The Beautiful South
The Beautiful South
The Beautiful South
The Beautiful South
The Beautiful South
The Beautiful South
The Beautiful South
The Beautiful South
The Beautiful South
The Beautiful South
The Beautiful South
The Beautiful South
[Intro]
[Verse 1: Briana Corrigan]
This is the dinner prepared
This is the dress that I made
This is the child I brought up
And this is the woman you laid
This is the woman you laid
This is the perfume I wore
This is the hotel we stayed
This is the way that I lay
And this is the woman you laid
This is the woman you laid
[Pre-Chorus 1: Corrigan]
We promise ourselves this is no one-night stand
Let us draw all the curtains and strike up the band
And I'm thrilled by the gentlest touch of your hand
We pretend
[Chorus 1: Dave Hemingway]
There's a tear, there's a tear
Not through confusion, through fear
Through fear
[Verse 2: Corrigan]
This is the smile that I wore
This is the song that we played
This is the way that I lay
And this is the woman you laid
This is the woman you laid
[Pre-Chorus 2: Corrigan]
Next morning, our eyes filled with sleepy regret
A kiss and goodbye and a long cigarette
But the pillow I lay on is cold and it's wet
Can't pretend
[Chorus 2: Hemingway, Corrigan, Corrigan & Hemingway]
It's a tear (It's a tear), it's a tear (It's a tear)
Not through confusion, through fear
Through fear
And knowing at least that love came so near
Just adds to the weight of this bell bottomed tear
[Bridge: Corrigan]
Roll out the red carpets and unplug the phone
Root out the photos you've already shown
'Cause this is one night you won't sleep alone
Just one night
[Chorus 3: Hemingway, Corrigan, Corrigan & Hemingway]
There's a tear (There's a tear), There's a tear (There's a tear)
Not through confusion, through fear
Through fear
And knowing at least that love came so near (Ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh)
Just adds to the weight of this bell bottomed tear
[Outro: Hemingway, Corrigan]
There's a tear (There's a tear), There's a tear (There's a tear)
Not through confusion, through fear
Not through confusion, through fear
Bell Bottomed Tear was written by Dave Rotheray & Paul Heaton.
Bell Bottomed Tear was produced by Jon Kelly.
The Beautiful South released Bell Bottomed Tear on Mon Mar 30 1992.