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Listen to Build a Rocket Boys! by Elbow
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Craig Potter
Craig Potter
Keyboards
Guy Garvey
Guy Garvey
Vocals
Mark Potter
Mark Potter
Guitar
Pete Turner
Pete Turner
Bass Guitar
Richard Jupp
Richard Jupp
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Craig Potter
Craig Potter
Songwriter
Guy Garvey
Guy Garvey
Songwriter
Mark Potter
Mark Potter
Songwriter
Pete Turner
Pete Turner
Songwriter
Richard Jupp
Richard Jupp
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Craig Potter
Craig Potter
Mixing Engineer
Tim Young
Tim Young
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I have a drop-leaf window
With cats from broken yards
Sunflowers and paint cans
And stolen shopping carts
[Verse 2]
And nothing to be proud of
And nothing to regret
All of that to make as yet
All of that to make as yet
[Verse 3]
I have a single heartbreak
I celebrate and mourn
A single shining sister
And all the tricks of dawn
[Verse 4]
A single yellow duvet
A single switch to flick
But a thousand boxes yet to tick
A thousand boxes yet to tick
[Verse 5]
And Jesus is a Rochdale girl
And forty-five CD's
Got a house that you can smoke in
So all my friends found me
[Verse 6]
And they found me full of myself
And bloody-minded will
And as yet a box to fill
And as yet a box to fill
Written by: Craig Potter, Guy Garvey, Pete Turner, Richard Jupp

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