1. |
The Sound Of The Streets
02:26
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Ahhh!
Hear the sound of the streets go by
In a symphony in a minor key
Hear the sound of the church bell chime
As it’s closing time on the production line
Ahhh! Ahhh!
Lalalalalalalala lalalalalalalala
Ahhh! Ahhh!
See her dance til the sun goes down
On the golden sands of this one horse town
Where the moon paints the melody
And the canvas here is the lonely sea
Ahhh!
Call me up and let me be your broken dream
Call me up and let me be your broken dream
Your broken dream
Hear the sound of the streets go by
In a symphony in a minor key
Hear the sound of the church bell chime
As it’s closing time on the production line
Ahhh! Ahhh!
Lalalalalalalala lalalalalalalala
Ahhh!
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2. |
Stop!
02:56
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Stop!
Wait another minute now
Stop!
Think you better know somehow
There’s always time to see this through
Stop!
Though you cried a thousand tears
Stop!
You gotta wash away your fears
I’ll always have the time for me and you
Stop!
Left me standing at your door
Stop!
Well, I ain’t gonna stand no more
It’s time for you to let me in
Stop!
You think you got your reasons why
Stop!
Well I ain’t gonna let this lie
Some day you have to let this love begin
It’s hard when you know
That you’re not letting go
That voice in your ear
That reminds you I’m here
Stop!
Stop!
Stop!
Stop!
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3. |
When The Lights Went Out
02:43
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I bent the rules, I told some lies
I hid the truth behind my eyes
I heard the whispers, they all said
There wasn’t room inside my head
I was alone when the lights went out
I should’ve known that you would have your doubts
Did I wait too long or did it just come out wrong?
I’ll stay at home when the music plays
Has something changed or is this just a phase?
Won’t you let me know the right time to let go
There’s no use creeping up behind
Even out front I’m colour blind
Just let your conscience be your guide
I’m not the right kind to confide
CHORUS
It’s been too long, for heavens sake
For you to give back what you take
CHORUS
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4. |
Lions
03:18
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George Henry stands on the spot
Where he kissed the girl, and lost the plot
And ponders his mortality
And what it cost to set him free
Poor Sandra lying awake
Trying to find some peace, for goodness sake
Leans over, picks up a drink
from the nightstand, tries hard not to think
That it’s always been the same
No one here recalling your name
Are we playing the same game?
Or have the Lions grown too angry to tame?
Oh, Martha, what can I say
That you need to hear to make you stay?
I can’t promises stars every day
Cos’ the moon is still too far away
Please David, hold out your hand
I just have to know you understand
These were the choices I made
Now I’m all alone and so afraid
CHORUS
Can you hear me? Can you see me?
Say the answers, no more second chances
CHORUS
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5. |
Sit Me Down Woman Blues
04:40
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Well, I’m seated at the station
With my suitcase in my hand
A complimentary book of matches
That came from ‘The Promised Land’
Every person I’ve acquainted
Has since become a passer by
With their own set of directions
for the nearest place to hide
Lend me your eye pencil
And I’ll draw you what I see
I bet it’s not the same
as what you see in front of me
Close your eyes, start counting backwards
Then maybe you’ll forget
Why we came here in the first place
We’ll pretend we never met
Round and round the circle
Where it’s stops, nobody knows
It could be a ticking time bomb
Or the emperors new clothes
I wish I could pick for you
But, I can’t be your head
So I’ll stand here on your shoulders
Selling prophecies instead
If you just tell me you’re sorry
Then I’ll let you come back home
Cos’ I know you’ve learnt your lesson
And no one should be alone
Sometimes it’s hard to separate
The rainbow from the rain
But I’ll be here when you get back now
And we can start again
Peeling off the layers
Still I can’t escape this skin
If you can’t see your own reflection
Looking back, then don’t look in
I wish it was as simple now
As filling in a form
But, you know as well as I
That staying in won’t stop the storm
Now I’m back here at the station
My suitcase is empty now
I’ve used up all its solutions
And I’ve returned to take a bow
So, I’ll now stand here before you
Just displayed in black and white
You can dissect all of my memory
Throw away what you don’t like
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6. |
The Gypsy's Daughter
03:53
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Blinded by the light
Taken by surprise for much too long now
Let me make it clear
I don’t want to sound too insincere
Tainted by your plight
I won’t stand and fight to make you stronger
So, get me out here
I’m not the antidote to all you fear
Is this just something we learned to doubt?
No answers, just swings and roundabouts
Well, I’m the Gypsy’s Daughter
And I rode in from Gibraltar
I’ll be looking for the cracks around your smile
Take a seat here while your waiting
I know these things can be frustrating
Let’s decide which part of you we’ll put on trial
I’ve been out of sync
Realized you’re the chink within my chain now
Let me take the strain
Never conceiving that I might complain
BRIDGE
CHORUS
Here’s your stake in my hearts’
One last big mistake
CHORUS
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7. |
Your Money Or Your Life
02:42
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Pray stand, take my hand
I’ll walk you ‘cross the desert
To another land
I got three kinds of way to smile
If you wait here for a second
You can choose your style
My finger’s on the button
Got two hands on the knife
I repeat, you are surrounded
It’s your money or your life
Don’t lie, I know your eyes
There’s nothing you can tell me
that can cause surprise
So, don’t shout, I’ll hear you out
There’s a hundred different things
for you to cry about
CHORUS
I’ve got one last shot
Can’t help if every penny
Doesn’t fit the slot
Oh, my god, the final slog
Place your bets and put your money
on the underdog
CHORUS
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8. |
House Of Cards
03:41
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Take down in the centre of town
On another cold Saturday night
Bullhorns crackle on til dawn
Think ya better find someone to fight
I want what I came for
Can’t leave it all up to chance
Can’t show you I know you
Pick your feet up and dance
Outbreak, everyone’s on the take
Always someone knows what you wanna know
Here’s your stake, let them all eat cake
Let me know which way the winds gonna blow
BRIDGE
The key to the trapdoor
was left out on the kitchen floor
The gate to the great hall
Was seen here in my crystal ball
The punchline to this joke
Was in the words we never spoke
The answer that we guard
Lies deep within the house of cards
Halftime on the bartering line
The ballots in, and not looking good
I’m fine holding for a sign
I didn’t really think I’d be understood
BRIDGE
CHORUS
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9. |
Pound For Pound
03:38
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I see you, same time every day
You always seem to look my way
Your wear the same red sweater
Blue jeans, with patches on your knees
I try to think of what to say
To coax you in and maybe stay
But my mind draws a zero
Don’t hold out for no hero here
This I fear
There’s just one way round
when you’re stuck on the ground
If you can’t get up
Then you can’t get down
If you don’t get lost then you won’t be found
Pound for pound
I talk to you inside my dreams
Where what I say means what I mean
My thoughts flow like a river
I can’t control this quivering from within
CHORUS
My eyes stray, when I look back
you’ve walked away, away
CHORUS x 2
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10. |
Not For The Fainthearted
03:00
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I give you and inch
So, you take a mile
You leave me alone
To walk a crooked style
You stand on my hands
Expecting me to smile
You give ‘em a wink
And leave them hypnotized
Just show me some soul
So I can empathize
But you complain when
your name’s not written in the sky
Turn away, twist the knife
Hardly my design for life
You will find that you are
Right back where you started
This is not for the fainthearted
Go!
You feed them
The same sad history
That you think will proclaim
That you’re a mystery
But you dropped so many stitches
In your tapestry
CHORUS
I just have to say
I never liked you anyway
So, go hang your pictures
On somebody else’s wall
Cos’ there’s only room for truth here
And your truth is very small
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11. |
Red Letter Day
03:49
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Well, we’ve reached red letter day
And the time has come to pay
No excuses left to play
Blind eyes won’t make them go away
We can’t run away no more
From the rats at our front door
It don’t take two eyes to see
Something’s happening to me
No longer do I seem to flee
From responsibility
Take the money from my hand
And just leave me where I stand
I’ve got to say
Close the door behind you
Leave my light on
It’s not okay
Take a look at where it all went so wrong
I’m on my way
Watch me drop
So our windows come and gone
Why did our love take so long?
I thought we’d go on and on
It don’t feel right to be wrong
You can’t sail away with me
Cos’ you left me on the beach
BRIDGE
Get your things together
Cos we never said forever
Never thought we’d make it
So you’re gonna have to break it
Shoulda known in time
That you’d go and change your mind
BRIDGE
CHORUS
When you gonna see
that it wasn’t just a dream?
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12. |
Sunshine
04:18
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Sunshine,
Do you sometimes feel my pain
Falling like rain?
Some tears take years
Then they still abstain
Oh, what a shame
You push, I pull
Who plays whose fool?
It can’t be named
When will you stop bending the rules?
Whose right? Whose wrong?
This lasts too long
Whose placing blame
By holding red flags for the bull?
Moonlight
Last night heard me cry in vain
Please let me explain
Notebooks catch looks
You cannot detain
It’s always the same
BRIDGE
When will you all hear my song?
This is taking far too long
All my heroes dead or blown away
Tell me who turned out the light
Who decides what’s wrong and right
Will we live to fight another day?
Your eyes won’t lie
They just turn away
There’s nothing to say
God saves, we’ll slave
Til our dying day
Skies are still grey
BRIDGE
CHORUS
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