Shelf Life Lloyd Cole I am consumed by delusions of grandeur I'm fallen prey to the beautiful girl I have seen romance in the obvious quarters And I have painted myself into that world

Perfect Skin Lloyd Cole

i choose my friends only far too welli'm up on the pavement, they're all down in the cellarwith their government grants and my i.q.they brought me down to size, academia blueslouise is a girl, i kn...

Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken? Lloyd Cole

looking like a born againliving like a hereticlistening to arthur lee recordsmaking all your friends feel so guiltyabout their cynicismand the rest of their generationnot even the government are go...

Forest Fire Lloyd Cole

she crossed herself as she put on her thingsshe has promised once before not to live this wayif she don't calm down she will burn herself outlike a forest fire, well doesn't that make you smileif y...

You Will Never Be No Good Lloyd Cole

you will never be no goodno you will never be no goodd`you know what i`d do if i couldchop you up into firewoodbecause you have sinned far too many timesyou have sinned far too many timesand you wi...

Rattlesnakes Lloyd Cole

jodie wears a hat although it hasn't rained for six daysshe says a girl needs a gun these dayshey on account of all the rattlesnakesshe looks like eve marie saint in on the waterfrontshe reads simo...

Perfect Blue Lloyd Cole

Should you awake dear from your beauty sleepTo find your room swimming in blue and greenShould you awake to feel like you'd never sleptAnd feel so very old well don't you feel aloneI`m kind of blue...

Brand New Friend Lloyd Cole

walking in the rain walking with jesus and janejane was in her turtle neck i was much happier thenif i were to ask you what you would do with yourselfif i were to tell you would you just talk to yo...

Cut Me Down Lloyd Cole

I've been bought and soldI've been hung upside downso you can hear me breathingdo you think it`s easyI've been aching all through summerI've been aching just to fallcut me downI've been billy name ...

Lost Weekend Lloyd Cole

it took a lost weekend in a hotel in amsterdamand double pneumonia in a single roomand the sickest joke was the price of the medicineare you laughing at me now may i please laugh along with youthis...

Her Last Fling Lloyd Cole

there you go againalma tell me whenwill you never learnand now you`re underweightand overpaidyou will not be savedand you`re pushing 38heaven knows your train is latealthough my chance is slimyou p...

My Bag Lloyd Cole

hey i was walking my bagthrough a 20 storey non stop snow stormpirrelli calender girls wrestling in body lotionmy head's swimming with poetry and proseexcuse me one moment whilst i powder my noseme...

Jennifer She Said Lloyd Cole

jennifer we can't go wrong let's put it in writingjennifer we can't go wrong let's do it right nowmaybe you were a little hastybut they say love is blindnow her name on youjennifer in bluedid you e...

From The Hip Lloyd Cole

This one's from the hipoh mother you have sorely misjudged meit should have been whippedout of mewithout a father figured iyeh i concluded then that I'mnot for spitting onthis one's from the hipmy ...

Down On Mission Street Lloyd Cole

some say that you may soon be leaving towndo you tire of chasing all the women aroundwill you never be contented with your lifewill you always be the one who won't think twicewhen you go down on yo...

Charlotte Street Lloyd Cole

i was looking for a rhyme for the new york timeswhen i sensed i was not aloneshe said d'you know how to spell audaciouslyi could tell i was in luckand so i forced a smile contrary to my styleand sh...

2cv Lloyd Cole

it's the french 'deux cheval' not the literal 2cv. he ryhmes it with blue.she drove her mother's car, 'twas a deux chevali was most impressed by her casual dressi was most impressedinside her rente...

Four Flights Up (Bonus Track) Lloyd Cole

i was woken up at four a.m. by your screams and anguished criesyour mother was singing in the bathroom, she will never be my childoh baby talks in her sleep so loudwe're living four flights up but ...

Patience (Bonus Track) Lloyd Cole

early in the morning, just by the break of daywell that's when my patience went awayshe took her bags but she left all her clothesshe took her keys and left me out in the coldwearing a plastic coat...

Don't Look Back Lloyd Cole

when you're nothing to no oneand you're less than you canand you're looking for someonewho won't cling to anythingso you're stuck in some motelwith the sound of her sleepingdon't you feel kinda old...

What Do You Know About Love? Lloyd Cole

rain on me, i'm not complainingi'm soaking from my hat down to my shoesrain on me 'cause i'm believinglove is something i get to losewhat do you know about love?what do you know about love?what do ...

No Blue Skies Lloyd Cole

You wanna leave me baby be my guestAll i'm gonna do is cryAnd then i'm gonna find there's someone elseAnd tear the stars out of the skyLooking for something when there's nothing there to be foundMa...

Sweetheart Lloyd Cole

i got your letter baby the one that saidyou been loving me too long maybe we should kick it in the headright onwell i guess you've really got some kind of way with wordsmaybe you could be a writery...

To The Church Lloyd Cole

i'm looking for a religious girlwith child-bearing hips and a wedding veilbut i'm saddened to report sir, it's not easythis town is full of those cynical girlswalking two steps behind forty-five-ye...

Downtown Lloyd Cole

i want to take you down to the side of the citywhere the sun doesn't shine and the moon isn't prettythe slow train crawls in the nights and the daysare as warm as the smoke and the heat hazeyes and...

A Long Way Down Lloyd Cole

Didnt I hear you say your hearts made out of steelNo ones gonna get so close,No ones gonna know how you feelNow youre a punch drunk sycophant, a little s.o.b.You say your mind is made up, isnt that...

Ice Cream Girl Lloyd Cole

maybe i'm a little old-fashioned, maybe you're a little unkindmaybe i'm a little impatient, we'll concede that in mindyou won't give me your number, you won't give me your timeyou said meet me on t...

I Hate To See You Baby Doing That Stuff Lloyd Cole

i love to see you in your sweater girli love you in your high tall bootsi love to see you in your sweater girllove to see you walking that cute, you know iti love to see you in your leather skinlov...

Waterline Lloyd Cole

well it used to be everything was fineeverything, this all was mineall i had to do was write it downyou'd just be there with your perfect frowni made up my mindi traded holy water for cheap winei r...

Mercy Killing Lloyd Cole

shirley i love you 'til i'm drunkand on and on and never to stopthe way i see it it's sad to say it but it's trueyou're gonna be all that i needso sad to see her looking so rustedthere must be more...

The Young Idealists Lloyd Cole

Cole I know I said I favoured peaceful resolution But that was when we were the young idealists The Young Idealists Raging through the coffee shops and bars Make believe the world was really ours

Woman In A Bar Lloyd Cole

Cole Idealised vision of a woman through a smokefilled twentieth century screenplay Advancing Towards protagonist with paperback and beer Manifestly failing to disappear Now that the children are

Antidepressant Lloyd Cole

Cole I’m serving 12 to 15 working the coffee machine I’ve got a licence to fly underneath the radar She’s about 50 feet north As Seen On TV store I know she’s going to tune me in sooner or later With

I Didn't See It Coming Lloyd Cole

Gone fishing, called an intermissionOn account of being overcookedHead swimming, children and the womenLeave me stranded on my burning deckAnd one fine morningI awoke to hear you callingCouldn't be...

Everysong Lloyd Cole

Cole Think you’re really something ,now Just because I offer you A ride in my brand new car When you know we’re nothing more than just Smoke and rhetoric And we’re barely rhyming as we are So don

I Am Not Willing Lloyd Cole

"Never doubting Always faithful She returns She says she loves me And I could always Come to her She can't imagine how Another lover Could turn her head And I'm so grateful That I'm still...

Slip Away Lloyd Cole

Clark-Cole No longer harbour To escapist design I propose an exit strategy Could you let it go?

Travelling Light Lloyd Cole

She's got the porter by the baggage carousel She's got the means to make him hurt a little She's going places he no longer dreams about Beautiful dreams, no doubt Dreams of Savannah mornings hung w...

Rolodex Incident Lloyd Cole

Cole Tripped on your Rolodex Brought up a cloud of dust I had to take an antihistamine Before I could move on and assess the damage done The fallout to contain The nonedescript manuscript on which

Loveless W

다시 곱게 구겨지는 너의 한숨 그저 그 뿐 또 하나의 다른 이별일 뿐 이젠 조금 지겨워진 너의 눈물 그저 그 뿐 또 하나의 다른 이별일 뿐 돌아보지마 눈부신 햇살 아래 너무나 단순한 시계소리 빛나던 여름과 그 푸른 비늘 어느새 하얗게 쉬슬어버린 기억 잠시 얇게 흔들리는 너의 음성 그저 그 뿐 또 하나의 다른 이별일 뿐 돌아보지마 눈부신 햇살 아래 너무...

loveless where the story ends

다시 곱게 구겨지는 너의 한숨 그저 그 뿐 또 하나의 다른 이별일 뿐 이젠 조금 지겨워진 너의 눈물 그저 그 뿐 또 하나의 다른 이별일 뿐 돌아보지마 눈부신 햇살 아래 잠시 얇게 흔들리는 너의 음성 그저 그 뿐 또 하나의 다른 이별일 뿐 그리고 또 다시 새로운 바람 어느새 아무런 느낌도 없는 이름