Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Elbow
Canonical path: /elbow/buttons-and-zips
Related lyric paths: 6
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Buttons And Zips
Read Buttons And Zips lyrics by Elbow on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Buttons And Zips
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Al had the guile and the sideways smile
Bad boy and god
Beck knew how to push a boy to blush
Known as The Fox
Tom came out in June to a crowded room
No one was shocked
Ed had the hair, the shoes and the blues
Got me arrested once
Chorus
'Will I ever get this song off my lips' is what you said
We were at each other's buttons and zips
In the blossom shed
Joe wanted to go before he could
Joe's doing good
Cath was my all and every day
She married in May
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