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Tricky

Valentine

Release date: 23rd March 2013

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About This Track

"Valentine" is a track by Tricky, from the album False Idols, released 23rd March 2013. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Tricky

Tricky

Lyrics

Valentine

My funny Valentine

Knew a girl used to make me wait for hours

On the train in the rain with some flowers

Street girl used to live in the towers

Real sweet and then sour

Hard life just like Cinderella

Single mum had a kid with a fella

She was real, real like concrete

By herself walk like she own street

The other fella he was kinda like trash

The son's father but never did give her cash

I said there's things you really shouldn't have to do

Come with me and I'll look after you

My funny Valentine

My funny Valentine

My funny Valentine

My funny Valentine

My Valentine, take me away

Council flats make me blind

I try but these towers so grey

Nowhere for my children to play

My baby needs fun

My skin needs the sun

My Valentine

My funny Valentine

My funny Valentine

My funny Valentine

My funny Valentine

Knew a girl, street girl

Used to live in the towers

Real sweet and then sour

Hard life just like Cinderella

Single mum had a kid with a fella

My funny Valentine

My funny Valentine

My funny Valentine

My funny Valentine

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Track details

From False Idols

2013
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False Idols
False Idols
Tricky
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2013
  1. —Parenthesis
  2. —Nothing Matters
    3:23
  3. —Is That Your Life
  4. —Tribal Drums
  5. —Bonnie & Clyde
  6. —Chinese Interlude
  7. —Does It
  8. —Hey Love
  9. —I'm Ready
  10. —If Only I Knew
  11. —Passion Of The Christ
  12. —Nothing Matters
  13. —Somebody's Sins
  14. —Valentine
  15. —We Don't Die

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