Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Chicken Wings, artist - The Beautiful South.
Date of issue: 31.12.1999
Song language: English
Chicken Wings |
Well I always knew you’d take the crutches |
and not the skis |
1 always knew you’d take the stilts |
and then your knees |
When God gave you the sky |
I knew you’d take the trees |
Son you’ve grown those chicken wings |
You just can’t fly |
They anchored our dream yacht to ocean bed |
chained our ideal home to bicycle shed |
Clamped our racing car before we sat in driver’s seat |
Tied our shooting stars and wrapped them round a tree |
We could’ve courted Einstein |
could’ve courted Marx |
we could’ve gone for strolls |
like other families do in parks |
Son you were born a dud |
in a family without sparks |
Yes you’ve got those chicken wings |
You just can’t fly |
The chequered flag |
that losers despise |
never flew in our port |
or harboured in our eyes |
Cause we always formed that queue |
for second prize |
This family’s got those chicken wings |
we just can’t fly |
Our winning tickets ripped up into shreds |
The tale of this family, is its heads |
We’re bouncing on a pogo stick |
without any springs |
It hurts me to admit this |
but we’ve got those chicken wings |
Yes you’ve got those chicken wings |
and all the luggage that the failure brings |
Is a swallow flying high that sings |
Look he’s got those chicken wings |
He may as well die |