Lyrics

a million eyes

up in the sky
the stars are shining
a million eyes
look down on us

i hold you close
your arms around me
i feel your warmth
on me tonight

oh and i love you
oh how i need you
oh at my side
throughout this night

oh how i want you
oh how i love you
oh how you make me
feel this night

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away

two minutes silence
that's all they get
a paragraph
in the daily rag

their lives before them
their every dream
all wiped out
in just one moment

well what you gonna
tell their mums and dads
their sisters and brothers
they where just young lads

they could be your sons
i hope their not
they had so much
they gave it all

away
they gave it all away

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in the verandah

A coke with some brandy
Lemon and ice
In the verandah
Beneath candlelight
A kiss on your forehead
Whilst holding your hand
Forget all the others
They just don’t understand
We’ll sit and watch magpies
Peck on dead mice
The cat left in the garden
On Saturday night
We’ll talk in whispers
So no one can hear
Just what we are up to
Secretly...........out here
Do you think I’m a bad boy?
A scoundrel a rogue
Who hides in the shadows
Where nobody goes
I’ll tell you my secrets
If you tell me yours
My strange peccadilloes
My scars and my bruise
A snake in my trousers
My hand on your arse
You’re blushing my darling
And breathing too fast
Struck dumb by the moment
The rapture of fear
On your lips a tremble
In your eyes a tear
I’ll sit and watch magpies
Peck on your skin
As you lay in the garden
Once i’ve had my fun
Your beauty decaying
Blood mixed with dirt
When i put the knife in
You know it won’t hurt
A coke and some brandy
Lemon and ice
In the verandah

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no tears to cry

there's nothing left
no more to come
this stream runs dry
this stream runs dry
evaporating
into thin air
this stream runs dry
this stream runs dry
we're dead in the wood
the leaves all gone
withered and dried
withered and dried
no seeds to plant
in the cold hard ground
withered and dried
withered and dried
dust to dust
and sand to glass
the sun beats down
the sun beats down
this thirst unquenched
on arid land
the sun beats down
the sun beats down
bones bleached white
stones bled dry
no tears to cry
no tears to cry
there's nothing left
no more to come
no tears to cry
no tears to cry

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in the summertime

in the summertime
the day stays longer
the nights are warm
beneath the stars
in the summertime
the sun shines brightly
we step outside
and sip the air
in the summertime
we have such fun
so many things
that we can do
in the summertime
we catch the sun
and gently dream
of new horizons
in the summertime
the children play
for hours on end
even in the rain
in the sumertime
we have such fun
so many things
that we can do
oh the sumertime
it won't be long
till winter's gone
and summers here

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here comes the sun

a shaft of sunlight
btwixt the clouds
a moment respite
for the weary

the gentle whisper
of wind through leaves
the birds are singing songs
of anticipation

here comes the sun
here comes the sun

the days get longer
the skies turn clear
the blooms of spring
are on parade

our sleeves get shorter
we don our shades
and out we venture
once more

here comes the sun
here comes the sun

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the path of least resistance

The path of least resistance
Is the easy way
The path of least resistance
Is the only way you know
Why climb a mountain
When you can just walk around it
Why take a risk
Where you might fail
The path of least resistance
Is the easy way
The path of least resistance
Is the only way you know
The only way you know

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blue sky thinking

hey get some blue sky thinking
step outside the box
throw everything up in the air
and see where it lands
throw the baby out with the bath
and use what is left

he's got that new man's inkling
but he hasn't a clue
everything's up in the air
just what's going on
the rules keep on changing
and he can't keep pace
he's so out of his depth
and he's losing faith

he's got that old time religion
and it's holding him back
he can't deal with the new
cos he's stuck in the past
someone give him a push
someone give him a slap
the rules keep on changing
and he can't keep pace
he's so out of his depth
and he's losing faith

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cos i'm cold

A long cold beer and a whiskey to chase
Gonna start a fire burn down this place
Raise the building to the ground to the ground
Going far away getting out of this place
Set up somewhere else start over again
Find me a woman who won’t put me down put me down
Get myself a new identity
I never ever really liked being me
Gonna erase my history history
Well i don’t give a damn about anyone
Gonna start a fire burn this place down
Raise the building to the ground to the ground
Gonna start a fire cos i’m cold
Gonna start a fire cos i’m cold
A long cold beer and a whiskey to chase
Gonna start a fire burn down this place
Raise the building to the ground to the ground

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ever changes

nothing really changes
nothing stays the same
it's one big step forward
then another one back
nothing ever changes
what goes comes back around
the human condition
wrought in stone
we never seem to learn
from past mistakes
tripping over feet
tripping over tongues
nothing ever changes
what goes comes back around
the human condition
unsound

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go to sleep

go to sleep
and never have a bad dream
go to sleep
in peace
go to sleep
and dream of only good things
go to sleep
my sweet

go to sleep
and rest your weary head down
go to sleep
in peace
go to sleep
and dream of only sweet things
go to sleep
my sweet

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keep it simple stupid

keep it simple stupid
just a chorus and a verse
never a bridge too far
keep it simple

keep it simple stupid
some easy chords to play
nothing complicated
keep it simple

well i do what i do
with the tools i have
ten fingers and a tongue
and two feet to tap
and i do what i do
tho the notes may jar
when i do what i do
i sing from the heart

keep it simple stupid
doesn't matter if it rhymes
or even makes sense
just keep it simple

keep it simple stupid
or you'll never learn to play it
or remember how it goes
keep it simple

well i do what i do
with the tools i have
ten fingers and a tongue
and two feet to tap
and i do what i do
tho the notes may jar
when i do what i do
i sing from the heart
keep it simple
stupid

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never change

you say forever
i say for now
the clock keeps ticking
the kettle never boils
the time it passes
at different speeds
to the rhythm of our bodies
the beat of our heart
nothing ever stays the same
some day everything will change
when we look back
upon these days
will we laugh at what we're wearing
or think it still looks cool
you'd better move
here comes the taxi
to take us to the party
oh you look so good
nothing ever stays the same
i hope to god we never change
never change

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somewhere i can call home

you want a ball park figure
one big fat o
the only folk that wanna see me
are the people i owe
i ain't got nuthin
i can call my own
my current account
is at less than zero
and i need and i need and i need
somewhere i can call home

well i'm down and out
am at the top of the heap
every bit of scrap i ever had
they wouldn't let me keep
am out in the rain
wandrin round the streets
i just wanna lay my head down
and go to sleep
and i need and i need and i need
somewhere i can call home
somewhere i can call home

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the black

the black
the silence
the dark
the violence
i don't believe in anything at all
i don't believe in anything no more
you can see it all
fade away
you can see it all
pale in the shade

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