Kevin Ayers — Stranger In Blue Suede Shoes lyrics

Lyrics

I walked into this bar
And the man refused;
He said, «we don’t serve strangers
In blue suede shoes;
We don’t give credit, and
We don’t give way--
We have to think about what the people might say.
Uh, you know what I mean…»
I said, «sure, man»
Oh, he gave me a smile that was sickly and wet,
And I offered him one of my cigarettes.
He took it, afraid that he might appear rude,
Then proceeded to sell me some second class food.
Nice guy — meet 'em everywhere..
He said, «my oh my, I have suffered too long,
And this cigarette seems to be very strong;
I don’t make the rules
I just get what I take
And I guess every rule was made to break.
You can take what you like, it won’t hurt me Cause I’m just working for the company.»
From the green cigarette, he took a long drag,
And said, «i think I’ll pick my travelling bag.
I’m tired of cheating, and wasting my head
And filling the boss’s bags with bread.
I want to get out in the sun and rain,
And feel the wind on on skin again;
The world is large, and I’ve got time yet.
And, by the way, thanks for that cigarette.
Thank you very much."
«you know, I feel like a new man
Yes I do, I don’t know why;
I’d just like to say
Thank you very much (indeed)
It’s a beautiful day
I think I’ll be on my way (right away)
I’d just like to say
Thank you very much.
Yes, I’m getting the hell out of here
Yes, I am — bye, bye.
That’s the end of the message
Thank you very much.
Bye bye…