[Intro] 
 


[Verse]
            
Young teacher,

             
 the subject, 


of school girl

 fantasy
            
She wants him,

         
 so badly, kno

ws what she wa

nts to be
            
Inside her, th

             
ere's longing,


 this girl's a

n open page
            
Book marking, 

              
she's so close

    
 now, this gir

l is half his 

age


[Chorus]
    -       
Don't stand, d

   -        
on't stand so,

   -      
 don't stand s

       
o close to me
    -       
Don't stand, d

   -        
on't stand so,

   -      
 don't stand s

       
o close to me


[Verse]
            
Her friends ar

             
e, so jealous,


 you know how 

bad girls get
            
Sometimes it's

             
 not so easy, 


to be the teac

her's pet
            
Temptation, fr

         
ustration, so 

bad it makes h

im cry
            
Wet bus stop, 

             
she's waiting,


 his car is wa

rm and dry


[Chorus]
    -       
Don't stand, d

   -        
on't stand so,

   -      
 don't stand s

       
o close to me
    -       
Don't stand, d

   -        
on't stand so,

   -      
 don't stand s

       
o close to me


[Verse]
            
Loose talk in,

              
 the class roo

 
m, to hurt the

y try and try
            
Strong words i

              
n the staff ro

   
om, the accusa

tions fly
            
It's no use, h

          
e sees her, he

 starts to sha

ke and cough
            
Just like the 

          
old man in tha

t book by Naba

kov


[Chorus]
    -       
Don't stand, d

   -        
on't stand so,

   -      
 don't stand s

       
o close to me
    -       
Don't stand, d

   -        
on't stand so,

   -      
 don't stand s

       
o close to me


[Solo] 
  x4


[Outro]
    -       
Don't stand, d

   -        
on't stand so,

   -      
 don't stand s

       
o close to me 

   (repeat/fad

e)
(Please don't stand so        clo - se   to me)