King Horse

[Verse 1] Cheap cut satin and bad perfume Showtime is almost here Teased up by a strip cartoon Laughing up your sleeve, sniggering in your beer He'd seen the bottom of a lot of glasses But he'd never seen love so near He'd seen love get so expensive But he'd never seen love so dear [Chorus] Now I know that you're all King Horse Between tenderness and brute force Now I know that you're all King Horse Between tenderness and brute force [Verse 2] She can turn upon a sixpence in the mouth-and-trousers set Hit the till, bring the bill, never spill a sip And still she knows the kind of tip she is gonna get A lotta loose exchanges, precious little respect When it's someone else's weekend, that's the best you can expect [Chorus] Now I know that you're all King Horse Between tenderness and brute force Now I know that you're all King Horse Between tenderness and brute force [Bridge] So fond of the fabric So fond of fabrication From comic books to tragic Through the heart of complications [Verse 3] Meanwhile back in some secluded spot He says, "Will you please?" and she says, "Stop" If I ever lose this good thing that I got I never wanna hear the song you dedicated tonight 'Cause, you see, I knew that song so long before we met That it means much more than it might [Chorus] Now I know that you're all King Horse Between tenderness and brute force Now I know that you're all King Horse Between tenderness and brute force [Outro] Now I know that you're all King Horse Between tenderness and brute force Now I know that you're all King Horse Between tenderness and brute force Now I know that you're all King Horse Between tenderness...