LYRICS
Most of the songs
I'LL PLAY, YOU SING
What Have I Done?
Momentary Madness
Killing Time
Fracturing Like Crystal
Need your help there's something wrong with me
I'm struggling with counting up to three
My shirt is ripped from rolling on the ground
Like something I recovered from the lost and found
What have I done?
What have I done?
Taking potshots at the mirror with a shotgun
I'm catching up as fast as I can go
It's obvious my pace is far too slow
The perspiration's running down my back
I'm worried I'm about to have a heart-attack
What have I done?
What have I done?
Taking potshots at the mirror with a shotgun
I walked you home from the bar last night
I held my breath it was going to be alright
The stars were bright
And in a moment of madness held tight
You ain't the person that I knew from school
But that's no reason for your ridicule
The truth is out
And in a moment of madness I doubt
The lock is open and the debt is paid
But in a moment of madness I stayed
Maybe you were killing time
Maybe you were not
Hoping you can come around
I think we'd talk a lot
If it wasn't for the rise and fall
I wouldn't be without
Even if I gave you all
In darkened shades of doubt
A blistering soliloquy
A simile, a cut
Wilfully evading me
You never opened up
So maybe you were killing time
Maybe you were not
When I look into your eyes
I think I've seen enough
Hoping for forgiveness
There's nothing I won't do
Painting me by numbers
I'm taking in the view
Stomach lined with vitamins
A thin veneer of trust
Stepping over boundaries
And pounding it to dust
So if only for a minute, for a hour or for a day
Button up my overcoat and send me on my way
What were you expecting
It was out of my control
I tried hard to take on all the world
My value undersold
Fracturing like crystal
And splintering like glass
Fooling me with smoke and mirrors
You're taking me to task
So if only for a minute, for a hour or for a day
I heard that you were leaving
No word, no thought, no way
ONE SUMMER
Laurie and me what could have been?
Or was it just a lie to laugh at me
I knew you'd gone and I could have died
I'll always wonder why there's no goodbyes
Lost in the flowers drowned in the sea
The sun and me both shed our tears
I never could believe that you'd leave me
One summer, I saw you and I knew, I'd never be with you
Blue eyes, blonde hair
I wanna talk, but I didn't dare
One summer, I saw you and I knew, I'd always think of you
Laurie and me it might have been
You had to leave look at the mess I'm in
You had to go and I had to stay
You'd think that love would find a better way
Strapped to this planet
Parted by the seas
The moon and me both shed our tears
I never could believe that you'd leave me
Laurie and that makes me dream
One day I'll fly across the sea to touch you
And to smile and reassure
What more could I ask for?
I sent you one letter
That got lost in the seas
The sun and moon both shed their tears
It's easy to believe that you left me
WHEN WE STARTED (IT WAS THE BEST NIGHT)
It was the hardest thing to manage
It was the highlight of the year
It fired up my imagination
I had the sense of something moving near
And when the streets were dead and empty
In the slowly fading light
And the mood was clearly changing
And I prepared to give up without a fight
You always told me bout the things you’d done
I couldn’t guess what you would do
Skin stretched so tight I can hardly move
You didn’t need me to approve
And when we started
(Spring follows winter)
I knew it felt right
(Day follows night)
It was the best night
(You stretched my imagination)
I felt your hands reaching out for me
(Gave something so sincere)
You acted so shy
(Like a river flushed by rain)
You showed me things I’d never seen
(You set my soul alight)
And in the half-light
(No longer cold and empty)
You filled the space that was lying in between
(You fuelled my appetite)
He went down and down and down he went
Down onto the ground
He went down and down and down he went
Down onto the ground
And when we started
I knew it felt right
It was the best night
I felt your hands reaching out for me
You acted so shy
(Like a river flushed by rain)
You showed me things I’d never seen
(You set my soul alight)
And in the half-light
(No longer cold and empty)
You filled the space that was lying in between
(You fuelled my appetite)
And when we parted
(Hands on your shoulders)
I felt the pain ignite
(Sleep through the night)
The pain wouldn’t die
(Broke through my imagination)
Until the moment we were side-by-side
(Cause doubt to disappear)
And I can’t lie
(I was lost before you came)
It was the best year of my life
(You set the world alight)
And our souls entwined
(No longer cold and empty)
You left a mark now I’m scarred to the end of time
(Stay with me through the night)
ARABIAN EYES
There’s a chance that opened up for me
The faintest possibility
Your eyes, your eyes, your eyes, Arabian eyes
There’s time enough to fill
But never will, no never will
You know we never should have started
You know that I can’t watch
I think we’d better stop
I’m wishing for a lot
I never should have asked your name
AND YOU RAN
Sparks flying in the night
Everything was gonna be alright
I took your hand in mine
I wanna stay here all the time
But you ran
Oh you ran
And you ran
Oh you ran
I’ll take some time away
I’ll save my love for another day
Why did you treat me wrong?
I want you back where you belong
What’s the point in asking you?
You never do what I want you to
So if we have to part
You know it’s gonna break my heart
And you ran
Oh you ran
And you ran
Oh you ran
What’s the point of asking if you don’t reply?
But it's easier than wondering what’s going on behind your eyes
So I’ll start up again (far away)
I’ll seek the comfort of another friend (another friend)
For what is clear to me (you hurt me)
I think you owe me an apology (an apology)
And you can do what you gotta do
I’ll take a minute to get over you
Even so I can’t reconcile
You made me happy for a little while
But you ran
VINDICATION AND SATISFACTION
I’ve never told you
About the things I knew you did
I tried to own you
It’s not the way I want to live
There’s nothing to be gained by digging up the past
You’re not the first to cry
And I won’t be the last
You could have fooled me
A restless wave that rippled through me
There’s no mistaking
The damage done and the hearts we’re breaking
Behind your curtain
You hesitate of that I’m certain
You’re not the only game in town
I’m not that lonely
There’s nothing to be gained by digging up the past
You’re not the first to cry
And I won’t be the last
Thought leads to action
Vindication and satisfaction
I stopped competing
All I did was self-defeating
You did a number
I caught myself from going under
I reached your limit
I realise I was never in it
PRETTY LITTLE LOVE SONG
A Musical Journey
With your hand in my hand
I’ll stand, what live may throw at me
And with you by my side, I’m fine
I’m where I want to be
Over and over
And sway from side to side
I’m glad I know her
I’m glad that she is mine
With a pen in my hand
I wrote some thoughts which came to me
I’ll try to provide a glimpse of what’s inside of me
And it’s a pretty little love song
I wrote for you
A pretty little love song
It’s the least that I can do
I surely owe her
I think back on my life
Each day grow older
You help to get it right
You’ve gone along
You’ve played your part
You’re the connection from the end back to the start
You cause a fission in the atmosphere
Tiny little bubbles, they burst then reappear
With a pen in my hand
I wrote some thoughts which came to me
I’ll try to provide a glimpse of what’s inside of me
A pretty little love song
I wanted you to hear it
I don’t have much to offer
But what I have I gladly give it
A BETTER PLAN (I THINK YOU'RE GONNA NEED)
I always thought about the conversation going round
You’re always lurking in my dreams, no peace for me it seems
When time and distance only makes it worse
Switched on and focused to break the curse
Finely balanced
Then falling to the ground
I’ve imagined
Your soft words, your eyes of brown
With some exposure to the change I’m feeling vulnerable
It’s a release to say you lost, but you can have it all
You brushed my skin and left a bruise inside where you can’t see
They’re only words, but words can damage worse than anything
How we managed
I couldn’t disagree
Then you vanished
You crept away from me
If I were candid I would say you’re drifting out of bounds
You’re up in orbit, left the game, no contact with the ground
And I was thinking that you’re gonna need a better plan
Cut down, no marks, of you I wash my hands
YOUR FATE IN MY HANDS
You told me that your fate was in my hands
Forgive me cos I didn’t understand
Tripping over pillows on the floor
I know that you don’t need me anymore
Not easy when your head is in a daze
I tried to say it in so many ways
You made it hard, but you hurt me to the core
You showed me out and then you locked the door
Though I tried so hard to make a go
I think there’s something that you should let me know
And even if your friends are on your side
You couldn’t say your act was justified
Now I see you won’t return my calls
I’m haunted by the photos on the wall
The truth be told this one is down to me
I know that I’ll regret this endlessly
You used to keep my letters in a box
Your sense of style could be unorthodox
I stood beside you in the rain
Like pearls of morning dew appear again
Prevailing on my patience to the end
That chooses right, but never finds a friend
It’s time to go I stagger to my feet
The sadness of a story now complete
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THINK OF THE SUN
Think of the sun
It rides up in the sky
It warms our hearts
And brings relief
From drops of rain
Can mighty rivers flow
That spark a chain
From hill to reef
Across the land
Vitality is interweaved in the seas
In depths that we can't reach
The change that we all need
We're all wrapped up
We're part of one reality
WHEN I LOVED YOU
It was funny what you say
It don’t matter anyway
If you think that you are right
Call me out then start a fight
You were always there for me
Now it’s time to set you free
Cos I can’t take this no more
Tired of falling to the floor
As I told you once before
It’s not funny anymore
You keep tearing into me
Cos your love is counterfeit
And you make me want to cry
Don’t believe your alibi
If you think that I was wrong
Why’d you lead my heart along
So you’re squeezing out a tear
Make this feeling disappear
Need a change of company
Cos you ain’t no good for me
When I loved you
When I loved you
When I loved you
Now the feeling’s dead and gone
NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO
I thought I saw her out the corner of my eye
I smelt her perfume on the breeze that drifted by
I hear the echoes of her voice within my head
I feel the sadness in my heart now she has left
I hardly know where to begin
I take the path down to the sea
I’m simply asking for a miracle
I hope the waves will comfort me
We lost our timing, lost our sense of clarity
Got so distracted, lost out way to some degree
In less uncertain times, together without doubt
We lit a fire, then we couldn’t put it out
And so sharing loose opinions
Broken bones upon the rocks
You crystallise my thinking
Made me question what I’ve got
Made of gristle, made of sinew
You’re the ghost in my machine
In this fragile, short existence
You can act upon your dreams
I hardly know where to begin
I take the path down to the sea
I’m simply asking for a miracle
I hope the waves will comfort me
No matter what you do
Don't play me for a fool
Enduring friendship is a different kind of thing
I watched our decline, I can see it happening
I felt a shiver, felt my heart begin to crack
My world’s in pieces, cos I’ll never get you back
I AM CLEVER I AM SMART
I have lived at both extremes
And there's nothing in between
With a photo in my pocket
As I watch the sun go down
Trading insults with myself
I should move to some place else
It's a feeling that's been growing
It's a thought that's turning round
Now worlds apart
Connect my thinking
I keep for me
These precious things
And when it's over
The weight is off my shoulders
I must be open
To anything
I'd pass the test
Cos I'm better than the rest
I'd like to prove it
You'll be complete
Beside the mark
I am clever, I am smart
I won't need an invitation
I can practice what I preach
I toe the line
A sense of duty
Work overtime
I will succeed
I'm over that
Continue moving
The sound is seeping
Into my sleep
BREATH UPON MY SKIN
It's what I'm needing
Your attention
I was glad you came around
And when I see you
My heart starts beating
I hear music all around
In my dreams I hold you close to me
In my arms you're safe and warm
And in the morning
Although you're leaving me
I'll find the strength to carry on
I hold you close
I hear the words you say
I hope you'll leave me still intact
I can't believe that this is happening
That I will never get you back
It wasn't like I did the things you didn't ask me to
It's not that you were beaten in the end
I tried to be the person that I really wanted to
But now I'm stuck in a position it's not easy to defend
Torn in two you've broken me apart
You reached inside and squeezed my very heart
And for the moment
I hold you close to me
I feel your breath upon my skin
And in the quiet of the evening
I'll just hold my feelings in
And you once told me
You killed me slowly
I could never take the pain
And though it's over
I'll be protected
And in my heart you shall remain
PICKING HOLES IN WHAT'S LEFT OF MY HEART
Look at me
I’m as helpless as a bottle floating in the sea
Like a rubber ring I’m punctured by your memory
Picking holes in what’s left of my heart
No sympathy
Cos I’m stupid and I damage everything I see
Got a habit need to end it and get back to me
Picking holes in what’s left of my heart
To me it’s never been a given
To me, I’ve tried to work to out
I’ll leave
I’m taking a decision
You’ll see
I’m saying what I mean
In the creases of my shirt and my shoes are caked in dirt
It’s the first time that I’ve tried to hitch a ride
All the people that I know not so fussed to see me go
But I’ve never felt that luck was on my side
Finally
At this point of no return, on this trajectory
Keep your conscience clear
I know that you’ll get over me
Picking holes in what’s left of my heart
SAD EYES MAD EYES
He came to earth from outer space
He turns a keen untroubled face
He packed souls for the regiment
Played tricks for the government
And he fell down off his stool
For his friends he played the fool
And the concrete slab's getting slippery
Reminding him of what could be
I was taken by surprise
By the sadness in his eyes
He finished school with no ideas
He took some time that lasted years
His friends all left and went away
He saved hard for a holiday
The girl he knew from down the street
She lost her shape then lost her teeth
And he spent his life in a market town
And more than once tried to burn it down
I was taken by surprise
By the madness in his eyes
Taking it too far
Taken by the wind
Nothing so bizarre
Than seeing losers win
He knew the whole vicinity
And he could count to infinity
He wore a smile like it was his shield
He knew the truth would be revealed
And his sign was Gemini
Engaging breathlessly
And the paper bag blew across the lawn
And he cursed the day that he was born
And I was taken by surprise
By the sadness in his eyes
CONNECTING ME WITH YOU
Now I'm glad to say that we're on our way and the time keeps moving on
Though the world may change, we just stay the same and it proves there's nothing wrong
Shout loud, try to ride along
Would you wait for me even for eternity?
Now age puts a weight on me and it took me by surprise
When my body aches and my fingers shake and I worry all the time
All the songs I've sung, all the books I've read
Well they means much to me
Through the ice and snow, when it's time to go and we move from A to B
I'm proud of our legacy
Would you wait for me even for eternity?
Compatible, combustible, inert
All rise, no fall
You get what you deserve
Gold rings, it's focusing
Completely baffled
Who cares who's listening?
Nothing's ever perfect and often through the years
I've held you close within my arms and wiped away your tears
And despite the conversation, believe me cos its true
I know there's always something connecting me with you
THE WHOLE WORLD'S SINKING
Come and join me here behind this smoke-stained table Ill try and read your mind and make you happy if Im able I have got the need you see to count from five to ten When I reach the end Ill go right back and start again
My hands start shaking, will my heart stop breaking? Maybe if you marry me I'll choose my words most carefully The whole world's sinking got the whole town thinking You carry on the way you are, I'll kill you where you stand
Whats the use denying it you know its true baby I'm telling you for certain so you'll know its not a maybe With your eyes of diamonds and your shoes of leather The only thing I need, I want's to spend our lives together
My hands start shaking, will my heart stop breaking? Maybe if you marry me I'll choose my words most carefully The whole world's sinking got the whole town thinking You carry on the way you are, I'll kill you where you stand
In my eyes you recognise my feelings It's no surprise, carry on explaining
You could drive across the world or hang there in suspension You could travel time or break into the 4th dimension You could read the pages of a book I've never read You could do all this or turn your back on me instead
I could sit upon your knee and write myself a letter But knowing things could get that bad I would rather soon forget her I will end my days by being buried in the ground I'm sure the feeling's just the same not having you around
My hands start shaking, will my heart stop breaking? Maybe if you marry me I'll choose my words most carefully The whole world's sinking got the whole town thinking You carry on the way you are, I'll kill you where you stand
My hands start shaking, will my heart stop breaking? Maybe if you marry me I'll choose my words most carefully The whole world's sinking got the whole town thinking You carry on the way you are, I'll kill you where you stand
TELL ME
Well it's funny how things like these all end the same
And who's that leaving he looks familiar?
I don't care anyway
It might be me that's calling
I'll do my best to please
But you'd best believe my warning
What's become of me?
I can't believe the things you say
I can't believe your eyes
It's no use to me anyway
'Cos this time it's goodbye
Looking at the pictures that you sent me on the wall
I see a twisted crippled figure and it looks like he might fall
Tell me, do you want me?
Do you need me here?
Did you see the darkness fall upon me?
He don't want me its another
Save my soul for someone (if that someone could be you)
Round and round see the world how it's changing
Its colours blend no red no blue, no finer hue
We must concur because it's all absurd
You might listen to me, but you don't hear a word
Wide-eyed, wide-legged and topless, it's spotless
But the saddest thing of all
If I tell you I'll fall
YOUR IGNORANCE
Spent the night with apologies, but you can't bend and you can't break me
You can scream and fight it wouldn't make it all right
Cos you can scar and you can't make me
Your ignorance, your stupid blindness and your mis-placed kindness
You could have gone far, now you'll never get to see
You think you act so right, but you never think twice
And you can hurt and you can shake me
But I know in my mind that you're finished this time and you twist you can't escape me
You'll never know the pain you caused, the hurt the sorrow.
You've ended it all but you're much too blind to see
If I said it once I said it a thousand times, but you don't believe me
You're so tied up with your selfish misery
So maybe some time when you're looking back there'll be a small reminder of better times, but it's just a memory
So on you go with your precious words and your incense burning
It's not really loving, it's just putting on a show
So why don't you call, cos you're just to scared to make your mind up
Instead of something, you say nothing at all
Your ignorance, you stupid blindness and your mis-placed kindness
Instead of something, you say nothing at all
THE EUCALYPTUS CRACK
The fleshy smiles of tattered gowns
You're tearing it up and it's pulling me down
You never wanted me to
I've seen it in your eyes, I've heard the lies of our sultry, seedy demise, so I let you go
But it won't be long till you're coming back
The crunchy eucalyptus crack
I'm thinking about it all the time
I count the minutes of the day cos more or less I've got nothing to say
You never wanted me to
I know you make me want to smile again and hold my hand and to feel the sun coming down again I won't let go, not even if you need me so
Cos I fell apart bursting at the seams at the sweaty scent of your secret dreams
Your hidden charms worn on your sleeves, they branded me
DON'T THINK ABOUT ME
Don't stop to think of me on the highest mountain on the widest sea
I'll be sitting here thinking all about myself and I'll be sitting here thinking almost endlessly
Don't think about me when you leave tomorrow I can bear the pain
It doesn't really matter if you're wrong or right cos it doesn't really matter to me anyway
I laughed you cried (Five times ended five to one, I know I'll feel the pain forever))
Nothing really matters now we said goodbye. Sitting here thinking 'bout the times we spent together
I laughed, you cried, nothing really matters now we've said goodbye. I'll feel the pain forever
(My dreams were laying in the sun. A fine time to be together)
I see you passing with the type of girls who would never ever talk to me
I feel I'm slowing down and it must be getting late I think
So all that's left tonight is to wander home alone
But it's not so bad cos it's times like these that I'd rather be on my own
I laughed you cried (Five times ended five to one, I know I'll feel the pain forever))
Nothing really matters now we said goodbye. Sitting here thinking 'bout the times we spent together
I laughed, you cried, nothing really matters now we've said goodbye. I'll feel the pain forever
(My dreams were laying in the sun. A fine time to be together)
Well let me tell you now
Don't stop to think of me on the highest mountain on the widest sea
I'll be sitting here thinking all about myself and I'll be sitting here thinking almost endlessly
Don't think about me when you leave tomorrow I can bear the pain
It doesn't really matter if you're wrong or right cos it doesn't really matter to me anyway
I laughed you cried (Five times ended five to one, I know I'll feel the pain forever))
Nothing really matters now we said goodbye. Sitting here thinking 'bout the times we spent together
I laughed, you cried, nothing really matters now we've said goodbye. I'll feel the pain forever
(My dreams were laying in the sun. A fine time to be together)
I laughed you cried (Five times ended five to one, I know I'll feel the pain forever))
Nothing really matters now we said goodbye. Sitting here thinking 'bout the times we spent together
I laughed, you cried, nothing really matters now we've said goodbye. I'll feel the pain forever
(My dreams were laying in the sun. A fine time to be together)
DON'T SAY ANYTHING
Now you’re leaving girl, I’ve got you on my mind
So many times I've turned my back
So many times I've been unkind
For a moment, I'm back there in your heart
The same old dizzy feeling that makes me cry now we're apart
But I don't say anything
If it wasn't for me then this wouldn't have started, but now you're gone and now we're parted
Don't, don't say anything
The kind of love I was looking for was the kind of love you brought to my door
I think about you, it's funny how I find
The little things just past me by
You’ve left me dumb and you’ve left me blind
Now the past girl is blowing in the breeze
Now the world ain't safe for me, you got me down upon my knees
But don't, don't say anything
Your party dress, your wistful smile
We travelled the stars for little while
Now don't, don't say anything
You looked at me in a startled way that'll stay with me till my dying day
Cracked and crooked are the ways of passing time
Written on a pavement, it's shattering my mind
My deceiving girl has left you in my past
Kissing you and wondering
I think I was first, now I know I'm last
All the letters written lay there in the floor
Oh my heart is broken
Cos the truth is I can't take no more
Don't, don't say anything
If I'm not the boy that you thought I was given have a chance then you'll change your mind
But don't, don't say anything
Well I hope and pray that maybe some day, I'll see you walking back my way
But don't, don't you say anything
Through the tears I cry, every night I lay
Not to see your face I'd surely die
OH NOW
Bababababababah
You're making it sound funny
You're trying to take my money
You're taking it out on me
I ran from my home now
I feel so alone now
Since one and one is making three
In the middle of a cold and empty space
You took me to the limit and you pushed me on past it
I never want to see your face
Oh now
You should really take your time now there's no really no need to rush
For what is done is done now
You really don't need to fuss
She put me in a corner, her friends they tried to warn her
I know I wanna bury you
Well there's things about me that you need to know, and I know that you won't approve
You took me home and we were talking, you told me all about yourself
You're thinking that I'm crazy
But thinking makes you lazy
You're finding it from someone else
Oh now
You're making it sound funny
You're trying to take my money
You're taking it out on me
I ran from my home now
I feel so alone now
Since one and one is making three
She put me in a corner, her friends they tried to warn her
I know I wanna bury you
Well there's things about me that you need to know, and I know that you won't approve
In the middle of a cold and empty space
You took me to the limit and you pushed me on past it
I never want to see your face
I KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WANT
And when the cable's down and your interest is limited too
The walls are closing in, but they couldn't stop the hullaballoo
I faced the bitter wind and it hit me like a four-by-two
It came as some surprise, but I wouldn't say it's up to you
And I know what it is that you want
And I know what it is that you want
So I've gotta admit that you're forcing me to concede
But it's not as if you're forcing me to believe
In the motorcade and I'm digging in my jamboree
And if it doesn't explode I'm expecting it to rescue me
And I know what it is that you want
So we'll take out back when the car's pulling up the front
And if it's dark outside we can see by the light of the moon
With your shoulders slumping never worry we can be there soon
BABY
Baby, you're treating me as though I'm your lover
It's killing me I'll never recover
You planted an itch in my brain
You confused me so please explain
You low-down son-of-a-gun
Think about what you've done
Cos I can't say that it's been fun
And I'm hoping that our time is done
You're pulling coals out from the fire
You said it's cold but I know you're a liar
Now you're screaming and stamping feet
I can see we're in for a treat
Your lips tighter than a drum
You're cryptic and highly strung
This is something that I've never done
Oh watch out for here she comes
You stole me drink when I took you to dinner
You backed a horse but it wasn't a winner
I learned fast just to keep my distance
But your wave's smashing up my resistance
You're dangerous but golly-gee
You sucked the life right out of me
I'll feel the pain in perpetuity
Oh why'd you have to pick on me
Oh no, no exciting the trouble that you're always inviting
You're brighter than a bolt of lightning
You're a trick that I can't repeat
From my nose to the tip of my feet
And I wouldn't want to wish you ill
You're a hard pair of shoes to fill
So when you're back won't you give me a call
Cos it's really not a problem at all
REGRET, UNCERTAINTY
I will leave behind all of my clothes, the ones you bought for me
I will head off down that lonesome road, the one that brought you to me
From the loudest shout to the quietest whisper
These are the things I remember
At the end of winter in the spring of '83, with your two steps slowly moving and your tear drops glistening
I will say goodby to what I've seen
It's time for me to leave
Should you ever think of what could have been
Regret, uncertainty
Lonely in a crowd
Everyday I miss her
Though it makes me sad I keep her picture
Drive home from Reading on a Tuesday afternoon
Well it felt like the beginning then it ended far too soon
I have tried and tried
Do you think of me?
It's there for all to see
I can never take those moments back
Regret, uncertainty
Regret, uncertainty
Regret, uncertainty
WE'LL MAKE IT THROUGH (DON'T WORRY)
If there's anything that you want
That I can possibly do for you
You don't have to worry, we'll make it through
You know I'll always be by your side
Even on the roughest track
You don't have to worry
I've got your back
You can't always stop it
It's slipping in between the cracks
As time travels on now
What's the use of looking back
So with a fire that'll burn your heart
And I look into your eyes of blue
But you don't have to worry, we'll make it through
When it comes to the big decisions
At least you know I'm willing
Cos it's my mistake if I left you out
Cos you'll know that something's missing
I couldn't tell you that I wasn't sad
About the silly things that you do
But you don't have to worry, we'll make it through
So if there's anything that you want
That I can possibly do for you
You don't have to worry, we'll make it through
DAVID, MARTIN, FRANK AND JOHN
I've made my mind up I'm leaving this town
I've had it with people just bringing me down
I've wasted, I've tasted the bitterest fruit
I've packed up my bags and my powder-blue suit
David, Martin, Frank and John
Mary, Suzie, linger on
George and James and Peter too
Carol, Rita, Pettigrew
Packing and taxi, I'm heading outside
I'm hoping that you'll come along for the ride
I've hated, I've waited, I've stood in the rain
I know that I'll never see those people again
David, Martin, Frank and John
Mary, Suzie, linger on
George and James and Peter too
Carol, Rita, Pettigrew
Oh, all that thinking
It really helps me when I'm drinking
I like a wine, I'll take a gin
It all depends on the mood I'm in
I've made my mind up I'm leaving this town
I've had it with people just bringing me down
I've wasted, I've tasted the bitterest fruit
I've packed up my bags and my powder-blue suit
Scratching a match on the side of my shoe
You never believed it was a thing I would do
Bag it and tag it and throw it away
I'd rather be heading in the opposite way
David, Martin, Frank and John
Mary, Suzie, linger on
George and James and Peter too
Carol, Rita, Pettigrew
NOBODY'S ASKING
Each time you're leaving, I'm still believing
And all the colours fade to black and white
I want to be there to show I do care
I always thought that it would be alright
Not for the first time you've broken my mind
And all the hurt I'll keep it out of sight
Nobody's asking
It's out there question
I had my fill and lost my appetite
I've seen the sunlight take over moonlight
I've heard you crying in the dead of night
Nobody's asking, I'll just keep searching
I said I will, but you just said I might
So if I'm able I'll keep your picture
You put my mind straight I can see things right
Nobody's asking, they've all moved on now
We never fought, but you just won the fight
So think of me from time-to-time
You've left me on my own again
I'm feeling so alone again
Nobody's asking about your leaving
I'll still be caring, I'll keep believing
I'll take a rain check
I'm scared of thunder
I'll try and call you
I've got your number
ALWAYS
For I know, I'll love you always and always I'll know
That you'll be, you'll be there always and always I'll show
That we belong together
Now and forever
And I know I'll love you always and always I'll know
THE FINEST PERSON THAT I'VE SEEN
I asked you once, I needed clarity
The sweet potential of your eyes
So now I say in all reality, with gazing fed and fancy dies
Oh, lucky me. You're the finest person that I've seen
Stay till the morning light
To dwell in solemn shades of night
You're trading on my insecurity
I can't do wrong for doing right
I'm trying to tell you what you mean to me
A thousand seekers seek the light
So, stay with me. For here you're clearly meant to be
Faith and liberty
I say these things with certainty
Oh, lucky me. You're the finest person that I've seen
Stay till the morning light
To dwell in solemn shades of night
YOU'RE NO GOOD
Well I wonder if you saw me as I passed outside your door
It's a journey that I've often made like a million times before
But on that late November morning rubbing sleep out of my eyes
I saw Jimmy Duncan hovering then he let himself inside
So I stayed in the vicinity no confusion did I lack
Cos it set my mind explicitly like a knife pressed in my back
No thoughts of equanimity, 'Betrayal' cried the world
You're prissy, hissy monologue, it strikes me as absurd
So in vengeance not humility, I promised to be good
I'd do the things I could have done, the things I knew I should
Then the bitter evening showers forced me back into my room
Like a bolt of electricity, I realised
You're no good
In the twinkling of an eyelid, in the flashing of a light
My memories overwhelmed me, how I didn't treat you right
Your episodic empathy, you're despotic, you're a fool
You're quick to take advantage, but I couldn't be that cruel
So let's move this story forward, change perspective I'd prefer
My point is just as valid as the stories that I've heard
In quiet contemplation of the damage that I've seen
The twisting, sad apology of the person that I've been
The remainder isn't valuable, for now my work is done
You're pushing all my buttons, but the end for you has come
So I'll offer my persistence carving letters out of wood
I would rather keep my distance cos I realise
You're no good
THE THINGS YOU SAY
I said the words that made things so complicated
And what you've heard's put down to me
And no one tried to warn me
They tried to hide it from me
And never breathed a single word
And in my mind's eye I see two clouds passing by me
But not a thing that I can say
In my life I've been over-rated
The things you said were no consolation
And now the time it is running out
And you don't look any further than over your shoulder
And in my mind's eye I see things that terrify me
But nothing much that I can say
And in my lifetime there's been oh so many sad things
But nothing much that I can say
Don't question why the stars come down and the moon it shines
Cos stars won't hide the tears that come falling down, hold me close, draw me near, never let me go
And in my mind's eye I see two clouds passing by me
But nothing much that I can say
And now I'm begging baby
Please don't ever leave me
Cos if you did I would be
On my own with nothing to say
MORE AND MORE
Help's at hand I need a rest
A nagging feel inside my chest
Hear my words, imagine me
I love you so and I want you to know that I need you
Oh, I need you - more every day
And in the sorrow of your dreams be coming to me
And I don't believe it when you smile the way you do, I love you
I cannot help myself
This time again I'll walk away, I'll see your face in the light of day
I hear your words, I love your voice
How can you leave when you've got the choice?
Oh and I love you, more and more each day
Don't go away from me this time
I love you so and I want you to know that to go at all would be to go forever
Don‚' leave me, how I love you
I cannot help myself this time
Don't leave me here alone without you
And I'll think of you in all I say, in all I do
And it really hurts just missing you
And I want you so and I'll let you know tomorrow
And I love you more and more each day
DON'T WORRY
There will come a day when the winds will blow the sky will fall
I never kissed your lips I never touched your heart
There will come a day when I need you more than I’ve done before
so don’t worry
And I feel the same as always (I need you now) and I’ll take your
hand (I’ll take your hand) and I’ll lead you down (and though there’s
nothing left in this heart of mine, don’t worry), I’ll take you down,
I hope you’ll understand
And I feel the same as always (don’t worry), since you went away
(don’t worry), and though there’s nothing left in this heart of mine,
(so don’t you worry), I’m gonna love you anyway
And it’s all falling in from above, and it’s all falling in from above
There will come a day when the winds will blow the sky will fall
I never kissed your lips I never touched your heart
There will come a day when I need you more than I’ve done before
so don’t worry
And it’s all falling in from above, and it’s all falling in from above
And it’s all falling in from above, and it’s all falling in from above
(now follows the best friggin guitar solo ever ever ever ever ever ever)
I HEAR YOU SCREAM
You might not think of me as one who spends a lifetime waiting for someone
You might not think of me pushing postcards and writing letters to no one
And now the time is running out
I hear you scream I hear you shout
You might have heard me walk across the floor above your window at some time
You might have thought of me as the blossom falls from the loaded tree
And now the time is running out
I hear you scream I hear you shout
By the fire in the fading light warming hands against the cold
In the bitter days of winter I feel so tired I feel so old
You might not whisper to me precious things that mean so much to some one
And in your dreaming sleep does the thought occur that you might not be the only one
And did you ever think that in your sleep, while you dream
You might not be the only one?
ALL IN YOUR EYES
You only touch me with your fingertips
I kiss the roses from you lips
And push the hair out of your eyes
Your head on my chest
My arms keep back the night
Your naked pale body forever draped round mine
And when you leave you know I'll turn my back for good on love and
Lies that kept my feelings trapped inside
Cos it's all in your eyes
And if you don't change I‚m going through that door
Cos I can't give you anymore
Did you really want me to?
And it's frustrating times when nothing's ever going right
I look for you, but you're not in sight
And I find myself alone at night
And when you leave you know I'll turn my back for good on love and
Lies that kept my feelings trapped inside
Cos it's all in your eyes
And if you die I'll cry
And if you leave I'll say goodbye
And if you love then I'll love you more than anybody has before
I'm growing sick because of you
Hold me back I'm turning blue
You stole my heart and I didn't want you to
DON'T YOU KNOW
I wake in the morning with the early birds calling
I'm leaving you sound asleep
I'm hazy and lonely cos you don't really know me
I'm not the type of guy you think
Don't you know that I love you
Don't it show how I need you
Can't you see that I'm lost if you're not there?
I'm tempted to tell you I've fallen down for you, but it's only because of the drink
I'm trying hard not to cry, I can't stop to wonder why
I'm out of the door and I'm on the street
Don't you know that I want you
Now I know I can't have you
And it hurts me inside to know I care
Thank God it's raining, it's hiding my crying
And I don't want the world to see my insides are broken from words that were spoken
And I'm trying to leave tonight
Now win me or lose me, but soften the bruises this heart isn't made of gold
There goes my last cigarette, the others are soaking wet from tears I've cried and loves I've known
YOU CAME UP AND SMILE / LITTLE PRINCE
You, you came up and smiled
And I could see in your eyes an Amazon that stripped me alive and tied my tongue to my mind
Wanted to fight
You stood in the light
I could see through your dress and that silhouette
But, oh don't smile again cos I'll burst into flames and even blue eyes know
If my heart could bleed, my body would weep
My lips would crease, our hands should meet
My heart would bleed and my eyes would say I love you
My head is spinning now I've found you again
It doesn't matter much to me just what you say
And now the rain keeps falling, I hear your laughter calling and in the morning
I'll be seeing you again
And I'll come looking through your window tonight
I'll come see you hope the whole thing turns out right
My Little Prince I've found you
My Little Prince I've found you
My Little Prince I've found you
My Little Prince
Oh when you smile the world begins to shine
And I kiss the air I'm so glad that you're mine
And until the day that you go away
Come rain or shine you'll still be mine and I'll let you know that I love you
I'm slowly drowning in my tears of shame
And you're still laughing cos you gave the game away
My hearts run dry you bled me on all those lies you fed me
I m dead and starved why can't you bury me
But that's too easy now you've hooked me to your chain
You keep me hanging on
You know that I've been slain
And now my courage fails me, fails me again
And you don't notice that I‚m feeling the pain
And now you know you tamed me
And if I cry don't blame me
You always made a fool of me
AMANDA DREAMS
Amanda dreams but not of me
And it's so sweet so warm between my sheets
Another cigarette won‚t help me to forget
No need to tease 'cos I'll say please
It doesn't matter what the others think
You take my cigarettes and you never will forget
What's wrong with me because you've got me turning blue again
And I don't want to know about the things that you told some one else
And I think of when you didn't have the time for him
And I could say Amanda dreams of me
Amanda dreams and stares past me
It really cuts me that look in your eyes
I always act the same
I looked and smiled but then you turned away
I'm dead down on my knees 'cos you haven't got the time for me
And my heart bleeds into the seas, but never dreams
WHAT CAN I DO?
Love lines the young man's face
I hope that you just think of me
I'll never get to see your face again
But what can I do, when I still love you?
I can't forget your last embrace
It keeps me warm at night
I know I'll love you till the end of time
But what can I do, when I still love you?
I'd walk a mile for one of your smiles
Every time I see you I've gotta cry
Every time I see you it makes things, it makes things so much better
Touch, touch it's time to go
I hope that you remember me
I can't bear not to see your face again
Oh but what can I do because I still love you?
What can I do?
What can I do when I still love you?
UNDERGROUND
This album has become a favorite among fans, as
Let's go down to the underground
It's the only place where love is found
I meet new people everyday
Who've all got something to say
Well they've all got something to say
Won't you come a little closer
Come along sit by my side
And, whoah, the next stop is my stop
I think that I'll stay on with you and maybe we'll enjoy this ride
Push me down on the underground
It's the only place that I'll be found
Speeding underneath the town
Cos when I'm up I'm down
Yeah, when I'm up I'm down
Fool around and act the clown
You pick me up if I fall down
Look at how the people stare
You say they don‚t even care
No, you say they don't even care
Fool around let's hang around
Rocking to that Moss Pole sound
Speeding underneath the town
Cos when I'm up I'm down
Yeah, when I'm up I'm down
WERE YOU HAPPY?
As you sat on the end of the bed
Away from me and so perfect
Not a sound came from your lips
But I did just as you said
Dressed just in skin
You looked so scared
But were you happy that night?
Your tears came with the morning light
And you hung on to me with sunshine your eyes
And you knew I would not stay
But you asked me anyway
Dressed just in skin
You looked so scared
But were you happy that night?
I told you I was happy that night
(Were you happy that night?)
MY SWEETEST GIRL
I look at the sky and I think it's about to rain
I look in the mirror and I see you‚re coming near again
I have to smile cos you're standing close to me
Thinly disguising my feelings of ecstasy
But when I feel your touch
You know I need you oh too much my sweetest girl
You're my sweetest girl
I feel your presence as you‚re coming close to me
Pulling me down fulfilling my fantasy
I'd give my love I'd give you everything
I'm tied to you more than I think I've ever been
I want you of so much but it hurts me so cos I need your touch, you're away from me
When you‚re close I feel the sun come out again
The moon shines brightly over coloured hills and desert sands, I'll hold your hand
And I'll see you in the morning, through the silence of the night
And though nothing's wrong, I‚m feeling wrong cos I need you here tonight
I get the feeling that you've missed the point of what‚s going on around here
All that's left for me is bringing back those memories and tears - and tears
Though I talk about it, I won't shout about it
Though I talk about it, I won't shout about it
I look at the sky and I think it's about to rain
I look in the mirror and I see you're coming near again
I have to smile cos you‚re standing close to me
Thinly disguising my feelings of ecstasy
Oh I need your touch, I need it now
I need it so much my sweetest
You're my sweetest girl
You're my sweetest girl hear me talking
TO KISS YOU
Down came the rain and washed all my tears away
Up came the sun I thought I was done
You came around
My feet hardly touched the ground
Safer inside I think of you and colours cry
Right from the start I thought I would die
You came around
My feet hardly touched the ground
Here in my heart the pain I feel is part and parcel of the love you gave to me
I burned down your paper castle
I knew all along that things they could still go wrong
Do we still agree that only love can set you free?
I wouldn't even die for you, probably never cry for you
Since you came along, I‚m trying but it worries me
I didn't even try to kiss you
I wouldn't even try to kiss you
Deep in the night, I stay with you and time will fly
Bathed in the light by your body I lie
I played you a song, I played it all night long
Severed by the passing years as friends go by you save your tears
Something in your eyes that says, something that says more or less
For one that goes away, another one will pass your way
Taken apart, the love you gave with tears and laughter
All the things you gave to me, I couldn't fail to make you see
Since you came around, my feet hardly touched the ground
Trying to be all the things you need from me
I wouldn't ever hide from you, probably turn the tide for you
Since you came along, I‚m trying but it worries me
I didn't even try to kiss you
I wouldn't even try to kiss you
Down came the rain and washed all my tears away
Up came the sun I thought I was done
You came around
My feet hardly touched the ground
Safer inside I think of you and colours cry
Right from the start I thought I would die
You came around
My feet hardly touched the ground
Here in my heart the pain I feel is part and parcel of the love you gave to me
I burned down your paper castle
I knew all along that things they could still go wrong
Do we still agree that only love can set you free
I wouldn't even die for you, probably never cry for you
I'm begging you don‚t ever leave
Cos if you did I‚m on my knees
Hold me now I need you so and should you ever let me go
And if you took me for a ride and if you ever hurt my pride
I wouldn't ever hide from you, probably turn the tide for you
Wouldn't wanna die for you, probably never cry for you
ONE SUMMER
Laurie and me what could have been?
Or what it just a lie to laugh at me
I knew you‚d gone and I could have died
I‚ll always wonder why there‚s no goodbyes
Lost in the flowers drowned in the sea
The sun and me both shed our tears
I never could believe that you‚d leave me
One summer, I saw you and I knew, I‚d never be with you
Blue eyes, blonde hair
I wanna talk, but I didn‚t dare
One summer, I saw you and I knew, I‚d always think of you
Laurie and me it might have been
You had to leave look at the mess I‚m in
You had to go and I had to stay
You‚d think that love would find a better way
Strapped to this planet
Parted by the seas
The moon and me both shed our tears
I never could believe that you‚d leave me
Laurie and that makes me dream
One day I‚ll fly across the sea to touch you
And to smile and reassure
What more could I ask for?
I sent you one letter
That got lost in the seas
The sun and moon both shed their tears
It‚s easy to believe that you left me
GO DOWN
Take me home I‚m sorry I left there
Sleep comes down in velvety sighs
I can hear the whispers of morning
Splendid words repeat after mine
Make the most of our time
Calm in the soft warm light
I'll be waiting her
Go down
And I really, really want you to go down
And I'll see you and I'll see you when you go down again
And it's such a long time and it‚s such a long way go down
You could make me happy
Spend some time with you
Safe, so safe secure inside you
Go down
And I really, really want you to go down
And I‚ll see you and I‚ll see you when you go down again
And I'll see you and I'll dote on you so go down
BLISSFUL
Words will never say the way I felt about you today
Eyes can never see all the trouble you caused me
I will never sleep
Knowing you can't get near me
I cannot pass the test, I need you for your tenderness
And I can't tell you what it meant to me to see you hear and I'm dying for another chance to hold you once again, to hold you once again
And I miss you
Still I'm laughing now you're back to stay
Eyes that always shine another place and another time
Face so very rare a fractured smile and a broken stare
Lips not meant for me, captivate and now set me free
It's like my favourite dream, my feelings are too obscene
For far too long it's been the only chance that we have had together
In the peppered hearts
A melancholy grin, a melancholy grin
And it's blissful sending messages along the way
You've been and gone too far and there's nothing left for me to do
It's time to change and it must be said
I broke a habit just for you
I'm feeling grey but what can I do?
Cos you'll never know how much you do
Hearts will always break, but that's just a risk you take
Oh I know you lied
I realised the day I died
Now I'm bruised and now I'm torn
I see the signs that I ignored
Feel my heartache, feel my pain
I'll never fall in love again
And I can't tell you what it meant to me to see you hear and I'm dying for another chance to hold you once again, to hold you once again
And I miss you
Still I'm laughing now you're back to stay
Words will never say the way I felt about you today
Eyes can never see all the trouble you caused me
I will never sleep
Knowing you can't get near me
I cannot pass the test, I need you for your tenderness
Words will never say the way I felt about you today
Eyes can never see all the trouble you caused me
I will never sleep
Knowing you can't get near me
I cannot pass the test, I need you for your tenderness
10,000 MILES
thought of how it used to be, walking arm in arm
Talking dreams and maybes, but the saddest thing baby was the day would surely come
I reached inside my pocket and pulled out six million five pound notes
But the wind disturbed my confidence, now my shoes won‚t make it home
And it‚s a long way back from China, I‚ve been 10000 miles, but I still can‚t find her
Gin-soaked belly I‚m a long, long way from home
And so I wake up the girl beside me and now I know she‚s not, but I thought she might be
Anything‚s better than a night spent on my own
I found myself a desert, but I couldn‚t find a drink
I spent three long days and now I‚m really amazed at my capacity to think
So 'one and one' I‚m wondering as I walk on down this road
ŒCos it‚s a real sore pity when I find a city that I‚ll still be on my own
And it‚s a long way back from China, I‚ve been 10000 miles, but I still can‚t find her
Gin-soaked belly I‚m a long, long way from home
And so I wake up the girl beside me and now I know she‚s not, but I thought she might be
Anything‚s better than a night spent on my own
And if my dreams came true I‚d find
You playing hard to get next time
But all my dreams are edged with blue
So what the hell am I meant to do?
I thought of how it used to be, walking arm in arm
Talking dreams and maybes, but the saddest thing baby was the day would surely come
I reached inside my pocket and pulled out six million five pound notes
But the wind disturbed my confidence, now my shoes won‚t make it home
And it‚s a long way back from China, I‚ve been 10000 miles, but I still can‚t find her
Gin-soaked belly I‚m a long, long way from home
And so I wake up the girl beside me and now I know she‚s not, but I thought she might be
Anything‚s better than a night spent on my own
SUDDENLY
Suddenly it all comes clear that I‚ve been let down again (been let down again)
You promised me so very much, before you caught that train
You shut the door on everything and you threw away the key (threw away the key)
I really had no idea that you had gone away
You put a crack into my heart that tears will never heal (tears will never heal)
You stole a kiss and that‚s all I had and then you took away my right to feel
(right to feel you)
I‚m sorry and I hate to think just what you thought of me (what you thought of me)
You shut the door on everything, but now I see
And when I sleep now, I‚ll sleep forever
Knowing that a love like that is all I need
And when I cry now, I‚ll cry forever
I saw you last week in my dreams but you didn‚t glance my way
No you didn‚t glance my way
No not at me
When we were friend we loved we lost, but still we gained
What‚s given must be taken away
I‚ve no right to choose and I‚ve got nothing to say
I can‚t stand to lose so I won‚t ask you to play
Just ask anyone why I don‚t come round no more (I don‚t come round no more)
And everyone will tell you that it‚s you I‚m waiting for (I‚m waiting for you)
A year is not enough to fix the heart that you tore up (that you tore up)
You couldn‚t wait to finish me, to break the bonds to set me free
And if you want me back then I‚ll say no never
And if you begged me on your bended knee
I‚ll turn the tide now 'cos I‚ve gone forever
You put a lock around my heart, but I‚ve thrown away the key
Yes I‚ve thrown away the key, but not for me
I‚ve thrown away the key (but not for me)
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COULDN'T FIND A REASON
I couldn‚t find a reason so I took the words and made them rhyme
In the change of season with a change of heart I made you mine
Penny-pinching paradise in the dark doesn‚t look the same
If you‚ve had it you won‚t regret it, now who the hell said it?
Blowing up my bubblegum with a chintzy-ritzy on the phonogram
Staring at the dotted carpet like a sassy dresser with a broken thumb
Ever smiling, never crying though it took my heart away
If you‚ve had it you won‚t regret it, but I can‚t believe that you said it
And as we sat up through the night when at last we kissed and held on tight
We saw a better world beneath the morning light
Your head laying next to mine
Our hearts beating keeping time
And now it‚s come to this I‚m trying not to cry
I couldn‚t find a reason so I took the words and made them rhyme
In the change of season with a change of heart I made you mine
Penny-pinching paradise in the dark doesn‚t look the same
If you‚ve had it you won‚t regret it, but I can‚t believe that you said it
And as we sat up through the night when at last we kissed and held on tight
We saw a better world beneath the morning light
Your head laying next to mine
Our hearts beating keeping time
And now it‚s come to this I‚m trying not to cry
And I can‚t wait to get off work and see my baby
She said she‚d be waiting by the phone for me
So I‚ll remember and I‚ll be faithful
Be it hard or be it painful
I‚ll take a job sweeping up tonight
And I can‚t wait to get off work and see my baby
She‚ll always be waiting in my dreams for me
Hear my words now, hear them good
For your loving I wish you would
Come on down and put me on my feet
YOU SCREAMED
All kinds of promises, all stories that were told
I don’t believe anything of the fiction that you sold
You’re missing your ambience
You’re trailing far behind
I’m keeping it down a bit cos it’s messing with my mind
In courts and cathedrals in the presence of your grief
I can’t put you in for it
This is way beyond belief
You screamed
Youi screamed
You screamed
You screamed
I won’t look for miracles
I can stand on my own two feet
You made quite a meal of it now your scheming is complete
In dolce my Maria turn to softness in my hand
You trail lines of amethyst causing landslides, melting sand
The principles of unity
Have been scattered to the winds
The coal in the fire
Burning cleanses those who’ve sinned
Increasingly eminent, but depressingly immature
From conquest to conflict, we’ve all been this way before
Ripped, stripped, flayed, whipped
Clawing at your feet
Eyes core, skin raw
Melting in the heat
The worst and the best of times
The distraction that it causes
We’re finally clear of it
Hear the shouting through the walls
The rhyme and the synonym
The porous and the tall
Effectively permanent
It’s the ending of us all
THE ENEMY OF SLEEPING
See Anna, hear her talking, but not to me
Deep fear in other people and company
Can’t see the forest, can’t see the trees
So tired but I can’t sleep, it’s killing me
I heard
I felt the thunder
Words slurred
Every little piece is fitting perfectly
In focus in the foreground
In sharp relief
I’m watching from the outside
I feel seventeen
It’s keeps passing over, it’s missing me
You never said it was gonna be easy
You weren’t kidding me
My words
They hit the ceiling
What’s worse
The slightest chance or near impossibility
Now it’s a slow drive through the longest night
And we can rest before the morning
Sign twice on the dotted line
Now the storm has left its warning
No more, for sure
There’s no one to listen
I dare
No care
Not missed or missing
Return, return
Safe to your keeping
String out
Hung out
The enemy of sleeping
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ANY OTHER WAY
I’m writing songs about the good old days
The days lost in a summer’s haze
I wouldn’t have it any other way
I’m writing songs
No one will listen to
Cos it’s just me and you
I’ve really nothing else to do
I’m glad you’re here
To protect me from the things I fear
Through happiness and through the tears
Nothing matters when I feel you near
I’ve heard it said, fate feed off of doubt and dread
I’ve got you in my head
You’re climbing up the walls instead
Everyday that we’re together I’m finding something new
I’m changing whites for blues
These things are true
Cos I want to spend my life with you
Cos there’s nothing that I wouldn’t do
If we fail then we start anew
I tell right from wrong
And I believed you all along
And every day it’s growing string
We’re getting back where we belong
How can this be
It is perfectly clear to me
It’s a stone cold reality
It’s took some time but now I see
So I’m writing songs
About the good old days
Days lost in a summer’s haze
I wouldn’t have it any other way
I MISS YOU
From the warm seas of old Ceylon
I’ve travelled far and I’ve travelled long
Cold nights
A million stars for a ceiling
Sailed through tempests on the China sea
Wondering if you ever think of me
\Next night, next place, same feeling
So when the blossom falls somewhere in Japan
And with a fractured heart I’ll do what I can
And I miss you
Chased the Mistral down to Sicily
Sent a message could you rescue me
Sometimes I need to keep my distance
Caught Star fish in Haling Bay
When roads were blocked I went another way
Pastiche, washed down with Retsina
And when the bullfrogs call from the sugar cane
And I could swear each one is calling out your name
And I miss you
For now, for that’s the say it goes
Youi spoke, I took another blow
No chance, no chance of seeing me
No chance, of change no chance of sympathy
Crossed the Tigris where it’s just a stream
Washed in waterfalls of verdant green
Cried out, through drought through fever
I stole favours in Siem Reap
I climbed mountains just to touch the peak
Pushed hard I had to make an achievement
I saw the fruit bats hanging from the telephone wire
I saw the rivers burst and the land on fire
And I miss you
Drove miles down to Tampa Bay
Picking moonshine along the way
I tried, but I reached my limit
Slept lightly moored in Blue Pearl Bay
I felt winds that blew my soul away
Complied, conformed, resisted
So with a bit more trying I can make it through
But there’s always room in my heart for you
And I miss you
I CAN'T LET YOU GO
Incredibly, I let my feelings run away with me
This isn’t how it was supposed to be
But I’m not asking for your sympathy
Repeatedly, you laid the choices right in front of me
I felt emotion washing over me
There’s none so blind as those who will not see
But I can’t let you go
I’m sorry if I let my feelings show
I can’t let you go
Sometimes, when all the world feels like it’s on your side
And all I give you keeps you satisfied
I can’t hold you if my hands are tied
So here where we are string’
The winds and tides can carry us along
I hope the journey carries on and on
And senseless things begin to do them wrong
But I can’t let you go
I’m sorry if I let my feelings show
I can’t you go
And at the moment we surrender
As I tried hard to remember
You are judged by what you do
Take an oath and keep it too
Where the river meets the sea
That’s as good as it can be
It’s what brought us both together
And I couldn’t wish for better
Biology
It’s like a chemical anomaly
A strong attraction beating gravity
It’s all constructed out of energy
So there’s a few things that I cant forget
I feel the same as on the day we met
I feel the same as on the day we met
I guess you’d call it an epithet
What’s good is gone but better’s coming yet
Incredibly, I let my feelings run away with me
This isn’t how it was supposed to be
But I’m not asking for your sympathy
LET'S KISS AND SAY GOODBYE
Girl, we’ve been travelling the whole wide world
Hey girl, the tall thought-woven sails that flap unfurled
And now I see that this really wasn’t meant to be
We shouldn’t end it on a lie
So let’s kiss and goodbye
There’s something you could tell me out of curiosity
Did you break my on purpose, was it accidentally
Leaving notes under your pillow
Taking day trips to the sea
Catch a movie, grab a taxi
Take a trip to Italy
All the time we had together I believed that I could fly
Now let’s end this thing together
And let’s kiss and say
My foolish heart
The one you stole and then you ripped apart
Think hard
Was this your intention from the very start
And now it seems to me
Just one more love that ends in tragedy
We shouldn’t end this on a lie
So let’s kiss and say goodbye
All the times I waited for you calling me
And now I’m thinking you were somewhere that you shouldn’t be
You’re forcing me to question your humanity
I guess that’s kinda strong but what do you expect from me?
We could have gone forever
Now it’s ending suddenly
So please don’t lie
And let’s kiss and say goodbye
From A to C
I really can’t remember much of B
We shouldn’t end this on a lie
So let’s kiss and say goodbye
All your girlfriends told me, but I didn’t want to hear
I was wrapped up in a bubble and my thinking wasn’t clear
I would call it an addiction, left me shivering and cold
When you crushed me with your hammer
Swallowed all the lies you told
And I still recall your perfume and the freckles on your nose
When you smiled it brought on summer
Frosted cheer and winter’s glow
Sharing cigarettes and milkshakes
Hold you close within my arms
And I can you all I could have done
Protected you from harm
Though I’m not a jealous person you meant everything to me
If I had my time again I’d do things very differently
There’s no moral to this story
Walk away and don’t you cry
I wanna die
But let’s kiss and say goodbye
I WAS WRONG
I've tried
To stop the hurt and pain inside
I lied
I left my conscience open wide
Stepping over bones laying scattered on the ground
I can hear your gentle breathing so I'll try not make a sound
I was wrong
I'm wrong
Hard words
Hurt Me
You're gone
I grieve
I was wrong
I'm wrong
VERTIGO
A Musical Journey
Vertigo, you came into my life and made it so
You gave me vertigo, feel like I'm falling from the sky
And when I'm feeling low
I seek the comfort of that vertigo
And in times of need, it lifts my soul and I can fly
For now and I hope forever
Pick it up
We can face these things together
Take, take what you want from me
And if the pressure's building
But your heart is willing
SINCE I'M LOVING HER
There's no easy way to say I love you
There's no easy way cos I let you down
You told me there's no point in trying to find you
Well maybe so, but I'll keep hanging around
I think I'll spend some time alone
Cos I'd rather be crying on my own
Oh honey, why'd you do that
You do it to me all the time
In spite of him I'll live in this poor rhyme
You broke my dreams and left me bleeding
Just so you know I'm in quite a state
I feel the weight of too much drinking
My secret thoughts they made me hesitate
I think I'd better carry on
Through the echoes of the things that I have known
I'll work it through, I'll take some time
Since I'm loving her
I lost my mind
And now my thoughts they are receding
Not sure if they're right, but I know they're true
You often told me you were leaving
I wasn't sure what I was meant to do
My conscience tells me that it's wrong
To be able and lonely all along
I can't take you back
I've thought of it a million times
But if I was wrong I guess that makes you right
You left your keys upon the table
I hear the clock it's beating out the time
I feel I'm sinking under water
That's where I'll stay if I can't make you mine
I need the comfort of a friend
Cos I'm finding it hard right at the end
Oh honey why'd you do that?
I think about you all the time
Since I'm loving her I lost my mind
Lost my mind, lost my mind
There's no easy way to say I love you
There's no easy way cos I let you down
You told me there's no point in trying to find you
Well maybe so, but I'll keep hanging around
I think I'll spend some time alone
Cos I'd rather be crying on my own
Oh honey, why'd you do that
You do it to me all the time
Since I'm loving her
GIN AND CIGARETTES
It's time you faced up to the truth
Put your faith in something new and you can't lose
I chase the thought around my head
Were you lying, was there truth in what you said
I heard your footsteps in the hall
This was coming and you can't say you weren't warned
There's no way back and you won't stay
Is it true that you were leaving anyway?
I'm still confused by what you do
Bottled up, my pain it broke my heart in two
We took a path that took us down
It was hard to keep my feet on solid ground
The past bears heavy on my mind
Where once was lost and gone and never to be found
There's no way back from what we said
I just lean upon my gin and cigarettes
I've nothing left to prove
You spoke and I can choose
I miss you face
I miss your smile
I felt the rain washing tears out of my eyes
Where the river runs
Where it meets the sea
So I'll just thank you for the time you spent with me
I've nothing left to prove
You spoke and I can choose
Still in the night
I hear you breathing
On your shoulder I cry
Cos my heart's in pieces
Tearing me down
You don't want to miss this
I question your aim
But it's not my business
OH YEAH, ALRIGHT
Oh yeah, well alright
Let's talk about the other night
Don't care, don't dare
If it isn't wrong why make it right?
And I'm feeling quite a need to change the scenery
It's a feeling that's been growing long
We'll take the next train out and I'll be heading south
To a place I once heard in a song
And on the journey we can kick back
Let me know if there's an impact on your sense and sensibility
And we can drink until we're sated, let go all the tings we hated
Like the constant fights, the heated nights
The feeling nothing's going right
WHAT'S THE POINT OF IT?
What's the point of it?
Why d'you feel so bad?
Have I broken it?
Did I make you mad?
I can't handle it
I gave you all I had
Now you're suffering
I'm feeling worse than sad
So, so you're gone
But the taste of you
It still lingers on
Your lies, lies, lies, you lied
You tricked me with your eyes
I'm facing it
I was embracing it
It's time to go I must admit
ALL THE THINGS YOU DO
So all the things you do and your point of view on nothing, yeah nothing
And when we scream and shout and we're falling out, you just purify
The when the mood is right whet my appetite, it's thrilling, if you're willing
And when the morning comes and I kick you out of my bed, that's what you said
Well I had nine lives now I'm down to five
I'm a refugee in your embassy
When you pull the string make me dance and sing
It's been crazy since I met you and I know I won't forget you
Make me spin around, knock me to the ground
So you hurt me, yeah you hurt me
And when the evening comes and we're having fun and it's no surprise
But it's your friends I hate cos they're always late
They're annoying, so annoying
I get your point of view now we really should be sleeping, I'm not sleeping
Well I had five lives now I'm down to two
When it all went wrong at the rendezvous
And your contradictions make me question my convictions
It's been crazy since I met ya and I surely won't forget yaSo all the things you do and your point of view on nothing, yeah nothing
BROKE ON A WHEEL
I, I was hurt
I think you got what you deserved
Told me things that made it worse
You kicked me to the ground
You crossed the line
You shot me down a thousand times
You're playing out your pantomime
I'm bursting at the seams
And now I find I've changed my mind
I think back to the better times
When the world was a mystery
We shared our history
The summer days were hot and long
We could tell right from wrong
Your love swept over me
Broke on a wheel
I can't explain just how I feel
The deepest cuts will never heal
To end in tragedy
It's no longer true
I don't expect much more from you
You split my poor heart into two
You buried me alive
100,000 VOICES
I'm glad to say, love never went away
I'm here, you're here and all-in-all we'll be here till the morning
You showed me just how happy we could be
I loved you all along
You're back where you belong
In a world of fear
I'll keep you near
Protecting you from harm
You taught me things I never knew
The best thing is I'll be here in the morning
Changing our ways will pay off right away
Stand up, be good
I think it's understood
And all the flowers in the world and all our favourite songs
And a 100,000 voices sing along
I'm glad to say, love never went away
I'm here, you're here and all-in-all we'll be here in the morning
You showed me just how happy we could be
(I loved you all along)
You're back where you belong
I loved you all along
And a 100,000 voices sing along
NO CURE FOR MY BROKEN HEART
I remember when things were different then
And so I went out of my mind
When I fell apart, broke my heart
You treated me unkind
Reaching out for you was the one thing that I couldn't do
Stumbled to the ground, falling down
It's over with you
You waved it aside
It was never justified
Averting your eyes
Like a stranger
You tore love apart
There's no cure for my broken heart
I couldn't see
I was in danger
THE GIRL WITH THE BLOODSHOT EYE
Late one night and the place was quiet
I was looking for things to do
So I drive out to the Riverbar
Bought myself a drink or two
In the corner a band were playing songs that reminded me of you
And I lit up another cigarette and I bent down to tie my shoe
Then the swing doors slowly parted and it took me by surprise
I felt incapacitated when I saw the girl with the bloodshot eye
She had a leather coat that fell past her knees
She had tan-coloured leather boots
She wore rings on every finger
She had a case where she kept cheroots
Commanding attention, familiarity
She knew what she doing when she passed in front of me
She left a trail of devastation I swear grown men started to cry
I couldn't give you an explanation when I saw the girl with the bloodshot eye
I questioned my credentials as I slumped into my seat
It was the strangest situation
Was it real or counterfeit?
Then she turned her gaze upon me
And I swear without a word of a lie
I was hopelessly imprisoned when I saw the girl with the bloodshot eye
She bruised me
When she used me
She confused me
I guess it was supposed to be