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It Could Have Been A Brilliant Career
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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Belle and Sebastian
Belle and Sebastian
Performer
Christopher Thomas Geddes
Christopher Thomas Geddes
Acoustic Guitar
Isobel Campbell
Isobel Campbell
Bass Guitar
Mick Cooke
Mick Cooke
Trumpet
Stuart Murdoch
Stuart Murdoch
Vocals
Sarah Ann Martin
Sarah Ann Martin
Violin
Stuart David
Stuart David
Bass Guitar
Richard William Colburn
Richard William Colburn
Drums
Stephen Thomas Jackson
Stephen Thomas Jackson
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Isobel Campbell
Isobel Campbell
Composer
Mick Cooke
Mick Cooke
Composer
Stuart Murdoch
Stuart Murdoch
Songwriter
Sarah Ann Martin
Sarah Ann Martin
Composer
Stuart David
Stuart David
Composer
Richard William Colburn
Richard William Colburn
Composer
Chris Geddes
Chris Geddes
Composer
Stevie Jackson
Stevie Jackson
Songwriter

Lyrics

He had a stroke at the age of 24 It could have been a brilliant career Painting lines in a school that was too well known Painting lines with a friend you had gone before She challenged everyone to a fight But the people all backed down And they ran her out of town 'Cause she drank and swore and spoke Out of turn, she was the village joke She had a stroke at the age of 24 It could have been a brilliant career Getting clients to finance her strategies She's filling time in on Safeways on Saturday She wears the clothes of an emperor But her paintings are a sham And they're going for a grand When the dealers come to view Do they ever see the real you? He had a stroke at the age of 24 It could have been a brilliant career Selling lies to the boys with the old Dansettes Pulling the wool, playing the fool, it's no wonder that He is dribbling spit tonight And the one he sent away Was the only one who stayed With a spoon and a decent book You can tell by the way she looks She is sorry and resigned As he wets himself for the final time
Writer(s): Stuart Murdoch, Christopher Geddes, Michael Cooke, Stephen Jackson, Sarah Martin, Richard Colburn, Isobel Campbell Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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