B i o g r a p h y (by Official Press)
Camera Obscura started in 1996. Tracyanne, John and Gavin started playing together in Gavin's parent's cellar with no drummer. They were soon joined by a guitarist called David Skirving. They recorded the 'Park and Ride' and 'Your Sound' singles for Andmoresound in Glasgow and mini album 'Rare UK Bird' for Quattro in Japan. Richard Colburn took on drum duties live with the band and played on the 'Your Sound' single until Lee joined the band in 2000. During this time they played live shows at Glasgow's 13th Note, Hyndland Church Hall, Nice n' Sleazy's, King Tut's. They also supported Snow Patrol in the Maryhill Community Central Halls and played at the Bowlie Weekender in Camber Sands. David left the band to work on his own, (forming California Snow Story) and was replaced by Kenny. Lindsay Boyd (of Andmoresound) joined on keyboards. During 2000 they recorded their debut album, 'Biggest Bluest Hi Fi' in Cava studios, producing the record themselves with Geoff Allen engineering. The single 'Eighties Fan' was produced by Stuart Murdoch. These records were released in the UK in 2001 and received airplay from John Peel and The Evening Session on Radio 1. ‘Biggest Bluest Hi Fi' was 'Album of the week' on XFM and in the Rough Trade shop. It went on to become Prime Distribution's best selling independent album. 'Biggest Bluest Hi Fi' was also released in Spain (Elefant Records), Japan (Quattro) and Australia (Gifted). The band did some UK live shows in 2001 along with their first session for John Peel on Radio 1. Lindsay left the band and was replaced by Carey and they rounded off the year playing live from Peel Acres for John Peel's Christmas show. 'Eighties Fan' was Number 8 in Peel's Festive 50. In 2002, the band played the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona, Track & Field's 'Pow to the People' Easter festival in London and the Chickfactor 10th Anniversary 'Black and White Ball' in London's Bush halls. This was followed by their first Spanish Tour. On their return from Spain, work began on the follow-up to 'Biggest Bluest Hi Fi', once again in Cava studios with Geoff Allen engineering and co-producing with the band. Nigel, who had played trumpet as a session musician on BBHF, and who had also been playing live, joined the band full time. 2003 saw Camera Obscura preparing for the release of the new album, 'Underachievers Please Try Harder' and single, 'Teenager' with a couple of Glasgow shows, playing in Hyndland Church Hall with The Ladybug Tranistor, and in Nice'N'Sleazy's for a Big Issue benefit show. The band also played at Spain's Benicassim Festival in 2003 alongside artists such as Beck and Donovan. The album was released by Elefant Records after the band left Andmoresound. Following its release, the band embarked upon their first proper tour of the UK and Ireland. The tour ended with one final recorded Peel session. One more single, Keep It Clean, was released. It became one of two entries into the Peel Festive 50, along with the album track 'Suspended From Class'. 2004 was a very eventful year for the band. They were invited to play live on Radio 1 from John Peel's house. For this, their third visit to Peel Acres, they were asked to put music to the words of Scotland's National Poet, Robert (Rabbie) Burns. The band came up with five songs, one of which was a version of 'Of A' The Airts the Wind Can Blaw', also known as 'I Love My Jean'. The show was broadcast a few days before Burns' Night in January and the band shared haggis, whisky and stories with John afterwards. The band were so happy with the results of this experiment that they went into the studio and recorded two of the songs. With growing interest in the band coming from America, Elefant released Underachievers there, licensing it to the much-revered Merge Records label. The band undertook their first tour of the States and Canada in July and August, playing as far afield as San Diego in California, Montreal in Quebec and Athens, Georgia. A huge journey... A few weeks after their return to the UK, Camera Obscura played one more live show. It was a private concert- the 65th birthday party of their most enthusiastic supporter, John Peel. Sadly, the great man died that October. That concert also saw the last live appearance of John Henderson, and the band became a six-piece again. Writing commenced for album three. In 2005, work on the next record continued. The band released 'I Love My Jean' as a tribute to John Peel, and it resulted in their first Independent Chart entry. The band were also given the opportunity to try out the new reduced line-up with three shows. First was the South Pop Festival in Seville. Then the band travelled to Sweden for two shows in Stockholm and Uppsala, making new friends along the way. September 2005 saw the band enter the recording studio with producer Jari Haapalainen to record the follow up to "Underachievers Please Try Harder". This album will be released in 2006.
A Fond Kiss A red, red rose Alaska Amigo mio Eastwood Greyhound Goin' Somewhere Hands Up Baby I Love How You Love Me I love my Jean I'm Not In Love Johnie Lad, Cock Up Your Beaver Lemon Juice And Paper Cuts Little Donkey Making Money Marathon not a sprint Modern Girl O' That I Were Where Helen Lies Park and ride Phil and Don Railway Station Return To Send Her Roman holiday San Francisco song Some Guys Have All The Luck Sugar Town / Blue Moon Super Trouper Swallows The Blizzard The Last Song The Nights Are Cold The World Is Full Of Strangers Tougher Than the Rest You're The Only Star In My Blue Heaven Your Sound
Biggest Bluest Hi-fi
Happy new year Did the ironing in a cowboy hat Felt as fresh as the paint in this new flat I will never tell you what to do Have ambition simply to see things through Did you know I could be a lot of fun I'm aware that friendship can die young As the glow from the street light bled Down the Langlands Road we set off the best of friends I know where I stand I don't need you to hold my hand Well, I've tried to get along with you I have asked myself “What are we gonna do?” I'm coming round to take a stand Going to put us together with glue or an elastic band I know where I stand I don't need you to hold my hand I am softer than my face would suggest At times like these I'm at my lowest ebb Now I can confide in you If I cry to set the mood oh please could you cry too Happy New Year You are my only vice Happy New Year What if we compromised? Happy New Year I am open Do you have to wear a frown like that? You could have hit me with a baseball bat Do you want to? (Yes I do) Do you have to? (So do you) Do you want to? (So do you)
Eighties fan You know it really wont surprise me If you're a wreck by the age of fourteen The way you look The way you look is fine So often colour coordinated your sister she's an Eighties fan But that's alright Have I told you so is mine You say your life will be the death of you Tell me, do you wash your hair in honey dew? And long for all of them to fall in love with you But they never do Drinking vodka on the fly Your mother has a watchful eye So look out kid She's onto you this time Run away to a bed and breakfast Console yourself with the Reader's Digest Ringing the Yellow Pages all alone You say your life will be the death of you Tell me, do you wash your hair in honey dew? And long for all of them to fall in love with you But they never do No they never do I'm gonna tell you something good about yourself I'll say it now and I'll never say it about no one else I'm gonna tell you something good about yourself I'll say it now and I'll never say it about no one else About no one else
Houseboat Took a trip on a houseboat It was fun, you and me I know you're really in love with him Are you up to your knees? Oh I'm always in decline Always changing my lines Always changing my mind To be a friend is fine I won't go sinking this houseboat It's so hard to believe He made you smile so easy So make a smile for me Will I always be denied I thought about it last night Could we baby, honey try To put it right this time? Oh how I've wanted to change Let you take me home, let you rearrange To find opportunity you should give yourself to me You should give yourself to me Oh how I've wanted to change Let you take me home, let you rearrange To find opportunity you should give yourself to me You should give yourself to me
Shine like a new pin Girl with a thick skin made you shine like a new pin Why smother urges, which belong under dresses? Do you wish that you could only start again, learn to live and be pedestrian? If all your wishes in the world come true you'd be as good as new What can I say that will make them jump to my defence? I value honesty, I could never pretend Crest fallen boys are boring I don't know which way I'm going anymore I can't be sure Girl with a thick skin made you shine Pen and notebook You saved for a bass guitar You knew you'd made a mistake when you first saw Marr With your pen and notebook you've blown me away It's the smallest words we cannot say Your favourite colour is that of red wine Which brings me around to your favourite pastime With your pen and notebook you've blown me away And I won't be blamed for not feeling the same Are the stars out tonight From the Southside oh the prettiest side Will you stumble or fall tonight Are you watching wrapped up cosy and tight We're not the same We're not the same We're not the same Swimming pool My head's been lying dormant like a sleepy little mouse What I have inside me it's enough to fill a house Don't get maudlin on me cause I'm not fit for it I'd make you another offer will it do the trick All my days inactive will be justified Awaken from a slumber to a rollercoaster ride Don't get wise to everyone and everything Leave a little room for some naiveté To say that we will never part And you will always have my heart Is something that I can't deny And you must never ever try To go and lead a separate life It's something I will never do, without you Don't get wise to everyone and everything Leave a little room for some naiveté To say that we will never part And you will always have my heart Is something that I can't deny And you must never ever try To go and lead a separate life Is something I will never do, without you Don't get wise to everyone and everything Leave a little room for some naiveté Swimming in a pool of all clear Swimming in a pool of all clear
Anti western Sure to be a loner, I hear you're not the loving kind Come on darling, I've something in mind You're too good looking I'm always gonna put up a fight Give in baby, be mine tonight You talk about Lee but your words are untrue Saying that Nancy's got nothing on you You listen to rubbish I really despise And tell me that sand is just grit in your eyes Moved around honey, to stay here now would feel just fine I'm taking your boots off, I'll keep them with mine I'm coming around 'cause I know they say we only live twice Well this is the first life, a need to entice You talk about Lee but your words are untrue Saying that Nancy's got nothing on you You listen to rubbish I really despise And tell me that sand is just grit in your eyes Let's go bowling I don't believe in anything so you may as well forget about me It's time you took it upon yourself to go join the other team Forget about me Anyway, I got myself some bowling shoes an' they are all that I can see With all my might I scored a strike My friend you wouldn't believe My teenage years were wasted all on me On Saturday I watched a film It was black and white with Clark Gable in I've seen that film one hundred times or more How am I going to tell my friends I won't be coming out with them no more? Don't you know that I feel sad? You only know how to get mad I don't do crowds I'd like to have company during thunderstorms I'd like you to fall for me but it would soon turn lousy and wrong I meant what I said, all I want is to be one of the best Been getting some extra help from a special band Oh yeah they've been helping us out And we're thankful they're lending a hand Here is my request: play the ones that we all know best I don't do crowds, everyone put it down to rudeness I laughed out loud, could they all see that it was madness? Please come to save me from myself again, To shield me to disguise that my heart has a secret And this will make you sigh, and me cry Oh will there be dancing in the hall tonight? Cause if there is dancing I won't lack fight It seems I'm less afraid of life itself than of what you see You turned the heads of every boy and girl alike Would you have them all if there were enough hours in the night? You took care of your skin, Sure did help but it didn't solve everything I don't do crowds, everyone put it down to rudeness I laughed out loud, could they all see that it was sadness? Please come to save me from myself again, To shield me to disguise that my heart has a secret And this will make you sigh, and me cry I find it funny that you never even knew All the times when I stole a look from you Oh what's in my mind Oh they're gonna put me away this time
The sun on his back He's got the sun on his back Where there are freckles I would die for Is he a family man? If I had the chance I would show him all I am I like the sound of his voice I did my very best to impress him Always my first choice And I'm not ashamed to admit I've been uncool I've looked a fool Do you feel lucky tonight (go out it's alright) Do you feel lucky tonight (go out it's alright) And I will wear a badge to show my delight
Double feature Close comes the winter Summer is no longer And things, they seem much bleaker We'll see a Catherine Deneuve double feature And our lives will fade as in darkness we will bathe And our lives will fade as in darkness we will bathe Double feature, you will survive Last forever so rest your eyes Play with words when we cannot sing This double feature means everything
Underachievers Please Try Harder Suspended from class You're such a beautiful writer that's not all you are I'm sorry about making a pass It was subtle but I think that you grasped The meaning intended I can be a friend to you I won't pretend I'm not interested in breaking a heart It's not love no it's nothing like that I'll leave that to lookers like him Oh he's such a delicate thing Now it's such a fragile thing that we have I should be suspended from class I don't know my elbow from my arse I should be suspended from class I don't know my elbow from my arse We could go out dancing But, in truth it is the last thing that I have on my mind Please say if I'm way out of line I won't need telling twice Now he wants to kiss Said he can't resist You're going to have to keep it hidden inside I've a feeling that pigs might fly, might fly I should be suspended from class I don't know my elbow from my arse I should be suspended from class I don't know my elbow from my arse You're such a beautiful writer And that's not all you are I'm sorry about making a pass It was subtle but I think that you grasped The meaning intended I should be suspended from class I don't know my elbow from my arse I should be suspended from class I don't know my elbow from my arse Keep it clean Does it make you happy to ignore me on streets? I guess by now you think I'm weak I wish you could have said something before now I wouldn't share a bag of chips with you In my opinion you don't have a clue I'm being cruel I'm being cruel I don't want to be part of your scene I'll stick with him and keep my nose clean You're the one pretending to be licking stamps All alone in a room following lines on maps It's clear you don't want me here How about I send you a book on nutrition You can stop spoon-feeding me non-fiction Just for a while, I will fake a smile Why did you say she was a friend of mine? I thought it was me you couldn't stand I'm confused I will win you will lose You've taken to phoning my house when you're drunk Confessing all your love I wish you could have said so before now I don't want to be part of your scene I'll stick with him and keep my nose clean A sisters social agony You bruise like a cherry my darling girl Words can mean nothing to some in this world I want you to know I thought about you last night I cried Play indie rock if that's what you want Quote Mike Leigh films it will turn them all on I heard you were going on a first date That's great Don't apologise Try your best not to disguise To get misty eyed at times is fine Sometimes it feels like you're the only one A freckle appeared on your lip from the sun Those kids that you run with, they put you down Make no sound Teenager For your birthday she sent you a card She didn't sign her name she gave an autograph Now she's trying to call your bluff Is she your true love? We knew the boy who went from Mod to Ted She asked matter of fact had he gone off his head He was uncomplaining as a tree Not a thing like me You're not a teenager So don't act like one Sure she's a heartbreaker Does she have one? Is it down to me, down to me we both rarely speak? I went for a stroll after dark I thought of you with her while staring at the black I didn't have you down for being easily led Or the girl well read I went for a stroll after dark I thought of you and her, I think I'm going mad Can you help me to see where I'm going wrong? Help me finish this song Before you cry No sense no style I said I loved you for a little while When you cried no High speed became go slow Come back this time Wishful thinking is going to make you mine Push turns to shove I got no more room for love I hope you hear me I can't stand you next to me Get lost goodbye I'll smile before you cry I love you baby Please don't hate me You're feeling a little sad tonight but you'll be alright Your picture My friend she told me such a story but she didn't know what I knew I laughed with my friend when she got to the end I knew we were laughing at you She told me that you made some money and you got yourself frames on the wall People come by and they look at your face And they say it's the fairest of all Of course you protest That's what you do best You're modest and shy to the end You're watching them a as they're looking at you And you know it was money well spent She told me you'd given up drinking to be with somebody you knew And you tried to get into the bible But it never got into you You've still got some loyal disciples I suppose that I'm one of the few I shouldn't have laughed Cause I mean you no harm But my friend got to me before you And next time I see you I'll be pleased to see you I hope you'll be pleased to see me I'll visit your picture I won't have the nerve To tell them that they've got you all wrong Number one son Took a walk in the park for a laugh we drank sparkling wine Oh yes it was dark trees could not be identified The girl you were with did she have you on your knees I shut my mouth my ears I don't want to hear you please Now you're skipping school going to listen to records Wrapped up in mohair dissing your elders Dip a chocolate finger take a sip from my cup Remember what you're dad said "button your lip" You've got to toughen up for him He's the kind who will do you in I should know that it's no fun You will never be number one Number one son God I've tried to help but I think I just hinder Ask a better girl could she ever be kinder Love unlike lightning can strike you twice I don't know much, please take my advice You've got to toughen up for him He's the kind who will do you in I should know that it's no fun You will never be number one Number one son You've got to toughen up for him He's the kind who will do you in I should know that it's no fun You will never be No.1 No.1 son.
Let Me Go Home Hurry up, baby, 'cause we're going somewhere tonight One glass of wine and you're mine and you know i just might... You know i just might You know i just might Well the room goes boom to the sound of temptations and more Twisting and turning that girl's looking good on the floor Good on the floor Good on the floor Well the four walls they collide Until the blue-eyed girl decides to let me go home Let me go home Host plays a ghost in my house, gets a fist in the eye Vinyl is crushed in the rush for the liquor supply The liquor supply The liquor supply Supremes in our dreams Do we quit bein' obscene on the stairs Daylight appears through the curtains and nobody cares Nobody cares Nobody cares Well the four walls they collide Until the blue-eyed girl decides to let me go home Let me go home Daylight appears through the curtains and nobody cares Supremes in our dreams Do we quit bein' obscene on the stairs
Books written for girls You can compliment me on the style of my hair Give me marks out of ten for the clothes I wear You probably thought I had more upstairs I disappoint you, I can see through your perfect smile He likes to read books written for girls Prides himself on being a man of the world It's in the darkest places he gets his thrills He will disappoint you, if you see through his perfect smile I think separation is ok You're no star to guide me anyway You only wanted me to play the fool Play by your rule Now my door has swollen from the rain God knows we'll never see her face again People get shattered in many ways They can disappoint you if you see through their perfect smiles I think separation is ok You're no star to guide me anyway You only wanted me to play the fool Play by your rule Knee deep at the NPL We went out dancing it was time we had fun We didn't leave ‘til three I know we're not the only one's When we got outside the snow had started to fall I made a ball I threw it at Gavin because he's tall Now we have this snow up to our knees A Walking wonderland is always bound to please I know it's true to say my smiles been weak I wonder if you know by now I've fallen deep I can hear you calling to me in the morning How can I be falling in love with you I can hear you calling to me in the morning How can I be falling in love with you You can offer me a penny for my thoughts They're not worth a damn they're not worth a lot I've been getting loose with my tongue and my hands How can I expect you to understand who I am? I can hear you calling to me in the morning How can I be falling in love with you She's doing her own thing Still making my heart sing She is moving along to the beat of a song It's true I'll keep you safe and warm tonight I'll keep you safe and warm tonight I'll keep you safe and warm tonight Lunar sea For the Lunar sea see the river moon And you got it Match the finest words to the greatest tune And you bought it See me cross in style Walk the longest mile in a minute Where do drifters go? Wonder if they know there's no limit At the rainbows end Find a perfect friend say you're sorry Make me dream at night Break my heart on sight don't you worry Swept the sounds of love from the skies above And I knew it Swim the seas of blue just to drown in you And I blew it You hear it, the shiver in spine don't come near it I love it, you soar and you cry rise above it Got my lunar sea for you're river moon If you let it Match my finest words to your greatest tune Won't forget it You hear it, the shiver in spine don't come near it I love it, you soar and you cry rise above it Fly by lunar sea lullaby
I Don't Want To See You I can't believe that I'm writing this down I can't believe I've got you in a song I don't want to be a whining girl I'd rather not be in your world I stole a magazine from a Laundromat The posters in the bag they were breaking my back All I wanted was a bench to rest my weary legs I sat and had a greet, I have done my best I'll get my operation on the N.H.S Will it cure my blushes will it bring out my best? Some will say I was a woman pretending to be a girl I will make no comment of this I've had my fill This can't go on When is it going to stop? You casually walked back to your room tonight Take the flight of stairs and softly dim the light Fantasize about how happy you'd be with a girl tonight I don't want to see you down I don't want to see you hanging around I don't want to see you down I don't want to see you hanging around
Footloose and fancy free Buy me an advent calendar It seems the thought of days without you make me sadder Don't visit me now you make me want to do myself in I'll see yousometime but I won't see you soon I know something's about you I won't spill the beans There's a spool in my own camera that's never been seen I could write it all down but it won't be enough I want you to be happy with someone to love It won't be me It won't be you Pretty soonwe'll agree to be free Footloose and fancy free
Let's Get Out Of This Country
Lloyd, I'm ready to be heartbroken He said “I'll protect you like you are the crown jewels” yet Said he's feeling sorrier for me the more I behave badly I can bet Hey Lloyd I'm ready to be heartbroken I can't see further than my own nose at the moment Jealousy is more than a word now I understand I know you can stay a girl by holding a boy's hand Hey Lloyd I'm ready to be heartbroken I can't see further than my own nose at the moment Hey Lloyd I'm ready to be heartbroken I can't see further than my own nose at the moment I've got my life of complication here to sort out I'll take myself to an east coast city and walk about Hey Lloyd I'm ready to be heartbroken I can't see further than my own nose at the moment Hey Lloyd I'm ready to be heartbroken I can't see further than my own nose at the moment Hey Lloyd I'm ready to be heartbroken I can't see further than my own nose at the moment Tears for affairs Shedding tears for affairs I'm a funny little thing Oh I can tell you this for nothing Affairs don't win Can you handle one more dirty secret one more dirty night Is it true what they say Will it make us go blind You had to drive Look me in the eye Whisper don't cry I'll take an interest in Illustration It should be a laugh But your words are with me still They whisper in the grass I'm shedding tears for affairs I'm a stupid little thing Oh I can tell you this for nothing You won't win You had to drive (I didn't want to) Look me in the eye (I found it hard to) Whisper don't cry (I had to whisper goodbye) You had to drive (I didn't want to) Look me in the eye (I found it hard to) Whisper don't cry (I had to whisper goodbye) So I cried Come back Margaret Come back Margaret he wants to adore you Come back Margaret I'd like to explore you Can't you see the tears in my eyes With love for him I disguise I like the free days with no expectations I like it my way with no limitation Still you see there're tears in my eyes With love for him I despise Darling you will always be around Whether my mood's up or if it's down In dreams I try to take you far away But you never stay No you never stay No you never stay
Dory Previn Fed up of girls in pretty dresses With boys who want to teach them a lesson Sick of the sight of my old lover Went under sheets and covers to get away from him You can't see what he once meant to me So I think it's time I put him out of my mind So I took a glimpse of Montana Now nothing else matters I'll heal eventually How I adore you Dory Previn I Turned you up to eleven for the band's ears to bleed I can't see what he once meant to me Do you think it's time I put it out of my mind Do you think it's time I put it out of my mind I can't see what he once meant to me Do you think it's time I put it out of my mind I can't see what he once meant to me So I think it's time I put it out of my mind Yeah I think it's time I put it out of my mind I think it's time I let my love for him die
The False Contender I once had a love but soon had enough 'Cause he was a false contender He got so thin there must have been deep sorrow gnawing away at him What will I do Will it always be you I hope and I pray he'll leave me one day We were so sweet under the Copper Beach You left a mark you sunk your teeth Into the back of my neck Oh let's not pretend I needed the lesson that you taught me well What will I do Will it always be you I hope and I pray you'll leave me one day What will I do Must it always be you I hope and I pray he'll leave me one day He'll leave me one day He'll leave me one day He'll leave me one day Let's get out of this country Let's get out of this country I'll admit I am bored with me I drowned my sorrows and slept around When not in body at least in mind We'll find a cathedral city You can convince me I am pretty We'll pick berries and recline Let's hit the road dear friend of mine Wave goodbye to our thankless jobs We'll drive for miles maybe never turn off We'll find a cathedral city you can be handsome I'll be pretty What does this city have to offer me Everyone else thinks it's the bee's knees What does this city have to offer me? I just can't see I just can't see Let's get out of this country I have been so unhappy Smell the Jasmine my head was turned I feel like getting confessional We'll find a cathedral city you can convince me I am pretty What does this city have to offer me Everyone else thinks it's the bee's knees What does this city have to offer me I just can't see I just can't see Country Mile Silver Birch against a Swedish sky The singer in the band made me want to cry We're all inside our own heads now We are leaving new friends We are leaving this town I wish you could be here with me I would show you off like a trophy The road it winds, it twists, it turns, now my stomach burns Once again I'll be the foolish one Thinking a blink of these lashes would make you come Don't you worry, don't get in a state I don't believe in true love anyway Who's being pessimistic now I could document this as our first and our last row The more you look forlorn, the more to you I warm I won't be seeing you for a long while I hope it's not as long as a country mile I feel lost If looks could kill Tell me where it all went wrong Maybe I can make it better Tell me where it all went wrong Don't you know that you really upset her When you act like a man who is cross with every woman he's never had If it's true looks could kill and you will be the first to make me mad Then you'll gotta go Is this the kind of fate you could contemplate A breakdown at my very sight I promise hidden words of tenderness in every single line that I write Still you act like a man who is cross with every woman he's never had If it's true looks could kill and you will be the first to make me mad Then you'll gotta to go Maybe you'll gotta to go Is it true looks can kill Is it true looks can kill Is it true looks can kill I need all the friends I can get I can see that you are leading her on I think I know what you are I can see that you are leading her on Yeah I know what you are You can't see that you're just the same as all the stupid people you hate I'm not saying I'm free from blame because I need all the friends I can get I can get I can get A long distance call to a mystery blond it wasn't good for business But you say that she cries when she hears the bird's song You want to soothe her distress You can't see that she's just the same as all the stupid people you hate I'm not saying I'm free from blame because I need all the friends I can get I can get I can get I can see that you are leading her on You say you're feeling listless The people are tired and commitment has gone To this I've been a witness You can't see that I'm just the same as all the stupid people you hate I'm not saying I'm free from blame because I need all the friends I can get I can get I can get Razzle Dazzle Rose Rose, I'm feeling older I was as lucky like a four-leaved clover I tried to be happy but it wasn't easy When I choose my colour it'll be Razzle Dazzle Rose Rose, I'm feeling older Courage my love it makes me bolder Expecting softness can lead to foolishness When I choose my colour it'll be Razzle Dazzle rose
My Maudlin Career
French Navy Spent a week in a dusty library Waiting for some words to jump at me We met by a trick of fate French navy, my sailor mate We met by the moon on a silvery lake You came my way Said, "I want you to stay" You with your dietary restriction Said you loved me with a lot of conviction I was waiting to be struck by lightning Waiting for somebody exciting Like you Oh, the thing that you do You make me go With the things that you do, you do, you do I wanted to control it But love, I couldn't hold it I wanted to control it But love, I couldn't hold it I'll be criticized for lending out my art I was criticized for letting you break my heart Why would a stand be disappoint unless Fooling all but I'm on tenterhooks, ooh with the looks On tenterhooks, Ooh, with the looks, the looks, the looks I wanted to control it But love, I couldn't hold it I wanted to control it But love, I couldn't hold it Relationships were something I used to do Convince me they are better for me and you We met by a trick of fate French navy, my sailor I wanted to control it But love, I couldn't hold it I wanted to control it But love, I couldn't hold it… The Sweetest Thing I'm going on a date tonight To try to fall out of love with you I know, I know this is a crime But I don't know what else to do My love, you're in a magazine My love, you're doing fine, you're on TV You pull my heart out and then you run away From Chicago to Cleveland you make me pain You make me pain When you're lucid you're the sweetest thing I would trade my mother to hear you sing When you're lucid you're the sweetest thing I would trade my mother On the bus radio "Fifty ways to leave your lover alone" I laughed at the irony But life is stupid, the irony all lost on me It got lost on me When you're lucid you're the sweetest thing I would trade my mother to hear you sing When you're lucid you're the sweetest thing I would trade my mother You challenged me to write a love song Here it is, I think I got it wrong I focused on the negative The pain was too much to write and sing Oh, it was not a nice incentive When you're lucid you're the sweetest thing I would trade my other to hear you sing When you're lucid you're the sweetest thing I would trade my other to hear you sing When you're lucid you're the sweetest thing I would trade my mother to hear you sing When you're lucid you're the sweetest thing I would trade my mother But she don't know just how far I'd go Would I walk for a hundred miles For a glimpse of your northern smile You Told A Lie If you were a season, you would be in bloom I wish I had good reason to see you soon No need to convince me that you were a catch I bought my ticket and so at last Who was it that said that love conquers all Oh he was a fool ‘cause it doesn't add up Should I believe you told a lie On the way to my heart and on the way back Are my eyes the coldest blue You said once this was true If it is I don't know what I'll do Cause I'm stuck with them And they're stuck on you Was I quite bad that nothing could never challenged anyone Or was I a lazy lazy snake Do you want me to be a gentle diplomat Oh you can beg and you can plead Are my eyes the coldest blue You said once this was true If it is I don't know what I'll do Cause I'm stuck with them And they're stuck on you Are my eyes the coldest blue You said once this was true If it is I don't know what I'll do ‘Cause I'm stuck with them And you're stuck on you ‘Cause I'm stuck with them And they're stuck on you I'm stuck with him And they're stuck on you I'm stuck with them And they're stuck on you Away With Murder How many times have you told me you wanna die How many times have you told me now that you've tried How many times will I let you get away with murder Oh and how many times will you make me feel alive Hey I got a feeling that there is something going wrong I put my thoughts in a letter, send it when I'm feeling strong Anytime you became the girl that you wanted to be Oh I told you all along there was no point looking to me Oh it's been hard to be strong with all of this going on Yeah it's been hard to be strong with all of this going on I've been lonely too, like you I'm just like you I'm just like you People have been travelling miles just to hear us sing It's a February night and I don't want to feel anything To get away maybe I could sell kisses In Portland I tried my pretty hand at fishing Oh it's been hard to be strong with all of this going on Yeah it's been hard to be strong with all of this going on I have been lonely too, like you I'm just like you I'm just like you I'm just like you I'm just like you Hey I got a feeling there is something going wrong I put my thoughts in a letter, send it when I'm feeling strong Swans There's flowers in my house And I bought them myself No surprises in the record collection You must have thought I was someone else I'm still afraid to get lost In a city I might explore But I'm not afraid to have An eloquent boy at my door At my door At my door At my door Oh you want to be a writer Fantastic idea You say you've never seen America I really think you'll like it there Maybe you should travel with me Is this the best idea Because you've never seen a red wood And you've never dodged a deer A deer A deer Dear A deer A deer My dear One swan is deceiving us all Oh I for one should know I never felt myself so graceful And I never swam so slow So slow So slow So slow... James James, he came to my place He said he had to see my face He hopes that we can still be friends In his own way, he'll love me til the end And, James, he came to the door Wanting to know for sure Why love gets up and goes I'm sorry, but it had no place to grow Oh, James. My love for you is stronger, don't you know I'd like to celebrate you, dear All in all, it's been a pretty good year I looked deep within myself I got scared by just how hard I fell Oh, James, you broke me, I thought I knew you well Oh, you had me Honey and me, oh, sun and the moon I'll be fine by June I could tell that you weren't well Oh, James, you broke me, I thought I knew you well Oh, can't you see you belong with me I could tell that you weren't well Oh, James, you broke me, I thought I knew you well Careless Love Honey... I've been really struggling To think of you and I being friends I blow hot and cold Yeah, I'm like a yo-yo So I don't think I should see you again Careless love and I didn't talk for it wasn't my style I've had enough I don't think that we could really be friends And honey, I've been really struggling To think of you and I anonymous You're off to mourning so The love you give ebb and flows So I don't think I should see you again Careless love and I didn't talk for it wasn't my style I've had enough For I don't think that we can really be friends But I'll try again Oh, the love I feel for you it's real Oh, the love I feel for you it is real Honey I've been really struggling To see this thing through To the end Careless love I didn't talk for it wasn't my style I've had enough For I don't think that we can really be friends But I'll try again My Maudlin Career You kissed me on the forehead Now these kisses give me concussion We were love at first sight Now this crush, it's crushing I chased your steps through the city of romance lazily I took to the desert with your harshest words and deceives me I'll bail you out again I've got the readies I'm not a child I know We're not going steady Your pain's gigantic but it's not as big as your ego Promise not to abandon you, please let me go Now I've been wearing your feelings, Like they were worth protecting You say I'm too kind and sentimental Like you could catch affection Oh in your eyes there's a sadness Enough to kill the both of us Are those eyes overrated They make me want to give up on love I embrace myself for the loneliness Say hello to feelings that I despise This maudlin career has come to an end I don't want to be sad again This maudlin career has come to an end I don't want to be sad again… Forest and Sands I'm in a van, and you're holding my hand You're travelling with me through forest and sands I've been innocently learning a language And you've been taking full advantage, haven't you Oh, don't say it's true I've lost a friend I've been silenced again And we kissed once Hey, but that was in lust I know you need more than giving moments And sentimental stories and words only spoken seemingly And I won't win your heart that way Oh, it feels like none of this is real I pretend that my heart and my head are well But if the blood pumping through my veins could freeze Like a river in Toronto, then I'd be pleased You said I made you feel warm Said I made you feel warm inside Oh, it feels like none of this is real I pretend that my heart and my head are well But if the blood pumping through my veins could freeze Like a river in Toronto, then I'd be pleased You said I made you feel warm Said I made you feel warm inside… Other Towns and Cities Drinking whiskey reminds me of you You're the first in ages to have gotten through I know you mean well, I know that you do But sooner or later you're going to break me in two Were my pupils dilated Could you tell that I liked you We were so unlikely You flirt with an ex, put me to the test Still I want to tell you that I love you the best We turned the radiators on and there was no way back Did you know you had The Plough star trail on your back Your voice is quiet and I need it loud In the night you went up and in the morning you went down It's like you to forbid me to say goodnight I had your brown eyes and limbs on me through the night These words are weak and to your dislike But you'll never believe them so I guess it's alright Do you like the view I show you I say look at the light Do you still miss the way that I hold you In other towns and cities Who's holding you tonight The dresses came out of the bag then the tears came Drinking has never been the same again I shared your trouble, I shared your weight I lost it with you today We don't share a birthday but we do share a sign We shared something or was it all in my mind There was talk of love and how I need it back I'd be better for you than that last love of mine Do you like the view I show you I say look at the light Do you still miss the way that I hold you In other towns and cities Who's holding you tonight You're in another town or city You mean nothing to me tonight Honey in the Sun A half full moon in Mexico City I think of you And when I saw the Southern Cross I wished you had too I wish my heart was as cold as the morning dew But it's as warm as saxophones and honey in the sun for you I've been spending half the year in a plane going up and down You've been seeing other people from a nearby town Been obsessing and getting depressed about us Excess baggage and other stupid band stuff I wish my heart was cold But it's warmer than before I wish my heart was as cold as the morning dew But it's as warm as saxophones in and honey in the sun for you When you said the veins in my left hand were shaped like a tree Was that the very last time you really looked at me I'm in training to become as cold as ice I'm determined to protect my feelings disguise When I said I didn't love you I told you a lie Because there is no one above you although I try Would you laugh at the time I spent calling your name Over and over and over and over again I wish my heart was cold but it's warmer than before Oh I wish my heart was cold but it's warmer than before I wish my heart was as cold as the morning dew But it's as warm as saxophones in and honey in the sun for you The trouble is I got me close to hating me When I wake up in the morning it's your face I see Where you once made me feel less afraid You've got me pouring myself all over this page I wish my heart was cold but it's warmer than before Oh I wish my heart was cold but it's warmer than before I wish my heart was as cold as the morning dew But it's as warm as saxophones in and honey in the sun for you I wish my heart was as cold as the morning dew But it's as warm as saxophones in and honey in the sun for you
Desire Lines
*** Thanx a lot to Jose for this one ***
This Is Love (Feels Alright) When I found your girlfriend crying I could have slapped you in the face What lesson is she learning With you acting this way You are a good boy Oh she's a killer tease You are both so deserving You are both keen to please I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake We're going to listen to Kokomo Desert island dreaming Go forth or be lured Oh you're a good, good, good, good boy She's a killer tease You are both so discerning You are both keen to please So turn out the light Just give in to the night This is love (feels alright) You're a star on this fine night We could turn down the light To give in to the night This is love (it's alright) You're a star on this fine night On this fine night On this fine night On this fine night Troublemaker It's late We turn the TV off It's old Makes the sound of a salt-shaker Oh you Want to build fires on hot days Feel the coolness of my gaze I'm a troublemaker Three years in and I call to crush What remains of this love On a cold morning of you arriving I was struggling for survival It's late We turn the TV off It's old Makes the sound of a salt-shaker A windbreaker Oh you Want to build fires on hot days Feel the coolness of my gaze I'm a troublemaker I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Three years in and I call to crush What remains of this love Oh it's going to be one hell of a year Keeping secrets in water tight compartments, dear It's giving me the fear And I fall down like a tonne of bricks What makes me sick won't make me quit I fall down like a tonne of bricks What makes me sick won't make me quit I knew what you were talking about I knew what you were talking about I said I knew what you were talking about I said I knew what you were talking about I knew what you were talking about I said I knew what you were talking about I said I knew what you were talking about I said I knew what you were talking about I knew what you were talking about I said I knew what you were talking about I knew what you were talking about William's Heart A postcard of Byron by the bed It's a reminder of every word that he said To die in the arms of a twenty year old A figure of porcelain with moves so bold You'd love to have a heart of gold You'd have to have come from a better mould To die in the arms of a twenty year old, twenty year old Ending the shift of a sleepless night You were tossing and turning and holding on tight To die in the arms of a twenty year old, twenty year old You want to know about William's heart It's broken in two, who's feeling bad Is there enough of a spark to sparkle again Is he lost Does he need a friend I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Lying to those who know you the best Keeping a secret close to your chest To die in the arms of a twenty year old, twenty year old The agony of the late night pub Talking too much, old age is a curse To die in the arms of a twenty year old, twenty year old Do you want to know about William's heart It's broken in two, who's feeling bad Is there enough of a spark to sparkle again Is he lost Does he need a friend William Where have you gone Will you return to me William Where have you gone Oh please, return to me If it's a single man or a single malt That I take in my arms when I'm feeling low You'll say honesty has made me cruel I say you're soft and you're made of wool You are made of wool New Year's Resolution New year's resolution: to write something of value New year's resolution: to write something would be fine All I ever wanted was someone to rely on All I ever wanted was somewhere to call home You offer a friendship I cannot reciprocate So don't beg me in a garden, for it not to end this way I've been cool with you I've been cool with you I've been cool with you The sooner you admit it, I will too I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake New year's resolution: to kiss you like I mean it With cheeks the colour of Rhubarb we'll be fine Everybody's rushing around like they got a meeting I just want to be here with a friend of mine We decided to brave the elements of Spain Because The Seven Year Itch was on telly again I've been cool with you I've been cool with you I've been cool with you The sooner you admit it, I will too I decided this pain was a landscape of blame I decided to be only myself these days I've been cool with you I've been cool with you I've been cool with you The sooner you admit it, I will too Cool Cool Stay now (cool) I wish that you would stay now Stay now (cool) You nearly went away now Stay now (cool) Oh I wish that you would stay now I wish you would stay now (cool) You nearly went away now Stay now (cool) You nearly went away now Stay now (cool) I wish you would stay now Cool Do It Again Call my number Twenty six and three-quarters Turn down the lights now Let's do it again You were insatiable I was more than capable And you fought in my corner Would you do it again You, you, you're walking around Can you see tears on this clown One more time around Let's do it again Let's do it again Let's do it again Said, call my number Twenty six and three-quarters Turn all the lights down Let's do it again I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake You were insatiable I was more than capable And you fought in my corner Would you do it again You, you, you're walking around Can you see tears on this clown I said, one more time around Let's do it again Let's do it again Let's do it again Let's do it again You, you, you're walking around Can you see tears on this clown I said, one more time around Let's do it again Let's do it again Let's do it again Let's do it again Let's do it again Let's do it again Let's do it again Let's do it again Cri Du Coeur I like to think when I'm driving I like to daydream a little I like to think about the people The faces of the young and the old I want to watch the whole story unfold I'm gonna drive real fast now Forget about my past now I know I'm a fuck-up I know, a real tragedy I never listen to people, you see I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Oh you can't say what's on your mind Just go for it Come on this time I know, I know, I know I'll cry I'll cry Hot ideas in this cool head Forget about what she said Idolater of beauty Oh cri du coeur She's going to leave you always wanting more Wanting more Oh you can't say what's on your mind Just go for it Come on this time I know, I know, I know I'll cry I'll cry I'll cry Cri du coeur Every Weekday The last thing I want is to be tiptoeing around you I want you to know that I'm proud of you In my head you're nineteen going on ninety nine You are Saturday and Sunday Every weekday friend of mine We got a little butter, we took a little bread It's there for the taking, come put us to the test We're going to make a record then sail around the world We might not storm the charts completely But we'll do our very best I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake As long as I'm with you Oh I'll have a friend so true There is nobody quite like me you say There is no one half as good as you I don't want to sound like I've written us off But the words and the feelings are pouring and I can't turn them off No, I can't turn them off I won't let you down Take all of my time But don't No, don't No, don't Let me down As long as I'm with you Oh I'll have a friend so true There is nobody quite like me you say There is no one half as good as you I don't want to sound like I've written us off But the words and the feelings are pouring and I can't turn them off No, I can't turn them off I won't let you down Just take all of my time But don't (don't) No, don't (don't, don't) No, don't (don't, don't) Let me down No, don't (don't) No, don't (don't, don't) No, don't (don't, don't) Let me down Fifth In Line To The Throne I gave you a regal name 'Cause you treat me like a queen But like a queen I don't know when I'll be slain I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake And now I'm fifth in line to the throne How am I gonna tell my king That I don't trust his throne anymore If you want me to leave, then I'll go If you want me to stay, let it show Do you want me to leave, let me know Just let me know I have seen your deepest flaws I'm ashamed to say they made me want you more But I was in awe If you want me to leave, then I'll go Do you want me to stay, let it show If you want me to leave, let me know Just let me know If you want me to leave, then I'll go If you want me to stay, let it show If you want me to leave, let me know Just let me know Let me know Let me go I Missed Your Party I'm genuinely sorry, but I missed your party You should try holding all the guilt I still carry Is it any wonder, then I say I'm burned out When you say you're bummed out 'Cause I missed your party No bourbon won't kill it So I'll just have to will it I won't drink the kool-aid Try not to be afraid You say you can see All the goodness inside me, dear me Say that you want me For all that I can be Oh I listen to Billy Joel I watch Flashdance again I'm going to get through Walt Whitman I'm going to be in bed by ten I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake The roller girls are rolling And the rocking boys are rocking Am I just holding onto memories golden I could go out dancing To feel bodies close to my skin I'd better stay In to face the trouble we are in Oh I listen to Billy Joel I watch Flashdance again I'm going to get through Walt Whitman I'm going to be in bed by ten Oh I listen to Billy Joel I watch Flashdance again I'm going to get through Walt Whitman I'm going to be in bed by ten I'm going to be in bed by ten These days I'm well travelled You can watch me unravel I'm genuinely sorry I missed your party Break It To You Gently You had the office before you had the business You had the ring before you found the girl If it were up to you, would she be suffering still I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Then you say your arms ache from the weight of your mistakes You're the keeper of the doomsday clock Did I get that wrong Oh little darling, I try Oh at least I look on the bright side I'll break it to you gently Break it to you gently With their 45s from 82 And the looks that say I'm cooler than you Oh they hide behind boxing fists and arrogance I got nothing, nothing, nothing to say About the way you spend your day You rest your head on your hands would you let it slip away Little darling, I try Oh at least I look on the bright side I'll break it to you gently Break it to you gently Little darling I try Oh at least I look on the bright side I'll break it to you gently Break it to you gently Oh little darling, I try Oh at least I look on the bright side I'll break it to you gently Break it to you gently Oh little darling, I try Oh at least I look on the bright side I'll break it to you gently Break it to you gently I'll break it to you gently Break it to you gently I'll break it to you gently Break it to you gently Break it to you gently I'll break it to you gently Break it to you gently Break it to you gently Desire Lines I went to California I needed sun, I warned you When the green of your eyes met my blue by surprise There was a storm, yeah We could send letters Beautiful letters I could illustrate for you my day to day Would that mend us Desire lines sent me to Badlands I'm on my way back now I'm going to love you as I know how I know how The shade of Jacaranda The heart's a lonely hunter You mention the name That fills my lungs with pain Eyes like panda I could bottle up this love Find a stall and serve it up But it won't be the same My heart's calling your name, love I'm always on the run and I hate copy paste for god's sake Desire lines sent me to Badlands I am on my way back now I'm going to love you as I know how I know how Desire lines sent me to Badlands But I am on my way back now I'm going to love you as I know how I know how Desire lines sent me to Badlands But I am on my way back now Let me love you as I know how I know how Ginger Rogers Road I was heading home With an official polling card To vote for you, lad I vote for you, lad I vote for you, lad I vote for you, lad I vote for you, lad I vote for you
LOOK TO THE EAST, LOOK TO THE WEST Liberty Print Thoughts are getting hotter than the steam From my bathtub, it's keeping me clean What an ugly thing to do and say To tell you I want you I'll take you any old way Oh then you'll see I like Liberty print Is that shallow of me Oh then you'll know I felt small in the Albert Hall Thoughts are getting hot, I'll stay aloof As my heart beats its record of truth What a selfish thing to say and do To tell him I miss him, except now it's true Oh he caused a scene On the ballroom floor Smashed my dream Oh he got kicked out As all my friends Came pouring out I don't think he really got over Fulfilling his dream To be a top goal scorer I thought about the time he called me up And he asked if I loved him I wanted to hang up Oh now I see He had a lot to give Wanted to give it to me Oh and we live with grief You are still our boy Blue-eyed baby Oh what a terrible waste Of a young man's time You never did find peace Oh it's no fun I had to visit your mother You were her only son I went to visit your mother You were her only son
We're Going To Make It In A Man's World I try to lie But the words come out as truth How come I Don't get away with being as rude as you We're gonna make it in a man's world We're gonna make it in a man's world We're gonna make it in a man's world I don't have That blind spot you accuse me of Yes, I'm hot Under the collar, so what We're gonna make it in a man's world We're gonna make it in a man's world We're gonna make it in a man's world The loss adjuster came to the door Accountability wants to know the score The birds and the bees They've been so sweet to me Take your report Shove it right down your throat I'm gonna make it in a man's world I'm gonna make it in a man's world We're gonna make it in a man's world Oh we're gonna make it in a man's world I'm gonna make it in a man's world Yes, we're gonna make it in a man's world We're gonna make it in a man's world We're gonna make it in a man's world We're gonna make it in a man's world We're gonna make it in a man's world We're gonna make it in a man's world We're gonna make it in a man's world We're gonna make it in a man's world I'm gonna make it in a man's world I'm gonna make it in a man's world We're gonna make it in a man's world Oh we're gonna make it in a man's world I'm gonna make it in a man's world Yes, we're gonna make it in a man's world We're gonna make it in a man's world
Big Love "It was a big love", she said That's why it took ten years to get her out of your head We watched you swoon as she peacocked the room We heard you cry, it's time to say goodbye "It was a big love", she said Kind of big love that took its toll on your bed We watched you break, the more she would take We heard you cry, it's time to say goodbye Oh honey, don't go back there You know there's no room for you there Honey, don't go back there Don't you dare "It was a big love", she said The kind of big love that made you easily led We thought you'd leave, the more she deceived We heard you cry, it's time to say goodbye Oh honey, don't go back there You know there's no room for you there Honey, don't go back there You know there's no room for you there Honey, don't go back there You know there's no room for you there Honey, don't go back there Don't you dare Just let your hands slip down Imagine I'm there now Just let your hands slip down Imagine I'm there now Just let your hands slip down Imagine I'm there now Just let your hands slip down Imagine
Only A Dream Will I miss you now that you have gone So painful not to kiss your cheek at dawn The sun came up and the sun stayed warm Now you're in my heart and now it's torn You're in my heart and now I'm torn I don't wanna talk with anybody else I don't wanna show up even for myself Now this will test me and I know I'll dwell Do I have what it takes to please myself Do I have what it takes to love myself Is this is a prison or a dream We can keep you close when you want to leave Things are rarely as they seem It's only a dream, a dream It's only a dream Now you could trick me into telling you facts About my future and about my past With a soft C I'll give you good advice It's only a dream, a dream It's only a dream The Light Nights The light nights are lovely But they make me feel restless, uneasy Make me long for a time Make me yearn for a certain somebody Oh come on don't you scold me For saying what you're only thinking Let me roll with this fantasy about really leaving Would you give up your love for me If I ask you please Would you give up your love for me I am asking please You come on like a wild fire Come on like the coldest of mornings And I make such a fool of myself once again Just by falling Do you know just how weak I feel When you look at me Do you know just how deep how real This is burning me Before hearts were broken and perfect Bodies bruised Oh the light nights are lovely just let them Wash over you The light nights are lovely But they make me feel restless, uneasy Now I want to be sun kissed And put on your wish list immediately Sleepwalking They told you it was coke It was ketamine Chasing every heart and hit Foe or friend It wasn't really you so it wasn't really me Was it the chase The falling Don't go to that party all night long Don't wake up in someone else's arms I'm cringing right now at my weakness For your charms It was good talking How we were sleepwalking It was good talking about our love The gift of expression I don't have it in me I'm finding it strange It is me you could envy All I have left at best ten a penny Looks like I don't have a decent bone in me I sent you a message I wish that I hadn't Your phone it's on silent I wish it wasn't All I think about is the love you could give me All I think about is the love I had in me It was good talking How we were sleepwalking It was good talking about our love When I feel like this I'll be my own best friend I know I'm gonna be this way until the end It doesn't matter now like it didn't matter then Was it the chase Or the falling Oh we were sleepwalking through love Through love Through love Through love
Baby Huey (Hard Times) I got on the plane I visualised your name And so the tears came Over and over again Will it ever be enough To live a whole life without love The kind you really need for your soul For a chance to feel whole Baby Huey hard times The chaos of summer has died Spring has sprung All the songs have been sung All the sailor boy hearts A thousand pats on our backs I'm feeling warmed I'm at the eye of the storm Because the more I get to know you The more I love you And the more I love you I think you know I do The more I get to know you The more I love you The more I love you I think you know I do I've done all the digging I can stand to do I've exhausted my heart We never started but we're already through I relish the joy I took care of the pain A soft spot for the captain A love I had to refrain Baby Huey hard times The chaos of summer has died Spring had sprung Now I am in love All the sailor boy hearts A thousand pats on our backs I'm feeling warmed I'm at the eye of a storm Because the more I get to know you The more I love you The more I love you I think you know I do Cos the more I get to know you The more I love you The more I love you I think you know I do The more I get to know you The more I love you The more I love you I think you know I do I got on the plane The tears nearly came I visualised your name Over and over again Denon Down to the river and into the sun To sit with an old friend of mine John will you tell me who you have become Cos I think of you often and smile Hey it's alright if you find me trite The lines on my face are clear and in sight We talked until morning Patiently waiting for dawning Top forty hits on your Denon Oh John I remember everything Don't live with regret because you only get one life I know this, do you know this, because she did Anxiety levels really good for my waistline And I know I've been given a lifeline Go to the cinema to be alone to cry You can't get next to me and I have got no idea Why We talked until morning Patiently waiting for dawning Top forty hits on your Denon Oh John (Oh John) We talked until morning Patiently waiting for dawning Top forty hits on your Denon Oh John I remember everything We talked until morning Patiently waiting for dawning Top forty hits on your Denon Oh John (Oh John) We talked until morning Patiently waiting for dawning Top forty hits on your Denon Oh John I remember everything Elusive Butterfly Brown-eyed girls who made you want to die I know you tried and you tried I am sorry For giving you a dream And then letting it die Pop Goes Pop Don't make eyes at me We're not free to do just as we please If you cook dinner for two Then I might, I might just say I do Sleepy Jackson on my mind One more crack at me and it will be the last time I can treat you kind Pop goes pop I want to burst its bubble Hearts like ours will get us in trouble In trouble I used to dream of you while awake I got a grip, come on for goodness sake Now it's happy birthday to me Oh who knew we could feel so young and happy In our forties I heard she was taken by trees I heard these days she was as easy Going as the breeze, the breeze Pop goes pop I want to burst its bubble Hearts like ours will get us in trouble In trouble Pop goes pop I want to burst its bubble Hearts like ours will get us in trouble In trouble Gem state woman she is the best Whose hand did she hold? Who never left her Left her in a mess, a mess Pop goes pop I want to burst its bubble Hearts like ours will get us in trouble In trouble Pop goes pop I want to burst its bubble Hearts like ours will get us in trouble In trouble Sugar Almond I could never stand to have you criticised I was always such fan of your rabbity eyes Sugar-coated almonds as grey as Glasgow skies I'll just have to say what comes to mind I loved your heart and soul, you made me kind There's nothing I can do You are on the brink of life I liked who we were together I'm not sure who I'll be apart I will love you forever and ever You didn't take much You never got to start I'll match Bette Davis drink for drink I'll cry like Tiny Tears over your favourite pink I've had the worst thoughts I could ever think We'll never make it now to that seaside town But I'll meet you in my dreams and we'll Get right down I'll live my best days you'll give me courage To find my way Now that it is time to get a grip of me I look over at the sandstone to the families I miss you on the streets, in the breeze that strips The leaves off of the trees Hey I liked who we were together I'm not sure who I'll be apart I will love you forever and ever You didn't take much You took a piece of my heart I'll match Bette Davis drink for drink I'll cry like Tiny Tears over your favourite pink I've had the worst thoughts I could ever think Won't you sing, to me, Carey Look To The East, Look To The West Kids on the corner Catching Pokémon In a strange kind of way Life it goes on and on So I'll buy you some roses Even though you're never here I chose orange, can I watch you brush your hair Blow me a kiss Read my tarot cards tonight I'll bring champagne and clementines Tell you everything's alright A dark time in history But never a gloomy day White with snow, sunshine I'll blow your blues away Look to the east, look to the west Be a good girl And try your best Look to the east, look to the west Be a good girl First Sunday in Advent I'm catching the break of day The audience will leave the room if we don't Change our ways Why wasn't I flattered for the thing you had for me You're one in a million, this I see Look to the east, look to the west Be a good girl And try your best Look to the east, look to the west Be a good girl
Non Albums Tracks
A Fond Kiss (Robert Burns poem / Live on Peel Acres 01-22-04) A fond kiss, and then we sever A farewell, and then forever Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee Who shall say that Fortune grieves him While the star of hope she leaves him Me, nae cheerfu' twinkle lights me Dark despair around benights me I'll never blame my partial fancy Nothing could resist my Nancy But to see her was to love her Love but her, and love forever Had we never lov'd say kindly Had we never lov'd say blindly Never met – or never parted We had never been broken-hearted Fare thee well, thou first and fairest Fare thee well, thou best and dearest Thine be like a joy and treasure Peace, enjoyment, love, and pleasure A fond kiss, and then we sever A farewell, alas, forever Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee
A red, red rose
( I love my Jean EP - 2005 ) O my Luve's like a red, red rose That's newly sprung in June O my Luve's like the melodie That's sweetly play'd in tune As fair art thou, my bonnie lass So deep in luve am I And I will love thee still, my Dear Till a, the seas gang dry Till a‚ the seas gang dry, my Dear And the rocks melt wi‚ the sun I will love thee still, my Dear While the sands o‚ life shall run And fare thee weel, my only Luve! And fare thee weel, a while! And I will come again, my Luve Tho‚ it were ten thousand mile!
Alaska
( If Looks Could Kill EP - 2006 ) I'm in love with the Hawthorn Sure I like the Birch I need a hand, a volunteer Why does the Sycamore mean so much Do you dream of a cold Alaska Better wrap up warm tonight All I know is we're in a blue time Where the land is snow drop white You were such a pretty one You had a kid Did you have any idea of the damage you did I'm in love with the Hawthorn Sure I like the Birch I need a hand, a volunteer Why does the Sycamore mean so much Is this the day that loneliness takes a hold of me I've been stupid, unkind but I'm not too blind too see
Amigo mío ( Keep it clean EP - 2004 ) Permanece detrás No tan cerca de mí No sabes dónde he estado No te sientes a mi lado Permanece tan lejos de mí Como yo quiero estar de ti Este sitio es tan frío No hables por mí No quiero hablar Es perder mi tiempo No me hagas reír No me hagas llorar No me preguntes mi nombre No me mires a los ojos Amigo mío
( Keep it clean EP - 2004 ) You remain behind Not so close to me You don't know where I've been You don't feel by my side You remain so far from me As I want to be from you This place is so cold Don't speak for me I don't want to speak It wastes my time Don't make me laugh Don't make me cry Don't ask my name Don't look into my eyes My friend
Some Guys Have All The Luck (Rod Stewart cover / Recorded for BBC during Connect Festival 2008) Some guys have all the luck Some guys have all the pain Some guys get all the breaks Some guys do nothing but complain Alone in a crowd on a bus after work and I'm dreaming The guy next to me has a girl in his arms, my arms are empty How does it feel when the girl next to you says she loves you It seem so unfair when there's love everywhere but there's none for me Some guys get all the luck Some guys have all the pain Some guys get all the breaks Some guys do nothing but complain Someone to take on a walk by the lake, Lord, let it be me Someone who's shy, someone who'll cry at sad movies I know I would die if I ever found out you were fooling me You're just a dream and as real as it seems, I ain't that lucky Some guys get all the luck Some guys have all the pain Some guys get all the breaks Some guys do nothing but complain All of my friends have a ring on their finger, they have someone Someone to care for them, it ain't fair, i got no one The car overheated, so I called up and pleaded, there was help in the rain I called you collect, you didn't accept, you had nothing to say Some guys have all the luck Some guys have all the pain Some guys get all the breaks Some guys do nothing but complain If you were here with me I'd feel so happy I could cry You are so dear to me I just can't let you say goodbye
Eastwood ( Rare UK Bird EP ) How can you agree With all that you concede When all the while to me It's cruel and can't be real But I don't have to feel this way My ambition fails with every passing day My thoughts of going home are half a world away There's something else that I could say Maybe you can take it easy Maybe you can take too long Maybe you can lose the meaning all alone You take all the plans and make them your demands You won't be so unkind when you are on my side I know that I can change your mind Maybe you can take it easy Maybe you can take too long Maybe you can lose the meaning all alone
*** Thanx a lot to Molly for this one ***
Greyhound Goin' Somewhere ( Bobby Gentry cover / Live at Peel Session 10-07-2003 ) There ain't much time to say goodbye But let me try while we have a last cup of coffee The love you need I couldn't give The life I lead you wouldn't want to live Believe me So ride me to the station and I'll be on my way There's a greyhound goin' somewhere And I just want to say I'm leavin' There's a greyhound goin' somewhere Think I might just go there too Well, I could stay another day But I'm afraid you'll want me to say I love you It not that I won't It's just that I don't want To leave another heart behind me breakin' So ride me to the station and I'll be on my way There's a greyhound going somewhere And I just want to say I'm leavin' There's a greyhound going somewhere Think I might just go there too I'm leavin' Detroit, Cincinnati, Seattle Chattanooga, Kansas City, Dallas San Francisco, maybe LA
Hands Up Baby
( If Looks Could Kill EP - 2006 ) I've been hanging round Everywhere you go in town Watching you forget me I want to see you crack I'm going to get you back Put your hands up baby You're talking to me like I'm in your debt You don't remember things I can't forget Now you don't look so well Turn that gun back on yourself And take a load off baby I've had enough this time Give me back my boots you swine It's your fault you hate me I only hate you 'cause I hate myself It breaks my heart that I can't wish you well Now I could end this here Die and take you with me dear It could be so easy I don't care what you do I'll still be rid of you Just make your mind up baby I'll turn around I'll walk away from you If I turn back I'll be the death of you
I Love How You Love Me
( If Looks Could Kill EP - 2006 ) I love how your eyes close whenever you kiss me And when I'm away from you I love how you miss me I love the way you always treat me tenderly But darling most of all I love how you love me I love how your heart beats whenever I hold you I love how you think of me without being told to I love the way your touch is always heavenly But darling most of all I love how you love me I love how your eyes close whenever you kiss me And when I'm away from you I love how you miss me I love the way your touch is always heavenly But darling most of all I love how you love me I love how you hug me I love how you squeeze me, please me, tease me love how you love me I love how you love me
I love my Jean ( I love my Jean EP - 2005 )
Of a‚ the airts the wind can blaw I dearly like the west For there the bonnie Lassie lives The Lassie I love best There's wild-woods grow, and rivers row And mony a hill between But day and night my fancy's flight Is ever wi‚ my Jean! I see her in the Dewy flowers I see her sweet and fair I hear her in the tuneful‚ birds I hear her charm the air There's not a bonnie flower, that springs By a fountain, shaw, or green There's not a bonnie bird that sings But minds me oh my Jean!
I'm Not In Love (10cc cover / Live on The Dermot O'Leary Saturday Sessions / Making Money: 4AD B-Sides And Raritites compilation) I'm not in love, so don't forget It's just a silly phase I'm going through And just because I call you up Don't get me wrong, don't think you've got it made I'm not in love, no, no, it's because I like to see you, but then again That doesn't mean you mean that much to me So if I call you, don't make a fuss Don't tell your friends about the two of us I'm not in love, no, no, it's because You'll wait a long time for me You'll wait a long time You'll wait a long time for me You'll wait a long time I keep your picture upon the wall It hides a nasty stain that's lying there So don't you ask me to give it back I know it doesn't mean that much to me I'm not in love, no, no, it's because You'll wait a long time for me You'll wait a long time You'll wait a long time for me You'll wait a long time I'm not in love, so don't forget it It's just a silly phase I'm going through And just because I call you up Don't get me wrong, don't think you've got it made I'm not in love, I'm not in love
Johnie Lad, Cock Up Your Beaver
(Robert Burns poem / Live on Peel Acres 01-22-04) When first my brave Johnie lad came to this town He had a blue bonnet that wanted the crown But now he has gotten a hat and a feather Hey, brave Johnie lad, cock up your beaver Cock up your beaver, and cock it fu' sprush We'll over the border, and gie them a brush There's some folks there we'll teach better behaviour Hey, brave Johnie lad, cock up your beaver Hey, brave Johnie lad, cock up your beaver
Lemon Juice And Paper Cuts
(Let's Get Out Of This Country EP - 2006) You're young with the time to afford yourself a few fashion mistakes You were way out of line when you told that boy of your mission Make or break a few hearts He's the one who keeps busy and he runs with all the bands Little does he know they think of him a lesser man They see a lesser man But if you see him Tell him I'll meet him On the edge of town The edge of town When the lights go down I got my hair cut today it would have really amused you We're young and we can be cruel because we choose to Lemon juice and paper cuts go like me and you You had a bash at being my friend It didn't suit you But if you see him Tell him I'll meet him On the edge of town The edge of town When the lights go down
*** Thanx a lot to Jose for this one *** Little Donkey (Christmas song / Live on Peel Acres 12-21-01) Little donkey, little donkey On the dusty road Got to keep on plodding onward With your precious load Been a long time little donkey Through the winter's night Don't give up now little donkey Bethlehem's in sight Ring out those bells tonight Bethlehem, Bethlehem Follow that star tonight Bethlehem, Bethlehem Little donkey, little donkey Had a heavy day Little donkey, carry Mary Safely on her way Little donkey, little donkey Journey's end is near There are wise men waiting for us And to bring them here Do not falter little donkey There's a star ahead It will guide you, little donkey To a cattle shed Ring out those bells tonight Bethlehem, Bethlehem Follow that star tonight Bethlehem, Bethlehem Little donkey, little donkey Had a heavy day Little donkey, carry Mary Safely on her way Little donkey, carry Mary Safely on her way
Making Money (Break It To You Gently EP) Don't insult me by saying it was nothing I know what I saw I'm out here looking for something I always want more I've got a funny way of making money I'll tell you all about it some day I've got a funny way of making money I'll tell you all about it someday Someday I get on the plane and it all looks the same But I always want more So I speak to a lady, she explains maybe Why I always want more She's got a funny way of making money She'll tell you all about it someday She's got a funny way of making money She'll tell you all about it someday Someday Someday Someday Oh darling, I'm trying to open up more Oh darling, I'm trying to open up more I've got a funny way of making money I'll tell you all about it some day I've got a funny way of making money I'll tell you all about it someday Someday Someday Someday
Marathon not a sprint
( I love my Jean EP - 2005 )
Honey you were good for me but I can't deny my need to be free grows I resigned myself to climb the stairs to your winning thighs and endless prayers alone My new-found confidence you hate, everything put down to fate Nothing less or more It's a marathon and not a sprint That's what we said before we quit Love should grow Should boast I feel I'm doing time With someone not on my side A mystery divide Brings me close To who I love the most A friend from the capital came to visit Will she comfort me or does she want to gossip Who knows? I'll take these worries to the park I won't come home until after dark Noone will know except you of course I'll go swimming and ride a bike Maybe turn into someone that you'd like It's a marathon and not a sprint That's what we said before we quit Love should grow, should boast
Modern Girl
( Sheena Easton cover / Q Covered: The Eighties Compilation LP ) He wakes and says hello, turns on the breakfast show She fixes coffee while he takes a shower "Hey, that was great", he said, "I wish we could stay in bed" "But I got to be at work in less than an hour" She manages a smile as he walks out the door She's a modern girl who's been through this movie before She don't build her world 'round no single man But she's getting by doing what she can She is free to be what she wants to be And all she wants to be is a modern girl It looks like rain again, she takes the train again She's on her way again through London town Where she eats a tangerine, flicks through a magazine Until it's time to leave her dreams on the underground She walks to the office like everyone else An independent lady taking care of herself She don't build her world 'round no single man But she's getting by doing what she can She is free to be what she wants to be And all she wants to be is a modern girl Na na na na na Na na na na na She's a modern girl Na na na na na Na na na na na She's a modern girl She's been dreaming 'bout him all day long As soon as she's home, it's him on the telephone He asks her to dinner, she says, "I'm not free" "Tonight I'm gonna stay at home and watch my TV" I don't build my world 'round no single man I am getting by doing what I can I am free to be what I want to be And all I want to be is a modern girl Na na na na na Na na na na na Na na na na na She's a modern girl Na na na na na Na na na na na Na na na na na She's a modern girl
O' That I Were Where Helen Lies
(Robert Burns poem / Live on Peel Acres 01-22-04) O' that I were where Helen lies Night and day on me she cries O' that I were where Helen lies In fair Kirkconnel lee O' Helen fair beyond compare A ringlet of thy flowing hair I'll wear it still for ever mair Until the day I die Curs'd be the gun that shot the shot And curs'd be the hand that gave the crack Into my arms bird Helen lap And died for sake o' me O' think na ye but my heart was sair My love fell down and spake nae mair There did she swoon wi meikle care On fair Kirkconnel lee I lighted down, my sword did draw I cutted him in pieces sma' I cutted him in pieces sma' On fair Kirkconnel lee O' Helen chaste, thou wert modest If I were with thee I were blest Where thou lies low and takes thy rest On fair Kirkconnel lee I wish my grave was growing green A winding sheet put o'er my e'en And I in Helen's arms lying In fair Kirkconnel lee I wish I were where Helen lies Night and day on me she cries O' that I were where Helen lies On fair Kirkconnel lee
Park and ride
( UK Rare Bird EP )
The system we live in It's pawn shop for roundabouts It's making me puzzled It's getting me troubled It's getting me troubled Said you would phone us So stick to your promise Maybe you'll swim in Quite shallow waters Quite shallow waters This road just lead us down (let us done??) When you park and ride Do you have to look Have to look around Swerve to avoid this A panic when I'm too glad So why don't we stumble And (?) into something Just (?) into something A kick will involve us It's all that we need it Besides I'm the safest Get lost on your way there Get lost on your way there This road just lead us down When you park and ride Do you have to look Have to look around Ba da ba da ba… This road just lead us down When you park and ride Do you have to look Have to look around
Phil and Don
( Lloyd, I'm ready to be heartbroken EP )
Phil and Don What went wrong I see no reason to go on I'll take the slack from you Give all my love to you I'd break my back for you It's not enough, I know Phil and Don The saddest song It breaks my heart to sing along I'll take the slack from you Give all my love to you I'd break my back for you It's not enough, I know Phil and Don I'll say so long So very nearly made me strong You very nearly made me
Railway Station
( UK Rare Bird EP ) Walking through the town where you live And I dream of another day Daylight failing over the railings Past your window As another dream in the railway station You're too late You're gonna have to wait all day now 'Cause no one else will help you Follow me to the seaside It's fine for a daydream They just let you down They just let you down Summer's gone incompletely You're no one, you can disappear If you don't try now If you don't try again On a sunny day I think It gets hard to remember They won't let you down They won't let you down They won't let you down Seen something you've done Far in a distance You're waiting and watching And don't think it's helping They won't let you down They won't let you down They won't let you down
Return To Send Her
(Let's Get Out Of This Country EP - 2006) Don't disturb my bed is what I should have said When you kissed me my head started to sway I took your picture You bought me some literature Honey you make my day I don't want to take advantage or do you any damage I'm not sure I can manage to stay away We have been tender Don't return to send her The love that was coming your way I will defend you my friend I won't quietly walk away I don't want to take advantage or do you any damage I'm not sure I can manage to stay away Don't be downhearted by this thing we started I guess that's what I'm trying to say I will defend you my friend I won't quietly walk away
Roman holiday
( Lloyd, I'm ready to be heartbroken EP ) I've never had a Roman holiday But I won't hold it against you The look on your face when she told you she loved you Was it priceless? Now it seems you're well connected You have your own flock of sheep I don't think they are lost and I don't think they are discreet I light a scented candle in my room I'll hold a good thought for you You were hopeful you said things would be ok But they're doom and gloom If I were good at hating I'd hate you If I were good at loving I'd fall I'd keep the company of a kid obsessed and I'd tell them all I knew you well for a short spell I knew you well for a short spell Please don't tell San Francisco song ( Keep it clean EP - 2004 ) You know I cannot stand your love for alcohol You're such a tall man but you're looking kind of small I'll send you movie stills to rid you of your ills Because you're ill Now you're finding out I'm hard to please You'd better watch your mouth you'll bring a girl close to tears I ripped up my lyric book, gave myself the blackest look Black looks You would think by now I wouldn't miss this place It makes my poor legs weak and my sweet heart start to race To race, yeah to race
Sugar Town / Blue Moon
(Nancy Sinatra cover / Billie Holiday cover / Live on Peel Acres 03-07-02) I got some troubles but they won't last I'm gonna sit right down here in the grass And pretty soon all my troubles will pass 'Cause I'm in su-su-su, su-su-su Su-su su-su, su-su Sugar Town I never had a dog that liked me some I never had a friend or wanted one So I just sit here and laugh at the sun 'Cause I'm in su-su-su, su-su-su Su-su, su-su, su-su Sugar Town Yesterday it rained in Tennessee I heard it also rained in Tallahassee But not a drop fell on little old me 'Cause I was in su-su-su, su-su-su Su-su, su-su, su-su Sugar Town If I had a million dollars or ten I'd give to you world and then You'd go away and let me spend My life in su-su-su, su-su-su Su-su, su-su, su-su Sugar Town La la la la… Blue moon You saw me standing alone Without a dream in my heart Without a love on my own Blue moon You knew just what I was there for You heard me saying a prayer for Someone I really could care for La la la la…
Super Trouper
(ABBA cover / Tears For Affairs EP - 2007) I was sick and tired of everything When I called you last night from Glasgow All I do is eat and sleep and sing Wishing every show was the last show So imagine I was glad to hear you're coming Suddenly I feel all right And it's gonna be so different When I'm on the stage tonight Super trouper beams are gonna blind me But I won't feel blue Like I always do 'Cause somewhere in the crowd there's you Facing twenty thousand of your friends How can anyone be so lonely Part of a success that never ends Still I'm thinking about you only There are moments when I think I'm going crazy But it's gonna be alright Everything will be so different When I'm on the stage tonight Super trouper lights are gonna find me Shining like the sun Smiling, having fun Feeling like a number one Super trouper beams are gonna blind me But I won't feel blue Like I always do 'Cause somewhere in the crowd there's you So I'll be there when you arrive The sight of you will prove to me I'm still alive And when you take me in your arms And hold me tight I know it's gonna mean so much tonight Super trouper lights are gonna find me Shining like the sun Smiling, having fun Feeling like a number one Super trouper beams are gonna blind me But I won't feel blue Like I always do 'Cause somewhere in the crowd there's you
Swallows (Break It To You Gently EP) See, you're not satisfied With the idleness of your life Tell me how we'll survive On the words "I love you" alone Plan to dream of you I want to take us away on a rendezvous We'll watch swallows sweep We'll catch peaches falling from trees Oh we can do anything I'll hold your hand, I'll make you understand In this life you bring so many things Have faith, I know you can So we're on that holiday We got sick of going up the ? How about Loire Valley We can picnic on the banks Read a book till three ? is too heavy We'll watch the swallows sweep We'll catch peaches falling from trees Oh we can do anything I'll hold your hand, I'll make you understand In this life you bring so many things Have faith, I know you can Oh I know you can
The Blizzard (Jim Reeves cover) There's a blizzard coming on How I'm wishing I was home For my pony's lame And he can't hardly stand Listen to that northern sigh If we don't get home we'll die But it's only seven miles to Mary Anne It's only seven miles to Mary Anne You can bet we're on her mind For it's nearly Christmas time And I'll bet there's hot biscuits in the pan Lord my hands feel like they're froze And there's a numbness in my toes But it's only five more miles to Mary Anne It's only five more miles to Mary Anne That wind's howling and it seems Mighty like a woman's screams So we'd best be moving faster if we can Dan just think about that barn With that hay so soft and warm It's only three more miles to Mary Anne It's only three more miles to Mary Anne Dan get up your ornery cuss Or you'll be the death of us I'm so weary but I'll help you if I can All right Dan, perhaps it's best That we'll stop awhile and rest For it's still a hundred yards to Mary Anne It's still a hundred yeards to Mary Anne Late that night the storm was gone And they found him there at dawn He had made it but he couldn't leave ol' Dan Yes they found him there on the plains His hands froze to the reins He was just a hundred yards from Mary Anne He was just a hundred yards from Mary Anne
The Last Song (Tears For Affairs EP - 2007) I can't call you my phone will be relieved You can't call me 'cause someone else will feel deceived I don't understand this how did you get hold of me? You've got me questioning my fidelity I'll send a package in the post I've got love to send Should I want you the most? It feels like I have no defense The tree in my garden is blossoming still It's late this year it's just like me it's wavering Going through the motions I want to be at home It's an effort to get on this plane at all It was love for sure Every cliché in the book I loved you more and more with every desperate look Don't thank me for breakfast with your naked skin Don't lie don't pretend you feel anything My heart is no longer a friend of mine It wants to betray me most of the time I love you my darling I love you my friend I love you my darling But It feels like is the end
The Nights Are Cold (Richard Hawley cover / The Nights Are Cold EP) The fate of man is random so don't look down The towns and the cities are all burning down Your road is bitter like the whip off the wind You wanna get to the end but you don't know how to begin You want to know how We got to where we are now The nights are cold The nights are cold The nights are cold Let my life and all its storms begin to blow Take me here and there I don't care where I go Oh beauty is a dark cloud when you're alone She says she has the answers but I really just don't know You want to know how We got to where we are now The nights are cold The nights are cold The nights are cold Ah the only road I walk alone Where beauty nails me to her cross
The World Is Full Of Strangers (French Navy EP) Suddenly the world is full of strangers I can sense a fog in my midst I've been listening to lonely girls Sometimes against my will Don't ask me to love you when you know that I will Send me someone with the night sky on their mind Someone to share dreams and secrets I've been listening to lonely girls Sometimes against my will Don't tempt me to love you when you that I will Oh I'll try to find somebody that's my kind Oh I'll try to find somebody that's my kind Oh I'll try to find somebody that's my kind Oh tell me to love you and I will Oh we could see the world's edges together How about some sun and a beach motel We've been listening to lonely girls Sometimes against our will They want us to love them because they know that we will
Tougher Than the Rest (Bruce Springsteen cover / The Sweetest Thing EP) Well, it's Saturday night You're all dressed up in blue I've been watching you awhile Maybe you've been watching me too So somebody ran out Left somebody's heart in a mess Well, if you're looking for love Honey, I'm tougher than the rest Some girls they want a handsome Dan Or some good-looking Joe on their arm Some girls like a sweet-talking Romeo Well, 'round here, baby I learned you get what you can get So if you're rough enough for love Honey, I'm tougher than the rest Oh the road is dark And it's a thin, thin line But I want you to know I'll walk it for you any time Maybe your other girlfriends Couldn't pass the test Well, if you're rough and ready for love Honey, I'm tougher than the rest Well, it ain't no secret I've been around a time or two Well, I don't know, baby Maybe you've been around too Well, there's another dance All you've got to do is say yes And if you're rough and ready for love Honey, I'm tougher than the rest Well, If you're rough and ready for love Honey, I'm tougher than the rest And if you're rough enough for love Honey, I'm tougher than the rest
You're The Only Star In My Blue Heaven (Gene Autry cover / French Navy EP) You're the only star in my blue heaven And you're shining for me You're the only star in my blue heaven And in dreams your face I see Well, you're the guiding light That brightens up the night And in dreams I see you only You're the only star in my blue heaven And I'm waiting just for you Just for you, honey, just for you I'm waiting, celebrating just for you You're the only star in my blue heaven And I'm waiting just for you Just for you, honey, just for you I'm waiting, celebrating just for you You are the only star in my blue heaven And I'm waiting just for you
Your Sound ( Rare UK Bird EP ) Your familiar sound is waiting to be found, your sound Rain force and frost are trying not to cause this storm Another chance ... for some other winter and say when we apply And tiny pieces are falling in between us only for reasons why It's important to remember what to do this year And it doesn't help to say that you have felt this near It's not so easy and you know that your face is trailing far behind I cannot want that and if we're pluming feather we'll never find the time Could it be we've tired fading Would it help if I'd start walking away Don't tell me to change Don't tell me Your familiar sound is waiting to be found, your sound Rain force and frost are trying not to cause this storm Could it be we've tired fading Would it help if I'd start walking away Don't tell me to change Don't tell me to change Don't tell me to change Don't tell me