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Artist: Billy Bragg
Canonical path: /billy-bragg/richard
Related lyric paths: 6
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Richard
Read Richard lyrics by Billy Bragg on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Richard
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Richard belongs to Jayne
And Jayne belongs to yesterday
How can I go on
When every alpha particle hides a neon nucleus
Neil belongs to love
And love belongs to no man
How can he go on
When no-one answers the adverts in his mind?
Chorus:
There will be parties, there will be fun
There will be prizes for everyone
And hey, hey, hey, here comes Richard
There will be ladies dressed in lace
I just want to see her face
When hey, hey, hey, here comes Richard
You helped me build this bed
But you won't help me sleep in it
When I fall between you and the wall
Our titanic love affair sails on the morning tide
Chorus
I really love you style
Did you read it in the Look and Learn?
How long can we go on?
Do you think I only love you
Because you sleep with other boys
Chorus
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Who performs "Richard"?
Billy Bragg performs "Richard", and this lyric page sits inside the Billy Bragg catalog on LyroVerse.
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