Graham Parker - Ten Girls Ago Lyrics

Buster turned round to me
And said, "Hey kid, you must be joking
You got an attitude
You think you're funny but you're choking, hey, hey"

Back every word that comes out of your mouth
(Ten girls ago)
You thought you had something to laugh about

But it was just a crazy thing
The wrong act in the wrong circus ring
The sweet pain of a needle's sting
Ten girls ago, ten girls ago

Eddie and Burt, sneaked out the back
And threw up before every scene
The camera rolled and my life flashed before me
Just as if in a dream

A dog was leading me round on a chain
Ten girls ago
I kicked it but I ended up in pain

But it was just a crazy thing
Flying an airplane made of string
Sweet pain of a needle's sting
Ten girls ago

Wrap it up in a paper cup
Put it in a bag for me
Get yourself another dog
Ah, you're barking up the wrong tree

And now I stand a hope in hell
Of not ending up in the bottom of a well
A place where all lost souls must go
When they don't know where their life is going

And now life glows with a life of its own
Ten girls ago
I would have told you my chances were blown

But it was just a crazy thing
The wrong act in the wrong circus ring
The sweet pain of a needle's sting
Ten girls ago, ten girls ago

But it was just a crazy thing
Flying an airplane made of string
Sweet pain of a needle's sting
Ten girls ago