The Police

Released: June 1, 1983

Songwriter: Sting

Producer: The Police Hugh Padgham

[Verse 1]
Everyone I know is lonely
And God is so far away
And my heart belongs to no one
So now sometimes I pray

[Chorus]
Take the space between us
And fill it up some way
Take the space between us
Fill it up
Fill it up

[Verse 2]
Oh my God, You take the biscuit
Treating me this way
Expecting me to treat You well
No matter what You say
How can I turn the other cheek?
It's black and bruised and torn
I've been waiting
Since the day that I was born

[Interlude]
Fill it up
Fill it up
Fill it up

[Chorus]
Take the space between us
Fill it up some way
Take the space between us
Fill it up, fill it up
Fill it up, fill it up
Fill it up, fill it up

[Verse 3]
The fat man in his garden
The thin man at his gate
My God, You must be sleeping
Wake up, it's much too late

[Chorus]
Take the space between us
Fill it up some way
Take the space between us
Fill it up, fill it up
Fill it up, fill it up
Fill it up, fill it up

[Outro]
Do I have to tell the story
Of a thousand rainy days
Since we first met?
It's a big enough umbrella
But it's always me
That ends up getting wet

The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For the majority of their history, the band consisted of Sting (lead vocals, bass), Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland (drums). The Police became globally popular in the late 1970s and are generally regarded as one of the first new wave groups to achieve mainstream success, playing a style of rock that was influenced by punk, reggae, and jazz.

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