Beautiful South - My Book Lyrics
(heaton/rotheray)This is my life and this is how it readsFor every chapter, a thousand memoriesA murder, a mystery where everybody bleedsA fantasy, a thriller with romance and diseaseDiary entry 9th of may 62Weve had some ugly babies but none were quite like youDiary entry 62 end of mayIt looks as if the nose and chin are definitely here to stayTheyre here to stay, theyre here to stayIf my lips start smiling and my knees start a-knockingIm a failureYou are, you areAnd if I seem half-hearted, its because Im broken heartedAnd Im a failureYou are, you are, you are (I am)You are, you are, you are (I am)This is my life and this is how it readsA documentary that nobody believesAlbert steptoe in gone with the breezeMother played by peter beardsley, father by john cleeseDiary entry 68 end of the yearA cardboard apollo 6 has given the all clear11th december 68 captains logProposed trip to mars is cancelled due to fogIts due to fog, its due to fogIf my lips start smiling and my knees start a-knockingIm a failureYou are, you areAnd if I seem half-hearted, its because Im broken heartedAnd Im a failureYou are, you are, you are (I am)You are, you are, you are (I am)This is the play, it was I who wrote the scriptTerry meets june in tales from the cryptIt was going to be a film but the camera person slippedThey later found him scolding a bananaDiary entry 10th of april 89The world is going mad but me Im doing fineIm doing fineBack to bed, back to realityJust fine.
