How We Operate
Album - 2 maggio 2006 - Debaser id 314463

I stopped tryin' to write the things I don't like
And I started goin' back to where I'd been before
She said "I don't blame you I'd do the same"
Opportunity knocks knocks knocks open the door
But I think she saw through it
I see through myself
Another chance gone, won't get many more

But I'm not the only guy I know that
I'm not the only guy I know that
You never notice
The only guy I know, well I'm not the only guy I know
That you never notice

I stopped tryin' to write the things I don't like
And I started goin' back to where I'd been before
She said "I don't blame you I'd do the same"
Opportunity knocks knocks knocks open the door
But I think she saw through it
I see through myself
Another chance gone, won't get many more

But that's not the only lie I told you
That's not the only lie I told you
You never notice
The only lie I told you, that's not the only lie I told you
You never notice
The only lie I told you, that's not the only lie I told you
You never notice

I can tell you're in denial, get over it
I can tell you're in denial, get over it
I can tell you're in denial, get over it
I can tell you're in denial

I'm not the only guy I know that you never notice

Day to day
Where do you want to be?
'Cos now you're trying to pick a fight
With everyone you need

You seem like a soldier
Who's lost his composure
You're wounded and play a waiting game
In no-man's land no-one's to blame

See the world
Find an old fashioned girl
And when all's been said and done
It's the things that are given, not won
Are the things that you want

Empty handed, surrounded by a senseless scene
With nothing of significance
Besides a shadow of a dream
You sound like an old joke
You're worn-out, a bit broke
An' askin me time and time again
When the answer's still the same

See the world
Find an old fashioned girl
And when all's been said and done
It's the things that are given, not won
Are the things that you want

You've got a chance to put things right
So how's it going to be?
Lay down your arms now
And put us beyond doubt
So reach out it's not too far away
Don't mess around now, don't delay

Calm down
And get straight
It's in our eyes
It's how we operate

You're true
You are
I'd apologize but it won't go very far

Please come here
Come right on over
And when we collide we'll see what gets left over

A little joy
A little sorrow
And a little pride so we won't have to borrow
Wherever you lead, I'll follow

Turn me inside out and upside down
And try to see things my way
Turn a new page, tear the old one out
And I'll try to see things your way

Please come here
Please come on over


There is no line that you can't step right over
Without you well I'm left hollow
So can we decide to try a little joy tomorrow
'Cos baby tonight I'll follow

Turn me inside out and upside down
And try to see things my way
Turn a new page, tear the old one out
And I'll try to see things your way

The way that we've been speaking now
I swear that we'd be friends, I swear
'Cos all these little deals go down with
Little consequences, we share, we share

Turn me inside out and upside down
And try to see things my way
Turn a new page, tear the old one out
And I'll try to see things your way

And I'm gonna love you anyway
Try to see things your way
Try to see things your way
Try to see things your way

Oh no, why can't you get along?
Okay, I know its not my place.
I've gotta say somethin'
I've gotta say somethin'
I've gotta speak

She'll never leave
And you can never throw her out
Impossible to conceive
You'd rather be with than without
That's just the fear talkin
That's just the fear talkin
That's just the fear

Don't let it take you
Like it nearly took me
Fear
Don't let it fool you
Like it nearly fooled me
Fear

Remember the good old days
Well love is like a dragonfly
So beautiful
It will die
And disappear before your eyes
I'm no philosopher
I am no poet
I'm just trying to help you out

Don't let it fool you
Like it nearly fooled me
Fear
Don't let it take you
Like it nearly took me

So you sit and wait
For another man to take your place
And when, when he comes
Would you welcome him with open arms

You'll feel a hundred years younger
You'll feel a hundred years younger
You'll feel no fear

Don't let it take you
Like it nearly took me
Fear
Don't let it fool you
Like it nearly fooled me
Fear
Don't let it kill you
Like it nearly killed me
Fear

She's a Wicked Girl
Worst in all the world
A mystery lies in her

She spends her days
in a violent rage
try as I might
I love her

Everytime the tears run dry
the story goes
what's left behind
shivers like a leaf
taciturn and gentle
it's not hard to believe

The Girlshapedlovedrug
messes with my mind
Don't ask me why,
the Girlshapedlovedrug
messes with your mind

She likes to fight
the whole world bang to rights
yours truly, I'd die for her

The growing pains
dissolve in lemonade
the sweetness flies to her

Every time her temper flares
a storm will blow
what's left's so rare

A fragment of the girl
soft and sentimental
the side she tries not to share

The Girlshapedlovedrug
messes with my head
Don't ask me why,
the Girlshapedlovedrug
messes with your mind
Don't ask me why,
the Girlshapedlovedrug
messes with my mind

When your song is sung
don't let me colour your opinion
that girl's my life, I tell ya

Every time my tears run dry
and the moment's flown
and re-designed

My feelings for the girl
how could I be with out her?
I would surely still find

The Girlshapedlovedrug
messes with my mind
Don't ask me why,
the Girlshapedlovedrug
messes with my mind
Don't ask me why,
the Girlshapedlovedrug
messes with your mind
Don't ask me why,
the Girlshapedlovedrug
messes with my mind

Well its been more than a year
Since I lived by the sea
And though we both have been moving
You came back to me
And I remember the old signs we threw off the pier
They've been burning for God knows
They sink, disappear

Take one day of my lifestyle
Passing ghosts in the street
I chase them away with alcohol
But they don't get drunk

The ghosts around your city
Have all got my name
I wonder how I'm glowing
I wonder why I'm glowing
I wonder how I'm glowing
I wonder why I'm glowing

A temperamental ex stops and asks her why
But "why?" cannot expect a true reply
Somehow love's picture hangs imperfect
And hand on heart we learn the score
The lovers and their wars
Are wondering whats meant to be

For hope will spring eternal
While love has got you on your knees, oh-oh-oh
Sha-la-la-la, woman
Sha-la-la-la, man
Sha-la-la-la, woman
Sha-la-la-la, man
Sha-la-la-la, woman
Always and much more

Her body makes an "S", today they made a scene
His sleepless needing her, he dogs her dreams
Then he wakes up on her doorstep
Then he wakes up on his floor
More drunken than before
She wouldn't open up to him

But hope will spring eternal
Through a multitude of sins, oh-oh-oh
Sha-la-la-la, woman
Sha-la-la-la, man
Sha-la-la-la, woman
Sha-la-la-la, man
Sha-la-la-la, woman
Always, always, always

For hope will spring eternal
While love has got you on your knees
Sha-la-la-la, woman
Sha-la-la-la, man
Sha-la-la-la, woman
Sha-la-la-la, man
Sha-la-la-la, woman
Always and forever more

I wish I could cry on demand,
Boo Hoo, Boo Hoo
Given all these troubles on my mind,
the tears won't come out.

I've been shaking, shaking in my boots
every time I hear my telephone ring
It can't possibly be you,
You never call,
not since my little accident.

I didn't mean to cause any trouble
I didn't know you were so serious
Yeah, I didn't mean to burst our bubble
It can only float for so long

Now I realise, I realise they were wrong,
'cos what happens in Vegas,
don't take very long,
to travel accross continents,
and onwards overseas,
onto our little island,
to our city, our home,
but

I didn't mean to cause any trouble
I didn't know you were so serious
Yeah, I didn't mean to burst our bubble
It could only float for so long

Sometimes I wish, I could cry on demand
Boo Hoo, Boo Hoo
Given all these troubles on my mind,
the tears won't come out.

I didn't mean to cause any trouble
I didn't know you were so serious
Yeah, I didn't mean to burst our bubble
It could only float for so long

Sometimes I wish, I could cry on demand
Boo Hoo, Boo Hoo
Given all these troubles on my mind,
the tears won't come out.

I wish, I could cry on demand
Boo Hoo, Boo Hoo
Given all these troubles on my mind,
the tears won't come out,
the tears won't come out,
the tears won't come out.

I epitomise restraint
But time has tempered my discretion
I'm bound to betray myself someday
I'm hitting the road
(hitting the road)
And saying goodbye
(saying goodbye)
I'll never look backwards
Let the sun get in my eyes

Oh, don't make me laugh
You're not fooled by the way I come over
Don't make me laugh and don't make me cry
So long, goodbye

This parted history we share
Poorly wrapped and hardly mentioned
An unreciprocal glint in your eye
It's hard to know
(it's hard to know)
Who's telling a lie
(telling a lie)
You never say never
and see your vanity deprived

Oh, don't make me laugh
You're not fooled by the way I come over
Don't make me laugh and don't make me cry
So long, goodbye

Don't make me laugh
There is no other way I could know her
Don't make me laugh and don't make me cry
So long, goodbye
'Cause you know

Don't make me laugh
You're not fooled by the way I come over
Don't make me laugh and don't make me cry
So long, goodbye

Don't make me laugh
There is no other way I could know her
Don't make me laugh and don't make me cry
So long, so long, so long,
Goodbye