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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey
Guitar
Mick Harvey
Mick Harvey
Bass Guitar
Robert Ellis
Robert Ellis
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey
Producer
Victor Van Vugt
Victor Van Vugt
Mixing Engineer
Mick Harvey
Mick Harvey
Producer
Robert Ellis
Robert Ellis
Producer
Howie Weinberg
Howie Weinberg
Mastering Engineer
The Head
The Head
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Threw my bad fortune
Off the top of
A tall building
I'd rather done it with you
Your boy's smile
Five in the morning
Looked into your eyes
And I was really in love
In Chinatown
Hungover
You showed me just what I could do
Talking about time travel
And the meaning
Just what it was worth
[Verse 2]
And I feel like some bird of paradise
My bad fortune slipping away
And I feel the innocence of a child
Everybody's got something good to say
[Verse 3]
Things I once thought
Unbelievable
In my life
Have all taken place
When we walked through
Little Italy
I saw my reflection
Come right off your face
I paint pictures
To remember
You're too beautiful
To put into words
Like a gypsy
You dance in circles
All around me
And all over the world
[Verse 4]
And I feel like some bird of paradise
My bad fortune slipping away
And I feel the innocence of a child
Everybody's got something good to say
[Verse 5]
And I feel like some bird of paradise
My bad fortune slipping away
And I feel the innocence of a child
Everybody's got something good to say
[Verse 6]
So I take my
Good fortune
And I fantasize
Of our leaving
Like some modern day
Gypsy landslide
Like some modern day
Bonnie and Clyde
[Verse 7]
On the run again
(On the run again)
On the run again
(On the run again)
On the run again
(On the run again)
On the run again
(On the run again)
Written by: Polly Jean Harvey

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