
The Work Songtext
I’m sorry about the argument at the weekend;
I should have listened to what you said in the first place
And then I should have been your friend
But I finally tidied up the garage like you asked me
I put some laundry on –
Both our clothes this time and not just mine
Because we’ve both been doing our best
Skirting round the edges of perfect
Darling I know this:
I’ve been brushing up on your family tree for the party
I’ll get your cousins, your half cousins and your step cousins
The right way around this time
And I promise to remember to bring you tea in the morning
Heed your warnings about when I'm about to cross the line
Because I did my fair share of the rock’n’roll
Three minutes and Fifteen seconds version of love
But me I always needed the B sides
And not just the best of
I saw fireworks aplenty when I met you
But now we've worked to build this into a fire
I don’t want to burn out any more;
I want to visit the coast in Kent with you
On a weekday afternoon when we’re both retired
It’s the work that makes it worth it
I should have listened to what you said in the first place
And then I should have been your friend
But I finally tidied up the garage like you asked me
I put some laundry on –
Both our clothes this time and not just mine
Because we’ve both been doing our best
Skirting round the edges of perfect
Darling I know this:
I’ve been brushing up on your family tree for the party
I’ll get your cousins, your half cousins and your step cousins
The right way around this time
And I promise to remember to bring you tea in the morning
Heed your warnings about when I'm about to cross the line
Because I did my fair share of the rock’n’roll
Three minutes and Fifteen seconds version of love
But me I always needed the B sides
And not just the best of
I saw fireworks aplenty when I met you
But now we've worked to build this into a fire
I don’t want to burn out any more;
I want to visit the coast in Kent with you
On a weekday afternoon when we’re both retired