Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Police
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sting
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Police
Producer
Laurie Latham
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Young teacher the subject of school girl fantasy
She wants him so badly
Knows what she wants to be
Inside her there's a longing
This girl's an open page
Bookmarking, she's so close now
This girl is half his age
[Verse 2]
Don't stand so close to me
Don't stand so close to me
[Verse 3]
Her friends are so jealous
You know how bad girls get
Sometimes it's not so easy
To be the teacher's pet
Temptation, a frustration
So bad it makes him cry
Wet bus stop, she's waitin'
His car is warm and dry
[Verse 4]
Don't stand so close to me
Don't stand so close to me
[Verse 5]
Don't stand so close to me
(Don't stand so, don't stand so, don't stand so close to me)
(Please don't stand so)
Don't stand so close to me
(Don't stand so, don't stand so, don't stand so close to me)
(Please don't stand)
[Verse 6]
Loose talk in the classroom
To hurt, they try and try
Strong words in the staffroom
The accusations fly
It's no use
He sees her
He starts to shake, he starts to cough
Just like the old man in that famous book by Nabokov
[Verse 7]
Don't stand so close to me
(Don't stand so, don't stand so, don't stand so close to me)
(Please don't stand so)
Don't stand so close to me
(Please don't stand so, please don't stand so)
(Don't stand so, don't stand so, don't stand so close to me)
Don't stand so close to me
(Please don't stand so, please don't stand so)
(Don't stand so, don't stand so, don't stand so close to me)
Don't stand so close to me
(Please don't stand so, please don't stand so)
(Don't stand so, don't stand so, don't stand so close to me)
[Verse 8]
Don't stand so (Don't stand so)
Don't stand so close to me (Please don't stand so)
Don't stand so (Please don't stand so)
Don't stand so close to me (Please don't stand so)
Don't stand so (Please don't stand so)
Don't stand so close to me (Please don't stand so)
Don't stand so (Please don't stand so)
Don't stand so close to me (Please don't stand so)
Don't stand so (Please don't stand so)
Don't stand so close to me (Please don't stand so)
Written by: Gordon Sumner
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