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Artist: Black Box Recorder
Canonical path: /black-box-recorder/start-as-you-mean-to-go-on
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Start as You Mean to Go On
Read Start as You Mean to Go On lyrics by Black Box Recorder on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Start as You Mean to Go On
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I left school and hit the high street, had my youth in 6 weeks flat
Topshop, doves and Glastonbury, learned to be a secretary.
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If I can't have it, nobody can
You follow the instructions it's all part of the plan
When you start as you mean to go on
Lets get married, lets have children, split up when we're 22
Cut our losses, screw our bosses, get out while we're still young.
Repeat Chorus
Paradise often falls apart
Home improvements, for amusement, smash this place to smithereens,
Don't forget to pay the premiums, go abroad and leave the gas on.
Repeat Chorus
When you start as you mean to go on
When you start as you mean to go on
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Black Box Recorder performs "Start as You Mean to Go On", and this lyric page sits inside the Black Box Recorder catalog on LyroVerse.
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