XTC Standing in for Joe Lyrics

I'm standing, standing in for Joe

Joe come 'round to ask me
Would I do a favor
While he's gonna be out of town?
Says his girl needs company
She gets so restless
Would I keep her safe and sound?

Softly softly in the night
Well you can guess the rest
Now these shoes fit far to well
Standing in for Joe (x2)
I'm standing in for Joe

Joe said we've been friends so long
That I would be the one he would trust with his life
Now those words run 'round my brain
As darkness falls, as I turn out his bedroom light

Who could resist her tender charms?
So the story goes
This actor he plays all the parts
Standing in for Joe (x2)
Oh, I'm standing in for Joe

Love is like a river
You cannot stop its flow

Joe called 'round to ask me
Would I do a favor
While he's gonna be out of town
Says his girl needs company
She gets so restless
Would I check that she's safe and sound?

Softly, softly in the night
Well you can guess the rest
Now these shoes fit far too well
Standing in for Joe
I'm standing in for Joe
Oh yeah, I'm standing in for joe

Keep your sweet heart company,yeah | Standing in for..
Just standing in for Joe, yeah | Standing in for..
Until he gets back home, yeah | Standing in for..
Gotta keep her in strange, yeah | Standing in for..
Gotta keep her some sound, yeah | Standing in for..
Keep his sweetheart close to me, yeah | Standing in for..
On those cold dark lonesome nights, yeah | Standing in for..
Because she gets so restless | Standing in for..
Oh, so restless | Standing in for..