A.K.A.


I'm also known as me, myself
My picture's on the wall
And in my wallet
My name's on the deeds
And all the letters
I really should know
But I don't have a clue
A clue, a clue, a clue

Neighbours say hello and goodbye to me
They know me well, even better than myself
A.K.A.K.A.K.A.
Oh well, I keep forgetting
Uh-huh, no use regretting now

Trying to establish myself
Singing tunes and going shopping
I write in my diary
It doesn't mean much
But every minute of the week counts
It counts, it counts, it counts

Neighbours say hello and goodbye to me
They know me well, even better than myself
A.K.A.K.A.K.A.
Oh well, I keep forgetting
Uh-huh, no use regretting now

I'm also known as me, myself
My picture's on the wall
And in my wallet
My name's on the deeds
And all the letters
I really should know
But I don't have a clue
A clue, a clue, a clue

Neighbours say hello and goodbye to me
They know me well, even better than myself
A.K.A.K.A.K.A.
A.K.A.K.A.K.A.
A.K.A.K.A.K.A.
aaaaaaaaaaaaah, etc.

 


Shivers


I've been contemplating suicide,
But it really doesn't suit my style,
So I think I'll just act bored instead
And contain the blood I would've shed

She makes me feel so ill at ease
My heart is really on its knees
But I keep a poker face so well
That even mother couldn't tell

But my baby's so vain
She is almost a mirror
And the sound of her name
Sends a permanent shiver down my spine
Down my spine

I keep her photograph against my heart
For in my life she plays a starring part
All alcohol and cigarettes
There is no room for cheap regret

She makes me feel so ill at ease
My heart is really on its knees
But I keep a poker face so well
That even mother couldn't tell

But my baby's so vain
That she is almost a mirror
And the sound of her name
Sends a permanent shiver down my spine
Down my spine
Spine, etc.
Information:
Unreleased Demos (1978)
Door, Door (w/ BND) LP/CD (1979)
Inner City Sound CD (2005)