9 parts love song, 1 part voter disaffection
 

Next of Skin

Next of skin, you're my next of skin, looking out and breathing in. Just as each new day begins, you're there beside me, you're my next of skin.

Blood runs thicker than water, love runs sweeter than wine. I'll take a cup of whatever you've got, drink to you only with mine.
So cheers to you, sköl and saluté, bottoms up, bon appétit. If food is the fashion then you are the passionfruit. Must've been love at first bite.

You're my next of skin, next of skin, lick your lips and wipe your chin, and as every day begins you're there beside me, you're my next of skin.

Where there's a will there's a lawyer, it's not so hard to explain - husband and wife doesn't quite get it right, but still the fact it remains.
So they told me to put it in writing, employer, address, next of kin - I said to the bank, 'well thanks but no thanks, here's the position I'm in',

you're my next of skin, next of skin, bite the cherry, live in sin. When you wear that silly grin, it's more than sex, you're next, my next...

It's never been touch and go you know, maybe it's the way that when we say that 'we do' and we do and we do, day after day it's touch and stay .

Aphrodite and Venus, Cupid with his little bow, what's in a name when you burn like a flame, face to the fire and blow oh.....
Blood runs thicker than water, love runs sweeter than wine. I'll take a cup of whatever you've got, drink to you only with mine,

you're my next of skin, next of skin, guessing games and wondering can't describe the whole damn thing, there's no denying you're my next

...... my next of skin, next of skin, looking out and breathing in. Just as each new day begins, you're there beside me, you're my next, there's no denying your address, you're right beside me, you're my Next of skin.

© Nikki Madden