KEVIN
COYNE LYRICS - Y
You
Can't do That (Kevin Coyne - 1981)
(POINTING THE FINGER)
You
can't do that (x4)
Yes you
can, yes you can, yes you can if you like (x2)
You can't
do that (x4)
Yes you
can, yes you can, yes you can if you like (x2)
Don't
let anybody tell you who you are (x3)
It's
you, it's you, you're the star
(repeat
everything 2 times)
You can't
do that (ad lib)
You
can't Kill us (Kevin Coyne
- 1980) (SANITY STOMP)
You can
say I'm neurotic, say I'm psychotic, say that I stink, say that I'll think
but you can't kill me, no you can't kill me
You can
call me a fool, say that I'm cruel, say that I'm smart, say I've got no heart
but you can't kill me, no you can't kill me
You can
talk behind my back, hear the crack, I can hear the smacks, there's nothing
I don't lack but you can't kill me, you can't kill me
You can
say I'm brave, you can say I'm a slave, you can say I don't shave, you can
rant and rave but you can't kill me, no you can't kill me
Oh oh
oh no they cannot, cannot kill me
Oh oh
oh no they cannot, cannot kill us
Oh oh
oh no no no they can't kill us
One more
time
I said
oh oh oh no no no they can't kill us
You
Know Who (Kevin Coyne - 1977) (ON
THE RADIO)
I've
been waiting all my life for someone who really loves me
I've
discovered of my wife, she 's the one who loves me
Don't
stand around my bed as if I'm almost dying
I'm the
one who's got the head, God knows why you're crying
You had
all the expensive meals
You had
all the four-wheels
You heard
about all the deals
Why do
you squeal, why do you, why do you, why do you, why do you squeal now?
I've
seen your painted face in more than one bar
Your
ideal of your self so that's who you are
Remember
I know who is me and I always did
Don't
want you like a servant, don't want you to do my bedding now
But you
seem to be everything I never wanted to be
You stand
in the rain, no wonder, no wonder you scream with pain
No wonder,
no wonder you scream with pain now
You're
living in a hole and it's dark inside
I know
you laugh with my friends because I really love my bride
But that's
the reason I'm there and that's the reason I'm here
You could
never be me though you try to be, my dear
Pain
after pain, it's just like a train
With
a smoke poison, you're nearly gone, you're nearly gone, you're nearly gone,
you're nearly gone
You're
falling
Well
you know who
I know
you knew know who
Oh you,
you know you
You don't
know me if you think that'll do
You don't
know me no you won't do no no
You're
so Sophisticated (Kevin Coyne - 1974) (CAPITOL)
You're so
sophisticated
You're so
constipated
But you give
everything and you sell it all, every little bit
Your big white
suit and blonde hair *
Oh the scent
of Devil, he may care
The hint of
nanies guiding you through big halls, hallways *
And you are
one of the Empire's survivors *
You could
have easily been a deep-sea diver
Your father
would have allowed you to be that if you wanted it, maybe you did
But I still
see your tiny hands searching open doors and watching the man as he pours
out the cocktails, little tiny drops for everyone, what about you?
You never
had much ?? toys and you were never allowed to mix with other boys and
I think it's
a shame that's why I can't talk to you, though I'd like to do
Well, you
think I'm a working class man and you're right, so right, that's what I am
Playing with
spoons for cars in the dirty things, I never saw a ring till I was 19
You're so
sophisticated
God but I
think you're constipated but my theory of life is Everyone to his own, but
you didn't, you didn't, you didn't, you didn't want yours, you didn't want
yours, you didn't want yours, you didn't want yours
Here's something
anyway that says
There's a
solution just for you
And ?? tell
me what to do
But maybe
I'm just as, just as bad off as you, suffering too
So let's us
try to be sophisticated
At least we
know the meaning of constipated
Let's shoot
it out and get on with it all, get on with it all
*these lines hint that the song could be about Kevin Ayers: "Apart from being a fair description of Ayers' stage appearance at that time, this reflects his privileged upbringing in Malaysia", (Percy from whatevershebringswesing group)
You're
so Wonderful (Friedl Pohrer/Kevin
Coyne - 1995) (CRAZY FRANK)
Walking down
the avenue, the trees are bowing to look at you
It comes as
no surprise to me because you're so wonderful wonderful
All my friends
say, why are you living in a fantasy, I say I've found my dream on earth with
her, she's so wonderful
And I dont
know the time of day, I cant even find my way, I'm lost without control, you've
taken over my soul
But it's wonderful,
and I don't mind
Sitting in
my hotel room, gazing into the mirror there, there's your beautiful face again
and it looks so wonderful
Tomorrow you'll
be gone, the ten o'clock train home but the memory lingers on because you're
so wonderful
And I dont
know the time of day, I can't even find my way, can't find the words to say,
can't find the words to say, all I can say is wonderful, you're so wonderful,
you're so wonderful, you're so wonderful. A wonderful one (ad lib)
You're
The Girl For Me (Kevin Coyne - 1985) (MANEGE)
I
just want to bleed for you baby, crazy about you, just when you hold my hand
Bleed
for you baby when you touch me, I'm your loving man
All shake
me all night long, that's all I'm really asking for
Oh honey
when you touch me, baby that's all I adore
Oh my
Stephanie, you're the girl for me, you're the girl for me,
mein Frau, that's good
I'll
be your little baby Kevin, cause I'm crazy about you, crazy about you when
you touch me
Shake
me up all night, put your hands in mine, all night, touch me with those longs
??
Your
Holiness (Kevin Coyne/Pete Kirtley - 1982) (PØLITICZ)
Your
Holiness, say a prayer for me
My brother
and myself we beseech
You help
us in our quest for eternal happiness
And money,
money, money, money, money, and money, money, money, money, money, money
Your
Holiness, now come down here
Give
us the benefit of your advice
Keep
on praying, keep on praying, keep on saying, "God will save us all, He'll
save us all"
Your
Holiness, with your baubles and beads
Your
jewellery for all the world's needs
Send
an aeroplane of snowy white through the clouds with Gods light
And money,
money, money. money and money, money, money. money, money
Your
Holiness, you're not listening to me (x2)
I'm
dying day by day, millions of others are going the same way
Your
Holiness, you're not listening to me (x2)
I'm dying
day by day, I'm so confused
You can't
help anyway
You
Say You're Mine (Kevin Coyne - 1986) (MAINZ)
Rambling operator,
going from town to town, way down
Try to put
everybody down
Knocking on
my door, two o'clock at night
Standing there
??
I don't really
care and I don't really mind
I love you,
I must be blind
Rambling operator,
I don't really mind
I love you
though I must be blind
You say he's
mine
You say you're
mine (x3)
Now I'll be
your little playboy, I'll be your little fool
I'll be your
little joker, you can treat me cruel
You cheat
me up at night, you cheat me way down
But I'm just
a little county boy, a little county mouse
You say you're
mine (x2)
You say it
all the time
You say you're
mine
Now give me
one kiss just before I go
Tell me you'll
see me next time
I suppose
I don't really care what I really do
But I know
when I need you, I'm out singing the blues
You say you're
mine (x4)
Rambling operator,
going from town to town
Try to put
people like me down
I may be paranoid,
??
But I don't
want you near me, I don't want you around
You say he's
mine (x4)
Rambling operator,
I'll tell you one more time
Give me some
relief for this ragged head of mine
I'm really
shooked up now, confused, don't know what to do
Give me the
telephone, I want to ring home
I want to
ring home (x6)
I want to
go home
She said she's
mine (x8)
You
Used to be my Friend (Kevin Coyne - 2000) (CELLAR
2 )
I
told you last night, I told you before
Don't
talk to me like that
You
keep on saying: "Kevin, you look awful strange
You
surely get more fat"
You
still love me like you used to love me but now
Everything's
drifted away
I
love you so very very much
But
those golden days have fled away
Oh
you're my reason to live
You're
my reason to be
Don't
be like this with me (x2)
I
used to your sweet little honey bee, yeah
But
now you're talking to me like I was a fool
And
thinking of throwing me outdoors
Dragging
me and my name round the street
You're
gonna take me ??
Taking
every ??, taking my house and everything
Left
me stranded outside
It
was only twenty years ago
You
used to be my happy blushing bride
But
I, oh what you're doing to me
Oh
little old me
Your
little fat honey bee
What
you're doing, what you're doing to me
You've
taken all my Lou Reed records
And
you fucked up my life, oh my God
You've
taken all my Lou Reed records
And
you fucked up my life
You
used to be a very adoring person till you became a feminist
And
now you don't even want to be my wife
I
think I'm collapsing on this song, I'm getting very very upset, the memories
are still painful
I
don't like well made songs and well tailored songs, I don't like songwriters
in fact
They
bore me to fucking death
So
I'm doing this as a negative sort, a negative way just to prove that anarchy
can be emotional too
So
I tell you this song is about somebody I used to know but we're still the
best of friends
And
I'm always, you know, I'm making it up as I go along to remind you
That
friendships end
You
used to be my friend (x4)
You
Were the One (Kevin Coyne - 1986) (SCHWIMMBAD)
I'm
lonely, I'm crying, you know
Walking
down London streets on my own
You
locked the door and I can't get in
A
drunken fool, a crazy little man me, alright
Chorus: You
were the one with those ??
At
London Bridge, down by the river Thames
Watching
all the drunks in a ??
It's
a dark and dreary place with nowhere to go
I
know you treated me bad but I still love you so
Chorus
??
I'm
just drunk again, sipping in this beer
Let
me in, I loved you so twenty year
Don't
throw me out (x2)
See
my tears
Chorus
You
Won't Like It (Kevin Coyne - 1982) (HALF
MOON 90)
Out
on the balcony, starts to rain
The
prescription was wrong
It's
dull again
And
your mother don't like it and neither do you
There
is no future, less you know you die
In
a big church, gold everywhere
A
man with long arms, prays, says he cares
But
he doesn't like it, he really knows
There
is no heaven, it's just silk and clothes
Talking
to you, give me a line
About
a future, a life divine
But
I don't believe it, neither should you
You're
just thirty-eight and learning the truth
Well
you've got a friend, a friend in me
Tell
you what I know, but I hope you see
You
won't like it, nobody does
Maybe
you'll curse me but I'm telling you the truth
Telling
you the truth (x3)
You You You (Kevin Coyne/Jon Langford/Pat Brennan/John Rice/RobertCoyne - 2002) (ONE DAY IN CHICAGO)
It’s an illusion to expect me to be normal like you
I’m quite special and precious in my way and I don’t want anything to do with you
I don’t need your lurking about, your fuuny games, I don’t need it, it’s all a shame
I’m very special, I’ve got a special brain
Some say that I’m insane
I’m very proud, prouder than you think
I’m very proud, this world stinks
I’m engaged to a woman
She’s 57 tomorrow morning
I’m always wondering what she’s doing when I’m not around
But something’s dawning in my mind
She’s confusing me with all the letters she sends
She tells me that she’s got special friends
But I belive it’s a man who’s tall and dark
This man is evil, he’s a shark
He’s stealing my girl
Stealing my girl (x3)
I’m so special, I usually am
Not too many friends in here who understand
I’m a strange little fellow at least that’s what my mother used to say.
She said ‘You’ll never be anything particular, you’re just being normal, going your way ; up the street, down the street, nobody will say ‘He’s a glamourous thing!’.
You’re a little dull, you could have been an angel but let’s face it, you never grew the wings.
You’re so ?? cantankerous, funny, in a odd kind, oh such a perverse way.
Oh I’m perverse
I am not like you
I’m perverse
And I am not like you
Ascend, ascend my friend
Act angelic and do something special today
Sitting on the window sill, look over the sky
Leave that 9 to 5
You can enjoy yourself if you really try, there’s something in the back of your head, in your brain, that could sustain a brand new generation of optimistic, frequently optimistic, young people
You don’t have to be like that
You don’t have to be like them
You are yourself
You’re truly yourself, yes you are, truly yourself
That’s it then. Got the message? In the midst of some insanity, there’s always a little comon sense. Just remember that. You are yourself. You are yourself. You’re nobody else. You’re yourself. You’re nobody else.
That’s you (x2)
You’re not me, no
That’s you (x2)
You’re not me, no
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