Babies
Pulp Lyrics

Well, it happened years ago
This event occurred in the past

When you lived on Stanhope Road
The event happened at a specific place

We listened to your sister
The singer and others were eavesdropping on the sister

When she came home from school
The sister was coming home from school

'Cause she was two years older
The sister is older than the artist

And she had boys in her room
The sister had male visitors in her room

We listened outside and heard her
The eavesdroppers heard the sister and her visitors

Alright
The sister's actions were acceptable to the artist and others

Well, that was alright for a while
The eavesdropping was enjoyable for a time

But soon I wanted more
The artist desired something beyond listening

I want to see, as well as hear
The singer wanted to actually witness what was happening

And so I, I hid inside her wardrobe
The artist found a hiding spot to see the sister's visitors

And she came home 'round four
The sister returned home around 4PM

And she was with some kid called David
The sister's visitor was a boy named David

From the garage up the road
David lived nearby

I listened outside, I heard her
The artist listened to the sister and David

Alright
The artist and others still found the sister's actions acceptable

Oh, I want to take you home
The singer desires the sister romantically

I want to give you children
The singer wants to have a family with the sister

You might be my girlfriend, yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah
The artist wants to be in a romantic relationship with the sister

When I saw you next day
The artist encounters the sister after the previous event

I really couldn't tell
The artist is unsure of the sister's reaction

'Cause you might go and tell your mother
The sister might tell on the singer for eavesdropping

And so you went with Neve
The sister chose to be with someone else

Oh yeah, and Neve was coming on
Neve was attempting to be romantic with the sister

And I thought I heard you laughing
The singer believes the sister was laughing with Neve

When his Mum and Dad were gone
Neve's parents were absent

I listened outside, I heard you
The artist listened in to Neve and the sister

Alright
The artist and others still found the sister's actions acceptable

Well, I guess it couldn't last too long
The previous situation was temporary

I came home one day
The singer is back at their own residence

And all her things were gone
The sister is no longer living at the residence on Stanhope Road

I fell asleep inside
The artist fell asleep while hiding in the wardrobe

I never heard her come
The artist didn't hear the sister return

And when I opened up the wardrobe
The singer looked out from the hiding spot

And I had to get it on, yeah
The artist had sexual activity with the sister's clothes

Oh, listen
The singer is alerting the listener to pay attention

Oh, we were on the bed when you came home
The sister and speaker were engaged in sexual activity when interrupted

I heard you stop outside the door
The singer was aware of the sister returning

I know you won't believe it's true
The artist acknowledges the unlikelihood of their story

I only went with her 'cause she looks like you, my god!
The artist was attracted to the sister and their activities were a distorted attempt at being with her

Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
Repetition for emphasis