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| 1. |
| 4:55 | 
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How long 'fore you realise you swing How long 'fore you realise you sting From the good to the bad to the ugly change How long 'fore you start to rearrange How long how long 'fore you realise that all's strange How long will it take to turn you around How long will it take to bend you down It makes you believe in the [real] exchange How long will it take for me to rearrange How long how long 'fore you realise that all's strange Well i don't care what the people may say I don't give a - anyway I don't care what the people may say I don't care what the people may say I don't give a - anyway I don't care what the people may say How long 'fore you realise what you missed How long 'fore we we get out and may get pissed You get all the books from the corn exchange Really mad at this outrage How long how long 'fore you realise that all's strange I don't care what the people may say I don't give a - anyway I don't care what the people may say I don't care what the people may say I don't give a - anyway I don't care what the people may say How long How long How long How long Won't you tell me how long Won't you tell me how long Won't you tell me how long Won't you tell me how long How long will it take How long will it take How long will it take (yeah) How long will it take |
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| 2. |
| 4:13 |
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I've been sitting here thinking When i started out drinking I went on to the dope surely just to change my life I cried a tear and a beer for me I lost everything near and dear to me Namely my children and my wife I've an idea of having a good time Was sitting up there with my head between my knees Well i knew everything there was to know Everything except which way to go I cried oh god please take me will you take me please (yeah) many a time (well i) swore up and down I don't need none of this junk that's a floating round I could quit - let me finish what i've got After all this stuff sure costs a lot Then i get my feet back on the ground Now i can't tell nobody how to live their life Even though inside we're all the same All these things are toys i was playing with You know, you know we're all losers in the end (well now) since i've been straight I haven't been in my cups I ain't shooting downs i ain't using ups You know i'm still as crazy as a loon Even though i don't run out and cop a spoon Thank the good lord god well i've had enough I've got a friend and his name is robertson He told me "don't need to be stoned to know a friend Believe me you're all beautiful people just the way you are Tell me, what has that stuff done for you so far?" I've been sitting here thinking i've been winking i've been blinking Well i don't have to sit around no more on the nod With my head in the air (you know) I can do anything i can do it straight i can do it so much better now Its gotta start Right here in your own back yard Yes it's gotta start back your own b |
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| 4:32 |
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Darkness darkness be my pillow Take my hand let me sleep In the coolness of your shadow In the silence of your deep Darkness darkness hide my yearning For the things that cannot be Keep my mind from constant turning Toward the things that cannot see (no, no) Darkness darkness long and lonesome With the day that brings my happiness I have found the edge of silence Oh i am in depths of fear Darkness darkness be my blanket Cover me with the endless night Take away take away the pain of your way Fill the emptiness with light (na na na na) Darkness darkness be my pillow Take my hand let me sleep In the coolness of your shadow In the silence of your deep Darkness darkness hide my yearning For the things that cannot be Keep my mind keep my mind from constant turning Toward the things that cannot see |
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| 4. |
| 9:16 |
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All the changes they will take their time In the morning dust they'll begin to rise Halfway to a borderline Well i can see the end For the very first time Well i know i lost just a little bit on the journey When my mind's been split by little things that didn't fit on the way Oh i know i lost just a little bit on the journey 'cos i'm trying so hard to get going There's a man on a bridge called suicide And he hides his head while the coast is dark And the river drags and the water sways Oh his rags've seen better days And i guess he lost just a little bit on the journey For his mind was split by little things that didn't fit on the way (oh) yes i know he lost just a little bit on the journey For every gift he had to give For every life (yeah) he had to live Well they meant nothing without her to guide him on his way Well he told her he was a leader Of a well respected [load] But when he tried to leave her Well she looked right down her nose Many times he tried to make her believe in herself But she wouldn't listen to a word he said Well he followed her though the darkness All the chances i take He followed her though the wilderness Her mystery to break Many times he tried to make her believe in herself But she wouldn't listen to a word he said So for 40 days and for 40 nights Well they tied my [ways] they can see the light And the angel screamed in my nightmare ride And the changes left (yeah) but they will take their time And i guess i lost just a little bit on the journey Yes i know i lost just a little bit on the way I know i lost just a little bit on t |
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| 5. |
| 4:53 |
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Oh angeline, i love you, your mouth is like a sting And when i close my eyes each night, i often hear you sing Imagination's hidden book, you wrote it on the wing And when i vowed to comfort you, well you swallowed everything Angeline, oh my angeline My sweet angeline - you have rendered me unseen I would cry a million smiles for my indian city queen Well your body it is broken in so many different ways And when i stoop to find your head, well it disappeared in haze. Your blood flows like the finest juice - the kiss of burgundy And where it comes from no one knows, but where it's going i can't see Angeline, oh my angeline My sweet angeline - (y'know) you have rendered me unseen I would cry a million smiles for my indian city queen Angeline, oh my angeline You little angeline - you have rendered me unseen I would cry a million smiles for my indian city queen And your crystal-coloured cardboard bins - attack me from the paint And i think that i am getting lost among the swollen states Oh rescue me or bury me, for i care not what you do There is just one thing that i want to say am i really you Angeline, oh my angeline My sweet angeline - you have rendered me unseen I would cry a million smiles for my indian city queen |
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| 6. |
| 3:47 |
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I know you have a second love Another one you're thinking of What is there now that i can do I'll always feel the same for you Why does it have to be this way Maybe before we'll change some day I only hope that you will stay Can't keep going on this way Well if you go away from me girl Well i know that you're not the one to blame When i see the tears come running from your eyes It'll make you start It'll make you start to realise I'm crossed between your second love It ain't just me you're thinking of And what is there now that i can do I'll always feel the same about you |
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| 7. |
| 5:02 |
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Well my brother he was a drinking man And i asked him for release He said this won't do you no good And sent for the police Well they busted me for nothing Cos they said i was insane So they let my body go But they locked away my brain Well i wandered freely as a bird that had broken both its wings And i hated them and they hated me and i hated everthing And i realise that to survive well my body is not mine And i feel neglected feel rejected Living in the wrong time And to those of you who always laugh Let this be your epitaph And my head is down and i'm called a clown by comedians that grace The living stage of every page of worthless meaningless space But i swear to you before we're though you're gonna feel our every blow We ain't bleeding you we're feeding you but you're too f*cking slow And to those of you who always laugh Let this be your epitaph |
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| 8. |
| 1:16 |
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This isn't a song in the true sense of the word - it is an end-of-session jam (sounds a bit like 'the journey'); but i have included it anyway. This has been The mott the hoople Light orchestra, [who've] been Playing some goodies And some newies And some oldies And some filthies And some weirdies And some queries Just for you |
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