Uploaded January 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Graham Parker & the Rumour - Old Soul (Three Chords Good, 2012)
Graham Parker (vocals)
Bob Andrews (keyboards)
Brinsley Schwarz (guitar)
Martin Belmont (guitar)
Andrew Bodnar (bass)
Stephen Goulding (drums)

THEY SAID YOU WAS AN OLD SOUL
THEY SAY A LOT OF THINGS
THEY SAID YOU HAD YOUR OWN GOALS
AND PULLED A LOT OF STRINGS
THEY SAID THAT YOU WAS LOW CLASS
PERPETUAL ICONOCLAST
I KNEW THAT LOVE COULD NOT LAST
WITH AN OLD SOUL LIKE YOU

I HEARD YOU HAD A STRANGE PAST
I HEAR A LOT OF THINGS
YOU WORE A LOT OF STRANGE MASKS
AND CLIPPED A LOT OF WINGS
LIKE VENOM IN A SHOT GLASS
LIKE LIQUEUR IN A HOT FLASK
I KNEW THAT LOVE COULD NOT LAST
WITH AN OLD SOUL LIKE YOU

WHY THIS HAMMERING IN MY HEAD
I CAN'T HEAR MYSELF THINK
WHY AM I LEFT HALF ALIVE
WHEN YOU'RE ONLY HALF DEAD

I THOUGHT YOU WAS A SWEET CHILD
I THINK A LOT OF THINGS
YOU LED ME ON A RIDE SO WILD
ALL BUMPERCARS AND SWINGS
YOU SWORE THAT YOU WAS HIGH CLASS
BUT YOU BROUGHT ME DOWN SO LOW SO FAST
I KNEW THAT LOVE COULD NOT LAST
WITH AN OLD SOUL LIKE YOU