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I thought I'd found someone
Someone to give some meaning
Some meaning to this savage world, oh-oh
But you were talking to a friend
A friend to whom you felt the need
The need to say in reference to me, oh-oh
"He's better than nothing, I suppose
Better than nothing, I suppose
Better than nothing, I suppose
He's better than nothing, I suppose
Better than nothing, I suppose
Better than nothing, I suppose
Better than nothing, I suppose
He's better than nothing, I suppose"
Ooh...
I thought you were someone
Someone to whom I could turn
Turn to when everything goes wrong, oh-oh
But you were calling your sister
Your sister to whom you tell
Tell everything that really matters, you said to her, "He's
"He's better than nothing, I suppose
Better than nothing, I suppose
Better than nothing, I suppose
He's better than nothing, I suppose
Better than nothing, I suppose
Better than nothing, I suppose
Better than nothing, I suppose
He's better than nothing, I suppose"
Ooh...
"He's better than nothing, I suppose
Better than nothing, I suppose
Better than nothing, I suppose
He's better than nothing, I suppose
Better than nothing, I suppose
Better than nothing, I suppose
Better than nothing, I suppose
He's better than nothing, I suppose"
Ooh...
I'd better get used to nothing, I suppose
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Off-kilter (demo)
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Under Christmas Lights
02:35
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Ba da ba da ba, ba da ba da ba
Ba da ba da ba, ba ba ba
Ba da ba da ba, ba da ba da ba
Ba da ba da ba, ba ba ba
I'm such a loser, sat in the boozer
'Cause you've been gone now all this time
Here I remember the day in December
Last year when you said you'd be mine
Ba da ba da ba, ba da ba da ba
Ba da ba da ba, ba ba ba
Ba da ba da ba, ba da ba da ba
Ba da ba da ba, ba ba ba
Oh, then you left me, sad that you met me
I've got to try to make this right
I'm calling you now to start again somehow
I'll take you out if that's alright
I wanna find those Christmas lights
I wanna melt your heart of ice
Don't you resist it, this could be our night, oh
I want us to be how we used to be
I'm nothing if you're not next to me
Let's get it together again this Christmas night
Ba da ba da ba, ba da ba da ba
Ba da ba da ba, ba ba ba
Ba da ba da ba, ba da ba da ba
Ba da ba da ba, ba ba ba
In a season of goodwill, we needn't go downhill
If you really want to, we'll go sled
You can be hostile, I'm working on your smile
Without it, I might as well be dead
Ba da ba da ba, ba da ba da ba
Ba da ba da ba, ba ba ba
Ba da ba da ba, ba da ba da ba
Ba da ba da ba, ba ba ba
Out in the cold snow, I'm sensing a warm glow
Hoping all this will work out fine
If you didn't miss me, then why did you kiss me?
I wanna get it right this time
I wanna find those Christmas lights
I wanna melt your heart of ice
Don't you resist it, this could be our night, oh
I want us to be how we used to be
I'm nothing if you're not next to me
Let's get it together again this Christmas night
Come on tonight under Christmas lights
(Ba da ba da ba, ba da ba da ba)
Let's go tonight under Christmas lights
(Ba da ba da ba, ba ba ba)
Come on tonight under Christmas lights
(Ba da ba da ba, ba da ba da ba)
The perfect time to get together, Christmas night
(Ba da ba da ba, ba ba ba)
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The Photocopies Michigan
Unapologetically old-school #indiepop in a mid-80s-to-early-90s vein, made without secret plans to fill stadiums (ugh). Think lo-fi #c86 #twee #postpunk #janglepop etc. Originally from London.
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