Hugh Cornwell - Do Right Bayou lyrics

When the man in the hobnail boots asked me what war was going on I didn't have the heart to tell him that peace had just begun He didn't believe he said do or die I couldn't deceive and so I said goodbye Got a friend with a silver lady shows me many ways to laugh It's a one-way love affair but she shines in his photographs He don't like a crowd but don't get him wrong He does his thinking aloud he makes it up as he goes along I want to do right by you but you mustn't do wrong by me Sitting in a lonely room with a friend with lots to tell He doesn't ask me for advice but then I've got nothing to sell We trade in a joke we've got nothing to hide We're just simple folk it makes me feel good inside I want to do right by you but you mustn't do wrong by me So when we're having our last meal and I ask you for a light Don't get me wrong because the last thing that I want is for us to fight So get back to school and I'll do the same But don't play the fool and we'll both win this game I want to do right by you but you mustn't do wrong by me