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by Beautiful South


                             
Sadness has filled a lonely place
                             
Before that there was just a hole
                                   
At least now there's sadness on my face
                                   
My lower lip has finally found its role

So the wind and the rain and the snow
Had no particular place to go
So they thought they'd come and spend some time with me
They're better friends than you could ever be

[Chorus]
                           
There's a tattoo, a small tattoo
                       
Waiting there unpaid for you
                           
And if you ever bump into Unlucky
                                    
Don't forget who broke your heart in two
                                                    
You'd better get there early, there's a million in the queue
                                      
Just waiting for the name on their tattoo
[end Chorus]

Emptiness has filled a vacant heart
Finally found a place for it to hide
An as I wander like a fool from bar to bar
Empty has become my greatest guide

And the tears and the pain and the despise
Looked at me through bankrupt eyes
They had nowhere else that they could land
So I invited them to take my bloody hand

[Chorus]

                                          
So queuing for a tattoo and I can't decide the name
                                 
I've been wondering night after night
                                                    
When they put that needle in me I'll scream your name in pain
                                    
And I hope he spells "you bastard" right

--S-T--R-, stick that needle deep in me