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You Wind Me Up

from The Royce Tapes by Royce

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Nothin' I do ever matters to you
like a drink and a chat on our own
I'm a 4-star loser with one foot in your grave
just a bad boy rock'n'roller you've been shown
Now you're makin' me pay for the things that you say
and it seems that nothing I do is ever right
Exceptin' when I smile and run around you for a while
'cause everythin' else I do is good for a fight

You wind me up
And I ain't your clockwork toy
I'm a mean little boy
who's gonna run like shit
one dark and stormy night

Nothing I sing is gonna change a damn thing
like this song or the others I do
I'm a 10-star punk who's gonna pack his leavin' trunk
just a holy rock'n'roller leavin' you
I'm diggin' my grave for the interest I gave
an' it ain't my fault you're out in the cold
'Cause I started off alright I never wanted any fight
now I'm feelin' tired and also old

You wind me up
And you been hurtin' me since
You treat me like a clockwork prince
Here's the sound that sheep can leave the fold

Now listen good
Nothing I sing's gonna change a damn thing
like this song or the others I do
I'm a 10-star punk who's gonna pack his leavin' trunk
just a holy rock'n'roller leavin' you
I'm diggin' my grave for the interest I gave
an' it ain't my fault you're out in the cold
'Cause I started off alright I never wanted any fight
now I'm feelin' tired and also old

You wind me up
And you been hurtin' me since
You treat me like a clockwork prince
Here's the sound that sheep can leave the fold

Clockwork prince
You're treatin' me like a clockwork prince

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from The Royce Tapes, released January 27, 2023

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Royce London, UK

Written and recorded in Spring of 1975. The tapes resurfaced recently in Robert Webb's collection. The five piece band came together when two members of 'glam' rock band, (Croydon-based) Merlin met with three musicians from the Southend-on-Sea. Robert & Jamie went on to form progressive rock band, England (of Garden Shed fame). ... more

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