A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours [Strangeways, Here We Come, 1987, Rough Trade, UK]
HELLO I am the ghost of Troubled Joe hung by his pretty white neck some eighteen months ago I travelled to a mystical time zone but I missed my bed so I soon came home they said: "there's too much caffeine in your blood stream and a lack of real spice in your life" I said: "leave me alone because I'm alright, dad just surprised to still be on my own...." Ooh, but don't mention love I'd hate the strain of the pain again a rush and a push and the land that we stand on is ours it has been before so it shall be again and people who are uglier than you and I they take what they need, and leave Ooh, but don't mention love I'd hate the pain of the strain all over again a rush and a push and the land that we stand on is ours it has been before so why can't it be now? and people who are weaker than you and I they take what they want from life Ooh, but don't mention love no - just don't mention love! a rush and a push and the land that we stand on is ours your youth may be gone but you're still a yound man so phone me, phone me, phone me so phone me, phone me, phone me Ooh, I think I'm in love Ooh, I think I'm in love Ooh, I think I'm in love Urrgh, I think I'm in lerv