So Tough

Transcribed by gerry


[introduction sample:]
Cigarette, a cup of tea, a bun.


Ooh... /
Button up your sheepskin carraway, / rainy cafe, kentish town, tuesday. /
Barry's looking through the racing post, / orders coffee, another round of toast. /
Lucy writes a letter, / she'd like to spend an evening with prince b. /
[when they perform the song live, the verse is often extended to:
Lucy writes a letter, / and harvey throws his arms around vanessa /
??? spoke with pm dawn ??? / she'd like to spend an evening with prince b.]


When we meet for a while, / tuesday morning ten a.m. /
When we meet for a while, / tuesday morning ten a.m. /
Everyone's dreaming of all they've got to live for, /
Joking around, still digging that sound. /
Everyone's dreaming of all they've got to live for. /


Squeezy bottles under pepsi signs, / joe and johnny chew the bacon rind. /
Jackie wants to meet the glitter band, / dilworth is a strange and lovely man, /
And eubank wins the fight, / and did you see the klf last night? /
[when they perform the song live, the verse is often extended:
Robbie wants to be the heavy [?] / ??? /]


When we meet for a while, / tuesday morning ten a.m. /
When we meet for a while, / tuesday morning ten a.m. /
Everyone's dreaming of all they've got to live for, /
Joking around, still digging that sound. /
Everyone's dreaming of all they've got to live for. /


Rainy cafe, kentish town, tuesday, /
Joking around, still digging that sound. /
Everyone's dreaming of all they've got to live for. /


When we meet for a while, / tuesday morning ten a.m. /
When we meet for a while, / tuesday morning ten a.m. /
When we meet for a while, / tuesday morning ten a.m. /
When we meet for a while, / tuesday morning ten a.m. (ten a.m.) /
When we meet for a while, / tuesday morning ten a.m. /
When we meet for a while, / tuesday morning ten a.m. (ten a.m.)/
When we meet for a while (meet for a while, / meet for a while, meet for a while.) /
When we meet for a while (meet for a while, / meet for a while, meet for a while.)

You can look at the stars, / look at the ocean; /
The answer's somewhere, / here's what i reckon: /
Close your eyes, / kiss the future, / junk the morgue. /


Ooh... /


Close your eyes, / kiss the future, / junk the morgue. /
Close your eyes, / kiss the future, / junk the morgue. /


Ooh... /


Close your eyes, / kiss the future, / junk the morgue. /
(junk, junk, junk...) /


Leave the planet, / junk the morgue. /
Leave the planet, / junk the morgue. /
You can look at the stars. /
Leave the planet...

I've thought of asking you / for so long, /
Afraid of what / your answer would be. /
But there's no other way, / so here i stay, /
You know, i believe in your lies / so easily. /


Ooh... / no rainbows for me. /


I'm going for myself, / (so i tell myself) /
But there's no pot of gold, / just shades of blue. /
You think my heart's a toy; / like a little boy, /
You pick it up, / and play with it, / and break it when you're through. /


Ooh... / no rainbows for me. /


Ooh... / no rainbows for me. /
Ooh... / no rainbows for me. /
Ooh... / no rainbows for me. /
Ooh... / no rainbows for me. /


Stop hurting me, baby, / i may lose my mind. /
Stop hurting me, baby, / or i'll ??? you. /
I'll ??? / no rainbows for me...


[outro sample:]
Yes, well, that last one didn't sound too furious!

It's like, i can't get past that s&m barrier. `cause, i like, as i'm drinking something like whiskey or lager, it's actually painful to drink first of all.
Pour you a double?
Is that a double? you want a double ???
Cigarette?
I don't smoke, but, you know, er...
Crisps?
Four bottles of malibu, bob knows the address. a malibu, a coke and chinese food.

[intro sample on you're in a bad way version:]
You asked me to make a record of my voice. well here it is. what you want me to say is "i love you." here's the truth. i hate you, you little slut. you make me sick!


When you told me your dream (when you told me your dream) /
I / wanted to cry. /
You almost looked happy (you almost looked happy) /
Please don't tell me / it's true. /
All our neighbours are old (all our neighbours are old) /
Street-lamp buzzes all night. /
There are some nice parts of london, (there are some nice parts of london) /
You can see them from here (you can see them from here, you can see them from here.) /


You're / not going to change, /
We're / not moving away. /
We're staying here, (staying here.) /
We're staying here, (staying here.) /


We both work `til late, /
Catch / the fifty-eight. /
Usually asleep by eleven, (asleep by eleven) /
But somehow it didn't seem right /
When you turned and said (when you turned and said) /
"let's / go mad tonight." /
So we drank and danced; (so we drank and danced) /
For once i felt close to you (for once i felt close to you, for once i felt close to you.) /


You're / not going to change. /
We're / not moving away. /
We're staying here, (staying here.) /
We're staying here, (staying here.) /
We're staying here, (staying here.) /
We're staying here, (staying here.) /
We're staying here, (staying here.) /
We're staying here, (staying here.) /
We're staying here, (staying here...)

Transcribed by mark dorset

(bup bup ba-da bup bup ba-da-da) /
Join our club! / (bup bup ba-da bup bup ba-da-da) /


Don't / you / worry `bout a thing. /
Teen spirit / is the '90s scene! /
I know you want to hold my hand, /
I know you're going to love my band, yeah! /


Join our club! / (bup bup ba-da bup bup ba-da-da) (do you believe in magic?) /
Join our club! / (bup bup ba-da bup bup ba-da-da) (do you believe in magic?) /


You should / call us up tonight. /
Our time, / everything's alright. /
There's gonna be a storm quite soon, /
Get ready `cause we're coming through, yeah! /


Join our club! / (bup bup ba-da bup bup ba-da-da) (do you believe in magic?) /
Join our club! / (bup bup ba-da bup bup ba-da-da) (do you believe in magic?) /


(do you believe in magic?) /
(do you believe in magic?) /


Slip on your pink fur coat, / bring your rude pictures, /
Put on your teenage head - / this is a love thing! /
We all want to / kiss the sky; /
Join our club, / we're going to try! /


Join our club! / (bup bup ba-da bup bup ba-da-da) (do you believe in magic?) /
Join our club! / (bup bup ba-da bup bup ba-da-da) (do you believe in magic?) /
Join our club! / (bup bup ba-da bup bup ba-da-da) (do you believe in magic?) /
Join our club! / (bup bup ba-da bup bup ba-da-da) (do you believe in magic?) /


(do you believe in magic?) /
(do you believe in magic?) /
(do you believe in magic?) /

[a sample:]
Can i take your order?
Urrrmm, i'll have bacon, eggs, tomatoes, two toast and a cup of tea, please.
And you?
Chicken soup!

Transcribed by mark dorset


Who am i? /
I'm just a girl / who only wants /
To try / to do what's right; /
I'll never make / you cry, /
But you're no good for me, and /
Who do you think you are? /
You tried to push me a bit too far, /
And every day sees another scar. /
Oh tell me, who do you think you are? /
If you want me there, / you gotta care! /
Oh tell me, /


Who do you think you are (who) /
Taking advantage of me this way? /
Tell me, who do you think you are (who), /
Hurting me more with the things you say? /
It's not fair, / you don't care. /
Who do you really think that you are? (who) /


Where are we? (oh where are we?) /
We're at the cross roads and /
I just / can't see (just can't see) /
Which way to take / to keep you
Here / with me (here with me). /
The lights are changing, baby, /
Who do you think you are? /
You tried to push me a bit too far, /
And every day sees another scar. /
Oh tell me, who do you think you are? /
If you want me there, / you gotta care! /
Oh tell me, /


Who do you think you are (who) /
Taking advantage of me this way? /
Tell me, who do you think you are (who), /
Hurting me more with the things you say? /
It's not fair, / you don't care. /
Who do you really think that you are? (who) /


If you want me there, / you gotta care! /
Oh tell me, /


Who do you think you are (who) /
Taking advantage of me this way? /
Tell me, who do you think you are (who), /
Hurting me more with the things you say? /
It's not fair, / you don't care. /
Who do you really think that you are? (who)/


Who do you think you are (who) /
Taking advantage of me this way? /
Tell me, who do you think you are (who), /
Hurting me more with the things you say? /
It's not fair, / you don't care...


Credits

[intro sample (on album):]
Of course london's a big place.
It's a very big place, mr shadrack. a man could lose himself in london. lose himself. lose himself. lose himself in london!


Toast is burned, / and your coffee's cold, /
And you leave all the post `cause it's nothing but bills again. /
Home from work, / put the tv on. /
Get your kicks watching bruce on the old generation game /


Just dial my number, / i've got some plans for you. /
You're in a bad way / and i can help you through. /
You're in a bad way, / every day is just the same. /
Just dial my number / or call my name. /


Jeans are old / and your hair's all wrong /
Don't you know that crew-cuts and trainers are out again? /
Going out / you're feeling low /
Running for cover, it looks like it's going to rain. / (what a shame.) /


Just dial my number, / i've got some plans for you. /
You're in a bad way / and i can help you through. /
You're in a bad way, / every day seems just the same. /
Just dial my number / or call my name. /


Just dial my number, / i've got some plans for you. /
You're in a bad way / and i can help you through. /
You're in a bad way, / every day seems just the same. /
Just dial my number / or call my name. /


You're in a bad way, / (you're in a bad way.) /
You're in a bad way, / (you're in a bad way.) /
You're in a bad way, / (you're in a bad way.) /
You're in a bad way, / (you're in a bad way.) /
Yeah.