"Poplar St." is a song by the British indie rock band Glass Animals. It is the tenth song on their second studio album, How to Be a Human Being, and was released on August 26th, 2016.
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When I was a boy, I lived on Poplar St.
Just a little child with plasters on my knees
Watchin' all the world from high up in the trees
I saw Mrs. Moore sleep 'round with Mr. Keats
I feel like a new man
Red flowers in my bed
Breathe straight through the crisp air
Dead flowers in the sand
I am a true romantic
Free fallin' love addict
I am a true romantic
Free fallin' love addict, yeah
Mama always called that woman prosti-tits
For wearin' lower cuts than most and red lipstick
One night, Mrs. Moore, she made her eyes at me
Pulled me through her door and stuck her teeth in deep
I feel like a new man
Red flowers in my bed
Breathe straight through the crisp air
Dead flowers in the sand
I am a true romantic
Free fallin' love addict
I am a true romantic
Free fallin' love addict, yeah
And all your days are gone
Sittin' on the floor
In your underwear
Beggin' me for more
And all my days are gone
Sittin' on the floor
In my underwear
Beggin' you for more
'Cause I am a true romantic
Free fallin' love addict
I am a true romantic
Free fallin' love addict, yeah
Just another boy who lived on Poplar St.
Tangled up in lust and her exotic needs
One night, Mrs. Moore, she called collect to me
"I don't love you anymore," she said and ceased to be
Just another boy
Just another boy
Just another boy