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Sitting on a Fence Lyrics by The Housemartins

London 0 Hull 4

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[Verse 1]
Sitting on a fence is a man who sees no sense in fighting
Sitting on a fence is a man who sees no sense at all
Sitting on a fence is a man who strokes his twenty beards
Sitting on a fence is a man who only drinks real ale
[Pre-Chorus]
But the real problem with this man
Is he says he can't when he can
He'd rather not get his hands dirty
He'll still be there when he's thirty
[Chorus]
I told myself to keep my mouth shut
But I still end up saying 'if' and 'but'
I lied to myself right from the start
And I've just worked out that I'm falling apart
Sitting on a fence...
[Verse 2]
Sitting on a fence is a man who looks up to his guardian
Sitting on a fence is a man who swings from poll to poll
Sitting on a fence is a man who sees both sides of both sides
Sitting on a fence is a man who looks down on opinion
[Pre-Chorus]
But the real problem with this man
Is he says he can't when he can
He'd rather not get his hands dirty
He'll still be there when he's thirty
[Chorus]
I told myself to keep my mouth shut
But I still end up saying 'if' and 'but'
I lied to myself right from the start
And I've just worked out that I'm falling apart
Sitting on a fence...
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
I told myself to keep my mouth shut
But I still end up saying 'if' and 'but'
I lied to myself right from the start
And I've just worked out that I'm falling apart
[Outro]
I told myself, and I told myself
And I just worked out that I'm falling apart
I lied to myself, I lied to myself
And I just worked out that I'm falling apart
I told myself, and I told myself
And I just worked out that I'm falling apart
I lied to myself, I lied to myself
And I just worked out that I'm falling apart
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The Housemartins

The Housemartins

About “Sitting on a Fence” by The Housemartins

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"Sitting on a Fence" appears on "London 0 Hull 4".

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