Kirsty Maccoll - Autumngirlsoup lyrics

I'm an autumn girl, flying over london With the trees on fire it looks like home I'm an autumn girl on the endless search for summer Cause i need some love to cook my frozen bones You needed something to get your teeth into And in my voodoo kitchen you said "i've got something to show you, It's a recipe handed down from father to son For a thousand years, and it goes with those hot salt tears." I'm an autumn girl, crying over london With a heart on fire but no-one home I'm an autumn girl on the endless search for summer Cause i need some love to heat my frozen bones Get me on the boil and reduce me To a simmering wreck with a slow kiss To the back of my neck Carve up my heart on a very low flame Separate my feelings then pour them down the drain Close my eyes and sweeten me with lies Pierce my skin with a few well chosen words Now you can stuff me with whatever you've got handy And on a cold grey day a cold grey man will do I'm an autumn girl, flying over london With the trees on fire it looks like home I'm an autumn girl on the endless search for summer Cause i need some love to heat my frozen bones So give me something to whet my appetite And chill my soul with a sudden lack of interest Oh, but the winter freezes on and the candle's burned low Fill me with the hot stuff then say you've got to go Take my mind, marinade it in red wine Grate my thighs with your chinny chin chin And i will let you in Oh on a long dark night a long dark man might ...