1.Untidy Towns
First things first：I have a happy secret
The next bit's worse
I intend to keep it that way
I can't remember the last word spoken
I got some mail I didn't open
It's an un-read letter day
I know both of us are poor
But baby what are phone bills for
When it's not raining
All these streets are filled with students
But you won't catch me complaining it's a nuisance
It's useless I know
A storm rolls across the suburbs
And the streets are as empty as the cupboards
But for the boy most likely
And the girl most lovely
Given time I could get tired of all this sleeping
The days I've thrown away
And the hours that I am keeping
But for a while I'm fairly happy feeling hopeless
A somersault in a winter coat
I didn't notice a thing
And I say it like it's unrehearsed
But I said it in the bathroom first
The boy most likely
And the girl most lovely
The hedges and the hibiscus
As soon as she's outside she says
I grew up in the tidiest of towns
Past the pub where my parents met
Resigning ourselves to modern architecture
Don't let the barstools get you down
2.Pin Cushion
I'm not sure what I should say
Your closest friends are far away
But you know that I live locally
And you can pin your hopes on me
You're not sure how you feel about him
I guess you'll just sink or swim
Sometimes it seems we're both at sea
But you can pin your hopes on me
Are you torn in two when I talk to you？
Because I'm torn in three
When you talk to me
We'd like spoons in a rented room
Happily ever after every afternoon
There's so much that I should have said
A fortnight on a folding bed
If you ever feel so lonely
You can pin your hopes on me
3.Edward, Sandwich Hand
God he hates the early mornings
And the Monday afternoons
He's already looking bored
He's already looking forward
To Friday evening with his friends
It couldn't come too soon
What a terrible way to spend your salad days
Come on!
There must be more to life
Than cutting corners with the butter knife
Sooner or later
It'll turn into summer
And he's going somewhere far away from the eight-hour day
Nice work if you can forget it
He opens up and shuts his eyes
Wait and see： daydreaming on the bain-marie
From Come On In to Sorry, Closed
Clockwatch away the working day
It's lunchtime
But sometimes the sun shines
Sooner or later
It'll turn into summer
And he's going somewhere far away from the crappy cafe
Sooner or later
Sooner or later
He'll pack a suitcase
With t-shirts and travel toothpaste
4.Abdication!
It's only too clear
And I know you hate to state the obvious
But the houses round here
Hold jumble sales and joblessness
I always thought autumn was my favourite time of the year
But I guess I'd forgotten
How cold it can get when the sun disappears
You sounded so sure
That I'd come to your side when you came to your senses
But we stood at the door
And fought 'til your neighbours had come to their fences
You called me a bad weather friend
And I think that I know what you meant
But your letters are all heaven sent
The others I get are all from the government
It's all part and parcel
Of having next to nothing to do
But if I was the king of the castle
I'd throw away the throne for you
5.The Art Of Cooking For Two
One of us is packing things in boxes
The other two are trying to pretend
That the boy she loves is not all that obnoxious
We're hoping that she'll see sense in the end
But I've come to depend
On the strangeness of kind friends
Takes a good look and remembers
All the cookbooks that her friend has
And the dinner was always delicious
And it was all she could do just to do the dishes
She wrapped her coffee cups in newspaper
She took down all her paintings from the wall
Soon enough she said I'll see you later
And gave her half an hour before giving her a call
I don't blame her at all
Her bike's still in the hall
Takes a good look and remembers
All the cookbooks that her friend has
Lunch is always leftovers
The art of cooking for two
Is lost on me and you
We've eaten and eaten
Until it hurts
Given a whole new meaning
To just desserts
I've got my suspicions
But the pudding's where the proof is
And you know how sweet my tooth is
6.Don't Come With Me
I'll make you wait around
For all these things to be sent off
If you're with me
I'll traipse you round this town
I've got so many things to take care of
Time goes slow
So slow, so slow
Now I've got somewhere else to go
Just do your thing
I'll call you later on
And then we'll catch up this evening
My day's so full of things I've got to get done
I'm sure you know the feeling
I've got to run
I've got to run
I'll see you later; we'll have some fun
I hate to leave you waiting around
I know it's so frustrating
I can't sit down
I had some friends who came from out of town
They couldn't believe I was busy
They spent the whole day trying to tie me down
They wanted to go and get coffee
I had to put some things in boxes
I had to go down to the post office
I had to let them drink their coffees alone
Don't come with me
We're going nowhere
Don't come with me
I'll make you wait around
Don't come with me
We're going nowhere
Don't come with me
7.A Great Parker
I've got nothing on today
Which is not to say I'm naked
I'm just sans plans
Maybe you could come over
God knows I'm going nowhere fast
Since you asked
Whenever you want
There's a spot out the front of my place
The time it takes for you get from A to me...
I suppose we'll just wait and see
I was drunk in the haze of happy hour
But I stumbled into sunshine
And I'm sober somehow
You can be the judge
Come and keep me company
Suddenly I'm lonely
If only you'd come over
Whenever you want
There's a spot out the front of my place
It's a tiny space
I said your driving couldn't be worse
But I really meant just the reverse
You're a great parker
If we have a great tonight
Tomorrow could be even greater
I love it that you're so polite
But please don't say I'll see you later
I'd rather see you sooner
It's getting darker
There's not much room
But you're a great parker
8.Beer Nut
All the streets look the same 'til I'm fumbling for change
Light on the porch like we had arranged
Home street home, it cheers me
Pat my pockets for the key
The boys and I have been throwing back glasses in big stone
houses
Waiting glazed for the man to rouse us
Those two in despair
After this round we're square
Yeah, we're square
There's many a slip between lager and lip
Conversation gets average and mean
Half asleep and seeing double
It's time for me to leave
Stood for a second while my eyes demisted
My head like a pretzel, salty and twisted
Stepped into the hail for a taxi
It's raining ice, but Just relax he said
Christ you're up across town
You look like a ghost
Just try and keep it down
Keep it down...
There's many a slip between lager and lip
Conversation gets average and mean
Half asleep and seeing double
It's time for me to leave
When I come home full up
You sigh Come here beer nut
9.Paper Planes
The letters she wrote all day long
She never showed them to anyone
Is there someone in there
Who could show her how to have some fun again？
Her friends were never going to pretend
She fell in
Tried to fly away on a paper plane
The little things：
She spent the whole month trying to explain to her friends
It's just a different means to the same old end
They float away
She would say Clean up these boxes
These boxes...
She fell in
The little things
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