Well, the man upstairs always lends an ear

To the man downstairs even though he doesn't care

The man up the spiral staircase, he ?love the sympathy?

With the man downstairs and the same old face



Big muff, can't you see I've had enough?

God knows you're trying to kill me

Big muff, get away with your powder puff

Lord knows you're killing me

It's like an allergy with no apology

It's sapped my energy and now my ?integrity?

Big muff, get away with your powder puff

Lord knows you're killing me

The lord knows you're stifling me

The lord knows you're trying to kill me



Well, the man upstairs has learned it from his wife

But the man downstairs has got trouble in his life

The man upstairs don't notice what has gone

Every time he sees his neighbour singing that same old song



Big muff, get away with your powder puff

Lord knows you're trying to kill me

Big muff, get away with your terrible stuff

The lord knows you're killing me

This thing is dangerous, I tell you it's serious

No need to be envious, it's bigger than the both of us

Big muff, can't you see I've had enough?

Lord knows you're trying to kill me



Well, the man downstairs has moved away for good

Like the man upstairs, I always knew he would

The man downstairs has moved and gone away

And the girl upstairs every night can hear him say



Big muff, get away with your powder puff

Lord knows you're killing me

Big muff, can't you see I've had enough?

Lord knows you're stifling me

It's like an allergy with no apology

It's sapped my energy, ?most catch ...?

God knows you're stifling me

The lord knows you're stifling me

The lord knows you're trying to kill me