A Lady of a Certain Age

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The Divine Comedy

The Divine Comedy are a chamber pop band from Northern Ireland formed in 1989 and fronted by Neil Hannon. Hannon has been the only constant member of the group, playing, in some instances, all of the non-orchestral instrumentation besides drums. To date, ten studio albums have been released under the Divine Comedy name. The group achieved their greatest commercial success in the years 1996–99, during which they had nine singles that made the UK Top 40, including the top ten hit "National Express". The tenth Divine Comedy album, Bang Goes the Knighthood, was released on 31 May 2010. more »

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2006

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Back in the day you had been part of the smart set 
You'd holidayed with kings, dined out with starlets 
From London to New York, Cap Ferrat to Capri 
In perfume by Chanel and clothes by Givenchy 
You sipped camparis with David and Peter 
At Noel's parties by Lake Geneva 
Scaling the dizzy heights of high society 
Armed only with a cheque-book and a family tree 

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You chased the sun around the Cote d'Azur 
Until the light of youth became obscured 
And left you on your own and in the shade 
An English lady of a certain age 
And if a nice young man would buy you a drink 
You'd say with a conspiratorial wink 
"You wouldn't think that I was seventy" 
And he'd say,"no, you couldn't be!" 

You had to marry someone very very rich 
So that you might be kept in the style to which 
You had all of your life been accustomed to 
But that the socialists had taxed away from you 
You gave him children, a girl and a boy 
To keep your sanity a nanny was employed 
And when the time came they were sent away 
Well that was simply what you did in those days 

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Your son's in stocks and bonds and lives back in Surrey 
Flies down once in a while and leaves in a hurry 
Your daughter never finished her finishing school 
Married a strange young man of whom you don't approve 
Your husband's hollow heart gave out one Christmas Day 
He left the villa to his mistress in Marseilles 
And so you come here to escape your little flat 
Hoping someone will fill your glass and let you chat about how 

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