Stuart's staying in and he thinks it's a sin That he has to leave the house at all
This is just a modern rock song
This is just a tender affair
I count three four and then we start to slow
Because a song has got to stop somewhere
[00:21.38]Emma tried to run away [00:23.28] [00:26.11]I followed her across the city [00:29.05] [00:31.18]She went out to the Easterhouse [00:33.92] [00:35.51]Because she liked the sound of it [00:37.99] [00:41.44]She didn't have a single penny [00:44.58] [00:46.68]She stuck a finger in the air [00:49.46] [00:51.60]She tried to flag down an aeroplane [00:55.80] [00:56.60]I suppose she needs a holiday [00:59.32] [01:02.28]I put my arm around her waist [01:05.10] [01:07.11]She put me on the ground with Judo [01:10.83] [01:12.54]She didn't recognise my face [01:15.53] [01:16.55]She wasn't even looking [01:18.75] [01:23.39]Laura's feeling just ideal [01:26.03] [01:27.79]Her horoscope was nearly perfect [01:31.67] [01:33.30]She's thinking of something to do [01:36.25] [01:37.63]Because she is The Birthday Girl [01:40.56] [01:43.83]She walked out to the edge of town [01:46.37] [01:48.81]She saw me lying in the park [01:51.89] [01:53.50]She took Emma by the hand [01:56.70] [01:57.92]They've got a lot in common [01:59.95] [02:04.21]I'll leave them to do what they want [02:06.96] [02:09.28]I'll leave them to do what they need to [02:12.67] [02:14.27]I'll go and play with words and pictures [02:17.51] [02:18.61]I'll admit I'm feeling strange [02:21.08] [04:05.38]I'm not as sad as Doestoevsky [04:08.26] [04:09.97]I'm not as clever as Mark Twain [04:12.83] [04:14.92]I'll only buy a book for the way it looks [04:18.77] [04:19.33]And then I stick it on the shelf again [04:22.23] [04:25.04]Now I could tell you what I'm thinking [04:28.75] [04:29.64]But it never seems to do you good [04:32.53] [04:34.89]It's beyond me what a girl can see [04:38.59] [04:39.18]I'm only lucid when I'm writing songs [04:42.80] [04:45.24]This is just a modern rock song [04:47.80] [04:50.02]This is just a sorry lament [04:52.33] [04:54.89]We're four boys in corduroys [04:58.54] [04:59.07]We're not terrific but we're competent [05:02.52] [05:04.79]Stevie's full of good intentions [05:08.93] [05:10.03]Richards into rock'n 'roll [05:11.92] [05:14.83]Stuart's staying in and he thinks it's a sin [05:19.12]That he has to leave the house at all [05:22.46] [06:42.60]This is just a modern rock song [06:45.37] [06:47.41]This is just a tender affair [06:50.19] [06:52.09]I count three four and then we start to slow [06:56.52] [06:57.20]Because a song has got to stop somewhere
