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The neighborhood that I live in
I've always seen as home At certain times of the evening It's like a no-go zone Got cash in my pocket to last the weekend And I've got features I quite like and don't mind keeping But still I walk the Side streets home Even when I'm on my own If I let myself believe all the bad press and horror stories I wouldn't set a foot outside You say I live in a bubble I find a bubble's best At a faint whiff of trouble Just turn and head due west Quite light on my feet if I ever need be As I zip down the street no one ever sees me That's why I walk the Side streets home Even when I'm on my own If I let myself believe all the bad press and horror stories I wouldn't set a foot outside I'm tempting fate (I know, tell me about it) So nonchalant (I know, and I don't doubt it) I'll probably get it tomorrow 'Til then I'll walk the Side streets home Even when I'm on my own If I let myself believe... (Side streets home...) (On my own...) Believe... |
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Rays of light upon the counterpane
Grace the dust that settles on the balustrade I, I'm opening my eyes To find Sun in my morning... Sun in my morning This is what I see Ooh Sun in my morning Shining down on me Ooh Made a list of things to do today What a shame The morning breeze just blew it all away I, I'm opening my eyes To find Sun in my morning... Sun in my morning This is what I see Ooh Sun in my morning Shining down on me Ooh Sun in my morning This is what I see Ooh Sun in my morning Shining down on me Ooh |
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Tony leaves the depot late
Seventeen years with the Unigate Drives his float down Goswell Road at twenty-five to eight Number nine, Mrs. Doris Brown Pulls on her quilted dressing gown Shuts the fridge and boils the kettle Wipes the table down La la la la la la Just as she pours the tea She's whistling randomly A milk bottle symphony Milk bottle symphony Number twelve, there's Amy Chan Writing down a line for the candy man About the time she saw Tom Baker Drinking down the Hat and Fan The man next door is Gary Stead Shuffles downstairs with a heavy head Scans the paper, takes a pill And stumbles back to bed La la la la la la Didn't get home 'til three Singing appallingly A milk bottle symphony A milk bottle symphony Emily Roe's at thirty-one Twenty minutes left to get her homework done Leaves her corn flakes on the sofa Says goodbye to Mum La la la la la la Jumps on the 43 Humming unconsciously A milk bottle symphony Milk bottle symphony |
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You're a dream lo-o-o-over,
It's a deep ri-i-i-iver. And the clock in the hallway, It goes tick, tick, tickin' away, 'way Ah, ah. I, I'm gonna dream a little longer now. In the late su-u-u-umer, Could it be for-e-e-ever? And I know that a phone call is going to, Take, take, take me away, 'way. Oh, oh. I, I'm gonna dream a little longer now, Bye, I've gotta dream a little longer now. And the clock in the hallway, It goes tick, tick, tickin' away, 'way. Ah, ah, I, I'm gonna dream a little longer now, And I, I've gotta dream a little longer now. I, I'm gonna dream a little longer now. (I won't let you go) |
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Crazy superstitions on my mind
Could they help me get you back for good Such a striking combination, gone away Could I save it if I knocked in wood Did I have a chance and fail to keep it Lose my dream and let it slip away Will my destiny remain a secret Well that's okay, yeah Everyone should have a reason to believe So I still believe that Lightning could strike twice for me Yeah, yeah, yeah Every time I find the feeling's gone in me Suddenly I see that Lightning could strike twice for me Yeah, yeah, yeah Sitting down to read the stars again Maybe they can tell me what's in store Now I'm mixing up a magic potion That's gonna get you banging on my door Did I have a chance and fail to keep it Lose my dream and let it slip away Will my destiny remain a secret Well, that's okay, yeah Everyone should have a reason to believe So I still believe that Lightning could strike twice for me Yeah, yeah, yeah Every time I find the feeling's gone in me Suddenly I see that Lightning could strike twice for me Yeah, yeah, yeah And I'm working on a siren song Oh baby, oh baby Gotta feeling that it won't be long Oh baby, oh baby Well don't you know that Everyone should have a reason to believe So I still believe that Lightning could strike twice for me Yeah, yeah, yeah Every time I find the feeling's gone in me Suddenly I see that Lightning could strike twice for me Yeah, yeah, yeah |
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Slow down at the castle
Things to straighten in her head And she knows it's not a castle But that's what they've always said Shaded by the tower As she clambers to her seat With the ash of last night's party Clinging grimly to her feet Not for the first time She's made her bed Now she leaves that all behind And turns her mind to playful things instead Days spent making stories For the faces that pass by From the lonely tea shop owner To the misbehaving wife Now they're growing ever wilder As the people start to go Now she dreams that there's assassins Hiding in the woods below Not for the first time She's made her bed Now she leaves that all behind And turns her mind to playful things instead And she knows this must end As the long shadows start to blend She must be on her way |
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This girl in 23
Could've sworn she was looking at me What's the sound coming out of her door? Crazy moves I've never heard before With a wiggle and a spring in her step Wearing fancy clothes, you bet Everybody just stops to stare Without a stare she don't care All the boys wanna know what's on her stereo (I don't know) They say her room is like a Japanese video (Well, I don't know but what I do know is...) At night she's so wonderful, wonderful At night she's so magical, magical At night she's so beautiful, beautiful Wouldn't go with Brad Pitt if you paid her She's more into James Spader Doesn't notice all the troubles around her Oh, yeah, I'm so glad that I've found her All the girls think her car is over-familiar (I don't know) They say she's from a castle in Bulgaria (Well, I don't know but what I do know is...) |
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Tempers fraying in the Hat and Fan
Gets so hot in there, even in November Heated words from slicked-back hair It's too small a world for some people to share Now Gary stares at an empty chair Told her "five, or ten, and he'd join her out there" Not again, she's not going in She just sighs... It's only half nine There's time Time for drinking And still More time 'Til he gets to thinking of her She's in Two minds Maybe she'll board up her door He's into pints And that's how it goes It's guaranteed he's a funny man You can bet your life that he'll bring the house down Always plays such a winning hand He just cools it down They should knight him for it But outside His former wife Starts a solo drive She's so tired of waiting When he crawls in Will she give him a surprise? It's only half nine There's time Time for drinking And still More time 'Til he gets to thinking of her She's in Two minds Maybe she'll board up her door He's into pints And that's how it goes |
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I'm falling, I'm falling
I'm falling for a stranger I'm falling, I'm falling I'm falling for a stranger In the morning when I wake up The very first thing I think of I'm falling, I'm falling I'm falling for a stranger Did he see me standing there? Did he see me standing there? I'm falling, I'm falling I'm falling for a stranger No matter how lost I feel No matter how cross I feel He'll see that I'm special Somebody out of the ordinary I watch him from my window As he walks down to his car below Does he know that I exist? One smile, one kiss That thing I did was wrong Now I'm free about crying alone I'm falling, I'm falling I'm falling for a stranger If only I could meet him He'd understand my feelings Call his number, call his number I stumble, words won't come out (Just close your eyes, be still, don't cry The time is right for love tonight I love to dream, I dream of you Please see inside my dreams of you) |
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Stars above us
Cars below us Out on the rooftop, baby Stars above us Cars below us Nothing can touch us, baby Just had to get out of there I'm tired of all of those faces Up here is out of sight Outside with the breeze on our faces Let's go Up the stairway My band Doing it their way Our sound's Ruling all the airwaves Butterflies taking flight Stars above us Cars below us Out on the rooftop, baby Stars above us Cars below us Nothing can touch us, baby Stars above us Cars below us Out on the rooftop, baby Stars above us Cars below us Nothing can touch us, baby (Sun sets) over the city (Won't you) come and catch it with me (Follow me) right up the stairway Let's have some fun tonight Stars above us Cars below us Out on the rooftop, baby Stars above us Cars below us Nothing can touch us, baby Stars above us Cars below us Out on the rooftop, baby Stars above us Cars below us Nothing can touch us, baby Ooh, ooh, ooh Out on the rooftops Ooh, ooh, ooh Out on the rooftops Stars above us Ooh, ooh, ooh Out on the rooftops Ooh, ooh, ooh Out on the rooftops |
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Amy checks the shopping list
Pedal bin, washing-up rack, Sandtex And she goes to the baker's to buy a loaf Ah, she keeps forgetting it's changed into the Tropicana tanning salon And in the charity shop Mrs. Brown sits at the counter Pricing down some old stock The Moon's a Balloon, two copies of Every Loser Wins, Noel's Blobbyland, deluxe edition There's not much left on the doorstep recently Something to do with eBay, Johnny reckons He's bidding on it now, for a Subbuteo catalogue, '81-'82 He'll win it, put it in a drawer, and forget he ever bought it Holding on... To something... And not knowing... Exactly what you're waiting for Now... Teenage winter's coming down Teenage winter throws a gown Over every place I've been And every little dream Forever... Phone rings in Gary's flat "Can I speak to Mr. G. Staid, please" He hangs up and takes Tony the milk "See you in the Hat and Fan at seven" Gary can't believe the Claremont Road pitch is going to be covered in executive housing He talks about the Newcastle game, Boncho's debut, but Tony can hardly hear him They took the jukebox out, and the Aussie bar staff are playing the Red Hot Chili Peppers He tells him what he thinks He manages to keep it clean Buys another round Holding on... To something... And not knowing... Exactly what you're waiting for Now Teenage winter's coming down Teenage winter throws a gown Over every place I've been And every little dream Forever Now Teenage winter's coming down Teenage winter throws a gown Over every place I've been And every little dream Forever Now Teenage winter's coming down Teenage winter throws a gown Over every place I've been And every little dream Forever Now Teenage winter's coming down Teenage winter throws a gown Over every place I've been And every little dream Forever Mums with pushchairs outside Sainsbury's Tears in their eyes They'll never buy a Gibb Brothers record again Their old 45s gathering dust The birthday cards they couldn't face throwing away Teenage winter coming down Teenage winter coming down |
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Day's over and night must fall
Shadows creeping up the garden wall Goodnight (Goodnight) Goodnight, goodnight (Goodnight) Will you sing me to sleep And stroke my hair I'll close my eyes if I know that you're there Put the bike in the alleyway Shine of streetlights and a fuzzy grey Goodnight Goodnight, goodnight, goodnight Will you sing me to sleep And stroke my hair I'll close my eyes if I know that you're there Draw the blinds on the yellow moon A dark apartment and a distant June Goodnight Goodnight, goodnight, goodnight Will you sing me to sleep And stroke my hair I'll close my eyes if I know that you're there (goodnight) |
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