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Jeremy Taylor
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Confession (Live)
Everyone I just don't know why I'm singing you this song God knows that I wouldn't hurt a fly and I never would do you wrong But society keeps telling me, I simply don't fit in I wasn't you see, cut out to be, a respectable citizen
At balls and dinner parties I'm always the only one Who is quite unable to make polite conversation My questions are too simple to be misunderstood Like 'What's your name, do you smoke a pipe or do you believe in God? Not to be sensible is a sin that's reprehensible And that is why the say that I am not respectable
Mr. Jones, I'll make no bones, please listen to my plea I love your daughter Sally and I'm sure that she loves me And if you agree I'm sure that we could very soon be wed I promise to love and honour her until the day I'm dead This marriage said he is a certainty, provided you can guarantee To give your wife an easy life and lots of security
Now in truth I was unable to fulfill this demand And straightway was the victim of a severe reprimand And as he took his shotgun from off the kitchen wall I quickly beat a swift retreat and vanished down the hall The next night as I lay and cried, Sally came to my bedside And now I'm guilty as you see, of immorality
Well one fine day I'll make my way to 10 Downing Street Good day, I'll say, I've come a long way, excuse my naked feet But I lack you see the energy to buy a pair of shoes I lose my zest to look my best, when I read the daily news 'Cause it appears you've got an Atom Bomb That'll blow us all to hell and gone If I've got to die then why should I give a damn if my boots aren't on
Three cheers for the Army and all the boys in blue Three cheers for the scientists and politicians too Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com Three cheers for the future years, when we shall surely reap All the joys of living on a nuclear rubbish heap I would fight quite willingly in the forces of Her Majesty But not to the price of sacrificing all of humanity
When Adam loved Eve they said that he was very much to blame But if it had been me beneath that tree, I would have done the same Psychiatrists always insist there's something wrong with me My eyes won't rest on a woman's breast with equanimity Forgive me madam, if I stare, but I love the colour of your hair My soul is quite out of control, my heart beyond repair
Now the vicar and congregation of the local parish church Show an inclination to leave me in the lurch Ever since at Sunday School, I couldn't tell right from wrong And rated higher than the book of Isaiah, the Song of Solomon I know that I didn't aughter, fall in love with the Vicar's daughter Now that she has wounded me for all eternity
My song is done there's only one more thing to say Forgive me if I've bored you stiff, I'll soon be on my way For bye and bye I'll have to die and leave the things I love And in disgrace come face to face with the Good Lord up above Who knows if he won't punish me with a million years of purgatory For blasphemy, impurity and general insanity
But when amongst the Angels we come to take our place I hope you will not think it too much of a disgrace If I present to God on high a humble offering Of 20 years of sweat and tears and the songs I love to sing And if in heaven it should prove true that God likes the musicians too We'll sing and play and dance all day and no-one there will say us nay And all our troubles will melt away, we'll never again be blue
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