while you were off in france we were stranded on the british isles left to fall apart amongst the passports and the files we never asked for miracles but they were our concern did you really think we d sit it out and wait for your return i don t want to argue i ain t gonna budge would you take this number down before you call off the judge i don t want to argue there s nothing to say just get me out of your starry eyes and be on your way while you were on the beach were you dreaming about your share planning to invest it all to cover wear and tear we paid for all the phone calls the money s on the shelf don t you know that while you re gone away i ve gotta help myself i don t want to argue i ain t gonna budge would you take this number down before you call off the judge i don t want to argue there s nothing to say just get me out of your starry eyes and be on your way while you were in the pool we were meeting with the boys upstairs talking to the money men and carrying out repairs we had no time for cocktails or working up a tan the boys have all been spoken to the writ has hit the fan i don t want to argue i ain t gonna budge would you take this number down before you call off the judge i don t want to argue there s nothing to say just get me out of your starry eyes and be on your way i don t want to argue there s nothing to say so get me out of your starry eyes and be on your way so get me out of your starry eyes and be on your way