Meet The New Bloke
Liner notes
I had a couple of female friends who kept making terrible decisions about men -- not from a 'you should have picked ME!' point of view, just... what are you doing with a clown like that? But you can't SAY that, you have to write a passive-aggressive song mocking them.You introduce me to your latest lover
As if you have unearthed some kind of gem
You tell me he's not like the others
He looks pretty much identical to them
And it's meet the new bloke, same as the old bloke
Six foot four, the air's too heavy to reach his brain
Meet the new bloke, same as the old bloke
Only the football shirt has changed.
You introduce me to your latest boyfriend
He's tall and tanned and muscle-bound
You say you've known him since the weekend
You still seem to think he's fun to be around
And it's meet the new bloke, same as the old bloke
Six foot four, the air's too heavy to reach his brain
Meet the new bloke, same as the old bloke
Only the rugby shirt has changed.
You introduce me to your new fiancé
The man to whom you'll give your independence
How he proposed to you, you won't say
But I'm skeptical he used a complete sentence.
And it's meet the new bloke, same as the old bloke
Six foot four, the air's too heavy to reach his brain
Meet the new bloke, same as the old bloke
Only the polo shirt has changed.