Two Timer by Rough Terrain

Lyrics by G. Davies. Music by G. Davies/D. Bouget/J. Peirce/A. Richardson.

Engineered, mixed and produced by Paul Bateman. Recorded at Daylight Recording Studios, Honiton, summer 1988. Remastered at Wud Records Studios 2010.

Copyright © 1988 Wud Records. Copyright ℗ 1983 Explicit Music.

Performers: Andy Richardson - vocals, guitar George Davies – guitar, vocals Jerry Peirce - bass, vocals Danny Bouget - drums, vocals

TWO TIMER Low down dirty mean double crosser Slow down, make you scream, call a copper I want to give you a warning about a woman that I know Just when you think she’s yours you won’t be the only one She’ll play you around, she’ll move around She’ll lay you down

Two timer two timer two timer two timer Two timer two timer two timer She’ll lay you low

I had her for a while Was a very short while I had her, made me smile Was a very broad smile But then I found about this other guy And he found out about me She’ll play you around, she’ll move around She’ll lay you down

Two timer two timer two timer two timer Two timer two timer two timer She’ll lay you low

Black eye, don’t know why, howling on the sidewalk Scream, shout, sort it out, come and have a good talk It’s time to decide on what we must do And I think that I will be leaving you You play me around, you move around You lay me down

Two timer two timer two timer two timer Two timer two timer two timer She’ll lay you low

Fun Facts: George finds this song, which he wrote aged 17, makes him cringe now, partly due to the yucky words and partly due to the frighfully gratuitous use of a few notes hinting at a Cliff Richard melody on guitar. However, the guitars and drums sound great from a production perspective so Paul deserves credit for his part in the making of this. Andy played the rhythm guitar part on Nicodemus and George played the Ice Maiden. George was requested to use considerably less dirt on the recording than he used live which disappointed him at the time. The original sound and live sound for this was utterly filthy. When Rough Terrain played this live, if Jerry was late getting to the mic with his backing vocal in the chorus it sounded like the band were singing “I’m a two timer.” The key for this song is F# minor.

See also: http://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/rough-terrain http://www.explicitmusic.co.uk/lyrics-information/rough-terrain/daylight-demo/two-timer https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/track/two-timer https://twitter.com/WudRecords