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Artist: Richard Thompson
Canonical path: /richard-thompson/the-way-that-it-shows
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The way that it shows
Read The way that it shows lyrics by Richard Thompson on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The way that it shows
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You're going to give yourself away, one of these nights
Your gaze of compassion, just a little too right
Your hug of encouragement's a little too tight
And then he'll know. It's the little things betray
Going to give yourself away, to some Casanova
On the spills and stains of the backstage sofa
He'll catch you yawning with one leg over
And there's the sin. Must be the enemy within
And that's the way that it shows
That's the way that it shows
That's the way that it shows
The way that it shows
That's the way that it shows
That's the way that it shows
A slip of the tongue, a squeeze of the hand
The way that it shows
There's glycerine in the tear, rouge in the blush
You're artful stammer a little too rushed
All passion to the eye, all cold to the touch
And then he'll guess. Your mind has drifted in the kiss
There's a chink in your armour, a crack in your defenses
Your iron will gives way to your senses
Your whispered sweet nothings all sound like expenses
And that's enough. He won't believe your words of love
And that's the way that it shows
That's the way that it shows
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The way that it shows
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A slip of the tongue, a squeeze of the hand
That's the way that it shows
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