Beautiful City - Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

Get into the hot seat

If it hurts not to be seen

Or if you want to hit back

This is the place to be at

Spin your partners round and round

Don’t think another thought

Don’t get caught short

You might get bought

You know I’d like to take you by the hand

But I never get the chance

Oh it’s easy to be cool when you’re in a trance

Isn’t that right?

Blair’s on alcohol

I’m on ice cream

Causing the craziest scene

This is a beautiful city

That’s a beautiful smile

Though I could never live here

Could I stay for a while?

I’d just packed my bags for Memphis

So that I could learn the blues

But this city turned out so wild

I had to tell the whole crew

Being no place for a boy to fall in love

I naturally did

Now we’re dancing around your flat

To Leopardskin Pillbox Hat

Social climbing

We were just passing through

It’s true I just seem to stumble into things

Yes, we just settled down

Mostly nobody seemed to notice

This is a beautiful city

Full of beautiful kids

All so keen to get hip

Mostly still biting their lips

C and W You know I’m hopeless without you