The Venus of the Soup Kitchen (Remastered)
Prefab Sprout"The Venus of the Soup Kitchen (Remastered)" is a song by Prefab Sprout, released in 1988 in the Pop genre. The song is 4:20 long and contains 40 lines and 347 words.
0:00The Venus of the Soup Kitchen - Prefab Sprout
0:00The Venus of the soup kitchen is waiting there for me
0:12And all us poor cripples who've been in the wars
0:22And up sleeping on her floor
0:28Woah
0:33When you're scared of down and out
0:36You keep it to yourself and if anyone suspects
0:41You say : "Who me Hardly "
0:45You tell him "Thank your stars this isn't Derby day
0:49'Cos it's clear you've got the gift for backing the wrong horse Charlie "
0:55Woah
1:00When you're scared of down and out
1:03You camouflage your fear with a fakin' D J smile
1:08And maybe some boogie dancin'
1:11But there's no need to be proud
1:14Hey if something's hurtin' you
1:16Could be it hurts your brothers too
1:19From Langley Park to Memphis
1:22Last night last night I dreamed I dared to raise my head
1:32The Venus of the soup kitchen stood over me
1:40Singin' : "Sometimes the job gets you down
1:45You're ashamed that the word will get round
1:51Well all you poor cripples who've been in the wars
2:02End up sleeping on my floor "
2:08Woah
2:13Now some will spin you yarns to keep you quiet for a while
2:19But you know that's not my style who needs fancy footwork
2:25'Cos none of it adds up no it doesn't weigh a thing
2:30And it doesn't buy you beer from Langley Park to Memphis
2:35Last ight last night I dreamed I dared to raise my head
2:45The Venus of the soup kitchen stood over me
2:53Singin' : "Here you are and I won't tell you've no one else but me
3:05Every night I know you'll be here staring hungrily
3:13Well here you are no I won't tell 'cos everyone I know
3:27Wanders down here every night they've nowhere else to go "
3:37The Venus of the soup kitchen is standing there over me
3:49Every night I'm gonna be here staring hungrily
3:59The Venus of the soup kitchen is waiting there for me
4:10And all us poor cripples who've been in the wars
4:20End up sleeping on her floor
The Venus of the Soup Kitchen - Prefab Sprout The Venus of the soup kitchen is waiting there for me And all us poor cripples who've been in the wars And up sleeping on her floor Woah When you're scared of down and out You keep it to yourself and if anyone suspects You say : "Who me Hardly " You tell him "Thank your stars this isn't Derby day 'Cos it's clear you've got the gift for backing the wrong horse Charlie " Woah When you're scared of down and out You camouflage your fear with a fakin' D J smile And maybe some boogie dancin' But there's no need to be proud Hey if something's hurtin' you Could be it hurts your brothers too From Langley Park to Memphis Last night last night I dreamed I dared to raise my head The Venus of the soup kitchen stood over me Singin' : "Sometimes the job gets you down You're ashamed that the word will get round Well all you poor cripples who've been in the wars End up sleeping on my floor " Woah Now some will spin you yarns to keep you quiet for a while But you know that's not my style who needs fancy footwork 'Cos none of it adds up no it doesn't weigh a thing And it doesn't buy you beer from Langley Park to Memphis Last ight last night I dreamed I dared to raise my head The Venus of the soup kitchen stood over me Singin' : "Here you are and I won't tell you've no one else but me Every night I know you'll be here staring hungrily Well here you are no I won't tell 'cos everyone I know Wanders down here every night they've nowhere else to go " The Venus of the soup kitchen is standing there over me Every night I'm gonna be here staring hungrily The Venus of the soup kitchen is waiting there for me And all us poor cripples who've been in the wars End up sleeping on her floor
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