Lean Period Songtext
von Orange Juice

I want to testify, my love is bona-fide
This is the real thing, not just a casual fling
But please don′t expect consistency from me
I've been maimed and I′ve been chained before you see

But right now I'm
Going through a lean period
A decidedly mean period


Let's talk things over in the ′Old Rover′
Let's drown our sorrows like there′s no more tomorrows
All those words that I have wasted in haste

Have left such a bitter aftertaste

The reason being I'm
Going through a lean period
A decidedly mean period

This joke I′ve made at my own expense has long since worn thin
And yet by way of recompense
you respond with a wink and a knowing grin

Going through a lean period
A decidedly mean period