Marillion - Tux On

Marillion - Tux On
From B-Sides Themselves

Lyrics:
Tux on, tux on, tux on, tux on, tux on

He has eyes down at the bingo on that lucky Friday night
The match was rained off Saturday but the panel came in bright
And on Sunday your mates were toasting you with champagne down the pub
And on Monday you went to London
To pick the cheque up with your mum

You had a tux on, mmm, you had a tux on
The first time you had a tux on, lucky man

There's a photo on the mantlepiece, when you bought your first guitar
And your girlfriend came to see you when you were the rising star
You knew your luck was holding when you filled the local hall
The first time and the last time that you thought you had control

You had a tux on, lucky man, you had a tux on
You got a tux on, tux on

Now you're touring stadiums, you've let it go too far
Standing with your manager, your back to every bar
Burning all your credit cards, chopping out the pain
Crowding into toilets with a host of your new-found friends

You got a tux on, nothing's changed, you got a tux on
Lucky man with a tux on, you're still the same with a tux on

It was eyes down in the parlour, they prayed it wouldn't rain
A brother pulled his cuffs down to hide the blue-black vein
He'd razored more than lines out, they found him just too late
The final performance, the main man lies in state

With a tux on, look at him now with a tux on
The last time with a tux on, take him away with a tux on

Somewhere in a tenement, in a well-thumbed magazine
Someone finds a photograph that triggers off a dream
The uniform that symbolizes the comfortable life
He's always known his luck's in but now he's found the drive

He's got a tux on, look at him now with a tux on
He's gonna get one with a tux on, free admission with a tux on
Get it anyway with a tux on

He's got a tux on the easy way with a tux on, tux on, tux on, tux on.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Marillion
• Fish
• Tux
• On

[1padget]

I can't even begin to explain how the Fish era of Marillion influenced my life. To this day, I can play those albums one by one on my old record player and remember back to my formative years. It is a shame that most music today is nothing more than jangle mass produced crap.

[Culturealimprovement]

the beauty of this song gives me goosebumps and tears in my eyes.

[25yeRS]

@Moonraker1974 thankyou.  marillion died when fish left. so well put. cheers!

[patje130]

@soulblacknight so threu, but if you listen to grendel it gives me the gooze

[t1czer]

Its soooooo Linux ;)

[praetorianus72]

Back then, music was an art.

[TheOgo1971]

you had a hard on ...ha ha

[broes1966]

I'm a fan for thirty years now. Marillion with Fish made the music I continue to find the best music ever produced . With Steve Hogarth its a different kind of music but really very good. Far above other bands in my opinion. I hope you all enjoy Marillion as much as I do !

[MAGNUM2F]

some of the b' sides were stunning, the output of this band back then was phenominal!

[soulblacknight]

the build up of this song is magesterial

[rainking883]

almost 25 years later and this song still gives me goosebumps... pure magic!!