With Sympathy
Album Name: With Sympathy
Produced By: Ian Taylor & Vince Ely
Release Date: 1983
Record Label: Arista - ARCD 8016
- Effigy (I'm Not An)
- Revenge
- I Wanted To Tell Her
- Work For Love
- Here We Go
- What He Say
- Say You're Sorry
- Should've Known Better
- She's Got A Cause
you are the only person i know but i take you round to people who are on the go well you took me to a picture show and what's the first thing i see but them burning pictures of my head to toe, hey! i'm not an effigy, no, no! i asked you if you would be mad if i packed my things and moved away to faraway land well i packed my things and i moved to this place and what's the first thing i see but them burning pictures of me in my face, hey! i'm not an effigy, no, no! well i moved back from this faraway land walked right into a room with me mum and me dad well i saw my picture hanging on the wall they tried to rip it and burn it but it just withstood it all and i said hey! i'm not an effigy i'm not angry i'm not an effigy... hey! well walking around this stinking town i look up at the buildings and they get me down well i look to my left and then i look to my right and then i realize they've been striking at me since the middle of last night, hey! i'm not an effigy
you pushed me off the 13th floor you watched as my head hit the floor you watched as i rolled round and round you watched as i came tumbling down you watched as i rolled down the stairs you never wished me - fare thee well! you watched as i got on my feet i ran towards her and she started to plead, no! ain't got time for what you feel you did it again you did it again you did it again and again and again, ho, ho! far below original sin far below the state i'm in far below malicious crimes far below her for the time far below far below far below is the place you'll go, ho! ain't got time for what you feel you did it again you did it again you did it again and again and again, ho, ho! oh went through the window, quiet as a mouse no sound was stirring throughout the house i'd heard a noise that made me startle but i kept on walking down the corridor yes the corridor yes the corridor and there you were with a man once more, no! ain't got time for what you feel you did it again you did it again you did it again and again and again you did it again you did it again you did it again and again and again, ho, ho!
i wanted to tell her but i stuck to my lies i wanted to tell her till i looked in her eyes i wanted to tell her but i stuck to my lies i wanted to tell her till i looked in her eyes i wanted to tell her i needed to tell her just like the wind you blew away a happy lover's touch you bring the blues into my heart just like a rush i cannot bear the way my heart has helped to keep you close of you my babe i cannot get enough you touch me baby i looked into the lines of the lies you told when i asked her name i knew the perfume in your hair just wasn't mine did you ever think to notice babe when you wasn't home? i noticed every time i wanted to tell her but i stuck to my lies i wanted to tell her till i looked in her eyes i wanted to tell her but i stuck to my lies i wanted to tell her till i looked in her eyes thought you noticed every time but you didn't notice a thing i'd have to cover up my calls when the telephone would ring i'm tired of you and the things you do and all the things you say no more babysitting for neurotic girls today* you think the pain i'm going through just to keep you babe is something that i should bear did you ever stop to notice babe when you had nothing? and i never cared? just like the wind you blew away a happy lover's touch you bring the blues into my life just like a rush i cannot bear the way my heart has helped to keep you close of you my babe i cannot get enough you touch me baby, don't be mean to me! i wanted to tell her but i stuck to my lies i wanted to tell her till i looked in her eyes i wanted to tell her but i stuck to my lies i wanted to tell her till i looked in her eyes i wanted to tell her but i stuck to my lies i wanted to tell her till i looked in her eyes i wanted to tell her i needed to tell her Note: The 12" Mix is significantly extended. The lyrics are identical to the album version up to the point marked with a "*", and then continues as below: I don't want to be sad You broke my heart You made me cry today You been playing around I know you're leaving me There's nothing I could say I'm not changing my mind The time has come Now I can have some fun I'm not sitting around wishing for you to come in out of the sun You're so mean to me baby You're so mean to me x3 Baby Don't be You think the pain i'm going through just to keep you babe is something that i should bear did you ever stop to notice boy when you had nothing? and i never cared? I gave you time to tell me lies but I forgave you babe Too many notes from girls I thought you didn't know I can not take another day You'll never make me crazy You should have told me boy And now I gotta go You're a liar baby No, don't be mean to me i wanted to tell her but i stuck to my lies i wanted to tell her till i looked in her eyes i wanted to tell her but i stuck to my lies i wanted to tell her till i looked in her eyes i wanted to tell her but i stuck to my lies i wanted to tell her till i looked in her eyes i wanted to tell her i needed to tell her i wanted to tell her but i stuck-stuck-stuck Note: An early demo contains only the female lyrics along with the following spoken throughout the song: Be mean to me x6 Be mean to me That's what you want
hey! you said you needed full time help cause you're all alone i said i'd work for nothing at all if i just could take you home and now you're taking applications for your love you wanted certain specifications i circled the one that said all the above work... for love finally got my resume and you said you'd reviewed it on some other day i said, 'girl, hey, do it if you dare where i'd like to go our love will flare' finally my letter arrived and i knew you would be mine instead i had to prove myself for the first two weeks work overtime work... for love you've got to work you've got to work for love (in and out and in and out) Note: The 7" version has the following spoken interlude during the bridge: I've worked so hard for you love. Why won't you even talk to me? You don't have what it takes. But I'm willing to work! Note: The Short mix has the following spoken interlude during the bridge: I said girl, I've been trying for you for so long. Why do you keep rejecting me? You don't have what it takes. But I'm willing to work!
this one's fought the trendy set this one's fought the feds this one's fought the people baby and tried to ruin my plans this one's fought the radio this one's fought the press this one's fought the people baby and made my life such a mess woah... here we go (we gotta go, we gottta go) this one's fought the little girls this one's fought the boys this one's fought the people baby and told me all their lies woah... here we go (we gotta go, we gottta go) i will press the button and they will go away but don't forget to say your prayers before i blow them all away, i say woah... here we go (we gotta go, we gottta go) woah... here we go (we gotta go!)
i've seen many countries argue about human lives but one thing that stays the same is the clubs are always full at night pick out any far-out place like kenya or swaziland doesn't matter what the place they'll still be dancing to the band (mumble mumble jumble) (garble warble farble) (mumble mumble jumble) (garble warble farble) (mumble mumble jumble) what he say? (garble warble farble) (mumble mumble jumble) what he say? (garble warble farble) let's dance! say you've found a homeland? (move to it, move to it) say you've found a clubland? (get to it, get to it) now you've got a song? (groove to it, groove to it) got to find a partner (just get to it, get to it) (mumble mumble jumble) (garble warble farble) (mumble mumble jumble) (garble warble farble) (mumble mumble jumble) what he say? (garble warble farble) (mumble mumble jumble) what he say? (garble warble farble) let's dance! let's dance! i've seen many a race of people argue many things before but there is one language that gets you understood for sure not a language of the mouth it's only for the feet grab a russian by the hands and he will feel the need that's right! (mumble mumble jumble) (garble warble farble) (mumble mumble jumble) (garble warble farble) (mumble mumble jumble) what he say? (garble warble farble) (mumble mumble jumble) what he say? (garble warble farble) let's dance! let's dance!
haven't you ever felt this way before? (with a perfect stranger?) the look on her face, it just gives her away, she can't take any more hoist up your white flag, call for a truce try separation, we both stand to lose she looks in your eyes as we say our goodbyes and she says say you're sorry say you're sorry (tell me, tell me) say you're sorry (right from the heart) say you're sorry say you're sorry think of the times when we couldn't wait to get home (from the arms of danger) funniest part was the danger was right in our being home you hoist up your white flag, you seem so amused living in riddles without giving clues looks in your eyes as you say your goodbytes and she says say you're sorry say you're sorry (tell me, tell me) say you're sorry (right from the heart) say you're sorry say you're sorry we've had our problems and we've had our fights i was the wrong one and you were the right no more fighting, it ends tonight it's your turn to say you're sorry say you're sorry say you're sorry (say you're sorry)
so many years i just suffered through the tears knowing one day i'd wake up wishing i had never met her but as the time goes by my hope keeping playing every day as i laugh to myself, 'i just should have known better' there's no more laughter as i think about the other girl it's a slap in my face as i'm opening her letter she's doing fine now with two kids and another man as i cry out loud, 'i just should have known better' she was the reason i was living every day i would ride upon a white horse in my quest to try and find her but now it's too late, i don't care if i die tonight cos a voice keeps ringing in my heart, 'i should have known better' i learned my lesson this time lonliness and a broken heart should've known right from the start
she was all alone she looked round and around forever searching incessant treachary but she had that someone wrapped up in a box sticking pins and needles through the tiny cracks she had someone she owned and it's hard to confess i was that someone and she could care less she's got (she's got) a cause (she thinks she has) a cause okay used to have my address in her stranglehold lived my life around her and i lived my life as i was told had me coming and going and coming and going like a toy turned me from a man into a sniveling little boy she's got (she's got) a cause (she thinks she has) Note: An early demo had somewhat different lyrics: She has someone she owns She takes round and around Forever searching Incessant treachary Now she has that someone wrapped up in a box Sticking pins and needles through the tiny cracks She's got a cause (a cause) x2 Used to have my address In her stranglehold Lived my life around her Lived my life as i was told Had me coming and going and coming and going like a toy Turned me from a man into a sniveling little boy I woke up this morning Talking with myself Grabbed the valiums and took the gun down from the shelf I had the trigger cocked and ready to explode Then I realized I had far too many other roads She's got a cause (a cause) x2 Put the gun back and I flushed away the pills Thought I'd wait for her and give her all my many chills I had the trigger cocked and ready to explode Then I realized I had far too many other roads