Have a Heart, Betty (I'm Not Fireproof) Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Author
Robyn Hitchcock
Versions
Have a Heart, Dennis (orig title)
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 42 times, most recently at Robyn and Emma's house on August 06, 2021. He first performed it at St John's Pythagoras Room on November 24, 1977, 43 years and 8 months earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
A Can of Bees The Soft Boys Two Crabs Music Album 1979
Aural Wax Various Aura Records Compilation 1980
Live At The Portland Arms The Soft Boys Midnight Music Album 1983
Invisible Hits The Soft Boys Midnight Music Album 1983
The Day They Ate Brick The Soft Boys Polarad Electronics Corporation Bootleg 1987
A Tin of Crabs The Soft Boys Crabs Moon Records Bootleg 1987
The Soft Boys 1976-1981 The Soft Boys Rykodisc Album 1993
Rout Of The Clones The Soft Boys Bootleg 1995
12 x 7: All the Soft Boys Certify Insane The Soft Boys Bootleg 2008
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
St John's Pythagoras Room Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 11/24/1977
Nashville Rooms The Soft Boys London England UK 09/15/1978
Hope & Anchor The Soft Boys London England UK 10/06/1978
Nashville Rooms The Soft Boys London England UK 10/14/1978
77 Club The Soft Boys Nuneaton England UK 10/17/1978
London College of Printing The Soft Boys London England UK 10/19/1978
Hope & Anchor The Soft Boys London England UK 10/20/1978
Rock Garden The Soft Boys London England UK 10/27/1978
Downing College, Cambridge University The Soft Boys Cambridge England UK 10/28/1978
The Portland Arms The Soft Boys Cambridge England UK 11/01/1978
Hope & Anchor The Soft Boys London England UK 11/11/1978
Leicester University The Soft Boys Leicester England UK 11/21/1978
Russell Club "Factory" Night The Soft Boys Manchester England UK 11/24/1978
Eric's The Soft Boys Liverpool England UK 11/25/1978
Lady Mitchell Hall The Soft Boys Cambridge England UK 11/27/1978
Hope & Anchor The Soft Boys London England UK 12/08/1978
Rock Garden The Soft Boys London England UK 12/22/1978
Hope & Anchor The Soft Boys London England UK 01/12/1979
Mid-Herts College The Soft Boys Welwyn Garden City England UK 01/20/1979
Nashville Rooms The Soft Boys London England UK 02/02/1979
Alex Wood Hall The Soft Boys Cambridge England UK 02/03/1979
UCL (University College London) The Soft Boys London England UK 03/05/1979
Rock Garden The Soft Boys London England UK 03/10/1979
Hope & Anchor The Soft Boys London England UK 03/24/1979
Brillig Arts Centre The Soft Boys Bath England UK 04/21/1979
University of East Anglia The Soft Boys Norwich England UK 04/27/1979
Canterbury College of Art The Soft Boys Canterbury England UK 05/01/1979
Pop Club The Soft Boys York England UK 05/02/1979
Boogie House The Soft Boys Norwich England UK 05/03/1979
The Penthouse The Soft Boys Scarborough England UK 05/04/1979
Newcastle Polytechnic The Soft Boys Newcastle upon Tyne England UK 05/06/1979
Huddersfield Polytechnic The Soft Boys Huddersfield England UK 05/08/1979
Reading University The Soft Boys Reading England UK 05/09/1979
Warwick University The Soft Boys Coventry England UK 05/12/1979
Woods The Soft Boys Plymouth England UK 05/16/1979
Routes The Soft Boys Exeter England UK 05/17/1979
Tiffany's The Soft Boys Edinburgh Scotland UK 05/22/1979
Norbreck Castle Hotel The Soft Boys Blackpool England UK 05/23/1979
Nashville Rooms The Soft Boys London England UK 06/02/1979
Hope & Anchor Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 01/05/1980
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 12/16/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 08/06/2021

Lyrics

Well you were the one that made me feel so natural
Right between your teeth just like a piece of toast... TOAST!
And you treated me as more than just an animal
'Cause you knew that I would rather be your ghost

And you were the one that understood the tennis ball
And you were the one that came to me in chains
'Cause you wanted to be touched by something magical
And the only thing you knew was in your drains

Have a heart  (Oh, yeah baby)
Have a heart  (come groove with me in the spiritual kingdom of love)
Have a heart  (that is, you and I could have a good time)
Betty, I'm not fireproof

Well the friction is delicious but it's challenging
And the chapel is expanding in the park
You're the kind of girl that really does need bandaging
A police car with its tongue out in the dark

And the foliage is howling without symmetry
And I ain't got no asbestos anymore
'Cause you move me up and down into infinity
And all you do is lie there on the floor, oh baby now

Have a heart  (C'mon, give me your love in bushels, baby)
Have a heart  (sweetly smother me with your softly)
Have a heart  (sheltering seas)
Betty, I'm not...

Have a heart
Have a heart
Have a heart
Betty, I'm not F-I-R-E-proof!

<Alternates>
'Cause you knew that I would always be your ghost  4a

And you were the one that came to me in flames     6a
And you wanted to be stuffed with something magical  7a
And the cucumber was growing in my frames          8a
Not an everyday transistor piece like James        8b
The fireman doesn't hurt you, but he maims         8c