Matewan (1987)

Actors

• Frank Hoyt Taylor (actor)
• Kevin Tighe (actor)
• David Strathairn (actor)
• Mason Daring (actor)
• James Earl Jones (actor)
• Josh Mostel (actor)
• Bob Gunton (actor)
• John Sayles (actor)
• Chris Cooper (actor)
• Davide Ferrario (actor)
• Gordon Clapp (actor)
• Ken Jenkins (actor)
• Joe Grifasi (actor)
• Mary McDonnell (actress)
• Tom Wright (actor)

Genres

• Drama
• History

Taglines:

It takes more than guns to kill a man
At the coal company they use you until you wear out

Quotes:

Joe Kenehan: You think this man is the enemy? Huh? This is a worker! Any union keeps this man out ain't a union, it's a goddam club! They got you fightin' white against colored, native against foreign, hollow against hollow, when you know there ain't but two sides in this world - them that work and them that don't. You work, they don't. That's all you get to know about the enemy.

[about the owner of the Baldwin-Felts agency:]::Sid Hatfield: I've met Mr. Felts. I wouldn't pee on him if his heart was on fire.

Mrs. Knightes: T'ain't no guns allowed at t'dinner table!

• Lyrics: play full screen play karaoke
• Are We Friends Or Lovers - Zutons
• Nightmare Part II - Zutons
• Confusion - Zutons
• Beautiful - Zutons
• Always Right Behind You - Zutons
• Nobody Loves Me - Zutons
• Devil's Deal - Zutons
• Creepin' An' A Crawlin' - Zutons
• Bumbag - Zutons
• Beggars And Choosers - Zutons
• Dirty Dancehall - Zutons
• April Fool - Zutons
• Long Time Coming - Zutons
• Haunts Me - Zutons
• I Will Be Your Pockets - Zutons
• Havana Gang Brawl - Zutons
• It's The Little Things We Do - Zutons
• Little Red Door - Zutons
• I Know I'll Never Leave - Zutons
• Harder And Harder - Zutons
• Hello Conscience - Zutons
• How Does It Feel - Zutons
• Freak - Zutons
• Dirty Rat - Zutons
• Don't Ever Think (Too Much) - Zutons
• Zuton Fever - Zutons
• You've Got A Friend In Me - Zutons
• You Will, You Won't - Zutons
• You Know You Can Be Friends - Zutons
• You Could Make The Four Walls Cry - Zutons
• Why Don't You Give Me Your Love? - Zutons
• What's Your Problem - Zutons
• Valerie - Zutons
• Tired Of Hanging Around - Zutons
• Times Of Trouble - Zutons
• Someone Watching Over Me - Zutons
• Six Foot Man - Zutons
• Secrets - Zutons
• Runaway - Zutons
• Rumblin' Ramblin' - Zutons
• Remember Me - Zutons
• Railroad - Zutons
• Put A Little Aside - Zutons
• Pressure Point - Zutons
• Oh Stacey (Look What You've Done!) - Zutons
• Moons And Horror Shows - Zutons
• Not A Lot To Do - Zutons
• Shadows - 12 Stones
• Lifeless - 12 Stones
• Waiting for Yesterday - 12 Stones

Are we friends or are we lovers?
Cus we keep on bumping into each other
Well, you say we're friends and that is all
But I keep on waking underneath your covers
You make me feel like I'm a noose
Like a bike with a puncture left unused
Well the funny thing is I don't feel so bad
I like being ready and like being used
Every time I go out I gotta keep my cool and watch my
step
It's Groundhog Day when I wake up
Cus I find I'm next to you in bed
I don't know
I don't know
I don't, I don't know
I don't know
Well are we friends or lovers?
Cus we keep on using each other
I rang you more than once this week
And now you're scared and you can't sleep
Well, the thought of love repulses you
And it's all its loving you can't keep
Every time I go out I gotta keep my cool and watch my
step
It's Groundhog Day when I wake up
Cus I find I'm next to you in bed
I don't know
I don't know
I don't, I don't know
I don't know
Well are we friends or lovers?

Last night I had a bad dream
And it blew my head away
And there was no solution
And I've been awake all day
And all I see is horror
And it creeps beneath my skin
And I'm knockin' for my nightmare
But it just won't let me in
There were Grandmas that were choking
And clinging to the necks
And the mothers they just lied there
While blood gushed from their heads
And the fathers they were screaming
While priests were being sick
And the vomit hit the ceiling
While the blood was running thick
And the goths all ran off naked
And the punks all started crying
And the rockers they all fainted
Cause there was no denying
That the hands of human nature
Had surely come to blows
And the end of earth is here
And only Jesus knows
But the fathers they were laughing
Down the public house
And the demons they all ran in
And threw the fathers out
And they stabbed them in their bellies
And they ripped off arms and legs
But the demons started joking
And had a drink instead
But the fireman they were on strike
So they could not resolve
And the army cut the phone lines
So they were not involved
And while all this was happening
I was fast asleep
With a very foolish nightmare
And memories I won't keep
So I woke up in the morning
With an idea for a song
And I knew that this would come out

It's funny how it tears me apart
First it breaks your head then your heart
I should've loved you better
From the start
It's chewin' at my bones and my brains
It's workin' through the flesh that remains
Why can't this feelin' leave me
And just fade away?
From day one I led you on
I'm sorry girl, but I can't stay
Things have changed, they're not the same
Now I must walk the other way
Confusion raining down from up high
And all the time you ask yourself 'why?'
Why can't you make decisions
Can't make up your mind
Although you're trying hard to forget
The reason why you feel so misled
Now come on and forgive me
I'll help you accept
From day one I led you on
I'm sorry girl, but I can't stay
Things have changed, they're not the same
Now I must walk the other way
From day one I led you on
I'm sorry girl, but I can't stay
Things have changed, they're not the same

Every day is so wonderful
And suddenly, it's hard to breathe
Now and then, I get insecure
From all the fame, I'm so ashamed
I am beautiful no matter what they say
Words can't bring me down
I am beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring me down
So don't you bring me down today
To all your friends, you're delirious
So consumed in all your doom
Trying hard to fill the emptiness
The piece is gone and the puzzle undone
That's the way it is
You are beautiful no matter what they say
Words can't bring you down
You are beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring you down
Don't you bring me down today...
No matter what we do
(no matter what we do)
No matter what they say
(no matter what they say)
When the sun is shining through
Then the clouds won't stay
And everywhere we go
(everywhere we go)
The sun won't always shine
(sun won't always shine)
But tomorrow will find a way
All the other times
We are beautiful no matter what they say
Yes, words won't bring us down
We are beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring us down
Don't you bring me down today
Don't you bring me down today

you can hide around the corner
sleepin with your spies
think your better going?
keep ya toes on the line with style
huuuuhu
you can sleep with one eye open
secret from afar
I hear you got some new clothes
I even hear you got a new car
huuuuhu
well you can keep our life
and get far far back
cos you're waiting for the moment
to strike you back
sit around now out off my head
oh it's all about the pictures
and you took revenge
always right behind you (x4)
I heard you turned to music
got a new set of friends
a new kind of business
you've even got money to spend
huuuuhu
well it ain't about the money
it's all your bum lies
it's all about the fact
that you're leaving me high and dry
aahaaaa
well you can keep our love
and get far far back
cos you're waiting for the moment
to strike you back
sit around a bottle
and out my head
oh it's all about the pictures
and you took revenge
always right behind you (x4)
always right behind you (x4)

Nobody loves me any more,
Nobody needs me any more,
As I look on down below,
I see the couples come and go.
They make me think back to the time,
When all my life was well and fine,
And I gaze on down the street,
See the young hearts come and meet.
From my window of my flat,
You know I dream of my loving past.
But now there's nothing I can do,
I just sit and wait for you,
My next lover...
But being lonely ain't that bad,
I can meet friends, have a laugh,
I can do what I wanna do,
With no commitments to be abused.
Then the penny starts to drop,
You realise that you're on top,
When your hair is feeling free,
Lonely times won't bother me.
Well from my window of my flat,
You know I dream of my loving past.
But now there's nothing I can do,
I just sit and wait for you,
My next lover...
From my window of my flat,
You know I dream of my loving past.
But now there's nothing I can do,
I just sit and wait for you,
My next lover...
My next lover...
My next lover...
My next lover...

I was sold a story with a new beginning,
I missed out the middle and came into an end,
That was told by a man with a different posture,
Turn around and I'll meet you at the end,
I walk along think nothing can touch me
I missed out the car and found myself in hell,
At the gate is a guy says I got a second chance,
Turn around and pick one off the shelf,
I said pick one off the shelf,
Cos I've sold my whole life away,
No more riches or fame,
And all I had to do was change,
I got my change, the right amount, for who I was.
Well listen up Ive got a story to tell you,
Just pick the end you always wanna hear,
But you gotta make sure you pick the right one,
Or else this day will end up living tears.
And I've sold my whole life away,
No more riches or fame,
And all I had to do was change,
I got my change, the right amount, for who I was.
I was sold a story with a new beginning,
I missed out the middle and came into an end,
That was told by a man with a different posture,
Turn around and I'll meet you at the end,
I walk along think nothing can touch me,
I missed out the card and found myself in hell,
At the gate is a guy says I got a second chance,
Turn around and pick one off the shelf,
I said pick one off the shelf,
Cos I've sold my whole life away,
No more riches or fame,
And all I had to do was change,

Creepin an a crawlin through the dusty track
I was only crawlin cos I broke my back
Living like a dosser in a rich man's house
Come and set me free, come and let me out
Ah-hoo ah-hoo
Though you can't see through the walls
Ah-hoo ah-hoo
Though you're standing tall
Ah-hoo ah-hoo
There ain't nothing wrong at all
I want you to believe...
Living like a lizard in and out of line
Fell down from the top and nearly broke my spine
Won't somebdy help me through this torrid time
Now Im changing colour and Im going blind
Ah-hoo ah-hoo
Though you can't see through the walls
Ah-hoo ah-hoo
Though you're standing tall
Ah-hoo ah-hoo
There ain't nothing wrong at all
I want you to believe...
The grass is always greener on the other side
Though you cannot see it through your greedy eyes
Everything you had well you had to break
Now you've gone and made your last mistake
Ah-hoo ah-hoo
Though you can't see through the walls
Ah-hoo ah-hoo
Though you're standing tall
Ah-hoo ah-hoo
There ain't nothing wrong at all
I want you to believe...
Creepin an a crawlin through the dusty track
I was only crawlin cos I broke my back
Living like a lizard in and out of line
Fell down from the top and nearly broke my spine
Ah-hoo ah-hoo
Though you can't see through the walls
Ah-hoo ah-hoo
Though you're standing tall
Ah-hoo ah-hoo
There ain't nothing wrong at all

raise a glass now to the person
who invented the word called scum
he was clever never foolish
and he knew where you came from
you're a bumbag and a vexer
and you never let your standards slip
cause your standards are so low-down
like the pavement
you find when you trip
but I won't trip over
look over my shoulder
you won't get the better of me
the credit you owe me
respect you don't show me
all makes the better for me
ooh you look so good from afar
ooh you're just a bumbag
yes you are
you're a parasite you're a virus
you only ever make mistakes
like a leper or a tapeworm
you only ever seem to take
now you're livin' with your language
and everyone's avoiding you
ask for money ask for cigarettes
it's all you ever seem to do
but I won't trip over
look over my shoulder
you won't get the better of me
the credit you owe me
respect you don't show me
all makes the better for me
ooh you look so good from afar
ooh but you're just a bumbag
yes you are
all my friend's heads seem to go down
whenever you decide to turn up
feel so sorry for your parents
when they see your face
they must spew up
you're the black sheep
you're the distance
you should keep your wits
about you in town
because one day it could kill you
and your body never will be found
but I won't trip over
look over my shoulder
you won't get the better of me
the credit you owe me
respect you don't show me
all makes the better for me
I won't trip over
look over my shoulder
you won't get the better of me
the credit you owe me
respect you don't show me

Beggars and choosers, winners and losers,
Sent in today and they're here to abuse us.
They come by the old map, and travel by spacecraft,
Which one are you, cos they're here to confuse us, now,
Here they come, here they come, here they come,
Oh now, here they come, here they come, oh oh.
Business conventions, greedy intentions,
Sent in today and they're not scared to mention.
They're fat men in black suits, all walking in fresh
boots,
Walking the streets as they're taking your pensions.
They look like your friend but they're leeches inside,
They're burning your soul as they're passing your mind,
They look like the people who live on the street,
Like children that pester the ? and the key.
Well who is next? I hope they come for you.
So tell your friends, I hope that they learn too.
They look like your friend but they're leeches inside,
They're burning your soul as they're passing your mind,
They look like the people who live on the street,
Like children that pester the ? and the key.
Well who is next? I hope they come for you.

Well the sun grew dim and the night grew tall
Everyone's dancing in the dirty dancehall
The chins they did wobble, the eyes did stare
There was a sense of threat in the air
Everyone's dancing, feeling fine
But looking like Zombies, as though they're dying
I stood alone in the darkened room
My mouth is dry and my heart goes boom
Oh the dogs and the vermin were mooching in the streets
Sniffing out the candy and the left over meat
Down in the alley a tramp falls asleep
Murdering the hooker and chops off their feet
Everyone's dancing, feeling fine
But looking like Zombies, as though they're dying
I stood alone in the darkened room
My mouth is dry and my heart goes boom
This is just a night in the City of Culture
But everyone's whacked and looks like vultures
All the lights came on and the music stopped
Men in uniform outside on watch
The tramp waits by the bush to pounce
Woken up again by a young girl's shout
Closing up the club, a fight breaks out
All the Black Mariahs were left in no doubt
One got killed another one ran
They ended up arresting an innocent man
This is just a night in the City of Culture

It was a wonderful night
And the stars shone bright in the evening
And the silence scouted
You could hear the cats and dogs are breathing
I was out to see a friend for a few
It didn't occur to me
The unknown frightening truth
All the lights are off from the houses
Nobody at home tonight
Everybody's gone out dancing
Some will get an early night
I check my phone for changes
And make sure I'm not late
I'm still on time

Long time coming
But no one seen it coming
Long gone then
And your heart is still running
Now you're thinking bout the times
And the things you should've done
Well you might as well forget it
In the end you have won
Long-gone letters
Well it makes you feel better
Now you spend your days calm
But you spend the night shattered
It's a long time now
To be left in no doubt
It's a long time change
Do you still feel the same?
And you just can't shake that mood
Cause she's poisoned all your food
Now you're bogged down in those blues
And you just can't shake them loose
It's a long time coming
It's a long time now
To be left in no doubt
It's a long time change
Do you still feel the same?

It was a long time ago but it still haunts me,
Well the good times are paying, but the bad times they come free,
It's been a good few years in the lonely lane, but still it lingers like a stain,
It was a long time ago but it still haunts me.
I've got a hole in my head and it just won't let me be,
But some days I'm happy, and other days I just weep,
Well if I told you what I'd done that day, I know you'd never talk to me again,
It was a long time ago but it still haunts me.
All the time I'm hanging round, I'm dodging all the danger,
I dream of days when I was young, and I was just a stranger.
Now don't you worry yourself, cos your friend now lives in peace,
Even though you had to bury all the evidence in the sea,
They found his hair and his brains in an open bag, at the bottom where the wartime ship had sank,
It was a long time ago but it still haunts me.
All the time I'm hanging round, I'm dodging all the danger,
I dream of days when I was young, and I was just a stranger.
Haunts me,
Haunts me,
Haunts me,
Haunts me,
Haunts me,
Haunts me

I will be your pockets
Built to hold all of your stuff
Your magazine, your vaseline
I'll hold your brand new powder buff
I will be the cigarette
That you smoke right down to the letters
And be flicked away and stamped on
Cause I knew I won't be better
I'll step to you with tiptoeing feet
(Careful how you go
watch your step, tiptoe)
So I can hear your heart and never miss a beat
I will be your footstools
You go when you need a rest
I woulda walk the miles for you
Had a new (hoof?) for your tread
If I were to be your teardrop
That would be an awful fate
But at least I'd get to touch you
As I roll on down your face
I'll step to you with tiptoeing feet
(Careful how you go
watch your step, tiptoe)
So I can hear your heart and never miss a beat
I'll be your legs, I'll be your hands
And if you're sick, your ambulance
I am here just for you
So give me all your saddest news
If you're tired I'll be your rest
Believe you when you know what's best
I will
Yeah, I'll be your legs, I'll be your hands
And if you're sick, your ambulance
I am here just for you
So give me all your saddest news
If you're tired I'll be your rest
Believe you when you know what's best
I will
Yeah, I'll be your legs, I'll be your hands
And if you're sick, your ambulance
I am here just for you
So give me all your saddest news
If you're tired I'll be your rest
Believe you when you know what's best
I will
I will
Oh, I will
Yeah, I will

Well the cops are at the door
And you know that they want more
They've got spears, made for arms
Tried to lure you with their charms
You can hear the guns outside
Watching riots with their eyes
As you move from wall to wall
Hear the siren from the gang brawl
Line the locals one by one
Filling bullets with their guns
Are you red, or if you're blue
Cause tonight their gonna find the truth
Take no prisoners today
For the future will be laid
One big city, one big town
Everyone with the same crown
Havana Gang Brawl
Havana Gang Brawl
Havana Gang Brawl
Oh where will you sleep tonight?
Oh where will you sleep tonight?
A doomed old day for engagements
They have torn up your arrangements
All the mothers, buying razors
For the future will be dangerous
You try desperately to leave
But all the trains are dry for steam
All the taxis on their sides
All the planes are burning bright
Havana Gang Brawl
Havana Gang Brawl
Havana Gang Brawl
Oh where will you sleep tonight?
Oh where will you sleep tonight?
Only one option left
To survive or you'll be dead
Do you hide now from the sin
Or do your blazing guns begin?
All the shops are up for sale
You might make it out on bail
All the fathers shine today
Making sure that son's ok
Havana Gang Brawl
Havana Gang Brawl
Havana Gang Brawl
Oh where will you sleep tonight?
Oh where will you sleep tonight?
Oh where will you sleep tonight?

Well I woke this morning with a teardrop in my eye
Because last night it felt like the best night of my life
Now there's something that is wrong rotting my insides
And I don't understand why my brain wants to die
I had women, wine, party time and everything that mattered
And when I woke up today you know my brain was all in tatters
I had bits of lungs shrapnel glass and cigarettes for breakfast
And my lips are blue, my toes are numb and I think I've got the shivers
It's the little things we do when you go out in the night
And it's pay day today just for having a good time
As your hangover unfolds well the questions will arrive
Why do I feel like death just for having a good time
So I get up and go down the stairs and try to make a sandwich
But the ham and cheese, margarine they speak an evil language
It says "Don't eat me I don't deserve to be there in your stomach"
And I break on down and cry why do good time turn to bummers
It's the little things we do when you go out in the night
And it's pay day today just for having a good time
As your hangover unfolds well the questions will arrive

now the time has come to say goodbye
and I leave before I start to cry
nothing happening 'round here no more
gonna leave through my little red door
back in school when
we were young and free
not a thing would upset you or me
now I feel my heart it beats so soft
as I leave through my little red door
but growing up is very hard to do
but don't let all that
growing smother you
all the time you needed is now gone
all that's left is happy playground songs
that you will sing no more
now it seems if you're not settled down
with a house and
children running 'round
people wonder what you should be doin'
and they think you live your life in ruin
but growing up is very hard to do
but don't let all that
growing smother you
all the time you needed is now gone
all that's left is happy playground songs
that you will sing no more
now the time has come to say goodbye
now the time has come to say goodbye
now the time has come to say goodbye
now the time has come to say goodbye
nothing happening 'round here no more

There's something going on round here, inthis neighbourhood
But what it is I'm not quite sure, in this neighbourhood
I just can't put my finger on, what makes me bite my nails
And later on I'll feel the same, as though I would
The people never say hello, they just walk on past
I try to look inside those cars, but it's blackened glass
I hear the screams late at night, behind my bedroom wall
And later on I'll do the same, and hear the drunkman call
Well I know I'll never leave...cos there's no way out for me
Now and then I tend to dream...dream of what I might be
Well I know I'll never leave...cos there's no way out for me
There's a fear that I know...if I left where would I go?
The pavemnet has a cactus skin, and a knife-like edge
My feet keep sticking to the floor, where my toes have bled
I hear the screams late at night, behind my bedroom wall
And later on I'll do the same, and hear the drunk man call
Where's the love that I once had? It's dying somewhere in the past
I sold my TV, radio. To someone, someone I don't know
Well I know I'll never leave, 'cos there's no way out for me

I need some protection
Someone to show me the way
Someone who deserves it
I want them to stay
To stick with me and tell me
I'll never be weak
And not disappear
After a couple of weeks
It gets harder, harder, harder
I used to be strong
Picking everyone up off the ground
I used to be invincible
And cope with problems I found
But now it's all changing
I'm falling apart
I'm falling to pieces
And I'm finding it hard
So hard
It gets harder, harder, harder
Listen up here
When you're going down
You're shaking everybody up
And putting 'em down
They're the only friends you've got now

'Coz it's alright
To go out at night and forget who you are
Alright
Then it's up in the morning and back to the start
Hello conscience how do you do
I've come a long way to talk with you
You've been causing chaos for much too long
And these mixed emotions are much too strong
I hear you got a problem with the way I am
But loneliness never seems to understand
Every time I hear the fizzing of my cup
I hold my head high and say good luck
I've got a couple of friends that are dying to meet you
They're going to be in town for a little while
So if you come after me
They're gonna steal your sight so you can't see
So relax and sit back instead
'Coz it's alright
To go out at night and forget who you are
Alright
Then it's up in the morning and back to the start
It's alright
To go out at night and forget who you are
Alright
Then it's up in the morning and back to the start
Hello sunshine how are things going
You come up everyday but I'm never showing
I guess me and you don't get along
With nothing in common, nothing's wrong
I spend a lot of time in the big white room
Down in the cellar I'll be drinking soon
I can't help sleeping through the sunny day
Tired in bed but that's OK
I've got a couple of friends that are dying to meet you
They're going to be in town for a little while
So if you come after me
They're gonna steal your sight so you can't see
So relax and sit back instead
'Coz it's alright
To go out at night and forget who you are
Alright
Then it's up in the morning and back to the start
It's alright
To go out at night and forget who you are
Alright
Then it's up in the morning and back to the start
Alright
Alright
Alright
Alright
Alright
Alright
Alright
Alright
Alright

How does it feel to have love to have lost
And I know how to feel anymore
And how many times do you have to be cruel to be kind
And show feelings the door
Well isn't it strange how much you can change in a year or a minute or more
How can it go from so good to so bad and my soul is now squished on the floor
How does it feel on your own and you can't even deal with yourself
How can I move when the ground is so lose
And the sun wants to peel off my skin
And how can I laugh when my mouth is held back
And I'm struggling now just to grin
I hold myself up till I run out of luck
While the world carries on in a spin
And now it's so real and it's paying off well cos my feeling are letting me in
How does it feel on your own and you can't even deal with yourself
I've been asking the same old questions time and time again
I find that I don't want to live this life but I know that I'll have to pretend
Cos everyone's hiding from the truth and they're just lying to themselves
How do you expect me to deal with this when I can't even deal with myself

it's a hundred pounds an hour
or two hundred for the day
I'll take cash or credit card
I don't mind how you pay
it's a funny kind of business
when you're in demand
a social mantelpiece-man
would never understand
started back in oh-six
when I was down and out
not a conjure up together
left in no doubt
I looked at the computer
and I had to make the choice
one was cleaning toilets
and the other needed boys
now I'm a freak
I get my money through love
and I'm a freak
but it hurts me so much
I'm living by the hour
sometimes by the day
always gets me outta bed
and never goes away
here's another pensioner
who's hornier than most
got a little cottage
just on the coast
but we've gotta be so quick
before her husband gets home
he might be old and grey
but he's as hard as a stone
the act of love was simple
but the end felt like death
then she started talkin'
I could smell her breath
oh my stomach went all queasy
and I started to balk
I took my ready payments
and I walked out the door
cus I'm a freak
I get my money through love
and I'm a freak
but it hurts me so much
I'm living by the hour
sometimes by the day
always gets me outta bed
and never goes away
all my friends laugh
and they talk behind my back
I'm thinking I'm on top
but inside my soul just rots
I'll pack it in some day
save some money and move away
cus life as a gigolo
well it's all gonna have to go
oh I'm gonna have to go
spinning down my spine
it gives me the creeps
pay me now not later
cus I've gotta leave
got a forty year old woman
who's six foot four
all the kids go crazy
when they see me at the door
it all gets sorted out
and she gives them a clout
strips off in the bedroom
shows me what it's about
I try and try all day
tryin' all day long
I try and try again
until the money's all gone
cus I'm a freak
I get my money through love
and I'm a freak
but it hurts me so much
I'm living by the hour
sometimes by the day
always gets me outta bed
and never goes away
cus I'm a freak
I get my money through love
and I'm a freak
but it hurts me so much
I'm living by the hour
sometimes by the day
always gets me outta bed

if you see me walking
with my head faced down
walking as I'm trying
to cover up from my frown
don't think I haven't seen you before
you've seen me
don't think I don't remember
what happened last week
you awoke in the night
you left my bed
leaving me with questions
in my drunken head
where'd you go, what'd you do?
where's my money gone?
you took it when you realised
what you've done
it's okay it's alright
we can take it easy tonight
but in time there'll be hell
from the secret that you do not tell
cause I was caught messin'
(oh caught in the act)
well I shouldn't been messin'
(you're just a dirty rat)
laughs and friends
and friends and laughs
company you keep company you had
he approached me in the stall
he mentions your name
said that it was me
and then gave me the blame
oh he punched me in the face
that's all as I recall
I woke up in the hospital
with blood on the walls
as I opened my eyes I see my wife
she asked what happened on that night
it's okay it's alright
we can take it easy tonight
but in time there'll be hell
from the secret that you do not tell
well it's cold outside
and I'm walking home
I found you took the battery
outta my phone
oh make it there's only
about an hour to go
walking through the
miserable winter cold
well it's cold outside
and I'm walking home
I found you took the battery
outta my phone
oh make it there's only
about an hour to go
walking through the
miserable winter cold
cause I was caught messin'
(oh caught in the act)
well I shouldn't been messin'
(you're just a dirty rat)
now I can't stop guessin'
we can all learn a lesson oh
it's okay it's alright

Standing on the edge of the cliff
And I'm thinking it through my mind
I'm afraid that I'm about to slip
Because my body is out of time
And I think, I think, I think, I think
I think until I'm nearly there
Do you remember when you were young
Do you remember what your mother said
She said don't ever think,
ever think, ever think too much
Don't ever think, ever think, ever think too much
Don't ever think, ever think, ever think too much
Don't ever think, ever think, ever think too much
Obsession is a terrible thing
Cause it happens to everyone
Cause Mother Nature comes with a sting
And ...
And I'm lying, I'm lying, I'm lying awake
Lying in my lonely bed
Do you remember when you were young
Do you remember what your mother said
She said don't ever think,
ever think, ever think too much
Don't ever think, ever think, ever think too much
Don't ever think, ever think, ever think too much
Don't ever think, ever think, ever think too much
And I think again, and I think again
It's just the thinking, I don't understand
It's all hopes, ...
The persecution is on fire
Don't ever think, ever think, ever think too much
And don't ever think, ever think, ever think too much
And don't ever think, ever think, ever think too much

Ya know I get a funny feeling
Like an epidemic running through my head
Ya know I got that feeling it's the best
Got the Zuton Fever in my head
And when it's running through my bones
Ya know I feel just like I'm ten years old
Ya know I'm looking young and good again
Got the Zuton Fever in my headIt starts to make its way upstairs
It's like pollution in my veins and in my hair
Ya know where it comes from I don't care
Just let me know if you get some I'll be there
Oh Father, Father I have sinned
I've let myself down time and time again
Ya know the Zuton Fever's made me thin
And now I've got to clean my flaky skin
Oh Doctor, Doctor help and let me know
If you can find a cure or anecdote
You know I've always been true to you my friend
Hope that you can help me out again
You know I get a funny feeling
Like an epidemic running through my head
Ya know I got that feeling it's the best

You've got a friend in me, darlin'
You've got a friend in me
Cos when I looked at your face, I've seen a wonderful place
And I knew it was there for me
You've got the sweetest smile, darlin', you've got it all for me
Cos when I looked at your eyes, I've seen a terrible prize
And I knew it was there for me
You follow me home when I'm finished in work
You're creeping so quietly so I don't get scared
I sit in your garden on your fence at night
I'm watching you live through the day and the night
Upstairs downstairs watching me move
You'd never let me see you, you couldn't face the truth
I feel like I know you in every way
Though we've never spoke and we never say
Let me see where you go, let me follow you home
Let me, I want to know, because
I know that it's meant for me, darlin', know that it's meant for me
And even if I stop to say hello
There's so many things you don't know
I've got a perfect picture of you this way
And if I got to know you it could all change
And even if I stop to say hello
There's so many things you don't know
I've got a perfect picture of you this way
And if I got to know you it could all change
I want a new love, I'm sick of this pass time

You will you won't
You do you don't
You're saying you will
But you know you won't
You may you might
Your chest gets tight
You say you love day
But you come out at night
While your thinking, thinking, thinking up a storm in you
All the things you're thinking, are they false, are they true
You know the dipsydoodle rag, it tells no lie
But all the time you're thinking, well you're tricking your mind
You will you won't
You do you don't
You're saying you will
But you know you won't
You may you might
Your chest gets tight
You say you love day
But you come out at night
Well the devil's standing tall on the top of the hill
Pointing down his fork and betraying your will
You gotta make decisions whether old or new
Then god comes from the heavens and he'll say to you
You will you won't
You do you don't
You're saying you will
But you know you won't
You may you might
Your chest gets tight
You say you love day
But you come out at night
Well I've tried so hard
I've tried so hard
To make it right
To make it right
I'm gonna bury my thoughts
And forget all my worries
Tonight
You will you won't
You do you don't
You're saying you will
But you know you won't
You may you might
Your chest gets tight
You say you love day

We were friends
When we were young
And we thought
That would carry on
But then our families
Oh, they moved along
And we realized
That all our thoughts had been wrong
And we had to find
friends in a new place
Because as we get older
We all need a shoulder to lean on
To help us along
Remember when we were young
We'd play games
We'd knock on doors and run
And if I'd get caught
Well, you'd always hang on
And if it'd happen to you
Well I know to leave would be wrong
And that's the sign of a good mate
Because as we get older
We all need a shoulder to lean on
To help us along
Cause we grow and we're gone
I thought once or twice
To get in touch
But my thoughts
Well they never amounted to much
And we'd probably changed
in the most peculiar ways
And all that we talk about
is what we call the good old days
And we had to find friends in a new place
Because as we get older
We all need a shoulder to lean on
To help us along
And we would roam
And we're gone
Cause we all need a friend
need a friend, need a friend
Yeah we all need a friend
need a friend, need a friend

If the world was oblong-shaped
Then you would make it square
Just to let the whole world know
That you were standing there
If I had a chance all week
To tell you how I feel
You would make the four walls cry
To let me know you're real
It's a good job that I love you, girl
And hold you close to me
To let you think that I'm OK
And never show I'm weak
The time I spend in discontent
And never leave your side
Sometimes I can hold it down
I can never hide
The fact that I love you
Oh, I love you
You know I've been a friend of yours
For God knows how long
And all the stress that we've been through
And still we carry on
But when we get together, boy
I'm nothing but a spark
I've been right down that road you know
I've tried it once before
It's a good job that I love you now
And hold you close to me
To let you think that I'm OK
And never show I'm weak
The time I spend in discontent
And never leave your side
Sometimes I can hold it down
I can never hide
The fact that I love you
Oh, I love you
Now I'm magnetized again
I'm filling up with blue
It only ever leaves my paws
When I'm close to you
You make me start on everything
If everything should stop.
At least I know I've got you now
And this thing can go on.
Cuz I love you

What can I do?
What can I say?
To make you want me more
To have your love
And show you how
That's all I'm asking for
I've been around the block so many times and I need a place to stop
I only wanted what's right for you and what could be right for us
I hear the same thing all the time and you know that I don't care
Well I don't like the way you've been hanging around and I sure don't like your hair
Oooo-ooo why won't you give me your love?
Oooo-ooo why won't you give me your love?
I chain you up
I make you mine
I keep you locked downstairs
With all the bugs
And all the knats
I feed you rodent hair
I keep you in my celler safe
I'll keep you there til dawn
I'll wait until the sun comes up
And I'll poke and prod you more
I know your tired and you're having a date well that don't mean nuts to me
When I see you out in town, I'm gonna hid so you can't see
Oooo-ooo why won't you give me your love?
Oooo-ooo why won't you give me your love?

what's your problem?
what's your problem?
I don't get what your problem is
You got me racin'
Anticipatin'
And I don't think I can handle this
Cos when you look at me funny
Well, it makes me worry (yeah,yeah)
It's gonna get me excited and I'm gonna get frightened
So stop your smilin'
And stop your starin'
I'd rather talk and be friends with you
All this bravado
It makes me nervous
But that ain't gonna sink through to you
And you're still lookin' at me funny
And it's makin' me worry (yeah,yeah)
It's gonna get me excited and I'm gonna get violent
You need it
You want it
You know just how to get it and you will
Oh, yes you will
You started punchin'
And started screamin'
I seen my face scattered on the floor
I tried to block you
I couldn't stop you
I couldn't hold you down no more
Cos when I looked at your face
It made me shiver and shudder
It weren't a beautiful face
But it was that of a woman
You need it
You want it
You know just how to get it and you will
Oh, yes you will
Please don't pile on the pressure today
I can only deal with it sometimes
But if you told me close to my face
I'd respect you more of the time
What's your problem?
What's your problem?

Well sometimes I go out by myself and I look across the water
And I think of all the things, what you're doing and in my head I make a picture
'Cos since I've come on home, well my body's been a mess
And I've missed your ginger hair and the way you like to dress
Won't you come on over, stop making a fool out of me
Why won't you come on over Valerie, Valerie?
Did you have to go to jail, put your house on up for sale, did you get a good lawyer?
I hope you didn't catch a tan, I hope you find the right man who'll fix it for you
Are you shopping anywhere, changed the colour of your hair, are you busy?
And did you have to pay the fine you were dodging all the time are you still dizzy?
Yeah
'Cos since I've come on home, well my body's been a mess
And I've missed your ginger hair and the way you like to dress
Won't you come on over, stop making a fool out of me
Why won't you come on over Valerie, Valerie.Valerie,Valerie?
Well sometimes I go out by myself and I look across the water
And I think of all the things, what you're doing and in my head I make a picture'
Cos since I've come on home, well my body's been a mess
And I've missed your ginger hair and the way you like to dress
Won't you come on over, stop making a fool out of me
Why won't you come on over Valerie, Valerie.Valerie,Valerie?

Well these should be the best days of your life
But you worried all the goodness away
And these should be the times you remember the most
But you haven't got the patience today
Down at the station a driver leaves late
Everyone's day is adrift
Well it's a domino effect and it's lost you all respect
So you'd better get your boss a gift
Cos they're tired of, tired of hanging around
The bus turned up and you wouldn't believe
The driver had an attitude
Well he gave my pass a check and he gave me no respect
And it's got me in a terrible mood
He's oblivious to all the pain that he's caused
And the pain that he's about to make
Well I hope the next person could be the wrong person
And wipe that stupid look off his face
These should be the best days of our lives
But we've worried all the goodness away
These should be the times we remember the most
Bot we haven't got the patience today

You know we're living in times of trouble,
The past was better for me,
While I'm living in times of trouble,
Maybe you can help me,
Oh maybe you can help me.
I keep on looking on over my shoulders,
And fear has fallen to me,
I looked a while and then once over,
Maybe you can help me,
Well maybe you can help me.
Another week, another weekend,
Passes right over me,
Another way to find a new friend,
Maybe you can help me,
Oh maybe you can help me.
Uh huh huh,
Uh huh huh,
Uh huh huh,
Uh huh huh,
Uh huh huh,
Uh huh huh.

Well I'm sure there's someone watching over me at night while I'm sleeping
'Cos no harm ever seems to come to me at night while I'm sleeping
They never let me wake to see who could be standing and guarding me
And when the morning comes they never seem to stick around
I see demons and spies with cyclops eyes at night while I'm sleeping
And girls with claws and blood stained floors at night while I'm sleeping
I see bullets of steel and they clip my heels at night while I'm sleeping
And all the blades they spin and slit my skin at night while I'm sleeping
I must have had a hundred fights and changed dark into light
But when I awoke all this violence and pain was alright
I'm gonna wait alone under my sheets and pretend to close my eyes
And I will wait until the sun comes up, I will wait all night
I don't care if you don't come and show youself 'cause I know you're always near me

Well I was born 6ft Tall with no lovin at all
I had to rummage through my life of misery
I had to go from place to place never recognise my face
Im the moody man you never ever see
Well one day I placed a bet with the money I had left
Would not know what the future held for me
Through all the suffering and the pain but theres one
thing that Ive gained
Thats the patience that I now receive
Poor boy
Rich boy
Well whatcha gonna do boy
Now that you have taken all the joy
And by the very next week I had hit a lucky streak
I had won the lottery four million pounds
Opinions seemed to change so fast people hear that you've
got cash
Bedded every single woman in this town
Now Ive got my limousine and the yacht upon the sea
And the thousand friends Ive never met before
Through all the suffering and the pain but theres one
thing that Ive gained
Thats the knowledge that I had when I was poor
I was a poor boy
Now Im a rich boy
Well whatcha gonna do boy

Everyone's got secrets, dirty little secrets
Have I got one on you
Although they may be secrets, they may show your weakness
Well are they really true
Don't tell your mates on the council estates
Cos there's no one to trust
Don't tell the sky as it spits down in your eye
But tell a priest if you must
Cos everyone's got problems, everyone's got problems
And everyone's got stress
Controlling our relations, avoiding situations
Thatn end up in a mess
Don't be afraid if your thoughts are mislaid
Cos there's nothing to fear
Don't get upset if your memories make regrets
Because we've all got them here
Secrets, secrets, secrets
Are for keeping, keeping, keeping
And if your tell them

As I walk along,
I wonder what went wrong,
With our love, a love that was so strong.
And as I still walk on,
I think of the things we've done
Together, a-while our hearts were young.
I'm a-walkin' in the rain,
Tears are fallin' and I feel the pain,
Wishin' you were here by me,
To end this misery
And I wonder--
I wah-wah-wah-wah-wonder,
Why,
Why, why, why, why, why she ran away,
Yes, and I wonder,
A-where she will stay-ay,
My little runaway,
Run, run, run, run, runaway.
I'm a-walkin' in the rain,
Tears are fallin' and I feel the pain,
Wishin' you were here by me,
To end this misery
And I wonder--
I wah-wah-wah-wah-wonder,
Why,
Why, why, why, why, why she ran away,
Yes, and I wonder,
A-where she will stay-ay,
My little runaway,
Run, run, run, run, runaway.
Run, run, run, run, runaway.

I hear the train a-calling me,
I hear the engine and the steam.
You know there's only one person leaving, and that's me.
I need to find a new world,
With all the riches and the girls,
You know they say that I'm a ramblin' man, that's me.
Rumblin' ramblin' down that mountain,
Railroad track, I'm never coming back,
There ain't enough places in the world for a ramblin'
man.
I'm walking through the windy beach,
Now I can feel a chilly breeze,
You know Sweden or Mexico looks good to me.
The captain shouted 'All aboard',
And now I'm looking to the port,
You know where that captain's sailing to suits me.
Rumblin' ramblin' down that mountain,
Railroad track, I'm never coming back,
There ain't enough places in the world for a ramblin'
man.
Rumblin' ramblin' down that mountain,
Railroad track, I'm never coming back,
There ain't enough places in the world for a ramblin'

Well we used to be the best of friends
And we used to hang around
Now I always see you and your new girlfriend
On the sunny side of town
Oh your body is the same and your face ain't changed
But your mind ain't where that's at
You're too busy hugging and a-kissing now
And for you that can't be bad
But I've made a deal with the clouds
Gonna turn that sun into rain
So you forget about your love
Come and see me again
Oh remember me I'm your best friend
And we don't talk no more
So if you're in the neighbourhood
Don't forget to knock on my door
Cause I've got to keep the feeling, keep the feeling in
Gotta keep the feeling, keep the feeling in
Gotta keep the feeling, keep the feeling in
Gotta keep the feeling, keep the feeling in
Now I stand upon your path
And I'm shouting up to you
Won't you come and give me a minute now
There's a message here for you
Me and a couple of old school friends
We're going out to drink
You can come along but leave your girl at home
It'll give you time to think
But you called at the last minute
Said that you were staying in
Well this is not a joke old friend
I'm a-getting sick of this
Oh remember me when she leaves you
And you come and knock on my door
Well I can nurse your broken heart
Cause that's what friends are for
Cause I've got to keep the feeling, keep the feeling in
Gotta keep the feeling, keep the feeling in
Gotta keep the feeling, keep the feeling in

Although I've left you darling
I'll soon be back again
That's what I said in China
Where all the work was dead
I hope you get my letters
I'll write them every day
I'll soon be heading eastwards
I'm hammering the nails
I'm working on the railroad
I dig away the time
I'm singing to the worksong
With memories in mind
I'll sail to Hong Kong harbour
The winds were warmer there
The sweat would roll down my back
While digging at the earth
While talking of you darling
I'd show your photograph
And point it over westwards
Way over past the tracks
I'm working on the railroad
I dig away the time
I'm singing to the worksong
With memories in mind
I'm working on the railroad
I dig away the time
I'm singing to the worksong
With memories in mind
Of you... of you, oh!
I've saved every penny, my girl
I hope that you have waited out there
For all my love when I get home
Cause deep down in my heart, there's a hole
I've saved every penny, my girl
I hope that you have waited out there
For all my love when I get home
Cause deep down in my heart, there's a hole
I've saved every penny, my girl
I hope that you have waited out there
For all my love when I get home

five times a year I'll return
with a fake pay package
that I didn't earn
it's the benefits and little bits
I make sure I've got
I'm the one who works the oil rigs
but really I'm not
I've got a wife and kid
on the lower estate
and it all started when
I won a bet with my mate
he said you couldn't get her
I said I can
I kissed her at the bar
and this affair began so
each time you make a little money
put a little aside for me
so I can love you better
when you come home to me you gotta
each time I make a little money
I'll put a little aside for you
so I can love you better
when I come home to you
two years down the line
I've got it worked out
I've got a shift in the summer
and the winter left out
my wife thinks I'm crazy
cause I work all my time
but she doesn't even notice
or even realize
but one day I must choose between
my love and affair
and I don't think I've got the guts
I ain't got the nerve
it's such a hard decision
to make me choose one
But what they don't know
won't hurt them
so I'll just carry on and
each time you make a little money
put a little aside for me
so I can love you better
when you come home to me you gotta
each time I make a little money
I'll put a little aside for you
so I can love you better
when I come home to you
I've got a wife and kid
on the lower estate
and it all started when
I won a bet with my mate
he said you couldn't get her
I said I can
I kissed her at the bar
and this affair began so
each time you make a little money
put a little aside for me
so I can love you better
when you come home to me you gotta
each time I make a little money
I'll put a little aside for you
each time I make a little money

I can't get this pressure point out of my head
I can't get this pressure point out of my head
I feel it in work, you know, I feel it in bed
I can't get this pressure point out of my head
I've paid all my bills and I've acted so well
Ain't been cheating, there's nothing to tell
So why all this pressure, I dont understand
I call on my neighbours, and lend them a hand
Doctor, oh doctor, I'm willing to learn
Well all of my bones, well they toss and they turn
Mother, oh mother, I'm begging you please
To rid me of madness and cure this disease
A weary old soldier, well I have become
With all of this pressure, my mind's on the run
Oh maybe a change and it's all for the best
Maybe it's something to get off my chest
Doctor, oh doctor, I'm begging you please
To rid me of madness and cure this disease
Mother, oh mother, I'm willing to learn
Well all of my bones, well they toss and they turn
Pressure pressure pressure pressure...
Pressure pressure pressure pressure...
Pressure pressure pressure pressure...
Pressure pressure pressure pressure...
I can't get this pressure point out of my head
I can't get this pressure point out of my head
I feel it in work, you know, I feel it in bed
I can't get this pressure point out of my head
Pressure pressure pressure pressure...
Pressure pressure pressure pressure...
Pressure pressure pressure pressure...

Oh Stacey look what you've done,
You think that you're the only one . . .
Well, she should've went to school
And she should've made it through
But she never
And she should've studied hard
And she should've played the part
But she never
Oh and she should have kept her head
And got out of bed
More in the mornings
And she should've had her day
Should have done it her way
But she never
Oh Yeah
She made her Father worry 'til he was sick
Found him on the couch one night cold and stiff
Now she drinks away the will and she's not proud of it
Oh Stacey look what you've done,
You think that you're the only one . . .
Oh she should've had more time
To get to know the world
A little better
And she should've had more friends,
To glue her brain and stick it back together
But she had to go around
And disagree with everyone she knew
And now all her friends
They're gonna help her spend the fortune
Oh yeah
She made her Father worry 'til he was sick
Found him on the couch one night cold and stiff
Now she drinks away the will and she's not proud of it
Oh?.
Wasn't always gonna be this way,
It didn't have to daunt her
But I knew that's what she'd say
I will put the flowers on
And visit every week
But that won't wake your father from his every lasting sleep
She made her Father worry 'til he was sick
Found him on the couch one night cold and stiff
Now she drinks away the will and she's not proud of it
Oh Stacey look what you've done,
You think that you're the only one . . .
Stacey
Oh Stacey
Oh Stacey
Oh Stacey
Oh Stacey
Oh Stacey
Oh Stacey, look what you've done
Stacey,
Oh Stacey
Oh Stacey
Oh Stacey
Oh Stacey
Oh Stacey, you think that you're the only one

Today is a day when many fine things will come
Today is just a memory tomorrow
I know that there's some bad things to come
But I'll forget them all until tomorrow
The days are long and nights don't come at all
We eat and drink and then we fall asleep
And then I dream of moons and horror shows
And then I'll wake up fresh and new tomorrow
Then I dream of moons and horror shows
And then I'll wake up fresh and new tomorrow

Sunday afternoon
Not a lot to do
Think of all
The places I could be
People I could meet
Life so small
I'm watching drops of rain
On my window pane
Empty streets
And no one knocks around
No one goes to town
I'm a-going out
Sick of staying in
Living life
With worries on my mind
Waste away the time
Days that I was born
Closed up all the doors
So restricted
Put my life of shame
Through the window pane
Now I'm blessed
Cause god created Sundays
So we could stay in
And watch the rain fall down
I lay on my bed
I feel all left out
I switch off my head
And I can live on my own
And stay in all day
And watch the rain falling down
I lay on my bed
I feel all left out

Look around and tell me what you see, a place
Surrounded by the hate that hides in the
Shadows inside of you, inside of me, what can we
Ever hope to see if we're not lookng don't you
Want to find your own way home again just leave
Your hate behind
When will you learn to just be you, find your
Own way
When will you learn to follow through, make
Your own way
Looking for something to believe, i find the
Answer starts with me each time i follow inside
Of you, inside of me, what can we ever hope to be
If we're not trying don't you want to find your
Own way home again, just leave your hate behind
Find another way to get inside me
Find yourself
Don't you want to find yoru own way home again
Just leave your hate behind

Desperate and waiting, frozen to the core, numb
To this feeling, needing something more all i
Keep thinking is where i need to be, all i can hope
For is someone to take me away
Before you go you promise me something, i need
To know will you leave me lifeless leaving me
Lifeless
Will i bow down to this life that i live, will i find
Freedom or lose it all again all i keep thinking is
Where i need to be, all i can hope for is someone
To take me away
Before you go you promise me something, i need
To know will you leave me lifeless time moves so
Slow, i'm waiting for something, waiting for
Something again
Will i fall away from you, feelings that i never
Knew and i hope that i never fall away

It's a long way back to reality, she puts another
Brick in the wall of shame she made so long ago
Trying to figure out where things went wrong
Searching through all the lies she told
Somehow she missed out on all the things that
She needed most days spent wondering why this
Life is so cold and nothing ever changes
Screaming for attention, watch the sun steal
Yesterday
Hiding all emotion far away
Trying to find his self confidence, another
Broken heart behind the painless smile that he
Shows reminded that yesterday is so far gone
And tomorrow is still a miracle somehow he
Missed out on all the things he needed most days
Spent wondering why this life is so cruel and
Nothing ever changes
Tomorrow's still a miracle