Sticks 'n' Stones
Jamie T Lyrics

When there's no one left to fight
When all the enemies are gone

Boys like him don't shine so bright
Tough guys don't stand out when there's no one to fight

Soon as I see the dust settle
As soon as things calm down

He's out on the town tryin' to find trouble
He's looking for a fight

I took a train again away from shame
I left town to escape embarrassment

And blame a city pained to see
Blaming the city that causes me pain

A friend I hadn't seen since I was drinking underage
I met a friend I haven't seen since we were underage drinkers

I was a ten a day, how'd you say, little shit
I used to smoke 10 cigarettes a day

White lightning, heightening all my courage, quick wit
Cheap liquor gave me bravery and wit

We're as thick as thieves and wannabes
We're close friends who aspire to be like someone else

Buttoned shirts and whiskey
Dressed up fancy drinking whiskey

Mutton dressed as lamb a fan of bands
Trying to be something we're not, we like the same bands

Like the Jam Jam Jam Jam
We especially like The Jam band

I don't know who I am, he said I dunno if I can
I am lost, he is uncertain if he can find himself

I said yeah man, you can-can
I encouraged him, he can do it

Drunk and being sick, I feel like shit
Feeling terrible after getting drunk and sick

I gotta quit I hope I haven't missed the last train
I need to stop drinking before I miss the last train

Gonna be stuck in Hampton Wick
Getting stranded in Hampton Wick

With the boys across the platform
With guys on the other platform

Shouting lightweight prick
Calling me weak and insulting me

I'm a featherweight champion, cheap to get pissed
I'm a lightweight drinker but still get drunk easily

Wish Candy were here with me, she'd deffa deal with it
I wish I had my friend Candy here, she can handle this situation

Tell 'em all to shut their mouths and go suck their mommas dicks
Tell them to be quiet and go away

'Cause she ain't no she ain't that low, three fingers down
She is not that low, she shows only three fingers (the middle and ring are down)

Or the other two up, and I'll sing this proud
Or she shows the other two up, and I will proudly sing this song

Runnin' with believers, no time for fever
Running with people who believe in me, no time for getting sick

And I haven't got time for you either
I don't have time for you

With your sticks n' stones, sticks n' stones
With your words and insults

I take 'em home on my own
I handle them myself at home

As I travel down the track all my memories flood back
As I travel, I remember all the past

We were runnin' at ease from enemies
We were running without worries of enemies

Back to your momma's flat
Going back to where I came from

It's the only place but home I feel relaxed enough to crap
It's the only place where I feel comfortable enough to do my business

I know it sounds crude, but there's something in that
I know it sounds gross, but there's some comfort in it

How's Danny doin'? Hear he's high flyin' and that
How is Danny doing? I heard he's doing well

Stockbroker in the city with a lady and a baby
He's a stockbroker in the city with a family

And Fee, is she free from the demons she had
And what about Fee? Is she free from her problems?

Was it two months clean, routine to relapse
Was she 2 months sober, and now likely to relapse

She smoked all of your weed
She used up all your marijuana

That's why the loved ones out to leave
That's why people who care about you sometimes walk away

Why when you take the lead they stab you in the back
Why do people betray you when you're trying to lead?

'Til you can't breathe, when you're bleeding on the floor
Until you're helpless and bleeding on the ground

And no one hears your call at all
And no one listens or helps you

She screamed out to the party
She yelled to the people in the party

You are sheeps and cattle
You are like sheep and cattle, following the crowd

I was hanging out with Louie in the shooting gallery
I was spending time with my friend Louie in the shooting range

When the news got through to me about you and Jeremy
When I heard the news about you and Jeremy

Pat on my back, and a swig on my brew
I took a swig of my drink and patted myself on the back

You're still my friend, it's impossible to hate you
You're still my friend, I can't hate you

Cradle to the grave, I know we always misbehave
From birth to death, I know we always act up

People latch down and then they rain on our parade
People try to hold us down and ruin our fun

Girls we love leave when we want them to stay
Girls we love often leave us when we want them to stay

Like today, remember, what Joey say?
Like today, do you remember what Joey said?

Boys like us don't shine so bright
Guys like us don't stand out much

Let's go out and find some trouble
Let's go out and look for some excitement