Name: It Couldn't Be You
Duration: P00H06M10S
Description: Recorded in Tokyo, 2006. Re-mixed and re-mastered by Robert Webb and Michael Steinbacher, 2020-2. Words and music by Robert Webb & Alec Johnson.

It Couldn't Be You

from The Concerts in Japan by England

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Recorded in Tokyo, 2006. Re-mixed and re-mastered by Robert Webb and Michael Steinbacher, 2020-2. Words and music by Robert Webb & Alec Johnson.

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Day after day, climbing the hill
The man with the worn-out shoes looking perfectly ill
And everybody wants to know him
They can see he's just a fool
And he always gives the answer...

That a long, long time ago
(So long) I can't remember when I read about your withered pride
And I knew that if I had my chance
To make those people dance
I could never make you happy
For you're under an illusion

It couldn't be you, it couldn't be you!
You haven't got
Could ne
May be my baby

But if you can't be bothered to think
Or give a damn where the money goes
Oh, its you who are the problem
And its you that

When you're weary and feelin' small
When tears that are in your eyes begin to fall
You know that I'm on your side for maybe there's a chance
Some will get the message

Well there were times when I tried
But everything I touched turned to dust
I hurt you; made you cry
And all we ever needed was trust

Well then it couldn't be you, oh, it couldn't be you
You weren't the one I was looking for
No, it couldn't be you, oh, it couldn't be you
You had it all but I wanted more

If you want we can hide behind
We didn't even pass the time of day
We drew a line in the sand
We changed all other plans
If I saw you you'd look the other way

Well I suppose... always knew
That we were bound to fail from the start
We tried to pretend that we were just friends
But deep down we knew it in our hearts
That it couldn't be me, and it couldn't be you
God didn't make us that way

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from The Concerts in Japan, released August 14, 2022

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