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Return

Release date: 23rd March 1992

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"Return" is a track by The Fall, from the album Code: Selfish, released 23rd March 1992. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 3 articles about The Fall.

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Return

God bless the cold winds and its refreshing consequence, uh-huh

Oh please return

Hellas did tremble

Hellas did go away

Finding it difficult

To stand in its fury

Over the ironing board

But still this golden curl

Vented its Hellas fury

Return, baby baby baby come back to me

Come back to me, return

I was told to go easy and this one did

But still this golden creature raised its fury

Head sparkles

Return

Baby baby baby come back to me

Return

Is that a hair extension?

It's soaked in hair lotion

How can you smell your own head?

Return

Baby baby baby come back to me

I'll change the latch on the door

I'll get locks all over

I ran on up ahead

Sparkle and pander her

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From Code: Selfish

1992
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Code: Selfish
Code: Selfish
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1992
  1. —Return
  2. —Just Waiting
  3. —Everything Hurtz
  4. —Gentlemen's Agreement
  5. —Married, 2 Kids
  6. —Time Enough at Last
  7. —Noel's Chemical Effluence
  8. —Ed's Babe
  9. —Immortality
  10. —Crew Filth
  11. —Birmingham School of Business School
  12. —Two-Face!
  13. —So Called Dangerous

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