Echobelly

King of the Kerb

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King of the Kerb Lyrics

	


Sugar smile savvy,
The king of the kerb,
Got a temper in the style of a bomb,
Got his friends in his pocket,
Or safe behind bars,
All the local boys know what he's done.

He turns if on, he turns it on, he turns it on.
Same boys doing it for themselves,
There's somebody out there doing it for you,
Safe white you're paying out for your health,
They're the kings of the kerb,
And everybody knows what they're worth.

Sugar smile savvy,
The king of the kerb,
Keeps the order in this part of the town,
All the shadows in the alley,
The shapes at the bar,
Like to service him when he does the round.

He turns if on, he turns it on, he turns it on.
Same boys doing it for themselves,
There's somebody out there doing it for you,
Safe white you're paying out for your health,
They're the kings of the kerb,
And everybody knows what they're worth.

Safe from harm and safe from greed,
A little protection is at that you need,
Safe from harm and safe from greed,
They're just a racket machine.

Same boys doing it for themselves,
There's somebody out there doing it for you,
Same boys doing it for themselves,
There's somebody out there doing it for you,
Same boys doing it for themselves,
There's somebody out there looking it for you,
Safe white you're paying out for your health,
They're the kings of the kerb,
They're the kings of the kerb,
They're the kings of the kerb,
And everybody knows what they're worth.

	

Submitted by

neon_like On Feb 22, 2002

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by Xo Beyond Repair oX

20y ago

Fantastic song! I can't believe I'm the first to post! I love all Britpop but this has to be one of my favourites! In my opinion, this song has the best intro ever. That guitar riff is second to none. I think it's just about those hard little bullies who think they're all that when actually, if everyone stood up to him then he would back down. That's just my opinion though.

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by placebo_effect

19y ago

Woahh, just one comment for an amazing song. But I agree with you on the meaning.

Does this song make anyone think of the beach? Maybe I'm just weird, but the sound and vocals really make me visualize the beach. Weird.

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by Marcus7

19y ago

Love this band and this song, one of my faves, definetely. Saw them live mid 90's, awesome.

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by ExLover

19y ago

echobelly is known for their political lyrics. So I think this is about the "big man" -- politicians, or cops etc--- "bullying" the public :)

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by mrcakey

14y ago

It's about pimps.

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by _space_

13y ago

great tune. catchy... and about a playerrrrr

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by ben1163538

4y ago

It's about a gang running a protection racket. "Safe while you're paying out for your health" - as long as you pay the gang they will protect your business (which might be illicit). But if you don't pay you will likely be a target or will be forced to leave their turf.

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