Know something about this song or lyrics?
Add it to our wiki.
Standing in the door of the Pink Flamingo
Crying in the rain
It was a kind of so-so love
And I'm gonna make sure it never
Happens again
You and I
It had to be the
Standing joke of the year
You were a sleep around
A lost and found
And not for me I fear
Well our love
I tried to make it work
You in cocktail skirt
And me in a suit
Well it just wasn't me
You're used to wearing less
And now you're lifes a mess
So insecure you see
I put up with all the scenes
But this is one scene
that's going to be played my way
[Chorus]
Take your hands of me
I don't belong to you, you see
Take a look at my face
For the last time
I never knew you, you never knew me
Say hello, goodbye
Say hello, wave goodbye
Under the deep red light
I can see the make up
Sliding down
Hey little girl, you will always make up
So take off that unbecoming frown
What about me, well I'll find someone
that's not going cheap in the sales
A nice litle housewife
Who'll give me a steady life
And won't keep going of the rails
[Chorus]
Say hello then wave goodbye
Say hello wave goodbye
Say hello then wave goodbye
Say goodbye
Goodbye
Crying in the rain
It was a kind of so-so love
And I'm gonna make sure it never
Happens again
You and I
It had to be the
Standing joke of the year
You were a sleep around
A lost and found
And not for me I fear
Well our love
I tried to make it work
You in cocktail skirt
And me in a suit
Well it just wasn't me
You're used to wearing less
And now you're lifes a mess
So insecure you see
I put up with all the scenes
But this is one scene
that's going to be played my way
[Chorus]
Take your hands of me
I don't belong to you, you see
Take a look at my face
For the last time
I never knew you, you never knew me
Say hello, goodbye
Say hello, wave goodbye
Under the deep red light
I can see the make up
Sliding down
Hey little girl, you will always make up
So take off that unbecoming frown
What about me, well I'll find someone
that's not going cheap in the sales
A nice litle housewife
Who'll give me a steady life
And won't keep going of the rails
[Chorus]
Say hello then wave goodbye
Say hello wave goodbye
Say hello then wave goodbye
Say goodbye
Goodbye
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
Take a look at my face for the last time.. I never knew you, you never knew me...
Say hello, wave goodbye.
Difficult, but one of them must have the strength to end a relationship that doesn't work and lovers don't match. I don't think it's about Marc realizing he's gay, cause he's planning to find a "nice little housewife". It's more about being attracted to a certain person, but that's all, there is no future for you two and, although you like them, you feel tired of them and you get them out of your life.
And me, I also don't like David Gray's cover (don't find it awful though), but Nouvelle Vague's one is pretty worth a listen:) No-one catches up Soft Cell's version, of course!!!<3
I don't know about the hidden gay meaning that others mention, or the suggestion the girl is a prostitute. I just know it's a masterpiece that captures perfectly a complex set of emotions most of us have probably experienced at some point.
It was a kind of so so love
And I'm gonna make sure it never
Happens again
You and I it had to be
The standing joke of the year
when I listen to this song , and I listen to it almost every day, it reminds that mistakes are often made , but we dont have to keep making them
Great "piss off" song
I highly suggest checking out the cover by David Gray. It has real emotion behind it and you could actually picture the whole ordeal in your head. Fantastic.
To me, Marc Almond's voice has far more character and emotion, because he sings with a more conversational voice, like someone talking to you, rather than David Gray's voice, which is more "I'm a stereotypically-sounding emotional musician, man." Subtle, conversational voices are common feature of synth-pop and one of the reasons us synthpop fans love it! Another common feature of synthpop (which isn't necessarily always done on purpose) is putting upbeat dance-like rhythms in sad songs to create a contrast. Even The Smiths, who are not synthpop, did that! This technique is used to good effect in this song, it's certainly not "obnoxious." Life is bittersweet and it reflects that fact. I also think the upbeat rhythm better embodies the anger that the narrator's feeling.
really would. He's attracted to the drama. It's a classic that I never tire of listening to.
Well I heard this song at my work [abercrombie and fitch] and I loved it, but when i downloaded it, I got the original song, which isn't the one they play at my work. I did some digging and found the fast-paced one, it's on their Very Best Of CD, it's soooo much better than the slow original in my opinion. Great song though.
(Ohh. Congrats. You work at Abercrombie and Fitch. pff. loser.)