Ten Out Of Ten

Paolo Nutini

All the people wanna try you girl,
And I hope you tell them where to go,
Cus I've got so much here to offer girl,
Oh I love you more than you can know

Some people wanna speed it up,
Infact I want to slow it down.
I wanna get myself dressed up yeah,
And take you out on the town

I'll be a model pupil tonight, babe.
I wanna get ten out of ten.
I'll be a model pupil tonight, babe.
I wanna get ten out of ten.

Everybody's got opinions girl,
There own versions of a good idea.
But the best one I can think of now,
Is to make sure that I keep you near.

And I know that I've got to keep it up,
Cus I can see you're feeling down
And I wanna get myself dressed up yeah,
And take you out on the town

I'll be a model pupil tonight, babe.
I wanna get ten out of ten.
I'll be a model pupil tonight, babe.
I wanna get ten out of ten.

And get an A in the taxi,
A In the restaurant.
Get ten out of ten.
Get an A in the kitchen
And an A in the bedroom
I get ten out of ten

You make it out of nothing,
And turn it into something,
And give it to you all for free
I'll be a model pupil tonight, babe.
I wanna get ten out of ten.


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    Love this song, it's the best on the album, and the whole album's fantastic. It's a song to boogie to, the obvious ska influence has me tapping my feet when I first hear it. By the end of the song I'm dancing away, often with a makeshift 'microphone'

    Seems Paolo is growing up, or growing tired of comparisons with the likes of James Blunt xD

    Syrioniaon June 25, 2009   Link

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