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It Doesn't Have To Be This Way Lyrics
it doesn't have to be this way
just counting the hours
'cos when your bed it's made
then baby it's too late
there's no hope for a hungry child
whose joker is wild
they take all hope away
by the end of the day
well i just about have enough of the sunshine
hey! what did I hear you say?
You know, it doesn't have to be that way!
You! When you walk out the door
You gonna ask for more
It doesn't have to hurt that way
Just counting the pain
You've only got yourself to blame
For playing the game
There's no hope for a hungry child (no wonder!)
Whose joker is wild
And they take all hope
And I just can't see the sense
And my mind's a haze
well i just about have enough of the sunshine
hey! what did I hear you say?
You know, it doesn't have to be that way!
You! When you walk out the door
You gonna ask for more
do you want it?
do you want it?
don't you know that i got it baby?
don't you know i got it baby?
And I just about have enough of the sunshine
hey! what did I hear you say?
You know, it doesn't have to be that way!
You! When you walk out the door
You better ask for more
just counting the hours
'cos when your bed it's made
then baby it's too late
whose joker is wild
they take all hope away
by the end of the day
hey! what did I hear you say?
You know, it doesn't have to be that way!
You! When you walk out the door
You gonna ask for more
Just counting the pain
You've only got yourself to blame
For playing the game
Whose joker is wild
And they take all hope
And I just can't see the sense
And my mind's a haze
hey! what did I hear you say?
You know, it doesn't have to be that way!
You! When you walk out the door
You gonna ask for more
do you want it?
don't you know that i got it baby?
don't you know i got it baby?
hey! what did I hear you say?
You know, it doesn't have to be that way!
You! When you walk out the door
You better ask for more
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Love the intro, the production is a little weak but such a solid track - especially listen out for the change in chorus accompaniment around 3:01
Dr Robert and The Blow Monkeys head for Carlisle 20th April 2019 BY MARK GREEN
"It Doesn't Have To Be This Way came a year later - picking out how divisive then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's policies were. It came from their anti-government album She Was Only A Grocer's Daughter which also produced the single Celebrate (The Day After You) which was banned by the BBC as it coincided with the general election that year."
https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/17569438.dr-robert-blow-monkeys-head-carlisle/