Intro : (x3)
S o you never knew love
Unt il you crossed the l ine of grace.
A nd you never felt wanted
T ill you'd someone s lap your face.
S o you never felt a live
Unt il you'd almost w asted away.
You h ad to win you c ouldn't just pass
The s martest ass at the t op of the class
Your flying colours your f amily tree
And a ll your lessons in h istory.
P lease p lease p lease
Get u p off your knees.
P lease p lease p lease p lease oh yeah
S o you never k new how l ow you'd stoop
To m ake that call
A nd you never k new what was o n the ground
Till they m ade you crawl.
S o you never k new that the h eaven
You keep you stole.
Y our Catholic blues your c onvent shoes
Your s tick-on tattoos now they're m aking the news
Your holy war your n orthern star
Your s ermon on the mount from the b oot of your car.
P lease p lease p lease
Get u p off your knees
P lease p lease p lease
Leave me o ut of this please.
So l ove is h ard
And l ove is t ough
But l ove is n ot
What you're t hinking o f.
Sept ember streets caps izing
Spilling o ver down the d rains
Shard of g lass splinters l ike rain
But you could o nly feel your o wn pain.
Oct ober talk getting n owhere.
Nove mber Dece mber; rem ember
We just s tarted again.
P lease p lease p lease
Get u p off your knees yeah.
P lease p lease p lease p lease ah.
So l ove is b ig
Is b igger than u s.
But l ove is n ot
What you're t hinking o f.
It's what lovers d eal
It's what lovers s teal you know I've found it
H ard to rec eive
'Cause y ou my lo ve
I could n ever belie ve.
