I Bought Myself A Liarbird Lyrics - The Big Express - Xtc

I bought myself a liarbird 

He came with free drinks just to blur 

The lies falling out like rain 

On an average English summer's afternoon 

I bought myself a new notebook 

Sharpened my guitar and went to look 

If this biz was just as bongo as the liarbird made out 

All he would say 

Is 'I can make you famous' 

All he would say 

All he would say 

'Just like a household name' is 

All he would say 

Methinks world is for you 

Made of what you believe 

If it's false or if it's true 

You can read it in your bible 

Or on the back of this record sleeve 

I bought myself a liarbird 

Things got more and more absurd 

It changed to a cuckoo 

And expanded filling up with all I gave 

I bought myself a big mistake 

He grew too greedy, bough will break 

And then we will find that liarbirds 

Are really flightless on their own 

All he would say 

Is 'I can make you famous' 

All he would say 

All he would say 

'Just like a household name' is 

All he would say 

Methinks world is for you 

There's no handing it back 

If it's false or it's true 

You can read it in your prayer book 

Or on the side of a cornflake pack 

I gave away a liarbird 

A couple less drinks and now I've heard 

The truth shining out like sun 

On an average English winter's afternoon