Thursday's Child

David Bowie

All of my life I've tried so hard
Doing my best with what I had
Nothing much happened all the same

Something about me stood apart
A whisper of hope that seemed to fail
Maybe I'm born right out of my time
Breaking my life in two

Throw me tomorrow, oh oh
Now that I really got a chance
Throw me tomorrow, oh oh
Everything's falling into place
Throw me tomorrow, oh oh
Seeing my past to let it go
Yeah, Throw me tomorrow, oh oh
Only for you I don't regret

And I was Thursday's child (oh, oh)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, born I was
Oh, oh
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, born I was

Sometimes I cried my heart to sleep
Shuffling days and lonesome nights
Sometimes my courage fell to my feet

Lucky old sun is in my sky
Nothing prepared me for your smile
Lighting the darkness of my soul
Innocence in your arms
(Throw me, don't, oh, ah ah, yeah)

Throw me tomorrow, oh oh
Now that I really got a chance
Throw me tomorrow, oh oh
Everything's falling into place
Throw me tomorrow, oh oh
Seeing my past to let it go
Yeah, throw me tomorrow, oh oh
Only for you I don't regret
And I was Thursday's child

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, born I was
Thursday's child (oh, oh)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, born I was
Thursday's child (ah ah ah)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, born I was (ooh, ohh, oh, oh)
Ah ah ah
Monday, Tuesday (ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah)
Wednesday, born I was (ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah)
Oh, oh
Monday, Tuesday (ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah)
Wednesday, born I was ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah)
Ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah
Monday, Tuesday (ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah)
Wednesday, born I was (ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah)
Ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah


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    Well, the old Scottish superstition was that "Thursday's child has far to go" and maybe he's saying that because he was that way that the girl fell in love with him, therefore for her he doesn't regret "having far to go". i dunno, i suck at this interpreation shit. :)

    TusseyTheTerribleon July 21, 2002   Link

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