Former Owner Lyrics by Del Amitri

Former Owner Lyrics

    So who was first?
    Obviously not me.
    She's locked up inside herself
    And i can't get anything free
    So won't somebody tell me please
    Why the former owner always keeps the keys.

    There's no bubbles to burst
    No bursting out crying nor dying of thirst
    She's utterly tied to somebody else
    And it seems he got there first.
    And no, i'm not untying
    The reins around her neck that she feels
    And i won't try to prise out of her the truth anymore
    When she lies about the things that she sees
    Because the former owner always keeps the keys.

    There's no calling
    "come here, you're necessary to me."
    There's no excitement in her face when i implore
    "corrupt me and confess to me some more."
    And when we hear trees falling or see people disappearing
    Her emotions won't be reached or released,
    Because the former owner is keeping the keys

    Like a ticket inspector running for a bus
    Irony's revenge surrounds us.
    And it's ironic that he promised you he'd never let you go
    When he's left you used-up and disturbed
    And i said "just as the early bird catches the worm
    The early cat catches the bird"
    But that former owner is keeping his word

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