Only Bad Signs

by Billy Bragg

From the album: Talking With the Taxman About Poetry

Track 21 of 22 on Talking With the Taxman About Poetry (1986).

Duration: 3:10

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Lyrics for Only Bad Signs

He answers the phone So I know you're not alone I'll find only bad signs If you've let him answer this time When I return To find letters that you've burnt I'll find only bad signs If you have burnt his, not mine When you go out, I do not doubt That I'll find only bad signs By things that you leave here I'd rather go blind Than continue to find Only bad signs You know that you're leaving I cannot guess How much more I can take When you're with him Three's a crowd, and a heartbreak The look on your face And the long silent days I see only bad signs If we are lost in our own home The sun may rise But not in my eyes I see only bad signs And sorrow and shadows I just cannot guess How much more I can take When you're with him, Three's a crowd, and a heartbreak He answers the phone So I know you're not alone I'll find only bad signs If you've let him answer this time When I return To find letters that you've burnt I'll find only bad signs If you have burnt his, not mine Only bad signs Only bad signs Only bad signs

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