The Facts of Life

Song The Facts of Life
Artist Black Box Recorder
Album The Worst Of Black Box Recorder

Lyrics

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[00:57.72] When boys are just eleven
[00:58.59] They begin to grow in height at a fast rate than they have done before
[01:04.81] They develop curiosity and start to fantasize
[01:14.52] About the things they have never thought of doing before
[01:18.47] These dreams are no more harmful than
[01:27.53] The usual thoughts that boys have of becoming football stars or millionaires
[01:32.47] As long as the distinction between fantasy and fiction remains
[01:43.97] It's just a nature walk
[01:53.05] It's just the facts of life
[01:56.58] There's no master plan
[02:00.07] Walk me home from school
[02:03.26] I'll let you hold my hand
[02:07.24] You're getting ideas
[02:14.17] And when you sleep at night
[02:16.86] They develop into sweet dreams
[02:20.60] It's just the facts of life
[02:26.32] A boy sits by the telephone, wanting to call a girl
[02:29.37] But not daring to because she might say no
[02:33.10] At last he summons up the courage phones
[02:35.36] And discovers someone else has asked her first and she's said yes
[02:38.95] Now's time to deal with the fear of being rejected
[02:43.43] No-one gets through life without being hurt
[02:47.22] At this point the boy who's listening to this song
[02:49.62] Is probably saying it's easier said than done and it's true
[02:53.36] It's just the facts of life
[02:56.74] There's no master plan
[03:00.38] Walk me home from school
[03:03.77] I'll let you hold my hand
[03:08.15] You're getting ideas
[03:14.48] And when you sleep at night
[03:17.37] They develop into sweet dreams
[03:20.85] It's just the facts of life
[04:16.63] Small-town dating differs from more urban situations
[04:19.02] In particular if there's few places to go
[04:23.00] Adolescents normally gather in a cafe or an arcade
[04:26.70] If they have to almost anywhere will do
[04:30.50] A family car, a disused coalmine
[04:33.98] A rowing boat or a shed
[04:37.57] Experimentation, familiarization
[04:40.65] It's all a nature walk
[04:43.40] It's just the facts of life
[04:47.07] There's no master plan
[04:50.60] Walk me home from school
[04:53.79] I'll let you hold my hand
[04:57.77] You're getting ideas
[05:04.54] And when you sleep at night
[05:07.77] They develop into sweet dreams
[05:11.43] It's just the facts of life
[05:18.90] It's just the facts of life (Sweet dreams develop into ideas)
[05:22.78] There's no master plan (Ideas develop into sweet dreams)
[05:26.12] Walk me home from school (Sweet dreams develop into ideas)
[05:29.35] I'll let you hold my hand (Let you hold my hand)
[05:34.34] You're getting ideas (Sweet dreams develop into ideas)
[05:40.16] And when you sleep at night (Ideas develop into sweet dreams)
[05:42.90] They develop into sweet dreams (Sweet dreams develop into ideas)
[05:46.25] It's just the facts of life
[05:54.28] It's just the facts of life(Sweet dreams develop into ideas)
[05:57.97] There's no master plan (Ideas develop into sweet dreams)
[06:01.45] Walk me home from school (Sweet dreams develop into ideas)
[06:04.58] I'll let you hold my hand (Let you hold my hand)