Back-To-Front

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]

Started in the cheap seats

Where the paint peels off the wall

A cardboard cup of lukewarm tea

And I barely saw a thing at all

Watched a pigeon fight a paper bag

For a crust of someone's bread

Then I traded my umbrella

For a hat that's painted red

[Pre-Chorus]

So I shuffled past the usher

And I ducked beneath his arm

And I memorized the carpet

Every stripe and every yarn

[Chorus]

Back to front

I'm going back to front

Back to front

I'm going back to front

[Post-Chorus]

Na na na na na

Na na na na na

[Verse 2]

Found a coat check girl named Dorothy

Who collects antique alarms

She said don't you touch the thermostat

And keep your elbows off the arms

So I counted all the ceiling tiles

Four hundred and eleven

Then I taught myself to whistle

Through a straw at half past seven

[Pre-Chorus]

Now I'm closer to the speakers

And my jacket's feeling warm

And I've lost a single mitten

In a mildly boring storm

[Chorus]

Back to front

I'm going back to front

Back to front

I'm going back to front

[Post-Chorus]

La la la la la

La la la la la

[Bridge]

Nobody knows why I came

Nobody knows my name

Sausage roll and a lemonade

That's my only claim

[Chorus]

Back to front

I'm going back to front

Back to front

I'm going back to front

[Post-Chorus]

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

[Chorus]

Back to front

I'm going back to front

Back to front

I'm going back to front