Chocolate-Tindersticks

[ti:Chocolate] [ar:Tindersticks] [al:The Something Rain] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Chocolate (巧克力) - Tindersticks [00:25.86]It had been the perfect Friday afternoon [00:27.40]The job was almost done [00:30.43]The house we were decorating was owned by a little old man [00:33.17]Forever in the same three piece suit [00:35.07]He'd probabbly had since he was demobbed [00:36.70] [00:37.89]He seemed to be forever on his way to the post office [00:40.32]Carrying brown paper ansd string wrapped parcels under his arm [00:45.08]He'd bring us out china cups of camp coffee [00:46.76]And plates of custard cream biscuits [00:48.69] [00:50.75]The house had belonged to his parents [00:52.30]Who had both passed away within weeks of each other [00:54.42]A few years back [00:56.42]They were the only people he had ever lived with [00:58.56]This was the only house he had ever lived in [01:01.12]I wondered what would happen to the house when he's gone [01:03.57] [01:06.32]It was a short walk to my bedsit [01:08.33]Once a similar house to the old man's [01:10.72] now broken into lots of single room accomodation [01:15.01]It also once had a great garden like his [01:17.18]Now occupied by one-storey modern block building [01:20.42]Containing the dentist and chiropodist [01:21.72] [01:25.20]In my room was an electric cooker [01:27.11]Which I only used in winter to keep warm [01:29.99]Next to that was a sink with a glass shelf above it [01:32.60] on which was a toothbrush and carton of marlboro's [01:36.97]There was a table with a chair in one corner [01:38.94]A single bed in the other [01:40.63]And about four sq ft in the middle [01:42.61] [01:44.48]There was a wooden drawer [01:45.66]Under the bed with most of my clothes in [01:47.65]The rest was over the back of the chair [01:50.47]I had a record player on a table [01:52.43]And boxes of records underneath [01:53.52] [01:57.16]The bathroom for the first [01:58.17]And the second floor was opposite my room [02:00.55]It had a meter for the water [02:02.25]Which took two 50pence pieces [02:04.13]You'd have to wait half an hour for the water to heat up [02:07.27]And keep an eye on the door [02:10.07]In case some sod pinched your bath [02:14.30]There was one toilet upstairs and one outside [02:16.28]But no one used the outside one anymore [02:19.05]So it was where the local prostitutes would take their clients for a quickie [02:22.15] [02:24.39]I'd spend as little time as I could in my room [02:27.07]My skin was still warm and soft from the bath as I walked into town [02:38.05] [03:02.96]So I was sat on my usual bar stool in my usual pub by 6 30 [03:06.92]The usual twelve or so regulars in at this time of the evening [03:09.48]Nice and relaxed before the post 8 00 crush [03:14.68]We'd crowd around the tiny bar then pool tables [03:17.45]The house rule for fool was winner stays on [03:20.36]You'd chalk your name on the balckboard [03:21.76]And wait your turn [03:23.54]The challenger would pay for the game [03:25.24]So if you were good [03:26.24]You 'd play all night [03:27.84]Tonight I was great [03:30.88]She walked into the pool room just as I potted the black [03:33.83]The next name on the list [03:35.32]Bent down to the slot on the table and put coins in [03:37.83]I was used to seeing her surrounded by burgundy flocked wallpaper [03:41.27]And red velvet upholstery in the sunday night pub around the corner; [03:45.78] [03:47.20]She looked different stood here in the pool room [03:49.12]She looked good she was looking at me [03:51.19] [03:52.71]I ended the game as quickly as I could [03:54.92]Without losing badly and stood near her [03:58.09]"Would you like a drink " she asked [03:59.76]"I get them What do you want " I replied [04:02.66]"The same as you're having" she said [04:04.87]The great thing about being a regular [04:06.95]When the bars turned deep is it only takes a raised eyebrow [04:09.41]And a couple of nods [04:10.95]And two bottles of Holster Pils had been passed over people's heads to you [04:14.57] [04:15.46]We did the pool room dance for a while [04:17.53]Moving to" excuse me"'s bending around elbows [04:19.55]And pool cues until we decided to move on [04:24.01]It was too early to go to the club [04:25.84]So we went around the corner to the Sunday night pub [04:28.91]It was still quite busy on a Friday night [04:30.92]Full of couples and students [04:33.47]It had a reputation as a gay bar [04:35.42]Probably why the students came in to feel safe [04:40.08]She was my dream we drank pernod and blacks [04:41.97]Talked about John Barry Ford Cortinas (she preferred the Mark 3) [04:46.63] what was best: gel or Brylcream I preferred the Brylcream [04:50.69]She even agreed On Her Majesty's Secret Service was the best Bond film [04:54.41]If you accept it as a whole [04:56.15]And not just get hung up about George Lazenby [04:58.03]She smoked Silkcuts [05:00.74]She didn't mind Marlboros [05:01.56]But we both had a fondness for Old Port cigars [05:04.80] [05:07.25]We moved down to the club [05:08.50]Upstairs for a couple of onion bhajis [05:10.30]Went down to the quiet bar near the dance floors [05:14.00]We decided to leave early [05:15.23]You wouldn't want to be there in the end [05:17.17]When the lights came on [05:18.52]You'd never sit down in here again [05:20.80]In a depressing shuffle we pushed to the door [05:23.07]Now it was good to get up and out [05:25.27]While it was still a black hole warm and smokey [05:28.36]Full of possibilities [05:32.43] [06:34.43]She lived by the river [06:35.76]The other side of town [06:36.86]Queue for taxis was hell as usual [06:39.60]Next to the late night chippy [06:40.81]The worst chips you could buy [06:42.47]But at this time of night full [06:44.71]Outside fights and throwing up [06:45.85] [06:47.20]We jumped in the taxi nothing mattered but us [06:51.22]Back at hers a bedsit in a house similar to mine [06:54.41]She'd done something painted three walls [06:56.74]Put up some old fifties star wall paper [06:59.45]A big Bowie poster and some nice curtains [07:02.94]It would be easy for me to change my woodchip magnolia bedsit standard [07:05.62]Afterall it was my job She had a few lamps here and there were some candles [07:12.74]She made us proper hot chocolate [07:14.81]Not the instant sh*t you get from the machine [07:18.04]She had Fox'sbiscuits and a small bottle of Cointreau too [07:22.17]The end of a perfect day [07:24.68]The taste of chocolate cigarette and orange liqueur made it even seem better [07:29.49]I undid her tartan miniskirt pulled off her black wool tights [07:33.30]My lips moved up her legs What the f**k [07:37.82]I had a large hard dick poking me in the eye [07:40.69]"Sh*t you're a chap " I felt like jumping through the window screaming [07:46.02]I couldn't move [07:47.62]She he still looked the same [07:50.41]I had a pain in my head [07:51.87]I wanted to do something say something [07:54.59]He was holding me sobbing " [07:56.25]You must have known how could you not tell " [07:58.70]And "I love you I can be your woman " [08:03.75]His eyes were still beautiful deep brown [08:06.11]His lips still chocolatey and orangey [08:08.81]"Sh*t " I said "I was never a breast man anyway "