(Song For My) Sugar Spun Sister Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Her hair, soft drifted snow
Death white, I'd like to know
Why she hates all that she does
But she gives it all that she's got

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Until the sky turns green
The grass is several shades of blue
Every member of Parliament trips on glue
Until the sky turns green
And the grass is several shades of blue
Every member of Parliament trips on glue

[Chorus]
It takes all these things and all that time
Till my sugar spun sister's happy with this love of mine
It'll take all these things and, oh, much more


[Verse 2]
I've paid for fifteen or more
But my guts can't take many more
My hands are stuck to my jeans (Stuck to my jeans)
And she knows, she knows what this must mean

[Pre-Chorus 2]
She wakes up with the sun
She asked me, "What is all the fuss?"
As she gave me more than she thought she should
She wakes up with the sun
I think, "What have I done?"
As I gave her more than I thought I would

[Chorus]
Oh, it takes all these things and all that time
Till my sugar spun sister's happy with this love of mine

[Outro]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, the candy floss girl
The sticky fingered boy
Oh, that sister of mine, yeah

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Ian is listing things which are considered impossible, which emphasises how dearly he loves this girl. The sky turning green isn’t something which can be foreseen, and members of parliament are at the pinnacle of responsibility and for them to get caught tripping on glue would be an extraordinary occurrence. It ties in with the next verse, which exclaims it would take all these impossible situations to take place for the girl he loves to appreciate his reverence for her.

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