Don’t stand so close to me    (video) (clip) (midi)

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1. Young teacher the subject of school girl Fantasy,

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she wants him so badly, knows what she wants to be.

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2. Inside her there's longing, this girl's an open page,

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book marking, she's so close now, this girl is half his age.

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Don't stand, don't stand so, don't stand so close to me !

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Don't stand, don't stand so, don't stand so close to me !

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3. Her friends are so jealous, you know how bad girls get,

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sometimes it's not so easy to be the teacher's pet.

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Temptation, frustration, so bad it makes him cry,

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wet bus stop, she's waiting, his car is warm and dry.

+ CHORUS

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3. Loose talk in the class room, too hurt they try and try,

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strong words in the staff room, the accusations fly.

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It's no use, he sees her, he starts to shake and cough,

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just like the old man in that book by Nabokov.

+ CHORUS + D - A - D - A

+ instrumental = verse 3 + CHORUS (2x) ...

(The Police)