Thoughts On Lyrics - Skinny Genes

Thanks to the various people who have arrived at 'Thoughts On Music' while looking for the lyric to this song. This has been garnering attention for Eliza Doolittle for some weeks now and, as such, certainly made me pay more attention to yet another improbably young and talented singer-songwriter and one I hope to get the chance to hear live at sometime over the forthcoming festival season. If you happen to be attending one of the UK tours by either Alphabeat or Jamie Cullum then you will probably hear her as the support to one of these rather different artists. That said her own music isn't that easy to pigeon-hole from what I have heard of it - the self-titled 12" EP.

This is the lyric for 'Skinny Genes' as best I can discern, but the usual proviso concerning accuracy applies and if you have any alterations or suggestions please get in touch. Some might say that her approach is quirky, which is I suppose a place to start but as with many such a rather simplistic point of view.

Eliza Doolittle - Skinny Genes

I really don’t like your point of view
I know you’ll never change
Stinging me with your attitude
I've got the mind to walk away

I really don't like your arrogance
Or your policies
You're ninety-nine percent an embarrassment
With just one quality

Chorus:

I don't mind it when you *whistles*
Brings out the best in me when you *whistles*
Show your expertise
When the night always ends with a fight
I'm excited that you wind up next to me

I like it when you *whistles*
Can I have some please of that *whistles*
Satisfy my needs
Sometimes I fake that I hate you and make up
So you wind up next to me

I really don't like your skinny jeans
So take them off for me
Show me what you've got underneath
So we can do this properly

I really don't like the way you smile
When you think you're right
But I will forgive you, the yoke is in the middle
And we're chewing through the wire

Chorus:

I dreamt that you were on a train
And you were leaving, you were leaving
You made me think of what I'd miss
You were leavin', you were leavin'

I don't mind it when you *whistles*
Brings out the best in me when you *whistles*
Show your expertise
When the night always ends with a fight I'm excited
That you wind up next to me

I like it when you *whistles*
Can I have some please of that
Take off your skinny jeans
Sometimes I fake that I hate you and make up
So you wind up next to me

I dreamed that you were on a train
And you were leaving, you were leaving