There is a light that never goes out

Take me out tonight

where there's music and there's people
and they're young and alive
driving in your car
i never never want to go home
because i haven't got one
anymore
Take me out tonight
because i want to see people and i
want to see life
driving in your car
oh, please don't drop me home
because it's not my home, it's their
home, and i'm welcome no more
and if a double-decker bus
crashes into us
to die by your side
is such a heavenly way to die
and if a ten-ton truck
kills the both of us
to die by your side
well, the pleasure - the privilege is mine
take me out tonight
take me anywhere, i don't care
i don't care, i don't care
and in the darkened underpass
i thought oh god, my chance has come at
last
(but then a strange fear gripped me and i
just couldn't ask)
take me out tonight
oh, take me anywhere, i don't care
i don't care, i don't care
driving in your car
i never never want to go home
because i haven't got one, da ...
oh, i haven't got one
and if a double-decker bus
crashes into us

to die by your side

is such a heavenly way to die
and if a ten-ton truck
kills the both of us
to die by your side
well, the pleasure - the privilege is mine
oh, there is a light and it never goes out
there is a light and it never goes out
there is a light and it never goes out
there is a light and it never goes out
there is a light and it never goes out
there is a light and it never goes out
there is a light and it never goes out
there is a light and it never goes out
there is a light and it never goes out

Barbarism begins at home

Unruly boys
who will not grow up
must be taken in hand
unruly girls
who will not settle down
they must be taken in hand
A crack on the head
is what you get for not asking
and a crack on the head
is what you get for asking
unruly boys
who will not grow up
must be taken in hand
unruly girls
who will not settle down
they must be taken in hand
a crack on the head
is what you get for not asking
and a crack on the head
is what you get for asking
no ... a crack on the head
is what you get for not asking
and a crack on the head
is what you get for asking
a crack on the head
is just what you get
why ? because of who you are !
and a crack on the head
is just what you get
why ? because of what you are !
a crack on the head
because of :
those things you said
things you said
the things you did
unruly boys
who will not grow
must be taken in hand

unruly girls
who will not grow
they must be taken in hand
ah ... oh, no ... oh, no
ah ... oh, no ... oh, no
no ... no, no, no
no ... no, no

Bigmouth strikes again

Sweetness, sweetness i was only joking
when i said i'd like to smash every tooth
in your head
Oh ... sweetness, sweetness, i was only
joking
when i said by rights you should be
bludgeoned in your bed
and now i know how joan of arc felt
now i know how joan of arc felt
as the flames rose to her roman nose
and her walkman started to melt
oh ...
bigmouth, la ... bigmouth, la ...
bigmouth strikes again
and i've got no right to take my place
with the human race
oh, bigmouth, la ... bigmouth, la
bigmouth strikes again
and i've got no right to take my place
with the human race
and now i know how joan of arc felt
now i know how joan of arc felt
as the flames rose to her roman nose
and her hearing aid started to melt
bigmouth, la ... bigmouth, la ...
bigmouth strikes again
and i've got no right to take my place
with the human race
oh ...
bigmouth, oh ... bigmouth, la ...
bigmouth strikes again
and i've got no right to take my place
with the human race
oh ...
bigmouth, oh ... bigmouth, la ...
bigmouth strikes again

and i've got no right to take my place

with the human race
oh ...
bigmouth, oh ... bigmouth, la ...
bigmouth strikes again
and i've got no right to take my place
with the human race
oh ...

Hand in glove
Hand in glove
the sun shines out of our behinds
no, it's not like any other love
this one is different - because it's us
Hand in glove
we can go wherever we please
and everything depends upon
how near you stand to me
and if the people stare
then the people stare
oh, i really don't know and i really don't
care
kiss my shades
Hand in glove
the good people laugh
yes, we may be hidden by rags
but we've something they'll never have
hand in glove
the sun shines out of our behinds
yes, we may be hidden by rags
but we've something they'll never have
and if the people stare
then the people stare
oh, i really don't know and i really don't
care
kiss my shades ... oh ...
So, hand in glove i stake my claim
i'll fight to the last breath
if they dare touch a hair on your head
i'll fight to the last breath
for the good life is out there somewhere
so stay on my arm, you little charmer
but i know my luck too well
yes, i know my luck too well
and i'll probably never see you again

i'll probably never see you again

i'll probably never see you again
oh ...

Handsome devil
All the streets are crammed with things
eager to be held
i know what hands are for
and i'd like to help myself
you ask me the time
but i sense something more
and i would like to give
what i think you're asking for
you handsome devil
oh, you handsome devil
Let me get my hands
on your mammary glands
and let me get your head
on the conjugal bed
i say, i say, i say
i crack the whip
and you skip
but you deserve it
you deserve it, deserve it, deserve it
a boy in the bush
is worth two in the hand
i think i can help you get through your
exams
oh, you handsome devil
oh, let me get my hands
on your mammary glands
and let me get your head
on the conjugal bed
i say, i say, i say
i crack the whip
and you skip
but you deserve it
you deserve it, deserve it, deserve it
and when we're in your scholarly room
who will swallow whom ?
when we're in your scholarly room
who will swallow whom ?
you handsome devil

oh, let me get my hands

on your mammary glands
and let me get your head
on the conjugal bed
i say, i say, i say
there's more to life than books, you know
but not much more
oh, there's more to life than books, you
know
but not much more, not much more
oh, you handsome devil
oh, you handsome devil
ow !

Heaven knows im miserable now

was happy in the haze of a drunken
hour
But heaven knows I'm miserable now
I was looking for a job, and then I found a
job
And heaven knows I'm miserable now
In my life
Why do I give valuable time
To people who don't care if I live or die ?
Two lovers entwined pass me by
And heaven knows I'm miserable now
I was looking for a job, and then I found a
job
And heaven knows I'm miserable now
In my life
Oh, why do I give valuable time
To people who don't care if I live or die ?
What she asked of me at the end of the
day
Caligula would have blushed
"You've been in the house too long" she
said
And I (naturally) fled
In my life
Why do I smile
At people who I'd much rather kick in the
eye ?
I was happy in the haze of a drunken
hour
But heaven knows I'm miserable now
"You've been in the house too long" she
said
And I (naturally) fled

In my life
Why do I give valuable time
To people who don't care if I live or die ?

still ill
I decree today that life
is simply taking and not giving
england is mine - it owes me a living
but ask me why, and i'll spit in your eye
oh, ask me why, and i'll spit in your eye
but we cannot cling to the old dreams
anymore
no, we cannot cling to those dreams
Does the body rule the mind
or does the mind rule the body ?
i dunno...
under the iron bridge we kissed
and although i ended up with sore lips
it just wasn't like the old days anymore
no, it wasn't like those days
am i still ill ?
oh ...
am i still ill ?
oh ...
does the body rule the mind
or does the mind rule the body ?
i dunno...
ask me why, and i'll die
oh, ask me why, and i'll die
and if you must, go to work - tomorrow
well, if i were you i really wouldn't bother
for there are brighter sides to life
and i should know, because i've seen
them
but not very often ...
under the iron bridge we kissed
and although i ended up with sore lips
it just wasn't like the old days anymore
no, it wasn't like those days
am i still ill ?
oh ...
oh, am i still ill ?
oh ...

The headmaster ritual

Belligerent ghouls
run manchester schools
Spineless swines
cemented minds
sir leads the troops
jealous of youth
same old suit since 1962
he does the military two-step
down the nape of my neck
i wanna go home
i don't wanna stay
give up education
as a bad mistake
mid-week on the playing fields
sir thwacks you on the knees
knees you in the groin
elbow in the face
bruises bigger than dinner plates
i wanna go home
i don't wanna stay
da-da-da ...
belligerent ghouls
run manchester schools
spineless bastards all ...
sir leads the troops
jealous of youth
same old jokes since 1902
he does the military two-step
down the nape of my neck
i wanna go home
i don't want to stay

give up life
as a bad mistake
please excuse me from gym
i've got this terrible cold coming on
he grabs and devours
he kicks me in the showers
kicks me in the showers
and he grabs and devours
i want to go home
i don't want to stay...
da-da-da ...

This charming man

Punctured bicycle
on a hillside desolate
will nature make a man of me yet ?
When in this charming car
this charming man
why pamper life's complexity
when the leather runs smooth
on the passenger seat ?
i would go out tonight
but i haven't got a stitch to wear
this man said "it's gruesome
that someone so handsome should care"
ah ! a jumped-up pantry boy
who never knew his place
he said "return the ring"
he knows so much about these things
he knows so much about these things
i would go out tonight
but i haven't got a stitch to wear
this man said "it's gruesome
that someone so handsome should care"
la, la-la, la-la, la-la, this charming man ...

oh, la-la, la-la, la-la, this charming

man ...
ah ! a jumped-up pantry boy
who never knew his place
he said "return the ring"
he knows so much about these things
he knows so much about these things
he knows so much about these things
new york version adds :
I would go out tonight
but i haven't got a stitch to wear
i would go out tonight
but i haven't got a stitch to wear
oh, la-la, la-la, la-la, this charming
man ...
oh, la-la, la-la, la-la, this charming
man ...
ah ! a jumped-up pantry boy
who never knew his place
he said "return the ring"
he knows so much about these things
he knows so much about these things
he knows so much about these things.-