Ok, so we’re posting the lyrics, one track a day. This is ‘A Bit’, track 2 from the new album. It’s pretty idiosyncratic and very English – whatever that means…
A BIT
I’m going to the bus stop, that’s where I stop
Sitting around and around
I’m getting on the big bus, going to big town
That’s where I’m gonna get down
I’m gonna get some good stuff
I hope I got enough, I hope I got enough
I’m gonna sit and look at it
Will you come around
For a bit?
I’m going for a picnic
Will you sit with me? Will you sit with me?
We can look at the hills while the daffodils sing
It’s high definition, re-runs and everything
We could fall in love and start a farm
With plastic pigs and a wooden alarm
Or switch around the channels to something new
On the other hand, we could go to the moon
For a bit
For a bit
Only for a bit
For a bit
I’m going to the big place
And I’ll wander around and get off my face
I’m gonna watch that band
‘Cos they’re near the beer tent and I’ll drink a beer
I’m gonna start another band
Do lots of things and travel the land
We’re gonna last a minute
If you can hum it, we’ll sing it
For a bit
For a bit
Only for a bit
For a bit
For a bit
For a bit
Only for a bit
For a bit
Have a go at anything
Take a chance on anything
Run along with anyone
Oh ohohohoh
I’ll try my hand at football
And take sunglasses classes so I look cool
I’ll dip my toe in painting
And climb mountains of beans in jars of dreams
I’m gonna run the country, fiddle with history
Establish democratic anarchy
I’m gonna get some oil
And play with the trains, planes and automobiles
For a bit
For a bit
Only for a bit
For a bit
For a bit (aah aah aah)
For a bit
Only for a bit (aah aah aah)
For a bit (aah aah)
I’m going to the chip shop, where I left my pen top
At the counter-productive meeting
For the drawing of my big ship, but dry felt tip
So the photo can’t be taken for the e-mail to the
government
I’m waiting for a calm wind
It looks really fine like it says on the tin
I’m gonna make some big moves
In the dingy in the garden and soak up the view
I’m going to the bus stop
That’s where this stops
