lyrics to marvellous minx
HAPPIEST DAY
The way it used to happen on Sundays
Mum was at church while Dad was burning the bacon
Never nothing on the telly
I wanted the world and I was fed up of waiting
And I know I can't have it again
But today could be my finest day
So just remember it's the happiest day of your life
The way it used to happen on Mondays
Footie at four but no footsie forthcoming
The only girls that I knew were notorious
For being easier than nicking Mum's money
And I know I can't have it again
But today could be my finest day
Or today could be my final day
So just remember it's the happiest day of your life
NOT JOKING NOW
If you see the flicker in my smile
I could take the time and tell you why
I'd dance and sing do anything
You only have to ask, I'll try
So why can't I feel less than human?
Why can't I feel like I'm losing something?
Now just don't laugh at me
Cos I'm not joking now
Just don't laugh at me
Cos I'm not joking now
If you see the flicker in my smile
Would you take the time to find out why?
You think I'd laugh at anything
You never even see my lies
So why can't I feel less than human?
Why can't I feel like I'm losing?
Why can't I need time and consolation?
You take but never leave me nothing
Wipe that smile off of your face
Cos I'm not joking now
You'd better watch when you laugh at me
Cos I'm not joking now
BLUNDERBUSS
I felt the sea go right up my nose
And broken glass chop between my toes
With my snorkel and mask in my hand
I ventured to uncharted lands
And though the television told me not to breathe under here
The way it sucks and boils is no danger to me
The way it glitters and eddies and rolls to the shore
Brings the sea dog in me to the forehttp://www2.blogger.com/img/gl.bold.gif
And life at the bottom of the sea
I'll never be a spit boy in the Queen's Navy
My life at the bottom of the sea
Twenty-five fathoms and the ocean and me
My life at the bottom of the sea
A blunderbuss is all I ever wanted to be
Again
And the ocean soaked through my skin
But I wouldn't stop to breathe for anything
And the sea went right up my nose
And the timber creaked and the crows nest crowed
And though the television told me not to breathe under here
The way the ocean filled my lungs felt like oxygen to me
The way it glitters and it eddies and it rolls to the shore
Brings the sea dog in me to the fore
VANISH
I keep my head down and my nose out of trouble
I keep mum and the daddy leaves me alone
I keep my hand in and my ear to the ground
But I cry cos I miss my family
I see them, but only every other Sunday
The big one has got a boyfriend and a name about town
Their mother curses the day I was born
Want to hide and vanish for the rest of my life
I'll jump the wall if you take me with you
I'm here for my own peculiar sense of justice
For crimes more Diddy Dodd than Robin Hood
Suspended sentence or a luxury jail they lied
I want to vanish for the rest of my life
I can recall when I used to stand tall
Now I stare at the wall
Iﾕm going to vanish for the rest of my life
Her Majesty can make her own pleasure
For the rest of her life
HERE ON THE GRASS IN THE RAIN
Among certain people I am known as a layabout
I cultivate the image of a dilletante but not a lout
I move in circles that itﾕs better not to shout abohttp://www2.blogger.com/img/gl.bold.gifut
Trying to keep the smile on my face
I ain't got the energy to run from reality
And my temples are pounding
Cos I'm drinking on an empty head again
I'm all akimbo cos my memory's in limbo
And I'm sure I felt better yesterday
And the smile that I wear on my face
Needs watering again
That's why I'm lying out here on the grass in the rain
Once again
What a farce what a mess for you to see
The champagne, the grass, the rain and me
Face down's not such a bad place to be
With my eyes closed then I needn't know
HOT SATURDAY NIGHTLY
Sometimes the sound
Of hot Saturday nights are so cool
And everyone around
Is feeling just like you
The girls that walk the streets
Look good and smell so sweet
And anyone's allowed
To do what they want to do
My astral twin I call you Gemini
We were born to dance together side by side
And weﾕre going to set the night on fire
And you wear your T-shirt tightly
And you wear your lipstick brightly
And you kiss so out-of-sightly
Hot Saturday Nightly
The sun goes down
And the neon comes alive
The moonlight's found
The starlight in your eyes
The way you hold me tight
Makes music come to life
And every sound
Is singing that we'll never die
DOESN'T MAKE YOU RIGHT
I think it's nice to pretend
That the world's split down the middle
Cos picking teams is all so simple
When everything is in black and white
All our lives we never bend
Weﾕll never be the ones to buckle
Swear we'll never blow the whistle
Weﾕre faithfull bulldogs till the end
Cos we've got the will to keep on
Fighting till the world is beaten
Never listening just sticking in the knife
And the fight never ends
And the world's still full of people
Not just innocence and evil
Just because they're wrong
Doesn't make you right
The fight never ends
And the world's still full of people
Not just innocence and evil
Just because they're wrong
Doesn't make you right
When things look bad you look around to find fault
To deal with shit youﾕve got to be an arsehole
And when they're down your never less than vocal
Youﾕre always there to
Put their backs up to the wall
And nothingﾕs ever been your fault
And when you hear their mercy calls
You stick the boot in cos they told you...
An eye for an eye and a lie for a lie
You show no mercy, you haven't got the time
Sort your head out
VIRTUALLY
He's got his mind on the action on the screen on his TV
On his lap on the train he only sees what he wants to see
And he knows what kind of girl he wants to be
Virtually
He wouldn't notice if they took his legs away
He wouldn't notice if his eyes turned from green to grey
And if he noticed then he wouldn't have a word of sense to say
Anyway
He cried I'm drowning but there's no-one here to talk to me
He cried I'm drowning but there's no-one here to rescue me
THE LONELY ARE THE BEAUTIFUL
Life is hard when you're born beautiful
He seethed through a cloud of nicotine
When every word just drips with genius
People hang on everything you say
You spend your lifetime hiding away
Life is hard when you're born wonderful
He oozed through a lens smeared with vaseline
And if you seem to really give a damn
You give an inch they're sure to take three you'd see
If you had a face like me
And the lonely are the beautiful
The talented and slim
The lonely are the wonderful
They curse their cash and perfect skin
The lonely are the beautiful
Cos everyone they know
Are somehow slightly envious
Believe me cos I know
I can't afford to love with looks like these
FANCY
She is in love with me
It may be a dream
But donﾕt pinch me
I want to be fancy free
I bruise easily
It may only
Seem half-convincing
But it's fine for the likes of me
Out on parade
Drinking lemonade
Strolling past the bandstand
Trumpets play and play
The bass drums boom
And the pigeons fly away
A sunny afternoon
Whistling out of tune
Hand in hand and heads up in the moon
But you only leave me with the ghost of
You slipping out of focus
I had to close my eyes
To fix you in my mind
Colliding into lamposts all the time
BOX THIS FEELING
I want to box this feeling
To chain and lock this feeling
If you forgot this feeling
You could take it out and love me once again
And love me once again
I'd use this box for healing
The slamming doors and names and screaming
Sat up half the night not speaking
In a world of ice we faced the other way
We faced the other way
But when the night time takes itﾕs leaving
And the morning after creeps in
Then we open up this feeling
Once again
I want this box right beside me every evening
Want it close enough to touch when I am sleeping
Never leave my sight as long as I am breathing
I'll take it to the grave
LONDON TO BRIGHTON
We're leaving London after Junior Choice he said
"Best be getting our skates on"
She cranked his handle and into the morning they sped
To join the run down to Brighton
The sunlight danced on the chrome and the steel
The smell of leather and Italian wheels
The sound of church bells mixed with automobiles
In first gear - we'll have taken to strolling
Second gear - we'll be out on the town
In third gear - we'll be in the announcements
And in fourth gear you'll be in your wedding gown
Autumn blew off her bonnet
On the brow of Box Hill
But she paid no attention
She only noticed her husband to be and the
Tumbling ochre and crimson
The dappled sunlight took a peek through the trees
To get a glimpse of her silk and his tweed
Doing forty through the dew soaking leaves
A LITTLE LOVING
My name's no-one
I live a simple life on my own
At work I spend my lunchtimes alone
At nights I dream of meeting someone
Someone I can talk to, cry to
Share my thoughts and never lie to
But then I wake and I'm still lonesome
Only grateful that I didn't die alone
Is my poise the reason
No-one knows about my feelings?
Could it be my chiselled features
Didn't ought to show the splinters?
All I do is look on helpless
See them fall for lovers so selfish
They never seem to find the right kind
It breaks my heart but I don't mind
It happens every time
Cos they don't want to die alone
They want a little love
Don't want a heart that's made of stone
They want a little love
My name's no-one
Itﾕs horrible to be on my own
When everyone I try to talk to
Is always looking over my shoulder
Looking out for someone of status
Whose every word is bland and shameless
Just stop awhile & look in my eyes
Can't you see I have no need
For deceit or a lie's disguise?
Cos I don't want to die alone
I want a little love
Don't want a heart that's made of stone
I want a little love
Some love....
My love is waiting for the chance to show its' face
My love is patient but there's not much time to waste
My love is ready any time or any place
BALLET SHOES AND BRILLIANTINE
Nobody ever gave a damn
Or paid too much attention to me
Except for Mum and Maurice at the
Song Dance and Stage Academy
Ballet shoes and Brilliantine
Pony tails and dungarees
Tears and cameraderie
And the burden of my mother's dreams
But the roar of the greasepaint
And the smell of the crowd
Were never meant for me
I never had a problem with people
I only ask for things to be simple
But if people want to live through me they ought to ask
I never had a problem with people
I only ask for things to be simple
But if people want to live through me they ought to ask
They pay no attention to me
Nobody ever gave a damn
Or paid too much attention to me
Till I spited my face
At the Song Dance and Stage Academy
I can't erase the feeling of disgrace
And the look on my motherﾕs face
When informed of my display
I don't think anybody's ever going to say
Dress in tights again to me
They pay no attention to me
They don't care what I wanted to be
They pay no attention to me
They pay no attention
The way it used to happen on Sundays
Mum was at church while Dad was burning the bacon
Never nothing on the telly
I wanted the world and I was fed up of waiting
And I know I can't have it again
But today could be my finest day
So just remember it's the happiest day of your life
The way it used to happen on Mondays
Footie at four but no footsie forthcoming
The only girls that I knew were notorious
For being easier than nicking Mum's money
And I know I can't have it again
But today could be my finest day
Or today could be my final day
So just remember it's the happiest day of your life
NOT JOKING NOW
If you see the flicker in my smile
I could take the time and tell you why
I'd dance and sing do anything
You only have to ask, I'll try
So why can't I feel less than human?
Why can't I feel like I'm losing something?
Now just don't laugh at me
Cos I'm not joking now
Just don't laugh at me
Cos I'm not joking now
If you see the flicker in my smile
Would you take the time to find out why?
You think I'd laugh at anything
You never even see my lies
So why can't I feel less than human?
Why can't I feel like I'm losing?
Why can't I need time and consolation?
You take but never leave me nothing
Wipe that smile off of your face
Cos I'm not joking now
You'd better watch when you laugh at me
Cos I'm not joking now
BLUNDERBUSS
I felt the sea go right up my nose
And broken glass chop between my toes
With my snorkel and mask in my hand
I ventured to uncharted lands
And though the television told me not to breathe under here
The way it sucks and boils is no danger to me
The way it glitters and eddies and rolls to the shore
Brings the sea dog in me to the forehttp://www2.blogger.com/img/gl.bold.gif
And life at the bottom of the sea
I'll never be a spit boy in the Queen's Navy
My life at the bottom of the sea
Twenty-five fathoms and the ocean and me
My life at the bottom of the sea
A blunderbuss is all I ever wanted to be
Again
And the ocean soaked through my skin
But I wouldn't stop to breathe for anything
And the sea went right up my nose
And the timber creaked and the crows nest crowed
And though the television told me not to breathe under here
The way the ocean filled my lungs felt like oxygen to me
The way it glitters and it eddies and it rolls to the shore
Brings the sea dog in me to the fore
VANISH
I keep my head down and my nose out of trouble
I keep mum and the daddy leaves me alone
I keep my hand in and my ear to the ground
But I cry cos I miss my family
I see them, but only every other Sunday
The big one has got a boyfriend and a name about town
Their mother curses the day I was born
Want to hide and vanish for the rest of my life
I'll jump the wall if you take me with you
I'm here for my own peculiar sense of justice
For crimes more Diddy Dodd than Robin Hood
Suspended sentence or a luxury jail they lied
I want to vanish for the rest of my life
I can recall when I used to stand tall
Now I stare at the wall
Iﾕm going to vanish for the rest of my life
Her Majesty can make her own pleasure
For the rest of her life
HERE ON THE GRASS IN THE RAIN
Among certain people I am known as a layabout
I cultivate the image of a dilletante but not a lout
I move in circles that itﾕs better not to shout abohttp://www2.blogger.com/img/gl.bold.gifut
Trying to keep the smile on my face
I ain't got the energy to run from reality
And my temples are pounding
Cos I'm drinking on an empty head again
I'm all akimbo cos my memory's in limbo
And I'm sure I felt better yesterday
And the smile that I wear on my face
Needs watering again
That's why I'm lying out here on the grass in the rain
Once again
What a farce what a mess for you to see
The champagne, the grass, the rain and me
Face down's not such a bad place to be
With my eyes closed then I needn't know
HOT SATURDAY NIGHTLY
Sometimes the sound
Of hot Saturday nights are so cool
And everyone around
Is feeling just like you
The girls that walk the streets
Look good and smell so sweet
And anyone's allowed
To do what they want to do
My astral twin I call you Gemini
We were born to dance together side by side
And weﾕre going to set the night on fire
And you wear your T-shirt tightly
And you wear your lipstick brightly
And you kiss so out-of-sightly
Hot Saturday Nightly
The sun goes down
And the neon comes alive
The moonlight's found
The starlight in your eyes
The way you hold me tight
Makes music come to life
And every sound
Is singing that we'll never die
DOESN'T MAKE YOU RIGHT
I think it's nice to pretend
That the world's split down the middle
Cos picking teams is all so simple
When everything is in black and white
All our lives we never bend
Weﾕll never be the ones to buckle
Swear we'll never blow the whistle
Weﾕre faithfull bulldogs till the end
Cos we've got the will to keep on
Fighting till the world is beaten
Never listening just sticking in the knife
And the fight never ends
And the world's still full of people
Not just innocence and evil
Just because they're wrong
Doesn't make you right
The fight never ends
And the world's still full of people
Not just innocence and evil
Just because they're wrong
Doesn't make you right
When things look bad you look around to find fault
To deal with shit youﾕve got to be an arsehole
And when they're down your never less than vocal
Youﾕre always there to
Put their backs up to the wall
And nothingﾕs ever been your fault
And when you hear their mercy calls
You stick the boot in cos they told you...
An eye for an eye and a lie for a lie
You show no mercy, you haven't got the time
Sort your head out
VIRTUALLY
He's got his mind on the action on the screen on his TV
On his lap on the train he only sees what he wants to see
And he knows what kind of girl he wants to be
Virtually
He wouldn't notice if they took his legs away
He wouldn't notice if his eyes turned from green to grey
And if he noticed then he wouldn't have a word of sense to say
Anyway
He cried I'm drowning but there's no-one here to talk to me
He cried I'm drowning but there's no-one here to rescue me
THE LONELY ARE THE BEAUTIFUL
Life is hard when you're born beautiful
He seethed through a cloud of nicotine
When every word just drips with genius
People hang on everything you say
You spend your lifetime hiding away
Life is hard when you're born wonderful
He oozed through a lens smeared with vaseline
And if you seem to really give a damn
You give an inch they're sure to take three you'd see
If you had a face like me
And the lonely are the beautiful
The talented and slim
The lonely are the wonderful
They curse their cash and perfect skin
The lonely are the beautiful
Cos everyone they know
Are somehow slightly envious
Believe me cos I know
I can't afford to love with looks like these
FANCY
She is in love with me
It may be a dream
But donﾕt pinch me
I want to be fancy free
I bruise easily
It may only
Seem half-convincing
But it's fine for the likes of me
Out on parade
Drinking lemonade
Strolling past the bandstand
Trumpets play and play
The bass drums boom
And the pigeons fly away
A sunny afternoon
Whistling out of tune
Hand in hand and heads up in the moon
But you only leave me with the ghost of
You slipping out of focus
I had to close my eyes
To fix you in my mind
Colliding into lamposts all the time
BOX THIS FEELING
I want to box this feeling
To chain and lock this feeling
If you forgot this feeling
You could take it out and love me once again
And love me once again
I'd use this box for healing
The slamming doors and names and screaming
Sat up half the night not speaking
In a world of ice we faced the other way
We faced the other way
But when the night time takes itﾕs leaving
And the morning after creeps in
Then we open up this feeling
Once again
I want this box right beside me every evening
Want it close enough to touch when I am sleeping
Never leave my sight as long as I am breathing
I'll take it to the grave
LONDON TO BRIGHTON
We're leaving London after Junior Choice he said
"Best be getting our skates on"
She cranked his handle and into the morning they sped
To join the run down to Brighton
The sunlight danced on the chrome and the steel
The smell of leather and Italian wheels
The sound of church bells mixed with automobiles
In first gear - we'll have taken to strolling
Second gear - we'll be out on the town
In third gear - we'll be in the announcements
And in fourth gear you'll be in your wedding gown
Autumn blew off her bonnet
On the brow of Box Hill
But she paid no attention
She only noticed her husband to be and the
Tumbling ochre and crimson
The dappled sunlight took a peek through the trees
To get a glimpse of her silk and his tweed
Doing forty through the dew soaking leaves
A LITTLE LOVING
My name's no-one
I live a simple life on my own
At work I spend my lunchtimes alone
At nights I dream of meeting someone
Someone I can talk to, cry to
Share my thoughts and never lie to
But then I wake and I'm still lonesome
Only grateful that I didn't die alone
Is my poise the reason
No-one knows about my feelings?
Could it be my chiselled features
Didn't ought to show the splinters?
All I do is look on helpless
See them fall for lovers so selfish
They never seem to find the right kind
It breaks my heart but I don't mind
It happens every time
Cos they don't want to die alone
They want a little love
Don't want a heart that's made of stone
They want a little love
My name's no-one
Itﾕs horrible to be on my own
When everyone I try to talk to
Is always looking over my shoulder
Looking out for someone of status
Whose every word is bland and shameless
Just stop awhile & look in my eyes
Can't you see I have no need
For deceit or a lie's disguise?
Cos I don't want to die alone
I want a little love
Don't want a heart that's made of stone
I want a little love
Some love....
My love is waiting for the chance to show its' face
My love is patient but there's not much time to waste
My love is ready any time or any place
BALLET SHOES AND BRILLIANTINE
Nobody ever gave a damn
Or paid too much attention to me
Except for Mum and Maurice at the
Song Dance and Stage Academy
Ballet shoes and Brilliantine
Pony tails and dungarees
Tears and cameraderie
And the burden of my mother's dreams
But the roar of the greasepaint
And the smell of the crowd
Were never meant for me
I never had a problem with people
I only ask for things to be simple
But if people want to live through me they ought to ask
I never had a problem with people
I only ask for things to be simple
But if people want to live through me they ought to ask
They pay no attention to me
Nobody ever gave a damn
Or paid too much attention to me
Till I spited my face
At the Song Dance and Stage Academy
I can't erase the feeling of disgrace
And the look on my motherﾕs face
When informed of my display
I don't think anybody's ever going to say
Dress in tights again to me
They pay no attention to me
They don't care what I wanted to be
They pay no attention to me
They pay no attention