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I can't lie on this bed anymore, it burns my skin
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I can't lie on this bed anymore, it burns my skin<br>
You can take the truthful things you've said to me
You can take the truthful things you've said to me<br>
 
And fit them on the head of a pin<br>
And fit them on the head of a pin
<br>
 
Poor Napoleon<br>
 
<br>
 
You always look so disappointed when I take my stockings off<br>
Poor Napoleon
Don't you know the facts of life, boy<br>
 
Don't you know what these things cost<br>
 
She was selling stolen kisses to traveling salesmen and minstrel singers<br>
 
You put a penny in the slot<br>
You always look so disappointed when I take my stockings off
She called you her Magic Fingers<br>
 
<br>
Don't you know the facts of life, boy
Poor Napoleon<br>
 
<br>
Don't you know what these things cost
I bet she isn't all that's advertised<br>
 
I bet that isn't all she fakes<br>
She was selling stolen kisses to traveling salesmen and minstrel singers
Just like that place where they take your spine<br>
 
And turn it into soapflakes<br>
You put a penny in the slot
<br>
 
Bare wires from the socket to the bed where you embrace that girl<br>
She called you her Magic Fingers
Did you ever think there's far too many people in the world?<br>
 
One day they'll probably make a movie out of all of this<br>
 
There won't even have to be a murder just a slow dissolving kiss<br>
 
<br>
Poor Napoleon
Poor Napoleon<br>
 
<br>
 
So good night, little school boy, you'd better learn some self control<br>
 
Did you mess up your hairstyle, pour scorn in your begging bowl<br>
I bet she isn't all that's advertised
<br>
 
Poor Napoleon<br>
I bet that isn't all she fakes
 
Just like that place where they take your spine
 
And turn it into soapflakes
 
 
 
Bare wires from the socket to the bed where you embrace that girl
 
Did you ever think there's far too many people in the world?
 
One day they'll probably make a movie out of all of this
 
There won't even have to be a murder just a slow dissolving kiss
 
 
 
Poor Napoleon
 
 
 
So good night, little school boy, you'd better learn some self control
 
Did you mess up your hairstyle, pour scorn in your begging bowl
 
 
 
Poor Napoleon

Latest revision as of 06:36, 25 April 2009

lyrics for
Poor Napoleon

I can't lie on this bed anymore, it burns my skin
You can take the truthful things you've said to me
And fit them on the head of a pin

Poor Napoleon

You always look so disappointed when I take my stockings off
Don't you know the facts of life, boy
Don't you know what these things cost
She was selling stolen kisses to traveling salesmen and minstrel singers
You put a penny in the slot
She called you her Magic Fingers

Poor Napoleon

I bet she isn't all that's advertised
I bet that isn't all she fakes
Just like that place where they take your spine
And turn it into soapflakes

Bare wires from the socket to the bed where you embrace that girl
Did you ever think there's far too many people in the world?
One day they'll probably make a movie out of all of this
There won't even have to be a murder just a slow dissolving kiss

Poor Napoleon

So good night, little school boy, you'd better learn some self control
Did you mess up your hairstyle, pour scorn in your begging bowl

Poor Napoleon