Last Match Gigs Lyrics

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Robyn Hitchcock
Robyn has only performed this song once, at Largo, on April 02, 1999.

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I found the last match
It was by the next last match
Next to last match, baby
Well I struck it one time too many
Oh boy, I struck the last match

Everything was ripped up
Everything was nailed
Everything was jailed
And covered in blood

My hood was denim
My body was out of key
My nostrils flared 
And I knew I wasn't me
I was the last match
Broken in pieces by you

I took the last matchbox
Struck it against myself
I thought I could burst into flames
Like I was some kind of other self
Oh baby, I'm covered in stuff
Struck the last match, but it ain't enough
Yeah

Oh, my dad was a Rabbi
He was covered in soot
He said "here baby,
Get off of my foot"

Gonna get married
And we're gonna be in ______
Oh strike me honey
I'm going to be your last match

I _____ to my Mother
I _____ Papa
She said "You're my son"
I said "Yes, but too far"

Oh Mummy
Keep the key on the latch
Summer turns to Winter
Anything to strike the last match
All right

Orange juice for Mr. Phillips

You think Denmark's the end of Scandinavia?
You're just out for bad behavior
Last match
Last match
Don't strike it on your head, baby
Strike it on yourself
It's the last match
All right