Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Gentle Giant
Performer
Philip Shulman
Performer
Derek Shulman
Performer
Ray Shulman
Performer
Kerry Minnear
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Philip Shulman
Composer
Derek Shulman
Composer
Ray Shulman
Composer
Kerry Minnear
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tony Visconti
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Don't sing a tune to yourself
You might believe this one
Try not to sew it yourself
The threading won't stretch none
[Verse 2]
Don't give me none of that line (Why not?)
Got to sing something
Love's song there's nothing to find (Why not?)
Dead before playing
[Verse 3]
Don't sing a tune to yourself
You might believe this one
Try not to sew it yourself
The threading won't stretch none
[Verse 4]
Who says the things that go in
The song is only saying
Dead thought can kill a good thing
The band is only playing
[Verse 5]
Don't give me none of that line (Why not?)
Got to sing something
Love's song there's nothing to find (Why not?)
Dead before playing
[Verse 6]
Why not climb a hill with someone who hates you?
Why not hate someone who climbs a hill with you?
And as time passes by, your feet are slipping
And you are wondering why, there is no forgetting
[Verse 7]
Don't sing a tune to yourself, you might believe this one
Try not to sew it yourself, the threading won't stretch none
Who says the things that go in, it ain't no use sayin'
Dead thought can kill a good thing, the band is only playin'
[Verse 8]
Don't give me none of that line (Why not?)
Got to sing something
Love's song there's nothing to find (Why not?)
Dead before playin', dead before playin'
Written by: Derek Shulman, Kerry Minnear, Philip Shulman, Ray Shulman