Written by Jay Kay and Toby Smith
If I pick it up I can put it down,
Whatever it is I just can`t stop,
For only 20 seconds at a time it`s all mine.
I got, too much, pressure,
Got me under it`s thumb
And it`s no fun, you can lose
Now I got a choice but I can`t choose
Insistent as you are, is no guarantee that you`ll go far
Rock steady if you can
But I`ve never been a steady man,
People, wanna shoot you down,
If you can`t swim then you will drown
In sorrow, can`t get any medical attention till tomorow,
Sadlands, are where I live,
But that`s none of your business,
You keep asking, and soon enough
The kids gonna have to get rough,
Maybe I`m a speed king
Push with the foot and I`m smiling,
I can glide on the love inside,
And there was you thinking that my hands were tied
All along I saw you hoping
I would slip and I`m not joking
The evidence in these events
Is still your lack of commonsense
Did you really think that I would sink
Because I like another drink
Have to get up to get down
The remedy is the sound
Absurdity of your suggestion, leaves me asking just one question,
If you`re my friend today?
Why do you wanna hear me say?
If I pick it up, can I put it down?
Whatever it is, I just can`t stop. (repeat)