The Lovemongers · 1986 · Premonition

The Lovemongers

Written by Tim Whelan, Jim Irvin, Hamilton Lee

Published by Survival Music / Chrysalis Music

Who turned him into a nervous wreck?
With that guilty look upon his face
Who turned her into a sleeping beauty?
Who won't bother with the day ahead
It didn't have to be each other
It could have been any two fools
In the right time, the right place

Let the lovemongers sing
It's a chain
It's a ring
It's another fine blade for your heart

Deep inside they will be striking up their flames
Their sparks will set you burning
And when it hurts enough
You'll know this is what they always told you
Makes life worth living
It's a chain
It's a ring
It's another fine blade for your heart

And it keeps on happening to you
You say I'd give anything for just one kiss
Excuse me going on like this
But I've nothing better to do
In a couple of weeks you'll want to make out you were joking
You say the sweetest things
But your eyes keep glancing at the clock
Is it too late to stop?
It's a shame
It's a crime
It's a waste of time
It's another fine blade for your heart
It's another fine blade for your heart so

Where are the lovemongers now?
Why don’t you scrape the rest away?
Now they're laughing at you
Who wrote the book?
Who wrote the book?
I wonder, wonder who
Is gonna come up to you
With another fine blade for your heart
It's just another fine blade for

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