Howard Devoto

Way Out of Shape

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Take your place
You may have hit upon something
There again, you might've missed
I am upon the sofa
Inhaling especially slow
You lean hard on the fridge
You're feeling so low
I've got a roof over my head
You've got a gun in my back
I get to cower behind the curtains
But I never unpack
Come and be out of shape with me
Come and be deflected out of tragedy
Here is positive identification
It's just one of those days
When I might as well be drunk
'Cos I can do it every other way
Come and be out of shape with me
Come and be deflected out of tragedy
It's all up in the air
It's all going the way of the kitchen sink
And there's only one thing certain
I'd like another drink
But I'll give it everything I've been given
I know I'm way out of line
But I'm stumbling into heaven
Come and be out of shape with me
Come and be deflected out of tragedy
Once upon a time everything was promised to me
And I walked down the line

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clibit On Dec 29, 2013

Some Will Pay (For What Others Pay to Avoid)

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2013-12-29 12:08:27

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