The Stranglers : 10

Punk-Rock / United-Kingdom
(1990 - Epic Records)
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1. Sweet Smell Of Success
You get a taste it ain’t enough
To eat your fill you need the stuff
You think you’re there about to land
But is the trip just what you planned
You’re falling, yes you’re falling
For the sweet smell of success
You’re gambling like everyone
Who cares who wins you’re having fun
And you’ll be back another day
You think you’ll win next time you play
You’re falling, yes you’re falling
For the sweet smell of success

You check your hand you’re looking good
You see a paath within the wood
She beckons you what can you do
But follow her to somewhere new
You’re falling, yes you’re falling
You’re falling, yes you’re falling

For the sweet smell of success

2. Someone Like You
Your earthquake hit when I was living so peacefully
My mind was busy I had something to do
My world was planned and I was living so tranquilly
You turned me round just like a whirlpool

CHORUS
Someone like you (makes me dizzy)
Someone like you
Someone like you (drives me crazy)
Someone like you

Your hurricane was blowing like there was no today
I was asleep alone with nothing to do
My roof was raised as I was snoring so comfortably
You shooke me up just like a twister

CHORUS

Alone at night I lie without any air
Then you arrive and always take me somewhere
What else can you do?

CHORUS

Alone at night I lie without any air
Then you arrive and always take me somewhere
What else can you do?
Someone like you

3. 96 Tears

Too many teardrops
For one heart to be crying
Too many teardrops
For one heart to carry on

You’re way on top now
Since you left me
You’re always laughing
Way down at me

But watch out now
I’m gonna get down
And we’ll be together
For just a little while

And then I’m gonna put you
Way down here
And you’ll start crying 96 tears
Cry, you’re gonna cry

And when the sun comes up
I’ll be on top
You’ll be right down there
Looking up
I’m gonna get to you
But I know now

You’re gonna cry 96 tears
You’re gonna cry 96 tears

You’re gonna cry 96 tears
You’re gonna cry 96 tears

You’re gonna cry
Cry, cry, cry now
You’re gonna cry
Cry, cry, cry now

Too many teardrops
All night along
Too many teardrops

Cry, cry, cry, cry now
You’re gonna cry
Cry, cry, cry now 96 tears

All night along now
You’re gonna cry
Cry, cry, cry now 96 tears
Cry, cry, cry now 96 tears
Cry, cry, cry now 96 tears

You’re gonna cry 96 tears
You’re gonna cry 96 tears

You’re gonna cry
Cry, cry, cry now
You’re gonna cry
Cry, cry, cry now

4. In This Place
In this place I call home
There’s a place where I’m alone
to speak with you now you’re gone
Now the autumn has come

In this place I call home
Even though the leaves have gone
I can speak with you now
And the winter will come

All the words that could have been said
And the ghosts we thought we’d carefully laid
To rest have returned

In this place I call hoome
There’s a time when I’m alone
To speak with you now you’re gone
What will the spring bring along

All the words that could have been said
And the ghosts we thought we’d carefully laid to rest
Carefully laid to rest
Carefully laid to rest have returned

In this place I call home
There’s a place where I’m a lone
To speak with you now you’re gone
And the summer’s also gone

5. Let’s Celebrate
Got the chance of a real good time
If you’re by yourself, don’t hesitate
Spent too long on a wooden fence
If you wanna come don’t have to wait
If you wanna come don’t hesitate
Let me get to taste your honey child

CHORUS
Let’s celebrate
Let’s celebrate
Let’s celebrate
Let’s celebrate
Let’s celebrate

Wave a flag or sing a song
When you come along let’s celebrate
Climb aboard the fun mobile
There’s plenty of room on the tailgate
There’s plenty of room on the tailgate
Let me get to taste your honey child

CHORUS

Look for honey round the world
Find it in some special girl
Maybe one maybe eight
Makes no odds let’s celebrate
Take some time and run around
Love the world or run it down
Trouble is it’s getting late
Come with me let’s celebrate

Let me get to taste your honey child

6. Man Of The Earth
The city blues they strike again
Another worker drops his pen
He wants to be done
And out on the run
Away fromhe curse, he’d swap all his worth
To be a man of the earth

For 2 or 3 weeks of the year
An Easter Bunny brings Christmas cheer
He’s out of his head and toasting the dead
And feeling much worse, he’d swap all his worth
To be a man of the earth
To swap all his worth
To be a man of the earth

Words become the man if only he could write a sonnet
He’d place his life upon it to be a man of the earth
A man of the earth, he’d swap all his worth
To be a man of the earth

The wife and kids are already there
They’re polishing his wicker chair it’s looking so bleak
At the end of the week he’ll be needing a nurse
He’d swap all his worth to be a man of the earth
A man of the earth

Words become the man if only he could write a sonnet
He’d place his life upon it to be a man of the earth
A man of the earth, he’d swap all his worth
To be a man of the earth

A man of the earth

7. Too Many Teardrops
Too many teardrops falling make a final blow
Over the years for love are there any left for now
Just when I need some soothing water
None of my tears are left around

Night and day they take so long
Tears would was the hurting away

CHORUS
Too many teardrops
Too many teardrops

Too many teardrops make a lake where a man can drown
Too many teardrops find their way onto the ground
Just when I thought the sun was shining
Need some more tears there’s none around

Night and day they take so long
Tears would wash the huring away
But they’re gone, from now on
But they’re gone, from now on

CHORUS

8. Where I Live
Hey man, I like your beard
And I like the way you serve that beer
I like the way your daughter smiles at me
Hey mister, could I have just one more beer

I got two big balls
A cap and a bat
And I play with them all the time
I got a million things I’d rather do
If only you say you’ll stay mine
If only you say you’ll stay mine
If only you say you’ll stay mine

Yea, this is the place where I live
And the place where I love

Hey mamselle, fill me up baby
I like the way you give me gas
Tell me
Who is the man with the double-barrelled gun?
(My daddy)
I think I better move on fast

I got a big black car
A dog and a cat
And I play with them all of the time
I got a million things I’d rather do
If only you say you’ll stay mine
If only you say you’ll stay mine
If only you say you’ll stay mine

Yea, this is the place where I live
And the place where I love

The way the old church spire stabs the clouds
And when the old folks say
I’ll have another drink to see me
Through the day, thank you J.J.

Yea, this is the place where I live
And the place where I love

Hey, Mrs. B, take a look at me
D’you really think I’m quite that bad
Soometimes I say and do stupid thngs
That only serve to make you sad
I got a motorcycle, an empty seat
And twenty years ahead of my time
I got a million other things I’d rather do
If only you say you’ll stay mine
If only you say you’ll stay mine
If only you say you’ll stay mine

Yea, this is the place where I live
And the place where I love

Ah, this is it

9. Out Of My Mind
Out of my mind, I can’t get you
Out of my mind, I can’t get you

I’ll tell you somethng, I feel hung over today
I’ll tell you something, this head just won’t go away
But when you smile, my day gets brighter
And in a while, my head’s gone away

Out of my mind, I can’t get you
Out of my mind, I can’t get you
Let me tell you something, I’m high from talking to you
I’ll tell you something, your smell works better than glue
And when you smile, I see the colours
And in a while, there’s a world brand new

Out of my mind, out of my mind
Out of my mind, I can’t get you

I’ll tell you something, I got to see you today
I’ll tell you something, nothing can get in our way
And when you smile, I see the sunrise
And in a while, out of things to say

Out of my mind, I can’t get you

10. Never To Look Back
It’s not that easy
Never to look back
The years distort the lies
We take for fact
I had a black shirt
But I wasn’t one
All my loving is not enough for that

I had a black shirt
But I wasn’t one
I had black thoughts
But now they’re undone
Thoughts are eaasy
And they’re all I have
All my loving is not enough for that
All my loving is not enough for that

How could I think it was ever like this
The truth’s the truth but did it ever exist
I tell myself, well never again
Never to look back
‘Cos it’s never the same
Never to look back

Thoughts are easy,
But they’re all I have
Life’s not easy
If all you do is fight
The truth is changed by
The memories we have
All my loving is not enough for that
All my loving is not enough for that

How could I think it was ever like this
The truth’s the truth but did it ever exist
I tell myself, well never again
Never to look back
‘Cos it’s never the same
Never to look back

Bonustracks (2001)

11. Instead of This

I don’t want to talk about it
I don’t want to greet about it
I don’t want to see you anymore
I don’t want to think about it
I just want to see you walk out that door
Walk out that door

I don’t want to hear about it
I don’t want to fight about it
I don’t want to argue anymore

I don’t want to linger on it
I just want to even up the score
Walk out that door

You could have had all
You could have had all the love you wished
You could have had all
All I had to give instead of this
Instead of this

I don’t want to talk about it
I don’t want to greet about it
I don’t want to see you anymore

I don’t want to think about it
I just want to see you walk out that door
Walk out that door

You could have had all
You could have had all the love you wished
You could have had all
All I had to give instead of this
You could have had all
You could have had all the love you wished
You could have had all
All I had to give instead of this
Instead of this

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