Story Behind The Song
Chalk and cheese
Song Description
A comic take on partner differences, BPM 100
| Song Length |
3:27 |
Genre |
Unique - Comedy, Unique - Soundtracks |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Endearing |
Subject |
General |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
I THOUGHT THAT YOU THOUGHT
Words: Jane Lockyer Willis
Music: Laurence Conway
© 2013
PROLOGUE
I suppose I should have asked you, should have looked for clues about you;
Made clear what my own views were, but foolishly I didn't dare, for fear of losing you.
1
You like car racing, I like the theatre,
You like Pontoon, while I'm a complete amateur.
Our tastes are widely diff'rent, they are way, way off course:
You like me in long trousers, I like me in short, short shorts.
CHORUS
I thought that you thought that I was your man,
I thought that you thought we'd made a ground plan;
That we'd shaped our life with the utmost precision,
I guess I was unprepared for this mental collision.
2
Heck! It's all such a sham. How was I to know
That you liked sherry trifle, but not Forest Gateau.
Our discussions turned to arguments; our arguments to rows,
Our politics were various, our clashes fuming furious.
REPEAT CHORUS
3
Love strikes, love bites, love is mighty fractious
Each time we got close, some dispute distracted us:
Our tastes were widely diff'rent, but I'd really had enough
When you said you liked me in pyjamas: I like me in the buff.
REPEAT CHORUS TWICE