Cover art for Keep On Burning by Edwyn Collins

Keep On Burning

Sep. 21, 19971 viewer

Keep On Burning Lyrics

Youve given me a head start
Im brewing up a brainstorm
And we leave the grunges far behind
In the quagmire of the unkempt mind

Cos it got no style,no elequence,no elegance,no sensuality
All it takes is common sense
For anyone to see

As world keeps turning
You got to keep on learning
You got to keep on yearning
You got to keep on burning

As world keeps turning
You got to keep on learning
You got to keep on yearning
You got to keep on burning
You got to keep on burning

Youre throwing me a life line
The way you looking so fine, sublime
From the youngsters whove just learned to shave
To the oldsters raving on the graves

Its the same old story
Englands glory
Claming back the Union Jack my arse
Got to prove it together now
To counteract this class
As world keeps turning
You got to keep on learning
You got to keep on yearning
You got to keep on burning

As world keeps turning
You got to keep on learning
You got to keep on yearning
You got to keep on burning
You got to keep on burning
Burning

You won't get far in a cable car
You reach the top, then you had to stop
When you jump back down to the underground
Youve a train to catch
Youve plans to hatch
So lift the latch on the clubhouse door
Theres a thousand souls out on the floor

Keep Turning
And you keep on learning
And you keep on yearning
And you keep on burning

As world keeps turning
You got to keep on learning
You got to keep on yearning
You got to keep on burning
You got to keep on burning
Burning, burning burning
You got to keep on burning
Burning, burning burning
You got to keep on burning
Burning, burning burning

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September 21, 1997
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