Quicksand, taken from Paul Heaton's new album 'The Mighty Several', out 11th October 2024. Preorder now: [ Ссылка ]

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It nails you right down to your seat
The very opposite of wild and free
If you’ve never been swept off your feet
This place is like quicksand

Ever felt like you’re going somewhere
Strange glue’s got you fixed to the chair
Like a tiger cub stuck in a snare
This place is like quicksand

Birmingham’s Venice
Glasgow’s Detroit
Bridlington’s Prague By The Sea
Sun’s high in sky
On English Riviera
The whole world is
Drinking with me

Between the jukebox and ladies loos
A crazy path nobody would choose
We’re on a once in a lifetime cruise
This place is like quicksand

Sure I’ve been this place before
Keep peeping in the same old door
Keep sticking to the same old floor
This place is like quicksand

I’m sat next to the very same bloke
Who’s telling me the very same joke
Barman has to give me a poke
This place is like quicksand

Coventry’s Paris
Bristol’s Madrid
Southend’s our own St Tropez
I’ve been to every one but only in spirit
And we’re drinking our way there today

We’re Laurence Foxs
We’re Right Said Freds
Devoid of soul, but high on meds
Buy your shoes from Benson’s For Beds
This place is like quicksand
We’re fuckwits, we’re idiots
But God we’re strong
Our feet are stuck
But our reach is long
We’re trapped and scared
But we’re singing this song
This place is like quicksand

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