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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Kirsty MacColl
Kirsty MacColl
Vocals
Ben Cruft
Ben Cruft
Violin
Colin Stuart
Colin Stuart
Guitar
David Woodcock
David Woodcock
Violin
F. Trench
F. Trench
Strings
Gavyn Wright
Gavyn Wright
Violin
Jamie MacColl
Jamie MacColl
Vocals
Louis MacColl
Louis MacColl
Vocals
Mark Berrow
Mark Berrow
Violin
Mel Gaynor
Mel Gaynor
Drums
Pete Glenister
Pete Glenister
Guitar
Pino Palladino
Pino Palladino
Bass
Roy Gillard
Roy Gillard
Violin
Wilf Gibson
Wilf Gibson
Violin
Yves N'jock
Yves N'jock
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kirsty MacColl
Kirsty MacColl
Composer
F. Trench
F. Trench
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Steve Lillywhite
Steve Lillywhite
Producer
Chris Dickie
Chris Dickie
Recording Engineer
Colin Stuart
Colin Stuart
Mixing Engineer
Noel Harris
Noel Harris
Engineer
Roy Spong
Roy Spong
Engineer
Steve Chase
Steve Chase
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

It wouldn't take a long time To explain what lies between us And it wouldn't take a genius To work out what the scene is It might just take a pilot To give you a natural high But you're sending off those bottletops For your 'free piece of mind!' And are you just waving or drowning? It's so hard to tell when you're so far away Oh innocence has passed you by A long long time ago I was the fly upon your wall And I saw what you know Your pornographic priestess left you for another guy You frighten little children and you always wonder why Always wonder why The mercury is rising And it's not all that surprising In the land of milk and honey Where you make 'Big Money' And it always keeps the rain off And it always keeps you dry But back home the people hate you And you never did know why But I think I'm going to tell you Just give me fifty thousand lire for my thoughts Oh innocence has passed you by A long long time ago I was the fly upon your wall And I saw what you know The supermarket checkout girl Once smacked you in the eye When you eat no one else does But you always wonder why Always wonder why It would take a gunshot Just to clear your head awhile And after all this time How can you stand there Look at me and smile? Ah-ho ah-ho Ah-ho ah-ho Ah-ho ah-ho Ah-ho ah-ho Ahhhh-ahhhhhh Now are you just waving or drowning? It's so hard to tell when you're so far away Oh innocence has passed you by A long long time ago I was the fly upon your wall And I saw what you know Degeneration suits you, now I'm going home to cry You won't be seeing me again But you'll always wonder why Always wonder why
Writer(s): Peter Wilfred Glenister, Kirsty Anna Mac Coll Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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