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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Dukes of Stratosphear
The Dukes of Stratosphear
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Colin Moulding
Colin Moulding
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John Leckie and the Dukes
John Leckie and the Dukes
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Someone's knocking in the distance
But I'm deaf and blind
She's not expected home this evening
So I leave the world behind
[Verse 2]
For the vanishing girl
The vanishing girl, yeah
She'd give you a twirl
But she vanishes from my world
So burn my letters and you'd better leave just one pint a day
The whole street's talking 'bout my white shirts looking so grey
[Verse 3]
People gossip on the doorstep
Think they know the score
She's giving him the runaround
The man from number four
[Verse 4]
Has a vanishing girl
A vanishing girl, yeah
She'd give you a twirl
But she vanishes from my world, yeah
The paint is peeling and my garden is all overgrown
I've got no enthusiasm to even answer the phone
[Verse 5]
When she's here, it makes up for the
Times she's not and it's all forgotten
When she goes, I'm putting on the pose
[Verse 6]
For the vanishing girl
The vanishing girl, yeah
She'd give you a twirl
But she vanishes from my world
So burn my letters and you'd better leave just one pint a day (Vanishing girl)
The whole street's talking 'bout my white shirts looking so grey (Vanishing girl)
Written by: Colin Moulding

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