Pulp Lyrics

Album: Countdown 1992-1983

Countdown Lyrics

[single intro:] "Keep very still, for the strangest things are about to happen."

 Oh I was seventeen when I heard the countdown start, it started slowly

 And I thought it was my heart but then I realised 

 That this time it was for real there was no place to hide

 I had to go out and feel, but there was time to kill

 And so I, I walked my way around town I tried to love the world

 Oh but the world just got me down and so I looked for you

 In every street of every town I wanted to see your face

 I wanna I wanna see you now

 I wanna see you now

 Oh and so it went

 Oh so it went for several years I couldn't stand it

 No oh it must be getting near now that you just don't know

 Oh no you, you just don't understand how many people have seen you 

 In the arms of, of of some other man 

 I've got to meet you and find you and take you by the hand oh my God my God

 You've got to understand that I was seventeen

 I didn't I didn't know a thing at all

 I've got no reason I've got no reason at all

 Oh no The time of my life oh I think you came too soon

 Yeah you came too soon then

 Oh and it could it could be tonight if I ever leave this room

 (I never leave this room no)

 Oh I wasted all my time on all those stupid things that only get me down

 Get down, oh

 Oh and the sky is crying out tonight for me to leave this town

 So I'm gonna leave this town

 Goodbye O.K.

 Yeah you can leave me

 Oh you, you can go some other place

 You can't forget it

 Yeah you know, you know that's O.K.

 'cos, 'cos I own this town

 Yeah, yeah I brought it to its knees

 Can you hear it crying? Can you?

 Can you hear it begging to me "Please?"

 I know it's coming so soon now oh, oh it's on it's way

 Oh no oh no oh I can hear them say, they say I can't survive

 They say I, I'll never leave the ground

 They say it's all a lie and now and now it's coming down

 Oh baby now 

 Time of my life oh I think you came too soon

 Yeah you came too soon now

 Oh and it could oh it could be tonight if I ever leave this room

 (I never leave this room now)

 Oh oh oh 

 I wasted all my time on all those stupid things that only get me down

 Get down, oh

 Oh and the sky is crying out tonight for me to leave this town

 So I'm gonna go gonna be there 

 I'm gonna go 

 Bub-bye It's O.K.

 You don't have to care

 Really Oh, oh really, I swear

 No, no you owe me nothing

 You owe nothing to me

 And if I messed it up baby

 Then, that's all up to me

 And if you go then, then I won't follow, no, no

 'cos so many times I've been, I've been thinking maybe, oh maybe I should

 No, I, I'm gonna stay

 I, I'm gonna make my way

 Oh, I'm gonna get on through babe

 I'm gonna make it all some day

 Oh, time of my life no I think you came too soon

 You came too soon then

 Oh and it could it could be tonight if I ever leave this room 

 (I never, I never leave this room, no)

 Oh oh oh I wasted all my time on all those stupid things that only get me down

 Get down, oh

 And the sky is crying out tonight for me to leave this town

 So I'll leave this town the sky is crying out tonight for me to leave this town

 Yeah I'm gonna leave this town

 Time is crying out tonight for me to leave this town

 So I'm gonna go yeah I'm gonna go

 Yeah Bub-bye

 I'm gonna leave this town

 You're not gonna have me around

 Oh The sky and stars and God will never ever laugh

 Me and stars and moon are falling down. 

 [single outro:] "You've just heard one of the most remarkable applications in modern electronics."