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Artist: The Wombats
Canonical path: /the-wombats/iou
Related lyric paths: 6
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Iou
Read Iou lyrics by The Wombats on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Iou
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I've seen him flop this show before
Thinking there's a quick fix for a bachelor's lonely score
Relax, it's not conscript to war
You're so desperate you should wear those flashing devil horns
Just cause she came here alone
Doesn't mean she's not got the baggage of a long haul flight
Just cause you're dancing slow
Doesn't mean you're not hanging by a thread of spit tonight
This is not an IOU
This is not an IOU
Don't let her invoice for services rendered
This is not an IOU
This is not an IOU
Don't let her invoice for services rendered
Well done, you jumped in the shallow end
When your blood rises up she'll chuck you in again
It's holiday time, she's home with mum and friends
But you're three months in you can't shake those jealous breaking ends (not sure about that last bit)
That paranoid pulse that beats your head
Well you know that there's a reason why it beats there
Though she says she loves you on the phone
You know she's fucking like a vampire in her parents' home
This is not an IOU
This is not an IOU
Don't let her invoice for services rendered
This is not an IOU
This is not an IOU
Don't let her invoice for services rendered
Just cause she came here alone
Doesn't mean she's not got the baggage of a long haul flight
It seems you learn your lesson slow
And that's how you get knocked out without knowing that you're in a fight
This is not an IOU
This is not an IOU
Don't let her invoice for services rendered
This is not an IOU
This is not an IOU
Don't let her invoice for services rendered
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