Sylvia what will we do here we are were waiting for you who will light the way from where where we stand the darkness plays a golden hand you fed us all with rotten pears but i dont care sylvia
Such a gas your time has come and now must pass who will light the way from where we stand the darkness plays a golden hand you fed us all with rotten pears but i dont care sylvia what will you
(words & music by g. stephens – l. reed)
These long lonely evenings
Here i am on the phone
Wondering if she will call
She said she would write me
‘cause she knows i’m alone
But i hear nothing at all
I’m waiting for a word of love from sylvia.
You think she’d never heard of love my sylvia,
But when i’m with her lord, i forgive her
‘cause she’s more than the whole world to me
There’s nothing like a word of love from sylvia
The only one i’m thinking of is sylvia
Feeling so sad now, i’ll be so glad now
If i just had my sylvia with me
That old weepin’ willow
Seems to whisper her name
Why did she go away
The tears on my pillow
They’re not hard to explain
There’s nothing else i can say
I’m waiting for a word of love from sylvia.
You think she’d never heard of love my sylvia,
But when i’m with her lord, i forgive her
‘cause she’s more than the whole world to me
There’s nothing in the world like sylvia
The only one i’m thinking of is sylvia
Feeling so sad now, i’ll be so glad now
If i just had my sylvia with me
Sylvia is missing –
Dark stars tattooed
Across her face…
Tiny bruises
Black & blue
The dedication on her arm
Reads "love & hate"
Yea yea
Passing through the underground
Sylvia is coming down
The queen has lost her crown
Today…
She wants to fall
Into a deep deep sleep
So she can forget herself
Run away to london
Lipstick tainted
Powder painted
Perfume in her hair
Run away to london
A thousand cold caresses
Couldn’t keep her there
Yea yea
She wants to fall
Into a deep deep sleep
So she can forget herself
The finger prints
Of strangers
On the ugly bedroom floor
Reveal the only traces
Of what sylvia was for
You look just like sylvia:
Well you look like her to me –
The way she wore her hair then.
Oh, he way she used to be.
I’ve not seen her for a long time
Though i’ve heard she’s still around.
Her father’s living with some girl
Who’s a year younger than her.
She’s living in the country now yeah.
Oh, she’s trying to get better.
Her beauty was her only crime.
Yeah, i remember sylvia.
So keep believing
And do what you do,
I can’t help you but i know things are gonna get better.
And please stop asking what it’s got to do with you.
Oh, keep believing cos you know that you deserve better.
Who’s this man you’re talking to?
Can’t you see what he wants to do?
He thinks if he stands near enough then he will look as good as you.
Oh, he don’t care about your problems.
He just wants to show his friends.
I guess i’m just the same as him –
I just didn’t know it then.
I never understood you really
And i know it’s too late now.
You didn’t ask to be that way.
Oh, i’m sorry sylvia.
So keep believing
And do what you do,
I can’t help you but i know things are gonna get better.
And please stop asking what it’s got to do with you.
Oh, keep believing cos you know that you deserve better.
Yeah you know that you deserve better.
Oh sylvia.
You look just like Sylvia:
Well you look like her to me –
the way she wore her hair then.
Oh, the way she used to be.
I’ve not seen her for a long time
though I’ve heard she’s still around.
Her father’s living with some girl
who’s a year younger than her.
She’s living in the country now yeah.
Oh, she’s trying to get better.
Her beauty was her only crime.
Yeah, I remember Sylvia.
*So keep believing & do what you do,
I can’t help you but I know things are gonna get better.
& please stop asking
what it’s got to do with you.
Oh, keep believing ‘cos you know that you deserve better.
Who’s this man you’re talking to?
Can’t you see what he wants to do?
He thinks if he stands near enough then he will look as good as you.
Oh, he don’t care about your problems. He just wants to show his friends.
I guess I’m just the same as him –
I just didn’t know it then.
I never understood you really
& I know it’s too late now.
You didn’t ask to be that way.
Oh, I’m sorry Sylvia.
*Repeat
So keep believing & do what you do,
I can’t help you but I know things are gonna get better.
Yeah you know that you deserve better. (x2)
Oh Sylvia.
