Top Songs By The Beautiful South
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Beautiful South
Performer
Paul Heaton
Vocals
Dave Hemingway
Vocals
Brianna Corrigan
Vocals
Sean Welch
Bass Guitar
Dave Stead
Drums
Dave Rotheray
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Paul Heaton
Composer
Dave Rotheray
Composer
Nellee Hooper
Composer
Trevor Romeo
Composer
Caron Wheeler
Composer
Simon Law
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Michael Hedges
Producer
Lance Phillips
Engineer
Ben Kape
Engineer
Rupert Coulson
Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
This is my life, and this is how it reads
For every chapter, a thousand memories
A murder, a mystery where everybody bleeds
A fantasy, a thriller with romance and disease
[Verse 2]
Diary entry 9th of May, '62
We've had some ugly babies, but none look like you
Diary entry '62, end of May
It looks as if the nose and chin are definitely here to stay
They're here to stay
They're here to stay
[Verse 3]
If my lips start smilin' and my knees start a-knockin'
I'm a failure
You are, you are
And if I seem half-hearted, it's because I'm broken-hearted
And I'm a failure
You are, you are
You are (I am)
You are, you are, you are (I am)
[Verse 4]
This is my life, and this is how it reads
A documentary that nobody believes
Albert Steptoe and Gone with the Breeze
Mother played by Peter Beardsley, father by John Cleese
[Verse 5]
Diary entry '68, end of the year
A cardboard Apollo 6 has given the all-clear
11th December, '68, captain's log
Proposed trip to Mars is cancelled due to fog
It's due to fog
It's due to fog
[Verse 6]
If my lips start smilin' and my knees start a-knockin'
I'm a failure
You are, you are
And if I seem half-hearted, it's because I'm broken-hearted
I'm a failure
You are, you are
You are (I am)
You are, you are, you are (I am)
[Verse 7]
This is the play, it was I who wrote the script
Terry meets June in Tales from the Crypt
It was going to be a film but the camera person slipped
They later found him scolding a banana
[Verse 8]
Diary entry 10th of April, '89
The world is goin' mad, but me, I'm doin' fine
I'm doin' fine
I'm doin' fine
[Verse 9]
Back to bed
Back to reality
Back to bed
Back to reality
Back to bed
Back to reality
Back to bed
Back to reality
Back to bed
Back to reality
Back to bed
Back to reality
[Verse 10]
Just fine
Written by: Caron Wheeler, Dave Rotheray, Nellee Hooper, Paul Heaton, Simon Law, Trevor Romeo