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The Thief
Why must I be a thief,
Why must I be a thief,
Oh Lord, please won’t you tell me
Why must I be a thief?
Why must I be a thief,
“Please” said today a man
And how come you’re the only one
Who’s beggaring, who always stays?
Why must I be a thief,
But I stop the hanging man.
How come you’re the only one
Living by the open hand?
Why must I be a thief,
You cursed the butterfly
And the holy man who bowed his head
Looked the Arctic height.
The thief tried that cross
To shed the other’s face,
But the Jesus man said “Not now,
I’d rather not now, it’s far too late,
Far too late, far too late,
Far too late, far too late,
Far too late, far too late,
Far too late.
Do what you must,
Take what you can,
Steer the part of every heart,
Every elder man, every elder man,
Every elder man.
I’m the thief, I am the thief
And you’re my heart, yes, and you’re my heart,
But I got you then, yes I will
‘Cause you’re, ‘cause I missed just your flight,
Just your flight,
Fly, fly, fly, fly,
Fly, fly, fly, fly,
I’ll get you late ‘cause it’s just goodbye,
I’ll get you late, it’s just goodbye,
I’ll get you late, it’s just goodbye.
A Can cover. I have recently found the lyrics to this song during a search on the net. Now, these are the official Can lyrics and are not 100% of what Thom is singing when you hear the bootlegs. I will try and listen to the various versions RH have done (I think there's about 3 or 4) and get a general feel of Thom's lyrics. This was performed a few times by Radiohead during 2000-2001 tours. Any help with lyrics would be gratefully recieved and you can email me at the usual address I know there are many people out there who are amazing at transcribing lyrics...unlike me!