Top Songs By Kirsty MacColl
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Kirsty MacColl
Vocals
Ben Cruft
Violin
Colin Stuart
Guitar
David Woodcock
Violin
F. Trench
Strings
Gavyn Wright
Violin
Jamie MacColl
Vocals
Louis MacColl
Vocals
Mark Berrow
Violin
Mel Gaynor
Drums
Pete Glenister
Guitar
Pino Palladino
Bass
Roy Gillard
Violin
Wilf Gibson
Violin
Yves N'jock
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Peter Glenister
Composer
F. Trench
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Steve Lillywhite
Producer
Chris Dickie
Recording Engineer
Colin Stuart
Mixing Engineer
Noel Harris
Engineer
Roy Spong
Engineer
Steve Chase
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
It wouldn't take a long time
To explain what lies between us
And it wouldn't take a genius
To work out what the scene is
It might just take a pilot
To give you a natural high
But you're sending off those bottle tops
For your free piece of mind
And are you just waving or drowning?
It's so hard to tell when you're so far away
Oh, innocence has passed you by
A long long time ago
I was the fly upon your wall
And I saw what you know
Your pornographic priestess
Left you for another guy
You frighten little children
And you'll always wonder why
Always wonder why
The mercury is rising
And it's not all that surprising
In the land of milk and honey
Where you make big money
And it always keeps the rain off
And it always keeps you dry
But back home the people hate you
And you never did know why
But I think I'm going to tell you
Just give me fifty thousand lire for my thoughts
Oh, innocence has passed you by
A long long time ago
I was the fly upon your wall
And I saw what you know
The supermarket checkout girl
Once smacked you in the eye
When you eat no one else does
But you always wonder why
Always wonder why
Ah-ho, ah-ho
Ah-ho, ah-ho
Ah-ho, ah-ho
Ah-ho, ah-ho, ahhhhh
It would take a gunshot
Just to clear your head awhile
And after all this time
How can you stand there
Look at me and smile?
Oh, ha-oh, ha-oh, ha-oh
Oh, ha-oh, ha-oh, ha-oh
Innocence
Ha-oh, ha-oh
Oh, ha-oh, ha-oh, ha-oh
Oh, ha-oh, ha-oh, ha-oh
Oh, ha-oh, ha-oh, ha-oh
Oh, ha-oh
Ahhhhhhhh
Now are you just waving or drowning?
It's so hard to tell with you so far away
Oh, innocence has passed you by
A long long time ago
I was the fly upon your wall
And I saw what you know
Degeneration suits you
Now I'm going home to cry
You won't be seeing me again
But you'll always wonder why
Always wonder why
Da da da da da, da da da
Da da da da da, da da da
Boing, boing, boing, boing, boing, boing, boing, boing
Da da da da da, da da da
Da da da da da, da da da
Boing, boing, boing, boing, boing, boing, boing, boing
Da da da da da, da da da
Da da da da da, da da da
Boing, boing, boing, boing, boing, boing, boing, boing
Writer(s): Peter Wilfred Glenister, Kirsty Anna Mac Coll
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