Listen to Left to My Own Devices / Rhythm of the NIght (Live in Rio 1994) [2021 Remaster] by Pet Shop Boys

Left to My Own Devices / Rhythm of the NIght (Live in Rio 1994) [2021 Remaster]

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AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN

Pet Shop Boys

Künstler:in

Chris Lowe

Tasteninstrumente

Neil Tennant

Stimme und Gesang

KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT

Chris Lowe

Songwriter:in

Neil Tennant

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Lyrics

Okay, let's rock

I get out of bed at half past ten

I phone up a friend who's a party animal

Turn on the news and drink some tea

Maybe if you're with me, we'll do some shopping

One day I'll read or learn to drive a car

If you pass the test, you can beat the rest

But I don't like to compete or talk street, street, street

I can pick up the best from the party animal

I could leave you, say goodbye

I could love you if I tried

And I could

And left to my own devices, I probably would

Pick up a brochure about the sun

Learn to ignore what the photographer saw

I was always told that you should join a club

Stick with the gang if you want to belong

I was a lonely boy, no strength, no joy

In a world of my own, at the back of the garden

I didn't want to compete or play out on the street

For in a secret life, I was a round-head general

I could leave you, say goodbye

I could love you if I tried

And I could

And left to my own devices, I probably would

Left to my own devices, I probably would

Oh, I would

I was faced with a choice at a difficult age

Would I write a book?

Or should I take to the stage?

But in the back of my head, I heard distant feet

Che Guevara and Debussy to a disco beat

This is the rhythm of the night, the night, oh yeah

The rhythm of the night

This is the rhythm of my life, my life, oh yeah

The rhythm of my life

This is the rhythm of the night, one night, oh yeah

The rhythm of the night

This is the rhythm of my life, one life, oh yeah

The rhythm of my life

It's not a crime when you look the way you do

The way I like to picture you

When I get home, it's late at night

I pour a drink and watch the fight

Turn off the TV, look in a book

Pick up the phone, fix some foods

Maybe I'll sit up all night and day

Waiting for the minute I hear you say

I could leave you, say goodbye

I could love you if I tried

And I could

And left to my own devices, I probably would

Come on, baby, say goodbye

I could love you if I tried

And I could

And left to my own devices, I probably would

Left to my own devices, I probably would, come on, baby

Left to my own devices, I probably would

Thank you!

You're absolutely fabulous

(We love you)

Written by: Chris Lowe, Neil Tennant

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