The Godfathers - Birth, School, Work, Death (1988)
(Sony Music Distribution)
The Godfathers were founded by brothers Peter and Chris Coyne in London in 1985. Vocalist Peter and bassist Chris were joined by guitarists Kris Dollimore and Mike Gibson and drummer George Mazur. Coming ten years after Britain's punk explosion, they nevertheless built on that music's rage and force. Their debut album, Hit by Hit, was released in the U.S. on the indie label Link in 1986 and followed by Birth, School, Work, Death on Epic in 1988, which made the Top 100 bestsellers as the title song was played on album rock radio. Their third album, More Songs About Love & Hate (1989), featured the popular college radio track "She Gives Me Love," but was less commercially successful. They released a fourth album, Unreal World, on Epic in 1991.
Source: Allmusic.com
Lyrics:
Though she was still a little girl
She was a woman of the world
She used to sit upon my knee
And put the sugar in my tea
No no no, no no no
And now you'll never realize
Till that smoke gets in your eyes
That love is blind and cannot see
And this is how it's meant to be
No no no, no no no
No no no, no no no
And now I'd walk on broken glass
To hold her hand like in the past
You always hurt the one you love
You need a sign from up above
No no no, no no no
Though she was still a little girl
She was a woman of the world
She used to sit upon my knee
And put the sugar in my tea
No no no, no no no
Yes