I get out of bed at half past ten
Phone up a friend, who's a party animal
Turn on the news and drink some tea
Maybe if you're with me we'll do some shoppingOne day I'll read, or learn to drive a car
If you pass the test, you can beat the rest
But I don't like to compete, or talk street, street, street
I can pick up the best from the party animalI could leave you, say goodbye
Or I could love you, if I try
And I could
And left to my own devices, I probably would
Left to my own devices, I probably wouldPick up a brochure about the sun
Learn to ignore what the photographer saw
I was always told that you should join a club
Stick with the gang, if you want to belongI was a lonely boy, no strength, no joy
In a world of my own at the back of the garden
I didn't want to compete, or play out on the street
For in a secret life I was a round head generalI could leave you, say goodbye
Or I could love you, if I try
And I could
And left to my own devices, I probably would
Left to my own devices, I probably would
Oh, I wouldI was faced with a choice at a difficult age
Would I write a book? Or should I take to the stage?
But in the back of my head I heard distant feet
Che Guevara and Debussy to a disco beatIt's not a crime when you look the way you do
The way I like to picture you
When I get home, it's late at night
I pour a drink and watch the fightTurn off the TV, look at a book
Pick up the phone, fix some food
Maybe I'll sit up all night and day
Waiting for the minute I hear you sayI could leave you, say goodbye
Or I could love you, if I try
And I could
And left to my own devices, I probably would
Come on, baby, say goodbye
I could love you, if I try
And I could
And left to my own devices, I probably would
Left to my own devices, I probably wouldOut of bed, at half past ten
The party animal phones a friend
Picks up news about the sun
And the working day has just begunSticks with the gang - at the back of the street
Pass the test - and don't competeDrive the car, if you're with me
Che Guevara's drinking tea
He reads about a new device
And takes to the stage in a secret life(Aaaaaaaah... ...ce)Left to my own devices, I probably would
If I was left to my own devices, I possibly would(Aaaaaaaah... ...ce)If I was left to my own devices, I probably would
Left to my own devices, I probably wouldI could leave you, say goodbye
Or I could love you, if I try
And I could
And left to my own devices, I probably would
Left to my own devices, I probably would
Come on, baby
Left to my own devices, I probably would
Songwriters
TENNANT, NEIL / LOWE, CHRISTOPHERPublished by
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