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Hello?
Is there anybody in there?
Just nod if you can hear me
Is there anyone at home?
Come on, now
I hear youre feeling down
Well I can ease your pain
Get you on your feet again
Relax
Ill need some information first
Just the basic facts
Can you show me where it hurts?
There is no pain you are receding
A distant ship, smoke on the horizon
You are only coming through in waves
Your lips move but I cant hear what youre saying
When I was a child I had a fever
My hands felt just like two balloons
Now Ive got that feeling once again
I cant explain you would not understand
This is not how I am
I have become comfortably numb
O.K
Just a little pinprick
Therell be no more aaaaaaaaah!
But you may feel a little sick
Can you stand up?
I do believe its working, good
Thatll keep you going through the show
Come on its time to go
There is no pain you are receding
A distant ship, smoke on the horizon
You are only coming through in waves
Your lips move but I cant hear what youre saying
When I was a child
I caught a fleeting glimpse
Out of the corner of my eye
I turned to look but it was gone
I cannot put my finger on it now
The child is grown
The dream is gone
I have become comfortably numb
There is no pain you are receding
A distant ship, smoke on the horizon
You are only coming through in waves
Your lips move but I cant hear what youre saying
When I was a child
I caught a fleeting glimpse
Out of the corner of my eye
I turned to look but it was gone
I cannot put my finger on it now
The child is grown
The dream is gone
And I have become comfortably numb |
Da, da, da, da, da
Jackie Wilson said
It was Reet-Petite
Kinda love you got
Knock me off my feet
Let it all hang out
Oh, let it all hang out
And you know
Im so wired-up
Dont need no coffee in my cup
Let it all hang out
Let it all hang out
Watch this:
Ding-a-ling-a-ling
Ding-a-ling-a-ling-ding
Ding-a-ling-a-ling
Ding-a-ling-a-ling-ding
Do-da-do-da
Im in heaven, Im in heaven
Im in heaven, when you smile
When you smile, when you smile
When you smile
And when you walk
Across the room
You make my heart go
Boom-boom-boom
Let it all hang out
Baby, let it all hang out
And every time
You look that way
Honey child, you make my day
Let it all hang out
Like the man said: let it all hang out
Watch this:
Ding-a-ling-a-ling ... etc |
One Sunday mornin
A-we went walkin
Down by, the old graveyard
The mornin fog
I looked into
A-yeah, those mystic eyes
Her mystic eyes
Mystic eyes
Mystic eyes
Mystic, eyes
Mystic eyes
Mystic eyes
Oh, the mystic eyes
Ooh |
Western Man has no plan
Since he became complacent
Stopped believing in himself
Let others steal his rewards
While he was dreaming
While he was dreaming
Others were scheming
Doing deals behind his back
Now Western Man is adrift, and under attack
What happened in between?
Now there’s no other bite of the cherry
Unless he’s prepared to fight
Start on a new path to freedom
New path to freedom
The horse has bolted from the stables
Lunatics have taken over the farm
Caretakers have taken over the main house
Clandestine meetings in the forest
Going back to the way it was
Now just seems near impossible
Western Man has no plan
They stole it while, while he was dreaming
Now there’s no other bite, no other bite of the cherry
Unless he’s prepared to fight
Start on a new path to freedom
Horse has bolted from the stables
Lunatics have taken over the farm
Caretakers have taken over the main building
The governors have gone over the wall
Clandestine meetings in the forest
Not going back, not going back to the way it was
Western Man has no plan
Since he became complacent
Stopped believing in himself
And let others steal his rewards
While he was dreaming
While he was dreaming
While he was dreaming
While he was dreaming
While he was dreaming
While he was dreaming
While he was dreaming
Others were scheming
Scheming while he was dreaming
Others were scheming
While he was dreaming
Others were scheming
While he was dreaming |
Its Autumn here, going on November
I view the leaves in all their splendour
Is it déjà vu, I just cant remember
I stop a while and take in the scene
I stop a while and ask a stranger
Is this the place that was once called Memory Lane
I dont know where I am or what Im after
Im stuck here again back on Memory Lane
Now the leaves are falling and its coming on to Winter
Nights keep getting shorter and shorter every day
One sign up ahead says DANGER
Another one says STOP
One says YIELD THIS WAY
And it swerves and moves around the corners
And theres flashing lights up ahead round the bend
The road curves and twists and turns
And twists and turns and wanders
Til you get, til you get to the very end
Now Im back here again with more questions than answers
And Im standing in the pouring rain
Theres something moving, moving in the shadows
And its getting dark now, up on Memory Lane
I stop a while and ask some strangers
Is this the place that was once called Memory Lane
I dont know where I am, dont know what Im after
Im stuck here back on Memory Lane
I stop a while and ask some strangers
Is this the place that was once called Memory Lane
Dont know where I am right now or what Im after
Im stuck here up, just up on Memory Lane
Im stuck here up, back on Memory Lane
Im stuck here back up on Memory Lane
Im stuck here back, back up on Memory Lane |
And I will stroll the merry way
And jump the hedges first
And I will drink the clear
Clean water for to quench my thirst
And I shall watch the ferry-boats
And theyll get high, high, high
On a bluer ocean
Against tomorrows sky
And I will never ever grow so old again
And we will walk and talk
In gardens all misty wet with rain
Oh, sweet thing, sweet thing
My, my, my, my, my sweet thing
And I will drive my chariot
Down your streets and cry
Hey, its me, im dynamite
And I dont know why
And you will hold me strongly
In your arms again
Pretty babe, I will not remember
That I ever felt the pain
And we will walk and talk
In gardens all misty wet with rain
And I will never, ever
Grow so old again
Oh, sweet thing
My, my, my, my, my sweet thing
Sweet thing
And I will raise my hand up into the midnight sky
And count all the lights that shining up in your eye
Just to dig it all and not to question, well thats just fine
Just to dig it all and never wonder, well thats just fine
And Ill be satisfied not to read between the lines
And we will walk and talk
In gardens all misty wet with rain
You know we will, some day
We, you and me, will walk and talk
In gardens all misty wet with rain
Oh, you and me, we will walk and talk
In gardens all misty wet with rain
We will walk in gardens all misty wet with rain
And we shall walk in gardens all misty wet with rain
We shall walk and talk
In gardens all misty wet with rain
And we will never ever grow so old again
Oh, sweet thing
Oh, sweet thing
Sweet thing, you know we will
Oh, you know we will
Remember the day that I held your hand
And the look in my eyes only you can understand
Remember when we held each other soft and low
And nothing can ever be that strong
Sleep tonight with dreams of sweetest angels wings
And all your dreams will bring you sweeter things
Sweet, sweet, sweet thing
Oh, sweet thing, dont you know
Come here, let me tell you how much I love you
Sweet thing, oh, sweet thing
You know we will walk and talk
In gardens all misty wet with rain
And we will never grow so old again
Oh, sweet thing |
I wanna comfort you
I wanna comfort you
I wanna comfort you
Just let your tears run wild
Like when you were a child
Ill do what I can do
I wanna comfort you
You put the weight on me
You put the weight on me
You put the weight on me
When it gets too much for me
When it gets too much, much too much for me
Ill do the same thing that you do
And Ill put the weight on you
Huh
Ill put the weight on you
Ill put the weight on you
And Ill do the same thing that you do
Ill put the weight on you
I wanna comfort you
I wanna comfort you
And I wanna comfort you
Just let your tears run wild
Like when you were a child
Ill do what I can do
I just wanna comfort you |
Nobody in charge
Take the carpet, take the TV
No policeman at large
There’s nobody in charge
Politicians that waffle endlessly
People just don’t want to see
Getting’ paid too much for screwin’ up
Don’t you think everyone’s had enough?
There’s nobody in charge
At that we know, that we know about
There’s nobody in charge
Nobody seems to have any clout
And speculation across the nation
Media implantation rules the day
Brainwash is easy, if everybody’s lazy
Everything always looks so grey
Nobody in charge
Take the fridge, take the TV
No policeman at large
There’s nobody in charge, charge, charge, charge
Speculation across the nation
Media implantation rules the day
Brainwash is easy, if everybody’s lazy
And everything always just looks grey
Nobody in charge
At least that we, even know about
No policeman at large
Nobody seems to have any clout
Politicians waffle endlessly
People just don’t even want to see
Getting paid for screwing up
Don’t you think everybody’s had enough, enough, enough
Nobody’s in charge
Nobody’s in charge
There’s nobody in charge, charge
Nobody in charge, looks like
There’s nobody in charge |
Im hungry for your love
Im hungry for your love
Im hungry for your love
But I can wait now
Im on the telephone
And I am all alone
Im on the telephone
And were connected
I got such a lot of love
I wanna give it to you
I got such a lot of love
I wanna give it to you
I got such a lot of love
I wanna give it to you
And though were far apart
You are here in my heart
And though were far apart
Youre part of me now
And after all the years
And after all the tears
And after all the tears
Theres just the truth now
I got such a lot of love
I wanna give it to you
I got such a lot of love
I wanna give it to you
I got such a lot of love
I wanna give it to you
Well, Im hungry for your love
Hungry for your love
Well, Im hungry
Yeah, well, Im hungry for your love now
I love you in buckskin, yeah, yeah
I love you in buckskin, yeah, yeah
Yeah I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
I love you, I love you, I love you now
Im hungry for your love |
Blues before sunrise, tears standing in my eyes
Blues before sunrise, with tears standing in my eyes
Such a harbored feeling, boys, I do despise
I have to leave, leave you baby, because you know you done me wrong
I have to leave you baby, because you know you done me wrong
Im gonna pack up and leave you darling and break up my happy home
I have to leave, leave you baby, Im gonna leave you all alone
Im gonna leave you baby, Im gonna leave you all alone
Im gonna pack up and leave you darling, because you know you done me wrong
Well now goodbye, goodbye baby, Ill see you on some rainy day
Well now goodbye baby, Ill see you on some rainy day
You can go ahead now little darling, cause I want you to have your way |
On Raglan Road on an Autumn Day
I saw her first and knew
That her dark hair would weave a snare
That I may one day rue
I saw the danger, yet I walked
Along the enchanted way
And I said let grief be a falling leaf
At the dawning of the day
On Grafton Street in November
We tripped lightly along the ledge
Of a deep ravine where can be seen
The worst of passions pledged
The Queen of Hearts still baking tarts
And I not making hay
Well I loved too much; by such and such
Is happiness thrown away
I gave her the gifts of the mind
I gave her the secret sign
Thats known to all the artists who have
Known true Gods of Sound and Time
With word and tint I did not stint
I gave her reams of poems to say
With her own dark hair and her own name there
Like the clouds over fields of May
On a quiet street where old ghosts meet
I see her walking now away from me
So hurriedly. My reason must allow
For I have wooed, not as I should
A creature made of clay
When the angel woos the clay, hell lose
His wings at the dawn of the day |
In the cul de sac, so smooth
I look down
Be less sure, sir
And take your rest
Its been much too long
Since we drifted in song
Lay it down wet
In this hide-away
Oh I travelled far
To the nearest star
And met Palomar, ...mar..., mar...
And we dont care just who you know
Its who you are
And when they all go home
Down the cobblestones
You can double back
To a cul de sac
Mmm
Oh, I travelled far
The nearest star
And Mount Palomar, Palomar, Palomar, Palomar
And we dont care just who dyou know who dyou know
And who you really are, really are
And when they all
All go home
Down the cobblestones
You will double back
To a cul de sac
You know, you know you will
You will, oh, will double back
And not very far
To a cul de sac
You, you, you... will double back
To a cul de sac
You know, you know its not very far away
No, no
Its just a cul de sac
And you know, and you know, and you know... its not very very far away
No
Its just a cul de sac
Donn, donn, donn...
Youre not very far away, No ohhh
Its not, its not very far away
Its not as far as a country mile
Its just a cul de sac |
When Lewellen comes around
And he goes through market town
Youll be on the Celtic Ray
Are you ready?
When McManus comes around
On his early morning round
Cryin Heron a lay
Youll be on the Celtic Ray
Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, and Wales
I can hear those ancient voices calling
Children, children
When the coalbrick man comes round
On a cold November day
Youll be on the Celtic Ray
Are you ready?
Ireland, Scotland, Cornwall and Wales
I can hear those ancient voices calling
Children, children, children
Listen Jimmy, I wanna go home
Listen Jimmy I wanna go home
Ive been away from the Ray too long
Listen Jimmy, I wanna go home
Listen Jimmy, I wanna go home
Ive been away from the Ray too long
Ive been away from the Ray too long
In the early mornin, well go walkin where
The light comes shining through
On the Celtic Ray
Are you ready? |
March winds in February
Signaling spring
March winds in February
Some kinda thing
writer can write
For a singer to sing
Me, myself, and the other
Something to pray to
March winds in February
Its a challenge for sure
March winds in February
On the Côte dAzur
On the Côte dAzur
When your heart is pure
And the sky is blue
And the sea is too
And your eyes open wide
the night
But youre feeling sad
You just cant hide from
March winds in February
Its a challenge for sure
March winds in February
On the Côte dAzur
On the Côte dAzur
When your heart is pure
And the sky is blue
And the sea is too
What you feel inside
Cant be denied
Eyes open wide
You just cant hide from
March winds in February
Its a challenge for sure
March winds in February
On the Côte dAzur
March winds in February
Its some kinda thing
March winds in February
And its coming on Spring
And its coming on Spring
And its coming on Spring
Yeah, heres looking at you, kid
Heres looking at you, child
Heres looking at you
What more can I do for you? What more can I do?
Heres looking at you, child
What more can I do?
March winds in February
Its a challenge for sure
March winds in February
On the Côte dAzur |
Shall we take a little spin?
To the dark side of town
You went up against the mob
And now the curtains comin down
They ordered me to make the hit
And there will be dust and bones
They want him buried in the ground
Where he never will be found
I hear you paint houses
Youre a gun for hire
I hear you paint houses
Down to the wire
I hear you paint houses
Was all they had to say
Some call it street justice
When they carry you away
Hope my father up above
Will forgive me for my sins
He raised me up to know better
But now the walls are closin in
I got caught up in this wicked world
But it is the life I chose
When you fall into the snake pit
Where the emperor has your clothes
I hear you paint houses
Youre a gun for hire
I hear you paint houses
Right down to the wire
I hear you paint houses
Was all they had to say
Some call it street justice
When they carry you away
I trusted him, he trusted me
One of us made a big mistake
When you cross the big boss
You aint gonna catch a break, no
I got a bullet with your name on it
And Ive got a job to do
The results aint too pretty
Puttin the cement in your shoes
I hear you paint houses
A gun for hire
I hear you paint houses
Right down to the wire
I hear you paint houses
Was all they had to say
Some call it street justice
When they carry you away |
And I will stroll the merry way and jump the hedges first
And I will drink the clear clean water for to quench my thirst
And I shall watch the ferry-boats and theyll get high
On a blue ocean, against tomorrows sky
And I will walk and talk in gardens all wet with rain
And I will never grow so old again
Oh sweet thing, sweet thing
My, my, my, my, my sweet thing
And I will stroll the merry ways and jump the hedges first
And I will drink the clear clean water for to quench my thirst
And I shall watch the ferry-boats and theyll get high
On a blue ocean against tomorrows sky
And I will walk and talk in gardens all wet with rain
And never ever ever ever ever get so old again
Ooh...
Sweet thing
My my my...
And I shall drive my chariot down your streets and cry
Hey, its me! Im dynamite and I dont know why
And you shall take me warm in your arms again
And I will not remember that I ever felt the pain
And I will walk and talk in gardens all wet with rain
And never ever ever ever ever get so old again
Ooh
Sweet thing
Yeah yeah yeah...
Sweet thing
My my my...
And I will raise my hand up into the night time sky
And count the stars there shining in your eyes
Just to dig it all an not to wonder, thats just fine
And Ill be satisfied not to read in between the lines
And I will walk and talk in gardens all wet with rain
And never ever ever ever ever get so old again
Sugar-baby with your champagne eyes
And your saint-like smile....
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take this broken wing and learn to fly
All your life you were just waiting for this moment to arrive
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take your sunken eyes, learn to see
All your life you were only waiting for this moment to be free... |
Ill tell me ma when I go home
The boys wont leave the girls alone
Theyll pull my hair, they stole my comb
Well, thats alright till I go home
She is handsome, she is pretty
She is the belle of Belfast City
She is courtin one, two, three
Please wont you tell me, who is she?
Albert Mooney says he loves her
All the boys are fighting for her
They knock at the door and ring at the bell
Oh my true love, are you well?
Out she comes as white as snow
Rings on her fingers and bells on her toes
Ole Jenny Murray says shell die
If you dont get the fella with the roving eye
Let the wind and the rain and hail blow high
And the snow come tumbling from the sky
Shes as nice as apple pie
Shell get her own lad by and by
When she gets a lad of her own
She wont tell her ma when she comes home
Let them all come as they will
For its Albert Mooney she loves still
Ill tell me ma when I go home
The boys wont leave the girls alone
Theyll pull my hair, they stole my comb
Well, thats alright till I go home
She is handsome, she is pretty
She is the bell of Belfast City
She is courtin one, two, three
Please wont you tell me, who is she?
Ill tell me ma when I go home
The boys wont leave the girls alone
Theyll pull my hair, they stole my comb
Well, thats alright till I go home
She is handsome, she is pretty
She is the bell of Belfast City
She is courtin one, two, three
Please wont you tell me, who is she? |
Its early in the morning and I cant get right
Cause I had a little date with my baby last night
Now its early in the morning
Its early in the morning
Its early in the morning
And I aint got nothin but the blues
I went to all the places where we used to go
I went to her house but she dont live there no more
And its early in the morning
Its early in the morning
Its early in the morning
And I aint got nothin but the blues
I went to her girlfriends house, but she was out
I knocked on her door and her mother started to shout
Get away from here!
Too early in the morning
Its early in the morning
Its early in the morning
And I aint got nothin but the blues
Went to Jenny Lous to get something to eat
The waitress looked at me, she said, B., you sure look beat
Its early in the morning, baby
Early in the morning
Its early in the morning
And I aint got nothin but the blues
Had a lot of money when I first started out
I couldnt find my baby, now my moneys run out
Now its early in the morning
Its early in the morning
Its early in the morning
And I aint got nothin but the blues
Its early in the morning
I aint got nothin but the blues |
It was all a big lie
There was no heart to break
Everything seemed about it fake
Like it just didn’t take
Got to make no mistake
It was all a big lie
I was king for a day
I was just making hay
They hung on to every word
Oh yes they did
That I had to say
When I turned around
Somebody stole my crown
It was all a big lie
Well I thought I knew
But I got fooled
It could easily happen to you
But don’t look so smug
When they pull out the rug
My, my, my, my
My, my, my
It was all a big lie
There was no cake to bake
There was no more to brеak
There was no heart to achе
There was no time to waste
There was no food to taste
No love to take
No heart to break
There was no heart to break
There was too much at stake
There were no rules to make
It was for goodness sake
Try to keep me awake
But there was no heart to break
My, my, my, my, my, my, my
My, my, my, my, my, my, my
My, my, my, my, my, my, my
My, my, my, my, my, my, my
Make no mistake
Make no mistake
There was no heart to break |
I was starting to sing
Hear the church bells ring
Three chords and the truth
Donegan was king
I said Give me something
That I can use
Three chords and the truth
A shot of rhythm and blues
When the band comes through
Then you know what to do
Got to play the blues
Three chords and the truth
I woke up in the morning
And I heard the good news
Three chords and the truth
A shot of rhythm and blues
Three chords and the truth
Got to do everything
Hear the church bells ring
Donegan was king
I woke up in the morning
Before I went to school
Three chords and the truth
A shot of rhythm and blues
Three chords and the truth
A shot of rhythm and blues
Three chords and the truth
Baby, that I can use
Woke up in the morning
And I the good news
Three chords and the truth
A shot of rhythm and blues
Three chords and the truth
Baby, you got to move
Three chords and the truth
Got to stay in the groove
When your feet start dancing
And you just got nothin to lose
Three chords and the truth
A shot of rhythm and blues
Three chords and the truth
A shot of rhythm and blues
Three chords and the truth
A shot of rhythm and blues
Three chords and the truth
A shot of rhythm and blues
Three chords and the truth
A shot of rhythm and blues |
Oh, the mud-splattered victims
Have to pray out all along the ancient highway
Torn between half-truth and victimisation
Fighting back with counter attacks
Its when that rough God goes riding
When the rough God goes gliding
And then rough God goes riding
Riding on in
I was flabbergasted by the headlines
People in glass houses throwing stones
Gaping wounds that will never heal
Now theyre moaning like a dog in a manger
Cause when that rough God goes riding
And then rough God goes gliding
Therell be nobody hiding
When that rough God comes riding on in
And its a matter of survival
When youre born with your back against the wall
Wont somebody hand me a Bible?
Wont you give me that number to call?
When that rough God goes riding
When that rough God goes gliding
Therell be nobody hiding
When that rough God goes riding on in
Riding on in
When that rough God goes riding
When that rough God goes gliding
Therell be nobody hiding
When that rough God goes riding on in
Riding on in
Therell be no more heroes
Theyll be reduced to zero
When that rough God goes riding
Riding on in, riding on in
Riding on in, riding on in
Riding on in
Riding on in
Riding on in
Riding on in
Riding on in |
Coney Island
Coming back from Downpatrick stopping off at St. Johns Point
Out all day birdwatching and the craic was good
Stopped off at Strangford Lough early in the morning
Drove through Shrigley taking pictures and on to Killyleagh
Stopped off for Sunday papers at the Lecale District
Just before Coney Island
On and on over the hill to Ardglass in the jam jar
Autumn sunshine, magnificent and all shining through
Stop off at Ardglass for a couple of jars of mussels
And some potted herrings in case we get famished before dinner
On and on, over the hill and the craic is good
Heading towards Coney Island
I look at the side of your face
As the sunlight comes streaming through the window
In the autumn sunshine
And all the time going to Coney Island Im thinking
Wouldnt it be great if it was like this all the time? |
Photographer smile
Take a break for a while
Take a rest
Do your very best
Take five, honey
Five, honey
Search in your bag
Light up a fag
Think its a drag
But youre so glad
To be alive, honey
Alive, honey
Say, when this is all over
Youll be in clover
Well go out and spend
All a your blue money, blue money
Well the cameraman smiles
Take a break for a while
Do your best
Your very best
Take five, honey
Take five
Well, you search in your bag
To light up a fag
Think its a drag
But youre so glad
To be alive, honey
Alive, honey
Say, when this is all over
Youll be in clover
Well go out and spend
All a your blue money, blue money
Say, when this is all over
Well be in clover
Well go out and spend all your
Blue money, blue money
Juice money, loose money
Juice money, loose money, honey
What kind a money, honey?
Juice money, loose money, blue money
Juice money, loose money, blue money
Hey, alright, juice money |
Leaves of brown they fall to the ground
And its here, over there leaves around
Shut the door, dim the lights and relax
What is more, your desire or the facts
Pitter patter the rain falling down
Little glamor sun coming round
Take a walk when autumn comes to town
Little stroll past the house on the hill
Some more coal on the fire will do well
And in a week or two itll be Halloween
Set the page and the stage for the scene
Little game the children will play
And as we watch them while time away
Look at me and take my breath away yeah
Youll be smiling eyes beguilding
And the song on the breeze
Will call my name out and your dream
Chestnuts roasting outside as you walk
With your love by your side
The old accordion man plays mellow and bright
And you go home in the crispness of the night
Little later friends will be along
And if you feel like joining the throng
Just might feel like singing Autumn song
Just may feel like singing Autumn song
Youll be smiling
Eyes beguilding
And the song on the breeze
Calls my name out in your dream
Chestnuts roasting outside
As you walk with your love by your side
And the old accordion plays mellow and bright
And you go home in the crispness of the night |
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child
Long way from my home
Sometimes I wish I could fly
Like a bird up in the sky
Oh, sometimes I wish I could fly
Fly like a bird up in the sky
Sometimes I wish I could fly
Like a bird up in the sky
Closer to my home
Motherless children have a hard time
Motherless children have-a such a hard time
Motherless children have such a really hard time
A long way from home
Sometimes I feel like freedom is near
Sometimes I feel like freedom is here
Sometimes I feel like freedom is so near
But were so far from home |
I will finally walk these clear skies
Cause I know tomorrows road will find me
Well watch the sun hand in hand as we used to
And raise our glass to being alive
Ill call you my, oh-oh
Sweet thing
Yes, youre my, oh-oh
Sweet thing
Yes, youre my, oh-oh
Sweet thing
Drive my chariot down the streets and cry
We shall walk and talk in gardens wet with rain
You shall take me in your arms at night
And I shall remember that I never felt pain
Cause youre my, oh-oh
Sweet thing
Yes, youre my, oh-oh
Sweet thing
Yes, youre my, oh-oh
Sweet thing
Oh, one day I know that Ill walk tall in this summer rain
I, I promise I wont read between lines again
And I swear that Ill never grow old again
Oh, please dont stop me
Please, bring back my light, yeah
Oh-oh
Sweet thing
Yes, youre my, oh-oh
Sweet thing
Yes, youre my, oh-oh
Sweet thing
Cause youre my, oh-oh
Sweet thing, oh |
So glad to see you
So glad youre here
Come here beside me now
We can clear inhibition away
All inhibitions
Throw them away
And when we dance like this
We will dance like weve never before
Oh, they were swingin
Down at Kingdom Hall
Oh, bells were ringin
Down at the Kingdom Hall
And a choir was singin
Down at the Kingdom Hall
They went
Hey, liley, liley, liley
Hey, liley, liley, low
Do do do do do do, do
Do do do do do do
Do do do do do do, do
Do do do do do do
Good body music
Brings you right here
Free flowin motion now
When were shakin it out on the floor
Good rockin music
Down in your shoes
And when we dance like this
Like weve never been dancin before
Oh, they were swingin
Down at Kingdom Hall
Oh yeah, bells were ringin
Down at the Kingdom Hall
Choir was singin
Down at the Kingdom Hall
They went
Hey, liley, liley, liley
Hey, liley, liley, low
Do do do do do do, do
Do do do do do do
Do do do do do do, do
Do do do do do do, alright
Oh, they were swingin
Down at Kingdom Hall now
Oh yeah, bells were ringin
Down at the Kingdom Hall
I heard the choir, choir was singin
Down at the Kingdom Hall
They went
Hey, liley, liley, liley
Hey, liley, liley, low
Do do do do do do, do
Do do do do do do
Do do do do do do, do
Do do do do do do, alright
Oh, they were swingin
Down at Kingdom Hall now
Yeah, bells were ringin
Down at the Kingdom Hall
Yeah, a choir was singin
Down at the Kingdom Hall
They all went
Hey, liley, liley, liley
Hey, liley, liley, low
Hey, liley, liley
Hey, liley, low, low, low
Down at the Kingdom Hall
Bells were ringin out
And a choir was singin
And the choir was singin
Hey, liley, liley
Hey, liley, low, liley, low, liley, low
Sugar was cooking
Sugar was cooking
Did you see Sugar
Down at the Kingdom Hall
They were havin a party
They were havin a ball
And the people were dancin
Down at the Kingdom Hall
Sugar was tough
Sugar was tough, man
Sugar was tough |
The management said they were sorry
For the inconvenience you are suffering
And Mr. Booking Agent, please have mercy
Dont book the jobs so far apart
We went up to Griffith Park
With a fifth of Johnnie Walker red
And smashed it on a rock, and wept
While the old couple looked on into the dark
Oh, Richard, tell me if its poker
Oh, Richard, tell me, whos got the joker, is it poker
Deuces wild, like an only child
Ill see what you got. How much is in the pot
You pay the tips and Ill collect the chips
Its a full house tonight--everybody in town is a loser
Yeah, you bet
The dealers been dealing me bad hands
From the bottom of the deck, without the slightest blush
And I dont know whether to call or check
But right now I feel like I got a royal flush
And my lady didnt show from Frisco
But we had to go on with the show
Everybody got stoned--it was a gas, it was a smash
Everybody got wrecked, checked. Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, Belfast cowboy, lay your cards on the grade
Oh, Belfast cowboy, can you call a spade a spade
Oh, Richard, tell me, is the game poker
I cant understand who the fool is that holds this joker
Is it poker?
Oh, Belfast cowboy, lay your cards down on the table
Oh, Belfast cowboy, do you think youre able |
I was born in the midnight
Long before the break of day
Born in the midnight hour
Called the witching hour, they say
Nobody knows the trouble Ive seen
Nobody knows my sorrow
Nobody knows the trouble Ive seen
Nobody but me
So I pray to my holy guardian angel
Come what may, to my holy guardian angel
So I pray to my holy guardian angel
In the witching hour
Well my restless mind starts to wander
Known it all of my days
Need lifted up by the spiritual
When I begin to think on these things
Nobody knows the trouble Ive seen
Nobody knows my sorrow
Nobody knows the trouble Ive seen
Nobody but me
So I pray to my holy guardian angel
At the end of the day, to my holy guardian angel
So I pray to my holy guardian angel
In the witching hour
So I pray to my holy guardian angel
At the end of the day, to my holy guardian angel
So I pray to my holy guardian angel
In the witching hour
Came into this world in the midnight hour
Long before the break of day
Born in the midnight
Called the witching hour, they say
Nobody knows the trouble Ive seen
Nobody knows my sorrow
Nobody knows the trouble Ive seen
Nobody but me
So I pray to my holy guardian angel
At the end of the day, to my holy guardian angel
So I pray to my holy guardian angel
In the witching hour
In the witching hour
Holy guardian angel
Holy guardian angel
Holy guardian angel
In the witching hour |
I’m a targeted individual
Got caught up in a long con
I’m a targeted individual
I got caught up in a long con
Four judges screwed me over
Backed me up against the wall
Targeted individual
Have to get to the bottom of who’s pulling the strings
I’m a targeted individual
Got to get to the bottom of who’s pulling the strings
Well I got to make it personal
See who’s waiting in the wings
I’m a targeted individual
Got caught up in a long con
Targeted individual
Got caught up in a long con
Four judges screwed me over
Backed me up against the wall
Think I don’t have a voice
Wanna just get me to go away and give up the fight
Well I’m gonna keep on fighting
Cause I’m fighting for my life
Targeted individual
Get to the bottom of who’s pulling the strings
I’m a targeted individual
Got to get to the bottom of who’s pulling the strings
I gotta make it personal
See who’s waiting in the wings
Think I don’t have a voice
Want me to just go away and give up
Want me to give up the fight
But I’m gonna keep on fighting for my life
Goes beyond money, jealousy and fame
See who’s behind the curtain, behind the name
Goes beyond money, jealousy and fame
I got to see who’s behind the curtain
See who’s behind the name
Targeted individual
Got caught up in a long con
Targeted individual
Got caught up in a long con
Then four judges screwed me over
Backed me up against the wall
Tried to erase me as a father
Tried to get me to go away et al
Tried to erase me as a father
Tried to get me to go away et al
Expect me to still pay through the nose
Think I don’t even have a choice
Think I don’t have a voice
Want me to go away and give up this fight
But I’m gonna keep on fighting
Cause I’m fighting for my life
If it goes beyond money, jealousy and fame
If it goes beyond the money and the jealousy and fame
Got to see who’s behind the curtain
Got to give me some names |
Oh my dear, oh my dear sweet love
Oh my dear, oh my dear sweet love
When Im away from you, when Im away from you
Well I feel, yeah, well I feel so sad and blue
Well I feel, well I feel so sad and blue
Oh my dear, oh my dear, oh my dear sweet love
When Im away from you, I just have to sing my hymns
Hymns to the silence
Hymns to the silence
Hymns to the silence
Hymns to the silence
Oh my dear
Oh my dear sweet love its a long, long journey, yeah
Long, long journey, journey back home
Back home to you, feel you by my side
Long journey, journey, journey home
Yeah in the midnight, in the midnight, I burn the candle
Burn the candle at both ends
Burn the candle at both ends
Burn the candle at both ends
Burn the candle at both ends
And I keep on, cause I cant sleep at night
Until the daylight comes through
And I just, and I just have to sing
Sing my hymns to the silence
Hymns to the silence
Hymns to the silence
My hymns to the silence
I wanna go out in the countryside
Oh sit by the clear, cool, crystal water
Get my spirit way back to the feeling
Deep in my soul, I wanna feel
Oh so close to the One
Close to the One
Close to the One, close to the One
And thats why I keep on singing baby
My hymns to the silence
Hymns to the silence
Oh my hymns to the silence
Hymns to the silence
Oh hymns to the silence
Oh my hymns to the silence
Oh hymns to the silence
Hymns to the silence
Oh my dear, my dear sweet love
Can you feel the silence?
Can you feel the silence?
Can you feel the silence?
Can you feel the silence?
Hymns to the silence
Hymns to the silence
Hymns to the silence
Hymns to the silence
Hymns to the silence
Hymns to the silence
Hymns to the silence
Hymns to the silence
Hymns to the silence
Hymns to the silence
Hymns to the silence
Hymns to the silence
Hymns to the silence
Hymns to the silence
Hymns to the silence
Hymns to the silence
Hymns to the silence
Hymns to the silence |
Good mornin blues, blues how do ya do?
Good mornin blues, blues how do ya do?
Well Im doin alright this mornin, how are you?
I woke up this mornin
Couldnt get outta my bed
Oh I woke up this mornin
Couldnt get you outta my bed
Went to eat my breakfast and
The blues was all in my bread
Good mornin blues, blues how do you do?
Good mornin blues, blues how do you do?
Well Im doin alright this mornin how are you?
Well the blues aint nothin but a poor workin man feelin down
Lord, the blues aint nothin but a poor workin man feelin down
Thats about the meagerest feelin I done ever had
Why Im singin good mornin, blues blues how do you do?
Good mornin blues, blues how do you do?
Well Im doin alright this mornin, how are you?
Sent for you yesterday, here you come walkin today
I sent for you yesterday, here you come walkin today
Yeah, your mouths wide open
You dont know what to say
Goodmornin blues, blues how do you do?
Well goodmornin blues, blues how do you do?
Well Im doin alright, blues how are you?
Yeeeeeaaaah! |
Havent heard your voice in quite a while
Havent seen you dance or seen you smile
I can go days where nothing is wrong
But it just doesnt last very long
Every time I see a river
Every time I heard a train
Every time I hear a sad song
It reminds me of what we had then
Every time I see a river
Feels like Im back in love again
My life seems together and Im doing just fine
But I remember when I was oyurs and you were mine
I dont need your picture on the wall
I dont need anything at all, but...
Every time I see a river
Every time I hear a train
Every time I hear a sad song
It reminds me of what we had then
Every time I see a river
Feels like Im back in love again
I just cant stand the pain
Havent heard your voice in quite a while
Havent seen you dance or seen you smile
I can go days where nothing is wrong
It just dont last for very long
Every time I see a river
Every time I hear a train
Every time I hear a sad song
I remember what we had then, what we had then
Every time I see a river
Feels like Im back in love again
I just cant stand it no more
Cant stand it no more
Every time I see a river
Running, running, running, running, running, running, running
Running and running and running and running and running and running
Running away every time I see a river
Cant stand the pain
Feel like Im back there again
Every time I see a river |
Here I am again
Back on the corner again
Back where I belong
Where Ive always been
Everything the same
Itll never change
Im back on the corner again
In the healing game
Down those ancient streets
Down those ancient roads
Where nobody knows
Where nobody goes
Im back on the corner again
Where Ive always been
Never been away
From the healing game
Where the choirboys sing
Where Ive always been
Sing the song with soul
Baby dont you know
We can let it roll
On the saxophone
Back street jelly roll
In the healing game, alright
Where the homeboys sing
Sing their songs of praise
Bout their golden days
In the healing game
Sing it out loud
Sing it in your name
Sing it like youre proud
Sing the healing game
Sing it out loud
Sing it in your name
Sing it like youre proud
Sing the healing game
Sing the healing game
Sing the healing game
Sing it in your name
Sing the healing game
Sing the healing game, sing the healing game
Sing the healing game, sing the healing game
Sing it in your name
Sing me the healing game
Sing the healing game, sing the healing game
Sing the healing game, sing the healing game
Sing it in your name
Sing the healing game
Sing the healing game, sing the healing game
Sing the healing game, sing the healing game
Sing it in your name
Sing the healing game
Sing the healing game, sing the healing game
Sing the healing game, sing the healing game
Sing it in your name
Sing the healing game
Sing the healing game, sing it
Sing the healing game
Sing it in your name, yeah
Sing the healing game
Sing the healing game, sing the healing game
Sing the healing game, sing the healing game
Sing it in your name
Sing the healing game |
Come here my love
This feeling has me spellbound
Yet the storyline, in paragraphs, laid down the same
In fathoms of my inner mind
Im mystified, oh, by this mood
This melancholy feeling that just dont do no good
Come here my love
And I will lift my spirits high for you
Id like to fly away and spend a day or two
Just contemplating the fields and leaves and talking about nothing
Just layin down in shades of effervescent, effervescent odors
And shades of time and tide
And flowing through
Become enraptured by the sights and sounds in intrigue of natures beauty
Come along with me
And take it all in
Come here my love |
The coolness of the riverbank
And the whispering of the reeds
Daybreak is not so very far away
Enchanted and spellbound
In the silence they lingered
And rowed the boat
As the light grew steadily strong
And the birds were silent
As they listened for the heavenly music
And the river played the song
The wind in the willows
And the piper at the gates of dawn
The wind in the willows
And the piper at the gates of dawn
The song dream happened
And the cloven-hoofed piper
Played in that holy ground
Where they felt the awe and wonder
And they all were unafraid
Of the great god Pan
And the wind in the willows
And the piper at the gates of dawn
The wind in the willows
And the piper at the gates of dawn
When the vision vanished
They heard a choir of birds singing
In the heavenly silence
Between the trance and the reeds
And they stood upon the lawn
And listened to the silence
Of the wind in the willows
And the piper at the gates of dawn
Wind in the willows
And the piper at the gates of dawn
The wind in the willows
And the piper at the gates of dawn
Its the wind in the willows
And the piper at the gates of dawn
Wind in the willows
And the piper at the gates of dawn
The wind in the willows
And the piper at the gates of dawn |
Youve got to live by the pen cause its mightier than the sword
Youve got to live by the pen cause its mightier than the sword
Every man is me, every man is you
I cant tell you what youve got to do
Youve got to live by the pen, its mightier than the sword
Youve got to live by the pen cause its mightier than the sword
Youve got to live by the pen cause its mightier than the law
Every man is me, every man is you
I cant tell you what you have to do
Youve got to live by the pen cause its mightier than the sword
Youve got to live by the pen cause its mightier than the law
Youve got to live by the pen cause of what you saw
Every man is me, every man is you
I cant tell you what youre supposed to do
Ive got to live by the pen cause its mightier than the sword
Ive got to live by the pen cause its mightier than the sword
Ive got to live by the pen cause its mightier than the sword
Every man is me, every man is you
But I cant tell you what you have to do
Ive got to live by the pen cause its mightier than the sword
Theyre gonna get burned because theyre playing with fire
Theyre gonna get caught cause somebody is a liar
Every man is me, every man is you
I cant tell you what youre supposed to do
Youve got to live by the pen cause its mightier than the sword
Ive got to live by the pen cause its mightier than the sword
Ive got to live by the pen cause its mightier than the sword
Every man is me, every man is you
I cant tell you what youre supposed to do
Ive got to live by my pen cause its mightier than the law
Ive got to live by my pen cause its mightier than the sword
Ive got to live by my pen cause its mightier than the sword |
How can I rise above?
How can I conquer with love?
Please dont hesitate
Fore it gets too late
How can I rise above?
How can I conquer with love?
Well if theyre saying Im wrong
Ive got to say it in song
Does it make any difference if I say it in song?
Does it make any difference, difference at all?
Does it make any difference if love is the law?
Does it make any difference? Does love conquer all?
How can I rise above?
Can I conquer with love?
Seems to be getting late
Its time to work it all out
Know what Im talkin about
Can I rise above
When push comes to shove?
Does it make any difference, difference at all?
Does it make any difference if I sing it in song?
Does it make any difference if love is the law?
Does it make any difference? Or does love conquer all?
does it rise and fall
have to put up a wall
Cause if theres any doubt
Keep the enemy out
Im standing by your door
Well Ive been hurt before
But if love is the law
Surely love conquers all
Does it make any difference to sing it in song?
Make any difference, difference at all?
Does it make any difference if love is the law?
Does it make any difference? Or does love conquer all?
How can I rise above?
Does love conquer all?
Yeah, and love conquers all
If love is the law
Then love must conquer all |
You dont understand
How hard it can be for one man
You dont understand
How I was taken in
You dont wanna know that theres evil in the land
You dont understand
How bad people can be
What happened to me
You dont understand
, you dont believe
You dont believe how bad it can be
Cause you dont wanna see
Whats happened to me
What fame can do to you
You dont have a clue
Im only one man
You dont understand
Cant trust human nature
Cant trust human nature no matter what you do
Human nature cant be trusted
Human nature cant be true
Tryin to see through the Celtic mist
Does freedom of speech exist?
What free state is this?
You dont understand how they work in the dark
You dont understand what its like to be a mark
You dont understand how bad it is
I was taken in
You dont understand how mad and dangerous some people can be
You cant trust human nature
No matter what anyone tells you to do
Human nature cant be true
Cause its only human through and through
Tryin to see through the Celtic mist
Does freedom of speech exist?
What free state is this?
You dont understand how they work in the dark
You dont understand what its like to be a mark
You dont understand how I was taken in
How mad, bad, and dangerous
How mad, bad, and dangerous some people can be
Why cant you see?
Take my name in vain
Cause me to be
People that are comfortably insane
Feels like a ball-and-chain pounding on my brain
You dont understand
You dont understand my life is in shreds
You dont understand, you dont understand
You dont wanna believe how bad it is
You dont understand how bad it can get
You dont understand how sad it is
You dont understand how my life is in shreds
I just wanna put it to bed, put it away
You dont understand how bad my life is
You dont understand
You just cant comprehend
around the bend
You dont understand, you dont understand
You dont understand, you dont understand
You dont understand, you dont understand
You dont understand, you dont understand
You just dont understand |
We were born before the wind
Also younger than the sun
Ere the bonnie boat was won
As we sailed into the mystic
Hark, now hear the sailors cry
Smell the sea and feel the sky
Let your soul and spirit fly
Into the mystic
And when that fog horn blows, I will be coming home
And when the fog horn blows, I want to hear it
I dont have to fear it
And I want to rock your gypsy soul
Just like way back in the days of old
And magnificently we will fold
Into the mystic
When that fog horn blows, you know I will be coming home
And when that fog horn whistle blows, I gotta hear it
I dont have to fear it
And I want to rock your gypsy soul
Just like way back in the days of old
And together we will fold
Into the mystic
Come on, girl
Too late to stop now |
On down by Avalon
Avalon of the heart
On down by Avalon
Gonna make a brand new start
Oh the holy grail
Baby behind the sun
Oh the holy grail
Down by Avalon
Well I came upon the enchanted vale
Down by the viaducts of my dreams
Down by Camelot hangs the tale
In the ancient vale
Oh the Avalon sunset
Avalon of the heart
I met my lady
Goin down by Avalon
Well I came upon the enchanted vale
Down by the viaducts of my dreams
Oh, near Camelot hangs the tale
Of the enchanted vale
In the upper room
Ah there the cup does stand
In the upper room
Down by Avalon
Goin down by Avalon
Oh my Avalon of the heart
Goin down by Avalon
Gonna make a brand new start
Oh down by Avalon
Oh baby behind the sun
On down by Avalon
Well the journeys just begun
Goin down by Avalon
Sweet Avalon of the heart
Goin down by Avalon
Gonna make a brand new start |
Step we gaily on we go
Heel for heel and toe for toe
Arm and arm and row and row
All for Maries wedding
Over hillways, up and down
Myrtle green and bracken brown
Past the sheilings through the town
All for the sake of Marie
Step we gaily on we go
Heel and heel and toe for toe
Arm and arm and row and row
All for Maries wedding
Red her cheeks as Rowans are
Bright her eyes as any star
Fairest of them all by far
Is our darlin Marie
Step we gaily on we go
Heel and heel and toe for toe
Arm and arm and row and row
All for Maries wedding
Plenty herring, plenty meal
Plenty peat to fill her kreel
Plenty bonnie bairns as well
Thats the toast for Marie
Step we gaily on we go
Heel and heel and toe for toe
Arm and arm and row and row
All for Maries wedding
Step we gaily on we go
Heel and heel and toe for toe
Arm and arm and row and row
All for Maries wedding
Step we gaily on we go
Heel and heel and toe for toe
Arm and arm and row and row
All for Maries wedding
Step we gaily on we go
Heel and heel and toe by toe
Arm and arm and row and row
All for Maries wedding
Step we gaily on we go
Heel and heel and toe for toe
Arm and arm and row and row
All for Maries wedding
Step we gaily on we go
Heel and heel and toe for toe
Arm and arm and row and row
All for Maries wedding |
Blue and green
Wrote my song in blue and green
Blue and green
Wrote my song in blue and green
Well, Id say till then Im what I mean
Well, open the sky and Mother Natures green
And if they wonder why
Just take a look, thats country scene
Driving through the land
Understanding blue and green
Sometimes I feel like fainting
Well, Ive been seeing red
Sometimes I feel like fainting
Well, Ive been seeing red
We go on brother, one morning
We saw blue and green was
Standing round my bed
Blue and green
Its the color that I see
Blue and green
Well, that doesnt mean
That you should envy me
Mean what I say and say what I mean
Blue and green
Well, early in the morning
Sometimes I feel like Im seeing red
Well, early in the morning
And I feel like Im seeing red
Had a blue soul in my breakfast
And green hole in my head
Blue and green
Sky is blue and Mother Nature is green
Keep on driving through the land
Take in a little look at the country scene |
Real real gone
I got hit by a bow and arrow
Got me down to the very marrow
And Im real real gone
Real real gone
I cant stand up by myself
Dont you know I need your help?
And Im real real gone
Some people say you can make it on your own
Oh you can make it if you try
I know better now you cant stand up alone
Oh baby that is why
Im real real gone
I cant stand up by myself
Dont you know I need your help?
Youre a friend of mine
And Im real real gone
And Sam Cooke is on the radio
And the night is filled with space
And your fingertips touch my face
Youre a friend of mine
And Im real real gone
Im real gone
Oh Lord I got hit by a bow and arrow
Got me down to the very marrow
Youre a friend of mine
And Im real real gone
And Im real real gone
Im real gone
Wilson Pickett said:
In the midnight hour
Thats when my love comes tumbling down
Solomon Burke said:
If you need me, why dont you call me?
James Brown said:
When youre tired of what you got, try me
Gene Chandler said:
Theres a rainbow in my soul |
I forgot that love existed troubled in my mind
Heartache after heartache, worried all the time
I forgot that love existed
Then I saw the light
Everyone around me make everything alright
Oh, oh Socrates and Plato they
Praised it to the skies
Anyone whos ever loved
Everyone whos ever tried
If my heart could do my thinking
And my head begin to feel
I would look upon the world anew
And know whats truly real |
The sun was setting over Avalon
The last time we stood in the west
Suffering long time angels enraptured by Blake
Burn out the dross innocence captured again
Standing on the beach at sunset
And all the boats keep moving slow
In the glory of the flashing light in the evenings glow
When will I ever learn to live in God?
When will I ever learn?
He gives me everything I need and more
When will I ever learn?
You brought it to my attention
That everything was made in God
Down through centuries of great writings and paintings
Everything was in God
Seen through architecture of great cathedrals
Down through the history of time
Is and was in the beginning and evermore shall ever be
When will I ever learn to live in God?
When will I ever learn?
He gives me everything I need and more
When will I ever learn?
Whatever it takes to fulfill His mission
That is the way we must go
But youve got to do it your own way
Tear down the old, bring up the new
And up on the hillside its quiet
Where the shepherd is tending his sheep
And over the mountains and the valleys
And the countryside is so green
Standing on the highest hill with a sense of wonder
You can see that everything is made in God
Head back down the roadside and give thanks for it all
When will I ever learn to live in God?
When will I ever learn?
He gives me everything I need and more
When will I ever learn?
When will I ever learn to live in God?
When will I ever learn?
He gives me everything I need and more
When will I ever learn?
When will I ever learn to live in God?
When will I ever learn?
He gives me everything I need and more
When will I ever learn? |
In search of grace
But I cant find no trace
How could she just disappear from the street?
Some remember, none recall
Just when she slipped off the radar
It was somewhere between sixty-seven or -eight
Men, they are concerned with her fate
People lit up when they saw her face
All was well with a sense of place
In search of grace
But I cant find no trace
How could she just disappear from our streets?
Some remember, none recall
Just when she went off the radar
Somewhere between sixty-seven or -eight
Dont know what happened, became of her fate
Got to get back to that sacred space
in search of grace
All the people lit up when they saw her face
All was with a sense of place
Somebody said she went away
Well, Im always searching for grace
It was somewhere between sixty-seven or -eight
She seemed to disappear from our state
Some remember, none recall
Just when she went off the radar
All the people lit up when they saw her lovely face
All was well, all was well with a sense of place
All was remembered, peace in the night
Well, Im always searching for grace |
Well Im taking some time with my quiet friend
Well Im takin some time on my own
Well Im makin some plans for my getaway
Therell be blue skies shining up above
When Im cloud hidden
Cloud hidden
Whereabouts unknown
Well Ive got to get out of the rat-race now
Im tired of the ways of mice and men
And the empires all turning into rust again
Out of everything nothing remains the same
Thats why Im cloud hidden
Cloud hidden
Whereabouts unknown
Sittin up on the mountain-top in my solitude
Where the morning fog comes rollin in
Just might do me some good
Well Im waiting in the clearing with my motor on
Well its time to get back to the town again
Where the air is sweet and fresh in the countryside
Well it wont be long before I get back here again |
When your troubles are a burden let your mind be still
Wait until the clouds start moving way beyond the hill
Cant you see the sky is bluer up upon the ridge
Just dont let the green grass fool you, look beyond the hill
Sometime it dont rhyme, seem to have your fill
Got to get your house in order in line with your will
Tomorrow is another day to go in for the kill
You can have a change of heart now
Look beyond the hill
Youve got to look beyond the hill
Youve got to look beyond the hill |
Have to toe the line, Ive got to make the most
Spent all the years going from pillar to post
Now Im standing on the outside and Im waitin in the rain
Tell me why must I always explain
Bared my soul to the crowd eh but oh what the cost
Most of them laughed out loud like nothings been lost
There were hypocrites and parasites and people that drain
Tell me why must I always explain
Why, why must I always explain
Over and over, over again?
Its just a job you know and its no sweet Lorraine
Tell me why must I always explain
Well I get up in the morning and I get my brief
I go out and stare at the world in complete disbelief
Its not righteous indignation that makes me complain
Its the fact that I always have to explain
I cant be everywhere at once, theres always somebody to see
And I never turned out to be the person that you wanted me to be
And I tell you who I am time and time and time again
Tell me why must I always explain
Well its out on the highway and its on with the show
Always telling people things theyre too lazy to know
It can make you crazy, yeah it can drive you insane
Tell me why must I always explain |
Lord, if I ever needed someone
I need You
Lord, if I ever needed someone
I need You
To see me through the daytime
And through the long, lonely night
To lead me through the darkness
And on into the light
To stand with me when Im troubled
And help me through my strife
At times get so uncertain, I turn to You
Turn to You, in my young life
Lord, if I ever needed someone
I need You
Lord, if I ever needed someone
I need You
Someone to hold onto
And keep me from all fear
Someone to be my guiding light
And keep me ever dear
To keep me from-a my selfishness
To keep-a me from-a my sorrow
To lead me on to givingness
So I can see a new tomorrow
Lord, if I ever needed someone
I need You
Lord, if I ever needed someone
I need You
Someone to walk with
Whoa, someone to hold by the hand
Someone to talk with
Someone to understand
Yeah
Yeah
To call on when I need You
And I need You, very much
To open up my arms to You
Feel your tender touch
To feel it and to keep it
To keep it right here in my soul
And care for it and keep it with me
Never to grow old
Lord, if I ever needed someone
I need You
Lord, if I ever needed someone
I need You
One more time, again
Lord, if I ever needed, needed some a-one
I need You
Lord, oh if I ever needed some a-one
I need You |
You dont notice, shes under the radar
You dont notice, but she keeps on telling them lies
You dont notice when she hides behind the media
You dont notice the smile, call the dupers delight
You dont notice when theyre running rings around you
You dont notice because theyre tryna come find you
You dont notice when they double-cross
Thats why you have to keep your eye always on the ball
Dupers delight, its a giveaway smile
Cause then she thinks that shes gotten away
Yes, the dupers delight, its a giveaway smile
When you see it up close, you know somethings not right
Cause you dont notice when they go under the radar
You dont notice when they keep on telling their lies
You dont see it when they hide behind the media
You dont notice when they smile, call the dupers delight
Yes, the dupers delight, its a giveaway smile
Because then she thinks that shes gotten away
Its a dupers delight, its a giveaway smile
But when you see it up close, you know somethings not right
You dont notice cause theyre running rings around you
You dont notice cause theyre tryna come find you
You dont notice when they double-cross
Thats why you got to keep your eye on the ball
You dont notice because youre too busy traveling
Up and down that endless highway from start to finish
You dont notice because it aint within you reach
You dont see it because its so far away
You dont notice what seems under the radar
You dont notice when she keeps on telling those lies
You dont notice when she hides behind the media
You dont notice when she smiles, they call that dupers delight
Dupers delight, its a giveaway smile
Cause then she thinks that shes just gotten away
Its called the, dupers delight, its a giveaway smile
But when you see it up close, you know somethings not right
You dont notice, you dont notice, you dont notice, you dont see
You dont notice, you dont notice
The smile she smiles is called, called the dupers delight
The smile she smiles is called the dupers delight
The smile shes smiling, its called the dupers delight
The smile shes smiling, its called the dupers delight
The smile shes smiling, its called the dupers delight
The dupers delight, the dupers delight
The dupers delight, the dupers delight
The dupers delight |
Dont lose the wonder in your eyes
I can see it right now when you smile
Let me go back for a while
Let me go back for a while
To that magic time
You can call it nostalgia, I dont mind
Standing on that windswept hillside
Listenin to the church bells chime
Listenin to the church bells chime
In that magic time
{Chorus}:
Oh the road, it never ends
Good to see you my old friend
Once again well sit right down
And share the wine
Shivers up and down my spine
Its a feeling so divine
Let me go back for a while
Got to go back for a while
To that magic time
{Chorus}
And well go back in your prime
The sun is gonna shine
When we go back for a while
When we go back for a while
To that magic time
Dont lose the wonder in your eyes
Its right there when you smile
Got to go back for a while
Got to go back for a while
To that magic time
Call it nostalgia, I dont mind
Standing on that windswept hillside
Listenin to the church bells chime
Listenin to the church bells chime
In that magic time
If we go back for a while
Let me go back for a while
To that magic time |
I wanna know did you get the feelin?
Did you get it down in your soul?
I wanna know did you get the feelin?
And did the feelin grow?
Sometimes, when the spirit moves me
I can do many wondrous things
I wanna know when the spirit moves you
Did ye get healed?
I begin to realise
It manifest in my life
In oh, so many ways
Every day I wanna talk about it
And walk about it
Everyday I wanna be closer
I wanna know did you get the feelin?
Did you get it down in your soul?
I wanna know did you get the feelin?
Did ye get healed?
I begin to realise
Magic in my life
See it manifest in oh, so many ways
Every day is gettin better and better
I wanna be daily walking close
It gets stronger when you get the feelin
When you get it down in your soul
And it makes you feel good
And it makes you feel whole
When the spirit moves you
And it fills you through and through
Every morning and at the break of day
Did ye get healed? |
Im stranded at the edge of the world
Its a world I dont know
Got nowhere to go
Feels like Im stranded
And Im stranded between that Ol devil And the deep blue sea
And nobodys gonna tell me
Tell me what, what time it is
Every day, every day
Its hustle, hustle time, hustle time
Every day and every way, one more
One more mountain to climb
Its leaving me stranded
In my own little island
With me eyes open wide
But Im feeling stranded
Every, every
Every day its hustle time
Every way
One more mountain to climb
Im stranded between the devil
And the deep blue sea
There aint nowhere else to be
Cept right here and Im stranded |
Ive been searching a long time
For someone exactly like you
Ive been travelling all around the world
Waiting for you to come through
Someone like you
You make it all worthwhile
Someone like you
Keeps me satisfied
Someone exactly like you
I been doing some soul searching
To find out where youre at
Ive been up and down the highway
In all kinds of foreign lands
Someone like you
You make it all worthwhile
Someone like you
Keep me satisfied
You, baby
Ive been all around the world
Marching to the beat of a different drum
But just lately, Ive realised
Baby, the best is yet to come
Someone like you
You make it all worthwhile
Someone like you
Keep me satisfied
Someone like you
Make it all worthwhile
Someone like you
Keeps me satisfied
Someone exactly like you
Someone |
You see me on the street, well you guess Im doing fine
But its hustle, hustle baby, almost all the time
Ive got to get away, get away by myself
Oh the way its going now, cant you see I need some help
Cause Im just a man, doing the best I can
Dont you understand, I just want some peace of mind
You see me on the stage, on the stage doing my job
I learn to do it well, keep on singing, singing the song
But it gets so lonely sometimes, lonely out there
When youre on the road again but youre going nowhere
Because Im just a man, just a man, I aint got no master plan
Dont you understand, Im just tryn, tryn to find some peace of mind
I have to stand in line, baby when Im in a queue
Ive got to do the mundane things in life, just the same as you
Got my doubts about it, oh but I try
To make it work, make it work, make it work with tears in my eyes
Because Im just a man, just a man, trying to do the best I can, do the best I can
I want you to understand, understand, you gotta get me some peace of mind
Alright
Oh Im just a man, baby I aint got no master plan
I want you to try and understand, understand, you got to give me some peace of mind
Got to get, got to get, got to get some
Got to get some peace of mind, peace of mind
Got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to get
Got to get some peace of mind
Got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to get, got to, got to get, got to, got to get, got to, got to get some peace of mind
Got to, got to, got to... got to get some, get some peace of mind |
How can you stand the silence
That pervades when we all cry?
How can you watch the violence
That erupts before your eyes?
How can you tell us something
Just to keep us hanging on?
Something that just dont mean nothing
When we see it you are gone
Clinging to some other rainbow
While were standing waiting in the cold
Telling us the same old story
Knowing time is growing old
That was a wonderful remark
I had my eyes closed in the dark
I sighed a million sighs
I told a million lies...to myself....to myself
How can we listen to you
When we know your talk is cheap?
How can we ever question
Why we give more and you keep?
How can your empty laughter
Fill a room like ours with joy
When youre only playing with us
Like a child does with a toy?
How can we ever feel the freedom
Or the flame lit by the spark?
How can we come out even
When reality is stark?
That was a wonderful remark
I had my eyes closed in the dark
I sighed a million sighs
I told a million lies....to myself....to myself |
I saw you from a foreign window
Bearing down the sufferin road
You were carryin your burden
To the palace of the Lord
To the palace of the Lord
I spied you from a foreign window
When the lilacs were in bloom
And the sun shone through your window pane
To the place you kept your books
You were reading on your sofa
You were singin every prayer
That the masters had instilled in you
Since Lord Byron loved despair
In the palace of the Lord
And if you get it right this time
You dont have to come back again
Oh and if you get it right this time
Theres no need to explain
I saw you from a foreign window
Bearing down the sufferin road
You were carryin your burden
You were singing about Rimbaud
I was going down to Geneva
When the Kingdom had been found
I was giving you protection
From the loneliness of the crowd
In the palace of the Lord
They were giving you religion
Breaking bread and drinking wine
And you laid out on the green hills
Just like when you were a child
I saw you from a foreign window
You were trying to find your way back home
You were carrying your defects
Sleeping on a pallet on the floor
In the palace of the Lord
In the palace of the Lord
In the palace of the Lord |
Hey where did we go
Days when the rains came
Down in a hollow
Playin a new game
Laughin and a runnin hey hey
Skippin and a jumpin
In the misty mornin fog with
Ah with our hearts a thumpin and you
My brown eyed girl
You my brown eyed girl
Now what ever happened
Tuesday is so slow
Goin down the old mine with a
Transistor radio
Standin in the sunlight laughin
Hidin hind a rainbows wall
Slippin and a slidin
All along the waterfall with you
My brown eyed girl
You my brown eyed girl
Do you remember when
We used to sing
Sha la la la la la la la la la la ti da
Sha la la la la la la la la la la ti da
La la ti da
So hard to find my way
Now that Im all on my own
Saw you just the other day
My, you have grown
Cant remember back then Lord
Sometimes Im overcome thinkin bout it
Makin love in the green grass
Uh behind the stadium with you
My brown eyed girl
You my brown eyed girl
Do you remember when
We used to sing
Sha la la la la la la la la la la ti da
Sha la la la la la la la la la la ti da Yeah
Sha la la la la la la la la la la ti da Oh oh oh oh
Sha la la la la la la la la la la ti da
Sha la la la la la la la la la la ti da
Sha la la la la la la la la la la ti da Oh oh oh oh
Sha la la la la la la la la la la ti da |
Take me back
Take me way, way, way back
On Hyndford Street
Where you could feel the silence at half past eleven
On long summer nights
As the wireless played Radio Luxembourg
And the voices whispered across Beechie River
In the quietness as we sank into restful slumber in the silence
And carried on dreaming in God
And walks up Cherry Valley from North Road Bridge, railway line
On sunny summer afternoons
Picking apples from the side of the tracks
That spilled over from the gardens of the houses
On Cyprus Avenue
Watching the moth catcher work the floodlights in the evenings
And meeting down by the pylons
Playing round Mrs. Kellys lamp
Going out to Holywood on the bus
And walking from the end of the lines to the seaside
Stopping at Fuscos for ice cream
In the days before rock n roll
Hyndford Street, Abetta Parade
Orangefield, St. Donards Church
Sunday six-bells
And in between the silence there was conversation
And laughter, and music and singing
And shivers up the back of the neck
And tuning in to Luxembourg late at night
And jazz and blues records during the day
Also Debussy on the third programme
Early mornings when contemplation was best
Going up the Castlereagh hills
And the cregagh glens in summer and coming back
To Hyndford Street, feeling wondrous and lit up inside
With a sense of everlasting life
And reading Mr. Jelly Roll and Big Bill Broonzy
And Really The Blues by Mezz Mezzrow
And Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac
Over and over again
And voices echoing late at night over Beechie River
And its always being now
And its always being now
Its always now
Can you feel the silence?
On Hyndford Street where you could feel the silence
At half past eleven on long summer nights
As the wireless played Radio Luxembourg
And the voices whispered across Beechie River
And in the quietness we sank into restful slumber in silence
And carried on dreaming in God |
If you love me
You will give your heart
Why should we be apart
If you love me?
If you love me
You will know the truth
I wasnt born to lose
And I love you
Affinity and communication
That makes reality
Understanding is the first thing
It means so much to me
If I love you
I will find the key
If its meant to be
Cause I love you
Affinity and communication
That is reality
Understanding is the first thing
It means so much to me
If I love you
I will find the key
If its meant to be
Cause I love you
If you love me |
Precious time is slipping away
But youre only king for a day
It doesnt matter to which God you pray
Precious time is slipping away
It doesnt matter what route you take
Sooner or later the hearts going to break
No rhyme or reason, no master plan
No Nirvana, no promised land
Because, precious time is slipping away
You know youre only king for a day
It doesnt matter to which God you pray
Precious time is slipping away
Say que sera, whatever will be
But then I keep on searching for immortality
Shes so beautiful but shes going to die some day
Everything in life just passes away
But, precious time is slipping away
You know shes only queen for a day
It doesnt matter to which God you pray
Precious time is slipping away
Well this world is cruel with its twists and its turns
But the fires still in me and the passion it burns
I love her madly til the day I die
Til hell freezes over and the rivers run dry
Precious time is slipping away
You know shes only queen for a day
It doesnt matter to which God you pray because
Precious time is slipping away
Precious time is slipping away
You know youre only king for a day
It doesnt matter to which God you pray
Precious time is slipping away
Precious time is slipping away
You know youre only king for a day
It doesnt matter to which God you pray because
Precious time is slipping away
Songwriter: Van Morrison |
Something else dont stop that longing
Or something new or something old
Im on my way to understanding
Things that I might yet not know
In the dark night of the soul
In the dark night of the soul
Sitting here but I didnt plan it
Well the plans of mice and men have gone astray
Standing here on the landing
Looking at a brand new day
In the dark night of the soul
In the dark night of the soul
In the dark night of the soul
In the dark night of the soul
Meditate on this and it will be revealed
Meditate on this and you will get healed
Meditate on this and you will feel whole
Get the vision of the ghost, again
In the dark night of the soul
In the dark night of the soul
In the dark night of the soul
In the dark night of the soul
Sitting here but I didnt plan it this way
Well the plans of mice and men have gone astray
Now Im standing on the landing
Im looking for a brand new day
In the dark night of the soul
In the dark night of the soul |
We were born before the wind
And were so much younger than the sun
Ere the bonnie boat was won
As we sailed into the mystic
Hark, now hear the sailors cry
Feel the sea and touch the sky
And let your soul and your spirit fly
As we sailed into the mystic
And when that fog horn blows
You know I will be coming home
And when that fog horn whistle blows
I want to hear it
I dont have to fear it
I want to rock your gypsy soul
Just like way back in those days of old
Then together we will fall
As we sail into the mystic
Cause we were born before the wind
And were so much younger than the sun
Ere the bonnie boat was won
As we sailed into the mystic
Hark, now hear the sailors cry
Feel the sea and touch the sky
And let your soul and your spirit fly
As we sailed into the mystic
And when that fog horn blows
You know I will be coming home
And when that fog horn whistle blows
I want to hear it
I dont have to fear it
I want to rock your gypsy soul
Just like way back in those days of old
And magnificently we will fall
As we sail into the mystic |
On the road with my sword
And my shield in my hand
Pressing on to the new day
This love will surely last forever
This love will surely last always
In the valley I see horsemen pass
Baby, baby, baby, baby, they dont want this love to last
Theres a battle for the throne
And its raging down in your soul
It says
This love will surely last forever
This love will surely last always
This love will surely last forever
This love will surely last always
Been accused of truth and alchemy
Been accused of speaking out for freedom too
I gave a demonstration in front of a crowd
A man saw my hands and he began to shout
Here come, here come, here come horsemen through the pass
They say cast a cold eye on life on death
Theres a battle for the truth
And it means to thine own self be true
It goes
This love will surely last forever and ever, baby
This love will surely last always
Oh this love, this love will surely last forever and ever
Oh this love will surely last always
Forever and ever, forever and ever, and ever and ever
(This love will surely last forever
This love will surely last always
This love will surely last forever) |
By the mansion on the hillside
Red sports car comes driving down the road
And pulls up into the driveway
And a story does unfold
Shes standing by the rhododendrons
Where the roses are in bloom
Looking out at the Atlantic Ocean
And in her head she hums this tune
Thank God the dark nights are drawing in again
Cause high summer has got me down
Ill wait till the end of August
And get off this merry-go-round
And they shut him out of paradise
Called him Lucifer and frowned
She took pride in what God made him
Even before the angels shot him down to the ground
Hes a light out of the darkness
And he wears a starry crown
If you see him, nothing will shake him
Cause high summer has got him low down
High summers got him lonesome
Even when he makes the rounds, makes the rounds
Theres been no two ways about it
High summers got him low down
Checked in to the tiny village by the lakeside
Settled down to start anew
Far away from the politicians
And the many chosen few
Far away from the jealousy factor
And everything that was tearing him apart
Far away from the organ grinder
And everyone that played their part
And they shut him out of paradise
Called him Lucifer and frowned
Cause he took pride in what God made him
Even before the angels shot him to the ground
Hes a light out of the darkness
And he wears a starry crown
If you see him nothing is shaken
Cause high summers got him low down
High summer on the rebound
High summers got him low down
High summer on the rebound
High summers got him low down
High summer on the rebound
High summers got him low down
Low down |
Put another coin in the wishing well
Tell everybody got to go to Hell
Let it rhyme
In time, youll be mine
Youll be mine
Put another coin and make a wish
Put a spell on you and make it stick
Let it rhyme
In time, youll be mine
Too much water flowing underneath the bridge
Watch the world go by, contemplate what is
Throw another coin and let it shine
Baby be my Valentine
Let it rhyme
In time, youll be mine
Youll be mine
Too much water flowing underneath the bridge
Let the world go by, contemplate what is
Throw another coin and make a wish
Put a spell on you and make it stick
Let it rhyme
In time, youll be mine
Youll be mine, youll be mine, in time
Youll be mine, in time
Let it rhyme
Let it rhyme
Can you meet me at the wishing well? |
Going down to the corner
Where the homeboys welcome me back
No feeling of isolation here
Well I guess I must be on the right track
Little things that count in life
Just to know my people got soul
Sam Cooke singing Thats Where Its At
And Let The Good Times Roll
Keep me singing, while Im winning
Waiting on my change to come
Keep me singing, its a new beginning
When the day is done
Way up on the hillside
Watching all the boats go by
Well I got to go way back in my memory bank
See how it ought to be now
Head on down the roadside
Well Im singing, playing my songs
Doing just what I know how to do
Right here where I belong
Keep me singing, while Im winning
Waiting on my change to come
Wont you keep me singing, its a new beginning
When the day is done
Keep me singing, got to be winning
Waiting on the changes to come
Keep me singing, its a new beginning
When the day is done
Keep me singing, while Im winning
Waiting on my changes to come
Keep me singing, its a new beginning
When the day is done |
Ive been walking by the river
Ive been walking down by the water
Ive been walking down by the river
Ive been feeling so sad and blue
Ive been thinking, Ive been thinking, Ive been thinking
Ive been thinking, Ive been thinking, Ive been thinking
Ah theres so much suffering, and its
Too much confusion, too much, too much confusion in the world
Take me back, take me back, take me back
Take me way back, take me way back, take me way back
Take me way back, take me way back, take me way back
Take me way back, take me way back, ah!
Take me way, way, way, way, way, way, way back, huh!
Help me un.....help me understand
Take me, do you remember the time darlin
When everything made more sense in the world
Oh I remember, I remember
When life made more sense
Ah, ah, take me back, take me back, take me back, take me back
Take me back, take me back, take me back, take me back
Take me back to when the world made more sense
Well theres too much suffering and confusion
And Im walking down by the river
Oh, let me understand religion
Way, way back, way back
When you walked, in a green field, in a green meadow
Down an avenue of trees
On a, on a golden summer
And the sky was blue
And you didnt have no worries, you didnt have no care
You were walking in a green field
In a meadow, through the buttercups, in the summertime
And you looked way out over, way out
Way out over the city and the water
And it feels so good, and it feels so good
And you keep on walking
And the music on the radio, and the music on the radio
Has so much soul, has so much soul
And you listen, in the nightime
While were still and quiet
And you look out on the water
And the big ships, and the big boats
Came on sailing by, by, by, by
And you felt so good, and I felt so good
I felt I wanna blow my harmonica
Take me back, there, take me way back there
Take me back, take me back, take me back
Take me way, way, way back, way back
To when, when I understood
When I understood the light, when I understood the light
In the golden afternoon, in the golden afternoon
In the golden afternoon, in the golden afternoon
In the golden afternoon when we sat and listened to sonny boy blow
In the golden afternoon when
We sat and let sonny boy, blow, blow his harp
Take me back, take me back, take me back
Take me way, way, way, way, way, way, way
Back when i, when I understood, when I understood, yeah
Oh, ah, take me way back, when, when, when, when, when, when
When, when, when, when, when, when, when
I was walking down the
Walking down the street and
It didnt matter
cause everything felt, everything felt, everything felt
Everything felt, everything felt, everything felt, everything felt
Everything felt, everything felt, everything felt so right, ha
And so good
Everything felt, so right, and so good
Everything felt, so right, and so good
Everything felt, so right, and so good, ah
Everything felt, so right, and so good
Everything felt, so right, and so good, so good
In the eternal now, in the eternal moment
In the eternal now, in the eternal moment
In the eternal now
Everything felt so good, so good, so good, so good, so good
And so right, so right, so right, just
So good, so right, so right, in the eternal
In the eternal moment, in the eternal moment
In the eternal moment, in the eternal moment
When you lived, when you lived
When you lived, in the light
When you lived in the grace
In the grace, in grace
When you lived in the light
In the light, in the grace
And the blessing |
If I dont see you through the week
See you through the window
See you next time that were talking on the telephone
And if I dont see you in that Indian summer
Then I want to see you further on up the road
I said, oh wont you come back?
I have to see you my dear
Wont you come back in the Celtic New Year?
In the Celtic New Year
If I dont see you when Im going down Louisiana
If I dont see you when Im down on Bourbon Street
If you dont see me when Im singing Jack of Diamonds
If you dont see me when Im on my lucky streak
Woa, I want you, want you to come on back
Ive made it very clear
I want you to come back home in the Celtic New Year
Celtic New Year
If I dont see you when the bonfires are burning, burning
If I dont see you when were singing the Gloriana tune
If Ive got to see you when its raining deep inside the forest
I got to see you at the waning of the moon
Said oh, wont you come on back?
Want you to be of good cheer
Come back home on the Celtic New Year
Celtic New Year, Celtic New Year
Celtic New Year
In the Celtic New Year
In the Celtic New Year
Come on home, come on home, come on home, come on home |
I went down to Saint James Infirmary
For to see, for to see my baby there
Man she was laid out on a long white table
She was so cold and so cool and so fair
Let her go, let her go, God bless her
Wherever she might be
Lord, you can search this whole wide world over
But she aint never going to find another lover man like me
When I die, I want you to dress me in straight lace shoes
I want a box back coat and a Stetson hat
I want a 20 dollar goldpiece on my watch chain
So everybody goin to know that I died standing pat |
Why are you on Facebook?
Why do you need second-hand friends?
Why do you really care whos trending?
Or is there something youre defending?
Get a life, is it that empty and sad?
Or are you after something you cant have?
You kiss the girls and run away
Now you wont come out to play
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook, yeah
Did you miss your fifteen minutes of fame?
Or do you not have any shamе?
Or is it some kind of twisted game?
Put yoursеlf in the frame
For what some people work very hard to attain
Or are you looking for a scapegoat to blame?
Cause youre a failure again
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why do you need those second-hand friends?
Why do you care whos trending?
Or is it something that youre defending?
Get a life, is it that empty and sad?
Or are you after something you cant have?
You kiss the girls and run away
Then you wont come out to play
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Did you miss your fifteen minutes of fame?
Dont you have any shame?
Or is it just some kind of twisted game?
To try to put yourself in the frame
For what some people work very hard to attain
Or are you looking for a scapegoat to blame?
Cause youre a failure time and time again
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Why are you on Facebook?
Facebook, Facebook |
Did you ever hear about the great deception
Well the plastic revolutionaries take the money and run
Have you ever been down to love city
Where they rip you off with a smile
And it dont take a gun
Dont it hurt so bad in love city
Dont it make you not want to bother at all
And dont they look so self righteous
When they pin you up against the wall
Did you ever, ever see the people
With the tear drops in their eyes
I just cant stand it, stand it no how
Living in this world of lies
Did you ever hear about the rock and roll singers
Got three or four Cadillacs
Saying power to the people, dance to the music
Wants you to pat him on the back
Have you ever heard about the great Rembrandt
Have you ever heard about how he could paint
And he didnt have enough money for his brushes
And they thought it was rather quaint
But you know its no use repeating
And you know its no use to think about it
Cause when you stop to think about it
You dont need it
Have you ever heard about the great Hollywood motion picture actor
Who knew more than they did
And the newspapers didnt cover the story
Just decided to keep it hid
Somebody started saying it was an inside job
Whatever happened to him?
Last time they saw him down on the Bowry
With his lip hanging off an old rusty bottle of gin
Have you ever heard about the so-called hippies
Down on the far side of the tracks
They take the eyeballs straight out of your head
Say son, kid, do you want your eyeballs back
Did you ever see the people
With the tear drops in their eyes
Just cant stand it no how
Living in this world of lies |
Many a tear has to fall
But its all in the game
All in the wonderful game
That we know as love
You had words with him
And your futures looking dim
But these things your heart can rise above
Once in a while he wont call
But its all in the game
Soon hell be there by your side
With a small bouquet
And hell kiss your lips
And caress your fingertips
And your heart will fly away
You had words with him
And your futures looking dim
But these things your heart can rise above
Once in a while he wont call
But its all in the game
Soon hell be there by your side
With a small bouquet
And hell kiss your lips
And caress your fingertips
And your heart will fly away |
Sometimes we know, sometimes we dont
Sometimes we give, sometimes we wont
Sometimes were strong, sometimes were wrong
Sometimes we cry
Sometimes its bad when the going gets tough
When we look in the mirror and we want to give up
Sometimes we dont even think well try
Sometimes we cry
Well were gonna have to sit down and think it right through
If were only human what more can we do?
The only thing to do is eat humble pie
Sometimes we cry
Fore they put me in a jacket and they take me away
Im not gonna fake it like Johnnie Ray
Sometimes we live, sometimes we die
Sometimes we cry
Sometimes we cant see anything straight
Sometimes everybody is on the make
Sometimes its lonely on the lost highway
Sometimes we cry, sometimes we cry
Gonna put me in a jacket
And take me away
Im not gonna fake it like Johnnie Ray
Sometimes we live, sometimes we die
Sometimes we cry, sometimes we cry
Doo doo doo duh
Doo doo doo duh, doo doo doo duh
Doo doo doo duh, doo doo doo duh
Doo doo doo duh, doo doo doo duh
Doo doo doo duh, doo doo doo duh
Doo doo doo duh, doo doo doo duh
Doo doo doo duh, doo doo doo duh
Doo doo doo duh, doo doo doo duh
Doo doo doo
Sometimes we live, sometimes we die
Sometimes we cry, sometimes we cry
Doo doo doo duh, doo doo doo duh
Doo doo doo duh, doo doo doo duh
Doo doo doo duh, doo doo doo duh
Doo doo doo duh, doo doo doo duh
Doo doo doo duh, doo doo doo duh
Doo doo doo duh, doo doo doo duh
Doo doo doo duh, doo doo doo duh
Doo doo doo
Sometimes we live, sometimes we die
Sometimes we cry |
Jackie Wilson said it was reet petite
I kind of love you
Yes it knocks me off my feet
Let it all come down
Oh let it all come down
And you know Im so wired up
I dont need any more tea in my cup
Let it all come down
Oh let it all come down
Now watch this
Toodle langa langa Toodle langa fang
Toodle langa langa Toodle langa fang
Im in heaven
Im In heaven
Im In heaven when you smile
And when you walk across the street
It makes my heart go boom boom boom
Let It all come down
And every time I stop to think about It
Well little child you simply make my day
Let It all come down
Oh let It all come down
Toodle langa langa Toodle langa fang
Toodle langa langa Toodle langa fang
Im In heaven
Im in heaven
Im in heaven when you smile |
Oooh, here it comes
Here comes the night
Here comes the night
Whoa, whoa, whoa, oh-yeah
I can see right out my window
Walkin down the street my girl with another guy
Arms around her like it used to be with me
Oh, it makes me wanna die
Hey, well here it comes
Here comes the night
Here comes the night
Whoa-oh-oh-yeah
I can see him turning down the lights
Now hes holdin her the way I used to do
Used to do, used to do
I can see her talkin round an tellin them lies
Exactly like she told me, too
Whoa, here it comes
Here comes the night
Here comes the night
Whoa-oh-oh-yeah
Well
Oh, there they go
Its funny how they look so good together
Wonder what is wrong with me?
Why cant I accept the fact
Shes chosen him and simply let them be?
Let them be
Well, here it comes
Good God, here comes the night
Here comes the night
Lonely, lonely, lonely, night
Give it to me lonely
Give it to me lonely
Give it to me lonely
Give it to me lonely
Tellin me Im lonely
Tellin me the lone
The lonely, lonely night
Give it to me lonely
Give it to me lone
Give it to me lone
Give it to me lonely
I will be alone
Give it to me lone
Tell in me the lonely nights
Here comes the night
Oh-whoa-whoa-oh, yeah-yeah
Thank you very much |
It serves me right to suffer
Serves me right to be alone
It serves me right to suffer, suffer
Serves me right to be alone, alone
Because the life Im living
Im living in memories gone by
Now watch this now
Every time I see another woman
She makes me think of mine
Think of mine
She makes me think of mine
Think of mine
And thats why when I see another woman
Folks, I just cant keep from trying
Keep from trying
It serves me right to suffer
Serves me right to be alone
Serves me right to be alone
Because Im trying to live my life
The days of memories gone by
Now I want you to pick upon this
These lyrics is something else
Lets dig this
My doctor put me on
Milk, cream, and alcohol, alcohol
My doctor wrote me a prescription
For milk, cream and alcohol
My nerve was so bad
I couldnt rest
I couldnt sleep all at the night
And thats why he placed me on
Milk, cream, and alcohol
He placed me on
Milk, cream and alcohol
Even now
I cant lay down and rest at night
Milk, cream, and alcohol |
Some people spend their time just runnin round in circles
Always chasing some exotic bird
I prefer to spend some time just listening for that special something
That Ive never ever heard
I like a new song to sing, another show or somewhere entirely different to be
But baby you make me feel so free
And so I yearn for a mistress calling me
Thats the muse, thats the muse
But we only burn up with that passion
When theres absolutely nothing left to lose
I make it to spring and theres no bed of roses
Just more hard work and bad company
But baby you make me feel so free
I heard them say that you can have your cake and eat it
But all I wanted was one free lunch
How can I eat it when the man thats next to me, he grabbed it
Lord, he beat me to the punch
How can I even talk about freedom
When you know its sweet mystery
But baby I wanna say that you make me feel so free
Im gonna lay my cards just right down on the table
And spin the wheel and roll the dice
And whatever way it comes out
And whatever way it turns out
Well you know thats the price
Well Ill order again theres no need to explain
I just need somewhere to dump all my negativity
But baby you make me feel so free
What ya say what you say
What you say what you say what you say
Say it say it say it say it again
You make me feel so free
So doggone free
Songwriter: Van Morrison |
Snow in San Anselmo
The deer cross by the lights
The mission down in old San Rafael
A madman looking for a fight
A madman looking for a fight
The massage parlors open
The clientele come and they go
The classic music station
Plays in the background soft and low
Plays in the background soft and low
The silence round the cascades
The ice crisp and clear
The beginning of the opera
Seem to suddenly appear
Seem to suddenly appear
The pancake house is always crowded
Open 24 hours of every day
And if you suffer from insomnia
You can speed your time away
You can speed your time away
Snow in San Anselmo
My waitress my waitress my waitress
Said it was coming down
Said it hadnt happened in over 30 years
But it was laying on the ground
But it was laying on the ground |
ha-ha
Hey girl!
When ya swish and sway
In your yellow dress
Cross the crowded room
Boom, chicka-boom, chicka-boom
Hey girl!
Freckles on your arms
Freckles on your face
Cant we find a place
In a crowded room, we go
Boom, chicka-boom, chicka-boom
Boom
Boom chicka-boom, chicka-boom
A-hey, girl!
Im goin away
But Im comin back
With a ginger cat
Whatd ya think a-that?
Hey girl!
Im goin away
But Im comin back
By the railroad track
Where the trains go by
And we sang and cry in gloom
Boom, chicka-boom
Hey, girl!
When ya swish and sway
In your yellow dress
Cross the crowded room, boom
Boom, chicka-boom, chicka-boom
Boom, chicka-boom, chicka-boom
Chicka-chicka, boom
Chicka-boom, chicka-boom, chicka-boom
Chicka-chicka, boom, chicka-boom
Chick-chicka-boom
Chicka-boom, chicka-boom
(Chicka, chicka, chicka-boom
Chicka, chicka, chicka-boom
Chicka boom, chicka-boom
Chick-chick-chick-chick-chick-chick
Chicka-boom, chicka-boom, chicka-boom-chick
Chicka-boom, chicka-boom |
Copycats ripped off my songs
Copycats ripped off my words
Copycats ripped off my melody
It doesnt matter what they say
It doesnt matter what they do
All that matters is my relationship to you
Gonna take you out
Get you in my car
Were going for a long long long drive
Were going down to a town called Paradise
Down where we can be free
Were gonna drink that wine
Were gonna jump for joy
In a town called Paradise, alright
Were going up the mountainside
Child, you can look for miles
And see the vision in the west
Were gonna swing round
And look north, south, east and west
And go round in a circle too
And were gonna start dancing
Like weve never danced before
Im gonna take you in my arms
Im gonna squeeze you tight
Say everything will be alright
Were gonna get that squealin feelin
Gonna take you down
Baby to a town called Paradise
Down where we, we can be free
They say it doesnt matter what they say
Baby it doesnt matter what they do
All that matters is my relationship to you
Were gonna ride all night long
All along the ancient highway
Gonna be there when the mornin comes
Oh by the river
And we drive down, down to be free
Paradise, well be dancing
Paradise, get my imagination too
Paradise, get my will power
Paradise, yeah, get my mind |
Dance on Gypsy Queen
If its all night, its alright
Rave on
Let your love come tumblin down
If you let your love come tumblin down
Its alright
Dance on
Gypsy Queen
Dance on
Gypsy Queen
Rave on
Right beneath the silver moon
Dont stop your carburetor
Let your car run
And if it starts to rain
Keep on dancin in the rain
And if its all night, its alright
Dance on
Gypsy Queen
Dance on
Gypsy Queen
Ooo-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Dance, dance, dance the night away
Ooo-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Come on, come on, come on
Let me hear you say
Youre gonna dance on Gypsy Queen
Stars shine down on you
Yeah, evrything alright
Ooo-wee
I wanna throw my arms around you
Im so glad Ive found you Gypsy Queen
Dance on
Gypsy Queen
Dance on
Gypsy Queen
Evrything is
Evrything is
evrything is alright
Keep on dancin
all night
all night |
Jesse James was a man
And he killed many men
He robbed the Glendale train
And he took from the richer
And he gave that to the poorer
Hed a hand and a heart and a brain
Oh Jesse had a wife to mourn for his life
Three children they were so brave
But that dirty little coward
That shot Mr. Howard
Has laid Jesse James in his grave
On Wednesday night
When the moon was shining bright
They robbed that Glendale train
And the folks from miles about
They all said without a doubt
It was done by her Frankie and Jesse James
Oh Jessie had a wife, to mourn for his life
Three children they were so brave
But that dirty little coward
That shot Mr. Howard
Has laid Jesse James in his grave
Well the people held their breath
When they heard about Jesses death
And they wondered how poor Jesse came to die
It was one of his guys, called Little Robert Ford
And he shot Jessie James on the sly
Oh Jessie had a wife to mourn for his life
Three children they were so brave
But that dirty little coward
That shot Mr. Howard
Has laid Jesse James in his grave
Has laid poor Jesse in his grave
He laid Jesse James in his grave |
When I hear that robin sing
Well, I know its coming on spring
Ooh-wee, and were starting a new life
Ive been shovelling the snow away
Working hard for my pay
All I gotta say is were starting a new life
Were gonna move
Way on down the line
Girl, weve been standing in one place
For too long a time
When I hear that robin song
Well, I know it wont be long
Frank, I know we belong
And were starting a new life
Were gonna move
Move way on down the line
Girl, weve been standing in one place
For too long a time, yeah
And when
And when, and when I hear that robin song
Well, I know it wont be long
Frank, I know we belong
And were starting a new life
And were starting a new life
And were starting a new life
And were starting a new life |
Dont look back to the days of yesteryear
You cannot live on in the past
Dont look back
And Ive known so many people
That still try to live on in the past
Dont look back, oh no
And if I could call back all those days of yesteryear
I would never grow old and Id never be poor
But darlin, those days are gone, oh yeah
Stop dreaming
And live on in the future
But darlin, dont look back, oh no
Dont look back, oh ? |
You came to see me when the moon was new
Saw you standin in the pouring rain
Left my message on the window pane
Back on the street again
Back on the beat again
Im back on the top again
Saw me climbing to the top of the hill
You saw me meeting with the fools on the hill
Learned my lesson and I had my fill
Learnt it all in vain
Went through it all again
Now Im back on the top again
Always strivin, always climbing way beyond my will
Same old sensation, isolation at the top of the bill
Always seeming like Im moving but Im really going slow
What do you do when you get to the top
And theres nowhere to go?
Well, just how you get there will be anybodys guess
With all the so-called trappings of success
Left all the deadbeats on the top of the hill
Yeah, too busy raisin Cain
Im back on the street again
Im back on the top again
Always strivin, always climbing way beyond my will
The same old sensation, isolation at the top of the bill
Always seeming like Im moving but Im really going slow
Youll find out when you get to the top that theres nowhere to go
How you get there will be anybodys guess
With all the so-called trappings of success
Left all the deadbeats on the top of the hill
Too busy raisin Cain
Im back on the street again
Im back on the top again
Back on my feet again
Im back on the street again
Im back on the top again |
We stood and watched the river flow
We were too young to really know
In the country fair
Oh, in the country fair
We laid out in the long green grass
And never thought that it would pass
In the country fair
In the country fair
On an old, on an old open day
On an old rainshine open day
In the country fair
In the cool night air
In sweet summer time
We counted pebbles in the sand
Sand like time slippin through our hand
In the country fair
In the country fair
On an old, on an old open day
On an old raintrack open day
In the country fair
In the cool night air
In sweet summer time
Hmmm mmmm
On an old open day
On an old
Pinecone open day |
Across the bay the fog is lifting
And I am here in Tiburon
Thats what she said
When she was sitting looking out at the Golden Gate
In the morning dawn
Across the bay in San Francisco
Where city lights and Ferlinghetti stay
North Beach alleyways and cafés
Kerouac and Ginsberg
Gregory Corso and Neal Cassady all held sway
Vince Guaraldi would play Cast Your Fate To The Wind in the distance
Lenny Bruce got busted at The Hungry Eye
The No-Name Bar down in Sausalito
Across the street where Chet Baker used to play
My heart was beating on the hillside
Near Belvedere and Tiburon
I need to take you back, back down to Frisco
Now we need each other, need each other to lean on
Vince Guaraldi would play Cast Your Fate To The Wind
And wed listen
In the evening across the way
Chet Baker would play down at the trident
With his horn he blew everybody away
The Cliff House down at the Seal Rock Hotel
Foghorns blowing all night long til dawn
Gerry Street culchies left their homeland a long while ago
Some have stayed, but others not for so long
My heart was beating on the hillside
Near Belvedere and Tiburon
Take you back down to San Francisco
Now we need each other more than ever to lean on
Now we need each other more than ever to lean on
Lean on me
Lean on
Now we need each other more than ever to lean on
Back to city lghts, North Beach and Broadway
We need each other
We need each other to lean on
Across the bay in Tiburon
Across the bay in Tiburon |
My young love said to me
My mother wont mind
And my father wont slight you
For your lack of kind
She stepped away from me
And this she did say
It will not be long love
Till our wedding day
She stepped away from me
And she moved through the fair
And fondly I watched her move here
And move there
And she went her way homeward
With one star awake
As the swan in the evening
Moved over the lake
Last night she came to me
My young love came in
So softly she entered
That her feet made no din
And she came close beside me
And this she did say
It will not be long love
Till our wedding day |
If you ever change your mind
About leavin-a, leavina me behind-a
Bring it to me
Bring your sweet lovin home
Bring it on, bring it on, bring it on, bring it on
Home to me
Ive given ya jewelry and money, too
Then I know, hu, I can do for you
Ooh, honey, bring it to me
Bring your sweet lovin
Bring it on home
God, knows Ive tried to treat you right
I just stayed out, stayed out all night
Oh, want cha ta to bring it to me
Bring your sweet lovin
Bring it on, bring it on, bring it on home to me
Jack!
Next story
I give you all the money I had in the bank
Not one time did ya say thanks
Oh honey
Bring it to me
Bring your sweet lovin
Bring it on home to me
And if you ever change your mind
About leavin, leavin me behind
I want ya to bring it home to me
Bring your sweet lovin
Bring it on home to me
Oooh, oooh, honey
Bring it to me
Oh yeah, yea |
All the people were waiting for Crazy Face
He said hed meet them at his favourite place
Dressed in black satin, white linen and lace
With his head held high and a smile on his face
And he said:
Ladies and gentlemen, the prince is late
As he stood outside the church-yard gate
And polished up on his .38
And said:
I got it from Jesse James
All the people were waiting for Crazy Face
He said hed meet them at his favourite place
Dresses in a-black satin, white linen and lace
With his head held high and a smile on his face
And he said:
Ladies and gentlemen, the prince is late
As he stood outside the church-yard gate
And polished up on his .38
And said:
I got it from Jesse James |
Im walkin down the street
Im on that midnight beat
Im on a lonely avenue
Baby, wont you walk with me
Baby, wont you talk with me
Oh thats all I want you to do, now
Walk with me
Talk to me
Call your name out
Na Na, Na Na, Na Na
Na Na, Na Na, Na Na
Na Na, Na Na, Na Na, Natalia
Here on a summer night
I wanna kiss and hold you tight
Just the way we used to do
Walkin down the same old street
People that we used to meet
Such a long, long time ago, now
Walk with me
Talk to me
And I call out your name
Na Na, Na Na, Na Na
Na Na, Na Na, Na Na
Na Na, Na Na, Na Na, Natalia
Here on a summer night
I wanna kiss and hold you tight
Just the way we used to do
Walkin down the same old street
People that we used to meet
Such a long, long time ago, now
Walk with me
Talk to me
And I call out your name
Na Na, Na Na, Na Na
Na Na, Na Na, Na Na
Na Na, Na Na, Na Na, Natalia
Here on a summer night
I wanna kiss and hold you tight
Just the way we used to do
Walkin down the same old street
People that we used to meet
Such a long, long time ago, now
Walk with me
Talk to me
And I call out your name
On a magic night like this
I hunger for your kiss
On a magic night like this
Na Na, Na Na, Na Na
Na Na, Na Na, Na Na
Na Na, Na Na, Na Na, Natalia
Here on a summer night
I wanna kiss and hold you tight
Just the way we used to do
Walkin down the same old street
People that we used to meet
Such a long, long time ago, now
Walk with me
Talk to me
And I call out your name
Walk with me
Talk with me
Walk with me
Talk with me
Natalia, Natalia, Natalia
Natalia, Natalia, Natalia |
I can hear them calling way from Oregon
I can hear them calling way from Oregon
And its almost Independence Day
Me and my lady, we go steppin
We go steppin way out on China town
All to buy some Hong Kong silver
And the wadin rushing river
We go out on the, out on the town tonight
I can hear the fireworks
I can hear the fireworks
I can hear the fireworks
Up and down the, up and down the San Francisco bay
Up and down the, up and down the San Francisco bay
I can hear them echoing
I can hear, I can hear them echoing
Up and down the, up and down the San Francisco bay
I can see the boats in the harbor
Lights shining out
And a cool, cool night
And a cool, cool night across the harbor
I can hear the fireworks
I can hear the people, people shouting out
I can hear the people shouting out
And its almost Independence Day
I can see the lights way out in the harbor
And the cool, and the cool, and the cool night
And the cool, and the cool, and the cool night breeze
And I feel the cool night breeze
And I feel, feel, feel the cool night breeze
And the boats go by
And its almost Independence Day
And its almost, and its almost Independence Day
Way up and down the line
Way up and down the line... |
Im tired Joey boy
While youre out with the sheep
My life is so troubled
Now I cant go to sleep
I would walk myself out
But the streets are so dark
I shall wait till the morning
And walk in the park
This life is so simple
When one is at home
And Im never complaining
When theres work to be done
Oh Im tired Joey boy
Of the makings of men
I would like to be cheerful again
Ambition will take you and ride you too far
And conservatism bring you to boredom once more
Sit down by the river
Watch the stream flow
Recall all the dreams
That you once used to know
The things youve forgotten
That took you away
To pastures not greener but meaner
Love of the simple
Is all that I need
Ive no time for schism
Or lovers of greed
Go up to the mountain
Go up to the glen
When silence will touch you
And heartbreak will mend |
I was Mr Nice Guy too long
And I found out that was wrong
And I played the losing role
Now Im standing at your door
Out in the cold again
Out in the cold again
I didnt know just what was going on
Behind my back for so long
People that couldnt tell right from wrong
Now Im standing here all alone
Out in the cold again
Out in the cold again
Travelled up and down all around the world
Just to get to nowhere
In the final round I found
How many people really did care
And every time I try talking to you
You dont hear what Im going through
In this dog eat dog world Im in
Its a crying shame and its a sin
To be out in the cold again
To be out in the cold again
Travelled up and down, up and down, up and down
Just to end up nowhere, end up nowhere
In the final round I found
Many people did care
And then they welcome me back home
Right back into the fold
But Im still out, still out here on a limb
Im on the outside just looking in
Out in the cold again
Out in the cold again
Out in the cold again
In between the times where it feels alright
To the cold black night
In between the times where it feels alright
To the dead of the cold black night
In between the dusk and the dawn
And the cold black night
Trying not to get too uptight
Trying not to show the strain
Having to hide my pain
In between the times where it feels a little bit right
In the day, in the cold black night
In the early morning dawn |
We were standing in the kingdom
And by the mansion gate
We stood enraptured by the silence
As the birds sang their heavenly song
In Tir Na Nog
We stopped in the church of Ireland
And prayed to our father
And climbed up the mountainside
With fire in our hearts
And we walked all the way to Tir Na Nog
I said with my eyes that I recognised your chin
It was my long lost friend
To help me from another lifetime
We took each others hands and cried
Like a river when we said hello
And we walked to Tir Na Nog
We made a big connection
On a golden autumn day
We were standing in the garden wet with rain
And our souls were young again
In Tir Na Nog
And outside the storm was raging
Outside Jerusalem
We drove in our chariots of fire
Following the big sun in the west
Going up, going up to Tir Na Nog
You came into my life
And you filled me and you filled me oh so joyous
By the clear cool crystal streams
Where the roads were quiet and still
And we walked all the way
To Tir Na Nog
How can we not be attached?
After all were only human
The only way then is to never come back
Except I wouldnt want that, would you?
If we werent together again in Tir Na Nog
In Tir Na Nog
Weve been together before
In a different incarnation
And we loved each other then as well
And we sat down in contemplation
Many many many many times you kissed mine eyes
In Tir Na Nog |
Boy and his dog
Went out looking for the rainbow
You know what did they learn
Since that very day
Walking by the river
And running like a blue streak
Through the fields of streams and meadows
Laughing all the way
Oh redwood tree
Please let us under
When we were young we used to go
Under the redwood tree
And it smells like rain
Maybe even thunder
Wont you keep us from all harm
Wonderful redwood tree
And a boy and his father
Went out, went out looking for the lost dog
You know what oh havent they learned
Since they did that together
They did not bring him back
He already had departed
But look at everything they have learned
Since that, since that very day
Oh redwood tree
Please let us under
When we were young we used to go
Under the redwood tree
And it smells like rain
Maybe even thunder
Wont you keep us from all harm
Wonderful redwood tree
Ta da da da... |