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Toyah - The Woman Who Had An Affair With Herself lyrics

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Geballe/Willcox)<br />

Well it's like this<br />

Hamlet said<br />

"Get thee to a nunnery, go, farewell, or it thou will't needs marry, marry<br />

a fool; for wise men know well enough what monsters you make of them. God<br />

has given you one face and you make yourselves another. You jig, you amble<br />

and you lisp and nickname God's creatures and make your wantonness your<br />

ignorance. Go to: I'll no more on't: it hath made me mad. To a nunnery go"<br />

(drink me)<br />

To which Ophelia answered<br />

"Oh what a noble mind is here o'erthrown"<br />

There's this woman<br />

>From the land beyond the shore line<br />

The woman who had an affair<br />

Cos her man's attentions were somewhere else<br />

In the clouds<br />

It all began with her image<br />

She thought there was room to improve<br />

To win the admiration<br />

Of his wandering attentions<br />

Instead she discovered part of herself she never knew of<br />

The waves come<br />

The effect that followed<br />

Was like being thrown into the Hawaii surf<br />

Oh the glory in the liking of herself<br />

She was her own secret admirer<br />

She gives herself gifts<br />

Giving perpetuates<br />

And this person is<br />

Truly and faithfully hers alone<br />

Roll over my feet<br />

Every time she sees her glowing reflections<br />

She's reminded of true devotion<br />

But when a golden boy caught her eye<br />

Jealously she felt from within<br />

Instead of flirting with she ignored him<br />

I descend the shore<br />

She explores<br />

She goes forward<br />

And tries new ways<br />

And when she's had enough<br />

She tries new tastes<br />

And if things get stale<br />

With gentle consideration<br />

She spits it all away<br />

She's there<br />

She cares<br />

While down in the gutter pitter patter piss bile and ale<br />

There's this woman<br />

On the land beyond the shoreline<br />

The woman who had an affair with herself<br />

Cos her man's attentions were somewhere else<br />

In the clouds<br />

While she was being thrown into the Hawaii surf<br />

Hawaii surf<br />

Hawaii surf<br />

Hawaii surf<br />

And the waves drink me

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