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When I Was A Store Detective

by Etc.

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WHEN I WAS A STORE DETECTIVE
I LIKED TO FOLLOW YOU ROUND
I’D WONDER WHO YOU'D WEAR IT ALL FOR
I’D WONDER WHO WAS WEARING YOU DOWN
IT WASN'T ANYTHING YOU COULDN'T AFFORD
WHEN I WAS A STORE DETECTIVE
TIME AFTER TIME
YOU COULD HAVE BEEN MINE
BUT I WAS YOURS

WHEN I WAS A STORE DETECTIVE
I'D GET SCARED YOU'D RUN OUT OF THINGS TO STEAL
AND STOP COMING BY
BECAUSE IT'D HAVE LOST ITS CHALLENGE
BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO TRY
BECAUSE I LET YOU ESCAPE
YOU WERE A STEAL I COULDN'T TAKE

PUT MY HAND IN YOUR POCKET
HAVE YOU STILL GOT IT?

STEAL ME, STEAL ME, PLEASE STEAL ME, COME STEAL ME
STEAL ME, STEAL ME, PLEASE STEAL ME, COME STEAL ME
CUFF ME (COME ON)


WHEN I WAS A STORE DETECTIVE
THEY CAUGHT YOU THE DAY I WAS OFF SICK
IT DIDN'T LOOK TOO GOOD FOR ME NOW DID IT?
I SOON LOST MY JOB
BUT LOOK, LOOK WHAT I GOT

NOW YOU'RE A STORE DETECTIVE
AND I'M OUT OF WORK
I LIKE THEY WAY YOU CATCH ME
AND YOUR CUFFS THEY HARDLY HURT

STEAL ME, STEAL ME, PLEASE STEAL ME, COME STEAL ME
TAKE ME IN, CUFF ME, COME ON
STEAL ME, STEAL ME, PLEASE STEAL ME, COME STEAL ME
AND I'LL STEAL THINGS FOR YOU
LIKE YOU USED TO DO

I WAS A STORE DETECTIVE - I WAS YOUR DETECTIVE
I WAS A STORE DETECTIVE - CAUGHT IN TRAILING YOU
I WAS YOUR DETECTIVE - I WAS THE WORST DETECTIVE
I WAS THE WORST DETECTIVE BECAUSE I DIDN’T HAVE A CLUE

WHEN I WAS A STORE DETECTIVE
I LIKED TO FOLLOW YOU ROUND

credits

released August 10, 2023
Song by Ben Harrison / Etc.

Played by Etc.
Drums by Harvey Chamberlain

Recording: Wong Ah Boy (TNT); Patrick Chng (That Locked Door)
Mix: Patrick Chng (That Locked Door)
Mastering: Patrick Chng (That Locked Door)

Original cover photo: Tom Morgan

Thank you
Slainte

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