MY BODY THE CAR
WORM & THE RATTLESNAKE
CATS EYES
SAMSON
SAVE A MOUNTAIN FOR ME
MADAME GUILLOTINE
WOODWORK
TWISTED NERVE
OUT IN THE COLD

All tracks written by Godley and Crème

MY BODY THE CAR
My body is the car that I've been driving
Around for thirty six years
My body the car
Slowly burning out the rubber
and stripping the gears
My body the car
Remember the time when a cigarette
burned a hole in my skin
There was nobody in
To put out the fire
Lost in a skid on a rumbling road
Where the C.B. kids all mumble in code
You're a liar, you're a liar
And if the telephone rings
It will be my doctor
Telling me to cool it - oh yeah
I don't want no x-rays
or any brand new drug you've never tried
I don't want no hoorays
dressed up as doctors poking around inside
Ooh to him I'll always be a motor car
My body the car
My body is the car that I've been driving
Around for thirty six years
My body the car
Slowly burning out the rubber
and stripping the gears
My body the car
There's a man with a suitcase
With a whole bunch of shirts and magazines
Selling roadmaps and bibles
and Benzadrines
For the days and the nights
I stare at the mirror
And the days and the nights
They stare back at me
My body the car
Is a little older
My body the car
Still looking good
My body the car
I need a hard shoulder
My body the car
To look under the hood
My body the car
Still ticking over
My body the car
I don't know why it should
My body the car
She's leaking oil
My body the car
The colour of blood
My body the car
My body the car
My body the car
My body the car
My body the car
She drives me crazy
My body the car
When she rattles and shakes
My body the car
She makes me nervous
My body the car
She ain't got no brakes
My body the car
My body the car
My body the car
Crash!

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WORM & THE RATTLESNAKE
I wanna take you to the Garden of Eden
Where they play Duane Eddy not Bert Weedon
Wanna mingle with the riff raff and be a rebel
So echo the bass and turn up the treble
Oh yeah, oh yeah
I wanna smoke my cigarettes in peace
I wanna brush out the parting and comb in the grease
I wanna trade my tie for studs and buckles
And tattoo your name across my knuckles
Oh yeah
I wanna tell the world she belongs to me
I wanna carve the news in the bark of a tree
A cupids heart with an arrow going through it
The stupid part is even then I knew she was wrong for me
Oh yeah
I was as jealous as hell cause he was just a kid
And he could walk on the waltzers like Jesus did
He said you try it, I said it's a piece of cake
But I knew he knew, I was a worm not a rattlesnake
Oh yeah
The summer rolled by like a white walled tyre
Then the candy-floss became barbed wire
She said, you're different you're not the same
You're just a Jew looking for a Christian name
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Then they chased me through a booming cage of arks
Oh hissing blue Flash Gordon sparks
Where dodgems dance on clubbed iron feet
Kicking each other to death to the beat
Oh yeah
How come you still invade my dreams
You belong in my Quiff Street fairground teens
I don't even know if she's still alive
If she is, she's probably married with five kids by now
Oh yeah
And I wonder if her husband carries a gun
Did he throw away his life in a chicken run
You know I think she made a big mistake
She should have fallen in love with the worm not the rattlesnake
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah

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CATS EYES
Johnny's so in love
Johnny's so in love
Johnny's so in love with the boss's woman
Johnny is a square
Johnny isn't there
Johnny thought it was love but she was only slumming
He hangs around till she goes home
Just to see her face going by in the chrome
Cause she's a picture
Johnny she's a big dumb platinum
Smack her face and tell her Johnny
Hey girl, I'm sick of your lies
Going after your love is like following cats eyes
Johnny's shedding tears
Wet behind the ears
Johnny is as green as the grass that's growing
Johnny's getting bruised
Johnny's being used
Johnny's having fun without her husband knowing
Cause he stays at home to count the money he's made
While she goes chasing after rough trade
You're a picture, and it isn't funny
Now get down there and tell her Johnny
Hey girl, I'm sick of your lies
Going after your love is like following cats eyes
He said he knows what he's doing
But he's making a fool of himself
Here's a broken mirror Johnny
Take a good hard look at yourself
Be careful Johnny, with the promise you made
Or it will blow up in your face like a hand grenade
Let me tell you what it's all about
Tears are just emotional fall out
Johnny's so in love
Johnny's so in love with the boss's woman
Johnny is a square
Johnny isn't there
Johnny thought it was love but she was only slumming
She say goodbye
Bon voyage
You're just a grease monkey working at Joe's garage
And you're a picture and it isn't funny
So get down there and tell her Johnny
Hey girl, I'm sick of your lies
Going after your love is like following cats eyes
Following cats eyes
Following cats eyes
Following cats eyes
Following cats eyes
Following cats eyes
Following cats eyes

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SAMSON
Samson was a comfortable racehorse
Samson was an easy ride
Samson was born to be a racehorse
Samson gave us a pony and died
And one day Samson he kicked to the left
Samson he kicked to the right
Samson he kicked out the door
Samson he kicked out his light
He was a thoroughbred
Who knew his time had come
So when the boy pulled the trigger he was ready to go
Here come Delilah
She was screaming at the sun
But it's alright
He said it's alright with him
It's alright, it was alright with him
Delilah, fell in love in the summertime
But Samson had too much pride
So she loved him
From a distance
She called him black electra-glide
And one day Samson, he turned to the left
Samson he turned to the right
Something was moving through the grass
Something spooky and tight
It was a rattlesnake striking out from the bushes
And Samson was a hero only just in time
Said Delilah
I want to be with you forever
If it's alright
And it was alright with him
And it was alright
It was alright with him
They called him Samson
Because his mane was long
And he was carved out of muscle
He was big and strong
We'll build a statue
So he can be with us always
And it's alright
I know it's alright with him
It's alright
I know it's alright with him
Samson grew old in the winter
But Samson still lived for the racing days
But there were rumours
Flying round the racetrack
They were putting him out to graze
So one day Samson he kicked to the left
Samson he kicked to the right
Samson wouldn't wait for the doctor
Samson couldn't live through the night
He was a thoroughbred
Who knew his time had come
And a bullet would be quicker than a broken heart
And Delilah, she was carrying his son
So it's alright
It was alright with him
I know it's alright
It's alright with him
He said it's alright
It's alright with him

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SAVE A MOUNTAIN FOR ME
Save me a mountain to climb
Save me a river to cross
At midnight the sound of the stockyard trains
Wail in the distance and rattle my chains
Save me a valley like the one in the distance
Save me a canyon to swallow this jail
I wanna stand outside and feel the rain when it falls
Breathe the air on the other side of these walls
Save a mountain for me
Save a mountain for me
It sounds like a choir when the chain-gangs shout
Save me a mountain for when I get out
Save me a desert, just me and the sand
Save me a sea to sail
In my heart I know I'm too weak to be strong
I've been wasting away in this jail for too long
Save a mountain for me
Save a mountain for me
It's like a choir of fallen angels when the chain-gangs shout
Save me a mountain for when I get out
"Has the jury reached a verdict?"
"We have your honour."
"How does the jury find?"
"We find the defendant guilty."
"Do the defendants have anything to say on their behalf,
Before the court pronounces sentence?"
Save me a mountain to climb
Save me a river to cross
At midnight the sound of the stockyard trains
Still wail in the distance and rattle my brains
Save me a valley like the one in the distance
Save me a canyon to swallow this jail
If only I could tie all these dreams together
I could break out of the big house and run forever
Save a mountain for me
Oh save a mountain for me
It's like a choir of fallen angels when the chain-gangs shout
Save me a mountain for when I get out
Save a mountain for me
Save it, save it
Save a mountain for me
It sounds like a choir when the chain-gangs shout
Save a mountain for me
Save a mountain for when I get out
I need a mountain
Save a mountain.......

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MADAME GUILLOTINE
I waited for you in the usual place
At the time we'd arranged
And I thought I saw you go by in the car
But the number plates had been changed
Then my watch stopped ticking
And the snow started sticking
And the world looked different and strange
It was the longest night that's ever been
It was the longest night that's ever been
It was the longest night that's ever been
Waiting for Madame Guillotine
All my friends said I must be crazy
But I had to talk to someone
So I found me a church and I prayed for a sign
To tell me what had to be done
And I swear as I gazed at the statute of Jesus
The cross turned into a gun
It was the longest night that's ever been
It was the longest night that's ever been
It was the longest night that's ever been
Waiting for Madame Guillotine
So I waited for a little bit longer
And I was feeling really calm
And then she appeared at the end of the street
With another man on her arm
So I fired two shots to stop her laughing
And her body fell to the floor
She was dead when the first shot hit her
The second was just to make sure
It was the longest night that's ever been
It was the longest night that's ever been
It was the longest night that's ever been
Waiting for Madame Guillotine
Never had much use for religion
But now we're alone in my cell
I'm begging you priest
When you're praying for souls
Please pray for my soul as well
You see I'd like to think I was going to heaven
But I can hear them singing in hell
It was the longest night that's ever been
It was the longest night that's ever been
It was the longest night that's ever been
Waiting for Madame Guillotine
It was the longest night that's ever been
It was the longest night that's ever been
It was the longest night that's ever been
Waiting for Madame Guillotine

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WOODWORK
Oh I never knew you were so weak
I never knew I was so strong
Till you let go about a year ago
And left me hanging on
When you cut the thing that held us together
You were pulling the wings off a fly
Now you're back from the dead pushing a double bed
And I wanna know why
Oh you say it was a misunderstanding
You never meant to let me down
You say you love me still
But your hand's in the till
So why should I believe in you now
Now I'm rich you popped up out of nowhere
Through a hole in the net
And all you say is, Hi, do you remember
When I wanna forget
You came crawling out of the woodwork
Crawling out of the wood
You came crawling out of the woodwork
To suck my blood
Crawling out of the woodwork
For old time's sake
Crawling out of the woodwork
For a slice of cake
You came crawling
I didn't even know about the others
Till I caught you in a cheap hotel
Now I've always been lousy with faces
But the pain rings a bell
He was tall, he was rich and he was handsome
He was everything that I'd never been
Did you hang about till the money ran out
Before crawling on back to me
You came crawling out of the woodwork
Crawling out of the wood
You came crawling out of the woodwork
To suck my blood
Crawling out of the woodwork
For old time's sake
Crawling out of the woodwork
For a slice of cake
You came crawling
I never knew you were so weak
I never knew I was so strong
Till you let go about a year ago
And left me hanging on
When you cut the thing that held us together
You were pulling the wings off a fly
Now you're back from the dead pushing a double bed
And I wanna know why
You came crawling out of the woodwork
Crawling out of the wood
You came crawling out of the woodwork
To suck my blood
Crawling out of the woodwork
For old time's sake
Crawling out of the woodwork
For a slice of cake
You came crawling

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TWISTED NERVE
Ooh she moves like a racehorse
And her eyes shiver, shift and curve
When she cries, it's like a galeforce
Because she is suffering from a twisted nerve
Twisted nerve
She went and married him when she was only twenty
Twisted nerve
Twisted nerve
We always knew that he would leave her cold and empty
Twisted nerve
The human heart never skips a beat
The human heart tears her apart
But she'll always be out there waiting
When he talks it's like a perfume
But she knows its a poison gas
So she puts his hand where her heart is
So he can feel it shattering
Like a pane of glass
Twisted nerve
When she found him we all thought she'd got religion
Twisted nerve
Twisted nerve
Hear the sound of prayers coming from the kitchen
Twisted nerve
The human heart never skips a beat
The human heart tears her apart
But she'll always be out there waiting
When he talks it's like a perfume
But she knows its a poison gas
So she puts his hand where her heart is
So he can feel it shattering
Like a pane of glass
The human heart tears her apart
But she'll always be out there waiting
Twisted nerve, twisted nerve, twisted nerve, twisted nerve
Now she waits in the bedroom
She's awake, he's asleep
She treats his heart like an heirloom
He drags hers shivering through the street
The human heart never skips a beat
The human heart tears her apart
But she'll always be out there waiting
When he talks it's like a perfume
But she knows its a poison gas
So she puts his hand where her heart is
So he can feel it shattering
Like a pane of glass
The human heart never skips a beat
The human heart tears her apart
But she'll always be out there waiting
The human heart tears her apart
But she'll always be out there waiting

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OUT IN THE COLD
I didn't know what I was waiting for
Until you came my way
And then you left me on that cold December day
You said there'd never be another man
But you never planned to stay
The night you left me out in the cold
The night you left me out in the cold
And now you're gone I'm like a broken piano
That no one wants to play
Someone has taken all the music away
Where did the meaning of our love get lost in pointless cabaret
The night you left me out in the cold
The night you left me out in the cold
The night you left me out in the cold
The night you left me out in the cold
The night, the night, the night, the night, the night.....
The night you left me out in the cold
The night you left me out in the cold
So if I meet you in a bar one night
I'd be polite and stay
And we'd laugh about that cold December day
But if you ask me to speak my mind
I'm more inclined to say
The night you left me out in the cold
The night you left me out in the cold

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