LEFT_TO_MYOWN_DEVICES_Pet_Shop_Boys LEFT TO MYOWN DEVICES Pet Shop Boys I get out of bed At half past ten And phone up a friend Who's a party animal Turn on the news And trink some tea Maybe if you're with me We'll do some shopping One day I'll read Or learn to drive a car If you pass the test But I don't like to compete Or talk street, street, street I can pick up the best From the party animal -------------------------------------------------------- I could leave you Say goodbye Or I could love you If I tried And I could And left to my own devices I probably would -------------------------------------------------------- Pick up a brochure About the sun Learn to ignore What the photographer saw I was always told That you should join a club Stick with the gang If you want to belong I was a lonely boy No strength, no joy In a word of my own At the back of the garden I did'nt want to compete Or play out on the street Cause in a secret life I was a Roundhead General -------------------------------------------------------- I could leave you Say goodbye Or I could love you If I tried And I could And left to my own devices I probably would -------------------------------------------------------- Left to my own devices I probably would I would -------------------------------------------------------- I was faced with a choice At a difficult age Would I write a book ? Or should I take to the stage ? But in the back of my head I heard distance feet Che Guevara and Debussy To a disco beat -------------------------------------------------------- It's not a crime when you look The way you do The way I like to picture you When I get home It's late at night I pour a drink And watch the fight Turn off the TV Look at a book Pick up the phone Fix some food Maybe I'll sit up All night and day Waiting for the minute I hear you say -------------------------------------------------------- I could leave you Say goodbye Or I could love you If I tried And I could And left to my own devices I probably would -------------------------------------------------------- I could leave you Say goodbye Or I could love you If I tried And I could And left to my own devices I probably would -------------------------------------------------------- Left to my own devices I probably would -------------------------------------------------------- Left to my own devices I probably wouldd