The Beautiful South

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Alone


(heaton/rotheray)
Like the contents of your handbag
You dont know why its there
People ask you where youre heading
You just answer anywhere

We dont mean to be this vague
It just happens that we are
No-one asked us to elaborate
We just shrug our shoulders and be

And like the stories that just happened
No-one thought of, no-one planned
We could have ruled, we could have conquered
Then we could have been a man

We could be ex-husband
We could be ex-wife
But no-one looks at the menu in a greasy spoon life

Alone, alone
Half an hour is seven hours
One day is several months
Alone, alone
A month is a calendar
A year can be a decade spent
Alone

He knows hello in eighteen languages
I love you in only one
By the time hes got his phrase-book
The chance is usually gone

And we feel ourselves quite prepared
But quite prepared for what
We always took the lead
Before we actually knew the plot

And you can tell where weve been shopping
By the bags beneath our eyes
Make-up shoulders burden
But the smile never lies

We could be ex-husband
We could be ex-wife
But no-one looks at the menu in a greasy spoon life

Alone, alone
Half an hour is seven hours
One day is several months
Alone, alone
A month is a calendar
A year can be a decade spent
Alone

So empty at the airport
You dont set off the doors
We used to feel like chorus girls
And now we feel like whores

Hearts built like reservoirs
Words built like dams
Thoughts built like juggernauts
Our actions built like prams

And when the wind blows into our face
We should be warmer and not colder
Well, what price the charges
On this cargo that we shoulder

We could be ex-husband
We could be ex-wife
But no-one looks at the menu in a greasy spoon life

Alone, alone
Half an hour is seven hours
One day is several months
Alone, alone
A month is a calendar
A year can be a decade spent
Alone

And we only smoke when bored
So we do two packs a day
And weve lost the difference
Between bored and lonely anyway

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Biografia

The Beautiful South is a British pop band active from 1989 to 2007. Founded by Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway, former members of the Housemartins, the group achieved great success in the 1990s with a sound characterized by catchy melodies, ironic and sarcastic lyrics, and a vein of melancholy. In addition to Heaton and Hemingway, the lineup included Sean Welch (bass), Dave Stead (drums) and Dave Rotheray (guitar). Among the group's most famous songs are "A Little Time", "Don't Marry Her" and "Old Red Eyes Is Back". The Beautiful South released nine studio albums, including their debut "Welcome to the Beautiful South" (1989) and the successful album "Quench" (1994). The group disbanded in 2007 after a long career marked by commercial success and a loyal following.

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