Southpaw

I can see by that look on your face
You despise all the tears
You've had to embrace
And i can tell by that look in your eye
There's no telling why
There's no telling why

Oh, i really love you
I do so desperately
And i'll never be above you
You're all there is to me
Running off
With another man's wife
But when love takes control
Of your soul
There's no telling why

I can't help feeling sorry for us both
We are victims of a crime
We otherwise loathe
And for as long as we live
Till we die
There's no telling why
There's no telling why

Oh, pretty baby
You've got me on a limb
And you know you drive me crazy
For you i'd do most anything
Having stolen you from someone
Who loves you no less than i
It's amazing how love takes control
And there's no telling why

I remember once as a boy of nine
My sister eating glass
Though she thought it strange
For a glucose fruit
She enjoyed the taste it had

Having lived with you over seven years
It's amazing looking back
At the time our parents were of the view
Outside marriage it would never last
Now my parents they were
Divorced last year
And yours are separating soon
If they'd spent less time picking holes in us
Maybe they might not have been doomed

I remember once, as a child at school
My teacher calling me
And it, wasn't `raymond, step forward please`
It was `o'sullivan, come here'
Now at school they teach you to be polite
But as far as i am concerned
If the ones who teach you
Don't know themselves
How on earth are we supposed to learn

You might remember, just a few years back
Man's first footprints on the moon
Who'd have thought that after
Such a giant step
It would mean so little so soon
Mean so little so soon

If you go outside for a breath or air
And you start by breathing in
When you feel it's done you a power of good
It could have done more damage than you'd think
For the air we breath may be all that's ours
But you mustn't be fooled by space
At the rate we're going we'll all be dead
Breathing in our very own waste

Its amazing really, let me explain
But the thought of ending up dust
Is a clear reminder to those who feel
They're superior to us...superior to us

You seem to be wanting
Everything yesterday
Always the impossible
That's what you seem to portray
Give me one good reason
Why, even if i stay
You won't walk away from me
Tomorrow today

You seem to be wanting
Everything yesterday
Why, all of a sudden
Are you acting in this way

Leave me as you found me
Astound me no more
Who cares what tomorrow's like
The morning before

Did you ever stop to ask him
Where he's going
Has it not occurred to you
Without you knowing
You're reducing me to no more
Than a wreck
I cannot stand the pace you're keeping
What's your meaning

Well, before we go any further, we agree
It's a pleasure to introduce gilbert's l.p.
It's a pleasure of course providing we are paid
If not, we think it's the worst one he has made

Well, before i go any further let me say
That as far as i'm concerned you will be paid
And as stanley said when he saw livingstone
I presume the opening tune's
You got me going...

Hey pretty baby have you heard the news
Somebody stepped upon my blue suede shoes
They said they were sorry
And as you can see
I took it all in my stride
But when they said, is there something we can do
I of course replied

I went to my doctor, just ten other day
I said `listen doc, are you feeling okay?`
I told him to lie down on his couch
And that i would look inside
But when he began to hurl abuse
I of course replied

As you might well have heard
And as from today
Not only have women equal rights
Now they have equal pay

They said run along now
There's a good chap
So i pushed them to one side
And when they said `hey,
What's the meaning of this?`
I of course replied

Having been so long a loner
Always coping on my own
Girls were more or less
A trail of one night stands
But with you i realized
The morning after you arrived
A change of plans (a change of plans)
Instead of wishing you'd leave
I got down on my knees
Begged and pleaded with you
Not to get dressed
It's no secret that i love you
But what good is our affair
If i can't have you all to myself

She says while you're having fun
You are not the only one
There is someone else she sees
From time to time
Into detail she won't go
Only that he loves her so
But that's unkind (that's unkind)

Well you'll have to decide
I may not be riding high
In fact i'm so down
That i'm almost in hell...
Have you no consideration
What am i supposed to feel
If i can't have you all to my
(can't have you all to my)
Can't have you all to myself

If i (can't have you all) to myself
If i (can't have you all) to myself
If i (can't have you all,
Can't have you all,
Can't have you all) to myself

I don't know what i'm supposed to do
Love they say can break your
Heart in two
I always thought, rubbish, that's
Not true
It's true

You think you should run around
You don't want to settle down
Still you like me more than anyone else
It's not like me to be jealous
But what else is there to do
If i can't have you all to my
(can't have you all to my)
Can't have you all to myself