The Steady Slowing Down Of The Heart Lyrics - Lloyd Cole

Moonlight shines on you and me 

Got the sailors back from the sea 

You try sleeping but all that you hear is 

The steady slowing down of my heart 

It's not that you get lazy 

It's not about getting old 

It's not that you get up in the morning 

Wishing you never woke 

The car I drive is built to last 

It does not go particularly fast 

I'm in no great hurry is that caused of the effect of 

The steady slowing down of my heart 

It's not that I got lazy 

It's not about getting old 

Cause there's no miracle cure for getting used to someone 

And now jimmy spends a fortune because he's down to twice a week 

His shrink says a crisis in midlife is only natural well, well, well, 

Julie got a facelift you know she's only 33 

Jesus, may I give thanks to brigitte bardot 

You try sleeping now that all that you hear 

Is the steady slowing down of my heart 

It's not that I got lazy 

It's not that I got old 

It's just there's no miracle cure you know 

To getting used to someone 

The moonlight shines on you and me 

Brings the sailors back from the sea 

As I lie sleeping down my side 

All that you hear is 

The steady slowing down of my heart 

It's not that you get lazy 

It's not about getting old 

It's not that you get up in the morning and wish you never woke 

But then julie was aroused by jimmy's lack of self esteem 

The shrink says when a man takes a mistress it's often helpful 

Well, well, well jimmy asked for heaven she was happy to ablige 

His shrink said guess this was a bad year to quit smoking