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Back in '68 in a sweaty club (oh Geno)
Before Jimmy's Machine and The Rocksteady Rub (oh Geno)
On a night when flowers didn't suit my shoes
After a week of flunking and bunking school
The lowest head in the crowd that night
Just practicing steps and keeping out of the fights
Academic inspiration, you gave me none
You were Michael the lover, the fighter that won
And now just look at me as I'm looking down on you
No I'm not being flash, it's what I'm built to do
That man took the stage, his towel was swinging high (oh Geno)
This man was my bombers, my Dexy's, my high (oh Geno)
The crowd, they all hailed you and chanted your name
But they never knew like we knew me and you were the same
And now you're all over, your song is so tame
You fed me, you bred me, I'll remember your name
Academic inspiration, you gave me none
You were Michael the lover, the fighter that won
And now just look at me as I'm looking down on you
No I'm not being flash, it's what I'm built to do
Oh Geno (oh Geno)
Oh Geno (oh Geno)
Before Jimmy's Machine and The Rocksteady Rub (oh Geno)
On a night when flowers didn't suit my shoes
After a week of flunking and bunking school
The lowest head in the crowd that night
Just practicing steps and keeping out of the fights
Academic inspiration, you gave me none
You were Michael the lover, the fighter that won
And now just look at me as I'm looking down on you
No I'm not being flash, it's what I'm built to do
That man took the stage, his towel was swinging high (oh Geno)
This man was my bombers, my Dexy's, my high (oh Geno)
The crowd, they all hailed you and chanted your name
But they never knew like we knew me and you were the same
And now you're all over, your song is so tame
You fed me, you bred me, I'll remember your name
Academic inspiration, you gave me none
You were Michael the lover, the fighter that won
And now just look at me as I'm looking down on you
No I'm not being flash, it's what I'm built to do
Oh Geno (oh Geno)
Oh Geno (oh Geno)
Lyrics submitted by r0cketbabyd0ll
Track duration: 03:31
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Those lyrics have been a mystery to me ever since: For instance 'the lowest head in the crowd that night' I always thought were 'Jimmy always said it wouldnt be right'!!
Suppose thats a tribute to Kevin Rowlands singing of this fantastic song...Its charm was its mystery cos you never knew what he was singing...Brilliant!!
Yep, a tribute to Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band, with various references - Michael the Lover, the fighter who won.
A rememberence of a young Rowlands 'flunking and bunking school' to be the youngest member of the crowd at a Geno gig, when he should've been studying - academic inspiration you gave me none.
And now Kevin is grown up and following his career, and individualist seeing Geno as someone who identifies with - but they never knew like we knew you and me were the same - but who he's destined to outstrip - and now just look at me as I'm looking down on you, I'm not being flash it's just what I'm born to do.