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Say what you want and leave your shyness home
Do what you want and write a little poem
Leave it for her and live another day
Leave it for her, the girl around the way
Write down a list of things you want to do
Leave it in work because you've got to live a little
Pick up the girl in someone's borrowed Mini
Take her to dinner, use her boyfriend's money
Listen lady, put your phone down
Cancel all operations
Tell your friends to cool it
Your cover's blown
I want to see you alone
Cancel all operations
Tell your friends to cool it
Your cover's blown
Planning a break is such a tricky thing
Because you move to the country, she comes back again
And then you move to the city but she goes abroad
Is she telling you something, is she getting bored?
I'll make a rough plan to sleep around, I'm in a rut
I need a change, I'm a lazy rat if I am honest
My bold change of tact will fade out with the summer
I've got no appetite and all the girls are bummers
My baby doesn't look at me
The way I want her to
She doesn't comprend
My baby's got it going on
She's got a friend hid in every street in this town
I want to go out but there's nobody home
I'll go on my own
Thus starts the lonely walking
There's always too much talking
I should have stayed home
She starts her cool caressing
The kid, she starts undressing in front of me
I should've stayed home
The DJ's picking up speed
That's something I just don't need
I should've stayed home
The gossip's bearing down on me
The kids are pairing off in front of me
I should've stayed home
I should've stayed home
I think I'll go home
Hey lady, put your phone down
Cancel all operations
Tell your friends to cool it
Because your cover's blown
I want to see you alone
Cancel all operations
Tell your friends to cool it
Hey lady, meet my mum and dad
You're a strange aberration
In this land of potted plants and box-like houses
Where the girls like mouses
Breathe a long sigh of resignation
You resign yourself to keep on growing
All the seeds you're sowing
You're a strange apparition
In this land of grammar schools and gala days
The ladies set in their ways
You had a long conversation
With the kid next door
Who's a little slow
But in your favour, it shows
Cancel all operations
Tell your friends to move out to the sticks
Listen lady, leave the phone down
Cancel all operations
Tell your friends there's more to you than this
Do what you want and write a little poem
Leave it for her and live another day
Leave it for her, the girl around the way
Write down a list of things you want to do
Leave it in work because you've got to live a little
Pick up the girl in someone's borrowed Mini
Take her to dinner, use her boyfriend's money
Listen lady, put your phone down
Cancel all operations
Tell your friends to cool it
Your cover's blown
I want to see you alone
Cancel all operations
Tell your friends to cool it
Your cover's blown
Planning a break is such a tricky thing
Because you move to the country, she comes back again
And then you move to the city but she goes abroad
Is she telling you something, is she getting bored?
I'll make a rough plan to sleep around, I'm in a rut
I need a change, I'm a lazy rat if I am honest
My bold change of tact will fade out with the summer
I've got no appetite and all the girls are bummers
My baby doesn't look at me
The way I want her to
She doesn't comprend
My baby's got it going on
She's got a friend hid in every street in this town
I want to go out but there's nobody home
I'll go on my own
Thus starts the lonely walking
There's always too much talking
I should have stayed home
She starts her cool caressing
The kid, she starts undressing in front of me
I should've stayed home
The DJ's picking up speed
That's something I just don't need
I should've stayed home
The gossip's bearing down on me
The kids are pairing off in front of me
I should've stayed home
I should've stayed home
I think I'll go home
Hey lady, put your phone down
Cancel all operations
Tell your friends to cool it
Because your cover's blown
I want to see you alone
Cancel all operations
Tell your friends to cool it
Hey lady, meet my mum and dad
You're a strange aberration
In this land of potted plants and box-like houses
Where the girls like mouses
Breathe a long sigh of resignation
You resign yourself to keep on growing
All the seeds you're sowing
You're a strange apparition
In this land of grammar schools and gala days
The ladies set in their ways
You had a long conversation
With the kid next door
Who's a little slow
But in your favour, it shows
Cancel all operations
Tell your friends to move out to the sticks
Listen lady, leave the phone down
Cancel all operations
Tell your friends there's more to you than this
| Dav3thedog (Canberra) | Posted: May 08, 2013 - 23:17 rdo wrote: Different bands are hitting us. The B&S selections on RP are a tragedy. B&S are so much better than what we get served up here. Much better B&S sings to be had... |
| Dav3thedog (Canberra) | Posted: May 08, 2013 - 23:13 Big fan of B&S, but this isn't my favourite... |
| paradisepig (Inverness-Scotland) | Posted: Feb 04, 2013 - 00:03 ziakut wrote: Not crazy about this disjointed, stupid song. Ditto to the above... plus is it just me or is there a Doobie Brothers rif at the beginning...how dare they ![]() |
| ziakut (Slightly North of Obvlivion) | Posted: Jan 03, 2013 - 15:55 Not crazy about this disjointed, stupid song. |
| malvey254 | Posted: Oct 01, 2012 - 18:32 I see my "9" rating isn't helping very much here. |
| bachbeet | Posted: Aug 31, 2012 - 00:00 I would be so happy if I never heard this again. Really bad. |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: May 23, 2012 - 11:26 yclept wrote: someone's been listening to "Long Train Running" by the Doobie Bros Minor seventh chords have been around forever, and that strumming style precedes The Doobie Bros. However, this tune seems to have a lot of influences going on. |
| black321 (Perigee) | Posted: Apr 26, 2012 - 12:40 that pause towards the end, with the bass and heavy rhythm guitar...always remind of a talking heads tune, "Stay Hungry"? |
| stf9 | Posted: Apr 26, 2012 - 12:34 once of the best dance songs of all time - can't believe this isn't rated higher. makes me dream about the B&S disco album that will never happen. |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: Jan 22, 2012 - 09:47 sirdroseph wrote: Hit and miss band with me; survey says........hit!! 8 Different bands are hitting us. The B&S selections on RP are a tragedy. B&S are so much better than what we get served up here. |
| ecyfoto (Tampa) | Posted: Jun 15, 2011 - 07:51 This tune always grabs me. I really like B&S's often quirky but original stuff but this is some of their best. |
| jeremyleo (Canada's Capital City) | Posted: Jun 15, 2011 - 07:16 So far, this is my favourite Belle & Sebastian song. Retro, yes, but a fun groove. |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: Apr 19, 2011 - 10:05 Hit and miss band with me; survey says........hit!! 8 |
| jagdriver (Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise) | Posted: Apr 19, 2011 - 09:39 Truly obnoxious. |
| ziggytrix (Dallas, TX) | Posted: Feb 15, 2011 - 13:14 I don't really like Belle & Sebastian, but this song's a lot of fun! |
| andrewmi (capitoltown) | Posted: Feb 15, 2011 - 13:13 I love B&S; how have I never heard this song? My loss... Song gets a 7 but I'm bumping it to an 8 for the girl's look on the cover |
| tphord (State College PA) | Posted: Feb 09, 2011 - 06:28 I agree jagdriver... They should've stayed home. |
| ParkerH (Naples, FL) | Posted: Dec 08, 2010 - 08:47 I always love B&S, particularly when they are happy! :) |
| gandalfbmg (3 mi from Paradise (Missouri)) | Posted: Dec 08, 2010 - 08:47 What can I say... when the tempo slows down, I've got to turn the volume up loud and grove along... |
| lathyris (Houston, TX) | Posted: Oct 12, 2010 - 09:34 SO GOOD! I FREAKING LOVE THESE GUYS! |
| Jelani (Home of the freak, land of the vague) | Posted: Oct 12, 2010 - 09:29 a_genuine_find wrote: ![]() |
| jagdriver (Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise) | Posted: Sep 10, 2010 - 15:08 They should've stayed home. |
| elliotgoettelman (sturgeon bay, wi) | Posted: Aug 09, 2010 - 14:47 a_genuine_find wrote: ![]() NOW WE'RE TALKING |
| linden (Santa Cruz, CA) | Posted: Aug 09, 2010 - 14:33
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| 1wolfy (Mission Viejo California) | Posted: Aug 09, 2010 - 14:30 me too, but that is it laozilover wrote: The telephone intro always gets my attention! |
| floydoftherocks (Frisco) | Posted: Jul 08, 2010 - 17:48 Aegean wrote: Odyzzeuz wrote: This is really empty. The closer you listen, the less you find. kellis wrote: Does everything have to be 'deep'?? I'm all for meaning but COME ON, have a little fun. One could argue that the meaning comes from their creativity with this song. Certainly not dull; I think it's fantastic and love the transitions in this song!! I'm with kellis... this song always grabs my attention, in a good way! That there IS no meaning has DEEP meaning (for me, anyway). |
| flyboy (Sarah Palin's Hometown) | Posted: Jul 08, 2010 - 17:46 I've said this before, but it get's me every time. The begining of this makes me think Michael Jackson - Billy Jean's Not My Lover. |
| Dinges,_the_Dude (under sea-level, N52°22', E4°52') | Posted: Jul 02, 2010 - 04:19 Is this Camp? I kind of like it... |
| laozilover (Left of Chicago and up) | Posted: May 31, 2010 - 08:16 The telephone intro always gets my attention! |
| Webfoot (Eugene, Oregon) | Posted: Apr 29, 2010 - 15:43 |
| sirdroseph (Tokyo) | Posted: Apr 29, 2010 - 15:42 I actually like this one; I like the chorus. This is one of those major hit and miss bands; though mostly they miss. Most of the time they just sound soooooooo wimpy I can' t take it, but every now and then they really hit ala boy with the arab strap and catastrophe waitress and a few others. |
| pinklife (St. Augustine, FL) | Posted: Mar 03, 2010 - 20:47 deniser wrote: WOW. best belle and sebastian song i've ever heard, i think. it's so exciting No, that would be "Step Into My Office, Baby". |
| apd (Toronto, On) | Posted: Feb 25, 2010 - 10:21 Dior wrote: bump: ![]() until the change up. PS does anyone else think that Carrey looks like Bruce Campbell, in this clip? |
| crockydile (Outer Spiral Arm, Milky Way) | Posted: Feb 25, 2010 - 10:21 ![]() |
| Palaverist | Posted: Feb 25, 2010 - 10:20 This is the first Belle and Sebastian song I ever heard, and I kind of wish all their other songs sounded more like this. It's like some kind of twee English Steely Dan. |
| dburges (Seattle, WA) | Posted: Oct 22, 2009 - 17:34 I think this was the product of one of the band members losing a bar bet. |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: Sep 27, 2009 - 14:07 deniser wrote: WOW. best belle and sebastian song i've ever heard, i think. it's so exciting This sounds nothing like Belle & Sebastian. I think there is an error or something. This is Maroon 5. |
| a_genuine_find (not me, Radio P) (3rd stone, sol, orion belt, milkyway) | Posted: Sep 27, 2009 - 14:07 nigelr wrote: Truly skunkish......... ![]() |
| yclept (left of here, right of there) | Posted: Aug 20, 2009 - 15:57 someone's been listening to "Long Train Running" by the Doobie Bros |
| peter_james_bond (Lunenburg, NS) | Posted: Jul 26, 2009 - 12:27 Bridieboo wrote: Darn, I stepped away from my desk for a few minutes and missed this song. ![]() That really blows! |
| deniser | Posted: Jun 18, 2009 - 05:52 WOW. best belle and sebastian song i've ever heard, i think. it's so exciting |
| krystlebarhaghi (washington, dc) | Posted: May 17, 2009 - 11:36 awesome. |
| Bridieboo (Halifax, NS) | Posted: Feb 18, 2009 - 06:29 Darn, I stepped away from my desk for a few minutes and missed this song. ![]() |
| Bridieboo (Halifax, NS) | Posted: Jan 17, 2009 - 13:34 LOVE IT! ![]() |
| elxibalba | Posted: Dec 10, 2008 - 12:24 Stingray wrote: Not so bad for a couple of pussy-cat gays... would it be better FOR YOU if it was Pussy-cat straights? |
| lathyris (Houston, TX) | Posted: Dec 10, 2008 - 12:04 gandalfbmg wrote: Gotta bump this to a 9 just to say One of my absolute favorite ever discoveries from RP... Let me join you in putting our |
| Aegean (Earth) | Posted: Dec 10, 2008 - 12:03 Odyzzeuz wrote: This is really empty. The closer you listen, the less you find. kellis wrote: Does everything have to be 'deep'?? I'm all for meaning but COME ON, have a little fun. One could argue that the meaning comes from their creativity with this song. Certainly not dull; I think it's fantastic and love the transitions in this song!! I'm with kellis... this song always grabs my attention, in a good way! |
| gandalfbmg (3 mi from Paradise (Missouri)) | Posted: Dec 10, 2008 - 12:03 Gotta bump this to a 9 just to say One of my absolute favorite ever discoveries from RP... |
| kellis | Posted: Dec 10, 2008 - 12:00 ![]() |
| Quixmundi (on the banks of Eagle Creek, Indiana) | Posted: Nov 08, 2008 - 22:56 Sounds like a song from "Hair"...really boring |








