Dexys Midnight Runners — This Is What Shes Like

[Spoken Word Intro: Kevin Rowland & Billy Adams] Alright Bill? Alright Come in. Where you been? Oh round and about you know? Nowhere special Oh what you been down Bearwood? Yeah, that’s right. I looked in down there What the Little Nibble? Yeah, that’s it See anybody down there, any mutual friends or acquaintances or anything down there? No not really, there was no one about No one down there? No one. What were you all talking about when I came in? What you mean just now? Yeah, just as I walked in? Well, just... you know, just different things really, you know, nothing specific No? Nothing special? No central thing no You weren’t talking about me were you? About you? Yeah me No, honestly. No, no, I don’t know where you got that idea from Are you sure? Ah look, you know, we talked about different things but we never mentioned you honestly. You don’t have to worry about that Bill. Your name wasn’t mentioned It’s alright. I know what you were all talking about Ah you do? Yeah. I know Yeah, hows that then? Come on tell me, what’s she like? Who? You know what I mean Who? Who? You know what I mean I know what you mean but... What's she like? What's she like? Well, you know the kind of people that put creases in their old Levis? Oh yeah, sure The type that use expressions like tongue in cheek? Indeed I do... I don't like these people No? May I state here and now But I can't help thinking All the time I'm thinking of her What's she like? What's she like? In time, in time In time, in time This is what's she is like Alright, let me put this another way, let me put it another way Please do Well, you know how the English upper classes are thick and ignorant That's true And you've seen the scum from Notting Hill and Moseley They're called the CND? (Sure) They describe nice things as wonderful She never would say that, oh no She's totally different in every way What's she like (What was that?) What's she like? In time, in time In time, in time Whoa-a Tell me, what's she like? Come again? Tell me, what's she like? In time, in time Well, this is what she is like I would like to express myself Go ahead Bill, you know the newly-wealthy peasants You know, with their home bars and hi-fis and all that stuff? You know how they use words like fabulous and super in every sentence they spit out (Oh yeah, I know) Well I don't really like these scumbags (You don't?) No. May I be clear on this point at all But, everywhere I see their faces appear The say questions to me They say What's she like? What's she like? In time, in time In time, in time Tell me, what's she like? What? Tell me, what's she like? Bill, I'm trying, I'm trying to tell you what she's like Oh well I'll tell you what she's like Given half a chance Can I make this clear What she's like I'll present a picture of what she's like You'll be in no doubt as to what she's like But listen close, listen close And I'll tell you, I'll tell you just what's she's like You'll be in no doubt as to what she's like But listen close my friend, listen close 1, 2, 3, 4 Come on, are you gonna tell us what she's like or not Oh yeah, I have every intention, every intention I'll tell you now, listen, you won't forget this Do you get my drift? Oh yeah, I'm starting to get the picture Well listen, I can expand on this if you'd like Yeah, if you would Oh, I see, I see yeah I'm starting to get the picture You're starting to get my drift? Yeah... Well how did all this happen? Just all at once really Yeah? Just all at once The Italians, I believe the Italians have a word for it What word, what is it? I don't really know, a thunderbolt or something What, you mean the Italian word for thunderbolt? Yeah, something like that I don't speak Italian myself you understand No? No. But I knew a man who did Well, that's my story The strongest thing I've ever seen