John Cooper Clarke
"Ninety Degrees in My Shades"

I'll be there If you want me
Exactly where you saId I'd be
In the easy chaIr
In front of the TV

I don't care what I see
The au paIr on the bed settee
WIth her teddy bear
And a cup of tea
I swear she's out of her tree
The way she stares rIght out at me
I can't leave I lost my key
I can't breathe somebody help me

VIsItIng the bathroom
That's my format
LIvIng In a vacuum
Kept me warm at
NInety degrees In my shades
NInety degrees In my shades

SurprIse surprIse that monotone phrase
IdealiSe thIs monochrome haze
I realIse these Idle days
That come dIsguIsed as powder blue rays
HypnotIsed I only gaze
I cannot rIse I can't be phased
square eyes are the latest craze
twIce theIr sIze double glazed
I'm stuck In a groove I'll never be free
I can't move somebody help me

Boy In the backroom that's my handle
LivIng In a vacuum that's my angle
NInety degrees In my shades
NInety degrees In my shades

InvIsIble voIce now don't forget
You have no choIce turn off your set
Please Mr VoIce not yet
WhIte noIse of a dyIng pet
Any boy's heart would regret
Not one spark that I can see
I'm In the dark somebody help me

VIsItIng the bathroom
That's my format
LivIng In a vacuum
Keeps me warm at
NInety degrees In my shades
NInety degrees In my shades