was waiting to be struck by lightning Waiting for somebody exciting
Like you Oh, the thing that you do You make me go, "Oooh" With the things that you do, you do, you do
I wanted to control it But love, I couldn't hold it I wanted to control it But love, I couldn't hold it
I'll be criticized for lending out my eye (?) I was criticized for letting you break my heart Why would a ___(?) disappoint unless Fooling all but I'm on tenderhooks, ooh with the looks
On tenderhooks, Ooh, with the looks, the looks, the looks
I wanted to control it But love, I couldn't hold it I wanted to control it But love, I couldn't hold it
Relationships were something I used to do Convince me they are better for me and you We met by a trick of fate French navy, my sailor-
I wanted to control it But love, I couldn't hold it I wanted to control it But love, I couldn't hold it
Still a couple of Glaswegian-twanged bits I couldn't decipher!
regardless its a cute song and i can't wait for their album to come out! love you guys :)
I love Tracyanne's sweetly sad voice. Its so beautiful. I can't wait for the new album.
"Why would a _sudden__ disappoint unless"
that's all i got. damn it, i can't understand what glasgow-based bands EVER say. (like geraldine, by glasvegas?) i seriously can't understand 20% of that song.
"Why would I stand for disappoint unless..." ??
yeah, brentlong's right.
"Why would I stand for disappointed looks? I'm fully grown but I'm on tenterhooks with the looks"
Nice one browsacookiemonsta! I knew that I was close but not quite right with my interpretation. Thanks for completing it.
Nice one browsacookiemonsta! I knew that I was close but not quite right with my interpretation. Thanks for completing it.