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Tracks
Spector
Moth Boys
Bad Boyfriend

SINGLE

Bad Boyfriend

Release date: 20th August 2015

From Moth BoysTrack 63:05

Alternative Music Rock

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About This Track

"Bad Boyfriend" is a single by Spector, from the album Moth Boys, released 20th August 2015. The track is 3:05 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 17 articles about Spector.

About the Artist

Spector

Spector

Lyrics

Bad Boyfriend

I'm worse than a bad boyfriend
I'm a bad artist
And I'm a bad loser
But look at the way I win
Show me a good time
And I'll show you a liar
Your technology, your pills
I can't take you higher

When you put it to the test
Everyone seems second best
To the image in your head
And you can see it coming
You can see it coming

So when you call me and say, "come around"
I'll just tell you that I'm not in town, town, town, town
I'm turning myself down
So when you call me and say, "come around"
I'll just tell you that I'm not in town, town, town, town
I'm turning myself down

I'm a good listener
When it's just me talking
I've got a good lawyer
But nothing going on
My battery's ten percent
Let's generate content
Baby, if you think you're lonely now
Just wait 'till we're alone

If you put it to the test
Everyone seems second best
To the image in your head
And you can see it coming
And you can see it coming

So when you call me and say, "come around"
I'll just tell you that I'm not in town, town, town, town
I'm turning myself down
So when you call me and say, "come around"
I'll just tell you that I'm not in town, town, town, town
I'm turning myself down

The light at the end of the tunnel is a train
Life is short and full of pain
You always read the last page first
So you're ready for the worst
So you can see it coming
You can see it coming
You can see it coming
But you just keep going

So when you call me and say, "come around"
I'll just tell you that I'm not in town, town, town, town
I'm turning myself down
So when you call me and say, "come around"
I'll just tell you that I'm not in town, town, town, town
I'm turning myself down

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Track details

From Moth Boys

3:052015Single

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Album

21st August 2015

Track number

6

Release year

2015

1All the Sad Young Men
4:40
2Stay High
3:17
3Believe
3:58
4Don't Make Me Try
2:45

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Spector — Bad Boyfriend

Spector — Bad Boyfriend

Bad Boyfriend

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—Difficult Phonecall

Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Fraser T. Smith, Fred MacPherson, Jed Cullen