THE CURE, JOY DIVISION
P.I.L. AND SIOUXSIE SIOUX
VINYL TREASURES ON THE SHELF
I WONDER WHAT TO DO

SORTING THROUGH MY COLLECTION
DUSTING OFF THE PAST
A STACK OF RECORDS IN MY HAND
A DECISION TO BE CAST

TEMPTATION WHISPERS SOFTLY
'TIME TO LET SOME GO
CASH THEM IN FOR SOMETHING ELSE
THERE’S SPOTIFY YOU KNOW'

BUT AS I GAZE
UPON THESE GROOVES
NOSTALGIA STARTS TO BLOOM
THE TUNES THAT SHAPED MY YESTERYEARS
PUNK, NEW WAVE AND DOOM

THE PRICE THEY WANT TO PAY TODAY
WOULD FILL MY POCKETS WELL
BUT THE MEMORIES ARE WORTH MUCH MORE
MORE THAN I COULD TELL
OH, THE RECORDS TELL A TALE
OF DAYS BOTH DARK AND BRIGHT
THESE VINYL ALBUMS
MEAN A LOT TO ME
THEY ARE THE CHAPTERS
IN MY LIFE

THE CLASH, WIRE, THE DAMNED
BUZZCOCKS AND THE SLITS
THE SCRATCHES AND THE HISS,
PART OF ME IT IS

THROUGH LAUGHTER, TEARS AND ANGER
THEY'VE NEVER LEFT MY SIDE
MY YOUTH, MY GENERATION
THEY'VE BEEN MY FAITHFUL GUIDE

SHOULD I SELL MY COLLECTION
NOW PRICES ARE SKY-HIGH?
OR SHOULD I LET THE KIDS DECIDE
THE DAY AFTER I DIE
EACH PURCHASE MARKS A SPOT
IN THE LIFE THAT I'VE EMBRACED
A SENTIMENT TOO STRONG TO SELL
AND NOT TO BE ERASED

THE PRICE THEY WANT TO PAY TODAY
WOULD FILL MY POCKETS WELL
BUT THE MEMORIES ARE WORTH MUCH MORE
MORE THAN I COULD TELL
OH, THE RECORDS TELL A TALE
OF DAYS BOTH DARK AND BRIGHT
THESE VINYL ALBUMS
MEAN A LOT TO ME
THEY ARE THE CHAPTERS
IN MY LIFE

FAD GADGET, COLIN NEWMAN
JONATHAN RICHMAN, BILLY BRAGG
SHOULD I PART WITH THESE OLD FRIENDS
WHILE I’M SURE I WANT THEM BACK

THE MARKET IS TEMPTING
BUT MY HEART WON'T LET THEM GO
THE SLEEVES, THE COVER- ART
JUST HOLDING THEM
FEELS GOOD YOU KNOW

THE PRICE THEY WANT TO PAY TODAY
WOULD FILL MY POCKETS WELL
BUT THE MEMORIES ARE WORTH MUCH MORE
MORE THAN I COULD TELL
OH, THE RECORDS TELL A TALE
OF DAYS BOTH DARK AND BRIGHT
THESE VINYL ALBUMS MEAN A LOT TO ME
THEY ARE THE CHAPTERS IN MY LIFE

I'LL HOLD ONTO THESE RECORDS
THE MEMORIES THEY HAVE MADE
AND WHEN THE NEEDLE FINDS THE END
EVERYTHING WILL FADE