Rip It Up

Album: Rip It Up (1983)
Charted: 8
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  • When I first saw you
    Something stirred within me
    You were standing sultry in the rain
    If I could've held you
    I would've held you
    Rip it up and start again

    Rip it up and start again
    Rip it up and start again
    I hope to God you're not as dumb as you make out
    I hope to God
    I hope to God
    And I hope to God I'm not as numb as you make out
    I hope to God
    I hope to God

    And when I next saw you
    My heart reached out for you
    But my arms stuck like glue to my sides
    If I could've held you
    I would've held you
    But I'd choke rather than swallow my pride
    Rip it up and start again

    Rip it up and start again
    Rip it up and start again
    I hope to God you're not as dumb as you make out
    I hope to God
    I hope to God
    And I hope to God I'm not as numb as you make out
    I hope to God
    I hope to God

    And there was times I'd take my pen
    And feel obliged to start again
    I do profess
    That there are things in life
    That one can't quite express
    You know me I'm acting dumb-dumb
    You know this scene is very humdrum
    And my favourite song's entitled 'boredom'

    Rip it up and start again
    I said rip it up and start again
    I said rip it up and rip it up and rip it up and rip it up and rip it up and start again Writer/s: SCOTT RAYMOND GREENAWAY, TRAVIS WILLIAM COLLINS
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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  • Tom from Gibraltar1980-1985 were the greatest years of music.
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