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Printhead Lyrics by ​The Fall

Dragnet

1979

[Intro]
Hey badges tinkle, T-shirts mingle
Hey you, horror face!

[Verse 1]
I'm a printhead
I go to pieces
I'm a printhead
I go to pieces, yeah
End of catch line
End of hook line

[Verse 2]
We had a two page
It's what we needed
I'm an ill head
My face in creases
How my head increases
Real problems, biz

[Verse 3]
So how is it, yeah
That I've reached here?
I thought this game
Would do me good
How could printed vinyl bring you out to here?

[Verse 4]
We laughed with them
When it was take the piss time
I'm no egghead
But I'm an ex-worker man
WC hero friend, and not water closet

[Verse 5]
There's a barrier
Between writer and singer
Uh huh, he's a good man
Although a lazy one
The singer is a neurotic drinker
The band little more than a big crashing beat
Instruments collide and we all get drunk

[Verse 6]
The last two lines
Were a quote, yeah
When we read them
We went to pieces
We went to pieces, yeah
We went to pieces, yeah
Regularly
One day a week

[Verse 7]
I'm a printhead, yeah
Twenty pence a week
Dirty fingers

[Refrain]
Printhead
Printhead
Printhead

[Outro]
With print, you substitute an ear for an extra useless eye

About “Printhead” by ​The Fall

Read the complete lyrics to "Printhead" by ​The Fall from the album "Dragnet" in 1979. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Post-Punk, Rock.

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"Printhead" is credited to ​The Fall. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Printhead" appears on "Dragnet" in 1979.

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