[Intro] [Low Viola and Distant Harmonica] [Original Male Voice] Traded the top knot for a family thing Whole top ring, tonsured, literally Not a concern, not even a thing Top of the head… top of the mind… top of the pops… [Pause] top of the pops… [Verse 1] [Original Male Voice, Loose Swing] Wisdom gained worth more than the symmetry What gain did hair get me? Expensive product, stress bought retail Flyaways, floaters, broken dreams Nah… that was never my detail I'm content to shine, not just textually No, I mean this bodily [Refrain] [Harmonica Answers Vocal] Top of the head… top of the mind… top of the pops… [Pause] top of the pops… [Danny B Verse 1] [Yorkshire Voice, Dry Comic Delivery] I used to have a hairline, looked fairly respectable Now the barber charges extra just to find what's detectable Sat me in the chair, said Danny, what we doing? I said fuck knows, mate, there's barely anything worth pursuing Got the clippers out, I said don't be ridiculous You'd need a search warrant just to locate little bits of it Asked him where it's gone, he said mate, it's been missing I said it's still socially distancing from COVID! [Full Beat Cut] [Deadpan Spoken] Five years on. Still won't come near me. [Lonely Harmonica Wail] [Original Refrain] Top of the head, top of the mind Top of the pops, most of the time [Verse 2] [Original Male Voice] Daughter got the chunk, dead center line Just a trifle, small little sign Son took the sides, round and beside Even the grey, leans more to his side Top of the head… top of the mind… top of the pops… [Pause] top of the pops… [Verse 3] [Original Male Voice, Fiddle Rising] Boss took the bit that lingered in back Wife takes it all, hope she give some back [Danny B Verse 2] [Yorkshire Voice, Relaxed Swing] I've cancelled the barber, we're not on speaking terms He asked if I wanted a fade, I said where's it starting from? Offered me highlights, I nearly lost my mind There's more hair in the plughole than I've got left to find My scalp's got a postcode, my forehead needs a map I bent down for a penny, someone used my head to flash But if the kids take your hair and your missus takes the rest That's a bargain, mate, I'd sign it with a smile across my chest [Beat Cut] [Spoken] Still, if anyone finds my fringe… Tell it the pandemic's over. [Bridge] [Drums Strip Away, Voice and Harmonica] [Original Male Voice] Price paid is worth all the hardest Hair worth no more than the wallet What I gained is freedom to express What lost is follicular drift Life lessons, holy, right at the tip Still shine boldly Not shamed a bit [Outro] [Viola Returns, Harmonica Fades] [Original Male Voice, Softer] Still shine boldly… not shamed a bit… Still shine boldly… not shamed a bit… [End]
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