Psycho Street Lyrics - Richard Thompson

A man sits down to write a letter, 

but instead he writes a book 

the book begins - 

dear sir, i don't if you're interested 

but you're wife is a whore 

A man gets on a train and proceeds 

to take all his clothes off 

he begins to play with himself, and he says 

"in my country, this is definitely not offensive" 

A man pours petrol through his neighbour's letterbox 

and throws in a match 

the house is engulfed in flames 

as the neighbours jump from the upstairs window 

he films the whole thing on video 

he plays it back to them later in hospital 

"things have been pretty dull at home without you" he says 

A man pushes a lawn mower 

two hundred miles on his knees 

to the tomb of the unknown gardener 

"great one" he cries "i've done my penance. 

i bring my offering. 

grant me, grant me, grant me, pest-free roses" 

Psycho street, friendly people down on psycho street 

good neighbours down on psycho street 

and if you need a hand, need a friend, we understand 

and if you need a pal, we'll be there, anyhow 

psycho street, psycho street, psycho street 

A man stakes his neighbour's cat 

to the barbecue and turns on the gas 

"now are you going to talk" he says 

"or am i going to have to get nasty?" 

A man has an inflatable doll made 

that looks exactly like his wife 

he murders his wife, dissolves her body in acid 

and marries the doll 

three years later, he leaves her for another doll 

A man hands his son a brick and says 

"son, throw this brick through the greenhouse next door" 

the boy does 

the boy next door throws one back 

it hits the man on the head and mortally wounds him 

"ah well" he says, as his life blood trickles away 

"boys will be boys" 

A thoughtful woman sends her best friend a parcel 

inside, it says, is a free sample, full body beauty treatment 

but really it contains acids and chemicals 

when her friend tries it, her hair falls out, 

her face is wrinkled and her body scarred 

the thoughtful woman turns to her husband and winks 

and says "pre-emptive strike" 

Psycho street, friendly people down on psycho street 

good neighbours down on psycho street 

if you need a hand, need a friend, we understand 

and if you need a pal, we'll be there, anyhow 

oh psycho street, psycho street, psycho street 

psycho street, psycho street, psycho street 

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note: 

the rumor & sigh album is complete. two other songs are on it... but have already been submitted. 

1. read about love 

2. i feel so good 

3. i misunderstood 

4. grey walls 

5. you dream too much 

6. why must i plead 

7. 1952 vincent black lightning 

8. backlash love affair 

9. mystery wind 

10. don't sit on my jimmy shands 

11. keep your distance 

12. mother knows best 

13. god loves a drunk 

14. psycho street 

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