Slow down, Lie down,
Remember it's just you and me.
Don't sell out, bow out,
Remember how this used to be.
I just want you closer,
Is that alright?
Baby let's get closer tonight
Grant my last request,
And just let me hold you.
Don't shrug your shoulders,
Lay down beside me.
Sure I can accept that we're going nowhere,
But one last time just go there,
Lay down beside me
Oh, I've found, that I'm bound
To wander down that one way road.
And I realise all about your lies
But I'm no wiser than the fool I was before.
I just want you closer,
Is that alright?
Baby let's get closer tonight
Oh, baby, baby, baby,
Tell me how can, how can this be wrong?
Yeah, lay down beside me.
One last time let's go there,
You said you'd marry me if I was 23
But I'm one that you can't see if I'm only 18
Tell me who made these rules
Obviously not you
Who are you answering to?
Oh, Jenny don't be hasty
No, don't treat me like a baby
Let me take you where you'll let me
Because leaving just upsets me
I'll be around again to see the other men
They're more adequate in the age department
I did not think you cared.
There'd be no problems here
But now you're looking at me like you're disgusted
Then I'm definitely waiting for you to smile and change your mind
Then I'll say I'm sorry and I'll wrap my arms 'round your body
I really hope that you forgive in a hurry
And don't just ask me to leave
Oh, Jenny don't be hasty
Don't treat me like a baby
Let me take you where you'll let me
Because leaving just upsets me
Oh, Jenny you are crazy!
First I'm perfect, then I'm lazy
And I was calling you my baby
And all the times that you just left me
Was it love or recognition that has
Healed this man's condition
I'm hoping and I'm wishing that
This bird won't fly away
We can see life hand in hand,
The green, the blue, the rough, the sand
And in our time and in our land
We'll savor everyday
And oh, how our glory may fade,
At least we've learned
Some things along the way
You took me from my bubble
Knowing my defense was weak
And you sat there and you listened
Any time I chose to speak
You gathered from my pleas to
You that I am but a clown
And I fear only a hero can defeat
These demons now
And oh, how our glory may fade,
At least we've learned some
Tricks of trade
And as time shall inevitably move on,
Oh well, at least we'll have four strong
Legs to stand on
To keep us alive...
Sweet little Rosie, my softest machine,
Bounces with me on my big trampoline.
Childish and silly we're part of a team,
Me and my Rose on my big trampoline.
I was a shadow,
I'd smoke and I'd sleep.
'till you came and I opened like a flower to the heat.
And now Rosie she tells me of things that she's seen,
With flowers in her hair on my big trampoline.
Autumn leaves under frozen souls
Hungry hands turning soft and old
My hero crying as we stood out there in the cold
Like these autumn leaves I don't have nothing to hold
Handsome smiles wearing handsome shoes
Too young to say, though I swear he knew
And I hear him singing while he sits there in his chair
While these autumn leaves float around everywhere
And I look at you, and I see me
Making noise so restlessly
But now it's quiet and I can hear you sing
'My little fish don't cry, my little fish don't cry'
Autumn leaves are fading now
That smile I lost, well I've found somehow
Because you still live on in my father's eyes
These autumn leaves, all these autumn leaves
Oh worries are about
And heavy on his gut
He feels he's being punished
For the bad things he has done
Help him Jesus, help him
Send him down a sign
'cos he feel's he is getting old before his time
And he is sitting at the table
The table he has set
He is begging for the courage to redeem some self respect
Help him Jesus, help him
Walk along the line
'cos he feel's he is getting old before his time
He says it takes a worried man
To sing a worried song
It takes a worried man
To sing a worried song
It takes a worried man
To sing a worried song
He is worried now
But he won't be worried long
He broke her heart on a warm and sunny day
Oh he broke her heart on a warm and sunny day
When she heard what he had to say
All that sun soon went away
He broke her heart on a cold and windy day
He says it takes a worried man
To sing a worried song
It takes a worried man
To sing a worried song
It takes a worried man
To sing a worried song
He is worried now
But he won't be worried long
And so he moves towards his sweet redeeming light
Shadows cast but none obscure his sight
And they wonder where he is going
While he is knelt before her throat
Refusing to go down without a fight
He says it takes a worried man
To sing a worried song
It takes a worried man
To sing a worried song
It takes a worried man
To sing a worried song
He is worried now
But he won't be worried long
If you love the life you live
Then you'll get a lot more done
Be more inclined to take the reins
Than turn away and run
It's very rare it seems to get a lifetime guarantee,
So I suppose self satisfaction be the key
My father is a wealthy, self made man
But his wealth does not consist of riches or acres of land
Instead he has a family who are
His biggest fans
That's something that I one day hope to have
So I'll cherish the simple things
The easy took for granted things
Like going round my Mum's house for my tea
And argue with my sister,
Only God knows how I missed her
It's the simple things that mean the most to me
Argh, he gets up each day at five
Starts the car and makes the drive
Shutters up, starts the fryers
Serves out food to all the buyers in the town
As they stand there in the same old line
Get there every day at the same old time
No, you never hear him grumble and groan
Cause they're the people in the line that he built it on
And like me he cherished the simple things
The easy took for granted things
Like going round his Mum's house for my tea
And argue with his sister,
Only God knows how he missed her
It's the simple things tha mean the most to... him
Oh the phone you know it never stops, it's the last thing I hear at night
And the first thing I hear in the morning.
And as I start to let it burn my head, you slowly creep into bed
And i'm done talking
You say you know how i'm feeling, I just need to try to settle down
Oh a million faces pass my way
Oh they're all the same, nothing seem to change anytime I look around
Oh who knows just what the future holds
All I want to know is if it's with you
Tired as hell and falling up the stairs, filled with a thousand cares as you walk out from the bedroom
Though it feels like all my fire has gone, you just turn me on
Can't believe how much I want you
You say you know how i'm feeling, I just need to try to settle down
Oh a million faces pass my way
Oh they're all the same, nothing seem to change anytime I look around
Oh who knows just what the future holds
All I want to know is if it's with you
We're distracted by the hard times, and the troubles that we make
Let us throw them in the ocean, let it wash our cares away
Oh the phone you know it never stops, it's the last thing I hear at night
And the first thing in the morning
Oh a million faces pass my way
Oh they're all the same, nothing seem to change anytime I look around
Oh who knows just what the future holds
All I want to know is if it's with you
We're distracted by the hard times, and the troubles that we make
Let us throw them in the ocean, let it wash our cares away
Oh the phone you know it never stops, it's the last thing I hear at night
And the first thing in the morning
Keep rolling
Rolling
Steady from the bay
And I'll be bad to see you girl
Should you return someday
Keep rolling
Rolling
Steady from the bay
And I'll be back to see you girl
Should you return someday
My hopes are high but my eyes can't
Believe what they see,
Give me something to believe,
Gime me something to believe,
I got lucky in life and had plenty to eat and
I saw this world as one big pool of opportunity
But there's too much mind corruption,
Too littleremedy (or that's how it seems to me)
Yeah we need a moral education to
Set the young minds free...
So let us change what we can and
Accept what we can't
Impart some of the wisdom
From that tried and tested man
There'no harm in being wrong you know no,
In fact to me, it's common ground - yeah
So take that feather from you cap sir,
And pass that feather around...
My hopes are high but my eyes can't
Believe what they see,
Give me something to believe in,
Gime me something to believe,
My hopes are high but my eyes can't
Believe what they see
My hopes are high
Give me something,
Give me something to believe
All the people wanna try you girl,
And I hope you tell them where to go,
Cus I've got so much here to offer girl,
Oh I love you more than you can know
Some people wanna speed it up,
Infact I want to slow it down.
I wanna get myself dressed up yeah,
And take you out on the town
I'll be a model pupil tonight, babe.
I wanna get ten out of ten.
I'll be a model pupil tonight, babe.
I wanna get ten out of ten.
Everybody's got opinions girl,
There own versions of a good idea.
But the best one I can think of now,
Is to make sure that I keep you near.
And I know that I've got to keep it up,
Cus I can see you're feeling down
And I wanna get myself dressed up yeah,
And take you out on the town
I'll be a model pupil tonight, babe.
I wanna get ten out of ten.
I'll be a model pupil tonight, babe.
I wanna get ten out of ten.
And get an A in the taxi,
A In the restaurant.
Get ten out of ten.
Get an A in the kitchen
And an A in the bedroom
I get ten out of ten
You make it out of nothing,
And turn it into something,
And give it to you all for free
I'll be a model pupil tonight, babe.
I wanna get ten out of ten.
'Cross the border, into the big bad world
Where it takes you 'bout an hour just to cross the road
Just to stumble across another poor old soul
From the dreary old lanes to the high-street madness
I fight with my brain to believe my eyes
And it's harder than you think to believe this sadness
That creeps up my spine and haunts me through the night
Life is good and the girls are gorgeous
Suddenly the air smells much greener now
And I'm wondering around with a half pack of cigarettes
Searching for the change that I've lost somehow
These streets have too many names for me
I'm used to Glen Field road
And spending my time down in Orchy
I'll get used to this eventually I know, I know
Where'd the days go? When all we did was play
And the stress that we were under wasn't stress at all
Just a run and a jump into a harmless fall
From walking by a high-rise to a landmark square
You see millions of people with millions of cares
And I struggle to the train to make my way home
I look at the people as they sit there alone
Life is good and the sun is shining
Everybody flirts to their ideal place
And the children all smile as a boat shuffled by them
Trying to pretend that they've got some space
These streets have too many names for me
I'm used to Glen Field road
And spending my time down in Orchy
I'll get used to this eventually I know, I know
These streets have too many names for me
I'm used to Glen Field road
And spending my time down in Orchy
I'll get used to this eventually I know, I know
Life is good, and the girls are gorgeous
Suddenly the air smells much greener now
And I'm wondering around with a half pack of cigarettes
Searching for the change that I've lost somehow
These streets have too many names for me
I'm used to Glen Field road
And spending my time down in Orchy
I'll get used to this eventually I know, I know
These streets have too many names for me
I'm used to Glen Field road
And spending my time down in Orchy
I'll get used to this eventually I know, I know, I know, I know
There's a heart on the line, and it rests with your eyes
Please don't fade and please don't cry, 'cause it's all white lies
Take a chance watch it fall, grab too much and lose it all
Now I've lost my disguise, it was all white lies
Stay here, lie with me here, oh lo-fi, lonely sighs
I will roam lost but never alone, hide with me, hide
Would it help if I tried, or has it sailed and passed me by
First love grows and then it dies, and it's all white lies
Stay here, lie here with me, oh lo-fi, lonely sighs
I will roam lost but never alone, hide with me, hide with me
Now you move with the tide and I've heard you've found peace of mind
And now I know that life's design moves around white lies
White lies, white lies, white lies
Darlin'
My frustration
It gets me, it gets me where it hurts me most.
Like five rapid to the gut it's not so easy to see.
And I've been gone far, far to long
To expect you not to change even a little bit
And I guess I hope I'm still the kind of guy
Your needin for your fool.
Cuz life's a bowl here on the road and these four wheels
Oh but something about the whole thing
It doesn't feel real
Work my days for you
Cuz I love you girl, I don't want you
I need you
And I can't see no other way
Darlin'
I work my days for you
Cuz I love you girl, I don't want you
I need you
And I can't see no other way
Ohhhhh this separation
It really gets you thinkin
And all those used up clichés
Well they've worn off in the wind
And I, I wonder if your half as innocent as you assure me
Or if you thank him for his time and just never call again
Oh oh
And after all the lights and shows and long hope lanes
It'd be you and me again
But until then
I work my days for you
Cuz I love you girl, I don't want you
I need you
I can't see no other way
Oh darlin'
I work my days for you
Cuz I love you girl, I don't want you
I need you
And I can't see no other way
Oohh live
I'm home
So love me
And I'm home babe
Oh so touch me
Yeah
I'm home
So kiss me, like you do
Kiss me babe
Babyy
But I'll do it for you
Ohh babe, yeaahhh babyyy
I want you babe
I'm, I'm home babe
So take me in your arms
Oh babe, baby
Love me like you do
Oh kiss me like you do
And baby you bet I'll do it for you
Ohh nooo
Back off loneliness and hello tenderness
I've been waiting for your call for so long
And it must've been hard just to follow your soul
To stick to the road that your heart wants you to go
And as you slide through the door with your morals on your sleeve
And I think it?s time for all those morals to leave
So let?s get down and freaky baby, let?s get restless baby
C?mon get crazy with me and I said
When you?re loving me I'm loving you
And I love the prowess and the things that you do
And it?s your flawless soul that bleeds my stone
And when you?re loving me I?m loving you
And that?s when we?ve got it goin' on, yeah oh
So many people think we?ve got it wrong
They'll try to break us but we won?t play along
So let?s get down and dirty baby, let?s get restless baby
C?mon get crazy with me and I said
When you?re loving me I'm loving you
And I love the prowess and the things that you do
And it?s your flawless soul that bleeds my stone
And when you?re loving me I?m loving you
And that?s when we?ve got it goin' on, oh goin? on
And I was so stranded, I was lost and abandoned, yeah
And I needed another home
And you flew in my arms, you just flew right into my arms
And when you?re loving me I'm loving you
And I love the prowess and the things that you do
And it?s your flawless soul that bleeds my stone
And when you?re loving me I?m loving you
And that?s when we?ve got it goin' on
When you?re loving me I'm loving you
And I love the prowess and all the things that you do
And it?s your flawless soul that bleeds my stone
And when you?re loving me I?m loving you
And that?s when we?ve got it goin' on
On and on, on and
It?s your flawless soul that bleeds my stone
When you?re loving me I?m loving you
And that?s when we?ve got it goin' on
Something told me it was over
When I see you with him talking
Something deep down in my soul say "child boy"
When I see you and that guy walking
Oh I would rather go blind
Than to see you walking away from me
See I love you so much that I don't wanna watch you leave me baby
The thing is that I don't wanna be free
Oh, I was just, I was just, I was just sitting and thinking
Of your kiss and your warm embrace
When the reflection in the glass that I held to my lips now baby
Reveal the tears that washed streaming down my face
Oh I would rather, I'd rather be a blind boy
Than to see you give your love to him
Oh baby I would rather be blind
Than to see, than to see you walking away
'Cause I love you, 'cause I love you
I don't wanna watch you leaving
And you know, you know I don't wanna be free
'Cause I would rather, I'd rather, I'd rather go blind girl
Something told me it was over
When I see you and that guy talking
Something deep in my soul said "cry boy"
Sitting beside you in school,
while we'd paint I'd make you laugh.
Mine was never very good;
yours looked exactly like the photograph.
Looks like I'm growing, I'm growing up beside you.
I don't always get the way you feel,
but now I've learned to live with that.
It's like I'm a part of something real.
I was hittin' the bottle, now I've broken the seal.
Looks like I'm growing, I'm growing up beside you
And the sun sets the scene,
While the rain misses me.
And all the time I'll be growing, growing up beside you.
Oh, the sun sets the scene,
while the rain misses me.
Picking up the pieces
Of the wreck you went and left
And I'm dealing with dilemmas
In my now so stressful life
And I'm drinking stronger spirits
I made my home here on the floor
And I'm losing all ambition and goals
And I'm going all out
And I'm thinking you're just as bad
No sleeping at night
But I'm going from bar to bar
Why can't we just rewind?
Why can't we just rewind?
Why can't we just rewind?
Oh remember at 16
Oh the crazy drunken night we had?
When I kissed you in the hallway
Then I took you straight to bed
Oh two years on
And I'm still that same boy and I'm
Not sleeping at night
But I'm going from bar to bar
Why can't we just rewind?
Why can't we just rewind?
Why can't we just rewind?
Oh and I'm not sleeping at night
But I'm going from bar to bar
Why can't we just rewind?
Why can't we just rewind?
Why can't we just rewind?
Oh you might blame it on me
But you insisted that we fall
Wiped your hands of me
And said you needed more, more, more
And I'm not sleeping at night
But I'm going from bar to bar
Why can't we just rewind?
Why can't we just rewind?
Why can't we just rewind?
Oh and I'm not sleeping at night
But I'm going from bar to bar
Why can't we just rewind?
Why can't we just rewind?
Why can't we just rewind?
Oh whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Oh, one, one, two, three, four
Oh, I've got a sheet for my bed and a pillow for my head
I've got a pencil full of lead and some water for my throat
I've got buttons for my coat and sails on my boat
So much more than I needed before
I got money in the meter and a two bar heater
Oh, now it's getting hotter, oh, it's only getting sweeter
I got legs on my chairs and a head full of hair
Pot and a pan and some shoes on my feet
I got a shelf full of books and most of my teeth
A few pairs of socks and a door with a lock
I got food in my belly and a license for my telly
And nothing's gonna bring me down
Oh, no, oh
Oh nothing, oh nothing, nothing's gonna bring me down
I got a nice guitar and tires on my car
I got most of the means and scripts for the scenes
I'm out and about, so I'm in with a shout
I got a fair bit of chat but better than that
Food in my belly and a license for my telly
And nothing's going to bring me down
Oh, nothing, oh, nothing
Nothing's going to bring me down, oh
But best of all, I've got my baby
Oh, best of all, I've got my baby
She's mighty fine and says she's all mine
And nothing's going to bring me down, oh no
Oh, best of all, I've got my baby
Oh, best of all, I've got my baby
She's mighty fine and says she's all mine
And nothing's going to bring me down
She's mighty fine and says she's all mine
And nothing's going to bring me down
She's mighty fine and says she's all mine
Woke up cold one tuesday,
I'm looking tired and feeling quite sick,
I felt like there was something missing in my day to day life,
So i quickly opened the wardrobe,
Pulled out some jeans and a T-Shirt that seemed clean,
Topped it off with a pair of old shoes,
That were ripped around the seams,
And i thought these shoes just don't suit me.
Hey, I put some new shoes on,
And suddenly everything is right,
I said, hey, I put some new shoes on and everybody's smiling,
It so inviting,
Oh, short on money,
But long on time,
Slowly strolling in the sweet sunshine,
And i'm running late,
And i dont need an excuse,
'cause i'm wearing my brand new shoes.
Woke up late one thursday,
And i'm seeing stars as i'm rubbing my eyes,
And i felt like there were two days missing,
As i focused all the time,
And i made my way to the kitchen,
But i had to stop from the shock of what i found,
A room full of all my friends dancing round and round,
And i thought hello new shoes,
Byebye them blues.
Take me wondering through these streets,
Where bright lights and angels meet,
Stone to stone they take me on,
Im walking to the break of dawn.
Coming home again
To see a girl thats prettier than a diamond in the sun
Oh what fun!
I wonder if she's been naked in her room since i've been gone
I wonder if she's said to them as she said to me before
However much you use me baby, come on use me more
However much you use me baby, come on use me more
Getting off the train
To see a girl thats sweeter than an apple picked from Adam's tree
Oh glory be!
And I wonder if she's been pressed against an unfamiliar wall
And said to all those men as she said to me before
However much you want me, I swear i'll make you want me more
However much you want me, I swear i'll make you want me more and more and more and more
La-la-la, la la la la
Arriving at the door
Just to be told that the girl i'm missing has been in London for a while
No more northern skies for her
They say she's left a letter up the stair for everyone
It's pinned against her bedroom door for all the world to see and she says
However much I love you, you will always love me more
However much I love you, you will always love me more
And I guess it's true
However much she loves me I will always love her more
La-la-la la la la la
I'll love you more and more, I'll love you more
I'll love you more and more, I'll love you more
I'll love you more and more, I'll love you more
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