Cocksure-Stephen Duffy

[00:22.64]The terraces of the seventy's [00:27.03]Are only filled with rain [00:31.51]The corner shops and B-roads [00:36.14]Were flattened by the main [00:40.71]Our old estate's still standing [00:44.82]And shaken by each truck [00:49.14]But the house where we first made love [00:53.59]Went down to let the tarmac up [00:58.84]Headstrong [01:03.32]The wallpaper curled and dirtied [01:07.80]The curtain rail pulled off [01:12.17]The first time you cried and scratched my back [01:16.35]I heard your old Dad cough [01:21.18]And after on our elbows [01:25.70]We watched the traffic crawl [01:30.42]Underneath the orange lights [01:34.27]And across your bedroom wall [01:39.36]Headstrong and cocksure [01:48.07]Headstrong and cocksure [01:57.03]I pick my friends like scabs [02:00.88]And none of them heal [02:05.58]And when my finger stabs [02:09.83]None of them feel [02:14.77]Now the nightclubs are shut for you [02:19.37]You must be twenty four at least [02:24.44]But I'll still come in spirit [02:28.44]First love won't rest in peace [02:33.47]Headstrong and cocksure [02:41.91]Headstrong and cocksure [02:51.73]Those were our horizons [02:56.11]Our holiday for two [03:00.67]Just beyond the cooling towers [03:04.56]Our panoramic view [03:09.54]I don't remember leaving you [03:13.98]We both were in a state [03:18.51]There always are a lot of girls [03:23.14]Looking for a candidate who's [03:27.75]Headstrong and cocksure [03:34.10]Oh Headstrong and cocksure [03:45.36]Headstrong and cocksure