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Daylight Robbery
03:07
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We waited until they went home, before we broke into the shop
But then the phone just started ringing, and the phone just kept on ringing
We thought it might not stop
It got easier as I got older with each job a grand a pop
But I never forgot the first one, no I never forgot the first time
In that little corner shop
Never wanted to be a bad boy, I never wanted to be a bad boy
Wish I’d done what my mother said
And then the big one came along, we thought we had them on the hop
Because we fixed the slow down signal, yes we fixed the bloody signal
And the mail train had to stop
But you never ever, ever get away, no you never ever, really get away
Here near the Copacabana, where the cocktails never flop
But the newspapers keep calling, yes the phone just keeps on ringing
The phone just keeps on ringing. I don’t think it’s going to stop
Never wanted to be a bad boy, I never wanted to be a bad boy,
I never wanted to be a bad boy,
Wish I’d done what my mother said
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Minding the Shop
03:38
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I’m minding the shop, you’re painting the town
I’m sweeping up, you’re with Petula downtown
I’d like to think that you might have included me
But not this time I guess; you’re out on a spree
I’m minding the shop, ooh ooh
I think back to the days, we were as close as this
And each time you went out, you would blow me a kiss
Now we’re older and wiser and maybe blasé too
I sometimes ponder the changes between me and you
A bed of roses; out on the wrong side
I must make the best of that ebbing tide
So, I left a note; hope you don't think me a fool
That old photograph when we were together at school
An old and small reminder of the promises we made
And as I douse the lights, I’m just a touch afraid
I’m minding the shop ooh ooh
I had a dream last night; the shop was closed and dark
Red paint on the door, where someone’s made a mark
Then I woke you were beside me; I savoured every drop
I made the tea and toast, the kid in the sweet shop
We’re both in the shop, ooh ooh
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northeasterner Alnwick, UK
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