• Lyrics: play full screen play karaoke
• Why Is Your Raincoat Always Crying - Simone White
• I Am The Man - Simone White
• You May Be In Darkness - Simone White
• Worm Was Wood - Simone White
• Great Imperialist State - Simone White
• Roses Are Not Red - Simone White
• Sweetest Love Song - Simone White
• Only The Moon - Simone White
• The American War - Simone White
• I Didn't Have A Summer Romance - Simone White
• We Used To Stand So Tall - Simone White
• The Beep Beep Song - Simone White
• Mary Jane - Simone White
• Cymande - Cymande
• The Message - Cymande

why is your raincoat
always crying?
why does the hat on your head
hang over your eyes?
your white shirt is buttoned
way up to the top
suspicious that zippers
don't know when to stop
and there's certain a jacket is lying
why is your raincoat always crying?
why is your nightgown
so sad and sleepy?
what is the secret
your make-up refuses to tell?
bright colours grow weary
from years of neglect
brown scarf
grows tight
around your pretty neck
and just what is that sweater implying?
why is your raincoat always crying?
why does that old road
back like its dying?
why does it cling to your side
hanging on for dear life?
as you take off that dress
and you put on the next one
each hopeful outfit
will beg the same question
if going outside
is really worth trying

i used to be angry at the man
the one with the big frying pan
who takes all the meat
and leaves nothing to eat
for the poor with our
outstretched hands
but i am the man
i am the man
you say i'm the man
i am the man
i understand
i used to scared of the government
silencing voices of dissent
but the voices of scare folk
will never be heard
open your throat and sing like a bird
'cause in my own government
i am the president
yes it's my own government
i represent
stop pointing the finger
at yourself
look in the mirror to see
how your enemy fought
i used to think i was alone
motherless child
far from home
but the family i found
was in everyone
open your heart
it's time that you've come
home is the house you build
with your bones
this song is the house you build

I thought you were my best friend
We'd be together 'til the end
In all the world I'd never find
Someone like you
You understood my mind
You felt my heart
With all your heart
When you kissed my mouth
You took your time
I thought you were mine
I thought you were mine
I thought you were mine
thought you were mine...
Those seeds were planted in the spring
Refused to grow and now we have nothing
Nothing in our hearts
And nothing in my belly
What once was cannot be made
I'm afraid it's too late
But I know it's true there's no one
That you're loving
I take back my heart
And give you my blessing
Your light will shine

worm was wood
snail was an ocelot
the deer in the headlights
was a marigold in bloom
lily was light
and a teardrop was a grain of sand
you were counting sweaters
while sheep were howling at the moon
earth was flat
and sugar fly was sewer-rat
the leaves that were blowing
were still growing when we left
bird was bug
and billy was a beetle too
i was in love with you
how quickly we forget
we forget the clothes we wear
were only fur and feathers
we held the world together without proof
we forget the lies we tell were yet to be invented
and we lived with only instinct and the truth
snake was stick
and branches were open arms
the tide came in
and it covered up our bed
worm was wood
this used to be a neighbourhood
you made a promise
how quickly we forget

there's a farmer in a distant country
working on the land
a hat upon his head
and a shovel in his hand
till the soil, plant the seed
wait awhile, cut the leaf
and send another cup of tea to me
i'm a spoiled child
of the great imperalist state
i cannot kill my meat
nor grow the food upon my plate
i've never walked a mile to the well
when the tap runs dry to tell
what will become of you and me
what will become of us?
who will give us trust?
will you believe me
when i say i never loved
profiting from your pain,
that i felt shamed
when i looked the other way?
woke up this morning
the revolution knocking down my door
those capitalist pigs
no, they don't live here anymore
slipped out the back door,
into my car
how far can you drive?
how far?
there's a farmer in a distant country
working on the land
food turned into flowers
for the uptown flourist stand
but you saved, another paid
to turn his soil into sand
the world will not deliver on demand
what will become of us?
who will give us trust?
will you believe me
when i say i never loved
profiting from your pain,
that i felt shamed

roses are not red
a still life never growing
the sun is not a source of light
and the wind will not be blowing
birds will die
up in the sky
the sky that is not blue
everything is as it was
i never loved you
i never loved you
roses are not red
the rain is not been falling
and telephones ring unaware
of why we bother calling
no one there
would ever care
to hear what we've been through
everything is in its place
i never loved you
i never loved you
your face, so unremarkable
could never light this lonely town
your voice, all but forgotten
does not echo every single sound
your eyes without expression,
there's nothing special in that case
so why do i spend every night
dreaming of the things i'll never miss?
no joy as spring arrives
there's nothing sad about you leaving
and i will live my life the same
maybe this time without breathing
so look through these eyes
that never cried
and any fool could see what's true
roses are not red
roses are not red
roses are not red
and i never loved you
roses are not red
roses are not red
roses are not red

had a listen to the radio
i sold my old stereo
that record player
stopped playing
it's just for show
i don't care what goes on downtown
i'm not up on the latest sounds
as far as i can see,
there's nothing new to be found
you are the sweetest love song
in the world
now i can't hear any other thing
you're the only song my heart will sing
i'm not going out tonight
i don't wanna take in the sites
stay home
go to bed
dream you're beside me
and everything is alright
you are the sweetest love song
in the world
and i might not remember every word
but you're the best melody i ever word
going 'round and 'round and 'round in my head
i wish i had you in my arms
instead
i don't listen to the radio
i sold my old stereo
that record player
stopped playing
it's just for show
you are the sweetest love song
in the world
now i can't hear any other thing

oh, one i love
is like the moon
so unattainable
bathing me in light
i gaze i gaze i gaze
my heart is filled
but i will never hold him
in my arms
others may take my hand
and gently lead me
to the dance
saying: "you are dreaming tonight
your eyes are always skyward
tonight"
and i blush and i say
"it's only the moon

Do you remember the American War
It wasn't that long ago it was fought on every shore
Are you trying to tell me that you didn't know?
I saw you reading the paper at the corner store
(Yes, I know, that's a joke)
Did you ever think you lived inside the belly of the beast?
Are you giving it something nice to eat
Or are you waiting for your very own special treat?
We like to live on easy street
Do you remember all the people we bombed
All the homes that were there that are now gone
Well whoever told you that life was fair
People have to die
Over there
Did you ever think this was the greatest country in the world?
With freedom and democracy and SUV's called Liberty
for every boy and girl?
The oyster chokes on it's own pearl
We know you can't help where you're born
It's not that you're foreign
It's what you stand for
We know it's hard to strat reform
The revolution's born
But no one claims it
(Winning Ticket)
Do you remember the American War
We thought it was fun but it was a bore
Do you remember the American War
We forgot what we were fighting for

they're always writing songs
about a summer love
that never seems to last
beyond the fall
but i've a different reason
for crying this season
a reason that can hurt you
most of all
i didn't have any summer romance
nobody bothered
to break my heart in two
while others were fooled
by the sweet words
someone vowed
i was the one who made
company a crowd
i didn't walk down the beach
in a trance
or listened to little white lies
that sounded true
and no one could be as blue
as i was in the fall
'cause i didn't have any
summer romance at all
and no one could be
as blue as i was in the fall
'cause i didn't have any

hush now darling
my mama said
your daddy's worried about the rents
one day you'll learn about the enemy
you have to fight so you'll be free
another day will dawn
our country will be strong
god knows we can't go wrong
be good, darling
do as we say
one day you'll learn to work for pay
and you will understand
that we are poor
you must work so you'll have more
another day will dawn
you will grow up so strong
we know you will belong
listen, father
there is no work
it seems that no one sees my worth
i have no money
to pay my rent
i cannot pay back what was lent
listen, mother
i lost my man
he was shot down in a foreign land
the captain cannot say what he died for
they only tell me we're at war
another time will come
you'll see what we have done
i only hope we may be forgiven
another rain will fall
and wash away us all
we used to stand so tall
we used to stand so tall

Beep beep beep beep beep beep beep
go the horns in the cars in the street
we walked away from the lover's leap
opposite directions
synchronised feet
Wait wait wait wait wait wait wait
for the time it takes a heart to mend a break
how many moons are reflected in the lake
can you wait forever if time is all it takes
Despite all the warnings
I landed like
a fallen star
in your arms
Beat beat beat beat beat beat beat
goes my heart on the side of my sleeve
whispering something I can hardly believe
Let me take the lead

Mary Jane got married at seventeen
he was the loveliest man she'd ever seen
till the day, six months after the baby came,
he became a man who inflicts pain
Mary Jane forgot her past and changed her name
she learned to sing the blues
sewed on sequins and high-heeled shoes
she took off her glasses and took the stage
the audience vanished in the haze
she bowed and blew a kiss
Mary Jane was Little Abner's Daisy Mae
a sweet Marlene
the geisha girl and Salome
a cowgirl too
she spun her pistols to the roof
a poor man's Marilyn Monroe
he never came to sit in the front row
he never heard her sing
they live today in a quiet suburb of Tampa Bay
he drives to the bank
takes her out to eat at Burger King
she walks the dog
keeps the radio on in every room
a silver wedding anniversary
the children pray he'll be the first to leave
she gave her life to a man who wanted just a wife
Mary Jane was Little Abner's Daisy Mae
a sweet Marlene
the geisha girl and Salome
a cowgirl too

Listen brothers, this has got a lot to do with you.
And my sisters, it also does concern you too.
You waste you time hanging around,
with all those freaks out there in town.
Not knowing, all the time.
Ther laughing at you like a clown.
Laughing at you like a clown.
Can you see now, that time is right now, right now.
No time to waste, my friend,
you've got to act, now act now.
Come around one day you'll see,
people will treat it as their destiny.
Its nothing so strange my friend,
only folks who wanna be just men,
only folks who wanna be just men.
Ooo listen brothers, and my sisters.
Listen brothers, eaw yea, and my sisters.
Listen Brothers,
dont you think im trying to put you down.
And my sisters,
dont want to see you treated like a bum.
get your minds, two can love.
Doing what you know is right.
You must make a stand one day,
for its time you stop but think in flight,
for its time you stop but think in flight.
Can you see now,
that time is right now, right now.
No time to waste, my friend,
you've got to act now, act now.
Come around one day you'll see,
people will treat it as their destiny.
It's nothing to waste my friend,
only folks who wanna be just men,

Together, fore we go
Forever like it was before
Remember, you've been told
Together, we can go
My brother, I watch you go
Like a river, all love has flow
Make your way, don't help me
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Don't watch where I go
Make your way, don't help me
Don't watch where I go
Together, fore we go
Forever like it was before
Remember, you've been told