KEVIN COYNE LYRICS - Numbers

 

17th Floor (the) (Kevin Coyne - 1990) (ROMANCE ROMANCE )

There's a man weakening down, wandering round, up on the 17th floor

Curtains drawn, all alone, it's almost done, up on the 17th floor

He wants to cry, he'd like to die, he'd like to fly from the 17th floor

People passing by shout Hello

Through the letter boxes as they gaily go

People passing by shout Hello

They don't really, really know

It's all so false up on the 17th floor

It's late at night, there's no light

Nothing bright, up on the 17th floor

Looks down below, watches people as they go

They look up, they don't know, up on the 17th floor

They could lift up a helping hand

They could try to understand up on the 17th floor

People passing by shout Hello

Through the letter boxes as they gaily go

People passing by shout Hello

But it's just a show up on the 17th floor

People passing by shout Hello

Through the letter boxes as they gaily go

People passing by shout Hello

But they don't know up on the 17th floor

It's all pain (x2)

There's no gain up on the 17th floor

There's no end, where are the friends

There's no friends up on the 17th floor

Social worker calls, a social call

Doesn't care at all up on the 17th floor

People passing by shout Hello

Scream through the letter boxes as they go

People passing by shout Hello

They just scream, they don't know up on the 17th floor

Up on the 17th floor (repeat)

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1955 (Willy Wagner/Ralf Gustke/Tom Liwa/Ali Neander/Kevin Coyne - 1996) (KNOCKING ON YOUR BRAIN)

I want to rock with you baby, I want to roll with you baby, rock with you baby like in 1955

I want to shake with you baby, shake with you baby, shake with you baby like in 1955

Down the ballroom, turning round, turning round like in 1955

I said ooh pretty baby, ooh pretty baby, ooh pretty baby, I love you, I love you, yes I do (x2)

Go! Keep rocking boys like 1955

I want to rock with you baby, I want to roll with you baby, I want to rock with you baby like in 1955

I want to shake with you baby, shake with you baby, I want to shake with you baby like in 1955

Ooh pretty baby, ooh pretty baby, ooh pretty baby, ooh I love you, I do

Ooh pretty baby, ooh pretty baby, ooh pretty baby, ooh I love you, I do, I love you, yes I do

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