If It Happens Again is your basic warning song. The singer’s lover has done something–most likely had an affair–and the singer is making it quite certain what will happen if the indiscretion is repeated.
What really makes this song for me is the flat horns, which make a really nice counterpoint to the beat. Combined, it makes for a really strong song.
And of course, the lyrics:
If it happens again I`m leaving
I`ll pack my things and go
If it happens again
There`ll be no looking back
I won`t say I told you so
You did what you were told
And you took the strain
Been left out in the cold
Got yourself to blame
But believe me,
If it happens again I`m leaving
If it stays the same I`m gone
When you`re stabbed in the back
And there`s salt in the wound
Then it`s time to move along
(Chorus)
No more spanners in the works,
All the works been done
Had your face rubbed in the dirt
On show for every one
But believe me
If it happens again I`m leaving
If it stays the same I`m gone
When compromise is the song you sing
It`s been going on to long
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