Flashman's in the belfry shouting as loud as he can
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Samson's up all night again talking about himself
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What a wonderful man
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and I'm just wild about Ronnie
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And Ronnie's just wild about me
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I saw him selling winter coats on the Portobello Road
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I thought I bet he wishes he was really working for the NME
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When the gang came down here again
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and they're phoning up Australia and they call each other names
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And they all just wanna look like Richard Hell and Tom Verlaine
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some of my best friends are trains
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Now Steven's in a sweat, he just can't read Kerouac books
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and Robin's all excuses, says he can't find much but he does look
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He goes up to the playfair
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he goes down with the stars
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He goes wild all the weekend in a girlfriend's car
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and he calls me from Chelsea and he says it's such a thrill
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And though I don't believe a word but he keeps me talking
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Til the gang come down here again
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and they're phoning up Australia and they call each other names
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And they all just wanna look like Richard Hell and Tom Verlaine
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some of my best friends are trains
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And did you ever have
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one of those days
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Where the world's wide open
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and you can do anything
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And you can go anywhere
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and you don't have to think
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About who you'll offend
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every time that you even blink
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I'm going to the station where a big red train
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is waiting to take me to the country again
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Then you'll come from Yonkers but why should I care
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it'll rain and rain for days and days and you know I won't be there
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When the gang come down here again
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and they're phoning up Australia and they call each other names
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And they all just wanna look like Richard Hell and Tom Verlaine
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some of my best friends
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Yeah the gang come down here again
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and they're calling up Australia and they're scaring all my friends
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And they all just wanna look like Hell and Verlaine
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some of my best friends are trains
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Some of my best friends are trains
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| The Waterboys |
