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The Only Man Left in the Race b​/​w You Don't Deserve to Wear Glasses

by Lie Ins

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1.
I see the shadow of Henry's moustache now at eight in the morning He'd always beat us by over ten metres, then tell his war stories We'd be olympians; now he just coos to his favourite pigeons He was my crony, but now I'm the only man left in the race Anto and I, we fought for the heart of the platinum blonde I lifted kegs while he ran second leg and passed the baton He worked hard, he was willing Now he forgets the names of his children Well I do this for Tony, now I'm the only man left in the race When old Jack shot that starting gun, we'd run, we'd run, we'd run We were heroes for young and old But I was ten off gold You did your duty; you're still the beauty like the day we were married And does this all matter? Well maybe it matters. Like jobs and like families Love and war and survival; there's more than one way to skin up your rivals But it gets a bit lonely when you're the only man left in the race When young Jack shoots that starting gun, I'll run, I'll run, I'll run I'll be a hero, maybe too old, but I will lift the gold
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You are the forces of evil, you are the empty well You are the forces of evil, you are the empty well You don't deserve to wear glasses, you don't deserve it at all You don't deserve to wear glasses, you don't deserve it at all Oh, I can feel it, you think you speak for the common people Yes I can hear it, you think you've made my day Give me the size of your reckoning, give me a slice of your pie I like the cut of your hairline and your five o'clock shadow at nine But you don't deserve to wear glasses, you never done the time You don't deserve to wear glasses, you never done the time Oh, I can feel it, you think you're one in a million people Yes I can hear it, you think you've made my day Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba etc There's me, I'm in love with fading values, that's me Love me, on the telly with fading values, that's me Give me the size of your reckoning, give me one night in your town I like the cut of your trousers but I don't want you pulling mine down 'Cause you don't deserve to wear glasses, you never be a clown You don't deserve to wear glasses, you never be a clown Oh, I can hear it, you think you're one in a million people Yes I can feel it, I think you've made my day

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Third single in an ongoing series

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released January 24, 2017

Guitar, piano and songwriting by Michael Stevens....... Bass, mixing, mastering and last guitar solo on Only Man Left by Mark Chester.......Drums, artwork and production by Ruan van Vliet

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Lie Ins Dublin, Ireland

Lie Ins are Mike, Ruan and Mark. We've had one album called Death to Lie Ins, which was amazing. We've released a bunch of singles, which are all even more amazing. Check them all out. If we continue on this trajectory, I dunno, beatification has to be on the cards. ... more

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