We Real Cool - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Who took your measurements?

From your toes to the top of your head

Yea, you know

Who bought you clothes and new shoes

And wrote you a book you never read

Yea, you know

Who was it, yeah you know, we real cool

On the far side of the morning,

Who was it, yeah you know, we real cool

Now I hope you’re listening, are you?

Who was it you called the good shepherd,

Rounding up the kids for their meal

Who chased your shadow running out behind

Clinging to your high flying heels

Your high flying, high flying, high flying heels

Who was it, yeah you know, we real cool

On the far side of the morning, who was it

Yeah you know, we real cool

And I hope you’re listening too

Who measured the distance from the planets

Right down to your big blue spinning world

And heartbeats and tears and nervous laughter

Spilling down all over you, girl

Who was it, yeah you know, we real cool

And the world keeps on turning

Who was it, yeah you know, we real cool

And I hope you’re listening, are you?

Sirius is 8.6 light years away

Arcturas is 37

The past is the past and it’s here to stay

Wikipedia’s heaven

When you don’t want to remember, you know

On the far side of the morning

Who was it, yea you know, we real cool

And I hope you hear me, and you’ll call

Yeah, we real cool

Yeah, we real, real cool