Saint Etienne Lyrics

Cool Kids Of Death No lyric, instrumental only. ...

Former Lover Thanks to Ravi Baskaran for a correction! Milan, / when I was a kitten, / we'd sit and sing old ...

Groveley Road George, he called to say that he'd be late; / there's something on the TV around eight. / If you...

Hate Your Drug Like four paper-dolls / all heavy with sleep, / they hold you like a baby, / your body so weak. / ...

He's On The Phone He's on the phone, / and she wants to go home; / shoes in hand, / don't make a sound, / it's time t...

Hug My Soul Transcribed by Mark Dorset Ooh, / what are you thinking of? / Boy, / what are you dreaming of? /...

I Buy American Records Transcribed by Nicola She's an auburn-haired girl / from a town of Spanish sand, / and she wades ...

Like A Motorway Transcribed by Mark Dorset He's gone, / he's gone. / She wears sad jeans / torn at the waistban...

Marble Lions I'll meet you / past the great divide, yeah, / setting sail 'cross darkened dawn. / Everybody want...

On The Shore [This song has vocals, but not many real lyrics as such. A couple of phrases are distinguishable.] ...

Pale Movie Transcribed by Mark Dorset Lalala lalalala, / lalalala lalalalala, / lalala lalalala, / lalalala ...

Tankerville instrumental ...

The Boy Scouts Of America Like a birthday card / from a previous year, / the weather in Chayco / is sparkling and clear. / T...

Urban Clearway [instrumental.] ...

Western Wind [This songs is in two separate parts, with the song Tankerville segued between them.] Western wind...

Boy Is Crying Transcribed by Jeremiah Hayes boy is it coming to me lotta bodies i don't know hoped i could ge...

Don't Back Down Just as I walked away, I turned to hear you say: (Spoken) "The words nearly got carried away b...

Downey California Transcribed by Jeremiah Hayes dream home in downey, california palm trees the sound of karen c...

Heart Failed Took a trip down Anita Way Had to go on the 1st of May Didn't have much to celebrate Heart failed in...

How We Used To Live Transcribed by N. Mitchell A rose scented June A rose he pulled in June They're full upon the l...

Just A Little Overcome Transcribed by Jeremiah Hayes space exploration is a noble thing it's a noble thing if we'd only...

Late Morning instrumental ...

Shoot Out The Lights Transcribed by Dean Hotta Who's that knocking on my door? And who's that lying on the floor? D...

Sycamore Transcribed by Jeremiah Hayesi and Jamie Fletcher na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na i'm thinking of them i'...

Thank You Transcribed by Dean Hotta I found some time to stop and think it over. And all I know is thank y...

A Good Thing Take a message, Let me know. Put on her shoes before she goes, Hazel eyes and auburn hair. How could...

Lightning Strikes Twice Crazy superstitions on my mind Could they help me get you back for good? Such a striking combination...

Milk Bottle Symphony Tony leaves the Depot late. Seventeen years with the Unigate, Drives his float down Goswell Road at ...

Relocate Sarah Cracknell <SC> David Essex <DE> <SC> You lie on the sofa -- it's like I do...

Side Streets The neighborhood that I live in, I’ve always seen as home. At certain times at the evening, It’s...

Sun In My Morning Rays of light upon the gown to bathe, Greys, the dust that settles upon the ballastrade I, I'm open...

4:35 In The Morning Transcribed by Mark Dorset Hey baby I've been up all night Trying to make sense of my life Day's...

Afraid To Go Home Transcribed by Kevin Hung Hearing tunes in other rooms They stay, they stay like morning rays Summ...

Been So Long Transcribed by Kevin Hung I knew when you Came around here to see me You'd stay here till the morn...

Catnap [This song is an instrumental.] ...

Clark Country Record Fair Transcribed by Jens Keller Rain on the window pane Thinking of you again Had to phone To check you...

Dutch TV Transcribed by Kevin Hung One night in never land Checking out the Amsterdam scene Got a room from...

Erica America Transcribed by Kevin Hung Hair in curls Not quite as tall as the other girls I'd ran away from the...

Goodnight Jack Transcribed by Kevin Hung We hadn't had our tea for long When you said there's something wrong Can...

Hill Street Connection [The track is an instrumental] ...

Hit The Brakes Transcribed by Jamie Fletcher and Jason Flynn She's waking up, the mirror says that her hair...

La La La Transcribed by Jamie Fletcher I wake up every morning, and there before my eyes. I find my littl...

Lose That Girl Transcribed by Kevin Hung She walked out on you last Saturday Under the wheels Of a crowd on main ...

Madeleine Transcribed by Mun-Hou Lo I've never been to Rome But I don't need to go I don't need to go to kno...

Mr. Donut Transcribed by Kevin Hung Checked-in at the airport half an hour late Jackie caused a scene when w...

My Name Is Vlaovic [This song is an instrumental.] ...

Postman Transcribed by Kevin Hung On a fog bound morning With my frozen tiger feet All done so I clocked o...

Split Screen Transcribed by Kevin Hung Today I got up easy You know I'm not a morning person Never said I was l...

Sylvie Transcribed by Smiley Seventeen, high-school queen, Yeah you're pretty cute, I can see. Well you'...

The Bad Photographer Transcribed by Kevin Hung Last Thursday 5 30 A shoot in Ladbroke Grove Hours later Hey waiter Coul...

Wood Cabin Transcribed by Kevin Hung A redwood tree The radio They moved them down the hall A beauty Queen ...

Zipcode Transcribed by Kevin Hung The comic from the USA Dream ticket for a Saturday Saw an add for a day-...

Archway People [intro sample on You're In A Bad Way version:] You asked me to make a record of my voice. Well here ...

Avenue Transcribed by Mark Dorset [sample:] A lemonade. Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. / Oo-oo-ooh, / young...

Calico [The "Calico" bits are Sarah and the rest is Q-Tee.] Dreamin' / that you are in my world,...

Chicken Soup [a sample:] Can I take your order? Urrrmm, I'll have bacon, eggs, tomatoes, two toast and a cup of ...

Clock Milk [This is a sample collage] And, er... non-stop erotic cabaret. Yahoo! Asa desuyo! Okite Kudasai! [Th...

Conchita Martinez Ba ba-ba ba-ba ba-ba / Ba ba-ba ba-ba ba-ba / Conchita, I know, / I know it should have been. / ...

Here Come Clown Feet [This song is a brief sample collage] You stick your foot in there, mate, and you've... What's the ...

Hobart Paving [intro sample (on the album):] Do you think a girl should go to bed with a feller, if she doesn't lo...

Join Our Club Transcribed by Mark Dorset (bup bup ba-da bup bup ba-da-da) / Join our club! / (bup bup ba-da bup...

Junk The Morgue You can look at the stars, / look at the ocean; / the answer's somewhere, / here's what I reckon: /...

Leafhound [intro sample:] I wish they wouldn't laugh. I've been driving for some time / and the towns look ...

Mario's Cafe Transcribed by Gerry [Introduction sample:] Cigarette, a cup of tea, a bun. Ooh... / Button up ...

Memo To Pricey It's like, I can't get past that S&M barrier. `Cause, I like, as I'm drinking something like whi...

No Rainbows For Me I've thought of asking you / for so long, / afraid of what / your answer would be. / But there's n...

Railway Jam [Introductory sample:] I'm Helen Stevens, I'm having a party, and the other tenants are there, and a...

Who Do You Think You Are? Transcribed by Mark Dorset Who am I? / I'm just a girl / who only wants / to try / to do what's ...

You're In A Bad Way [intro sample (on album):] Of course London's a big place. It's a very big place, Mr Shadrack. A m...

Carnt Sleep You know the hurt's so deep that I can't sleep or eat, and what I'm hoping for is to feel your ...

Dilworth's Theme Oh babe, I know you've gone. I won't be sad alone 'cause the song that you left me has the sweet...

Etienne Gonna Die You only call? Well, let's go visit Mr. More. Your eight hundred, and I'll raise twenty-five hundred...

Girl VII Transcribed by Kevin Hong, Nicola and Jonno. Sorry about the question marks everywhere! I'll run t...

Kiss And Make Up Without beforehand thinking, sometimes I say things. I could never hate you. I could never hate ...

Like The Swallow She's like the swallow that flies so high She's like the river that never runs dry She's like the su...

London Belongs To Me Took a tube to Camden Town, Walked down Parkway, and settled down in the shade of a willow tree, ...

Nothing Can Stop Us [Annoucement sample:] "Thankyou, every - come on, give her a proper Liverpool hand, you can do ...

Only Love Can Break Your Heart Transcribed by Mark Dorset When you were young and on your own, how did it feel to be alone? ...

People Get Real [Intro announcement:] Get on the floor and look real sexy! Saw you, and when I saw you I though...

She's The One She, she's the one. She, she's the one. She's the girl who thinks nothing of breaking up two ...

Spring Dry your eyes boy, there's no need to despair. Forget about yesterday and the bad times that you'...

Stoned To Say The Least [intro sample:] "Anyway, let's get on - are you ready? Finger, you put your finger on the thin...

This Is Radio Etienne {Insert the usual apologies for a lack of accents.} Il n'y a pas grand monde ce soir, deux mille s...

Wilson [This is a sample collage, with the same samples repeated many, many times. But I can at least tell ...

7 Ways To Love Okay, so they're not highly literate lyrics `cause it's a techno-mantra stomp kind of a thing. A voc...

A Christmas Gift To You Transcribed by Nicola Sarah: Hello, this is Saint Etienne here with a special Christmas message fo...

A Slavic Beauty With A Rose Between Her Teeth [This song is an instrumental.] ...

Accident He's on the phone, / doesn't want to go home. / The hotel life - / forget your wife, / you're on yo...

Action "Have you ever been to a harvester before Drift along Drift along Gonna find them Drift along ...

Anymore Does anyone remember how it used to be? / Don't turn around 'cause you won't see me cry. / I hear ...

Artieripp [This song is an instrumental.] ...

Bar Conscience [This song is an instrumental.] ...

Burnt Out Car transcription courtesy of Scott Seymour A simple / good morning / Or hello would have done / The s...

California Snow Story [intro sample on You're In A Bad Way version:] We've even had to change our name now, to "Reviv...

Choc Stock These are lyrics to the Fall version of the song courtesy of Arjan Plug. The Etienne version that I'...

Departure Lounge I know you, / you know me, / we don't need anything at all, / anyway. / The club lounge, / the rig...

Do It All Right now I feel the need for some attention Been kicking my heels in need of some affection Been wa...

Down By The Sea Transcribed by Andrew Lenahan Down by the Sea No-one but me Caught in the rain I'm free again Stoo...

Down Town Transcribed by Anja Degerholm When you're alone and life is making you lonely / You can always go ...

Dream Dentist [This song is an instrumental.] ...

Dream Lover You're a dream lo-o-o-over, It's a deep ri-i-i-iver. And the clock in the hallway, It goes tick, t...

Driving Home For Christmas Transcribed by Nicola I'm driving home for Christmas, oh, I can't wait to see those faces. I'm d...

Duke Duvet [intro sample on You're In A Bad Way version:] Where is your respirator? Nicked. Hm? Captain - ki...

Edward Undecided [This song is an instrumental.] ...

Everything I Touch Turns To Gold [intro sample:] Ee-ehhh, you be nice without long hair. Now is cool, mmm? But your friend, I think ...

Fake '88 Transcribed by Patrick and Nicola [Sarah:] "I am tired and I'm bored,", he said. / &quo...

Fascination At a desk across the hall She makes another call Didn’t mean to hear you shout What’s that all...

Fife Coast [This song is an instrumental, using the following sample:] I don't know why I love you, / but I l...

Fifth Floor Can't stop the fire; / you wouldn't want to lose it, anyway. / Can't stop the fire, / your things a...

Filthy Hello? / [laughs] / Hello? Rhyming as I'm coming to the top, / with my back-pack of rhymes I won'...

Find Me A Boy So many friends that I happen to see have told me they're in love oh how I wish it could happen to m...

Finisterre Natwest, Barclays, Midlands, Lloyds. Use a bank? I'd rather die. I loved to draw when I was a litt...

Flight To Tashkent [introductory sample:] Dig, dig, / digarooney / Dig dig dig, / digarooney / Dig dig dig, / digaroo...

Foto Stat [There is a sample of Sarah singing 'Photograph' on this song, but no lyrics as such.] ...

French Detective [This song is an instrumental.] ...

Goldie Transcribed by Jon Brooks Goldie, When you had all the time in the world, To remember to call me, ...

Gone I'm gonna hide / She don't even know why / I'm gonna run away. / ...

Highgate Road Incident [This song is an instrumental.] ...

Home Transcribed by Scott Tucker I walk home everyday from my jobs And the pay's not so good To two roo...

How Far Transcription courtesy of STARCHILD: How long Hey honey, how long When the winter isn't cold no mo...

How I Learned To Love The Bomb [sample:] Gentlemen, if you please. I think we're just about ready to record. (Aah-aah-aah-aah.) /...

I Was Born On Christmas Day Transcribed by Mark Dorset and Nicola [intro:] [laughs] Roll the tape! [Sarah:] Spent the summe...

I'm Here To Mix The Nuns [This song is an instrumental.] ...

I'm Too Sexy [Richard:] I'm / too sexy for my cat, / too sexy for my cat, / oh, pauvre pussy-cat! / I'm / too s...

In Dreams Called your name, in dreams called your name, through falling rain I'm with you, I'm with you, I'm w...

Is It True? Is it true what they do? / Is it true what they do / to you? / Is it true what they say? / Is true ...

It's All Gone Horribly Wrong No hot water I think I oughta Call a plumber Oh dear what a bummer It's all gone horribly wrong It's...

Jack Lemmon I'm here waiting Anticipating Life without you Been up drinking But I'm still thinking About you Ye...

Jaydip Pharmacy [This song is an instrumental.] ...

Johnny In The Echo Cafe [This is a two-part instrumental.] ...

Jungle Pulse Many thanks to Severine for this. My french isn't good enough to punctuate what she sent, so here it...

Kofi Annan [This song is an instrumental.] ...

La Poupee Qui Fait Non (No, No, No, No, No) I give her my love, she says "No, no, no, no," I give her my heart, she says "No...

Le Baiser Francais My thanks to Sabrina Communier for this transcription Tu aimes les baisers francais Parfaits, profo...

Lonely Margaret [This song is an instrumental.] ...

Lonesome I just found your letter doesn’t mean a thing You said things should be better For you and me Hey ...

Lost In The Library [This song is an instrumental.] ...

Love Me Sweet Me and my babe went to the show I and babe went to the show Did we sit on the end ? No Cos a fallen ...

Lover Plays The Bass Transcribed by Jamie Fletcher Let me put you in the mood, let me try to break on through. You know...

Martin Court [This song is an instrumental.] ...

Message In A Bottle Transcribed by Nicola One, two, turtles are blue, three, four, ???, five, six, ???, seven, eigh...

My Christmas Prayer Oh Lord, / the snow is falling / and the whole world / kneels to pray, / for tomorrow / brings the...

Nazi Jaloux [This song is an instrumental.] ...

New York Skyline [This song is an instrumental.] ...

Oh Boy, The Feeling When You Held My Hand When / I had the time / to lie / somehere divine. / think / of some time / with you / in the sunshi...

Paper [Paper, the original, in English:] Here she comes, / she's running over the hill / with her frien...

Paris Bar '89 [This song is an instrumental.] ...

Parliament Hill [This song is an instrumental.] ...

Peterloo [This song is an instrumental.] ...

Public Information Film [lyrics as transcribed by Juha Heikkinen] Learn to swim... da-da-da-dum-da-da... da-da-da-dum-da-da...

Puppy Love And they call it "puppy love", / but I guess they'll never know / how the young heart re...

Ready Or Not Transcribed by Scott Seymour I saw you from across the street, / called to your friends. / I haven...

Reserection Et c'est alors / que supposement blesse / par le commun des mortels / qu'en habit pourpre et net /...

Sadie's Anniversary Transcribed by Mun-Hou Lo One year, to the day Since you put on the night One year, to the day Tha...

Saturday Sunshine coming in through my window, painting patterns upon the pillow. Draw the blind, just in tim...

Scene '93 [This is an instrumental!] ...

Schroeder [intro sample:] Say / don't you think / ??? / communism is fucked / ??? ??? [This song is an inst...

Seventeenth Century Sea [This song is an instrumental.] ...

Snowplough [This song is an instrumental.] ...

Some Place Else Thanks to patrick for a correction! You can tell me a thousand times, or more, / it's all in the p...

Sometimes In Winter [lyrics as transcribed by Juha Heikkinen] [Sometimes in Winter:] When I come home in the evening C...

Southern Train Southern train, / won't you bring my boy back home to me? / Southern train, / bring him home, / hom...

Space Shuttle [This song is an instrumental.] ...

Speedwell [The vocals for this song are some lovely over-the-top male soulful pose singing. There are a few re...

Star Does it pay to be so good? Spend my whole life doing all that pays. He said I should, all the time. ...

Statues [This song is an instrumental.] ...

Stop And Think It Over Had to take a train And get out of the rain Time to stop, think it over Another cup a coffee But i'm...

Stormtroopers In Drag [These are the original lyrics - the Et's cover of the song features some changes and a brand new ch...

Stranger In Paradise Take my hand, / I'm a stranger in paradise. / All lost in a wonderland, / a stranger in paradise. /...

Sushi Rider Ooh-ooh-ooh / ooh, / ooh-ooh-ooh / ooh, / ooh-ooh-ooh / ooh. / Just let me know / when you've f...

Taxi Transcribed by Scott Tucker I'm watching you Jumping from the taxi in the rain And everything we d...

The Clothes Show [This song is an instrumental.] ...

The Official Saint Etienne World Cup Theme [This song is an instrumental, with a few samples...] Chelsea, in their new second strip; red sock...

The Process Plane / or a boat, / get away, / got to go. / Stood in / the snow, / no sound / alone. / Everybo...

The Way I Fell For You We were laughing as the rain kept falling / we didn't give a damn and there's nothing in the world t...

Think Twice [intro sample:] How dare you? How dare you say such filthy, disgusting things? You filthy upstart! ...

We're Coming In Loaded [intro sample:] What about the rumour that you once shot your mother? [Elvis Presley laughs] Well I...

X Amours My thanks to Sabrina Communier for this transcription Entre vous et moi, c'est difficile d'etre deu...

You Know I'll Miss You When You're Gone If only I could make you see, / make you understand. / The answer's not with wait and see, / it's r...