Here's Your Toothbrush - The Tickle

Love starts with a toothbrush A Bic razor and a Dixie cup A little splash of aftershave Before you leave for that first date A sea of stars in both your eyes After that long kiss goodnight Forever starts with a suitcase A sneaking out the window getaway To a car parked by the curb Gassed up for Gatlinburg A little chapel and a couple of rings Will get you two toothbrushes by the bathroom sink Everything that's anything Starts out as a little thing It just needs a little time and room to grow Step by step, day by day It all adds up along the way And the next thing that you know Life starts with a little house A corner lot on the edge of town A weed eater and a picket fence You think it's good as the getting gets Then she wakes up feeling bad You're both wondering what's up with that And everything that's anything Starts out as a little thing It just needs a little time and room to grow Step by step, day by day It all adds up along the way And the next thing that you know One night around eight o'clock You scrub him down, then you dry him off You pick him up and put his little feet On a stool by the bathroom sink You grab the Crest and a Dixie cup It all hits you as he opens up Love starts with a toothbrush

I remember the day Even wrote down the date that I fell for you (hmm-hmm) And now it's crossed out in red But I still can't forget if I wanted to And it drives me insane Think I'm hearing your name everywhere I go But it's all in my head It's just all in my head But you won't see me break, call you up in three days Or send you a bouquet, saying, "It's a mistake" Drink my troubles away, one more glass of champagne And you know I'm the first to say that I'm not perfect And you're the first to say you want the best thing But now I know a perfect way to let you go Give my last hello, hope it's worth it My best was just fine How I tried, how I tried to be great for you I'm flawed by design and you loved to remind me No matter what I do But you won't see me break, call you up in three days Or send you a bouquet, saying, "It's a mistake" Drink my troubles away, one more glass of champagne And you know I'm the first to say that I'm not perfect And you're the first to say you want the best thing But now I know a perfect way to let you go Give my last hello, hope it's worth it I'm the first to say that I'm not perfect And you're the first to say you want the best thing But now I know a perfect way to let you go Give my last hello, hope it's worth it Say yeah, yeah, yeah But now I know a perfect way to let you go Give my last hello, hope it's worth it Here's your perfect

Cut the skin to the bone, fall asleep all alone Hear your voice in the dark Lose myself in your eyes, choke my voice Say goodnight as the world falls apart Fuck, I can't let this kill me, let go I need some more time to fix this Here's a letter for you, but the words get confused And the conversation dies Apologize for the past, talk some shit, take it back Are we cursed to this life? Fuck, I can't let this kill me, let go I need some more time to fix this problem I need some more time to fix this problem I need some more time to fix this I'm talking to the ceiling, my life just lost all meaning Do one thing for me tonight, I'm dying in this silence The last star left in heaven is falling down to earth and Do you still feel the same way? Do you still feel the same way? Fuck, I can't let this kill me, let go I need some more time to fix this problem I need some more time to fix this problem I need some more time to fix this

(Difford/tilbrook) She was frigid like a bible When she met her boyfriend michael He took her in his zephyr They sat like salt and pepper Looking out across the city From lover's leap is pretty The lights they flick and flutter He told her how he loved her Next night he called for her But dad protected daughter And told him she was poorly A lie was told there surely So michael felt rejected This wasn't quite expected He drove off to his local Where he felt anti-social She cried all night at missing The boy she could be kissing While he was falling over He drunk himself back sober And went home in a taxi And crashed out in the back seat He slept just like a baby Which he hadn't done just lately He saw her in the morning Out with his sister pauline She felt all shy and soppy He acted cool and cocky He said tonight at charlie's There's going to be a party I'll meet you at half seven She visualised the heaven If you ever change your mind Which you do from time to time Never chew a pickle With a little slap and tickle You have to throw the stone To get the pool to ripple That night they danced together It looked like love forever He put his hand on her leg You should have heard what she said He tried again much later It seemed to aggravate her He drove home in silence Avoiding all violence She said let's watch the city From lover's leap is pretty I think I need the fresh air She put a comb through her hair Then while she turned to kiss him And very nearly missed him She put her hand on his leg He felt her tongue in his head If you ever change your mind Which you do from time to time Never chew a pickle With a little slap and tickle You have to throw the stone To get the pool to ripple

She was frigid like a bible When she met her boyfriend michael He took her in his zephyr They sat like salt and pepper Looking out across the city From lover's leap is pretty The lights they flick and flutter He told her how he loved her Next night he called for her But dad protected daughter And told him she was poorly A lie was told there surely So michael felt rejected This wasn't quite expected He drove off to his local Where he felt anti-social She cried all night at missing The boy she could be kissing While he was falling over He drunk himself back sober And went home in a taxi And crashed out in the back seat He slept just like a baby Which he hadn't done just lately He saw her in the morning Out with his sister pauline She felt all shy and soppy He acted cool and cocky He said tonight at charlie's There's going to be a party I'll meet you at half seven She visualised the heaven If you ever change your mind Which you do from time to time Never chew a pickle With a little slap and tickle You have to throw the stone To get the pool to ripple That night they danced together It looked like love forever He put his hand on her leg You should have heard what she said He tried again much later It seemed to aggravate her He drove home in silence Avoiding all violence She said let's watch the city From lover's leap is pretty I think i need the fresh air She put a comb through her hair Then while she turned to kiss him And very nearly missed him She put her hand on his leg He felt her tongue in his head If you ever change your mind Which you do from time to time Never chew a pickle With a little slap and tickle You have to throw the stone To get the pool to ripple