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Listen to Inner Sanctum (Live at The Royal Opera House, 2018) by Pet Shop Boys
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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Chris Lowe
Chris Lowe
Songwriter
Neil Tennant
Neil Tennant
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
David Woolley
David Woolley
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I get out of bed at half past ten
And phone up a friend who's a party animal
Turn on the news and drink some tea
Maybe if you're with me, we'll do some shopping
One day I'll read or learn to drive a car
If you pass the test, you can beat the rest
But I don't like to compete or talk street, street, street
I can pick up the best from the party animal
[Verse 2]
I could leave you, say goodbye
Or I could love you if I tried
And I could
And left to my own devices, I probably would
Left to my own devices, I probably would
[Verse 3]
Pick up a brochure about the sun
Learn to ignore what the photographer saw
I was always told that you should join a club
Stick with the gang if you want to belong
I was a lonely boy, no strength, no joy
In a world of my own at the back of the garden
I didn't want to compete or play out on the street
For in a secret life, I was a Roundhead general
[Verse 4]
I could leave you, say goodbye
Or I could love you if I tried
And I could
And left to my own devices, I probably would
Left to my own devices, I probably would
[Verse 5]
Oh, I would
Yes, I would
Oh, I would
[Verse 6]
I was faced with a choice at a difficult age
Would I write a book or should I take to the stage?
But in the back of my head, I heard distant feet
Che Guevara and Debussy to a disco beat
[Verse 7]
It's not a crime when you look the way you do
The way I like to picture you
When I get home, it's late at night
I pour a drink and watch the fight
Turn off the TV, look in a book
Pick up the phone, fix some food
Maybe I'll sit up all night and day
Waiting for the minute I hear you say
[Verse 8]
I could leave you, say goodbye
Or I could love you if I tried
And I could
And left to my own devices, I probably would
[Verse 9]
Come on, baby, say goodbye
Or I could love you if I tried
And I could
And left to my own devices, I probably would
Left to my own devices, I probably would
[Verse 10]
Oh, I would
Yes, I would
Left to my own devices, I probably would
Written by: Chris Lowe, Neil Tennant

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