The Elephant Ride

About The Elephant Ride

"The Elephant Ride" is a song by the British new wave band Squeeze. It was written by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, and it appeared on their 1982 album Sweets from a Stranger.

Year:

1982

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Today is none of our concern 
That rewarding cigarette 
That burns slowly by the bed 
Fills the room with mystery 
The apple ripens on the tree 
That protected seal of love 
Broken by the flame of fun 
Lying back with Exodus 
In the arms of lovers trust 

That romantic dance of light 
From the curtain broken night 
Shadows fall on mystery 
Love has ripened here for me 
Stubbing out the cigarette 
I see the clothes beside the bed 
As the half light of the day 
Pulls the sheet up once again 

As the phone hangs by the cord 
As the streets begin to fill 
There's no distance anymore 
There's no wanting when you will 
Will be sleeping through the day 
As the world around us turns 
As the phone hangs by the cord 
Today is none of our concern

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Squeeze

Squeeze are a British band that came to prominence in the United Kingdom during the New Wave period of the late 1970s and continued recording successfully in the 1980s and 1990s. They are known in the UK for their hit songs "Cool for Cats", "Up the Junction", "Tempted", "Labelled With Love", "Black Coffee In Bed", "Another Nail in My Heart","Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)" and "Hourglass". Though not as commercially successful in the U.S., Squeeze had American chart hits with "Tempted", "Hourglass" and "853-5937", and they have a dedicated following there and continue to attract new fans. All of Squeeze's hits were written by band members Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, with the former penning the lyrics and the latter handling the composition. The duo we… more »

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