The Police - Dont Stand So Close To Me

don’t stand so close to me ( the police / sting )

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young teacher the subject
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of school girl fantasy .
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she wants him so badly ,
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knows what she wants to be .
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inside her there’s longing ,
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this girl’s an open page
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book marking she’s so close now .
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this girl is half his age .

chorus :

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don’t stand don’t stand so don’t stand so close to me
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don’t stand don’t stand so don’t stand so close to be .

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her friends are so jealous
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you know how bad girls get
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sometimes it’s not so easy
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to be the teacher’s pet

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temptation frustration
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so bad it makes him cry
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wet bus stop she’s waiting
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his car is warm and dry

chorus :

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loose talk in the class room
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to hurt they try and try .
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strong words in the staff room
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the accusations fly

it’s no use he sees her

he starts to shake and cough

just like the old man

in that book by nabakov .

chorus