How Long Is Too Long Wasn't Long Enough

[Aruntraveller]

They seek him here
they seek him there
His clothes are loud
But never square
It will make or break him so he's got to buy the best
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion

And when he does his little rounds
'Round the boutiques of London town
Eagerly pursuing all the latest fads and trends
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion

Oh yes, he is (Oh yes, he is)
Oh yes, he is (Oh yes, he is)
He thinks he is a flower to be looked at
And when he pulls his frilly nylon panties right up tight
He feels a dedicated follower of fashion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSnzFI2iwjw

[Nearly Sane]

You’re in my boutique
To find some love with me
You dance around and walk the floor
While looking at me
My boutique
To find some love with me
You dance around and walk the floor
While looking at me



Here you come
Walking through the door
You look so good you glide on through
Your feet don’t touch the floor
The aura all about you
The way you hold yourself
You look so good I wish I could
Display you on my shelf


https://youtu.be/liGRIkllIS0?feature=shared

[Nearly Sane]

Nothing matters but the weekend
From a Tuesday point of view
Like a kettle in the kitchen
I feel the steam begin to brew

Switchin' to glide
Switchin' to glide
Switchin' to glide
Switchin' to glide


https://youtu.be/xloQ8ljk2nA?si=fQ8h4rr5W_Tmmrlv

[Aruntraveller]

It's a lo-, it's a lo-, it's a lonely weekend
It's a lo-, it's a lo-, it's a lonely feelin' without you

Monday, I was gone, and Tuesday, you were workin' late
Wednesday went to hell, then Thursday kinda had to wait, yeah
Friday, you were leavin', goin' out of town again
I should see what's goin' on, only got a couple friends

[Nearly Sane]

Eight days a week
I love you
Eight days a week
Is not enough to show I care

Ooh, I need your love babe
Yes you know it's true
Hope you need my love babe
Just like I need you, oh-oh

Hold me, love me
Hold me, love me
I ain't got nothing but love babe
Eight days a week

https://youtu.be/kle2xHhRHg4?si=iYSCVF8VFD12GOuu

[Nearly Sane]

It's been one week since you looked at me
Cocked your head to the side and said, "I'm angry"
Five days since you laughed at me saying
"Get that together, come back and see me"
Three days since the living room
I realized it's all my fault but couldn't tell you
Yesterday, you'd forgiven me
But it'll still be two days till I say I'm sorry

Hold it now and watch the hoodwink
As I make you stop, think
You'll think you're looking at Aquaman
I summon fish to the dish
Although I like the Chalet Swiss
I like the sushi
'Cause it's never touched a frying pan
Hot like wasabi when I bust rhymes
Big like LeAnn Rimes
Because I'm all about value
Bert Kaempfert's got the mad hits
You try to match wits
You try to hold me but I bust through
Gonna make a break and take a fake
I'd like a stinkin' achin' shake
I like vanilla, it's the finest of the flavours
Gotta see the show 'cause then you'll know
The vertigo is gonna grow 'cause it's so dangerous
You'll have to sign a waiver

https://youtu.be/fC_q9KPczAg?si=8wYjmnyffrz3LqWs

[Nearly Sane]

Monday, I was gone, and Tuesday, you were working late
Wednesday went to hell, then Thursday kinda had to wait, yeah
Friday, you were leavin', goin' out of town again
I should see what's goin' on, only got a couple friends


It's a lo-, it's a lo-, it's a lonely weekend (So lonely)
It's a lo-, it's a lo-, it's a lonely feelin' without you
Guess everybody else is out tonight (Out tonight)
Guess I'm hangin' by myself, but I don't mind (I don't mind)
It's a lo-, it's a lo-, it's a lonely weekend, yeah


https://youtu.be/YNlYE6ereyI?si=kIh2vgSMyZWQfggJ

[Nearly Sane]

I know you aren't the only one
I know you aren't the only one
Be my friend
I know you aren't the only one
Be my friend
I know you aren't the only one, yeah

Ever so lonely
Ever so lonely without you
Ever so lonely
Ever so lonely without you


https://youtu.be/9zer99vJe2A?si=ncUZsdSOk8pvbfs6

[Nearly Sane]

I remember you when
You were all sugar and spite
Seven years ago
You haven't really changed at all
As you take off your makeup
Turn out the light
Your back is so beautiful
Your skin so smooth and white

Take me back behind
The fire station with you
And there in the west end rain
Kiss me like you used to

You're not the only one
Not the only one
You're not the only one
Who's lonely tonight


https://youtu.be/NeE86P55dks?si=W7MNUWBsJ91hVaD-

[Nearly Sane]

Sometimes you're better off dead
There's a gun in your hand, and it's pointing at your head
You think you're mad, too unstable
Kicking in chairs and knocking down tables
In a restaurant in a West End town
Call the police, there's a madman around
Running down underground to a dive bar
In a West End town


In a West End town, a dead end world
The East End boys and West End girls
In a West End town, a dead end world
The East End boys and West End girls
West End girls


https://youtu.be/p3j2NYZ8FKs?si=BTNpXuQb63r4SzEg

[Nearly Sane]

Tell you about the place
I've lived all my life
I'll tell you all the truth about
The struggle and stife
All the toffs say it's a bit of a dive
It's the only place left
Where anyone is alive
East end
Take a walk around Bethnal Green
Or meet the Mile End mob
Well they're mean
Gt a 69 bus to Canning Town
It's never ever gonna get us down
East end

https://youtu.be/CFM5od4lfiY?si=LeM8bPQLt0Db-UCu

[Nearly Sane]

New York winter Traffic squeals
The city feels... so old
Late December taxi ride
Then run inside it's cold

Got your letters Monday
I think or Tuesday
I lose track
since then I've been thinking of you
and I've been looking back to

London
Can you believe it's so many years since
London
Hitching a ride and carrying knapsacks
London
In the park by the Thames Drinking tea
London
sitting in pubs and living in walk-ups
London
Learnin' the accent learnin' to love you
London
We were young we were sure
We were... free


https://youtu.be/3FqOmulg3zU?si=kqbN9ayoy7f3i2M7

[Aruntraveller]

I can see you now by the light of the dawn
And the sun is rising slow
We have talked all night, and I can't talk anymore
But I must stay and you must go;

You have always been such a good friend to me
Through the thunder and the rain
And when you're feeling lost in the snows of New York
Lift your heart and think of me;

[Nearly Sane]

Just a young gun with a quick fuse
I was uptight, wanna let loose
I was dreaming of bigger things
And wanna leave my old life behind
Not a yes-sir, not a follower
Fit the box, fit the mold
Have a seat in the foyer, take a number
I was lightning before the thunder

Thunder, thunder
Thunder, thun-, thunder
Thun-thun-thunder, thunder, thunder
Thunder, thun-, thunder
Thun-thun-thunder, thunder

https://youtu.be/fKopy74weus?si=BD2aJeM5NPP1s08J

[Aruntraveller]

I don't want to lose, this good thing
That I got 'cause if I do
I will surely, surely lose a lot
'Cause your love is better
Than any love I know

It's like thunder, lightning
The way you love me is frightening
I'd better knock, on wood, baby

I'm not superstitious about you
But I can't take no chance
You got me spinnin', baby
Baby, I'm in a trance
'Cause your love is better
Than any love I know

It's like thunder, lightning
The way you love me is frightening
I'd better knock, on wood, baby

[Nearly Sane]

I sat on a rug
Biding my time
Drinking her wine

We talked until two
And then she said
"It's time for bed"

She told me she worked in the morning
And started to laugh
I told her I didn't
And crawled off to sleep in the bath

And when I awoke
I was alone
This bird had flown

So I lit a fire
Isn't it good
Norwegian wood


https://youtu.be/Y_V6y1ZCg_8?si=fRMqJ6wMAI6KfRmY

[Nearly Sane]

I have a secret to tell
From my electrical well
It's a simple message and I'm leaving out the whistles and bells
So the room must listen to me
Filibuster vigilantly
My name is blue canary one note* spelled l-i-t-e
My story's infinite
Like the Longines Symphonette it doesn't rest

Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
Who watches over you
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
Not to put too fine a point on it
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Make a little birdhouse in your soul


https://youtu.be/0NltKaxmb6o?si=CBDyh10tgUA8PgAI

[Nearly Sane]

First to fall over when the atmosphere is less than perfect
Your sensibilities are shaken by the slightest defect
You live you life like a canary in a coalmine
You get so dizzy even walking in a straight line

You say you want to spend the winter in Firenze
You're so afraid to catch a dose of influenza
You live your life like a canary in a coalmine
You get so dizzy even walking in a straight line

Canary in a coalmine
Canary in a coalmine
Canary in a coalmine


https://youtu.be/Ozeuu0PaOxg?si=gCG4Oe5f54OV2TPB


Sting has written some very dubious rhymes

[Nearly Sane]

First time that I saw you, girl
I knew that I just had to make you mine
But it's so hard to talk to you
With fellas hanging 'round you all the time
I want you for my sweet pet
But you keep playing hard to get
I'm going around in circles all the time

Dizzy
I'm so dizzy my head is spinning
Like a whirlpool, it never ends
And it's you, girl, making it spin
You're making me dizzy


https://youtu.be/v3l8hdhZlrk?si=Q3wQbR5ojACxF2Ht

[Nearly Sane]

Traded in my sorrows for some joy that I borrowed
From back in the day
Threw away my old clothes, got myself a better wardrobe
I got something to say

I'm through with the past, ain't no point in looking back
The future will be
And did I forget to mention that I found a new direction
And it leads back to me?

I'm spinning around, move out of my way
I know you're feelin' me 'cause you like it like this
I'm breakin' it down, I'm not the same
I know you're feelin' me 'cause you like it


https://youtu.be/EQ0Qr__LQNY?si=bzVlmogFJg7fgj-x

[Nearly Sane]

Mortal kings are ruling castles
Welcome to my world of fun
Liars settle into sockets
Flip the switch and watch them run

Oh oh, yeah, oh oh
(Finders keepers, losers weepers)
I'm taking back, back, taking back, back
The crown
I'm all dressed up and naked
I see what's mine and take it
(Finders keepers, losers weepers)
Oh oh, yeah
The crown
So close I can taste it
I see what's mine and take it
(Finders keepers, losers weepers)
Oh oh, yeah


https://youtu.be/AnUTAG15_4Q?si=hlR29smF4xXkDwhn

[Nearly Sane]

Aaaaahhhhhhhhhh...
Here comes the Sun King
Here comes the Sun King
Everybody's laughing
Everybody's happy
Here comes the Sun King

Quando paramucho mi amore de felice carathon
Mundo paparazzi mi amore cicce verdi parasol
Questo abrigado tantamucho que canite carousel


https://youtu.be/6bNMxWGHlTI?si=Jd6mCqEwjLSFlkHd

[Nearly Sane]

I can't believe all of the things they say about me
Walk in the room they throwing shade left to right
They be like, "Ooh, she's serving face."
And I just tell 'em, cut me up, and get down

They call us dirty 'cause we break all your rules down
And we just came to act a fool, is that all right (Girl, that's alright)
They be like, "Ooh, let them eat cake."
But we eat wings and throw them bones on the ground

Am I a freak for dancing around? (queen)
Am I a freak for getting down? (queen)
I'm cutting up, don't cut me down
Yeah I wanna be, wanna be (queen)


https://youtu.be/tEddixS-UoU?si=P4EPhQIl8LP7rlkI

[Nearly Sane]

Let me lay it on the line
I've got a little freakiness inside
And you know that a man has gotta deal with it
I don't care what they say
I'm not about to pay nobody's way
'Cause it's all about the dark in me

I wanna freak in the morning
Freak in the evening
(Just like me)
I need a rough-neck brother that can satisfy me
(Just for me)

https://youtu.be/dSAGsiVSoeE?si=DJhH1H24dT45qsj8

[Nearly Sane]

She likes the boys in the band
She says that I'm her all-time favorite
When I make my move to her room, it's the right time
She's never hard to please, oh, no

That girl is pretty wild now (the girl's a super freak)
The kind of girl you read about (in new-wave magazines)
That girl is pretty kinky (the girl's a super freak)
I really love to taste her (every time we meet)
She's alright, she's alright
That girl's alright with me
Yeah, hey, hey, hey, hey!

She's a super freak, super freak
She's super-freaky, yow
Everybody sing
Super freak, super freak


https://youtu.be/QYHxGBH6o4M?si=s-lfSB6aYwcuYAmk