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Baby Britain by Elliot Smith

Baby Britain feels the best
Floating over a sea of vodka
Separated from the rest
Fights problems with bigger problems
Sees the ocean fall and rise
Counts the waves (1)________ somehow didn't hit her
Water pourning from her eyes
Alcohol again, very bitter
For (2)______________ half as smart
You'd be a work of art
You put (3)________________ apart
And I can't help until you start
We knocked another couple back
The dead soldiers lined up on the table
Still prepared for an attack
They didn't know they'd (4)________ disabled
Felt a wave, a (5)________ of blood
You won't be happy 'til the bottle's broken
You're out swimming in the flood
You kept back, you kept unspoken
For someone half as smart
You'd be a work of art
You put yourself apart
And I can't help you until you start
You've got a look in (6)________ eye when you're saying goodbye
Like you want to say hi

The light was on but it was dim
Revolver's been turned over
And now it's (7)__________ once again
The radio is (8)______________ Crimson and Clover
London Bridge is safe and sound
No matter what you keep repeating
Nothing's gonna (9)________ me down
To a (10)__________ that's not worth cheating
For someone half as smart
You'd be a work of art
You put yourself apart
And I can't help until you start
For someone half as smart
You'd be a work of art
You put yourself apart

Answers:
(1) that(2) someone(3) yourself(4) been(5) rush(6) your(7) ready(8) playing(9) drag(10) death