Fish:The Company
| “The Company” | |
| Artist: | Fish |
|---|---|
| Albums: | Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors (1990) Yin (1995) Fellini Nights (2002) Bouillabaisse (2005) |
Original LP version
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
Where beggars take cheques
And children steal credit cards
From the pockets of wrecks
That lie in the road
I came to in my future
And that was just yesterday
Unsure of my past
That's a knot in my gut
You buy me a drink
Then you think that you've got the right
To crawl in my head
And rifle my soul
You tell me I'm free
Then you want me to compromise
To sell out my dreams
You say you'll make it worthwhile
Oh, boys would you drink to me now
Here on the hill
Halfway up, halfway down
Oh, boys would you drink to me now
Here on the hill
Halfway up, halfway down
You tell me I'm drunk
Then you sit back and smug a while
Convinced that you're right
That you're still in command
Of your senses
I laugh at your superior attitude
Your insincere platitudes
Make me throw up
The sooner you realise
I'm perfectly happy
If I'm left to decide
The company I choose
Oh, boys would you drink to me now
Here on the hill
Halfway up, halfway down
Oh for the company
Born to the company
Live for the company
Until I die
The sooner you realise
I'm perfectly happy
If I'm left to decide
The company I choose
The company I choose
Is solidly singular
Totally trustworthy
Straight and sincere
Polished, experienced
Witty and charming
So why don't you push off
This company's my own
Oh, boys would you drink to me now
Here on the hill
Halfway up, halfway down
Oh, boys would you drink to me now
Here on the hill
Halfway up, halfway down
Oh for the company
Dream of the company
Live for the company
Until I die
Oh for the company
Dream of the company
Drink to the company
Until we die
Until we die
Until we die
Live version (2002)
Where beggars take cheques
And children steal credit cards
From the pockets of wrecks
That lie in the road
I came to in my future
And that was just yesterday
Unsure of my past
That's a knot in my gut
You buy me a drink
Then you think that you've got the right
To crawl in my head
And rifle my soul
You tell me I'm free
Then you want me to compromise
To sell out my dreams
You say you'll make it worthwhile
(Oh boys)
Would you drink to me now
Here on the hill
Halfway up halfway down
Oh boys will you drink to me now
Here on the hill
Halfway up halfway down
You tell me I'm drunk
And you sit back and smug a while
Convinced that you're right
That you're still in command
Of your senses
I laugh at your superior attitude
Your insincere platitudes
Make me throw up
The sooner you realise
I'm perfectly happy
If I'm left to decide
The company I choose
Sing
(Oh boys would you drink to me now
Here on the hill
Halfway up halfway down)
Oh boys would you drink to me now
Here on the hill
Halfway up halfway down
Down down down
O-o-o-o-o-o-o-oh
O-o-o-o-o-o-o-oh
Sing
(O-o-o-o-o-o-o-oh
O-o-o-o-o-o-o-oh)
The sooner you realise
I'm perfectly happy
If I'm left to decide
The company I choose
The company I choose
Is solidly singular
Totally trustworthy
Straight and sincere
Polished experienced
Witty and charming
So why don't you push off
This company's out own
(Oh boys would you drink to me now
Here on the hill
Halfway up halfway down
Oh, boys would you drink to me now
Here on the hill
Halfway up halfway down)
Oh for the company
Born for the company
Live for the company
Until we die
Oh for the company
Dream of the company
Drink to the company
Until we die
Until we die
Lord lord lord until we die
This company's my own
This company's my own
Drums and harmonica John Martyr
John Wesley
This was the Fish
This was Fellini
Amsterdam Paradiso
You're one of the most beautiful audiences in the world
Thank you very mush
Take care
Stay alive
Goodnight
We'll see you again another day
Another day another day
Thank you very mush
Goodnight goodnight goodnight