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TITLE. LYRICS

Third studio version

Novelty

When people listen to you don't you know it means a lot
Cause you've got to work so hard for everything you've got
Can't rest on your laurels now, not when you've got none
You'll find yourself in a gutter, right back where you came from

Someone told me being in the know is the main thing
We all need the security that belonging brings
Can't stand on your own in these times against all the odds
You'll just fall behind like all the other sods

You slap our backs and pretend you knew
About all the things that we were gonna do
What ya gonna do, what ya gonna do when it's over?

You're all on your own now, don't you think that it's a shame?
But you're the only one responsible to take the blame
So what ya gonna do when the novelty has gone?
Yeah, what ya gonna do when the novelty has gone?

You slap our backs and pretend you knew
About all the things that we were gonna do
What ya gonna do, what ya gonna do when it's over?

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	Line-up: Ian Curtis \| Peter Hook \| Stephen Morris \| Bernard Sumner

	STUDIO RECORDING. NOTES	Other studio recordings \| Live recordings
	Date: Saturday 28 July –Saturday 4 July 1979 Studio: Strawberry Studios – Stockport (UK) Duration: 3.57 Availability on record: Heart And Soul \| Permanent \| Substance \| Transmission (7") \| Transmission (12")