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ITS RAINING (IN MY HEART)
I STAND ALONE BENEATH THE STARS
STEPPING STONES OF TIME LIT FROM AFAR
WALK AN ENDLESS ROAD WITH NO ABODE
NO PLACE TO STOP, NO WHERE TO GO
CHOROUS
ITS SO HARD WHEN WERE APART
ITS RAINING IN MY HEART
ITS SO HARD WHEN WERE APART
ITS RAINING IN MY HEART
ANCIENT TREE OF OAK YOU STAND SO TALL
STRONG LIMBS ADORNED WITH GREEN AND GOLD
WHEN THE LONG DARK NIGHTS BRING IN THE COLD
LEAVES THAT FLOURISHED CLOAK THE FORREST FLOOR
CHOROUS
AN EMPTY ROOM , A PICTURE ON A WALL
ECHOED SOUNDS OF LAUGHTER FILL THE HALLS
A VIVID MEMORY FLASHING THROUGH MY BRAIN
I KNOW THAT YOU’L RETURN AGAIN SOME DAY
CHOROUS
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Forever.
Golden ray of sunlight on your face,
Paints a smile forever, smile forever
Living, leaping, running mile on mile,
A test of time together, time together.
Chorous.
Bitter sweet, Sunday treat, you got the cream,
Ive got the meat
Aces high, pie in the sky, if you spread your wings,
then you will fly,
Walking in the rain alone, cold and dark ,
But still I’m not alone, not alone
The light that shines ahead will always
Take me back, where I belong, I belong
The only thing I’d ever want to change,
Is may be time, may be time
See every moment once again
As yours and mine, yours and mine
Chorous
Golden ray of sunlight on your face, paints a smile forever.
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THE ALCOHOL BLUES
ROLLED HOME THIS MORNING HALF PAST FOUR
I FOUND THIS NOTE PINNED TO MY DOOR, IT SAID
IM FINALLY LEAVING, I AINT COMING BACK NO WAY
COS YOUR LIVING BY THE BOTTLE, AND GAMBLIN ALL MY MONEY AWAY
CHOROUS
I DON’T KNOW WHERE IM GOING, I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO
ALL IVE GOT IS THE ALCOHOL BLUES
I NEED DIRECTION, SOMEBODY SHOW ME THE WAY
WELL ANOTHER DROP OF WHISKEY,IT L SOOTHE MY TROUBLES AWAY
ROLLED HOME THIS MORNING AT HALF PAST EIGHT
GOT IN TO WORK JUST A HALF AN HOUR LATE
HAD WORDS WITH THE BOSS MAN, HE KINDLY SHOWED ME THE DOOR
SAID IF YOU CANT KEEP TIME SON, YOU AINT GOT YA JOB HERE NO MORE.
CHOROUS
IVE BEEN EVICTED, ARREARS IN RENT
NOW IM LIVING IN MY TWO MAN TENT
IVE REACHED ROCK BOTOM, AS LOW AS A MAN CAN GO
MY DOG DIED OF SHAME, I GUESS HE DON’T LOVE ME NO MORE
CHOROUS
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Catch The Whirlwind
Look at all the people passing by
Ever wondered where their going
Have you ever wondered why
Watching every body running round
Looking for that certain something
Something never to be found
CHOROUS
Catch the whirlwind, Stop the tide
Make a difference baby long before you die
Little beads of rain are running
gently down my window pain
Into the deepest ocean then the
sunlight brings them back again
Can you look me in the eye
and tell me baby when you die
you’ve lived your life and not a lie
nothing spared or compromised
CHOROUS
Sitting here just wondering
The finest things that life can bring
Distant Storm clouds gathering
A path to tread or song to sing
All the pure things in a life
Can not be bought or stolen
Every things for you and me
Remaining to eternity
CHOROUS
REPEAT 1ST VERSE
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MOVEI’N ON.
LOOKING THROUGH THE YEARS OF HAPPINESS AND TEARS
THE HIGH’S AND LOWS OF LIFE THAT COME OUR WAY
IT’S HARD TO UNDERSTAND WHEN LIFE DEAL’S A BOGUS
JUST WHY THE DECK OF CARDS WON’T RUN YOUR WAY
CHOROUS.
SO I’M LACEING UP MY BOOTS N’ TEARING UP MY ROOTS
I WON’T LOOK BACK AS I WALK THROUGH THE DOOR
TRY TO UNDERSTAND THAT I NEED THAT WINNING HAND
AND I KNOW I CAN’T BE WITH YOU ANY MORE
AND I KNOW I CAN’T BE WITH YOU ANY MORE
SO ONE YEAR PASSES BY ITS AMAZING HOW TIME FLIES
IVE TRAVELLED MANY MILES BUT MADE NO GROUND
SUNSHINE COLOURD RAIN A SEARCH FOR GOLD IN VAIN
AS THE WORLD REVOLVES HORIZONS STILL UNFOLD
CHOROUS.
IN THE TIME IV’E BEEN AWAY THERE HASN’T BEEEN A DAY
WHERE MY THOUGHTS THEY HAVE N’T DRIFTED BACK TO HOME
THE PATH I SEEM TO TREAD ALWAYS LEADS ME STRAIGHT AHEAD
WITH NO TIME TO REFLECT ON THINGS IV’E KNOWN
CHOROUS.
LOOK IN TO YOUR LIFE SEE THE GOOD AND SEE THE STRIFE
MAKE SENSE OF ALL THE THINGS THE WORLD HAS THROWN
IF YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THEN YOUV’E DRAWN A WINNING HAND
AND THEN BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY BACK FOR HOME
CHOROUS.
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WATCH THE WALLS
Tried to make it on my own ,
Tried to fight it all alone
Never tried to say good bye
Never stopped to wonder why
CHOROUS
Made a rod for my own back, Rode the train clean off it’s track,
Sailed a ship to hell and back, Gave myself a heart attack
Watch the walls come tumbling down, tumbling down
Now its gone, its flown today,
Didn’t like it too much anyway,
Disappeared in to the night,
Out of mind, not out of sight.
CHOROUS.
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CLEAR WATER
SOMETIMES IN MY MIND I FIND IT HARD TO FIND
THE RIGHT THINGS TO SAY OR DO
LIKE A LIGHT SOMETIMES I’M NOT SO BRIGHT
I THINK I MAY NEED A BETTER FUSE
CHOROUS
SPEND MY DAYS LOOKING THROUGH THE HAZE
ALWAYS TRYING TO GET A BETTER VIEW
AS TIME GOES BY I START TO REALISE
THE WATERS CLEAR SO I CAN SEE THE TRUTH
FORGET THE PAST NOTHING WORTHWHILE EVER LASTS
LIVE TODAY TOMMORROW COULD BE YEARS AWAY
HOLD YOUR GROUND IF YOUR NOT LOST YOU CAN’T BE FOUND
GET FIRST PLACE BEFORE YOU START THE RACE
SOMETIMES WHEN I’M DOWN NO ONE SEEMS TO BE AROUND
TO LEND A HAND AND HELP ME ON MY WAY
THE LONGER THAT I STAND THE DEEPER I SINK IN THE SAND
I NEED A HOLD TILL I SEE BETTER DAYS
CHOROUS
SOMETIMES WHEN I SEE A FACE THAT’S SMILING DOWN ON ME
THE LIGHTS COME ON TO BRIGHTEN EVERY DAY
SOUNDS AROUND MY EARS MAKE LIGHT OF THE YEARS
BLACK AND WHITE MAKE MANY SHADES OF GRAY
CHOROUS
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“Sugar Tree”
Morning light breach the darkness
Another day for the Living tree
Climb on to the highest Branch
Takes you where you want to be
Chorous
Let me take you on a journey
To a place that holds no foe
Where the sugar tree is sweeter
And the chains of life don’t take their toll
Feel the breath of the dawn upon you
Sudden chill at the break of day
Take a trip to the other side
Find yourself in another way
Chorous
Cast adrift on the open water
The four winds are your destiny
The rolling seas caress the shoreline
Clean the sands of yesterday
Chorous
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WALK IN THE PARK
SMELL THE SMOKING CIGARETTE
WATCH IT BURN DOWN TO THE BROWN
DRINK YOUR BOTTLE HAVE A BET
WATCH THE SMOULDRING SUN GO DOWN
SEE THE COUPLE HAND IN H AND
SHARE AN ICE CREAM ON A BENCH
WONDER IF THEY UNDERSTAND
COULD THEY EVER COMPREHEND
CHOROUS
WATCH THE BIRD HE FLIES SO FREE
WITHOUT A CARE FOR YOU OR ME
THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT I CAN SEE
WHEN IM WALKING IN THE PARK
SKATERS GLIDE ON ICE WITH EASE
LANDSCAPE IN A WINTER GRIP
GRAY HORIZON ETCHED WITH TREES
SEE THE PEOPLE SLIDE AND SLIP
PLASTIC BAG FLIES THROUGH THE AIR
UNTILL IT FINDS ITS SELF A TREE
OLD MAN SITTING IN A CHAIR
TAKING IN THE WINTER BREEZE
CHOROUS
HEAR THE LAUGHTER SHOUTS AND SCREAMS
SCENT OF FLOWERS SMELL OF CHIPS
WATER BLUE AND GRASS IS GREEN
ORANGE PEEL AND ORANGE PIPS
MUSIC PLAYING PEOPLE DANCE
SUNNY SMILES AND ROSEY CHEEKS
IF ONLY I HAD HALF A CHANCE
THINK I’D COME HEAR EVERY WEEK
CHOROUS & REPEAT
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It Dosn’t Matter
RUNNING LATE , CAN’T BE BOTHERED
SHOULD I STAY,SHOULD I GO
KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER
THEY SAY IT COULD RAIN DON’T YOU KNOW
CHOROUS
TWO STEPS BACK AND ONE FORWARD
PLEASE DON’T RUN IN THE HALL
PULL YOUR WEIGHT AND PUSH TO THE LIMIT
WATCH YOU DON,T STUMBLE AND FALL
CHOROUS
BLACK AND WHITE LIES IN THE PAPER
SQUARE HEA, HAS TO ROLL
IT NEVER APPEARS LIKE YOU WANT IT TO BE
IT DOSENT MATTER AT ALL, AT ALL
CHOROUS
TAKE YOUR TIME, GET A MOVE ON
DON’T WAIT FOR THE HAMMER TO FALL
GO BARE FOOT, PUT YOUR SHOES ON
NOT FOR ME BUT FOR WHO THE BELL TOLLS
CHOROUS
BITTER PILL BUT EASY TO SWALLOW
FILTHY STRAIGHT CLEAN ROUND THE BEND
LEVEL HEAD, EMPTY AND HOLLOW
CIRCLES BEGIN WHERE THEY END
CHOROUS
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