[Verse 1]
You drove me to paradise and pushed me out of the car
You saw me in the rear-view bleeding from my heart
But you never stopped, you could've stopped
You could've saved me from the darkness
That you laid on me, laid on me
[Pre-Chorus]
You, you, you, you were never gonna stay, were ya?
I, I, I, I was just a holiday for ya
You, you, you, you were never gonna stay, were ya?
Were ya?
Were ya?
[Chorus]
Oh my! Head in my hands
You threw my love like nothing
Oh my! Cut out so fast
And I never saw it coming
Oh, you think you are, yeah, you said you were
But this ain't the work, this ain't the work of a gentleman
[Verse 2]
Took me to the stars and covered up my eyes
Let me taste a feeling, nothing but a lie
And you never cared, you could've cared
You could've saved me from this cold mess
You could've let me in, let me in
[Pre-Chorus]
You, you, you, you were never gonna stay, were ya?
I, I, I, I was just a holiday for ya
You, you, you, you were never gonna stay, were ya?
Were ya?
Were ya?
[Chorus]
Oh my! Head in my hands
You threw my love like nothing
Oh my! Cut out so fast
And I never saw it coming
Oh, you think you are, yeah, you said you were
But this ain't the work, this ain't the work of a gentleman
This ain't the work, this ain't the work of a gentleman
This ain't the work, this ain't the work of a gentleman
This ain't the work, this ain't the work of a gentleman
Of a gentleman, of a gentleman
[Bridge]
Oh, you think you are, yeah, you said you were
This ain't the work, this ain't the work
Oh, you think you are, oh, you said you were
This ain't the work, this ain't the work
[Chorus]
Oh my! Head in my hands
You threw my love like nothing
Oh my! Cut out so fast
And I never saw it coming
Oh, you think you are, yeah, you said you were
But this ain't the work, this ain't the work of a gentleman
This ain't the work, this ain't the work of a gentleman
This ain't the work, this ain't the work of a gentleman
This ain't the work, this ain't the work of a gentleman
Of a gentleman, of a gentleman
Gentleman was written by Alex Hope & Nate Cyphert & Foxes.
Gentleman was produced by Oli Bayston & James Greenwood.
The guitar riff started this one-off and from there we added the sax and it feels quite euphoric but also angst. It’s about calling out someone that fakes a gentleman-like persona but really underneath doesn’t have that quality at all.
— via Dork