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Artist: The Cribs
Canonical path: /the-cribs/uptight
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Uptight
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Uptight
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Tonight it seems unsure
If i’d made it up but then
We got nine hours or more
It makes no difference
Cos that thought drifts right in
On a foehn wind
And tries to take me back
So i might have to go
Oh no
No-one has to tell me
I know i have to let it go
But it’s so nice
Being uptight
So sorry that i never will be
The kind of guy you’d like
But it’s so nice
Being uptight
Been treated like a sister
But here’s something she don’t know
In her basement hangs a picture
That fucked my heart up
A memory takes my hand
A real gentleman
In every way but one
That i don’t wanna know
Oh no
No-one has to tell me
I know i have to let it go
But it’s so nice
Being uptight
So sorry that i never will be
The kind of guy you’d like
But it’s alright
Being uptight
Got a name, all that remains
Some day you know this back will break
We’re not a million miles away
Some day you know this back will break
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