24/7-Hugh Cornwell

[ti:24/7] [ar:Hugh Cornwell] [al:Beyond Elysian Fields] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]24/7 - Hugh Cornwell [00:08.08]I'd like to meet the wandering jew [00:11.03]Who keeps his hands [00:12.09]In his pockets for later [00:15.29]He's always been there [00:16.74]Controlling the scene [00:18.05]But in his new suit [00:19.44]He looks like a waiter [00:20.50] [00:22.69]He's of the retiring kind [00:25.33]But with a schedule [00:26.66]That's fuller than Kissinger [00:29.85]He's grown a moustache [00:31.16]Since his wife went away [00:32.74]But I have to say I don't think [00:34.67]He's missing her [00:37.31]24/7 it's got to be the greatest job [00:44.47]24/7 just being Bob [00:53.50]He started out when I was at school [00:56.39]When the teachers weren't cruel [00:58.20]They were vicious [01:00.65]He strummed that guitar [01:01.90]Like he meant it [01:03.41]And the women he knew were capricious [01:08.01]I couldn't wait to discover an E [01:10.76]And then follow it with an A minor [01:15.51]Even the Beatles took note at the words [01:19.03]That he wrote like a spider [01:22.72]24/7 it's got to be the greatest job [01:29.88]24/7 just being Bob [01:46.62]Meanwhile I got stuck in verse three [01:49.25]When the black blood [01:50.46]Flowed down the metal [01:53.08]I left it around for about a thousand hours [01:56.48]And then sure enough I started to meddle [01:58.42] [02:00.91]So if you're listening please [02:03.93]I'm down on my knees in the candles [02:08.12]I'm not stuck in Memphis at all [02:10.95]But I sure heard the call and the scandal [02:13.33] [02:16.23]24/7 it's got to be the greatest job [02:22.62]24/7 just being Bob [02:29.95] [02:39.11]So Bob don't get me wrong [02:41.37]I'm a fan but I can stay cool [02:46.32]I know what it's like to be put on the spot [02:49.08]When your collar gets hot that's the rule [02:51.34] [02:53.68]I understand why you constantly play [02:56.37]Because playing is work and it's fun [03:01.02]I hope you continue to grow [03:03.65]Because it's sure hard to stop once begun [03:08.29]24/7 it's got to be the greatest job [03:15.46]24/7 just being just being [03:22.29]Just being just being [03:26.07]Just being just being just being Bob