Fair Exchange - Be Bop Deluxe

Here we come on a cloud, stars in our eyes

Standing up proud, it’s a perfect disguise

We’ve got so much to give, so much to gain

Just give me your money and I’ll give you my pain

It’s a fair exchange.

.. (fair exchange)

Now Tia Maria, she leans on the wall

Looks in the mirror and pukes on the floor

Tries to remember the cause of it all

He just gave her a drink and she gave him a ball

It’s a fair exchange

But I expect you expect a lot from me

I can feel your burning need

Your greedy, seedy

Fantasies are guaranteed to make my young heart bleed

For you and your pubescent blues, yes

You.

.. and your dancin shoes

You.

.. and your sad glad news

About your boyfriend Stan

He’s a dirty flirty man

And he’ll get you if he can

Here I stand in a daze, axe in my hand

Another fool on the stage with a traveling band

There’s a space in my heart.

.. permanent flame

Just give me your body and I’ll give you my brain

It’s a fair exchange

Now Venus de Milo, a statue of note

She lays in the gutter

With a knife in her throat.

.. naked as sin

No, not even a coat

She gave you a thrill so you gave her a grope

It’s a fair exchange

Still, I expect you expect a lot from me

I know you all

The show goes on despite the wrong

The strong still rise

And the weak still fall

This song is up to you, all along

You never knew

This song is coming on through to take you for a ride

It’s tested, true and tried

Even though it almost lied