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Wanted (Or Waiter, There's Some Soup in My Flies)

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Wanted (Or Waiter, There's Some Soup In My Flies)

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

The Style Council

The Style Council

Performer

Paul Weller

Vocals

Mick Talbot

Keyboards

Steve White

Drums

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Paul Weller

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Paul Weller

Producer

Mick Talbot

Producer

Lyrics

(Oh, oh, oh)

(Ooh)

(Oh, oh, oh)

(Oh, oh, oh)

(Ooh)

(Oh, oh, oh)

There's a girl in my office

She keeps on stopping

Right in front of my eyes

Though I try and try

I can't hide anymore

Letting my feelings speak for me

But when I try to speak

My tongue gets weak

I stay the lonely man I am

Why should it be

(Why)

That my heart's under lock

And I can't find the key?

Tell me

(Why)

Why should it seem

That I'm diving inside without making a try?

(Why oh)

Well I only want to be wanted

(Ooh-ooh, why oh-oh)

(Why oh)

Well I only want to be wanted

(Ooh-ooh, why oh-oh)

(Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)

There's a girl in my dreams

Working nights on my scenes

'Til she has me in little bits

There's a time and a place

But it moves at a pace

And I can't seem to keep in time

There's a word for the way

But no words could I say

So a lonely man I stay

Why should it be?

(Why)

I confess that it's hard

Turning hopes into dreams but uh

(Why)

Why did I see?

You cocoon yourself nights

Finding soup in your flies

(Oh, oh, oh)

(I only want to be wanted)

(I, I, I only want to be wanted)

(I, I only want to be wanted)

(I only want to be wanted)

(Why)

Why should it be

That my heart's under lock

And I can't find the key?

Tell me

(Why)

Why should it seem

That I'm diving inside without making a try?

I only want to be wanted, wanted

(Why oh)

(Ooh-ooh, why oh-oh)

I only want to be wanted

(Yeah)

I only want to be wanted, wanted

(Why oh)

I only want to be wanted

(Ooh-ooh, why oh-oh)

I only want to be wanted, wanted

(Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)

I only want to be wanted, wanted

(Why oh)

(Ooh-ooh, why oh-oh)

I only want to be wanted

I only want to be wanted, wanted

(Why oh)

I only want to be wanted

(Ooh-ooh, why oh-oh)

I only want to be wanted

(Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)

(Yeah)

I only want to be wanted, wanted

(Why oh)

(Ooh-ooh, why oh-oh)

I only want to be wanted

I only want to be wanted, wanted

(Why oh)

I only want to be wanted

(Ooh-ooh, why oh-oh)

I only want to be wanted

(Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)

(Yeah)

I only want to be wanted, wanted

(Why oh)

(Ooh-ooh, why oh-oh)

I only want to be wanted, wanted

(Why oh)

Written by: Mick Talbot, Paul Weller

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