All songs original and © Dave Ellis & Boo Howard
Title	Song	Date
Women In Love	When she's old enough to know better But young enough to fall in love Without a reason why She will wonder what's coming over When arms no longer hold her And she's fool enough to cry What will she do When her loving days are through Giving it all... like women in love What will she say When her lover's gone away Giving it all... like women in love And if it's just a case of survival And disdain becomes her bible For the way she felt last night She will wonder what's coming over When she cries upon his shoulder And gives in without a fight What will she do.... Will he tell her what she needs to know Will he tell her what she wants to hear Will he open up and let her in Women in love	21/2/1987
Early Warning Sign	I throw my heart and caution to the wind I forget just where my hopes were pinned I seemed to miss out on the warning sign Couldn't get away from love this time I know 1 is 1, and 1+1 is 2 But nothing is adding up the way it used to do Love is something I don't understand Nothing happens the way I planned Too late for an early warning Can't get away from love this time Too late for the red sky dawning Too late for an early warning sign Deep in love, deeper in doubt Didn't think I'd ever let these feelings out Saved my loving for a rainy day Something always told me I should try and get away Too late for an early warning..... Believe me I could never run away Believe me I could never hide away I only know I want you to stay I need you by my side	14/5/1992
123 Let's Go	Take your time and you'll wind up with the same old story The name of the game is no one's giving to a hand held out It's not what you do, it's who you know But come on baby and 123 let's go! Taking our chances,123 let's go! Let's be taking some chances baby All the gutters in the neighbourhood are overflowing Everyone's moaning, everyone's dreaming of yesterday You're no better off with the devil you know So don't give a damn baby, 123 let's go! Taking our chances, 123 let's go! Let's be taking some chances baby Waiting for this and waiting for that Do you wait until the world has you on your knees Don't give up baby, 123 let's go! Save your words for the brushing up of future tenses There's a world that is waiting there for you and me So take your fears and lay them low Get yourself ready baby 123 let's go!	29/7/1985
Looking For An Answer	Undermined and flustered, burnt out and busted See what the fuss did? nothing at all What we doing , why we waiting Mother loving, world hating Undercutting, overrating everything I'm looking for an answer I'm trying to find a reason why Analytic time wasting, antiseptic muck raking Anal oral fixating... I don't know I analyse my upbringing I don't care who I'm stringing Just give me wine and singing, I get my kicks I'm looking for an answer I'm trying to find a reason why I seem to make a mighty meal of this Should have found out a long time ago I'm out of chances, I need some straight answers I'm just working on a basis of a need to know Convoluted word play, can you hear what I say I'm searching night and day for some sweet thing Never learned my lesson Life just keeps me guessing I got no one's blessing...I got nothing!	23/12/1993
What Do I Know (About Love)	Hard to imagine when I was living on my own Just one in a million people living life alone Secure in independence, I kept pretenders from my throne But what did I know about love What did I know about love, what did I know about love I'd heard the word a thousand times The broken promises, the hollow rhymes What did I know about love But times are for changing and the next thing I knew The things that were so easy then seemed very hard to do It was only then that I realised how much I needed you What did I know, what did I care about love What did I know about love, what did I know about love Was only when I fell from grace And saw the tenderness still in your face That's when I learned, that's when I learned about love I was blind, I treated you unkind And I declined to see the obvious I was unsure to try an open door Though only time will tell I think I've learned my lesson well So what do I know about love, what do I know about love People say that it's everywhere But when you find it you're a millionaire That's what I know, that's what I learned about love That's what I learned about love That's what I know.....about love It's the way you feel inside Teaching me to be so kind	1/7/1992
Kids In The Rain	It's a matter, a matter of time Before your world comes down and leaves you crying There's no reason, no reason on earth Why you should ever give up trying It's just a matter of simply having fun Like kids in the rain Come on, there's a will and a way To get the most out of the situation There's a price, a price that you pay When you stick around in hesitation It's just a matter of losing some self-control Like kids in the rain You'll never know just what it's all about Don't ever say "I told you so" Nothing'd ever be misunderstood If everything'd stay Right as rain It's just a matter of simply having fun Like kids in the rain	21/3/1992
Party Line	It simply ain't enough To walk right out the door It ain't the thing to do When you're crying out for more No pretence at independence My defence has fallen down I'm giving it up for the party I'm giving it up for the party line Same old avenue Seems like I'm talking to myself Same old risky business But I don't want nobody else I need to understand you I need to hold you close I'm giving it up... I need the love that's in your eye I need the love that makes me high I need your love I need a heart upon my sleeve I need a hope and by your leave I need your love	28/2/1992
Minefield	Well I know what I want But I don't know how to get it Cos love is like a minefield Waiting for company There's a thorn in the middle of it Cross and nails either side of it Love is like a minefield Waiting for company Does she lie to your face Does she lay you to waste How's it make your heart feel There's no self-defence And there's no kind of sense Love is like a minefield You can learn to forgive But there's no way to forget it Love is like a minefield Waiting for company There's a wide world calling And there's too many hearts falling Love is like a minefield Waiting for company And if you learn to pretend She'll just win in the end So tell her what you're gonna do Don't you hide in your shell Fight your way back from hell Love can make your heart blue	30/1/1992
Crazy With Your Love	It's no way to come across Being with you is no piece of cake You're pouring cold water, you're painting red letter I never know what to make And I'm crazy with your love No room for violins This is no time for regret I can never give you up I need you like a cigarette And I'm crazy with your love I was attracted by your sympathetic eyes Now I'm distracted by your undercover lies I dived down deep into your magic wishing well And found I'd bought a one way ticket Leaving me in hell Some people give and take Some were born just to deceive Some you win, some you lose But some people you can never leave And I'm crazy with your love	30/1/1992
Breathe In Love	Oh when I think about it I'm my sole preoccupation Trying to find some scheme To put myself at ease I want to breathe in love I want to blow out my hurt and pain I want to breathe in love I want to blow out my hurt and pain All is false, all is lies When it's self promotion And if I find some truth It won't come a day too soon I want to breathe in love I want to blow out my hurt and pain I want to breathe in love I want to blow out my hurt and pain I'm gonna get off my high horse And open up my heart again to you I'm gonna find some peace of mind If it's the very last thing I do	1/1/1989
It's Only Make Up	She sings the blues a capella She plays Elgar on her stereo She got her soul in the cellar She got to check her look, she's got to go outside It's only make up That she hides her face behind It's only make up She's got to make up her mind To leave the boy and the blues behind She had no doubt about him No sentinel around her heart Now she can't live without him So inside a box she finds a part she'll play It's only make up..... She's living out the picture in a magazine She's trying not to think of how things might have been She showed him all the love he could have ever seen But now she wants to hide herself She saw her naked heart upon his shelf She's still looking for the real thing Not a temporary compromise She wants someone to believe in She's gonna give some guy a sweet surprise.. oh yeah It's only make up.....	19/7/1991
Take A Shot At Love	It's an ill wind seems to Blow your heart tonight Cos you been hurt sometimes And love just don't feel right But I'm here waiting still And I'm giving up time to kill Cos if you don't need love Then I'll find someone who will So come on, take a shot at love Take another, take a lover, take a shot at love Oh yeah, what are you dreaming of Take another, take a lover, take a shot at love Take aim, it's a crying shame Why don't you play a lover's not a loser's game So come on, what are you dreaming of Take another, take a lover, take a shot at love So you negotiate the lonely afternoon With your memories of a love that left too soon But when will you see the light And put up some kind of fight Cos if you don't want love Then I'll find someone who might So come on.....	9/11/1990
Waiting In The Wings	With pain in her heart, she does what she can She tries to believe in the love of her man She waits for a sign night after night That things will be perfect, things will be alright She's waiting Waiting in the wings for love Nine times out of ten she gets by If she swallows her pride, and keeps the tear from her eye One in a million she thought she'd found But now it seems like her love has gone to ground She's waiting Waiting in the wings for love She wants that love in her heart But it's nowhere in the neighbourhood She wants real love in her heart But she knows real loving got to feel real good She's always had those doubts and fears Through all the thick and thinner years And now there's only one thing She really wants to know She's just waiting.....	24/1/1990
She Won't Love You Like I Do	I don't know why you had a mind for leaving me Cos I seemed to be the last to know I never felt more than I did from your kiss I don't know much but I'll tell you this She won't love you like I do You may not see my finer virtues any more We may have seen our finest hour Well I know you can be an awkward guy I've never been the apple of my old man's eye, but... She won't love you like I do Don't walk away Don't give her love the time of day What can I do To make you change your mind Don't make me cry I don't want to hear your last goodbye Oh I know that my heart is true She will never love you like I do And don't you ever take her love as read She's another girl in another girl's head And I know.. She won't love you like I do She won't love you the same Not like me, not like me She won't love you like I do	3/1/1990
There For You	And when your heart is on the sorry side And when your dreams have gone astray They fade away Take it from me there's no need to worry Don't worry Take a tip from me you should feel safe not sorry Cos I'll be there for you Anytime or any place or anywhere for you Oh I'll be there for you It doesn't matter where, oh I'll be there for you Sometimes your fortune falls on stony ground And Lady Luck can catch your eye Then say goodbye Take it from me there's no need for sorrow Don't cry Take a tip from me you know there's always tomorrow Cos I'll be there for you.... And when the times are so hard and going nowhere And if you've just had enough I'll be there, I'll be there Sometimes you can't get relief or satisfaction But when you're needing a hand I'll be there, I'll be there for the action	19/12/1989
Special Kind Of Love	Well I've come a long way Since I put my trust in any old faces Well I've come a long way Since I let life get me down But I, I need love like I did just yesterday Uh huh, I've come a long way Now I'm going places Oh I, I'm looking for a special kind of love Well it's been a long time Since I gave my heart and soul to romances Well it's been a long time Since I gave my heart away Cos I, I been fooled when I thought I'm home and dry Uh huh, it's been a long time But I'll take my chances Oh I, I'm looking for a special kind of love Blue blue the sky is blue Till the clouds get in the way And if I love you I'm gonna keep that rain away Oh you never can be certain Oh you never can be sure But I'm looking for a special kind of love
One Night Stand	I can tell that you hurt like hell From the loving that you've known before Now you love them and leave them, never believe them And put a barricade on the door You're picking them up on a Friday night But it's never gonna happen to me Cos I believe in your magic And I don't wanna know About your one night stand You got two faces, your airs and your graces But I know the game you want to play With that look in your eye, you know you'll get by And loving doesn't hurt you that way But put yourself out baby one more time And let me see what's inside of you Cos I believe in your magic... Don't worry 'bout some old heartbreaker Don't chicken out on me and be a love forsaker Don't wanna get the come-on If you fake your love for me	30/1/1989
It's Just My Heart	I know the price of love Is something that I can't afford But I can pay the balance due If you can find the full reward Oh how I wish my tears Could be ignored But it's just my heart Afraid of love again It's just my heart Counting those tears again It's just my heart And you take my heart Don't wanna ever be apart It's guaranteed to fail And guaranteed to fade away Well that's how you feel sometimes If loving won't work out and stay But I can live to love another day It's just my heart... Someday I'll leave my cares behind I've got to set my loving free	25/10/1988
I Need A Man Tonight	Disengage me from deep conversation And if you're wanting to talk, keep it light Don't let the past interfere And if you need a woman I need a man tonight Don't misunderstand I need a man tonight Don't want to say I love you I won't say that love is out of the question No I wouldn't say that it's wrong, or that it's right I don't know what to expect But I know what I want I need a man tonight... Oo I got my mind made up I got my head screwed on I got my heart weighed up And I know what I need tonight	8/9/1988
I Cry Softly	Now you're left to your own devices Do you know what our love was worth Would it come as a complete surprise To know that I'd have moved heaven and earth I cry softly for love gone by Now I'm left with my own toy airplane That keeps crashing to the ground I remember two tattered kites That flew so proudly round and round I cry softly for love gone by Too late for tears To bring back the things I cared for Too late for tears And trying to explain the whys and the wherefores Too late now for recognition Of all we had to gain I'm just left here with my heart wishing Oh if only I could stand the pain I cry softly for love gone by Try to forget Those days of love and laughter Try to forget But still I believe in a love ever after I cry softly for love gone by	19/7/1988
Is It Any Wonder	You always give me one last chance You always save me one more dance You change my water into wine Is it any wonder you're a friend of mine And when I got my back to the wall I know you'll be there whenever I call You can give me love with a feeling My feet are on the ground but my heart is on the ceiling Is it any wonder I'm in love with you Why you love me I'll never know Easy come but easier to go You make it easy to see it through Is it any wonder I'm a friend to you I'm no fly by night, I'm no Johnny come late I wanna be your soul candidate In my heart you're elected You give me love when it's least expected Is it any wonder I'm in love with you Is it any wonder When you do what you do Is it any wonder I'm in love with you You make me feel , you make me high You just say yes, you never say die Loving you is easy as ABC Is it any wonder you're a friend to me Times get hard, times get tough Sometimes I feel I've had enough But then I hear a knock on my door Then I remember what a friend is for Is it any wonder I'm in love with you
Won't Let Loving Get A Hold On Me	Well I knew a little girl who made me feel O.K. But I was looking through my glasses in a rose coloured way She was looking like a rainbow but she turned into a cloud of grey And I could not believe my eyes And it came as a real surprise The things she told to me Now I won't let loving get a hold on me Well I see another girl and so I take a quick look But I'm feeling like a fish that's looking at another hook She's waiting for a bite, but you can tell her it's a waste of time Because you know where I draw the line And though I wish that the sun would shine When it's cold for me I won't let loving get a hold on me There's one in every million With their hearts in the right places But I take one look And I race right past those friendly faces I won't let loving get a hold on me Oh no...I won't let loving get a hold on me There's Autumn in the air when I require a new leaf There's Summer in your smile but I treat you like a thief There's Winter in my heart and I think it's a real disgrace When I see your sunny face And I know I can't replace The thing she stole from me Now I won't let loving get a hold on me	1/7/1988
Hold Back The Lies	I let my mind out in a storm today My heart was black as thunder And I could not stop the tidal wave My thoughts and dreams were under But the day was fine And the sun did shine As I sheltered beneath my umbrella Hold back the lies And keep away the stormy weather Hold back the lies Keep your heart and soul together Don't be afraid And don't let the truth leave in disguise Hold back the lies I put my conscience on a plane today I had my reservations I thought that I could just fly away And take a long vacation But I could not hide From the pain inside Couldn't run from the hurricane blowing Hold back the lies... Don't shoot yourself a line Recognise the warning sign Don't let them undermine Hold back the lies	2/4/1988
The Weekend With You	Friday night and the work is done Saturday and the weekend's just begun I don't intend to spend it on my own So wish me luck Here I go I'm coming home to you So don't worry I'll hurry I'm never going to want to go to work on Monday I'm coming To spend the weekend with you So don't cry now I'll try now With a little bit of luck I should be there by sundown I'm coming To spend the weekend with you Monday morning comes around too fast Tuesday leaves me feeling second class By Wednesday things are looking up again Thursday night I dream of you And Friday night it's true That I'm coming I'm coming With a little bit of luck we'll soon be up and running I'm coming To spend the weekend with you So don't cry now I'll try now There's a hole in my heart that could be filled by sundown I'm coming home To spend the weekend with you	25/6/1993
Protect Yourself	Your sensitive nature is nothing you'll admit to Sentimental feelings never get in your way Genuine emotion only causes a commotion Worrying about what people might say All you ever do is protect yourself From people like me Keeping up a tight lip is something that you're used to Not taking any chances, might be friend or foe I could be a shyster or innocent bystander Ah baby but you're never gonna know All you ever do is protect yourself From people like me You're never gonna find out You're never gonna see But you can never hide out You'll never get away from me All you ever do is protect yourself I ask you do you love me, it's an elementary question Not giving me affirmative, but you never say no Sitting on your fences, guarding your defences But baby if you love me just let it show All you ever do is protect yourself From people like me	25/3/1986
Fair Warning	Play it safe as you can There's a child inside the man And love is like a birthday toy And birthdays aren't the same any more And it's a fair warning There's blood on the horizon Oh it's a fair warning There's blood on the horizon You can bend the golden rule Just shining words to a magpie fool I'll bet you spend every day Wishing you could fly away Well it's a fair warning... You tell me not to worry about it Life for you is just a walk in the dark But it's a fair warning Love can never find its mark It's a fair warning You can hold your head up high Head in the clouds but not in the sky You want to reach for the stars But it s a one way trip for Venus and Mars Well it's a fair warning... Hey junior Could this be a lesson to you The world is growing older And love is growing colder It's a fair warning Fair warning	1/1/1982
Long Way From Home	Honesty is broken lies On dark streets and lonely eyes Conviction compromise Since Daddy went away Holy waters running deep The sunset burning low It's a long long way from home Never thought there'd come this day A childhood friend I thought would stay So far, so far away Long way from home I see no lanterns in the vale No light on the hill It's a long long way from home	22/10/1993
Walking Wounded	Well what he did was all in the game Of living, of loving, of self preservation Now I don't believe a word they say Or see eye to eye without reservation I'm just walking wounded Every step of the way Felt so lucky, but I was just A fool in love, it taught me a lesson Now if you ask me do I love you It's a trick, it's a lie, it's a loaded question I'm just walking wounded Every step of the way I was walking with my head in the clouds I was walking with the sun in my eye I was singing "Oh what a beautiful morning" Then night came down And left me wounded but walking Don't want to suspect your motives You're not the kind for lying or scheming But I can't trust my feelings for you Without looking for double meanings I'm just walking wounded Every step of the way	1/6/1983
Show Me Your Magic	All my life I've been living In a tragic one act play All my life they've been leaving And I'm waiting for the one who'll stay And when love seemed right out of the question You came and cast a spell on me If you show me your magic Then I will give up my tragedy Time after time I've been hoping For the one who will set me free But no conjuror with clever deception Can ever pull a trick on me Well now I've been fooled one time too many But I will make a deal with you If you show me your magic Then I will give up my tragedy	23/11/1987
If This Is Love	It isn't really that I'm insecure It's just the nature of the thing I do Makes people feel they can say I'm crazy I learned to take it from the wide world But I never thought I'd hear it from you But if this is love Then why do I feel like crying Why do I feel so blue And if this is love I know I could reach for something higher Why do I come running back to you I never really tried to understand What makes a woman love a certain man Some things are best when they're left unspoken Maybe I should have studied harder Cos we're leaving long before we've begun And if this is love.... Why do I come running back When all you do is criticise The very things that you used to adore Don't you know that sometimes Love is like an open door So is this love?....	1/12/1991
Your Love Is All Around Me	The world is monochrome and snowbound again But there s a warm wind across the bleak terrain I feel exposed But that s the way it goes But there s a feeling I get every time it snows Your love is all around me Friend or foe, well who can tell It s a brief hello or it s a long farewell Strangers come and go I call them friends But there s this feeling I get that never ends Your love is all around me Life came down so heavy It pushed my heart inside my sleeve It soiled my reputation For doing what I do believe Like a loaded revolver held hard against my brain But you unload the gun And your love is all around me...again Your love is all around me	13/4/1983
I Do Believe	I had a dream Of love and laughter But I woke up with the tears on my face My fantasy replaced So I said a prayer For all the good times I remember taking cider with Rosie Far from the borderline I do believe That a heart can always bleed And that true love can last forever And love is all you need And when times get hard This is what I believe Deep in my heart The sun is shining Though the world is full of darkness and desperation Love will see you through I do believe... So don't be afraid to take a helping hand Life is too short for ceremonial stands We'll help each other through pain and sorrow But come what may I'll still believe tomorrow I do believe... This is what I believe
Riding on the Underground	I'd fight for my country I'd die for the King For a light in the tunnel I'd do almost anything Can't see in the darkness, can't hear a sound Feels like I'm riding on the underground Show an act of mercy Show me an act of faith Got nothing much to do, nothing much to say But I got no time to waste Better claim my feelings from the lost & found Feels like I'm riding on the underground What a feeling, what a waste of time Round & round in a circular line 2 steps forward, 3 steps back I don't suppose I'd even feel a heart attack! Riding on the underground Why should I worry (about a thing) Why should I have to care I don't know where I'm going, I don't know what I'm doing Just as long as I get somewhere Got to get a life in sensurround Feels like I'm riding on the underground
Rainfall	Well I came to the bottom of that rainy day With the false pitter patter of the things I say I could not open up my heart so easily I could not say... That I was dreaming Or that I was hoping Or that I was...praying You'd light a match up in the rainfall Light a match up in the rain Well I been waiting so long for a little peace of mind I been running, running, running so blind I could not inflict my point of view I could not say.. That I was dreaming Could not say I was praying Could not say I was hoping and praying You'd light a match up in the rainfall Don't remember when the blues Blew away my good news Don't remember when the thrill was gone When the lights went wrong... But lightning strikes more times than one So I dream on Well I've made up my mind I'm making up my heart I'm never gonna make another false start You take me by the hand, you take me by surprise I could not say... That I was dreaming That I was...flying Could not say I was hoping and praying You'd light a match up in the rainfall
Let Go, Let's Go	This is not an easy chair This is not a coat to wear This is not the time To be holding out This is not the photograph In your mind, in the past Come on baby make me laugh Make me smile Let go, and let's go Let go, and baby let's go Never want to change your mind Never want to be unkind How come you can stay out there So far away I just can't wait, I just can't wait Don't be never, just be late There's no time to hesitate Come on, come on, come on Let go, and let's go Let go, and baby let's go Time is running out on the parking meter Make me yours, but make it quicker Take me to those open places I'm running out of parking spaces Let go Are you waiting for the ball & chain Are you waiting for the sun to rain Are you waiting for the pain to come Are you waiting for the man to run Or are you waiting for the man who stays awake Whose lonely heart has never ached so bad It's gonna drive him mad Let go, and let's go Let go, and baby let's go This is not an easy chair This is not a coat to wear This is not the time To be holding out
Mess Me Up	Take my heart by the balls Take my chart by the storm Bite my face in the lonely place Face my mirror to the wall Come on and mess me up Come on and mess me on up Throw that tender loving cup Come on and mess me all up Turn my sleep to counting sheep Call my conscience name out loud State your case, take my parking space Break my cushion covered walls Come on and mess me up Well she makes me feel good She makes me feel better I never feel like I'm ever gonna get her Come on and mess me up Get that monkey off my back, Jack Make me laugh and make me cry Be too good to be true I don't want to fuck this up Come on and mess me up She knows there's something there She knows there's something in it From the top to the bottom She takes me to the limit! Come on and mess me on up And throw that tender loving cup Come on and mess me up
Only Goodbye	Saving all the tea in China Enough love for the whole of Asia Minor And I want to give it all to you Say something Even if it's only goodbye Only goodbye Say anything Even if it's only goodbye She gave me mind over matter She give me fruit of all emotion And I say my message straight to the moon Say something Even if it's only goodbye Is she waiting by the phone Does she want to be alone Or is she over me Is she telling me the truth Is she waiting for some proof Or is she over me I ask the burning question Does nothing ever matter Is loving just a game to play Is loving just a game I cannot win Is that the sound of violin...... Or is that the sound of goodbye We should be making love tonight Say anything Even if it's only goodbye Only goodbye Say anything Even if it's only goodbye
Antidote	Well I was going to the doctor To tell the good news That a babe came along And blew away my birthday blues Was going to the doctor To give out the bad news That she'd run away to hide And wasn't giving any clues And it hurts, it hurts, it hurts so bad But I know what I need I don't need no antidote No downer duration No damage limitation No prescription for frustration As far as I can go I'll be pushing out the boat But even overboard I don't need no antidote Well I went to my friend He said "how come you're so tense You're usually indifferent With lots of common sense" I said "I can't eat, I can't sleep I can't hide From these tortured hormones inside" And it hurts, it hurts, it hurts so bad But I know what I need I don't need no antidote No strung out innocence No smokescreen indifference No hard headed common sense As far as I can go I'll be pushing out the boat But even overboard I don't need no antidote Well she came to the party And you know she should be mine Well she came to the party And you know she should be mine And you know what I need And you know what I need Well I went to a preacher And said I got the faith I got the hat, the T shirt But no date I'm feeling more dead than I am alive Can you do a resurrection Cos I'm dying to jive And it hurts, and it hurts, and it hurts so bad But I know what I need I don't need no antidote No act of contrition No way to submission No lack of inhibition As far as I can go I'll be pushing out the boat But even overboard I don't need no antidote
Such A Dream	Say a message to the dreamer Say goodnight It's not long until the light Not long before you're right again There's a hand in the darkness Holding on to mine How long before I wake How long before you break this spell Don't walk away from a dream Don't walk away from a dreamer This dream is real Oh such a dream There's a shoulder to lean on Lean on me too I'll be a friend to you Only me and the devil care Don't walk away from a dream Don't walk away from a dreamer This dream is real Oh such a dream
Call My Number	Got to tell it to the postman Got to say it to the man next door Wanna tell you all about it And then I'll probably want to tell you more I'm mad about her Anyone can tell Well she came into my life In the middle of the night She called my number up To get to the point She made my heart stand still She got my number I got the finest motivation I got the keys to the diamond store She's got the right specification For the woman I've been longing for It makes me worry Makes me hurry Well I pray to the Lord That she's here to stay She brought me to my knees If I make a little effort I'll go all the way She got my number I'm mad about her Mad about her Call my number Call my number I'll never walk away I'll never go quietly Call my number up
Hang Out The Flag	Do what you wanna do Say what you wanna say Don't leave those stones unturned But never turn your face away Run away if you have to But don't be gone too long Shoot the breeze with who you please And let the wind carry you along But even if the money runs out Don't let the fire in your eyes burn out And hang out the flag Keep it flying till the wind comes back Hang out the flag And keep it flying You rang up my father He's been dead now 20 years You just wanted to introduce yourself You must be music to his ears But if the line to Heaven is out You can reach me Without a doubt I'll hang out the flag... Don't be afraid Don't be uncertain Have faith in your heart Have faith in your heart Bring your lamb to the slaughter Bring your sacrifice to the alter Bring your horse to the waterside And get him to take a drink But even if the river runs dry Don't ever lose the fire in your eye And hang out the flag... Hang out the flag And keep it flying...
I Can't Spell Her	Dyslexic situation Wordless altercation Can't read, can't understand The words you never said About making new plans L-O-R-A-N-E L-O-R-A-N-E L-O-R-A-N-E Lorane I can't spell her I can't spell her I can't spell her Lorraine The sun went down this evening 'Bout the same time you were leaving I hear you from the closing door I don't know how I can't love you no more L-O-R-A-N-E I can't spell her Lorraine And now her mind's made up She's going now, she's going now And the magic slips quietly away And emptiness comes to stay I can't spell her L-O-R-A-N-E I can't spell her
Doesn't Matter To You	Well your touch made me shake Left me lying awake Now you wouldn't even shake my hand Well I can't get my head Around this thing being dead Don't think I'll ever understand So I try to remember My loving doesn't matter to you Yes I try to recall You don't love me at all One day I'll put down the cross I'll get over the loss I might even sleep a wink But I keep seeing your face All over the place And I don't know what to think So I try to remember My loving doesn't matter to you Yes I try to recall You don't love me at all Well it's out of my hands It's out of my reach Well I better just face the fact It's yesterday's news Another case of the blues And it ain't ever coming back So I try to remember My loving doesn't matter to you Yes I try to recall You don't love me at all
Leave You, Leave Me Blues	Isn't anyone staying Why's it always time to leave Just another misguided plan A future ill conceived You're hung up on me And I'm hung up on someone else She's hung up on somebody new Why don't I get back on my shelf I gotta move on I got the leave you, leave me blues I got to get going I got to leave you, leave me blues Doesn't anyone stay happy close together in harmony I'm leaving you... just like she went and left me Is anybody happy Give me some clue to it And if you know some formula Tell me why I always blew it In my wildest 'magination I know how it ought to be (The thing is...) I don't matter to her And you don't matter to me I gotta get going I got the leave you, leave me blues I gotta get out I got to leave you, leave me blues Doesn't anyone stay happy close together in harmony I'm leaving you... just like she's leaving me So confused... Well yes I am Love defused I can't help it, I just give a damn I got to get going I got to get out I gotta move on I don't know what keeps going wrong Doesn't matter what I do or say But I'll keep looking for the girl of my dreams Or at least find someone who just might stay
Goddess	If only I had treat you like a human Instead of worshipping your very name Love won't understate, all consuming I loved you too much, I was the one to blame And now you don't look like a goddess Since you took away my heaven on earth Now you've just become like any other woman Who leaves me wondering what it all was worth Hey mister can you understand my meaning She means so much you don't wanna get it wrong So precious you're too scared to even touch her When you haven't felt that way for so long But now you don't look like a goddess That's just the way you seemed to be Well it's been so long since I felt that way about anyone Or anyone about me Going too far, going too fast How did I think loving could last I saw you running away Heart of stone, feet of clay How could I take you down from the pedestal Seemed like somebody sent from above How could I see you just the way you are What's reality to do with love But now you don't look like a goddess You had to leave to make me see No you don't look like a goddess Now you don't mean the world to me
Consider Me	Sexy little panzy Potter Making eyes to get me hotter Wraps me round her finger Then points towards herself Comatose cold fish Mabel She won't even lay the table On a plate she makes me wait Then eats it all herself Aaaah consider me, consider me Consider me Consider finding love Consider what I'm dreaming of Oh consider me Terminal true love Tracy She always looks so tasty She makes sure she's looking right Then looks the other way I wouldn't have to precis What I know about my Tracy Write it on a postage stamp And mail it to myself Aaaah consider me... And I feel yes I feel Like a wretched slavering dog Tied and bound Like a loveless market bound hog For feeling the things in my heart That I feel Wanna be real Wanna be fine Think of me sometime Permanent prick tease Brenda I don't wish to offend her I buy her flowers, she shows her powers And throws them in my face She says "I don't need this heaviness Don't think about togetherness Don't think about it Just think about yourself" Aaaah consider me
How Can I Forget You	No way through No way back to you No mediator Could tell me what to do No answer to my prayer No answer how to get there That pretty face Won't run on back to me How can, how can I ever forget you How can I ever regret a single day Take the pill Drink the wine Nothing ever Gonna make me wanna shine Only you can make it right Making do is my only fight Won't see me through Won't get you off my mind How can... I just can't say goodbye Can't say the long goodbye Drink don't think Smoke don't joke Cry don't try My heart is blue My mind is still filled up with you Gotta move my heart along Gotta face the fact she's gone Holding in and holding out I gotta live and live without your love How can I ever forget you How can I ever regret a single day How can I forget you How can I forget you?
Writing Love Songs	When am I gonna stop Writing love songs to you When am I just gonna Accept the fact that we're through Cos you've been and gone And I just got to try to carry on Here I stand Head in hand Heart still pouring out To the page in front of me Well I can't explain Love again But I can't deny the tear That never leaves my vision clear I can't stand it Thinking about you again When am I gonna stop Writing love songs to you... How can I get my conscience clear To let the next one right in here When can I let my feelings through To one who means as much as you Writing songs for someone new Well you've been.. and gone And I just got to try to carry on I just got to try to carry on I can't stand it Singing about you again When am I gonna stop Writing love songs to you
Mirror Man	Well my five dollar friends Left me lying on the floor My two time girlfriend Just walked out the door Who can I turn to To lend me a hand The mirror man can Same old sickness Making me ill Same old problems Same way uphill Who's gonna help me If I can't help myself The mirror man can Well if I could just stop feeling sorry I'd think of all the good times ahead Well I know there's no need to worry When you can be your own best friend The mirror man can This thing is just not gonna go away And yesterday looked better than today Who's gonna put me back on my feet The mirror man can Well who can you rely on to be there When no one stands up for your case Well I take a look in the mirror The answer's there staring me right in the face The mirror man can
Head Above Water	Salt water stinging my eye Now the tide is running so high But my love is keeping me dry And I keep my head above water Drowning man clutching at straws Treading water miles from the shores But my love is giving me cause To keep my head above water I keep my head... Above water Watching out for ships in the dark Keep away from the high water mark But my love saves me from the shark And I keep my head above water I keep my head... Above water Well now the coastguard's given up on me Just another man lost at sea But my love takes good care of me And I keep my head above water I keep my head... Above water
You Must Be What I'm Here For	There's a way in the city That brings you to your knees And there's a cold war agreement Between my heart and me All negotiations for love and patience Have all broken down And there's only one thing that can ever Turn my losing soul around You must be what I'm here for There's a garden of Eden A place for folks to meet With a snake in the grass and Forbidden fruit to eat When you're lost in the woods The search for perfection's a resurrection Of heartache and pain But now all I can do is to take a chance So here I go again You must be what I'm here for She carries the weight of the world on her shoulders She tries to believe in the credit card holders She choreographs all the sidestepping dances But always she's left with more questions than answers With your head in the sand You can do it all for show You can believe that to get what you want well.. It's down to who you know But diamonds and pearls Kingdoms and earls Give no satisfaction guarantee It can only be love which satisfies You're enough for me You must be what I'm here for
Millionaire	You can't stop the traffic in the middle of a motorway Can't beat the price of a fool today No one will pay You gotta move to the rhythm They tell me Living off the income coming in off a slow return Leave the embers of a fire to burn Cos times will turn I've got to wait for loving To call me Like a millionaire It made me feel Like walking on air, walking on air, walking on air But like a leaf without a tree Or a thief with a guilty conscience Money's not meant for me I find all the faults in the shadow of a photograph I see the warmth of a frozen laugh My monochrome past And I don't feel like a party Would help me out One day I'm gonna stand up straight in my very own shoes Well I got nothing to lose I got to check my account Find enough for the piper To pay off my dues Like a millionaire It made me feel Like walking on air, walking on air, walking on air Like a millionaire I would sell my soul for some of that money If someone would take me there Don't leave me down Don't leave me out Don't leave me down Don't leave me down I would sell my soul for some of that money Don't leave me down Don't leave me out
Can You Hear Me?	I've never been scared of the sounds of the city I've always tried to hold my head up high But living is short of love and pity Sometimes I hang my head and cry But I look up for happy endings My heart's burning, my heart's sending Messages of love Can you hear me Can your heart reach out Can you make my dreams just wake up Can you hear me Can you hear me out I could let you know what my dream's about I've never been one for the push and the shoving As I live from day to day But my friends seem to be tired of loving And some let their hearts just fade away But my heart's never disappearing I just pray that someone's hearing Messages of love Can you hear me...... But they never seem to hear Is there no one to answer my prayer, answer my prayer	20/8/1988
Never Said	Didn't know I should have told you I could blame it on a lover Who left me speechless Thought I only had to hold you And you'd know the way I really feel Never said I love you No one said I had to Never said that I do Never said I cared Should have read in my demeanour There was so much in my heart You can't have looked too closely Maybe should have made it clearer Should have opened up my heart to you Never said... Never told you I could be so true Never said that I'm in love with you Never said it I never said it And I know I will regret it Should have held up signs ten feet tall I only wish that I had said it And had left you in no doubt at all Never said... Never said I cared Never said I cared I should have said it
Rainy Day	I save my money for nothing I keep my heart for no one I put it by for the real high As I do another dry run I save my love for a rainy day I save my love for a rainy day I save my life just to fade away I save my love...for a rainy day I wait for tides to be turning I wait for wind to be changing I wait for planetary favour To free the love that I'm caging I save my love for a rainy day... Should I wait till the sun don't shine Till the blues is mine Till I just can't lose control Until I'm on my knees Until hell will freeze... And I can't find a way And I can't find the track And I can't get to you And I can't get it back And if there's one in a million Will my feelings be unspoken Will there only be umbrella As I see the heavens open I save my love for a rainy day
Shadow	When I was small I would walk on the wall And your arms would protect me Should I ever fall Soon I was longing to reach for the sky But your arms did prevent me from learning to fly. So don't get me wrong I still cry for you, Don't get me wrong I would die for you, But since you've been gone I'm coming out from under your shadow Since you've been gone I'm coming out from under your shadow. Now I'm grown With a child of my own And I long to protect her from things I have known. But as soon as she's longing to reach for the sky I will give her my love And I'll leave her to fly. So don't get me wrong.. I'm gonna be the one who shines tonight I'll put away the stars if they're too bright Cos I'm coming out from under your shadow I'm coming out from under your shadow.	1/1/1996
Same Old Dream	You could be all that I need To move flesh and blood and concede One more attempt, one more hopeful scheme Same old prayer, same old dream Same old avenue I've walked along forever Same old peace of mind I set my heart upon One more hopeful cause I feel I can believe in One more hopeful cause, can I believe in you? Can I believe in you? Always too good to be true It's getting so hard to fall in love anew All too soon nothing's as it seems Same old prayer, same old dream Same old fatal charm that never fails to fail me Same old wishful thought I send my message through And my suspicious mind can only think I'm dreaming Of one more hopeful cause, can I believe in you? Can I believe in you?
Lightning Tree	How many blue moons Are gonna shine down on me How can it be Lightning shoots so blind And how many times Can one man fall in love.. aah aah Don't ask me I'm gonna sit by the lightning tree Don't ask why I'm sitting under the lightning sky It's easy to think No one could be like her It's hard to get over Love that we had Well do I believe That it can happen again... aah aah Don't ask me... Don't ask why I feel so certain Why I feel so sure Why I feel a thunderbolt Is coming back for more Don't tell me no lies Just say that you'll be so true Oh how can I tell If it's love that we have A one in a million chance Might just happen again.. Aah aah Don't ask me...
Tell Me So	And when my heart is overboard And when my mind is on the wing That's when I need to know The beating of your heart Tell me so And when the darkened hills conspire And with the shadows close at hand That's when I need to know That you will shine for me Tell me so Don't wanna shout Don't wanna drag it out of you Oh what a voluntary spoken word can do I'm an unknown quantity Until you tell me And when my home is far away And when my house is built on sand That's when I need to know That you will stand by me Tell me so
In The Morning	In the morning I will come to you I will be here when the day is new When the morning brings the light In the morning through the night Oh I really don't know what to say In the morning I will find a way No I don't know what to say Till the morning of the day Oh my sweet honey pie time Don't you feel that it's high time In the morning through the night time In the morning of the day Oh come on baby ain't the night been long Don't you feel how our love is strong You know everything's alright In the morning through the night In the morning through the nightime In the morning of the day
Serenades & Masquerades	Don t you know I never want you to go Don't you cry, don't say goodbye Well I ll sing you a song, pretend nothing s wrong I never wanted to make you blue But serenades & masquerades Are all that I can I do Don't you know what's behind the show Well life s so hard but it's just my facade But if you ll hold my hand, then you ll understand I never wanted to make you blue But serenades & masquerades Are all that I can I do But I ll stay true to my heart One day I ll stop playing the part And I'll be happy.. happy... To wave my masquerades bye bye
Missing You	Forget about the money Forget about the points of view Forget about the hole in your heart Where the love goes through I've had enough I think I've had enough of you today But when you go Ah but when you go away Oh boy am I missing you You'd think it would be easy You'd think it'd be a piece of cake But love is hard to take When you're counting sheep and staying wide awake When you're out of sight You should be out of mind But when I go on my way And when I'm far away Oh boy am I missing you Missing you Oh baby I'm missing you Missing you Oh baby I'm missing you I like to be a big man Like to think I'm happy on my own But he's just a little boy running At the ringing of the telephone You stick around Sometimes you stick around And you get in my hair But you know when you're not there I'm aware that I'm missing you
Mohamed	Did you try to hide your mind In another glass of wine Were you ever so forlorn That you had to take the bull by the horn Mohamed s got to go to the mountain The mountain never gonna be a molehill Provided he s avoided all the hitches Then he's up and over Bigger than the Empire State So urgent now it just can't wait Will I ever understand Will I ever see with head in the sand Mohamed s got to go to the mountain The mountain never gonna be a molehill Provided he s avoided all the hitches Then he's up and over Mohamed he might run to the railyard Mohamed he might run to the seaside Mohamed he might run to the girl next door To a foreign shore But Mohamed s got to go to the mountain
Nothing In Between	One day you hate me, you chide and bait me Then you're the girl of my dreams, I wanna marry you You give me nothing in between You give me high give me low You give me nothing in between You wanna have me, you wanna hold me Then you don't want nothing, you just wanna hold me down You give me nothing in between You give me high give me low You give me nothing in between inst You make me high, you give me goodbye Well I'm the toast of the town or I'm the mud in your eye You give me nothing in between You give me high give me low You give me nothing in between Hey baby, what's going on You take it easy then you're coming on strong, hey babe You give me nothing in between You give me high give me low You give me nothing in between inst One day you hate me, you chide and bait me Then you're the girl of my dreams, I wanna marry you You give me nothing in between You give me high give me low You give me nothing in between You give me high give me low You give me nothing in between
It Just Rains	There's a grey street looking at me I live here with my insolvency I'm looking round for a higher plane Cos this sure ain't Heaven It never pours, it just rains Nothing goes from bad to worse.. and yet Nothing lifts my no luck curse Rent's the highest honour I attain I never visit the queen It never pours, it just rains It just rains 49 catches bus at 7-42 87 walks the dog along the avenue Mr. Average gonna drive me out of my brain Got to catch another bus It never pours, it just rains It just rains Water's coming in, so I fix the leak Well that should hold it for another week I cast a weary eye around my domain Well it ain't up to much It never pours, it just rains It just rains No thunder's gonna come along and light up the sky And no unseasonal drought is gonna make it dry There's nothing too exciting, no wild hurricane Just that prevailing wind It never pours, it just rains It just rains
I Am Afraid	I am afraid of you And the promises you hold And to come in from the cold My dreams have all grown old I am a lonely man With pictures on the wall And dreams lie where they fall I can't forget them all I am afraid I am afraid of loving you I am afraid of touching you I am afraid, I am afraid Cool heart or empty street I hold out for more I've been door to door It's love I'm looking for But hard luck and compromise And nights without sleep And knives that cut deep My sorry soul I keep I am afraid I am afraid of loving you I am afraid of touching you I am afraid, I am afraid	10/4/1998
New Trick	It's unlike me to lower my drawbridge It's not like me to feel at home But I don't need a carrot Don't need a stick I'm an old dog With a new trick Wouldn't normally come out on your side Don't normally give up my ground But I need to know you So I'm learning quick I'm an old dog With a new trick I never had my mind made up I never changed my point of view I haven't commandeered the truth I'm just turning leaves My heart believes in you Don't delve too deep, don't look too close now You might not like what you might see But there's nothing there That I can't fix I'm an old dog With some new tricks	13/4/1998
Bring Back My Love to Me	I am not alone I have friends around me We talk by telephone But loneliness surrounds me Bring back those loving arms to me Bring back that face I cannot see Bring back the love that sets me free Bring back my love to me A thousand miles between Home and where God finds you God go where you've been And speed the miles behind you Bring back those loving arms to me... And I look out On a cold afternoon I'm looking for comfort In the dark and the gloom Oh bring back your love And bring it back soon Bring back my love to me Bring back those loving arms to me...	18/4/1998
Oh Don t Desert Me	There's nothing wrong, I'm feeling strong There's nothing in the wind To get me down, to cause a frown To make me cry again But nothing lasts forever And I'm feeling insecure When we're together You might want to walk right out the door Oh don't desert me Why would anyone hurt me Why would anyone hurt me When I believe in you And don't deceive me Why would anyone leave me Why would anyone leave me When I believe in you No deception, no deceit I'd see it in your eyes (I think) Or would I be another fool Just taken by a lie Please don't try to take me in Just come and take me out No surprises, no disguises Never any doubt Oh don't desert me... I never seen an ideal world There's not a perfect fit And nothing's perfect if it doesn't Hurt a little bit You might see me at my best You'll see me at my worst But if you never let me down Well that would be a first Oh don't desert me...	26/4/1998
The Atheist's Hymn	Oh Lord in our heaven (Oh Lord who is in our heaven Lord in our life Oh Lord who is in our little life Give us a good reason Oh give us a damn good reason Why we don t think twice Why we won't be thinking twice Oh give us a focus Oh give us a sharper focus When we don't know For what we may never ever know We need not enquire We need not to make enquiries And it's off to church we go And it's off to church we go) Belief in thin air (Oh Lord in our heaven Exempts us from blame Oh Lord in our life And keeps us from taking Oh give us a good reason The Lord's name in vain Why we don t have to think twice And give us a sharper focus The Lord is our shepherd For what we may never ever know We follow like sheep We need not make enquiries We keep our blind faith And it's off to church we go) By imaginative leap The Witnesses come They knock on your door You say that you're good They say you need Jesus more Eternal damnation Hell s bitter flame All keep us from taking The Lord's name in vain Oh thou shalt not kill Except in a war We'll fight in Your name And we'll learn to love You more And thou shalt not die Without a belief In a man in the sky Who has given us relief The burden of sin The guilt and the shame All keeps us from taking The Lord's name in vain	13/5/1998
Maybe I Might Fall	Holding the garden gate Grass looking greener on your side I tell my heart to wait Grass looking greener up there And I can see the daisies I can see the blue sky Cold is the month of June In a dark corner of my heart I see the flowers that bloom From a dark corner of me And I see colours shining In a bed of roses And maybe I might fall for that Maybe I might see the sense in that I might even choose To lose my leave alone blues Gold are the broken rules Gold is the colour of honey Gold's the colour of gold for fools And fools are more clever than I Do I see a rhinestone Or do I see a diamond How do I perceive The evidence you leave I've no defence Against perfect sense My tears are running dry	15/5/1998
Join The Dance	Push back the sofa Pull back the chair You know what you could do And you ain't going nowhere You only need one reason And only half of a chance So come on and join us Come and join the dance Get on down now Get on up Come and join us Come and join the dance I saw you standing Your back against the wall You wished to God that we weren't there And you weren't there at all But I saw you looking I saw your worried glance So why don't you join us Come and join the dance Get on down now Get on up Come and join us Come and join the dance You know what your mama's gonna say for sure And you know that you'd normally take heed And even if your daddy's gonna lock you out the door Sometimes you got to do what soul and body need Come and join us Come and join us Come and join us... Well you think that you're lucky To have the things that you've got Well some folks they have it all And some people have not But lately you've been thinking To this there's got to be more So come on and join us On the old dance floor Get on down now Get on up Come and join us Come and join the dance	1/10/1998
Higher Than That	Looking at the mountain You might say that You remember getting higher than that And with my arms around you You might think that You remember feeling warmer than that Looking at the fool in me You might say that You remember much wiser than I (wiser than that) And if you sense the doubt in me You might say that You remember feeling surer than that Feeling surer than this Much wiser than that Looking from your point of view You might say that You remember seeing clearer than this (clearer than that) And with your loves behind you You might say that You remember more hopeful than this (more hopeful than that) More hopeful than this Much clearer than that
Who's That Running?	Too late for making it pay Too soon for falling in the fire I can get in my way And I can never beat me to the wire Who's that running Who's that get in my way Who's that running Who's that running past the time of day What's that coming up straight Everything is generally side on It might fall, I can hardly wait For something to be blaming my demise on Who's that running What's that doing coming up straight Who's that running Who's that running with no time to wait Take a step, take a step, take another step Take a look, take a step back, take a good look Don't you know when you get to the giddy limit Give yourself a present of a minute of peace Countdown going so fast A ticking worry to the system Hope & faith & peace sailed past Waiting for my ship I must have missed them Who's that running Running, running for all that they're worth Who's that running Who's that taking all my time on earth Who's that running Who's that running Who's that running Who's that taking all my time on earth	16/5/1999
Don't Stop Loving Me Now	Look at me loving Don't know how Look at me loving you And going to ground Look at me wanting Wanting more Waiting for a guiding light To show the door But don't stop loving me now And don't stop saying it right out loud No don't stop loving me now Two of us going Don't know where Two of us running round With dreams to share One of us dreaming One of us down Not enough illusions left To go around But don't stop loving me now.. And when you heart cries out for more And when my face is on the floor And when there's nothing left That you can love me for Don't close that door But don't stop loving me now..
Hole In The Dark	I'm always looking for a back door key There's a way through the front that's eluding me There's a child in you who's asking me why There's a man in the mirror who's making me cry I'm trying not to think about the past But I'm always looking at your photograph There's millions of girls showing their wares But there's only you in the market squares I'm not religious but I offer a prayer And I hope that the old man is listening up there The last time he must have had his radio on 'Cos by the time that he heard me You were long gone So I'm looking at the woman with the nylon hair She gives me warmth and it's cold out there There's a dance at the party, there's a walk in the park But there's only your love that makes a hole in the dark Only your loving arms can take my heart Only your love makes a hole in the dark yeah Only your loving arms can take my heart Only your love makes a hole in the dark yeah	13/12/1983
Do You Love Me Like You Used To Do	Do you love me the way you used to love me Do you want me like you used to do Do you still feel the same When I call out your name Do you love me like you used to do Do you need me like you used to need me Do you hold me like you used to do When you take my hand Is it just like you planned Do you love me like you used to do Chorus Inst Many years from now We'll begin to wonder how We could have a love so fine and true Do you love me today Like you did just yesterday Do you love me like you used to do Inst Are you thinking about me when you're lonely Does my memory stop you feeling blue When you're lost in the night Do I turn on the light Do you love me like you used to do Chorus Inst (spoken) Well I hope that you are dreaming of me Just as much as I have dreams of you Well I hope and I pray That you feel the same way Do you love me like you used to do Chorus Inst Chorus	26/7/1999
Making Those Eyes	Not exactly life and soul of the party No I never had a lot to say Well I thought there must be someone behind me When you started looking up my way Keep making those eyes and tell me no lies Keep making those eyes at me I didn't think I'd be happy ever after I thought it'd maybe last a week or two I should have known it by the look that you gave me It was more than a game with you Keep making those eyes and tell me no lies Keep making those eyes at me When you look at me that way Tells me more than words More than words can ever say Well now it's been a long time passing Since the first time I saw you there But just one look in your direction Is enough to show me you still care Keep making those eyes and tell me no lies Keep making those eyes at me	23/11/1982
It's Just A Rumour	People say that I'm a selfish guy I'm the whole world to me I'm the apple of my own eye Haven't got a trick and I don't have a penny And if I didn't love you I wouldn't have any luck at all Haven't you heard I'm sure that you've heard All about me But it's just a rumour Well people say that I'm the loner type That I'll pass you by Like the shipping in the dark night Well I haven't got a light and I can't hold a candle To the loving that you give me I don't know if I handle you right Haven't you heard I'm sure that you've heard All about me But it's just a rumour Spreading rumours all over town Trying to keep your baby down Spreading rumours all over town All over town.... yeah, yeah People think that I'm a hopeless case I'm at the wrong time Or if I'm not I'm in the wrong place Well I heard someone saying just the other day That you think you've had enough of me You're gonna go your own way I know what I heard Yes I know what I heard But please.. It's just a rumour	1/1/1980
Amsterdam	There's a red light shining down so bright But I don't wanna meet with a lady of the night There's a trail of snow that's ready to go But I don't wanna buy and I don't wanna know Cos all the sex and drugs in Amsterdam Can't give me inspiration like my baby can Could overcome my pride and hide my shame I could succumb and I could play that game Soothe my body and ease my mind But I could never get what I hope to find Cos all the sex and drugs in Amsterdam Can't give me inspiration like my baby can No good looking for something To try to be free I'm just looking at you And you're looking at me I'm not hip, I'm not cool I'm not a sex a drug or a Jesus fool There's no answer to any prayer But I know with you I could get somewhere And all the sex and drugs in Amsterdam Can't give me inspiration like my baby can	23/6/2000
Indian Country	Well it's Indian country With arrows flying wild and high It's Indian country With arrows flying high But if you bring your wagon round here I know they'll ride on by It's quiet The birds in the trees are making no sound It's way too quiet And I can't hear no sound But I can feel the beat of your drum Whenever you're around Living in Indian country Maybe they'll ride on by There's a fog surrounding The hill where I've been making my stand There's a fog surrounding The hill I make my stand But I can go no further without My lover's guiding hand Living in Indian country Maybe they'll ride on by	9/9/2000
Spirit	When I look at my life of perpetual motion Where day is night, grey is white And love becomes a tentative notion How can I take it lightly Feeling cold while the sun shines brightly Well is this all that s burning still Is time all that there s left to kill Oh I will keep my spirit up I will keep my spirit up So I pick up the reins and lead my horse to the river But the mean old mare don t give a care For water from an indian giver She s coming to her senses She doesn t go for the barbed wire fences And the open plain is just a dream Oh give me a drink from a mountain stream Oh I will keep my spirit up I will keep my spirit up Mama used to say I was born with the power to move the mountain And when the hill comes down to the glen I ll let you see me smile again I will keep my spirit up	1/10/1984
Voodoo	The garden looked so rosy I was feeling so wild and free Now I can never get away I can hear the dogs after me Who directed the voodoo? Who connected the ball and chain? What became of my finest hour? The song that I nearly wrote I was sure that the tune would come I had all the words then Now all I can do is hum Who directed the voodoo?.. I didn't want so much But I'm holding out for more I never felt the punch But I'm halfway to the floor Must've fallen foul Of some old Egyptian curse The tarot looks so bad And my luck keeps getting worse Pushing boulders up the hill Feel like I must take my rest Trying hard past overkill Who's to say that I'm past my best? Who directed the voodoo?.. What became of my finest hour?	18/2/2001
Rocket Ship	Turn back, they'll start to notice How I got my dream in focus Don't ever let them know You're ten foot tall They'll turn it round and spoil the picture Quote you chapter, verse and scripture And let you know just why You got to fall Don't rock my rocket ship Don't make it land, don't make it tip Don't take the words right on my lip Away.. My teacup has got a storm in My indicators are always warning Of heavy weather Going to come my way I heard a whisper I felt a flurry It looks so blue but I just worry That everything is going to Fade to grey Don't rock my rocket ship.. Say maybe I could hold my tears Say maybe I could have no fears Say maybe I could find that door Find maybe what I'm looking for Say maybe I could win my fight Say maybe put the world to right Go places that I've never seen Say maybe I could make that dream Don't take my rocket ship away	7/6/2001
Apple Tree	Here comes a sweet one Oh what am I to do? I take a look at him He takes a look at me And we take another bite from the apple tree Here comes a bold one I'm shy, he's bold as brass He takes the bull by the horn Makes a line like a bee And takes another bite from the apple tree Here comes a cool one Sometimes he's cold as ice I know he's gonna thaw He's gonna unfreeze When he takes another bite from the apple trees Here comes a sly one He wants to change my ways I say he's always right I never disagree And then we take another bite from the apple tree And that forbidden fruit Don't always taste so sweet But on that tree The sourest apple's good enough to eat From a bullfrog to a shellfish From a reindeer to a snake They get when they can They take it while it's free They take another bite from the apple tree And here comes a salmon He's trying to find his way upstream He swims against the tide Just to find a blushing bride And to take another bite from the apple tree	22/6/2001
Internet Blues	I'm running out of megabytes My memory's kinda low Got every kind of megaherz And I can't make my system go My connection is down I got the internet blues My server ain't responding I got the internet blues My hyperlink is broken My data won't encode Even when I press re-try Your heart I can't download It's an operator error I got the internet blues The disk doctor can't cure it I got the internet blues I just don't get the picture Jaypeg to DVD You can multiply my pixels babe But you can never make me see Don't give me your old software I got the internet blues My ROM and RAM do what they can But I got the internet blues My server ain't responding I got the internet blues It's an operator error I got the internet blues The disk doctor can't cure it I got the internet blues	21/9/2001
The Show Goes On	Children have their dreams Inside their family cars Like millionaires and Garbo airs And long crusades to Mars But all those days behind me now Summer never seems so long But still the show goes on Now the wind blows cold Down a Winter avenue With frozen dreams and might have beens And loving kept from you The astronauts are grounded Fortunes that I never won But still the show goes on Build high the barricades I'm losing lovers one by one How long this masquerade Is gonna keep me hanging on	30/3/1986
Amber	I wish I could keep this moment for ever I wish I could hold the hands of time If I could I would keep it in amber One precious moment forever in time I wish I could keep the words that were spoken I wish I could hold them line for line If I could I would keep them in amber One precious moment forever in time Here I go again wondering how To catch the rainbow, pinning it down If I'd known again what I know now Would I keep my feet on the ground?	1/1/2001
It Could Have Been Me	I've been down so many times That I can't get up And I been around so many times I'm like a spinning top I been to places that you'd never want to go I met some people that you'd never want to know So if there's someone on the ground Don't walk around them That could have been me Well I've been called a lot of names Right to my face And the way I wear my clothes I know is such a disgrace And I messed around with things I know are wrong I drank some liquor that I know is strong But if there's someone on the ground Don't walk around them Cos it could have been me Well I've tried, oh how I've tried to do Oh I've tried to do my best And I've tried To be a cut above the rest But I was way behind before the race began And when you're losing well you just don't give a damn So if there's someone on the ground Don't walk around them Cos it could have been me Well I've tried to find some heaven In every kind of bar I've battled with the devil While reaching for my star Failed to see the signs That tell you what to know And I've even burnt my bridges With no place left to go But now I've told you all the truth Well I must admit it seems I'm living proof That when there's someone on the ground Well don't you turn your face around Cos if there's someone on the ground Don't walk around them It could have been me	1/6/2001
I Can't Believe I've Sunk To This	Cooling off, wearing thin Chasing shadows of what I have been Coming up for air I take a look around I follow up my daisy chains Going nowhere and back here again Now I'm reaching up For the bottom shelf The bottom shelf I can't believe I've sunk to this Is happiness really that hard to miss Oh tell me where to go, tell me where it is I can't believe I've sunk to this No no no What am I doing here No way through and nothing is clear I'd give away my heart To the passing trade But no one asks, no one buys I pull the wool right over my eyes I cannot bear to see I can't believe it's true I can't believe I've sunk to this.. Hey man, could you cut me some slack Could you give me the word Put me on the right track I'll take a long shot A million to one To get something right Where did I go wrong? Have I sunk to this? Tell me where it is I can't believe I've sunk to this no no I can't believe I've sunk to this no no no I can't believe I've sunk to this no no no no	28/11/2001
Lay Down Your Arms	I've drunk sour holy wine Faith hurts, dead on the vine God is love, God is war God lies dead on the floor Lay down your arms Lift up your hearts Join hands with the silent majority Singing hallelujah Fools stand by their creed Hearts don't, but soldiers will bleed God is truth, God is right God's great for starting a fight Lay down your arms.. And when the mighty engines cease to roar Will holy men Lay down their arms And fight no more	26/12/2001
Like Foreigners	In foreign tongues we learn to speak our mind In castles high we're cruel to be unkind We see the words but never learn the lines That are written in between Too far out but nowhere left to go In waters deep but always too shallow The fire may rage, the hurricane may blow Then vanish in thin air Like foreigners we travel far Through fields of golden chances And pastures new of what we are Are filled with second glances I can't revive the feeling that I've known Don't recognize the child that I've outgrown Can't leave the road that maybe leads to home But never takes me there Like foreigners.. Passing through, I wish I were Passing through Yes we know we're travelling far But in foreign lands we stay Where we are Like foreigners..	10/1/2002
Can't Catch Me	I can never feel your pain I won't make you cosy But I can put you back upon your feet again Don't you know I really love you but you can't catch me I won't break down but I won't break free You can do anything that you want to do And if I really love you well I can't catch you I don't follow you around But I would never leave you I can pick you up when you are feeling down Don't you know I really love you but you can't catch me I won't break down but I won't break free You can do anything that you want to do And if I really love you well I can't catch you There's nothing that you couldn't ask of me It would be different if it was not free Love is nothing if it is not voluntary No you can't catch me I really love you but you can't catch me I won't break down but I won't break free You can do anything that you want to do And if I really love you well I can't catch you I'm gonna call your number up Just to reassure you How you're gonna overfill my loving cup Don't you know I really love you but you can't catch me I won't break down but I won't break free You can do anything that you want to do And if I really love you well I can't catch you I can never feel your pain Don't you know	16/1/2002
For All Time	And can you tell me why You want to know me When I can't tell you where to go Oh I might take you to my highest mountain And leave you lying in the snow And if I walked you Straight towards the fire Would you show me where to turn And would you leave me with my castle standing And help me watch my bridges burn Well I know nothing lasts forever But time is moving by so fast And I know you can search a lifetime True love can make you pay And I might not have the time of day And when the sun is down Below the valley Another mountain yet to climb And when it's quarter past my darkest hour Would you still love me for all time	4/5/2002
Eye On The Sky	I can keep the world at bay If I bide my time and I watch what I say I can make through another day So I hold on Yes I hold on But I've got my eye on the sky Wait and see, wait and see That's all you ever say to me It'll be OK just let it be So I hold on Yes I hold on But I've got my eye on the sky Oh Lord, feel safe and sound I've got my world in my pocket I've got my feet on the ground But oh Lord, if launch is OK I've got my eye on the sky I've got my feet on the runway I've got my eye on the sky	1/1/1980
Things Can Only Get Worse	Puppy dogs and lemonade No rain on my sweet parade No clouds in my holiday sky No regrets and no goodbye But I know it Things can only get worse And even if I'm in love today Things are gonna get heavy Rain is forecast, on its way Things can only get worse I don't believe in fairy tales Or happy ever after Even if I'm in love today Things can only get worse ..and worse You ask me will it be alright In the middle of the night I say "No, no we're gonna die Or else we'll split and I'll hate the guy" I know it Things can only get worse Chorus Love can never be a choice you make That's all just in your mind Love is just a lucky break And when your luck runs out You leave your happiness behind	24/1/2003
Late In The Day	Late in the day I wandered by the estuary Looks like the cargo ships Are sailing on the land Standing tall, above the sea wall Sailing to who knows where Could I remain downhearted If you were only there Torn by the wind The old church offers sanctuary To black crows scratching at The consecrated ground Their friends are gone Gone to the sun Flying to God knows where Could I remain downhearted If you were only there It's such a lonely place And there's just an empty space You know I would not have a care If only you were there repeat V1	23/1/2003
Eye Of The Beholder	You want to love me You say I'm looking good You think I'm doing All a poor girl should Oh how could I argue How could I disagree With the eye of the beholder Looking out for me I'm just a loser A soul that's gone astray And some investigation Would only give the game away Well I don't feel so perfect No I don't feel so fine But the eye of the beholder Sees it every time Sees it every time The eye of the beholder The eye of the beholder Won't pull the wool Over your eyes Don't wanna cloud your vision Or wear a thin disguise So if you wanna love me If you love me true Well the eye of the beholder Is all I want from you Cos I'm happy living here It's warm, it's bright, it's clear Mine is not to reason why I'll take what's in your eye In your eye The eye of the beholder The eye of the beholder You want to love me You say I'm looking good You think I'm doing All a poor girl should Oh how could I argue How could I disagree With the eye of the beholder Looking out for me How could I argue How could I disagree With the eye of the beholder Looking out for me	13/2/2003
Sure Turn Blue	Well I know that I love you Love you all the time You fill my bed with roses You fill my glass with wine But sometimes the grass looks greener On the other side But if the grass is greener I know what not to do Cos if I lost your loving The grass would sure turn blue I'm gonna value Everything I've got Over-estimation Is something I can not Too many times I've seen love Come and go But if... Not gonna count my chickens I don't know when they'll hatch I just count my blessings In love I met my match There's always a danger when looking At the lawn next door But if	26/2/2003
I Don't Know	Still fresh are her dreams warming my bed Her picture is fresh in my head Can I forget how we laughed and then we cried And when she left again how we died I don't know, I don't know I don't know what to do I don't know, I don't know I don't know what to do With my time Oh can we find the rhyme to end our song Can we find a reason to sing About the longest day where all that's left is time Can I wait until I see you in the Spring I don't know... When I think of all the colours we've painted for ourselves And the picture that we live fades away I have no words to say, oh my mind turns grey With the rainbow's pot of silver out of reach I don't know...	1/1/1973
I Have Been Amazed	Don't know which way to turn Where to go or what to learn I know what's going on inside But I just don't know where I can hide Cos I have been amazed Yes I have been amazed Hitching round from town to town I feel I've got my head on upside down I've got so many things to do But I just want to be near to you Cos I have been amazed Yes I have been amazed No need to talk it over And now that you're here You can be my lover The way is bright and clear Leave them soon and make them cry Used to be a favourite game of mine Now I find I'm out of control You can take my heart and you can take my soul Cos I have been amazed Yes I have been amazed Yes I... I have been amazed	1/1/1973
Can You Tell Me	Can you tell me why you think I'm fine When all I do is wrong for you Can you tell me what is in your mind Oh don't you know what to find in your soul Well let's take another look my love Yes turn around again my love Open up your mind Can you tell me who you think I am If it's all the time you're loving me Can you tell me if you think we could Find a way outside the wood to see the trees Well let's take another look my love Yes turn around again my love Open up your mind Can you tell me why I'm in your bed When there's someone else in my head all the time Can you tell me why can't I see your face Why there's someone in your place all the time Well let's take another look my love Yes turn around again my love Open up your mind	1/1/1973
Let Me Sing You Psalms	Your kisses must be filled with cherry brandy Make me drunk with loving you You gave away your love like a child gives candy But now you say you're loving me You've given everything to me I know Your eyes like sunrise over the meadow Turn my darkness into day I look over my shoulder, you're my shadow The shade of my shady tree Growing high up above me you know You've showed me now hold me in your arms Let me sing you psalms, let me sing you praises Let me sing the song, oh baby Well I used to feel like a Christian with the lions The pray was easy but my mind was scared But you brought to me the key for my chains and irons So now I'm free to find my way You know it was the only way for me and for you I'm built on sand, hold my hand, pull me from the shore I couldn't want for more, won't you open up your door Let me sing some more, oh baby Your kisses must be filled with cherry brandy Make me drunk with loving you You gave away your love like a child gives candy But now you say you're loving me You've given everything to me I know	1/1/1973
Something Wrong	All the time that I Been loving you All I needed was your good advice To help me understand which way they load the dice Well you know all the right words And you sing the right song But you know Yes you know there's still something wrong Well I keep my eyes closed to you All the time you're here Just want to have your sympathy And a little of your time to keep me company Well you know all the right words... Well you're giving me fire with your words of desire And my mind is growing stronger But our time is running out, when you find what I'm about You won't stay much longer I just need you at the moment To talk to me To talk to me To talk to me Well you're hanging on to the dream You thought was me You never dreamed that it could be you Who don't know what to say and can't think what to do Well you know all the right words...	1/1/1973
The Last Girl	The dawn found its way Inside your window pane And you looked as though you had loved again in vain As you showed me your smile That seemed to make it all worthwhile And wasn't it nice for a short while Until you went home Until you went home again Leaving me now, leaving me now To go home Well the winds became your sighs I thought I'd be alright to cry Well it's not that easy to say goodbye Right from when we said hello I'd fear the day you'd have to go At least you know it's not all for show Now you're going home Now you're going home again Leaving me now, leaving me now To go home Leaving me now, leaving me now To go home Leaving me now, leaving me now To go home Well I can't find the words to say I could put them in a different way But the fact is that I want you and I want you to stay with me So my picture's coming true And the last girl I've loved is going too Just stay a little longer's all I want you to do for me Now you're going home Now you're going home Now you're going home Now you're going home	1/1/1973
Smile For Me	And I say to you "You're the only one You are my holy one!" I pray a prayer to you And when times get hard And I'm the lonely one You see my blues are gone Ease my troubled mind Stay with me a while Smile another smile for me Having you around Means more than you can see You change my world for me Just staying at my side And you look so glad That I'm in love with you Be sure that I'll be true All the time you're here Stay with me a while Smile another smile for me Cos living is so easy With you here by my side Hold my hand stay with me Be my guide And all the time you're here I wonder will you stay Or will you go away Leave me all alone And all this happiness Is just too good to last Must fade into the past Leaving thoughts of you So stay with me a while Smile another smile for me	1/1/1973
You I Love You	Hop skip jump and run What have you done Ain't life fun? Hold my head up high Waving bye bye To things that made me cry Coming home again To you I love you Daydream, dream by day Find my way If I stray Fill my dreams at night Hold me tight Guide me guiding light Coming home again To you I love you I know I'm running blind But you're the one You're the one who'll make me see Feel like a birthday boy Jumping for joy Brand new toy When I'm far away It's your thoughts that stay With me night and day Coming home again To you I love you Hop skip jump and run What have you done Ain't life fun? Hold my head up high Waving bye bye To things that made me cry Coming home again To you I love you You I love you...	1/1/1973
Harbour Me	If my planning should fail In an escape from the jail And if it's looking like I won't get free Would you ever harbour me? With the sea running high Just like the tear in my eye Could I shelter in your calming lea Would you ever harbour me? Lost in the raging sea Take me in, harbour me Lost in the darkest night Far from the harbour light Far away from dry land At sea with no helping hand Would you wait alone upon the quay Would you ever harbour me? Lost in the raging sea... Far from land Lost at sea I sail into the wind Won't you harbour me? If my planning should fail In an escape from the jail And if it's looking like I won't get free Would you ever harbour me?	27/4/2003
Long Way Back	Making every twist and feeling every turn It's a long way back I think of all the things I learned and all the things I lack It's a long way back Through the wind and snow Through weather high and low Nothing can divert me Along the road I go But as the miles roll by, I know It's a long way back Living on a hope and meaning every prayer It's a long way back Loving can be blind, love can turn to black It's a long way back How was I to know That I would love you so Even if it lasts forever How am I to know And as the tears roll by, I know It's a long way back I think about my school days and all my change of heart It's a long way back Forgetting all the plans I made, I just take in the slack It's a long way back My weary way I wend Around another bend I see the beginning And I can see the end And as the years roll by, I know It's a long way back	7/6/2003
The Fair Moved On	Gone are the cars Gone the red horses Dark the bright pasture When the fair moved on Only the moon Shines down on the meadow It's all that remains now Since the fair moved on The leaves and the laughter Both fallen away How could I believe The fair would stay? Bicycle thieves And carnival barkers They had to keep roaming When the fair moved on Flags on the ground Balloons in the branches And only the shadows When the fair moved on The cold night of winter Gives way to the dawn I still don't believe The fair moved on Gone are the cars Gone the red horses And only the shadows When the fair moved on	3/12/2003
A Rock On The Beach	I used to think I was someone special Put on earth for greater things I used to think that I was a giant An archangel gonna spread his wings But now you know I feel like a molecule Living my life atomically Just a rock on the beach Another fish in the sea Another face in the crowd And the only thing is... You love me I used to think I was quite a dancer I could glide across the floor I used to think I was one in a million A Nureyev or Astaire for sure But now you know I feel like a mannequin Fingers and thumbs and two left feet Just a rock on the beach... Juvenile dreams will leave you flat To be a king or a queen you can forget about that With feet of clay we all turn to dust Now all that I need is someone to trust I used to think I could rise above it Walk right in or walk away Now I don't know if I'm coming or going Or what to do or what to say But now you know I feel like an animal Living my life instinctively Just a rock on the beach...	4/12/2003
Open Car	I feel the wheels Touch on the ground The jets can fall silent The earth is found I walk across In the heat of the day To the shade of the olive grove And we drive away We drive in an open car We never care where we are We drive in an open car The sun in our eyes The wind in my hair Travelling, travelling Into the glare Don't know where we're going With the road rushing by Under the ever blue Cloudless rain free sky We drive in an open car... Will my heart Stay beating this fast There's power in the engine And fuel to last But will my eyes Be turning to rain As the car turns towards The direction of the plane We drive in an open car...	6/12/2003
More I Cannot Say	Some things are uncertain Some as clear as day But I know that I love you More I cannot say Two o'clock in the morning Sleep just slips away But I know that I love you More I cannot say I got my mind made up I got the heat turned up I know my feet don't touch the ground I know my words will fail An explanation's pale When I say what I've found Singing in the wintertime Summer in the hay I know that I love you now More I cannot say I think about an autumn smile And spring that came to stay And I know that I love you More I cannot say I got my mind made up I got the heat turned up I know my feet don't touch the ground I know my words will fail An explanation's pale When I say what I've found Some things are uncertain Some as clear as day But I know that I love you More I cannot say More I cannot say	11/12/2004
Windfall	I can t believe what happened today A little bit of heaven seemed to come my way It fell from the sky And I ll never know why It settled down beside my cool and restless eye I never thought that I was lucky And I can t believe it s true Was it just the sound of a windfall No it s just I fell in love with you I can t believe what happened today A little bit of magic took my breath away I was caught in a spell But still I could tell An unexpected stranger knew my heart so well (repeat Chorus) And the sky was cold and heavy There was nothing I could do It felt like winter Then the warm wind blew Inst I never thought that I was lucky And I can t believe it s true Was it just the sound of a windfall No it s just I fell in love with you	26/1/2005
Will You Be Mine?	Will you be mine When you re standing in the pouring rain Will you be mine When the sun is coming out again Will you be fair Will you be fine Will you be there Will you be mine Will you be mine When the wolf is knocking at my door Will you be there And you won t let him in any more Would you refuse Would you decline Will you be there Will you be mine And it s all just a question of the thick and thin In the heat of the summer or the biting wind In the bed of a beggar or the hall of kings Will you be there to share these things Will you be mine come what may Or will you be walking away Would you be cruel or Would you be kind Will you be there Will you be mine And it s all just a matter of the give and take In the heat of the moment and the cold day break It s a chance in a million but a chance I ll take That maybe you ll be there just for my sake Will you be fair Will you be fine Will you be there Will you be mine	25/1/2005
All In The Need To Know	Make it plain if you re feeling the same And don t ever take to another Speak your mind and don t be unkind Don t leave me the truth to uncover And if you tell me that you love me I ll be happy It s all in the need to know And if you tell me that it s all over I will understand It s all in the need to know I count the cost of loves that I lost And feelings I d beg steal or borrow But drawing near I lend you my ear And give you the time for tomorrow And if you tell me that you love me I ll be happy It s all in the need to know And if you tell me that you want me I ll be over the moon It s all in the need to know Can t decide to laugh or cry To say hello or kiss goodbye If there s a way to let it show There s an elementary need to know And if you tell me that you love me I ll be happy It s all in the need to know And if you tell me that it s all over I will understand It s all in the need to know	4/3/2005
Living On Light	I can t give as much as I get And I can t find my way yet I don t need lots of money I don t need pay To light a fire To light my way Living on light Living on air Living on time to stand and stare Living on hope Living on dreams Living on love beyond our means Life is full of everything Don t want to sink, don t want to swim I don t have lots of money But I ll get by Know how to breathe Know how to fly Living on light... And in the dead of night Nothing is black and white I know what s wrong, what s right Living on air Living on love Living on light	26/5/2005
Nothing s Going Wrong	My head is too big My face is too long I m fading too fast My attitude s wrong Head in the clouds I m getting by, I m getting by On a smile and a song As long as you re there It doesn t matter, doesn t matter Cos nothing s right But nothing s going wrong I missed it by miles I missed it by years Wrong place and wrong time A fading career Head in the clouds... Nothing s going wrong Nothing s going wrong Nothing s going wrong Just as long as I know that you re there I know that you re strong And I know that you care I m diving for pearls In the public pool But it s an imperfect world And I m a perfect fool Head in the clouds...	16/6/2005
Who Can Be Certain	What do you believe and what do you know Do you understand and will you let go Who can be certain Who can ever know it for sure Take me by the hand and lead me to war You shout without a doubt and show me the door Who can be certain Who can ever know it for sure I know what you know And you know I m running blind I know what you know And you know I m running blind Political agenda hiding the truth Religion high above the burden of proof The colour may be blue, not black and not white You have a view, you have a right Who can be certain Who can ever know it for sure I know what you know And you know I m running blind I know what you know And you know I m running blind Who can be certain Who can ever know it for sure	3/8/2005
Living By Numbers	There s a job There s a wife There s the outline of your life There s a house There s a car Just fill in what you are Living by numbers There s a red And a black And the green stuff that you lack There s a pink And a blue And your line to continue And when they lay you down to die Just join the dots and say goodbye No style No pride Without that handy guide Not a hope Not a clue With no numbers there for you Paint the truth and face the facts Imagination - paint it black Living by numbers Living by numbers Step back Take a look When you ve done it by the book Just sign Your name And make the picture fit the frame Living by numbers	24/11/2005
Your Heart Says No	You might think it but oh Your heart says no You might want to stay But you gotta go You think you re happy with what you ve got You think you re living.. but no you re not You might think it but oh Your heart says no. You might think that you know What to believe And you don t want to lie Or self deceive You might think that it s anyone s guess Then you change your mind to a definite yes You might think it but oh Your heart says no. There s a little voice in your ear It tells you loud and clear. With my rosy glasses I feel fine With just a little blurring Around the bottom line I analyse, I verify And with my double vision I get by I convince myself but oh My heart says no. There s a little voice in my ear Shouting loud and clear. You might think it but oh, your heart says no You might want to stay but you gotta go You think you re happy with what you ve got You think you re living but no you re not You might think it but oh Your heart says no.	6/4/2006
Antidote (revisited)	Well I was going to the doctor To tell the good news That a babe came along And blew away my birthday blues Was going to the doctor To give out the bad news That she'd run away to hide And wasn't giving any clues And it hurts, it hurts, it hurts so bad But I know what I need I don't need no antidote No doctor s medication No damage limitation No prescription for frustration As far as I can go I'll be pushing out the boat But even overboard I don't need no antidote Well I went to my friend He said how come you're so tense?.. You're usually indifferent With lots of common sense I said I can't eat, I can't sleep I can't hide From these tortured hormones inside And it hurts, it hurts, it hurts so bad But I know what I need I don't need no antidote... I don't need no antidote Well I went to a preacher And said I got the faith I got the hat, the T shirt But no date I'm feeling more dead than I am alive Can you do a resurrection Cos I'm dying to jive And it hurts, and it hurts, and it hurts so bad But I know what I need I don't need no antidote...
Knife Grinder From Ontario	In my mind I see me standing out In the pictures of a magazine At the premier I never made And no one s seen In the search for missing persons I question Google where can I be And the crowd that came Had the very same name as me There s a knife grinder from Ontario A saxophonist from New York And all my schemes and all my dreams Come in at 94th In my world of self importance My name is top of the list each time But in cyberspace I take my place right down the line There s a knife grinder from Ontario... If all the people with my name were all laid end to end They d stretch from London to Landsend They d all have different lives With a different kind of compromise With my DNA restructured I could make it on the public scene Instead of looking at The pieces of a broken dream There s a knife grinder from Ontario...	24/10/2006
I Will Never	A room with a view Well it s all I have to make a dream come true And I know I ll make it through the darkest night Oh I ll get by I can always get by Well I know the part And I m learning how to speak my lines by heart But my life I m living as a cameo I ll get by Oh I can always get by I will never have a love strong enough I will never have a life long enough I will never reach as high as I dream I m learning how to fly With a safety net and air too rarefied And I know although I ll never reach the stratosphere I ll get by Oh I can always get by I will never... Living day by day I search the sky I make amy value judgement And all that I can say is... It s not wide enough It s not high enough	15/11/2006
Don t	Don t compromise The look that s in your eyes Don t make me wait Don t leave your love too late And don t, just don t Ever make me cry Don t, just don t Ever say goodbye Don t change your mind Don t leave me far behind Don t play a part That don t come from the heart And don t, just don t Fool yourself to stay Don t, just don t Ever walk away Chasing after rainbows As they vanish in thin air Don t forsake the dreams you follow In the hours of darkness Love will take you there Just follow every moonbeam Don t lose your head And find your feet instead Don t lose control Of all the things you said Cos I believe Every word you say Don t, just don t Take your love away	26/8/2007
Now You Tell Me	Why am I the last to know All my friends said told you so Would you stay or would you just go Out that door I never was too sure I ve had my doubts about it Now you tell me That you ve always loved me Now you tell me That you always will You never told me to my face Hiding feelings is a disgrace Ain t no love without an embrace Just a smile Would make my life worthwhile I ve had my doubts about it Now you tell me... Nothing ever lasts forever Tell me now or tell me never Don t wanna fuss don t wanna moan But it s like squeezing blood right out of a stone I d never have guessed, I d never have known How you feel The love you won t reveal I ve had my doubts about it Now you tell me...	15/9/2007
There Are Days	There are days When I will always think of you It s over now It s over now But I m so glad you came There were times When I would never have a doubt But we said goodbye We said goodbye But I m so glad you came On the hill I put my arms around you The air was chill I was so glad I found you There will always be A warm place in my heart It s empty now It s empty now But I m so glad you came There s a time, there s a place Some moments last forever Some you can t replace Returning you will never There are days...	22/9/2007
Xmas Carol	Watching holiday on XTV Xmas time, xmas tree Feeling all the years slip by so fast Xmas ghosts, xmas past The pushing and shoving xmas stores Xmas drought, xmas wars Now I m going to faceless panic buy Pay the price for a lie Sending it express by Wells Fargo Without the love you used to know Wrapping paper round a hat and glove And signed from me, with all my love And when I lay me down to sleep I swear I hear the big man climb But now the chimney s far too steep Now at every Christmas time Pinning all my hopes on Auld Lang Syne All my cares far behind It s only going to be three months till Spring And twelve months till the same old thing I remember Christmas snowy white Now it just rains, it just ain t right I leave a pie, unlock the door Pour him out a glass of wine But the big man never shows no more Never every Christmas time I remember Christmas snowy white Now it just rains, it just ain t right	12/1/2008
London Town	Where the lights are bright but the chance is gone And the streets are wide But there s nothing coming by Nothing going on It s a slow day in London town There are gales of laughter from TV shows But the wind of change Well it never seems to come Never seems to blow It s a cold day in London town Where the tables are turned around Where the dreams travel underground Hey where s my four leaf clover now? In London town Where the nights are long and the days collide And the years stretch out And there s no time left to lose No time left to bide It s a long night in London town Where the hearts and the souls go down Where your conscience just can t be found Hey where s my act of mercy now? In London town	25/5/2008
Ginger Rogers	You make me feel like Ginger Rogers Never thought that I could boogaloo Feel that I can dance like Ginger Rogers Just because I m in love with you You make me feel like I m a dancer Never thought that this is how it feels Making all the moves just like a dancer Like Fred Astaire but backwards in high heels Hey baby can you do the twist Can you do the mashed potato Make me feel like this Well I know Do the monkey and the shoogaloo Well no one ever made me feel the way that you do Well I know I know it s right You make me feel like there s nothing better When we re together you can set me free Nothing more right, no there s nothing better Just because you re in love with me Hey baby you can set me free And I can be everything I ever wanted to be Well I know Do the monkey and the shoogaloo Well no one ever made me feel the way that you do Well I know I know it s right You make me feel like Ginger Rogers And you can dance like Fred Astaire Feel that I can dance like Ginger Rogers I feel like I m dancing in thin air Hey baby I can dance on air I can do anything I feel good everywhere Well I know Do the monkey and the shoogaloo Well no one ever made me feel the way that you do Well I know I know it s right	24/5/2008
I ll Be With You	And when all is said and done And the battle s almost won I ll be with you And when you cannot count the cost And the battle s almost lost I ll be with you I ll be with you Right behind you Any time and Anywhere I ll be watching I ll be waiting I ll be with you I ll be there And when you feel you just can t win And when the water s rushing in I ll be with you And when no one hears your shout I ll be there to listen out I will hear you I ll be with you... In the darkness of the night In the coldness of the light When there s nothing left to say When nobody wants to stay I ll be with you all the way I ll be with you...	19/6/2008
Some Day	Holding out a hand It s a long time coming It ll be here some day soon And as you lie awake It s a long night passing But soon it will be dawn And with all the hope in your heart You must rely on some day And with all the days in your life Some time, some day soon And with every year that goes by You re going to get there your way And with all the dreams in your head Some time, some day soon Take it as it comes But it don t come easy You say another prayer It s almost out of reach But almost there for the taking It ll be here some day soon And with all the hope in your heart...	21/6/2008
Glass Half Full	I don t have much Then again I still have plenty As I take a sip From a glass half full, half empty And I m afraid of The love with which you tempt me It s in a loving cup In a glass half full, half empty We live our lives In a world of push and pull And in the ebb and flow It s a glass half empty Glass half full I give thanks for The blessings heaven sent me And it s a curse from hell It s a glass half full, half empty And when the world Gets me down, the sun turns grey It s not an empty glass But a glass half full I poured away	14/11/2008
A Rock On The Beach (Boo)	I used to think I was someone special Put on earth for greater things I used to think that I was a giant An archangel gonna spread her wings But now you know I feel like a molecule Living my life atomically Just a rock on the beach Another fish in the sea Another face in the crowd And the only thing is... You love me I used to think I was quite a dancer I could glide across the floor I used to think I was one in a million Got Ginger Rogers flair for sure But now you know I feel like a mannequin Fingers and thumbs and two left feet Just a rock on the beach... Juvenile dreams will leave you flat To be a king or a queen you can forget about that With feet of clay we all turn to dust Now all that I need is someone to trust I used to think I could rise above it Walk right in or walk away Now I don't know if I'm coming or going Or what to do or what to say But now you know I feel like an animal Living my life instinctively Just a rock on the beach...	4/12/2003
Stuff 1	Well I just can t move It s coming out my ears Always getting more of that stuff Well I don t have to try If it s pleasing to my eye Everything that glitters is enough And there s so much static There s a Rembrandt in the attic Underneath a pile of my painting stuff Just get enough Never see a diamond in the rough Stuff I ll never see a diamond in the rough Er well they ll tell you what s good They ll tell you what s bad They ll tell you what ll make you feel fine With imitation this And imitation that And even imitation pearls before swine And there s gadjets and gizmos Why you need them who knows Drowning in a sea of that endless stuff Just can t get enough Never see a diamond in the rough Stuff Never see a diamond in the rough	24/8/2009
I Will Never Win	I missed my train I missed my own way through But I will get myself to you And if I can Well I will have my way But all roads lead to you today I will never win Without your love that lets me in And all I want Is all I want to do But how I want to be with you And all I do Is ever hold the line But I will talk to you sometime I will never win Without your love that lets me in I come alive I want to survive I need your love that lets me in And if I could Well I would stand my ground But I d be never homeward bound And when I find My dreams have taken flight (I know that) I will never win a fight I will never win Without your love that lets me in I will never win I will never win Without your love that lets me in I would not have anything Would not know where to begin I will never win Without your love that lets me in	11/10/2009
The River Runs Deep	You re weary and restless There s trouble in your eyes And in the sound of the silence Are words you can t disguise You re scared of the future There s a chill around the past And fear keeps you frozen But only love can warm your heart So I ll take you down where the river runs deep Hold my hand, don t let go I ll be there when the going gets steep I ll take you where the river runs deep The river runs deep You re tired of the city The trouble and the strife It s not what you asked for You want a different life But nothing is sacred There s nothing set in stone And we can turn on a heartbeat We can make this life our own So I ll take you down... High on the hill Down to the sea The river runs long enough And strong enough To bring you back to me So I ll take you down where the river runs deep Hold my hand, don t let go I ll be there when the going gets steep I ll take you where the river runs deep The river runs deep	8/12/2009
The Loneliest Man In The Western World	Well he said it s the morning pain Coming back again But it s two in the afternoon... And he thinks its the time of year That makes him feel this fear But the sun is out The rain has stopped And summer s drawing near It s getting harder every day To think that nothing s wrong His patience dies, his dreams decay But all of the time... life goes on In the doom of the setting sun With night time sure to come He just wants someone to care He imagines that she s near He will never shed a tear And he tells her all He meant to say And stares into his beer It doesn t matter what he says He s sorry for what he s done She s turned her back, she s gone away But all of the time... life goes on High days and holidays Are going out of style Nothing makes him feel too good No one makes him smile Cos it s too soon for the reaper And it s too late to belong He s the loneliest man in the western world But life goes on... and on He s the loneliest man in the western world But life goes on...	14/1/2010
Come And Let Me Take Your Hand	How can you tell where life is leading Come and let me take your hand And pale is the flower where love lies bleeding Flooded castles in the sand And if all the powers in the world agree The future still you could not forsee It s down to you and it s up to me Come and let me take your hand Straight is the path that keeps you sober Waiting for a love so fine While I m chasing dreams the whole world over A vanishing horizon line I can t stay the pace in a one horse race To keep my heart and my hope in place No guarantee and no time to waste Come and let me take your hand On and on I m going nowhere I see no promised land Over mountains over oceans Take me by the hand And if all the powers in the world agree The future still you could not forsee It s down to you and it s up to me Come and let me take your hand Let me take you by the hand	25/4/2010
The Prophet s Warning	We know the writing s on the wall We watch the pagan cities fall Intimidation for the lord It s the power of the sword It s the prophet s warning Here comes the fire, here comes the flood We eat the flesh we drink the blood We lay our bodies down We stand our holy ground It s the prophet s warning I wash my dirty linen in holy water In the name of the father In the name of the son It s not in my name That this has to be done We plant the bomb we sow the seed We spread the gospel according to me We don t turn the other cheek We ll just intimidate the meek It s the prophet s warning
Same Old Blues	I woke up this morning With these words running round in my head I tried to write a song But I m gonna have to sing the blues instead If I didn t sing the blues, I d have nothing to croon I got new words, same tune I m gonna take a verse And repeat the same old line I m gonna take a verse And repeat the same old line Constant repetition gonna make you swoon I got new words, same tune inst I got a song about a monkey Messing around with me I wanna tell you about that monkey How he chased me up a big old tree I m gonna sing a song About that big baboon I got new words, same tune And there s a song about my baby Lying across my big brass bed On the night that I was married I was happy as a newly wed But now life with my wife Ain t no honeymoon I got these brand new words But the same old tune inst Well I can only sing the blues As poorly as a white boy can When I got something to say There s a tune that always comes to hand If I got no melody and no notes to choose I ll use the same old tune And sing the same old blues I got the same old blues Words are running round in my head Don t wanna deceive you And I don t want you to be misled Without that old 12 bar, I d have nothing to croon I d have brand new words but no damn tune So you ll have to excuse I ll sing the same old blues instead
I Do Not Believe	You tell me not to worry You tell me not to go overboard You tell me you ve got nothing up your sleeve Don t know why I don t know Don t know why I do not believe You tell me that I m lucky.. but I do not believe Got no need to worry.. but I do not believe Turning every corner Walking every long lonely street I can see there s nothing in my way But you will not convince me There s nothing you can say You tell me things are moving.. but I do not believe Nothing s going to stop me.. but I do not believe I have got so much to learn But I can t take a lesson from a liar I don t watch my bridges burn I don t want to jump into the fire So much for straight talking So much for that 4 letter word So much for the power to convince I do not believe Anything I ve heard You tell me that you love me.. but I do not believe You will never leave me.. but I do not believe You can t do without me.. but I do not believe You say that I can trust you.. but I do not believe I do not believe
Making It Work	Nothing is for granted or a matter of fact Look into my eyes with a deep devotion Know where you are and know where you re at, for me girl (making it work) I m looking in the mirror and I m looking inside Looking all around for some real emotion Nowhere to run and nowhere to hide, from you girl (making it work) Don t you know I m making it work Whatever I have to do Don t you know I m making it work Making it work with you Two steps forward and one step back As long as we are heading in the same direction Give what you have and know what you lack, it s true girl (making it work) Feeling so bad then feeling so fine Then back on the track with a course correction I will be yours and you will be mine, it s true girl (making it work) Don t you know I m making it work Don t really matter who I think I am Or who you really think you are Don t want to stop just half way down the track And be never coming back... to you Well it s all in the mind, it s all in the head And it s all in the palm of the hand you re holding Take it from me, you can take it as read, it s true girl (making it work) You can be wrong and you can be right But you got to be there when the truth s unfolding Every day and every night, it s true girl (making it work) Don t you know I m making it work
Stuff 2	It doesn t matter what you do Anything it s up to you Don t have to be a genius to succeed Masterpieces swept away Taste don t get the time of day Don t you know that all you need is stuff Oh well there s millions selling records And millions selling books Half a dozen for the price of one And there s 12 shopping channels And thick cops with cameras Giving you the TV you don t want And there s rolling news With 27 views Anyone s a star, you just strut your stuff I can never get enough Never see a diamond in the rough Stuff I ll never see a diamond in the rough Stuff Never get enough Never see a diamond in the rough Stuff Never get enough Never see a diamond in the rough
Any Month Of Any Year	I will love you in the month of Jan Give you all the loving I can Hold you close, holding your hand I will love you in the month of Feb Take my word, take it as read Take me home, take me to bed I will love you when the March winds blow Rain or shine, come weather come snow I will love you in the April showers Got so lucky to have a love like ours I will love you any time of year The seasons come and go I will love you any month of any year I love you so I will love you in the month of May Now the sun is coming to stay All my fears are falling away I will love you in the month of June And I can smell a sweet perfume I can see your loving in bloom I will love you in the hot July When the sun is high in the sky I will love you in the dry August Our dreams will never crumble to dust I will love you in September fall I give my love, I give it you all I ll be there whenever you call I will love you in October night Trick or treat or Halloween fright I ll be there shining a light I will love you in November chill I will be there loving you still I will love you in December Gold and frankincense and myrrh Are not enough to show that I care Any month of any year... I love you so
Back Door Key	Don t go looking for a back door key Looking for an answer Looking for a loophole Take a look in the vicinity It s right in front of you Don t go looking for an open door Looking down the back streets Looking in the window Do you know what you are looking for Is right before your eyes I got everything I wanted I got everything I need Every little thing I ask for That should be enough for me Chorus No one ever can be certain Nothing s ever guaranteed Everybody wanting more more more But this should be enough for me Chorus If you take everything for granted Undervalue what god gave to you And don t appreciate your finest hour You might mistake it Might just forsake it You might just underrate Your dream come true
Moonlight Optimist	And the money comes in And the money goes nowhere And he closes his eyes As days go rumbling by And he sings and he plays And he strums on an old guitar And he keeps in the dark And finds his way by the stars Wo-oh he s just a moonlight optimist He never sees things in the light of day He doesn t see it, doesn t know just what he s missed He never loses cos he never has to pay He s a law to himself He s a crime in the first degree He doesn t follow the rules He just hopes no one will see With a hole in his soul He s still feeling like a millionaire Cos by the light of the moon He thinks there s someone who cares Chorus He doesn t see too clearly This he can t afford The light is shining dimly But it s something he can head towards So he s not playing a tune He s just trying to find the chords And in the still of the night He thinks he s hearing applause
Swimming Song	This summer I went swimming This summer I might have drowned But I held my breath, I kicked my feet And I moved my arms around This summer I swam in the ocean And I swam in a swimming pool Salt my wound, chlorined my eyes I m a self destructive fool inst This summer I did the backstroke And you know that that s not all I did the breaststroke, the butterfly And the old Australian crawl This summer I swam in a public place And a resevoir to boot At the latter I was informal At the former I wore my suit I wore my swimming suit inst This I did the swan dives And jack knives for you all And once when you weren t looking I did a cannon ball This summer I went swimming This summer I might have drowned But I held my breath, I kicked my feet And I moved my arms around >>Moved my arms around This summer I went swimming This summer I might have drowned But I held my breath, I kicked my feet And I moved my arms around Moved my arms around
Stranger To Myself	Well I wake up in the ashtray Like a worn out comedian Like a faded chameleon Trying to hide before a sunrise So I offer supplication In a bombed out cathedral Deliver me from evil Well I can find no consolation Chorus But if you could see me now You d have a different tale to tell Well if you could see me now You d not say you know me Well I dust myself off slowly Trying to find my sense of humour Well later or sooner Got to find some resolution And I ask the burning question Trying to find a real solution But my circumlocution Gives me words that always fail me Chorus Middle You can t say you know me well Oh never say you know me well You can t say you know me well When I m a stranger to myself Rain rain go away Don t want to put up my umbrella Don t want to trust the fortune teller Don t wanna know if god is with me Well I wish I could escape the problem Like a real life Houdini Rub my kettle for a genie Gonna fly me to Nirvana Chorus
Me & Angie	I woke up Christmas morning 1965 My ma gave me a record That made me come alive I never knew what you could do I never heard such sweet guitar It left me and Angie walking along the road All on our own Running away Riding from home Strolling down the highway I played all day and night To find what I could do Never could be perfect Could never play like you But I could go my own sweet way It didn t matter I was sweet 14 It got me and Angie... Sometimes I wonder What would I have become If I had done my studying Like an ideal mother s son Now I m sitting here with my old guitar And there is nowhere I would rather be It s still me and Angie...
The Last To Know	If love should die And hearts run cold And years roll by And love grow old Oh will your smile be just for show And will I be the last to know Day by day And night by night Will you slip away Will you lose the fight Oh will you be the first to go And will I be the last to know In a perfect world On a perfect day We both feel the same Never walk away... And you just can t choose tween thick and thin Will patience lose Will sorrow win Will dreams die in the afterglow And will I be the last to know In a perfect world On a perfect day We both feel the same Never walk away But if you should hide a lonely heart Do I stand in line Or do I stand apart If love should die And hearts run cold And years roll by And love grow old Oh will your smile be just for show And will I be the last to know	19/11/2011
Silly You & Silly Me	He made the nightingale begin to sing At Christmas time he made the sleigh bells ding a ling My mister everything made all my dreams come true Maybe you ll give me a clue why You unlocked my heart and lost the key Then you locked up your own Left me alone Silly you and silly me The autumn leaves fall from the tree My tears fall the same Like September rain Silly you and silly me Just begun to realise We re just a pair of silly things Find the straight and narrow My heart it took your arrow Cupid must have spread his wings Angel, fly to my side and set me free Oh why can t you see How happy we d be Silly you and silly me Was our love just another page What did you intend Was it fiction or fact Part of the act How will our story end Will I end up just sad and blue Am I part of your show I just want to know Silly me and silly you Silly me and silly you
On My Side	Cool as I am My heart is blown asunder And empty as I feel I am My cup is running over And in the night when we lie down I can confide And it s all I need to know You re on my side Weak as I am My head is getting stronger And starving as I feel I am You take away my hunger And when the light grows dim I know I can survive It s all I need to know You re on my side The whole world s fighting one another There s always brother fighting brother And when there s trouble in the neighbourhood Take my side, well I know you would Time after time Well I know where I can turn to I may not know how to love But maybe I will learn to And when my time runs out I know I will have tried It s all I need to know You re on my side
Fun Before We Die	There s some work to do And a lot to say And I m hoping you Can change my way Getting so tired of feeling sad Having the whole world drive me mad I know that there must be good times to be had Can you make me shine On a cloudy day Can you make it fine When skies turn grey Can you make my grey sky blue Helping me feel the sun come through Can you fill my life with better things to do Can you get my horse to run I m thinking of having fun Can you get my ship to come Sailing into the sun Can you get my kite to fly Give me a reason why You and I, can t have... some fun before we die Can you keep me warm When I m feeling cold Can you keep me young at heart When I m growing old Can you let my heart take wing Making me want to dance and sing Can you make my winter turn into a spring Can you get my horse to run... Open up the stable door Guide my ship into the shore Give me a reason why We can t have fun before we die Can you get my horse to run Can you get my ship to come Can you get my kite to fly Why can t you and I have some fun before we die
It s Only Me	Hey now take a look in my eyes Do you see there s anything to cause surprise It s only me Hey now take a look at my mind Do you think there s any way I d be unkind It s only me I m not the devil or the deep blue sea And life is never going to be Q.E.D. What will ever make you hear my plea It s only me... it s only me They don t care, and no one sees Who needs enemies with friends like these It s only me Good lord, will you ever have faith Is there any good reason you should feel unsafe It s only me I m not the devil or the deep blue sea And life is never going to be Q.E.D. What will ever make you hear my plea It s only me... it s only me
The Skerryvore Light	The Skerryvore light casts a beam on the waves With never a thought for the lives that it saves Magical beauty So hard to explore It s 12 miles away from the shore It was built in a time when the men had no doubt Brains had the vision and brawn had the clout But the reef ran them ragged The rain it did pour They were 12 miles away from the shore Each stone was hewn on the Isle of Tiree Then rowed through the storms and the treacherous sea The bravest of men oh the tales they could tell Building a tower to heaven from hell Inst Alone in the darkness the mariners wives Waiting for word as the men risked their lives The wind blew a rumour They longed to hear more They were 12 miles away from the shore Each stone was hewn on the Isle of Tiree Then rowed through the storms and the treacherous sea The bravest of men oh the tales they could tell Building a tower to heaven from hell The Skerryvore light casts a beam on the tide Lighting a candle for those who have died Silent and strong As the waves crash and roar 12 miles away from the shore
Shelter From The Pouring Rain	Feeling heavy weather On a dreary afternoon A depression from the north Is coming down this way too soon I see the black clouds Hear the thunder You hold umbrella for the cloud I m under You give me shelter From the pouring rain You give me heat In the cold wind and the hurricane You know that I just Wanna keep my powder dry Keep the wolf from the door And keep the water from my eye But I m hearing that gale force warning The barometric pressure s falling You give me shelter From the pouring rain... Heavens pour and four winds blow But you keep me safe and warm And I know just where to go To find shelter from the storm And there s a sinking low pressure That is falling way too fast There s some inclement weather That is guaranteed to last I can feel that approaching storm You got a warm wind, blow me home You give me shelter From the pouring rain...	7/3/2013
Almost Right	There s a hand to hold There s a kiss goodnight But there s a space between us both That never comes to light There s some common ground There s a fragile shell And sometimes I can let you in Into my prison cell And it s all I can do It s all I can give to you And it s almost right And it s almost fair And it s almost fine And it s nearly there There s a disconnect From a party line But there s some trust and there s a bond Between your love and mine We re like ships in the night That never sail out of sight And it s almost right... All through my life I ve needed someone to believe in And when I hold your hand I almost think I can And it s all I can do It s all I can give to you And it s almost right...	6/3/2013
Two Left Feet	Two left feet Feeling incomplete Trying to walk a straight line Down the middle of the street Two left hands Busy making plans Waiting for dexterity To cope with life s demands I am just the way I am I am who I m meant to be And I know that there is Nothing more to say I ve got my genes, my looks My ups, my downs, my DNA Two left feet... I can t make a purse of silk No use crying bout spilled milk Searching high and low And always wanting more But I don t know where to look I don t know what I m searching for Two left feet... How could I be Someone that you d care for I don t understand The whys and wherefores inst You might learn the awful truth You might criticize my style Can t do anything But I do the best I can It s just how it is It s how we are, it s the way I am Two left feet...	10/4/2013
Who Will Tie	Perilous journey Travelling far No insulation No family car No one to tell me Just where we are... Who will tie my old shoe lace And wipe the tear upon my face And who will wrap their arms around And pick my toys up off the ground No direction Too many paths Too many questions No one to ask No one to ask If we re nearly there... Who will tie... Love s not so kind Love s not so blind Who can fill up This heart of mine inst Cold as the winter And silent as night Looking for comfort And looking for light Light in the window But no one at home... Who will tie...	9/5/2013
My Darling One	As years roll by And love grows old Will hearts stay true Will dreams unfold When all is said and life is done Will you still be my darling one Day by day And night by night When our eyes grow dim Will you bring me light And in the setting of the sun Will you still be my darling one When the thrill is gone When the flesh is weak Will your heart stay strong Never miss a beat And you just can t choose Between thick and thin Will patience lose Will sorrow win Or will your loving overcome Will you still be my darling one Will our love stay true Will your heart be mine Will you still be there At the end of time When the thrill is gone When the flesh is weak Will your heart stay strong Never miss a beat As years roll by And love grows old Will hearts stay true Will dreams unfold When all is said and life is done Will you still be my darling one	5/11/2013
We Go Round	Edict from the government A straight path to steer So much transparency Is not becoming clear Take it with a grain of salt Leave the hook and line There s never anyone at fault The blind just lead the blind We go round The long way round Voices on the radio Pictures on the tube Selling us a prototype Lifestyle attitude Pictures of the young and thin Insurance for the old Like everybody else Do just as you re told We go round The long way round We go round When they want to tell you black is white We go round When they want to show you wrong is right Too many altar boys Not enough faith Too many gods for sale In the market place Some things will never change Some things you can t fight Some choose a battleground But some will choose the light We go round The long way round	20/11/2013
Facebook Friend	I was born screaming to the human race I ve spent my whole existence trying to get some space I didn t fill my life with children round my knees Just want to be alone, do anything I please You may think that I m a case book study But I don t want to be your facebook buddy I don t wanna make a thousand friends Just one around the corner would suit my ends I don t want to hear you twitter all the time With what you had for breakfast playing on my mind You may think that I m an old fuddy duddy But I don t want to be your facebook buddy Isn t it a crime, isn t it a sin Don t want to be connected, I don t want to fit in I don t want to hear, I never want to know There s too much static running round in my soul I could offer you a vicarious thrill Telling you about my malaria pills I could take a picture of my cat Then upload his cuteness on a mat Well I don t know just what you ve heard But I don t want to be a facebook nerd You think you ve got a life, you think you ve got a choice You think you ve got opinions, you think you ve got a voice They steal your information until they ve got it all Well thank you Mr Zuckerberg, he s got you by the balls! Don t want to know you re on a plane to Peru Or in a supermarket standing in the damn queue You may be a rich man, beggar man, king But I am just a hermit, and I want to do my own thing There s only one message that I want to send I don t want to be your facebook friend	1/12/2013
Always Have, Always Will	I ve always let my head run wild Always have, always will I ve always felt like a wandering child Always have, always will I thought that life meant forever more And I had endless time to fill And I ve always felt that you re nearby Always have, always will When I was small you held my hand On a bus ride to the promised land Father and daughter, mother and son Waiting for the bus to come Frozen in time, these years of mine You leave a space where the time stands still But I ve always felt that you re nearby Always have, always will Another verse, another song It s just my way to get along With hope in my heart and love in my veins... I head towards the last refrain... With memories past, with dreams built to last I know that you are with me still And I ll always feel that you re nearby Always have...	31/1/2014
A Mandolin For Victor Coyle	A mandolin carved out of wood in 1912 Was placed upon a shelf A present found, the boy they d spoil His name was Victor Coyle It was the day he came of age His hopes, his dreams, his eyes upon the stage Victor Coyle left Kansas for New York to play To make his music pay Where a dime a dozen mandoleers Were scratching out careers So Victor took what job he could A postal clerk, his dreams in strings and wood Victor Coyle loved to sing He would play his mandolin After work, a day of toil A mandolin for Victor Coyle Victor Coyle got married and he settled down In a quiet part of town Two daughters and a loving wife Became his only life After work, sat on the front porch swing He d serenade them with his mandolin Victor Coyle loved to sing... At 85 old Victor died, no money saved No headstone for his grave The ancient mandolin was sold At 100 years old The Gibson found its way to me And Victor s song his only legacy Victor Coyle loved to sing He would play his mandolin After work, a day of toil A mandolin for Victor Coyle	6/5/2014
Hold Me In Your Arms (She Said)	He said it loud and clear He whispered softly in my ear The words I always want to hear Hold me in your arms my dear I want to hold you tight I want you each and every night Then everything will be alright So hold me till the morning light I can t help it I love you night and day I can t help it When love gets in the way She say	1/1/1976
Any Minute Of The Day	And it s two in the morning And it s three in the middle of the afternoon And it s six in the evening Any minute of the day oh I ll be loving you Don t try, to understand my expression Don t cry, I m not here to keep you guessing Asking why, let me lay it on the table How do you ever think that I don t need you any more? And it s two... Don t stall, when we re supposed to be together Don t fall, keep it going hell for leather Take it all, doesn t matter where we re going I will be around when the devil s at your door And it s two... Don t sleep on any doorstep Worry bound and wind swept Take the weight off your mind See what you can find behind an open door Well it s two in the morning And I ve been up all night And it s three in the afternoon And I don t want to fight Come on, there s no way you should be going Be strong, there s no sure fire way of knowing We belong, yeah we belong together Cos any time at all I ll be right here loving you And it s two in the morning And it s three in the middle of the afternoon And it s six in the evening Any minute of the day oh I ll be loving you In the morning Any minute of the day oh I ll be loving you In the evening Any minute of the day oh I ll be loving you	13/8/2014
I Know, I Know	I gave my life for all mankind And love for all to see And then they wrote the holy book And learned to disagree About who is right and who is wrong And fighting to be free I know, I know, I know, I know I know it s down to me On the shores of Galilee The days were peaceful then And in the hills of Palestine The desert was my friend But bloody wars with holy cause Have brought the might of men I know, I know, I know, I know I must begin again I am the way, the truth, the life My word is everywhere As I survey the battleground I say another prayer No one wants a widow s mite Houses built on sand And lives are built on hate and war In my unholy land How can believers still believe That this is what I planned I know, I know, I know, I know They ll never understand	19/8/2014
Back To Default	Wanna be a pilot Wanna drive a train Fly to the moon And fly back again Whatever the reason is I always call a halt (halt!) Whatever happens I just get set back to default Too many pipe dreams Gone up in smoke Too many wild forays Have just become a joke But no one s laughing here There s only one result (mmm) Whatever happens I just get set back to default Inst I take the strain I pull in the slack 2 steps forward Then 2 steps back Looking for loving Looking for fun Just when I think I m getting somewhere I go right back To square one (default position) When I was a baby On my mother s knee The world was my oyster And life my cup of tea But nothing tastes so good any more I need some pepper and salt (spice it up) Whatever happens I just get set back to default (mmm) Whatever happens I just get set back to default (mmm) Whatever happens I just get set back to default (mmm)	16/9/2014
Any Minute Of The Day (stage)	And it s two in the morning... Don t try, to understand my expression Don t cry, I m not here to keep you guessing Asking why, let me lay it on the table How d you ever think that I don t need you any more And it s two in the morning... Don t stall, when we re supposed to be together Don t fall, keep it going hell for leather Take it all, doesn t matter where we re going I will be around when the devil s at your door And it s two in the morning... Don t sleep on any doorstep Worry bound and wind swept Take the weight off your mind See what you can find behind an open door Well it s two in the morning And I ve been up all night And it s three in the afternoon And I don t want to fight Come on, there s no way you should be going Be strong, there s no sure fire way of knowing We belong, yeah we belong together Cos any time at all I ll be right here loving you And it s two in the morning...	13/8/2014
God Save Olive Cooke	As she clutches her poppy to her chest She thinks of the day her love was laid to rest She remembers the time You never let your country down Long ago, the departure of a train His hand in the distance, her eyes filled up with pain She remembers the time You never let your country down Now many years have come and gone But she still wears her ring The nights are dark the days are long And loneliness they bring God save Mary Walsh But first God save the King Because you never let your country down Mary thinks of the days as once they were What she did for her country not what her country did for her She remembers the time You never let your country down At the going down of the sun At the setting of life for everyone A duty called, a duty done She prays on bended knee You never let your country down	9/11/2014
Home Again	At the dawning of another day Of shoulders cold and faces grey Of city streets, and schemes of men I wished that I was home again So I drove for hours through the night Arriving as the morning light Left shadows on the distant glen I knew that I was home again So I ll walk the ground where my father stood There s a feeling deep that is in my blood There s a distant land that I call my own Calling me homeward, calling home As birds migrate across the sky I have to go, I have to fly And as I reached my journey s end I knew that I was home again So I ll walk the ground... The photographs of times gone by The memories that never die As voices echo from the past I knew that I was home at last	7/12/2014
Reasons For The Rhymes	Your sunny face, it makes me Want to keep a pen in my guitar case Oh, your sunny face I run my race, I would not Have had the strength to stay the pace Without your love and your spoken grace I find the reasons for the rhymes You take the treason from my crimes And the seasons pass the time For me to learn To love again so quickly Though loving has just dried up my song pen oh, to love again I remember when she left me She hurt but I know you couldn t dirty on me Remember then CHORUS It s time to learn... inst And it wasn t long till I knew That you were right and I saw all I did do wrong It wasn t long Now I m feeling strong, I wonder If they know it s the other kind of lurv song A singalong I find the reasons for the rhymes... It s time to learn	1/1/1973
Reasons For The Rhymes (mk2)	Your sunny face, it makes me Want to keep a pen in my guitar case Oh, your sunny face I run my race, I would not Have had the strength to stay the pace Without your love and your warm embrace I find the reasons for the rhymes You take the treason from my crimes And the seasons pass the time To live and learn To love again so quickly I know how my heart was broken way back when To love again I remember then, she hurt me She left, but you d never do the dirty on me We are meant to be I find the reasons for the rhymes... On and on My heart stays on my sleeve From song to song I find a rhyme And a reason to believe It s not the same old story And I know that I have to believe in you And your loving s true I find the reasons for the rhymes You take the treason from my crimes And the seasons pass the time To live and learn You live and learn	6/3/2015
In A Lover s Eyes	Can you see Can you get by When you look me straight In the eye Do you feel Just the same Do you feel the heat Of the flame Like the love in a mother s eyes No fake no lies In a lover s eyes Do you know What s going on Do you believe You belong Can you tell If it s for real Can you be sure How I feel Like the love in a mother s eyes.. And it s only a matter of waiting For the wound to heal It s just a matter of time It s only a matter of waiting No fake... no lies It s only a matter of waiting No fake... no lies It s only a matter of waiting No fake... no lies In a lover s eyes No fake... no lies In a lover s eyes	30/9/2015
Refugee	Behind a closed door, the world we ignore We lay our dining table for dinner With food on the shelves, we point to ourselves We want to look good, we want to grow thinner And out on the hillside the refugees shiver The border is closed and god won t deliver God save the souls we sell down the river God won t deliver It s cold on the street, we turn up the heat We will be warm whatever the weather A dose of the blues on the 10 o clock news Will not spoil our day, our dreams are forever But out on the ocean the refugees swimming The waves show no mercy for children and women With crocodile tears we feel our eyes brimming For children and women The homes of the safe The lands of the free We have no room For the poor refugee Behind the tall fence Adrift on the ocean We have no room For a human emotion inst And down by the fences, the refugees running Trying to survive on their wits and their cunning Waiting for help, but no help is coming No help is coming	15/10/2015
Rock City	Rock city, show me your heart of stone Rock city I believe I don t have a home Came looking for your love Don t have the heart to leave you alone Now I got my rock city way And I got my rock city hideaway Rock city, well now I got my ties Rock city won t give me more than alibis I hold things all together You just hold me down, oh why Rock City looks pretty Looks pretty bad to me Let me down slow and easy in... Rock city, feel like a frightened child Rock city just waits for you to give up your style And I can count among my friends The man on the radio dial In rock city Rock city running wild	1/1/1980
I Don t Know Why	I wait for you The day runs slowly I know that you'll be home soon I feel unsure I feel unworthy What can I mean to you I don't know why You love me so Why I'm the one That you can believe in I don't know why I don't know why On a wing and a prayer I get what I paid for I thought that I paid my dues I hold out my hand I need reassuring I've got the home free blues I don't know why There's a little bit of mystery That's never misunderstood There's a little bit of loving in your eyes Makes me feel so good Ahh... Don't understand The way you feel The touch of your hand The depth of emotion I don't know why I don't know why	8/3/2016
Three wishes and a valentine	I went over to your house I stood way down the street I tried to see through your window I was hoping by chance we might meet Just give me the word I d be right with you I d come running over With my love to give you But three wishes and a valentine Is as close as I get to that girl of mine I go and look in the mirror I wonder what s wrong with me Why can t I tell you I love you And just how much you mean to me I look up your number I try to face it I pick up the phone Then I replace it Three wishes and a valentine Is as close as I get to that girl of mine You must have noticed Something s going on By the way I keep hanging round your door Just give me a clue If something s getting through to you Got to stop this hesitation Not gonna have a change of heart Got to change the situation But I don t know what to do I don t know where to start But one of these days I m gonna take my chances I ll show that girl Just what romance is But three wishes and a valentine Is as close as I get to that girl of mine	16/7/1983
That s All That There Is	A house in the country A car in the drive What shall we do With the rest of our lives Oh I m not into money Or finding new schemes I m just into loving That s all that there is If we ever escape From this city of cars And we find ourselves living Wherever we are When it s four in the morning Alone with our dreams I m still just into loving That s all that there is Oh that s all that there is It s all that there is I m just into loving That s all that there is If we just have a roof Over our heads With enough to get by To keep clothed and fed A space in between us That never grows cold I m just into loving That s all that I know Oh that s all that I know It s all that I know I m still just into loving That s all that I know rpt v1	26/4/2016
Never Say Goodbye	When I think of pastures new Whatever I may say or do I m fooling no one When I pretend that love is gone I find it hard to act my age When the demon leaves the cage When I pretend that I don t care And I leave you standing there Well I could never say goodbye When the truth is in my heart But like a fool I play a part Of the one who doesn t mind If we leave this all behind With the words stuck in my mouth They re afraid of coming out I don t wanna give in Don t know how to begin But I could never say goodbye You can part a fool and his loving If you just give him something to live for It s hard enough to care It s hard enough to share It s hard to make it fly But I could never say goodbye \| should say I m sorry But I could never say goodbye When I think of pastures new Whatever I may say or do I m fooling no one When I pretend that love is gone Well I could never say goodbye	4/7/2016
We re All Here Together	We are all here together At the evening of the day We have left our work behind us Now it s time for us to play So let s sing a song of gladness And be thankful for the way We are all here together... today There is joy and there is laughter There is sorrow, there are tears Some are happy ever after Some are silent in their fears But we ll put all this behind us And be thankful for the way We are all here together... today No one knows what comes tomorrow Or the joys that it may bring There s no rhyme, there s no reason But tonight we can sing We are all here together... There are friends we ve left behind us There are loved ones gone too soon There s no rhyme, there s no reason But tonight, here in this room We are all here together...
My Own Sweet Way	Life is a loaded question Until they fire the gun I heard the starting pistol So I began to run Don t know where I might be heading But I ll get there in my own time I go my own sweet way There s a loudmouth Tells me which way I can go Tells me what to believe And tells me what I should know Well thanks for the information But I m making up my own mind I ll go my own sweet way Sweeter than candy Sweeter than wine Sweet the mistakes that are mine all mine I may be right And I may be wrong I m trying to find a place where I belong inst Don t lay down the rules Don t tell me the score Helpful advice you can leave at the door I m only asking That you leave me alone I just need something I can call my own You go your way And I ll go mine I don t want you to worry Because I feel just fine I may not know what I m doing But I do it in my own style I go my own sweet way	21/1/2017
All The King s Men	Clouds of sorrow, tears of rain The weather closing in again That s what I could do without Cold shoulder, heart of stone The trumpet that I've always blown That s what I could do without That s what I could do without And all of the king s men Could not mend me again If I should find me falling Blind faith, a losing streak Never finding what I seek That s what I could do without I lick my wounds, I count the costs After one more battle lost That s what I could do without That s what I could do without And all of the king s men Could not mend me again If I should find me falling But some things I could never do without Some things I could never ever do without Like the sunshine in your smile And your love that makes it all worthwhile Some things I could never do without I could never do without Some things I could never ever do without And all of the king s men Could not mend me again If I should find me falling... falling Some things I could never do without	8/5/2017
All In The Past	It's all in the past Won't be coming around again The ghosts are blind But I see Mum and Dad in my mind Standing by the shore But they don't see me any more Family In the pictures of the sun and the sea All fading away And no one can hear what I say I miss them still As I climb my own way over the hill I couldn't even climb the stair Unless I knew that they were there As long as I knew they were there Savage time Is playing around with my mind I was only ten Now I'm older than my father was then Won't be coming round again	11/7/2017
Fallen Angel	I never wanted a career in the Navy I didn't want to join a marching band No ifs, no buts no maybe I never wanted someone else's plan I don't need some hidden agenda Won't jump the hurdles that you set for me Don't need a priest or a moral defender To lay down the rules how I'm supposed to be So why ve I got to feel like a fallen angel Lost and on my way to somewhere else I know this road So why ve I got to feel like a fallen angel I can find my own way home In the distance there s a lost horizon If only I could find it here A destination I could keep my eyes on I only need a star to steer by I'm always hearing I should count my blessings Appreciate just where I am It's no crime but I feel like confessing I can only do the best I can I don't need nobody To cram me in a box I will only lift the lid up Or I will just pick the locks I don't need Houdini To lend me a helping hand And I just need an Einstein brain To help me understand Why ve I got to feel like a fallen angel	13/8/2017
The Light In Your Eyes	High above the water s edge Standing on the window ledge In the darkness I am falling down But I can see By the light in your eyes I feel By the touch of your soul I know From the love in your heart And through the darkness I can go Shadows on the subway wall Gather round me when I fall Moving blindly, sinking slowly down But I can see Hold me close as the planet turns Coming round to the morning All the stars in the moonlit sky Are not so bright As the light in your eye In the darkness I am falling down But I can see...	20/10/2017
I Wrote This Song	I remember the songs that I wrote as a kid There was so much emotion in everything I did But now I m so damn wise I ve got to think it over I m dreaming it up, I m working it out But in the end I don t know what I m singing about Got to find some inspiration before I m older I m gonna write this fucking song if it kills me I m gonna write some fucking words I really mean Gonna find a tune that s strong Wait for words to come along Then I can say I wrote this song No notes on the stave, no words on the page I start to give in to songwriter s song rage Cos there s nothing there There s nothing coming through to please me And then the telephone rings with a marketing call Well there s something I should buy I never needed at all Now concentration s down the pan Can t even think of a word that rhymes I m gonna write this fucking song if it kills me It s no use looking in the mirror (for reflections) It s no use talking on the phone (for bright suggestions) So I m looking in the cupboard in the kitchen of my mind But the cupboard s bare, and nobody s at home I m gonna write a lovely song if it kills me I m gonna write some beautiful words I really mean Gonna find a tune that s strong Wait for words to come along Then I can say I wrote this song Then I can say I wrote this song All I m saying is I wrote this fucking song!	5/1/2018
Great Pleasure	Well there are people and people And there are some who you want to know They might be strangers in a heatwave Or they ll be friends in the wind and snow So I give it a try I look a human in the eye But interospection is making me shy I want to just go but I want you to know That people matter to me It gives me great pleasure to be here Wuh ho nice to know you Wuh ho nice to know It gives me great pleasure to be here Wuh ho nice to know you Well there s a reason for living And I can sometimes understand It keeps me clean in the coal mine Or makes me dirty when I wash my hands Well there s a way to behave From the cradle to the grave I want to be good and I want to be brave Whatever I lack, I ll find the right track Cos people matter to me It gives me great pleasure to be here.... Well it s nice to know I can meet you at a rendezvous It s nice to know that people gonna talk to you Well taciturn, reticent, that is just my natural way I keep it well hidden but there is something I would like to say It gives me great pleasure to be here Ladies and gents I d like to say a few words On behalf of all the introverts I m sure you ve never heard There s a knot around my handkerchief, a hand upon my heart There s a piece of information I been trying to impart	13/12/1983
Noah and the Animals	Look at our world with its trouble and strife All in all it s such a nuclear life What can have come to divide me and you Since the day of the animals two by two If I don t love you and if you don t love me Well Noah and the animals they should have stayed at sea Red fights blue and black fights white The orange and the green with an armalite Blowing our trumpets licking our wounds Everybody ready for the day of doom If I don t love you... inst The shipbuilder could have felt no warning On the deck with the red sky dawning If he d known about his sons and daughters He d have dropped the olive branch in the waters inst Rich man poor man beggar man king Each man wondering why his grass ain t green Iron curtain across the sky I can t see the difference in you and I If I don t love you...	5/10/1984
Gunga Din	Well the sun was hot as the men fell in And the captain said to me Well no fusilier should be showing his fear In a hostile territory And the chaplain prayed for our Christian parade Knelt on a bended knee-oh Remember Gunga Din, remember Gunga Din When death comes a knocking for me-oh We were two hundred and seventy men And the foe were a thousand strong So we took our aim as the infidel came But we know that we won t last long For they came from the East And they came from the West As far as eye could see-oh Remember Gunga Din, remember Gunga Din When death comes a knocking for me-oh I remember Gunga Din As the bullets start to fly I remember Gunga Din You re a better man than I As we stood back to back for the eighth attack With three rounds left per man Well the heathen foe was a-turning to go And we could not understand Till a bugle trill from a far distant hill Brought in the cavalry-oh Remember Gunga Din, remember Gunga Din When death comes a knocking for me-oh
The Graylands	I was there, in a tunnel in my dream I arose, the light was drawing me Oh no, leaving life behind Seek and ye shall find Looking for you, waiting for me Looking for you, waiting for me I was there, in the graylands of my dream They were there, they did not look at me Oh no, standing on a hill Crying in the dark Out on the sand, there was no sound Out on the sand there was no sound inst I was there, on the outer rim of life I hung on, to let go was to die Oh no, trusting in the world Flying in the dark Looking for you, waiting for me Looking for you, waiting for me
It Just Rains 2	There's a grey street looking at me I live here with my insolvency I'm looking round for a higher plane Cos this sure ain't Heaven It never pours, it just rains Nothing goes from bad to worse.. and yet Nothing lifts my no luck curse Rent's the highest honour I attain I never visit the queen It never pours, it just rains It just rains 49 catches bus at 7-42 87 walks the dog along the avenue 105 can organize a cure for your brain Got to catch another bus It never pours, it just rains It just rains No thunder's gonna come along and light up the sky And no unseasonal drought is gonna make it dry There's nothing too exciting, no wild hurricane Just that prevailing wind It never pours, it just rains It just rains
We ve Got To Keep Laughing	All my jokes You ve heard a million times before And I can t think Of any new ones any more We ve got to keep laughing Until the bitter end We got to keep smiling through Don t let the dark descend It takes more than a pep talk To get you out of the hole It s how you choose to lead your life A manifesto for the soul Chorus Don t let the party end Don t make the blues your friend Oh no please don t let the dark descend Sometimes you need to cry But let your tears run dry Summon up the twinkling of an eye You can always kiss your blues goodbye But you don t need me to tell you that It s what you already know But I need you to accompany me Along this long and lonely road We ve got to keep laughing Until the bitter end We got to keep smiling through Don t let the dark descend You can always kiss your blues goodbye
Permanent Blue	Well I used to think ink was rarely bought Like salt and pepper and sets of dice Now my diary is full of permanent blue The manufacturer s made back his price Cos all that I do Is permanent blue Well the bottles are empty, the ink and the beer The brewer and the printer s done well today Maybe that s why you left, they paid you a fee On contractual basis for leaving me Cos all that I do Is permanent blue The world is full of broken hearts Breaking and mending The world is full of broken hearts And unhappy endings Permanent blue, permanent blue Is all that I do Well I fell for the scheme of an American dream I gave my heart to a young boy in Rome No matter the place, no matter the face There s only one thing that I can call my own You see you re building me up You re pulling me down You re making me laugh And then you re making me frown There s a smile on my face A tear in my eye You say hello But then you say bye bye Cos all that I do Is permanent blue
It Doesn t Bother Me At All	Maybe I m the lucky one I fell in love but I didn t want perfection Maybe you re the unlucky one Because nothing that you do Will ever alter that affection Well you can take my heart Tear my world apart It doesn t bother me at all And you can read my mind Put me back in line It doesn t bother me at all Don t think I m the lonely one I know a guy who would welcome a reaction Darlin you re the only one Nothing that you do will ever alter that attraction Well you can take my heart... I thought I made it clear in my letter A little reading between the lines Would leave no doubt I wouldn t have to spell it out It doesn t bother me at all It doesn t bother me at all Well no, it doesn t bother me at all... oh no Well you can take my heart Tear my world apart It doesn t bother me at all And you can read my mind Put me back in line It doesn t bother me at all It doesn t bother me at all... No matter what you do No matter what you say It doesn t bother me at all
Castaway	Thought I saw a distant light Thought there was some land in sight I landed on the rocks one night And a wave broke over me Big sea running high Left me sitting high and dry Tall ships just pass me by On an island lost at sea Castaway, castaway And I m silent on my island From dawn to dark each day Castaway, castaway And it s a bracing wind I m facing Just took my breath away Waiting for the seventh wave I contemplate the fate God gave Trying to find a way to save My footprints in the sand Maybe I could leave a mark Find a way to make a spark Light a fire in the dark For any help at hand Castaway, castaway...	2/6/1982
John Mudd	Maybe it s my horoscope Maybe it s in my DNA I m trying to find a reason Why nothing seems to go my way There s no one I can pin it on There s nobody I can blame Don t you know just who I am Oh don t you know my name My name is mud... John Mudd Some people find their way through life Easy as ABC Everything falls into place Satisfaction guarantee Got some aces in my hand But I m never gonna win the game Don t you know just who I am Oh don t you know my name My name is mud... John Mudd What s the use of worrying Nothing s gonna give me hope Slipping and a-sliding As I find my way down the slope Been hoping for a miracle I ve offered up a prayer to you know who Cos if anything went right for me There s nothing that I couldn t do But I m bailing out a sinking ship I m trying to hold back the flood It s written in my horoscope Its running in my blood Don t you know just who I am Oh don t you know my name... is mud John Mudd
You Give Me Love	Who needs that lock on the door When you leave the windows open Who needs that foot on the floor When you re flying in midair You give me love You give me all I need You give me all I want You give me all I need And when there is love in the air And your heart's as big as an ocean You know I haven t a care I leave my troubles out at sea You give me love There was a time when I would close the door I would not ask, I would not receive But now I find I could not ask for more Now I belong and I believe inst You took my book off the shelf And then you watched my pages open Then just one look for yourself Could tell you all you need to know I ll give you love I ll give you all you need I ll give you all you want I ll give you all you need
Easy Ladder	There s some light in the darkness And there s some warmth in the sky An easy ladder, oh I Oh I will take you there And there s a depth where you re sinking And it s a fathom too low An easy ladder, oh I Oh I will take you there Can you hear me, can you hear me Come on up, come on up, come on up, come on up Oh I will take you there It s an easy ladder to climb There s no gold where are you re searching And no way out of the mine An easy ladder, oh I Oh I will take you there It s getting harder to hear you And no one else hears your cry An easy ladder, oh I Oh I will take you there Can you hear me, can you hear me Come on up, come on up, come on up, come on up Oh I will take you there It s an easy ladder to climb There s a mountain before you Without a foothold to climb An easy ladder, oh I Oh I will take you there And letting go you are falling Into a chasm so wide An easy ladder, oh I Oh I will take you there Can you hear me, can you hear me Come on up, come on up, come on up, come on up Oh I will take you there It s an easy ladder to climb
Time	The days are getting shorter The nights are drawing in How can this be winter time When yesterday was spring I see it in the mirror I see it in your face All the days we ve left behind We never can replace Time stands still And time goes rushing by Time waits for no man Goes in the twinkle of an eye Time can be a healer But it weighs heavy when you re blue And I would like to spend my time with you I know that I ve been searching For the things I ll never find You didn t seem to care about The mess I left behind So now I ll count my blessings Now I see the light And thank you for the time you ve spent Just being by my side When time stood still And time went rushing by Waited for no man Went in the twinkle of an eye Time was a healer But it weighed heavy when I was blue But I would like to spend my time with you And all these hours and all these days Keep me from running running away And all these months and all these years Keep this story coming coming
All The Way To Liberty	I have no chains enslaving me But still I need your helping hand I will go with you I will go free All the way to liberty Sometimes a burden weighs me down And you can take the weight off me I will go with you I will go free All the way to liberty Don t matter where we are Or the road that we might take I don t care which way we go It s the journey that we make And if our shadows leave no trace I ve had the sun shine down on me I will go with you I will go free All the way to liberty
Van Gogh Legacy	He was a man with no name Just some brushes and paint With no head for the world He was no priest nor a saint And he had too much emotion Friends would come and go Well he didn t much care What he left behind But on every creation He carefully signed He would believe in himself While the whole world passed him by But now Vincent s making the grade As I take my place in the ego parade Now I m living my Van Gogh fantasy So when I die don t bury my songs with me He had a straight back chair And a lonely bed In an empty room With no rest for his head He only wanted some love He needed a friend to come home to So he wandered alone In the fields with a gun With so much disillusion The crows and the sun He never would have believed that We'd ever know his name If he could see his name On the gallery wall In the 21st-century Up there with them all He d not believe his eyes He never had a hope Because the sunflowers now They re protected by guards His name s on the T-shirts The mugs and the cards He wouldn t recognise The world he left behind Don't bury my songs too deep Don t put all my dreams to sleep Don't bury my Van Gogh legacy

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