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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
David Bowie
David Bowie
Lead Vocals
Trevor Bolder
Trevor Bolder
Bass Guitar
Woody Woodmansey
Woody Woodmansey
Drums
Mick Ronson
Mick Ronson
Electric Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Bowie
David Bowie
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ken Scott
Ken Scott
Producer
David Bowie
David Bowie
Co-Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I'm up on the eleventh floor
And I'm watching the cruisers below
He's down on the street
And he's trying hard to pull sister Flo
[Verse 2]
Oh, my heart's in the basement
My weekend's at an all time low
'Cause she's hoping to score
So I can't see her letting him go
[PreChorus]
Walk out of her heart
Walk out of her mind
Oh, not her
[Chorus]
She's so swishy in her satin and tat
In her frock coat and bipperty-bopperty hat
Oh, God, I could do better than that
Oh, yeah
[Verse 3]
She's an old-time ambassador
Of sweet talking, night walking games
Oh, and she's known in the darkest clubs
For pushing ahead of the dames
[Verse 4]
If she says she can do it
Then she can do it, she don't make false claims
But she's a queen, and such are queens
That your laughter is sucked in their brains
[Verse 5]
Now she's leading him on
And she'll lay him right down
Yes, she's leading him on
And she'll lay him right down
[PreChorus]
But it could have been me
Yes, it could have been me
Why didn't I say, why didn't I say
No, no, no?
[Chorus]
She's so swishy in her satin and tat
In her frock coat and bipperty-bopperty hat
Oh God, I could do better than that
[Verse 6]
So I lay down a while
And I gaze at my hotel wall
Oh, the cot is so cold
It don't feel like no bed at all
[Verse 7]
Yeah, I lay down a while
And I look at my hotel wall
And he's down on the street
So I throw both his bags down the hall
[Verse 8]
And I'm phoning a cab
'Cause my stomach feels small
There's a taste in my mouth
And it's no taste at all
[PreChorus]
It could have been me
Oh, yeah, it could have been me
Why didn't I say, why didn't I say
No, no, no?
[Chorus]
She's so swishy in her satin and tat
In her frock coat and bipperty-bopperty hat
Oh, God, I could do better than that
[Outro]
You betcha
Oh, yeah
Uh-huh
Mmm
Written by: David Bowie
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