Cardiacs - In A City Lining lyrics

rate me

Oh what a plain necessity to be alive

Always too soon to criticise

I have had under my eyes and nose

My mouth singing me lullabies

I have no right to complain that I am alone

And have no-one permanently

But if one takes it by the hand the funny man laughs

Forever landing them on me

Oh what a plain necessity to be alive

Always too soon to criticise

I have had under my eyes and nose

My mouth singing me lullabies

I have no right to complain that I am alone

And have no-one permanently

But if one takes it by the hand the funny man laughs

Forever landing them on me

Biting while cutting deep m

M akes me end up with a clean sweep

Making all my fears

Completely dissolve away

The saving up for the hope day disappears (get off)

It's funny how when you breathe in

Your mouth opens air goes in

She won't boil using Teflon on her

Should I go and put the kettle on her

Michael's got himself a girlfriend he's a lucky fellow

Katy's top was as white as ever but now it's gone all

Yellow

Malcolm's a bastard and keeps acting like Emperor Nero

Peter is constantly pretending to be a super hero

But what's in a name la la la la

What's in a name la la la la

What's in a name la la la la

What's in a name la la la la

Biting while cutting deep

Makes me end up with a clean sweep

Making all my fears

Completely dissolve away

The saving up for the hope day disappears

The funny man hiding something

Hands me one thing trying not to laugh

Then he gives me news of an epitaph

For the creatures dying in my bath

Tracy is turning and revolving in a city lining

Martin keeps his new Lambretta gleaming and shining

All news has it's way then leaves me staring at my

Pillow

All clouds have a silver lining gleaming and shining

All of the time

On the Siegfried Line

All news has it's way then leaves me staring at my

Pillow

All clouds have a silver lining gleaming and shining