Some people have stars for eyes Some people want eyes of stars They've been like that for years They've been like that for years I suspect they're just if if if I just want room to live
There's a new club in town Plenty of space to posy around It was copy of the Peppermint Lounge I'll stick around the centre always, even if it is run down Some people wanna be joining the club Think to be on the clientele is big I just want room to live
Foreigners and experts go in through my place Turn my home into a museum Like the murder squad they gaze scan the room For the well of inspiration They don't tolerate ordinary folk, and folk look at me strange But I'll give them this at least, they pay for what they eat Visitors, peripherers never give I just want room to live
Some people think happy is way to live Some men want to cram up to women I've been down that street before It just makes meat out of the soul There's a D.H.S.S.S. Volvo estate right outside my door With a Moody Blues cassette on the dashboard There's no hate in the point that I give I just want room to live
Violence is just waiting for its due 1 Some people want money around You can tell, they're the ones that never buy a round And some men want reporters with no wig And some people cannot hold their drink They've got to tell you what they think And some men want reporters with no wig I just want room to live I just want room to live I just want room to live I just want room to live I just want room to live
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Footnotes
c.f. Hank Williams’ “Just Waitin’”, covered by The Fall on Code: Selfish. ↩︎
Ford, Simon (2003). Hip Priest: the story of Mark E Smith and The Fall. London: Quartet Books.
Mackay, Tommy (2018). 40 Odd Years of The Fall. Place of publication unknown: Greg Moodie.
Pringle, Steve (2022). You Must Get Them All: The Fall on Record. [paperback edition]. Pontefract: Route Publishing Ltd. [Online store]
Smith, Mark E. (1985). The Fall Lyrik & Texte Von Mark E. Smith. In Deutsch & Englisch. With Drawings by Brix. Berlin: The Lough Press. [AKA The Orange Book. Available online in The Internet Archive]
Smith, Mark E. (2008). vII. The Lough Press & AMarquisManipulationProductions. [AKA the Blue Lyrics Book]
