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1. |
The Reason
04:40
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You're not the reason
I gave it all away
I could be lying
Who can say?
It won't be the first time
Won't be the last
Cos you're not the reason
You're not the reason
I was dejected
I was a cold arsed soul
Feeling rejected
Beginning to lose control
But you were so loaded
High as the sun
Who did you walk on?
Look what you've done
You're not the reason
I didn't throw it away
Just opened my mouth
When there was nothing to say
An ignorant git
Levi coat
Zip up boots
Looked like a nanny goat
'72. I was just 19
And I saw things
That I had never seen
Bluffing the gig
Jig-a-jig jig
That's what we did
Jig-a-jig jig
And if I had my time again
Well then it`s au revoir my friend
And when I'm dreaming
I dream of you
Been such a long time
But when I look at myself
I know that I can
Finally face the truth
You're not the reason
You're not the reason
You're not the reason
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2. |
My World
05:21
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This is my world
But you control my destiny
Yeah this is my world
But you rob me of my dignity
From the moment I could breathe
You have practised to deceive
Taking everything I had away
By the time that I could read
You had sewn your poisoned seed
See the flowers that have grown today
Yeah this is my world
So give me back my liberty
Give me my world
Then you will see the best of me
From boardroom to factory floor
There`s a bar across the door
And they`ve taken everything you had to give
Golden handshake to the grave
Spending everything you've saved
And we know that's not the way you chose to live
Yeah this is my world
And you can only take so much from me
Welcome to my world
'Cos you can't take that away from me no no
Can't take that away
Cant take that
Can't take that away
Oh lord, can't take that
Ain't gonna take no shite just because you think it's right
Don't want to waste my time working on the line
Don't want to clean the car not gonna drive that far
No need to check the post for holidays to the coast
'Cos this is my world
Don't want to cut my hair
I don't want to pay the fare
Don't want to spend my wedge just to take the pledge
Don't want to walk the dog or kneel to pray to God
Ain't gonna paint the wall
I just want my life to be a ball
This is my world
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3. |
Pop Music
05:55
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Ain't got no good vibrations
Can't feel no energy
A purple haze has fallen
Fallen like rain on me
Here all chasing the dollar now
Sell your soul for a pot of gold
No feel for the rhythm now
No feel 'cos you've got no soul
It's just a simulation
Here on my VST
A two bob emulation
And that's what's bugging me
We all sing karaoke now
I can sing when you sample me
All play midi music now
But that don't guarantee
Pop music from your soul
Pop music
Don't feel no evolution
Don't feel no symmetry
Don't feel like a revolution
And that's what's bugging me
We don't sing Bobby Dylan now
Play a song on my tambourine
Play a song if you`re willing now
Play a song in the key of E
Can't skip the light fandango
Can't do the boogaloo
Can't strut the funky chicken no
I want to listen too
Pop music from your soul
Pop music
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4. |
Kickin' Stones
04:52
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The rhythm of the rain
Plays a sad refrain
On my window
It`s a sorry symphony
That was written just for me
I know
There's a cloud above, up in the sky
But it don't possess no silver lining
That's for sure
Low on cigarettes
And my broken TV set
Holds no solace
And the meter in the hall
Just reminded me it`s empty
Like my pockets
Well I guess I am a lucky man
I`ll fall right through the eye of that needle
Shoes are worn out
Arse down to the bone
Spirt's weak
My aspiration`s torn
So I'm just kickin' stones
Yeah kickin' stones
Here in my prison cell
Surrounded by the books
You read
My loneliness is cold
And I can't find the warmth
Instead
I'm just kickin' stones
Yeah kickin' stones
Dreams are worn out
Threadbare left alone
Soul in torment
Inspiration gone
So I'm just kickin' stones
Yeah kickin' stones
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5. |
Stealing Time
07:24
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The years die then leave you
Alone and abandoned
Here in this wild world
With nothing to say
I would not deny
I have been guilty
Wasted the good time
Given to me
So you call me a robber
I don't sneak like a thief
I won't beg for forgiveness
When I'm down on my knees
Stealing time
I'm looking behind me
I'm waiting for the photo call
Stealing time
I passed the mile stone past the garden wall
The garden wall
Stealing time
And you said there's a better way
If only we could change
Stealing time
Because you're only here waiting
Until your time comes round again
You`re stealing time
I saw a young boy
He rode on an Eagle
Down through the back streets
In my yesterdays
Eyes like the ocean
Hair like the corn grass
Rode like the wild wind
Through my yesterdays
You call me a poacher
A shadow on the heath
No better than a criminal
No better than a thief
Stealing time
Watch the seconds turn to minutes
It's crazy how they slip away
Stealing time
I'm shipping water got no lifeboat
I'm just a castaway
Stealing time
And will we see what we want to see
When the sun comes up today
Stealing time
'Cos we're only here waiting until our time comes round again
We`re stealing time
Watch the seconds slip away
They slip away
Slip away
Stealing time
We're on a knife edge leaning over
We're wishing on a five leaf clover
Stealing time
Chasing shadows down the alleyway
Just one way
Stealing time
And you say there is a better way
If only we could change
Stealing time
Some gathered by the water side
And somebody called your name
Stealing time
You're counting chickens filling baskets
With the eggs they lay
Stealing time
Holy roller what did you do today?
What did you do today?
Stealing time
And you said there is a time to play
And it's written in the sun
Stealing time
And one day you will be there
When my time has come
Stealing time
Counting seconds watching minutes
As they slip away
I watch them slip away
They slip away
Slip away
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6. |
Let Go
03:57
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First time I saw you
You took me by the hand
Smiled like a woman
Then you hit me like a man
Now I can't let go
I can't let go
No matter how hard I try I know
You're living within my soul
And a can't let go
Woah Lord I can't let go
You treat me like a prisoner
You hold the key that locks the door
And I can't let go
Can't let go
Talked to the preacher
He gave me wine and bread
He said the cross that you bear`s
Going to weigh you down
Take the righteous road instead
But I can't let go
Lord I can't let go
There are chains tied deep inside me
Connected to my soul
And I can't let go
Oh Lord I can't let go
Only you can set me free
You're the one that holds the key
'Cos I can't let go
Can't let go
You took the blue from my rainbow
Turned it into gold
Tied me up
Inside these chains now
I can't let go
You beat me like a refugee
Abused the soul that lives in me
But I can't let go
Can't let go
You got the key that locks the door
And I don't think I can take no more
And I can't let go
Can't let go
You pick me up
You bring me down
Spin my head around and round
But I can't let go
'Cos I can't say no
No
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7. |
Soul Train
05:15
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That's the soul train
That you hear my friend
That's the soul train
Coming round the bend
Take the step and let the music flow
Guitar rhythm buzzin' like a saw
When they rock the bass
Can you feel it in your soul?
Everyone should take the trip
Just let the music take control
Get on the soul train
Take you where you wanna go
Ride on the soul train
Tell you what you wanna know
What do you wanna know?
Feel the rhythm running through your veins
When you`re riding on the soul train
Feel the rythum running through your veins
When you`re riding on the soul train
Gonna take your blues away
Away away away away
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8. |
Playing On My Mind
04:08
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Monday morning comes around
Sunday's rain lies on the ground
I'm still waiting for my sixty nine
Tuesday come then Tuesday go
Wednesday I just dont know
Thursday I never have the time
Friday greets me with her smile
Maybe I could stay a while
Play here like a silly child
But Saturday keeps playing on my mind
Playing on my mind
Something that somebody said
Is running round inside my head
But Saturday is playing on my mind
Playing on my mind
Though I wish my life away
There really is no other way
Dreaming of another day
'Cos Saturday is always on my mind
Always on my mind
Monday come
Tuesday go
Wednesday I just don't know
Come Thursday I never have no time
Give me Friday
'Cos Saturday is always on my mind
Always on my mind
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9. |
Connected
04:11
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Bet you talk like an angel
Walk like a saint
Coming on like the innocent
But Lord knows that you ain't
Starchild you're turning me on
When you sing I'm arrested
From the head to the hip
I`ve never felt so connected
Take me on that magic ship
Starchild you're turning me on
Starchild you're turning me on
And I feel so connected
Starchild you're turning me on
Beneath the stars in the dark sky
Flowers in your hair
Let's start a new revolution
You can take, you can take me there
Starchild you're turning me on
Starchild you're turning me on
And I feel so connected
You, you're turning me on
When I hear the ringing of a Gretch guitar
I feel connected
When I hear you singing yeah yeah yeah
I'm connected
Been to Waterloo and watched the sunset Dave
I was arrested
Now I'm connected
I'm connected
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10. |
Underground
02:56
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I wake up
For a few moments my mind is clear
Then reality creeps in
Like Poison
Holy father
Can you see
If you got room left in your heart for one like me?
Just a sinner
Coming down
Gonna make a great big hole in the ground
So when you lay me down will you pray for me?
Will you shed a thousand tears of sympathy?
Yeah if you lay me down you better lay me deeper underground
I'm going deeper deeper deeper
I'm going deeper undrground
Sister Mary
Help me please
Why do I do these thing I do so eagerly?
Like a gambler
Cool has ice
Bet the shirt wrapped round my back on the roll of a dice
I'm going deeper deeper deeper
I'm going deeper underground
Going deeper
Going deeper
Underground
So when you lay me down will you drink to me?
When you lay my lonely heart will you think of me?
Yeah when you lay me down you better lay me deeper underground
I'm going deeper deeper deeper
I'm going deeper underground
Deeper
Going deeper
Underground
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11. |
Children
04:43
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You push and fight like children in a playground
Who's wrong? who's right? Can't anyone agree?
Mesmerised by the colours of their rainbow
And you know what dance you`re dancing
Because they told you on TV
Dumb you down, they're trying to dumb you down
Dumb you down, they're trying to dumb you down
To keep you down they got to dumb you down
Above the hype you can see into the distance
A wonderous sight for anyone to see
And if you trust in your imagination
You can be anything that you want to be
Dumb you down, the're trying to dumb you down
You'd better believe it
Dumb you down, the're trying to dumb you down
To keep you down they got to dumb you down
You walk the streets you got logo on your shoulder
This crazy beat got a hold of your soul
Well I'm mystyfied it's not that complicated
To be yourself and no one else
You got to take control
Dumb you down they're trying to dumb you down
Dumb you down they're trying to dumb you down
To keep you down they got to dumb you down
They dumb you down to keep you down
No need to spread the cash around oh no
That's why they dumb you down
They break your balls to build the walls
Then treat you like neanderthals oh oh
Too late to cry they`ve cast the die
They'll take that penny from your eye oh yeah
You silly get that's why you sweat
You should have learned your alphabet oh yeah
The world goes round and round and round
And if they can the'll keep you down oh yeah
Then you live in a shack 'till you break your back
You'll break your back
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