The Wheels of Love - 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.

Tom was a lush with a crush on a girl named Rene At evening his longing would turn to object dismay Evil comes in many guises many shapes and many sizes It's in the bottle it's in the glass That falls to the floor with a sickening crash He needs her right now And he wants her and now He's got a nation to set the wheels of love in motion Tom took a drive to the dive where he drank every day He looked up askance when by chance in walked Rene She sat down beside him indulged him a little Bowling him over like a skittle But feeling certain that she was bored He lowered his eyes to the swirling floor He needs her right now And he wants her and how He's got a nation to set the wheels of love in motion Now tom don't need no keepsake To remember that girl by If they mention her in passing He'll turn his head and sigh He's got a nation to set the wheels of love in motion A drunken nation to set the wheels of love in motion