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From the album Pretenders, Brass in Pocket was a #14 The Billboard Hot 100 hit for The Pretenders in 1980.

Songwriter:
Chrissie Hynde & James Honeyman-Scott


Stats:
Genre: Classic Rock
Length: 3:04

Brash, Impulsive
Parody of "Brass in Pocket" by The Pretenders
(1 Corinthians 13:1-13)

It's not brash or impulsive
Not prideful, angry, or ruthless
It's tender and feels no envy
But I think you, think you, think you know this

It's not boastful, but stays real hopeful 
Keeps tryin' -- keeps no grievance
Loathes evil -- it ain't self-seekin'
But I think you, think you, think you know this

Gonna use my heart
Gonna use my head
Gonna use my smile
Gonna lose my sadness
Gonna lose my anger
Gonna lose my snide pride and my impatience

'Cause Christ showed the way to be 
And nobody else here knows love like He
I'm fragile (fragile)
So fragile (fragile)
I gotta have something more substantial, listen to me

First Corinthians, chapter 13
Got a news flash – go read
Love's something -- that we can all choose
But I think you, think you, think you know this

Gonna use my heart
Gonna use my head
Gonna use my smile
Gonna lose my sadness
Gonna lose my anger
Gonna lose my, my, my -- my impatience

'Cause Christ showed the way to me
And nobody else here shows love like He
I'm fragile (fragile)
So fragile (fragile)
I gotta learn from the Lord's example given to me

'Cause Christ showed the way, you see
And nobody else here showed love like He
I'm fragile (fragile)
So fragile (fragile)
I gotta start showing more potential -- listen to me

Oh oh oh oh oh
In the way I walk

1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not
proud.  It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily
angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.  Love does not delight in evil but
rejoices with the truth.  It always protects, always trusts, always hopes,
always perseveres.


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