The Beginning of the End - Lyrics - Edwyn Collins
Edwyn Stephen Collins is a Scottish musician, producer and record label owner, widely known for his 1994 song "A Girl Like You". Collins formed the musical group Nu-Sonics in 1976, which later became Orange Juice, and has pursued a solo career since 1985. Collins was cofounder of the defunct Postcard Records label and cofounded the Analogue Enhanced Digital Records label in late 2011. Collins has also worked as an illustrator, television actor, television producer and record producer. Collins is an Ivor Novello Award-winner.
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He wore a crooked smile
Upon his stupid face
Shambling down the twisting pathway
With a studied lack of grace
Cursing and swearing
To good some passer-by
Then he stands with scarecrow arms askew
Beneath a light of cobalt blue
And it's just the beginning
The beginning of the end
And before too long
You know they'll be coming for you my friends
Cursing and swearing
To good some passer-by
Then he throws down the gauntlet
And he looks straight in the eye
Of the one eyed vagabond
Who promptly knocks him to the ground
Leaving him bruised and bankrupt
By the all-night filling station
Lying on his back on the cold tarmac
Crying with frustration
And it's just the beginning
The beginning of the end
And before too long
You know they'll be coming for you my friends
Well he picked himself up off the ground
Then he dusted himself down
Then he walked out under a starless night
In dire need of a guiding light
Ranting and raving, a bitter tirade
Heading for nowhere fast
Except, perhaps, an early grave
And it's just the beginning
The beginning of the end
And before too long
You know they'll be coming for you my friends
Don't tell me this is the beginning
The beginning of the end
Cause I heard these lines
A thousand times before my friends
