Madness - Decieves The Eye Lyrics
In the earliest days of my shoplifting career
You could safely say I was filled with fear
It was nail biting work from the very start
But several quick successes soon gave me heart
After a while I could pick or nick with ease
No-one ever stopped me they didn't seem to care
It sometimes seemed to me that there was no-one there.
Then a fine summers day my mates and me
Set off down the West End on our usual spree
Things were as normal for an hour or so
Then my nimble hands were a bit too slow
Two store detectives made a fast approach
One grabbed my jacket and said you're nicked
The other grabbed my throat
You'll have to do some time my light fingered boy
If only I'd remembered my common sense
They captured me red-handed with evidence
If I go to the manager and say I'm sorry
Maybe he'll forgive me for my youthful folly
But what will me social worker say
If I don't come home today
He'll give me a clout
What if they don't let me out
I told him I'm on me own
Don't they understand
I'm from a broken home
I'll tell them I'm the product of a broken home,
And I always went out on my own
Was it too late to say I'd pay
And I'll never steal again 'till the end of my days
Because I have no friends to call as such
Money and possessions I did not have much
So I started to steal in order to get by
The quickness of the hand deceives the eye
Deceives the eye the eye the eye...
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Madness Decieves The Eye Comments
Sadly not on spotify :(
quality. takes me right back
definitely not played enuff 😎😎
Really good song Madness
I have this single .... no record player ... thanks for upload.
Always loved the madness b" sides take heed you will never see this sort of classic song writing again in.
vendo este ep por una caja de cerveza
que hablas???
eres español???
shoplifters of the world unite
Haha quality
Interesting..
Such an underrated song!
Madness sound like The Kinks on speed.
yeah remember when it came out early 1980. they were playing these songs a few years before but put it together on an ep. some of the best music they did not release to the masses
Memories in the song ..... ;) 'orrible lil SKIN.
love this song!
Takes me back in more then one way. And yes you used to let you out! proper old days.
Madness très grand groupe ska monsieur barso et tout les membres du groupes un ska ska ska
..and Been Caught Steeling by Jane's Addiction
..and Been Caught Steeling by Jane's Addiction
Brilliant Madness song! Love their cheeky style XD
having this ep bk in the day was like having gold, not two tracks but four, never off the turntable in my gaff, use to play my older brothers copy all the time
Love it.. been dancing to this since 1980 (not non stop)
@pennyblack21
Well done with Razzle In My Pocket - great tune.
Been Caught Stealing - Jane's Addiction
@kempouk this was the first single I ever bought...and been a fan ever since!!1980 I think ot was...99pence
your nicked!!
And then my nimble hands were a bit too slow...i,ll tell them i,m a product of a broken home and i always go out on my own :)
Their singles , early on ,were chosen by Dave Robinson of Stiff. Bed and Breakfast man is a classic. Never wanna hear One Step Beyond again!
@shortrax Been Caught Stealing, of course.
would love to find the chords for this one...
I know them if you're still looking
Madness, ABBA and ELO: the greatest bands ever!
one of the best they done,
bee a fan since 78. what a group.