Paul Heaton - Costa Del Sombre lyrics

[Verse 1] Fully covered up on an oily beach A flat or apartment, just a little out of reach An ignorance of language but a love of speech Costa Del Sombre Deliberately using words he knows are incorrect Broken English brings a kind of new respect When he tries to say he's sorry in local dialect The gulf between [Chorus] She was sort of lonely He was lonely too So when they both took to the dance floor They knew just what to do Yes, sir, he could boogie But she could boogie too The steps she'd been saving up Since 1972 [Verse 2] Desperate little feeling that you lost in life That every minute ex-husband gains a second wife That the sun that blinds you now one day will twist the knife Costa Del Sombre Speaking different language but it's loud and clear The dark eyes of the picador are about to spear It's the very reason she feels so wanted here The gulf between [Chorus] [Bridge] Halfway to Villa Verde From the old village green Coaxing conversation To sombrero dreams When conversation's lively And home life's so dull And the sun burns up your face Just yards from your skull [Chorus]