Born To Act lyrics - Belle & Sebastian

There is a girl on the floor, she dances way out

She’s a snub nose beauty, she’s a no doubt

But if I talk to her, I even look hard

She’ll be out of this place and she’ll be out of my life

So we busted a move we got the hell out

We got stories to tell, we got our whole life

We drink coffee till late because we jet lagged

We put a fortune into the greatest

Music machine in the land

Play a wonderful song to me and it’s better than a date

Play the tune where the girl sings high

She’s my lover surrogate

And the waitress is rolling by, shining high

Smiling for a tip

Every boy dreams of it

So the girl dances in, she takes the next booth

I break the rule of my life, I make a big move

Cos my accent is funny, got a head start

If you wanna make good, you got to use what you got

We go with her friends and there’s a big crowd

There’s a girl who can’t stand up till she falls down

There’s a pressure that’s building and it’s too late

Cos eh leaves in the morning, there’s a flight

It’s a family affair

Play a wonderful song to me and it’s better than a date

Play the tune where the girl sings high

She’s my lover surrogate

And the waitresses rolling by, shining high

Smiling for a tip

Every boy dreams of it

So we met a month later, she had long hair

She was driving the bus I paid the full fare

It was easy to talk and she drove real fast

And she told me the story of her dirty old past

All the boys she had loved and all the bad sex

All the things she must learn and all her prospects

I was there for the ride and for the old soul

But we couldn’t go further, no we couldn’t go

But we couldn’t go further, no we couldn’t go

But we couldn’t go further cos the story was already told