He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
I'm going toe-to-toe
With a greedy soul
He's going down tonight
Gonna be out a while
She's got a six six six
I've got my crucifix
She got a spinning head
Like seeing Grateful Dead
You're getting told
You greedy soul
You've been telling lies
The slippery kind
And it's a long way down
When you're the wrong way 'round
And now it's all too much
I got the Midas touch
They're taking me for gold
Well if the truth be told
He got you kiss and tell
I hope you go to hell
I'm going ropey dope
You think I'm giving up
I gotta run or hide
I don't give a fuck, alright?
You're getting told
You greedy soul
You've been telling lies
The slippery kind
And it's a long way down
When you're the wrong way 'round
And now it's all too much
I got the Midas touch
And it's a long way down
I'm at the lost and found
And now it's all too much
I got the Midas touch
And it's a long way down
When you're the wrong way 'round
And now it's all too much
I got the Midas touch
With a greedy soul
He's going down tonight
Gonna be out a while
She's got a six six six
I've got my crucifix
She got a spinning head
Like seeing Grateful Dead
You're getting told
You greedy soul
You've been telling lies
The slippery kind
And it's a long way down
When you're the wrong way 'round
And now it's all too much
I got the Midas touch
They're taking me for gold
Well if the truth be told
He got you kiss and tell
I hope you go to hell
I'm going ropey dope
You think I'm giving up
I gotta run or hide
I don't give a fuck, alright?
You're getting told
You greedy soul
You've been telling lies
The slippery kind
And it's a long way down
When you're the wrong way 'round
And now it's all too much
I got the Midas touch
And it's a long way down
I'm at the lost and found
And now it's all too much
I got the Midas touch
And it's a long way down
When you're the wrong way 'round
And now it's all too much
I got the Midas touch
Lyrics submitted by chasingyesterday
Greedy Soul Lyrics as written by Liam Gallagher
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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