Arctic Monkeys
Knee Socks lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 2013
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:18
You got the lights on in the afternoon
And the nights are drawn out long
And you're kissin' to cut through the gloom
With a cough drop-colored tongue
And you were sittin' in the corner with the coats all piled high
And I thought you might be mine
In a small world on an exceptionally rainy Tuesday night
In the right place and time
When the zeros line up on the 24-hour clock
When you know who's callin' even though the number is blocked
When you walked around your house wearin' my sky-blue Lacoste
And your knee socks
Well, you cured my January blues
Yeah, you made it all alright
I've got a feelin' I might have lit the very fuse
That you were tryin' not to light
You were a stranger in my phonebook, I was actin' like I knew
'Cause I had nothin' to lose
When the winter's in full swing and your dreams just aren't comin' true
Ain't it funny what you'll do?
When the zeros line up on the 24-hour clock
When you know who's callin' even though the number is blocked
When you walked around your house wearin' my sky-blue Lacoste
And your knee socks
The late afternoon, the ghost in your room
That you always thought didn't approve of you knockin' boots
Never stopped you lettin' me get hold
Of the sweet spot by the scruff of your knee socks
You and me could have been a team
Each had a half of a king and queen seat
Like the beginnin' of Mean Streets
You could be my baby
You and me could have been a team
Each had a half of a king and queen seat
Like the beginnin' of Mean Streets
You could be my baby
You and me could have been a team (all the zeros lined up)
Each had a half of a king and queen seat
Like the beginnin' of Mean Streets
You could be my baby (but the number's blocked)
You and me could have been a team
Each had a half of a king and queen seat (when you've come undone)
Like the beginnin' of Mean Streets
You could be my baby
When the zeros line up on the 24-hour clock (when the zeros line up)
When you know who's callin' even though the number is blocked (but the number is blocked)
When you walked around your house wearin' my sky-blue Lacoste
And your knee socks (when you've come undone)
When the zeros line up on the 24-hour clock (when the zeros line up)
When you know who's callin' even though the number is blocked
When you walked around your house wearin' my sky-blue Lacoste
And your knee socks
Knee socks
Knee socks
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Key vocabulary
- tongue
- talking organB1
- swing
- move back and forthC1
- blocked
- stopped by an obstacleA2
- cause
- make happenA2
- corner
- place where two lines meetA2
- cough
- force air out of lungsA2
- dreams
- sleep visionsA2
- drawn
- pulled or pulled backA1
- ghost
- spirit of a dead personB1
- spot
- small area; pointB1
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About this song
Arctic Monkeys are an English rock band from Sheffield known for their indie and garage rock sound that rose to prominence in the mid-2000s with Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not. They are fronted by singer-guitarist Alex Turner and later broadened their style with producer-led releases from Josh Homme and genre-shifting concept work like Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino.