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Hey, hey, the clouds are whey
There's straw for the donkeys
And the innocents can all sleep safely
All sleep safely
My, my, sun is pie
There's fodder for the cannons
And the guilty ones can all sleep safely
All sleep safely
And all the world is football-shaped
It's just for me to kick in space
And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste
And I've got one, two, three, four, five
Senses working overtime
Trying to take this all in
I've got one, two, three, four, five
Senses working overtime
Trying to taste the difference 'tween a lemon and a lime
Pain and pleasure, and the church bells softly chime
Hey, hey, night fights day
There's food for the thinkers
And the innocents can all live slowly
All live slowly
My, my, the sky will cry
Jewels for the thirsty
And the guilty ones can all die slowly
All die slowly
And all the world is biscuit-shaped
It's just for me to feed my face
And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste
And I've got one, two, three, four, five
Senses working overtime
Trying to take this all in
I've got one, two, three, four, five
Senses working overtime
Trying to taste the difference 'tween a lemon and a lime
Pain and pleasure, and the church bells softly chime
And birds might fall from black skies (Whoo-whoo)
And bullies might give you black eyes (Whoo-whoo)
And buses might skid on black ice (Whoo-whoo)
But to me they're very, very beautiful (England's glory)
Beautiful (A striking beauty)
And all the world is football-shaped
It's just for me to kick in space
And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste
And I've got one, two, three, four, five
Senses working overtime
Trying to take this all in
I've got one, two, three, four, five
Senses working overtime
Trying to tell the difference 'tween the goods and crimes
Dirt and treasure
And there's one, two, three, four, five
Senses working overtime
Trying to take this all in
I've got one, two, three, four, five
Senses working overtime
Trying to taste the difference 'tween a lemon and a lime
Pain and pleasure, and the church bells softly chime

Propayne May 14, 2013 - 08:17	Tony0600 wrote: An irritating, boring and monotonous song Checking out your past song ratings we seem to be of similar age and tastes. Not in this case, I guess. [ Reply ]
Tony0600 May 14, 2013 - 07:48	An irritating, boring and monotonous song [ Reply ]
Propayne May 14, 2013 - 07:45	XTC in the Spring. Love it. [ Reply ]
joelbb Apr 13, 2013 - 01:27	eve_silver wrote: It looks loke alot of people here are wearing nostalgia's glasses. This song is extremely annoying and I'm surprised the rating isn't lower than it actually is. Maybe even more than you think. This is reminiscent of 60s pop tunes like "Needles and Pins". [ Reply ]
Propayne Dec 26, 2012 - 07:48	For the XTC fans out there, check out the new Mike Keneally/Andy Partridge collaboration "Wing Beat Fantastic" No nostalgia glasses needed.... [ Reply ]
eve_silver Dec 08, 2012 - 12:56	It looks loke alot of people here are wearing nostalgia's glasses. This song is extremely annoying and I'm surprised the rating isn't lower than it actually is. [ Reply ]
msymmes Dec 08, 2012 - 12:56	msymmes wrote: I keep bumping this up the rating scale. Not sure I can go past 7 on this one. [ Reply ]
cShaggy Nov 07, 2012 - 03:53	Fooboy wrote: How many was that again ? 1, 2, 3, 4 ? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ? ..there you go again, overworking my senses.. :P [ Reply ]
Fooboy Oct 06, 2012 - 18:45	How many was that again ? 1, 2, 3, 4 ? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ? [ Reply ]
Poacher Sep 05, 2012 - 05:35	Bobert_ParkCity wrote: amazed at the low rating. a great tune. Me too. I can only put it down to people not having known it when it was released and maybe hearing it now for the first time it could appear a tad dated. It deserves to be on occasional rotation here on RP though as it is so nostalgic. [ Reply ]
kylieh Aug 23, 2012 - 09:10	Holy smokes, heavy flashback to high school. Cool. [ Reply ]
scraig Aug 22, 2012 - 14:38	They were playing this in the grocery story the other night...and I started laughing because I knew all the words. [ Reply ]
Grammarcop Aug 22, 2012 - 14:37	This was a sing-along song with my kids way back when... [ Reply ]
mike_chouinard Aug 22, 2012 - 14:34	I'll second that. maderi wrote: Excellent song from one of the best albums ever........ rating must go up [ Reply ]
maderi Jul 22, 2012 - 05:00	Excellent song from one of the best albums ever........ rating must go up [ Reply ]
Stranglersfan Jul 04, 2012 - 07:46	Creative Geniuses for sure! I am glad they never made too big. They have had a very successful career. [ Reply ]
ziakut Jun 02, 2012 - 11:23	I think I enjoy the verse part more than the poppy chorus...yet the contrast is what helps this propel above most other rock music. A balance that only XTC seem to handle effortlessly. Great album! A definite Top 10 of the 80s. [ Reply ]
Bobert_ParkCity May 19, 2012 - 21:58	nagsheadlocal wrote: Too bad these guys never really hit the big time. At last report Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding had gone their separate ways, with Andy writing music for TV and adverts. I wish them the best, they were my favorite band from the late 70s into the early 90s. "We thought we'd form a band and meet girls, get famous, and drink a lot of beer. Well, we've drunk a lot of beer . . . " - Andy Partridge I've drunk a lot of beer two\| [ Reply ]
Bobert_ParkCity May 19, 2012 - 21:56	amazed at the low rating. a great tune. [ Reply ]
msymmes May 01, 2012 - 17:38	I keep bumping this up the rating scale. [ Reply ]