You Don’t Pull No Punches But You Don’t Push the River

Lyrics

[Intro] Da da da, da da da da da da, da da da da da da da Da da da, da da da da da da [Verse 1] When you were a child, you were a tomboy Gimme soul satisfaction Way back in shady lane Do you remember, darlin'? [Verse 2] And it's the woman in you, and it's the woman in you Gimme soul satisfaction (Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya) And it takes the child in you to know The woman and you are one [Verse 3] We're goin' out in the country to get down to the real soul I mean the real soul people Talkin' about the real soul people We're goin' out in the country, get down to the real soul We're gettin' out to the west coast Shinin' our light into the days of bloomin' wonder Goin' as much with the river as not, as not And I'm goin' as much with the river as not Blake and the Eternals standin' with the Sisters of Mercy Lookin' for the Veedon Fleece, yeah William Blake and the Eternals standing with the Sisters of Mercy Lookin' for the Veedon Fleece, yeah Ah na na na na, da da da da [Instrumental Break] [Chorus] You don't pull no punches, but you don't push the river You don't pull no punches and you don't push the river You don't pull no punches and you don't push the river, no, no [Verse 4] Goin' as much with the river as not We're goin' out in the west, down to the cathedrals We're goin' out in the west, down to the beaches And the Sisters of Mercy behind the sun, behind the sun And William Blake and the Sisters of Mercy Lookin' for the Veedon Fleece, yeah You don't pull no punches, goin' west Goin' as much with the river as not With the river as not, with the river as not Goin' as much, goin' as much with the river as not, no [Chorus] You don't pull no punches, and you don't push the river, no You don't pull no punches, but you don't push the river, no You don't pull no punches, but you don't push the river, no You don't pull no punches, but you don't push the river [Verse 5] And we was contemplating Baba William Blake and the Eternals Goin' down to the Sisters of Mercy Lookin' for the Veedon Fleece Lookin' for the Veedon Fleece Lookin' for the Veedon Fleece [Chorus] You don't pull no punches, but you, you don't push the river You don't pull no punches, but you, you don't push the river, no You don't pull no punches, but you, you don't push the river [Outro] You don't push the river You don't push the river