“Dirty Sticky Floors” is the first solo single by Depeche Mode vocalist Dave Gahan and is the lead track on his 2003 debut album, Paper Monsters. It was released in late May 2003 as the lead single from that album, reaching No.18 in the UK Singles Chart (see 2003 in British music). The song would al...
[Refrain]
Ooooh
Ooooh
[Verse 1]
Waiting for the last time
For my friend to change my mind
Waiting for the last drop
Seems like a long, long time
[Chorus 1]
Maybe I should go back home
I'll sit and wait right by the phone
Praying over the porcelain throne
On my dirty sticky floor
[Refrain]
Ooooh
Ooooh
Ooooh
Ooooh
[Verse 2]
Ask me what I want
Easy, that's just more
How long will I wait for you?
Twice as long as I did before
[Chorus 2]
Standing in the freezing snow
Maybe you left I just don't know
I'll soon be lying on my own
On some dirty sticky floor
[Refrain]
Ooooh
Ooooh
Ooooh
Ooooh
[Verse 3]
I hope no one can see me
The tinman says I'm doing fine
That lion ain't going to get me
See that gun right there - it's mine
[Chorus 3]
I've painted a face where I burnt the floor
Now the face has become my devil's door
Laying in the back-room
On my dirty sticky floor
[Refrain]
Ooooh
Ooooh
Ooooh
Ooooh
[Chorus 4]
My dirty sticky
[Refrain]
Ooooh
Dirty Sticky Floors was written by Dave Gahan & Knox Chandler.
Dirty Sticky Floors was produced by Ken Thomas.
Dave Gahan released Dirty Sticky Floors on Mon May 26 2003.