The Importance Of Being Idle

Album: Don't Believe The Truth (2005)
Charted: 1
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  • I sold my soul for the second time
    'Cause the land, it don't pay me
    I begged my landlord for some more time
    He said "Son, the bills waiting"

    My best friend called me the other night
    He said "Man, are you crazy?"
    My girlfriend told me to get a life
    She said "Boy, are you lazy?"

    But I don't mind
    As long as there's a bed beneath the stars that shine
    I'll be fine
    If you give me a minute
    A man's got a limit
    I can't get a life if my heart's not in it

    I don't mind
    As long as there's a bed beneath the stars that shine
    I'll be fine
    If you give me a minute
    A man's got a limit
    I can't get a life if my heart's not in it

    I lost my faith in the summertime
    'Cause it don't stop raining
    The sky all day is as black as night
    But I'm not complaining

    I begged my doctor for one more line
    He said "Son, oh words fail me"
    It ain't no place to be killin' time
    I guess I'm just lazy

    I don't mind
    As long as there's a bed beneath the stars that shine
    I'll be fine
    If you give me a minute
    A man's got a limit
    I can't get a life if my heart's not in it
    Yeah, yeah Writer/s: Noel Gallagher
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 7

  • Marina from Winnipeg, Canadadifferent sounds for oasis, still good though.
  • Louise from Newcastle, United KingdomOne of Oasis's best songs I reckon.
  • Olivia from Perth, AustraliaThis is one of my favourite Oasis songs
  • Jimm from Cleveland, Tnpersonally, I view this song like "I'm Only Sleeping, Part 2"
  • Keith from Perth, Australiait was actually a song about a book, various ppl over the years have written chapters in it about how doing nothing is the best thing in the world.
  • Keith from Perth, Australiaalso the other three members are in the video they're sitting at a coffin playing cards
  • Jen from Perryville, MdActually the band does appear in the video but they dont play. Noel is the guy shaving and Liam is the guy who is sitting at the desk with his feet up.
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