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Thu Dec 10 13:59:44 PST 1992
Article: 4273 of alt.guitar.tab
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.tab
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For those of you fans of mid-to-late 70's stuff by people like Parker, E.
Costello, etc., here's a "blast from the past". This song was on an album
called "Squeezing Out Sparks" (a great record). The song caused a fair
amount of controversy around the abortion issue; you all can be your own
judges. I've gotten so much from this group that I wanted to finally
contribute by posting something that might be a little offbeat and of
interest to folks...
You Can't Be Too Strong (Graham Parker)
Intro-
Did they tear it out, with tongues of steel
And give you a shot, so that you wouldn't feel
And wash it away, as if it wasn't real
It's just a mistake, I won't have to face
Don't give it a name, don't give it a place
Don't give it a chance, it's lucky in a way
It must have felt strange, to find me inside you
I hadn't intended to stay
If you want to keep it right, put it to sleep at night
Squeeze it until it could say
You can't be too strong
You can't be too strong
You can't be too strong
You can't be too strong
You decide what's wrong
Well I ain't gonna cry, I'm gonna rejoice
And shout myself dry, and go see the boys
They'll laugh when I say, I left it overseas
Yeah babe I know that it gets dark, down by Luna Park
But everybody else, is squeezing out a spark
That happened in the heat, somewhere in the dark, in the dark
The doctor gets nervous, completing the service
He's all rubber gloves and no head
He fumbles the light switch, it's just another minor hitch
Wishes to God he was dead
But you can't be too strong
You can't be too strong
You can't be too strong
Can't be too strong, you decide what's wrong
Can't be too hard, too tough, too rough, too right, too wrong
And you, can't be too strong
Baby you can't be too strong...
Repeat intro (I think).