Tattoo of the King - Slow Club

I saved up for two whole years to get

this tattoo of the king

right across my heart

right across my chest

right about where those double bypass scars start

he smiles strange these days

he’s looking at me now

I hear that guitar music is coming back here any day

so I look to the boys with their jaws on the floor

trying to remember the moment

it went away

they smile strange these days

I don’t wanna be the cheap wine

waiting on your shelf

don’t wanna be the running joke

just over your shoulder

don’t wanna be the reasons why

you learned to lie so well

I just wanna be

I just wanna be

Your daddy worked for the RAF

you never stayed aroun for too long

you were good at making friends

not so good at keeping them but

were always able to forget them by the end of the song

To all of the lovers and all of the dreamers

who dare not look down

to all of the debutants who’ve

found themselves waiting it out

in the bullrushes of some backwards town

don’t give the game away

they want you in your place

I don’t wanna be the one to whisper in your ear

don’t wanna be the faded entertainer you once held dear

don’t wanna be up all night working like a dog

but I sleep all day and take the evenings off