Be Bop Deluxe - Fair Exchange lyrics

Artist: Be Bop Deluxe Album: Sunburst Finish Track: Fair Exchange Here we come in a cloud stars in our eyes Standing up proud it's the perfect disguise We've got so much to give, so much to gain Just give me your money, and I'll give you my pain It's a fair exchange (fair exchange) Now Tia Maria, she leans on the wall Looks in the mirror and pukes on the floor Tries to remember the cause of it all He just gave her a drink so she gave him a ball It's a fair exchange But I expect you expect a lot from me I can feel your burning need Your greedy greedy Fantasies are guaranteed To make my young heart bleed For you, and your pubescent blues, yes You and your dancin shoes You... and your sad glad news About your boyfriend Stan He's a dirty flirty man And he'll get you if he can Here I stand in a daze axe in my hand Another fool on the stage with a traveling band There's a space in my heart... permanent flame Just give me your body and I'll give you my brain It's a fair exchange Now Venus De Milo a statue of note Ahe lays in the gutter, with a knife in her throat Naked as sin no, not even a coat She gave you a thrill so you gave her a grope It's a fair exchange Still, I expect you expect a lot from me I know you all The show goes on despite the wrong The strong still rise And the weak still fall this song is up to you All along, you never knew This song Is comin on through To take you for a ride It's tested true and tried Even though it almost lied