Red Is A Mean, Mean Colour Lyrics - Steve Harley

He can remember hearing words of wonder 

"failure is on the inside" 

So often does he wonder 

How hard it is without a guide 

This manipulator of crazes 

He can win any race that you name 

Like a disease he comes in stages 

And affects everybody the same 

Chorus: 

Who doesn't care about this or that 

He's just a body, a beat-up body 

He gets his kicks in a fatal crash 

And carries a sign that screams 

"red is a mean, mean colour !" 

He keeps his money under his mattress 

And his conscience in his pocket 

His heart runs on batteries 

He's got two eyes to each socket 

Now here's a thing, a very silly thing 

He claims it's easy easy to make a million 

Yeah, here's a thing, a very silly thing 

He say's you steal from a broken Brazilian 

Chorus: 

Who doesn't care about this or that 

He's just a body, a beat-up body 

Gets his kicks in a fatal crash 

And carries a sign that screams 

"red is a mean, mean colour !" 

Life's a game of colours and shades 

Llife's an ugly hue 

Life's a pageant that we paint. 

Life's an ugly colour. 

He doesn't care about this or that 

He's just a body, a beat-up body 

Gets his kicks in a fatal crash 

And carries a sign that screams 

"red is a mean, mean colour !" 

He can remember being south of Brighton 

Head full of floating memories 

Swimming to the grey horizon 

Trying to escape the enemy 

Who can quote from a thousand poets 

And with a flag on his back he can shine 

Who has a dream but can never show it 

Who is drunk from the mad man's wine 

Chorus: 

Who doesn't care about this or that 

He's just a body, a beat-up body 

Gets his kicks on a fatal crash 

Carries a sign that screams 

"red is a mean, mean colour !"