Live With Me
Girlschool Lyrics


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I've got nasty habits
I take tea at trhee
And the meat I eat for dinner
Must be hung up for a week
My best friend he shoots waters rats
And feed them to his geese
Don-cha think there's a place for you
In between the sheets?

Come on now honey, we can built a home for three
Come on now honey, don't you want to live with me?

And there's a score of hare-brained children
There are a-locked in the nursery
They got ear-phone heads
They got dirty necks
They're so tweentieth century
Well, they queue up for bathroom round about 7.35
But don-cha think we need a woman's touch
to make it come alive?

You'd look good pram pushing down the High Street
Come on now honey, don't you want to live with me?

On the servants they're so helpful dear!
The cook she is a whore
the butler has a place for her
Behind the pantry door
The maid, she's French, she's got no sense
She's from Crazy Horse
And when she strips, the chauffeur flips
The footman's eyes get crossed

Don-cha think there's a place for us
Right across the street?
Don-cha you think there's a place for you
In between the sheets?





Don-cha you think there's a place for you
Come on live with me

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Girlschool's song "Live With Me" are painting a vivid picture of a lavish lifestyle and the invitation to be a part of it. The singer introduces himself with "I've got nasty habits, I take tea at three" which seems harmless albeit peculiar. However, the subsequent line "The meat I eat for dinner, must be hung up for a week" suggests rotting meat which is unsettling. This suggests that the singer may have a detached and nonchalant attitude to life. He then goes on to introduce his best friend who shoots water rats and feeds them to his geese. The singer then makes an overtly sexual proposition to the woman singing the song by asking if she thinks there's a place for her "in between the sheets."


The lyrics go on to describe the environment in which the singer lives, it suggests they are living a life of luxury with servants and hare-brained children locked in the nursery. The children are described as having ear-phone heads and dirty necks, which implies they are neglected and disconnected from reality. The singer encourages the woman to offer a woman's touch and make it come alive. The song then goes on to describe the unconventional relationships between the servants with the cook being described as a whore and the butler having a place for her behind the pantry door. The maid is French, senseless and works at the 'Crazy Horse', a famous Parisian cabaret, where she is described as exotic and sensual. The footman and chauffeur are also described as having a keen interest in the sexually charged activities happening within the household.


Overall, the song is a tongue-in-cheek offering of a hedonistic lifestyle with outrageous characters and activities. It is not an invitation to join in on debauchery but rather an amusing observation of decadence.


Line by Line Meaning

I've got nasty habits
I engage in unsavory behaviors.


I take tea at three
I enjoy having tea at 3pm.


And the meat I eat for dinner
The meat I consume for dinner.


Must be hung up for a week
It should be aged for at least seven days.


My best friend he shoots waters rats
My closest friend hunts aquatic rodents.


And feed them to his geese
And then serves them as meals for his domestic waterfowls.


Don-cha think there's a place for you
Do you not believe there is a spot for you?


In between the sheets?
To be intimate with me in bed?


Come on now honey, we can built a home for three
Let's live together as a threesome!


And there's a score of hare-brained children
There are many foolish and illogical children around me.


There are a-locked in the nursery
They are confined inside the children's room.


They got ear-phone heads
They wear earphones frequently.


They got dirty necks
Their necks are covered in filth.


They're so twentieth century
They are incredibly outdated and obsolete.


Well, they queue up for bathroom round about 7.35
They form a line to use the lavatory at approximately 7:35.


But don-cha think we need a woman's touch
Wouldn't we benefit from the presence of a lady?


to make it come alive?
To liven up the bathroom, perhaps?


You'd look good pram pushing down the High Street
You would appear lovely while strolling down the bustling High Street with a baby carriage.


Don-cha think there's a place for you
Do you not believe there is a spot for you?


In between the sheets?
To be intimate with me in bed?


On the servants they're so helpful dear!
Speaking of the domestic workers, they are extremely accommodating, my dear!


The cook she is a whore
The chef is promiscuous.


the butler has a place for her
The butler has set aside a location for the chef's use.


Behind the pantry door
It is situated behind the pantry's entrance.


The maid, she's French, she's got no sense
The maid, who is of French nationality, is senseless and foolish.


She's from Crazy Horse
She previously worked at the cabaret Crazy Horse in Paris.


And when she strips, the chauffeur flips
When she undresses, the driver becomes agitated.


The footman's eyes get crossed
The footman's eyes become crossed.


Don-cha think there's a place for us
Do you not believe there is a spot for us?


Right across the street?
Perhaps, across the street?


Don-cha you think there's a place for you
Do you not believe there is a spot for you?


In between the sheets?
To be intimate with me in bed?


Don-cha you think there's a place for you
Do you not believe there is a spot for you?


Come on live with me
Please, live with me.




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