A Sex Thing - Bob Geldof

Like the man who stands behind the man

And whispers in his ear

«Pretend you know the secret and then keep all your enemies near»

Well I hold you close

And I squeezed so hard

I made your eardrums pop

But you hung there like a lifeless doll

And said I wonder could you ever stop

So what can I have if I can’t have ermine

What can I have if I can’t have pearls

Tell me what I need and then give it to me darling

But all I really want is your love baby

The hearts they bang like doors all night

And the shutters slam like cells

And the yellow rose of electricity blooms

And then flickers as someone yells

Well I heard that scream from far away

But it seemed so awfully near

Until I heard the sound of my own voice

Stinging in my ear

I call you in the morning

And I call you in the night

And I call you in the early dawn

And the next time that I call you babe

I’ll be calling long before you’re born

Well the crows beat high

And they caw so clear

Like the croak of a dying man

Then they fall like an angry cloud to feed

On the stooped and studded corn

Do you take me for a fool

Do you take me for a wretch

When you take me for a little ride

But I’ll take you in the morning

And I’ll take you in the night

And I’ll take you over on your side

And I’ll take you in the front

And I’ll take you in the back

And I’ll take you in the middle too

But I wish you’d take me where I wanted to go

And I wish you’d come along too

It’s just a sex thing

And that’s enough

But I can’t help it

If I fall in love