"Teenage Winter" lyrics

"Teenage Winter"

Amy checks the shopping list
Pedal bin, washing-up rack, Sandtex
And she goes to the baker's to buy a loaf
Ah, she keeps forgetting it's changed into the Tropicana tanning salon

And in the charity shop
Mrs. Brown sits at the counter
Pricing down some old stock
The Moon's a Balloon, two copies of Every Loser Wins, Noel's Blobbyland, deluxe edition
There's not much left on the doorstep recently
Something to do with eBay, Johnny reckons
He's bidding on it now, for a Subbuteo catalogue, '81-'82
He'll win it, put it in a drawer, and forget he ever bought it

Holding on...
To something...
And not knowing...
Exactly what you're waiting for

Now...
Teenage winter's coming down
Teenage winter throws a gown
Over every place I've been
And every little dream
Forever...

Phone rings in Gary's flat
"Can I speak to Mr. G. Staid, please"
He hangs up and takes Tony the milk
"See you in the Hat and Fan at seven"

Gary can't believe the Claremont Road pitch is going to be covered in executive housing
He talks about the Newcastle game, Boncho's debut, but
Tony can hardly hear him

They took the jukebox out, and the Aussie bar staff are playing the Red Hot Chili Peppers
He tells him what he thinks
He manages to keep it clean
Buys another round

Holding on...
To something...
And not knowing...
Exactly what you're waiting for

Now
Teenage winter's coming down
Teenage winter throws a gown
Over every place I've been
And every little dream
Forever

Now
Teenage winter's coming down
Teenage winter throws a gown
Over every place I've been
And every little dream
Forever

Now
Teenage winter's coming down
Teenage winter throws a gown
Over every place I've been
And every little dream
Forever

Now
Teenage winter's coming down
Teenage winter throws a gown
Over every place I've been
And every little dream
Forever

Mums with pushchairs outside Sainsbury's
Tears in their eyes
They'll never buy a Gibb Brothers record again
Their old 45s gathering dust
The birthday cards they couldn't face throwing away
Teenage winter coming down
Teenage winter coming down


Writer(s): Bob Stanley, Peter Stewart Wiggs, Jane Cracknell Sarah
album: "Tales From Turnpike House" (2005)
Saint Etienne - Tales From Turnpike House album cover
Bird Man Of Ec1
(Instrumental)
Murder In E Minor
(Instrumental)
Take Me Home (On A Pushbike)
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
Another Cup Of Coffee
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
School Run
(Instrumental)
You Can Judge A Book By Its Cover
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
Who Pays The Rent
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
Woodhenge
(Instrumental)
Got A Job
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
Must Be More
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
Holiday Song
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
The Leyton Art Inferno
(Instrumental)
Missing Persons Bureau
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
Inside The Hive
(Instrumental)
Aqualad
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
Book Norton
(Instrumental)
Quiet Essex
(Instrumental)
You Can Count On Me
(UK Limited Edition Bonus Track)
Barnyard Brouhaha
(Instrumental)
Let's Build A Zoo
(UK Limited Edition Bonus Track)
Excitation
(UK Limited Edition Bonus Track)
Bedfordshire
(Instrumental)
Night Owl
(UK Limited Edition Bonus Track)
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