Songwriter: Tracey Thorn
Producer: Robin Millar
[Verse 1]
Frances keep your mouth shut dear
We don't want the neighbors 'round
With their ugly little schemes
That make the pretty world go 'round
And there's a place in it for every one of us
I'll keep the home fires burning
Only don't make a fuss
[Verse 2]
And if you're not impressed
With the wares life has to show
You can take them or leave them
They choose their own fate who say no
There's some ugly little dreams
For pretty girls to buy
And it's enough to make you mad
But it's safer just to break down and cry
[Bridge]
Oh, it's a battlefield Frances
You fight or concede
Victory to the enemy
Who call your strength insanity
[Verse 3]
What chance for such girls
How can we compete?
In a world that likes its women
Stupid and sweet
I bet you rue the day
The angels gave you your share
Of bright cornflower blue eyes
And golden hair
And there's a lot of ugly little dreams
For pretty girls to buy
And it's enough to make you mad
But it's safer just to break down and cry
It's safer just to break down and cry
Frances keep your mouth shut dear
We don't want the neighbors 'round
With their ugly little schemes
That make the pretty world go 'round
And there's a place in it for every one of us
I'll keep the home fires burning
Only don't make a fuss
[Verse 2]
And if you're not impressed
With the wares life has to show
You can take them or leave them
They choose their own fate who say no
There's some ugly little dreams
For pretty girls to buy
And it's enough to make you mad
But it's safer just to break down and cry
[Bridge]
Oh, it's a battlefield Frances
You fight or concede
Victory to the enemy
Who call your strength insanity
[Verse 3]
What chance for such girls
How can we compete?
In a world that likes its women
Stupid and sweet
I bet you rue the day
The angels gave you your share
Of bright cornflower blue eyes
And golden hair
And there's a lot of ugly little dreams
For pretty girls to buy
And it's enough to make you mad
But it's safer just to break down and cry
It's safer just to break down and cry
- Love Not Money (1985)
- Missing
- Night and Day
- Wrong
- Five Fathoms
- Rollercoaster
- Mirrorball
- Single
- Walking Wounded
- Tender Blue
- Downhill Racer (Kenny Dope Mix)
- British Summertime
- The Heart Remains a Child
- Lullaby of Clubland (Matty Heilbronn Soulflower instrumental)
- Letting Love Go
- Charmless Callous Ways
- Fighting Talk
- The Spice of Life
- The Dustbowl
- Disenchanted
- Never Could Have Been Worse
- Love Is Strange
- Walking Wounded (Spring Heel Jack Hard vocal mix)
- Ugly Little Dreams
- Temperamental (Da Deepah Dub)