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Stick Around

Recorded at Studio Studio, Rochdale.

Click a song title to jump to the lyrics:

  1. Take It Or Leave It
  2. Repeat
  3. Wasting My Time
  4. We Quit
  5. Come Down
  6. Paper

Take It Or Leave It

The star is on your arm
And not on your wrist
You're too busy taking advantage of yourself

You're a million miles away
And you wish that you could stay
Just listen to the irony of it all

Just take it or leave it (sooner you will come around)
You can take it or leave it (sooner you will come around)
Just take it or leave it (sooner you will come around)

The sun is on your back
And not on your neck
You're too busy trying to look cool

So I wrote this song for you
The last thing that I want
Just listen to the irony of it all

Just take it or leave it (sooner you will come around)
You can take it or leave it (sooner you will come around)
Just take it or leave it (sooner you will come around)

You can take it or leave it (sooner you will come around)
Just take it or leave it (sooner you will come around)
You can take it or leave it (sooner you will come around)

Just take it or leave it (sooner you will come around)
You can take it or leave it (sooner you will come around)
Just take it or leave it (sooner you will come around)

You can take it or leave it (sooner you will come around)
Just take it or leave it (sooner you will come around)
You can take it or leave it (sooner you will come around)

Repeat

You say just how it goes and
Shot down, lights out pay attention
(on and on again, again refresh repeat the same old story)

You say just what you want I wont worry
Doesn't really matter to me and
You say just what you want I wont worry
Doesn't really matter to me

One day you'll stop when you'll see
One more word but knowone's really listening to me.
(on and on again, again refresh repeat the same old story)

You say just what you want I wont worry
Doesn't really matter to me and
You say just what you want I wont worry
Doesn't really matter to me

Shot down now
Lights out now
Doesn't really matter to me

You say just what you want I wont worry
Doesn't really matter to me and
You say just what you want I wont worry
Doesn't really matter to me

Wasting My Time

When you say what you say, does it mean anything?
Do you hear what I hear? Do you even know you're saying it?
(and you're just wasting my time)

And you carry on, just like nothing's wrong
And I'm trying, and I'm listening
(and you're just wasting my time)

'Cos all you need to know is
All you've got to know is
There's always someone better than you
There's always someone better than me
Take it easy, you'll find out
Take it easy, you will learn
Stick a CD on by Jim
Stick around and listen to me

[..] time and again, one more right isn't wrong
Do you do what you mean? Do you even know you're doing it?
(and you're just wasting my time)

And you carry on, just like nothing's wrong
And I'm trying, and I'm listening
(and you're just wasting my time)

'Cos all you need to know is
All you've got to know is
There's always someone better than you
There's always someone better than me
Take it easy, you'll find out
Take it easy, you will learn
Stick a CD on by Jim
Stick around and listen to me

'Cos all you need to know is
All you've got to know is
There's always someone better than you
There's always someone better than me
Take it easy, you'll find out
Take it easy, you will learn
Stick a CD on by Jim
Stick around

'Cos all you need to know is
All you've got to know is
There's always someone better than you
There's always someone better than me
Take it easy, you'll find out
Take it easy, you will learn
Stick a CD on by Jim
Stick around and listen to me

We Quit

You said that I could be anything I wanted
But then you gave that all away
So know I'm coming back comig on much stronger
Did you think that I'd just go away

And if I told you I never would believe you would you break down
(just calm down, just calm down)
And if I told you I never meant to hurt you would you come around
(just be proud, would you be proud)

And so I say something that you just dont understand
Or is it something you dont wanna hear
And know matter how hard it takes long it takes to turn you around
I thought youd be the one to understand

And if I told you I never would believe you would you break down
(just calm down, just calm down)
And if I told you I never meant to hurt you would you come around
(just be proud, would you be proud)

Come Down

Come down, come down to yesterday
It's 6 o'clock and I've been here before
So long so long since you told me
That I was free and that I could go

Come on baby, baby let me know
Not by these letters, on the phone
Come on baby, baby let me know

So come down
So come down

Come down, come down to yesterday
Come down, come down it's 6 o'clock
Come down, come down to me

Come down, come down to yesterday
Come down, come down to me

Paper

Do you have a piece of paper
You could lend to me?
For now I'll try to remember
What I meant to say
Pictures across the bathroom floor
Pictures stored in my mind
Fold me up and throw me away
Just like a piece of paper

Do you have a deck of cards
To make time go by?
The weather outside is cold and wet,
And I'm high and dry
Is it the ace of spades,
Or is it queen of hearts?
It's a 52-piece pick-up
Just like a game of cards

And tell me if you feel the same way, and tell me
Tell me if you feel the same way, and just-
Just tell me if you feel the same way as I do
Just tell me if you feel the same way as I do

Looking back on all the things we've been through
Makes me think of all the things you do
What a smile, a perfect smile
Just forget all the things I said

I didn't mean to shout
I didn't want to hurt you
Just please forget this
Forget this piece of paper