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Beautiful South – Life Vs. The Lifeless Lyrics

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When was the last time you felt so happy
You had to give yourself a good pinch
When did you ever fail one of lifes highs
Without using stepladder or winch

Thats why the lifeless crave the past
Cause when theyre flogged, stoned, lynched
They can watch the living fizzle out to naught
Without even moving one inch

Thats what keeps you alive
The thought of undeserved death
Thats why cynics deep-sea dive
Just to watch someone healthy lose breath

Thats what really makes you tick
When the fearless are stopped in their tracks
Optimism looks up counts the stars
Pessimism looks down and counts cracks

The Monday morning moaners club
That meet every week on park bench
At least theyve earned their grumble stripes
When they fought tooth and nail in the trench

If you ever sat down in one place too long
Theyd need a fork-lift truck and a wrench

Indecision drip feeds modesty
But apathy fails even to quench

Thats what keeps you alive
The thought of undeserved death
Thats why cynics deep-sea dive
Just to watch someone healthy lose breath

Thats what really makes you tick
When the fearless are stopped in their tracks
Optimism looks up counts the stars
Pessimism looks down and counts cracks

And even when its every man for himself
You still like to stick with the bunch
Youd rather tag along at the back of the crowd
To risk anything on a hunch

Thats what keeps you alive
The thought of undeserved death
Thats why cynics deep-sea dive
Just to watch someone healthy lose breath

Thats what really makes you tick
When the fearless are stopped in their tracks
Optimism looks up counts the stars
Pessimism looks down and counts cracks

Thats what keeps you alive

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