WE’RE RINGING IN THE STEEPLE
AND [bad word] IN THE YARD
ALL THE PRETTY PEOPLE
YOU KNOW THEY WONT GET FAR

DAUGHTER OF THE SIDEWALK
SHE’S LEADING THEM ASTRAY
HER MOUTH IS FULL OF SWEET TALK
SAID ”IF YOU WANT SOME, TAKE SOME OR HIDE YOURSELF AWAY” 

SHE’LL TIE YOUR LACES MAYBE
AND CALL YOU BY NAME
BUT THERE’S SO MANY FACES BABY
AND THEY’RE ALL THE SAME 

ARE YOU DREAMING OF CLEAN SHEET
WHEN YOU’RE LYING IN YOUR BED
IS THERE AN ECHO OF BACKBEAT
POUNDING IN YOUR HEAD?

SHE’LL TIE YOUR LACES MAYBE
AND CALL YOU BY NAME
BUT THERE’S SO MANY FACES BABY
AND THEY’RE ALL THE SAME 

YOU’RE SLIPPING THROUGH HER FINGERS
ALL YOU BOYS AND GIRLS
THE PERFUME OF HER LINGERS
AND HER SHINING CURLS ARE CIRCLED BY HALO
MADE OF BONES AND PEARLS
NOVEMBER HIGH AND MAY LOW
THAT’S HOW HER CHARIOT SWINGS ALL AROUND THE WORLD 

SHE’LL TIE YOUR LACES MAYBE
AND CALL YOU BY NAME
BUT THERE’S SO MANY FACES BABY
AND THEY’RE ALL THE SAME 

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PETER MURPHY