Cover art for This Town Ain’t Big Enough for the Both of Us by Siouxsie and the Banshees

This Town Ain’t Big Enough for the Both of Us

Mar. 2, 19871 viewer

This Town Ain’t Big Enough for the Both of Us Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Zoo time is she and you time
The mammals are your favourite type and you want her tonight
Heartbeat, increasing heartbeat
You hear the thunder of stampeding rhinos, elephants and tacky tigers

[Chorus]
This town ain't big enough for both of us
And it ain't me that's gonna leave

[Verse 2]
Flying, domestic flying
And when the stewardess is near do not show any fear
Heartbeat, increasing heartbeat
You are a khaki-coloured bombardier it's Hiroshima that you're nearing

[Chorus]
This town ain't big enough for both of us
And it ain't me that's gonna leave

[Verse 3]
Daily, except for Sunday
You dawdle in to the cafe where you meet her each day
Heartbeat, increasing heartbeat
As twenty cannibals have hold of you, they need their protein just like you do
[Chorus]
This town ain't big enough for both of us
And it ain't me's gonna leave

[Verse 4]
Shower, another shower
You've got to look your best for her and be clean everywhere
Heartbeat, increasing heartbeat
The rain is pouring on the foreign town, the bullets cannot cut you down

[Chorus]
This town ain't big enough for both of us
And it ain't me's gonna leave

[Verse 5]
Census, the latest census
There'll be more girls who live in town though not enough to go 'round
Heartbeat, increasing heartbeat
You know that this town isn't big enough, not big enough for the both of us
This town isn't big enough, not big enough for both of us
I ain't gonna leave

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Originally recorded by Sparks, this sing was covered by Siouxsie and the Banshees in 1987

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Abbey Road Studios, St. John's Wood, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Release Date
March 2, 1987
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