Yeah you played your part
You sang along
Under their instruction
Looking through the bars
Staring at the stars
Only love can heal the sickness of celebrity
One by one and day by day
You see the good ones, they fall away
See you standing there styling
Waiting for the day you should be soaring
I know that you said we could never be together
You're too pretty and I'm too clever
Good morning heartache
And these foolish things
Only love can bring the secrets of simplicity
Only love can bring the secrets of simplicity
Most probably a reference to the Billie Holiday song of the same name. Doherty included the song in his ‘soundtrack of his life’ with the guardian. In addition, this is not the first time he has borrowed lyrics from the song as the ‘Gunga Din’ middle 8 lyrics closely resemble lyrics in the original song with slight changes.
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