Skin Feeling
Paul Hester

(I see some very nice skin out there)

I like the smell of that shop
I like the way it serves me
I like the pigment in your skin
I like the way it moves me
I like kids when they’re asleep
Their little arms around you
I like the way we play games
Don’t lose that skin feeling

I’m looking old, I’m feeling young
It’s the truth my child
My second life has just begun
With this hungry girl

I like black and I like red
I like that orange circle
I like the things that you said
When you were misbehaving
I like the people on TV
But no one looks like me
I love you and you love me
Don’t lose that skin feeling

I’m looking old I’m feeling young
It’s the truth my child
My second life has just begun
With this hungry girl

I love the pigment in your skin
I love the way it moves me
I like the smell of that shop
I like the way it serves me
I like the things that you said
When you were misbehaving
I love you and you love me
Don’t lose that skin feeling

I’m looking old I’m feeling young
It’s the truth my child
My second life has just begun
With this hungry girl
It’s the truth my child
Let me hold your …

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Paul’s song has an arrangement very likely influenced by U2’s The Fly, released a year before recording began for Together Alone. Mark stepped into the vocal booth to provide a distorted commentary: “I like to roll in the sand like a horse! I like to fly high like an eagle!”