Repetition

Album: Lodger (1979)
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  • Johnny is a man and he's bigger than you
    But his overheads are high and he looks straight through
    When you ask him how the kids are

    He'll get home around seven 'cause the Chevy's real old
    And he could have had a Cadillac if the school had taught him right
    And he could have married Anne with the blue silk blouse
    He could have married Anne with the blue silk blouse

    And the food is on the table but the food is cold
    Don't hit her, "Can't you even cook? What's the good of me
    Working when you can't damn cook?"

    Well, Johnny is a man and he's bigger than her
    I guess the bruises won't show if she wears long sleeves
    But the space in her eyes shows through

    And he could have married Anne with the blue silk blouse
    He could have married Anne with the blue silk blouse
    Shows through, shows through, shows through Writer/s: DAVID BOWIE
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, TINTORETTO MUSIC
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