Never Say Never
| "Never Say Never" | |
|---|---|
| Cover song by The Smashing Pumpkins
Original by Romeo Void | |
| Songwriter(s) | Debora Iyall, Peter Woods, Frank Zincavage, Benjamin Bossi, Larry Carter |
"Never Say Never" is a 1982 single and one of the best-known songs by new wave band Romeo Void. The Smashing Pumpkins have occasionally teased the song during live performances of "X.Y.U." The "X.Y.U. Medley" from the Halloween 1998 show, which included one such tease of "Never Say Never", was included on the 2014 reissue of Adore.
Lyrics
if time itself was his demeanor
there'd be no sunlight or a glimmer
of sunlight landing on the street
sunsuit girls must be discreet
sunsuit girls must be discreet
nursing their fathers locked inside
they masquereded as his bride
i might like you better if we slept together
i might like you better if we slept together
i might like you better if we slept together
but ther's something in your eyes that says "maybe"
that's never
never say never
slumped by the courthouse with windburnt skin
that man could give a fuck about the grin
on your face as you walk by
randy as a goat
he's sleepin' on papers but
he'd be warm in your coat
i might like you better if we slept together
i might like you better if we slept together
i might like you better if we slept together
but there's something in your eyes that says "maybe"
that's never
never say never
there's no easy way to lose your sight
on the street, on the stairs
who's on your flight?
old couple walks by
ugly as sin
he's got her
she's got him
i might like you better if we slept together
i might like you better if we slept together
i might like you better if we slept together
but there's something in your eyes that says "maybe", that's never
nvr say nvr
sun seems to move
across the sky so slow
it's us who's turning
with nowhere to go
sun seems to move
across the sky so slow
it's us who's turning
with nowhere to go
i might like you better if we slept together
i might like you better if we slept together
i might like you better if we slept together
but there's something in your eyes that says "maybe", that's never
never say never
Availability
| Title | Notes | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Adore | 2014 Reissue CD 6: Kissed Alive Too | Studio |
| The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music | Bootleg | |
| The Original F.E.M.M Tape | Bootleg |
Tour stats
- Total plays: 2 plays (0 full, 2 tease)
- First performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 1998-10-31 at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA, US (tease)
- Last performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2000-03-02 at Strand Ballroom & Theatre, Providence, RI, US (tease)