"imagine" got me thinking about what other bands would have written if they had toured Thailand. Would we have had "Sweet Home Nana Plaza" , "The Thais of a Thai Girl" or even "Massage in a Brothel"? Then I remembered that Sting was a teacher before his Police days. If he had taught ESL in Thailand :Don't Stand So Close" might have been a little different.

Don't Satand So Close To Me

Foreign teacher the subject
Thai school girl’s fantasy
He wants her so badly
But knows it’s not for free

Inside her there's scheming
This girl's wants half his wage
Book marking she's so close now
And she wants higher grades

Don't satand, don't satand so
Don't satand so close to me
Don't satand, don't satand so
Don't satand so close to me

His friends are so jealous
You know how teachers get
Sometimes it's not so easy
When you’re a 20 year vet.

Temptation, frustration
So bad it makes them fret
To Patpong, they’re heading
Know what they want to get

Don't satand, don't satand so
Don't satand so close to me
Don't satand, don't satand so
Don't satand so close to me

Short skirts in the classroom
To flirt they try and try
Then post it on Facebook
The accusations fly

It's no use he sees her
He going to lose his job
Just like the old man in
That book by Nabokov

Don't satand, don't satand so
Don't satand so close to me
Don't satand, don't satand so
Don't satand so close to me

Del