Brand New Friend (Top of the Pops, September 1985) Songtext
von Lloyd Cole and the Commotions

Walking in the pouring rain
Walking with Jesus and Jane
Jane was in a turtleneck
I was much happier then
If I were to ask you
What would you do with yourself?
If I were to tell you
Would you just talk to yourself?
Am I asking, oh, for so much?
I′m not asking to be understood
Am I asking, oh, for so much?
I'm just looking for a brand new friend
A brand new friend
Walking in the pouring rain
Walking with Jesus and Jane
Jane was in a turtleneck
I was much happier then
Am I asking, oh, for so much?
You could do anything you want to do
Am I asking, oh, for so much?


Not just something that I can hold down
′Cause it's all downhill now
So let me count the times
That we swore and lied
That we'd tie ourselves
To the railway line
Now let me count the times
When, of course, we lied
Well, we knew no better
It was no crime
Let me count the times
Let me count the times
Let me count the times
Let me count the times
Let me count the times
Let me count the times
Let me count the times
I, well, I don′t know when I
When I′ll be content
But I do know I need
A brand new friend
A brand new friend
A brand new friend, yeah
A brand new friend
A brand new friend