The Stranglers - 2.02 - Bitching

This is the second track of the album "No more heroes", which was released in 1977. If you're wondering what "bar bitching" is, so am I. Logically, it could mean bitching in a bar, but it doesn't sound like something anyone in England would say. Your guess is as good as mine.

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Bitching

Bitching 'bout the things we've seen,

Bitching 'bout the things we've been,

Bitching 'bout the loves we've had,

My oh my, it wasn't so bad

When we had that to loosen our minds.

Hey, little baby in the front row, be kind.

(Bar bitching) Telling you the gospel truth.

(Bar bitching) Why don't you all go get screwed?

(Bar bitching) Why don't you tell me something new?

(Bar bitching) Bar bitching.

Bitching 'bout the Windsor C,

Bitching 'bout the Western Sea,

Why can't you all be like a Grainger man?

Or even a Pheland man?

I'll tell you what, we'll meet in Amsterdam,

Then you'll see what should be really can.

(Bar bitching) Telling you the gospel truth.

(Bar bitching) Why don't you all go get screwed?

(Bar bitching) Why don't you tell me something new?

(Bar bitching) That's what I'm talking about.

Got anything to say? - No?

Well shut up!

There's a place with a lot of eyes,

Strange smoke perfume around the peacock guys,

And the girls they move their heat

To the impulsive compulsive beat,

But that's another place another time,

Maybe we'll meet there in quite a short while.

(Bar bitching) Telling you the gospel truth.

(Bar bitching) Why don't you all go get screwed?

(Bar bitching) Why don't you tell me something new?

(Bar bitching).

I really don't know what to say,

It's gonna happen to us all one day,

And when it does you could have me too,

But until then I really don't know what to do,

I'm just gonna keep

(Bar bitching) Telling you the gospel truth.

(Bar bitching) Why don't you all go get screwed?

(Bar bitching) Why don't you tell me something new?

(Bar bitching).

(Bar bitching).

(Bar bitching).

(Bar bitching).