For The Price Of A Cup Of Tea Belle & Sebastian

For the price of a cup of tea You'd get a line of coke For the price of a night with me You'd be the village joke For the price of a pint of milk I'll tell you all I know About the state of the world today

For The Price Of A Cup Of Tea Belle and Sebastian

For the price of a cup of tea You’d get a line of coke For the price of a night with me You’d be the village joke For the price of a pint of milk I’ll tell you all I know About the state of the world

If You're Feeling Sinister Belle & Sebastian

cup of tea she would admit to me Her cup of tea, she would admit to no one Her cup of tea, she would admit to me Oh but her cup of tea, she would admit to no one Hilary went to the Catholic Church

If You're Feeling Sinister Belle and Sebastian

cup of tea she would admit to me Her cup of tea, she would admit to no one Her cup of tea, she would admit to me Oh but her cup of tea, she would admit to no one Hilary went to the Catholic Church

Song For Sunshine Belle & Sebastian

Honey'd sweet apples, they're rotting away Millions of people never start in the race There's stuff on out plates that has not been alive Someone pays full price for my cheap flight life "Sunshine, we

Marx and Engels Belle & Sebastian

Marx and Engels There's misery in all I hear and see From the people on TV After their tea when life begins again They'll be happier than me There are a thousand meals being made on Saturday

She's Losing It Belle & Sebastian

She's Losing It Lisa knows a girl who's been abused It changed her philosophy in '82 She's always looking for a fight She keeps the neighbours up all night I go to her when I'm feeling slack

A Century Of Fakers Belle & Sebastian

A Century Of Fakers There are people going hungry every day They've got nothing on their plates And you're filling your fat face with every different kind of cake And if you ever go lardy, or go

We Are The Sleepyheads Belle & Sebastian

Tired like the beggar with the cold inside his bones Looking for the pleasure that he knew was so far gone So far gone I took a turn to myself And I was surprised, cause I saw everyone who ever I had loved

Song For Sunshine Belle and Sebastian

Honey’d sweet apples, they’re rotting away Millions of people never start in the race There’s stuff on out plates that has not been alive Someone pays full price for my cheap flight life “Sunshine,

Mary Jo Belle & Sebastian

Mary Jo Mary Jo, sitting alone Drinking tea, she just got home She wants, I don't know what you want Mary Jo, living alone Drinking gin with the telly on She wants The night to follow day

Belle And Sebastian Belle And Sebastian

And the moment will come when composure returns put a face on the world put your back to the wall and you walk twenty yards with your head in the air down liberty hill where the fashion brigade look

Play For Today Belle & Sebastian

I read a play written today about a boy Who hides in attics when the sun is up Everyone is at work What will I do Where will I go Show me the way The truth, the anger, show me rules of thumb Show the way

I Fought In A War Belle & Sebastian

I Fought In A War I fought in a war and I left my friends behind me To go looking for the enemy, and it wasn't very long Before I would stand with another boy in front of me And a corpse that just

Belle And Sebastian Belle & Sebastian

I left my school, I left my job You saw me looking like a slob When I was young You were the only fun in town Everyone thought it was a shame For Belle and the boy Sebastian Belle was okay but, oh Sebastian

The Power Of Three Belle & Sebastian

Some people say two is company Sherlock Holmes found the sign of four I don't listen to that number theory I'm always looking for a trio, them and me One for all and we're all for one Musketeers have got

The Rollercoaster Ride Belle & Sebastian

, looking out the window, you'll be gone tomorrow The rollercoaster ride The rollercoaster ride Of all the trouble kept her inside Take Judy, with her bow and arrow, she's a mastermind Too frumpy

Roy Walker Belle & Sebastian

Roy Walker Like a fresh manifestation of an old phenomenon A breeze whips through the trees The rustling leaves and branches bend together they’re cued to sway forever by the forces of the Lord

The Eighth Station Of The Cross Kebab House Belle & Sebastian

I'm sitting around at the checkpoint Keeping myself to myself My heart's going out to the girl with the gun She is young she is fun she is deadly She clocks off goes back to the city Goes to a club with

My Wandering Days Are Over Belle & Sebastian

You tell me I'm tired of listening to myself now I'm tired of fixing things for Michael and the rest of them You know my bip-bopping days are over I hung my boots up and then retired from the disco

Stop, Look and Listen (Edit) Belle & Sebastian

I finally gave myself the time to see you I finally gave myself the time to see you I finally gave myself the time to see you for a while If only we could see past the veneer we'd see another side of you

Stop, Look and Listen Belle & Sebastian

I finally gave myself the time to see you I finally gave myself the time to see you I finally gave myself the time to see you for a while If only we could see past the veneer We'd see another side of you

Nice Day For A Sulk Belle & Sebastian

Nice Day For A Sulk Nice day for a sulk The girl smells of milk Her horsey teeth explode around us And we run for cover she found us In the cheapo bar with a bag of chips Nice day for a mood

Lazy Jane Belle & Sebastian

Working the village shop Putting a poster up Dreaming of anything Dreaming of the time when you're free From all the trouble you're in In the mud, on your knees Trying hard not to please Anyone, all the

Another Sunny Day (Explicit Ver.) Belle & Sebastian

Another sunny day, I met you up in the garden You were digging plants, I dug you, beg your pardon I took a photograph of you in the herbaceous border It broke the heart of men and flowers and girls

A Summer Wasting Belle & Sebastian

A Summer Wasting Summer in winter Winter in springtime You heard the birds sing Everything will be fine I spent the summer wasting The time was passed so easily But if the summer's wasted How

Nobody's Empire Belle & Sebastian

they checked my body My soul was floating in thin air I clung to the bed and I clung to the past I clung to the welcome darkness But at the end of the night there's a green green light The quiet before

It Could Have Been A Brilliant Career Belle & Sebastian

It Could Have Been A Brilliant Career He had a stroke at the age of 24 It could have been a brilliant career Painting lines in a school that was too well known Painting lines with a friend that

If you find yourself caught in love Belle & Sebastian

If you find yourself caught in love If you find yourself caught in love Say a prayer to the man above Thank him for everything you know You should thank him for every breath you blow If you

Blue Eyes Of A Millionaire Belle & Sebastian

Shyness hanging like a wendy Bad clothes keep you in the village hall Sunday nothing for the rest of us Sunday listen to your spirits soar Thank you thank you for the holiday We talk sometimes in a quiet

Piazza, New York Catcher Belle & Sebastian

Oh elope with me in private and we’ll set something ablaze A trail for the devil to erase San Francisco’s calling us, the Giants and Mets will play Piazza, New York catcher, are you straight or are

Slow Graffiti Belle & Sebastian

Slow Graffiti There's a portrait In a back room, Which I keep for days upon, which I relent And gaze for hours on the muscle skin and bone of some Imaginary friend. So how about it?

Mr Richard Belle & Sebastian

Saw a suit in Daddy's wardrobe, I took a swipe Lapels, size of islands, gangster white line pinstripe Laughed off the street in the name of my Rock 'n' Roll Still a caterwauling groove will start off vacation

The Stars Of Track And Field Belle & Sebastian

The Stars Of Track And Field Make a new cult every day to suit your affairs Kissing girls in English, at the back of the stairs You're a honey, with a following of innocent boys They never know

Lazy Line Painter Jane Belle & Sebastian

Lazy Line Painter Jane Working the village shop Putting a poster up Dreaming of anything Dreaming of the time when you are free from all the trouble you're in In the mud, on your knees Trying

A Century Of Elvis Belle & Sebastian

A Century Of Elvis We were sitting in the living room on the sofa, the wrong way round, looking out the window.

Love On The March Belle & Sebastian

in the crowd shouting loud Drinking my fill of a bottle of gin I'll do anything to help me forget about you You're full of it, You hopelessly flirt with that girl who works in the pub for a night

The Cat With The Cream Belle & Sebastian

days of old when knights were bold They'd settle it with sword and shield In days of old when knights were bold It's settled by the king Praying for a friend is contagious Specially when it comes at the

The Model Belle & Sebastian

The Model I will confess to you Because you made me think about the times You turn the picture on to me and I'll turn over The vision was a masterpiece of comic timing But you wouldn't laugh at

Expectations Belle & Sebastian

they expect Start in Lingerie, and Doris is your supervisor And the head said that you always were a queer one from the start For careers you say you went to be remembered for your art Your obsessions

Stay Loose Belle & Sebastian

Stay Loose I was choking on a cornflake You said “Have some toast instead” I was sleeping maybe three hours You said “You should get to bed” I was waiting at the church door For the minister

Dress Up in You (Explicit Ver.) Belle & Sebastian

I’m the singer, I’m the singer in the band You’re the loser, I won’t dismiss you out of hand Cos you’ve got a beautiful face It will take you places You kept running You’ve got money, you’ve got

Calculating Bimbo Belle & Sebastian

A lack of understanding You took for being lazy I was just being lazy I'm even doing it now I know that you have saved me I love that you have saved me Save your pennies careful Let both blue eyes be watchful

I Don't Want To Play Football Belle & Sebastian

I Don't Want To Play Football I don't want to play football I don't understand the thrill of the game I don't want to play football I don't understand the thrill of running, catching, throwing

Women's Realm Belle & Sebastian

shut down, the people left with their bags Their kids so there's not a sound a sound But I must get from there to here There's a small voice crying on the other side of the river from here It's too

Woman's Realm Belle & Sebastian

I don't care whether you hear this I don't care if I'm alone here singing songs to myself There's nobody else around, around Meet you up at the Indian part of the town The town's shut down, the people

The Chalet Lines Belle & Sebastian

The Chalet Lines He raped me in the chalet lines The girl I shared with was away for the night I couldn't get up for my shift today I'll have to leave the camp now anyway I'll go to London there's

Dear Catastrophe Waitress Belle & Sebastian

Dear Catastrophe Waitress Dear Catastrophe Waitress Dear Catastrophe Waitress I’m sorry that you seem to have the weight of the world over you I cherish your smile There’s a word of peace on you

Put The Book Back On The Shelf Belle & Sebastian

Put The Book Back On The Shelf Sebastian you're in a mess You had a dream, they called you king Of all the hipsters, is it true? Or are you still the queen?

A Space Boy Dream Belle & Sebastian

A Space Boy Dream I dreamt I had to go to Mars. I'm always kidding on about going to Mars for the day, but faced with the reality of it, in a dream, i was terrified.