Everything But The Girl

And I see forests and it's the 25th December and my old man plays the
piano for Christmas. He plays the piano for Christmas. And we're all
there, all the aunties and uncles, and the angels on the top of the
tree. Up there on the top of the tree. And I never, no I never ever
realised. And I never, no I never ever realised. Have I enough time,
have I just some time, to revisit, to go back, to return, to open my
mouth again and say something different this time. And I see bags of
newspapers and a car in the carport, and you're grown up and still
unsure, and I'm thirty and I don't know nothing no more. And I never, no
I never ever realised. And I never, no I never ever realised. And I'm
sitting, sitting at the top of the stairs, and you're crying out on the
towpath by the river with all the swans and all the people walking by.
And all of a sudden I'm struck with an urge to unlock a door with a key
that's too big for my hands and I drop it, and it falls at your feet.
Come on, come on, it's there at your feet. And I never, no I never ever
realised. And I never, no I never ever realised. (Come on, come on,
it's there at your feet).....

And I see forests and it's the 25th of December
and my old man plays the piano for Christmas.
He plays the piano for Christmas.

And we're all there all the aunties and uncles
and the angle's on the top of the tree.
Up there o the top of the tree.

And I never no I never ever realised.
And I never no I never ever realised.

Have I enough time have I just some time
to revisit to go back to return, to open my mouth again
and say something different this time.

And I see bags of newspaper and a car in the carport,
and you're a grown up and still unsure,
and I'm thirty and I don't know nothing no more.

And I never, no I never ever realised.
And I never, no I never ever realised.

And I'm sitting, sitting on the top of the stairs,
and you're crying out on the towpath by the river
with all the swans and all the people walking by.

And all of a sudden I'm stuck with an urge to unlock a door
with a key that's too big for my hands
and I drop it, and it falls at your feet.

Come on, come on, it's there at your feet.
And I never, no I never ever realised.
And I never, no I never ever realised

And I see forests and it's the 25th of December
and my old man plays the piano for Christmas.
He plays the piano for Christmas.

And we're all there all the aunties and uncles
and the angle's on the top of the tree.
Up there o the top of the tree.

And I never no I never ever realised.
And I never no I never ever realised.

Have I enough time have I just some time
to revisit to go back to return, to open my mouth again
and say something different this time.

And I see bags of newspaper and a car in the carport,
and you're a grown up and still unsure,
and I'm thirty and I don't know nothing no more.

And I never, no I never ever realised.
And I never, no I never ever realised.

And I'm sitting, sitting on the top of the stairs,
and you're crying out on the towpath by the river
with all the swans and all the people walking by.

And all of a sudden I'm stuck with an urge to unlock a door
with a key that's too big for my hands
and I drop it, and it falls at your feet.

Come on, come on, it's there at your feet.
And I never, no I never ever realised.
And I never, no I never ever realised

I'm getting too used to this way of life
Fame is a baby, she rocks me at night
Far from the cold and the brash city lights
We purchase from sorrow a moment's respite

And each time you smile
I know I would follow you a country mile
For all that I'm chasing is worthless and vile

I was a backwater girl, home most nights
That was before I saw my name in lights
Stardom and squalor were not dreams of mine
But I've seen the Hollywood sign now
And how it shines

But when you smile
I swear I would follow you a country mile
Please save me before I do things that aren't worth my while

Why does he still go on like she's a baby
Sayin' that's no kind of language for a lady?
He knows she hates that word, that's why he said it
He can be childish too and she won't forget it

"Don't tell me I don't understand"
He said, "I know I don't understand
I understood when you were ten
But nothin's added up since then"

He said, "I'll give you a piece of my mind
And you're not too old to take it
Oh, just a piece of my mind"

And that's him and her mum on honeymoon
She was born in January and that was in June
But now her life and his, they just don't mix
And he don't like her boyfriends or her politics

"Don't tell me what you think of me"
He said, "I know what you think of me
I understood when you were ten
But nothin's added up since then"

He said, "I'll give you a piece of my mind
And you're not too old to take it
Just a piece of my mind"

Still he remembers her head
On the pillow of her little bed
All at once she's sixteen and now
She hates him, she hates him
Yeah, yeah, yeah

"Don't tell me you don't understand"
She said, "What is there to understand?
I've grown up since I was a kid
And maybe, Dad, it's time that you did"

She said, "I'll give you a piece of my mind
And you're not too old to take it
Oh, just a piece of my mind and not too old
'Cause I'm not your baby, not your little girl
I'm not your baby, not your little girl"

Oh it's so funny to be seeing you after so long, girl
And with the way you look I understand
That you are not impressed
But I heard you let that little friend of mine
Take off your party dress
I'm not going to get too sentimental
Like those other sticky valentines
'Cause I don't know if you've been loving somebody
I only know it isn't mine
Alison, I know this world is killing you
Oh, Alison, my aim is true

Well I see you've got a husband now
Did he leave your pretty fingers lying in the wedding cake?
You used to hold him right in your hand
I'll bet he took all he could take
Sometimes I wish that I could stop you from talking
When I hear the silly things that you say
I think somebody better put out the big light
'Cause I can't stand to see you this way

Alison, I know this world is killing you
Oh, Alison, my aim is true
My aim is true...

Almost blue Almost doing things we used to do There's a boy here and he's almost you Almost all the things that your eyes once pomised I see in him too Now your eyes are red from crying Almost blue Flirting with this disaster became me It named me as the fool who only aimed to be Almost blue It's almost touching that we're almost through There's a part of me that's always true∼ always All the things never come to an end now it is only a chosen few I've seen such an unhappy couple Almost me Almost you Almost blue

Show me something worse
Than a child outside a church
Begging with a cardboard box
In a heartless town that hurts and mocks
And on a chair anywhere
I will sit down and cry
And close my eyes

Against the Christmas windows
Here in Christmas town
A young girl rests her tattered head
And the festive lights shine down

And if she were a kitten
Someone would take her home
But we've no pity for our own kind
Our hearts are stone
Our eyes are blind

Show me something more
Than the wolf at the door
All the begging in the cold
To keep the wolf from the fold

Show me something more
Than the an honest girl turned thief or wore
Under African sun or Dublin rain
Necessities remain the same

On the roof the old wood shed
The moon rested its pale head
Cost a woman on a screen
Who saw same things she'd never seen
And on a chair in a hospital
She sat down and cried
And close her eyes

Show me something more
Than the wolf at the door
All the begging in the cold
To keep the wolf from the fold

Show me something more
Than the an honest girl turned thief or wore
Under African sun or Dublin rain
Necessities remain the same

Apron strings hanging so empty,
crazy things my body tells me, I want
someone to tie to my apron strings.

Apron strings waiting for you, pretty things
that I could call you, I want
someone to tie to my lonely apron strings.

Your baby looks just like you when you were young,
and he looks at me with
eyes that shine and I wish that he were mine, then I go home to my apron
strings, cold and lonely,
for time brings thoughts that only will be quiet
when someone clings to my apron strings.

And I'll be perfect in my own way
when you cry I will be there, I'll sing
to you and comb your hair,
all your troubles I will share.

For apron strings can be used for other things
than what they're meant for,
and you'd be happy wrapped in my apron strings,
you'd be happy wrapped in my
apron strings.

Apron strings hanging so empty,
crazy things my body tells me, I want
someone to tie to my apron strings.

Apron strings waiting for you, pretty things
that I could call you, I want
someone to tie to my lonely apron strings.

Your baby looks just like you when you were young,
and he looks at me with
eyes that shine and I wish that he were mine, then I go home to my apron
strings, cold and lonely,
for time brings thoughts that only will be quiet
when someone clings to my apron strings.

And I'll be perfect in my own way
when you cry I will be there, I'll sing
to you and comb your hair,
all your troubles I will share.

For apron strings can be used for other things
than what they're meant for,
and you'd be happy wrapped in my apron strings,
you'd be happy wrapped in my
apron strings.

Apron strings hanging so empty,
crazy things my body tells me, I want
someone to tie to my apron strings.

Apron strings waiting for you, pretty things
that I could call you, I want
someone to tie to my lonely apron strings.

Your baby looks just like you when you were young,
and he looks at me with
eyes that shine and I wish that he were mine, then I go home to my apron
strings, cold and lonely,
for time brings thoughts that only will be quiet
when someone clings to my apron strings.

And I'll be perfect in my own way
when you cry I will be there, I'll sing
to you and comb your hair,
all your troubles I will share.

For apron strings can be used for other things
than what they're meant for,
and you'd be happy wrapped in my apron strings,
you'd be happy wrapped in my
apron strings.

Over dale and over hills
I'll take you through the cotton mills
To the ginnels where we played
And where are friendships all were made

Still they came and tore them down
And now we live in Anytown
They came and tore it down
And now this place could be Anytown

Can't forget and won't forgive
The places we've been forced to live
Sticks and stones may break my bones
But rather that than live alone

For they came and tore it down
And now we live in Anytown
They came and tore it down
And now this place could be Anytown

Rags to riches, that's a lie
For some things money just can't buy
Thicker than water blood may be
And comfort still brings misery

For they came and tore it down
And now we live in Anytown
They came and tore it down
And now this place could be Anytown

They took the heart when they ripped it down
And in its place sent Anytown

Summer in the driving rain
I can hear the Oldham train.

Over dale and over hills
I'll take you through the cotton mills
To the ginnels where we played
And where are friendships all were made

Still they came and tore them down
And now we live in Anytown
They came and tore it down
And now this place could be Anytown

Can't forget and won't forgive
The places we've been forced to live
Sticks and stones may break my bones
But rather that than live alone

For they came and tore it down
And now we live in Anytown
They came and tore it down
And now this place could be Anytown

Rags to riches, that's a lie
For some things money just can't buy
Thicker than water blood may be
And comfort still brings misery

For they came and tore it down
And now we live in Anytown
They came and tore it down
And now this place could be Anytown

They took the heart when they ripped it down
And in its place sent Anytown

Summer in the driving rain
I can hear the Oldham train.

Apron strings hanging so empty,
crazy things my body tells me, I want
someone to tie to my apron strings.

Apron strings waiting for you,
pretty things that I could call you,
I want someone to tie to my lonely apron strings.

Your baby looks just like you when you were young,
and he looks at me with eyes that shine and I wish that he were mine,
then I go home to my apron strings, cold and lonely,
for time brings thoughts that only will be quiet
when someone clings to my apron strings.

And I'll be perfect in my own way when you cry I will be there,
I'll sing to you and comb your hair,
all your troubles I will share.

For apron strings can be used for other things
than what they're meant for,
and you'd be happy wrapped in my apron strings,
you'd be happy wrapped in my apron strings.

Apron strings hanging so empty,
crazy things my body tells me, I want
someone to tie to my apron strings.

Apron strings waiting for you,
pretty things that I could call you,
I want someone to tie to my lonely apron strings.

Your baby looks just like you when you were young,
and he looks at me with eyes that shine and I wish that he were mine,
then I go home to my apron strings, cold and lonely,
for time brings thoughts that only will be quiet
when someone clings to my apron strings.

And I'll be perfect in my own way when you cry I will be there,
I'll sing to you and comb your hair,
all your troubles I will share.

For apron strings can be used for other things
than what they're meant for,
and you'd be happy wrapped in my apron strings,
you'd be happy wrapped in my apron strings.

Apron strings hanging so empty,
crazy things my body tells me, I want
someone to tie to my apron strings.

Apron strings waiting for you,
pretty things that I could call you,
I want someone to tie to my lonely apron strings.

Your baby looks just like you when you were young,
and he looks at me with eyes that shine and I wish that he were mine,
then I go home to my apron strings, cold and lonely,
for time brings thoughts that only will be quiet
when someone clings to my apron strings.

And I'll be perfect in my own way when you cry I will be there,
I'll sing to you and comb your hair,
all your troubles I will share.

For apron strings can be used for other things
than what they're meant for,
and you'd be happy wrapped in my apron strings,
you'd be happy wrapped in my apron strings.

Narrow streets breed narrow minds and
Care for king but not for kind
It's a short hop to a long weekend
when every move you apreehend
You'll never find room to find your feet
to walk out of this avenue
Your pockets are lined with promises
when did you promise ever pay for shoes?

Counting coal trucks by the line and
raise your glasses one more time
'Cause Billy has gone off to war
And God knows what he's fighting for
But wartime will make him a man
Work that no one see, if you can
A hero's grave is 6 feet deep not
Room enough for all his plans.

She can scrub the step but if he'll never gleam
If he did she'd smash the dream
And they've held the world too long
But dreams are what you wake up from

Father was a fighter too
The only way to jump the queue
Boxing clever, times were tough
But will that ever be enough?
You'd never find room to find his feet
To walk out of these avenues
Their pockets are lined with promises
When did they promise ever pay for shoes?
When did they promise ever pay for shoes?

Narrow streets breed narrow minds and
Care for king but not for kind
It's a short hop to a long weekend
when every move you apreehend
You'll never find room to find your feet
to walk out of this avenue
Your pockets are lined with promises
when did you promise ever pay for shoes?

Counting coal trucks by the line and
raise your glasses one more time
'Cause Billy has gone off to war
And God knows what he's fighting for
But wartime will make him a man
Work that no one see, if you can
A hero's grave is 6 feet deep not
Room enough for all his plans.

She can scrub the step but if he'll never gleam
If he did she'd smash the dream
And they've held the world too long
But dreams are what you wake up from

Father was a fighter too
The only way to jump the queue
Boxing clever, times were tough
But will that ever be enough?
You'd never find room to find his feet
To walk out of these avenues
Their pockets are lined with promises
When did they promise ever pay for shoes?
When did they promise ever pay for shoes?

I don’t want excuses
I don’t want your smiles
I don’t want to feel like we’re apart a thousand miles
I don’t want your attitude
I don’t want your things
But I don’t want a phone that never rings

*I want your love
And I want it now

*Repeat

I don’t want your history
I don’t want that stuff
I want you to shut your mouth
That would be enough
I don’t care if you’ve been here before
You don’t understand
Tonight I feel above the law, I’m coming into land

*Repeat

My heart is that much harder now
That’s what I thought before today
My heart is that much harder now
I thought that it would stay that way,
Before today
Before today

But I don't want a phone that never rings

*Repeat

I want your love ...

I don't want excuses.
I don't want your smiles. I don't want to feel
like we're apart a thousand miles.
I don't want your attitude. I don't
want your things.
But I don't want a 'phone that never rings.
I want your love and I want it now.
I don't want your history. I don't want
that stuff. I want you to shut your mouth.
That would be enough. And I
don't care if you've been here before.
You don't understand - tonight I
feel above the law and I'm coming in to land.
I want your love and I
want it now. My heart is that much harder now.
That's what I thought
before today. My heart is that much harder now.
And I thought that it
would stay that way, before today. Before today.
I don't want a 'phone
that never rings.
I want your love and I want it now.

I don't want excuses. I don't want your smiles. I don't want to feel
like we're apart a thousand miles. I don't want your attitude. I don't
want your things. But I don't want a 'phone that never rings. I want
your love and I want it now. I don't want your history. I don't want
that stuff. I want you to shut your mouth. That would be enough. And I
don't care if you've been here before. You don't understand - tonight I
feel above the law and I'm coming in to land. I want your love and I
want it now. My heart is that much harder now. That's what I thought
before today. My heart is that much harder now. And I thought that it
would stay that way, before today. Before today. I don't want a 'phone
that never rings. I want your love and I want it now.

I don't want excuses.
I don't want your smiles. I don't want to feel
like we're apart a thousand miles.
I don't want your attitude. I don't
want your things.
But I don't want a 'phone that never rings.
I want your love and I want it now.
I don't want your history. I don't want
that stuff. I want you to shut your mouth.
That would be enough. And I
don't care if you've been here before.
You don't understand - tonight I
feel above the law and I'm coming in to land.
I want your love and I
want it now. My heart is that much harder now.
That's what I thought
before today. My heart is that much harder now.
And I thought that it
would stay that way, before today. Before today.
I don't want a 'phone
that never rings.
I want your love and I want it now.

I don't want excuses.
I don't want your smiles. I don't want to feel
like we're apart a thousand miles.
I don't want your attitude. I don't
want your things.
But I don't want a 'phone that never rings.
I want your love and I want it now.
I don't want your history. I don't want
that stuff. I want you to shut your mouth.
That would be enough. And I
don't care if you've been here before.
You don't understand - tonight I
feel above the law and I'm coming in to land.
I want your love and I
want it now. My heart is that much harder now.
That's what I thought
before today. My heart is that much harder now.
And I thought that it
would stay that way, before today. Before today.
I don't want a 'phone
that never rings.
I want your love and I want it now.

You don't know what's wrong, you only know it isn't right.
You don'tremember for how long, but you wake in tears at night.
Big Deal You spend four nights a week now looking for your inner child.
What you gonna say when you find him?
Suppose you don't like him or he doesn't like you?
Suppose once you wake him up he won't go back to bed and wants
to say up late watching TV?
But you say there must be some reason why
you feel this way.
Big deal, that's the way we all feel. Big deal
what is it you wanna feel?
You say you wanna get cured, you wanna turn off
your head. Oh and you say it hurts,
and you feel unsure. First you
doubt yourself and then you doubt her.
Big deal, that's the way we all
feel. What is it you wanna feel?
I don't think you wanna feel.

don't talk to me in that familiar way
when the keys are in my hand
don't say that everything is here to stay
and I must try to understand
when I'm trying not to look into your eyes
trying not to listen to your lies
trying just to keep hold of myself
oh but it's hard when you leave me on the shelf

you say that I set a path for you to follow
and I've already given in
but I only meant for you to taste not swallow
where I end is where you must begibn
so try not to look into their eyes
try not to listen to their lies
try just to keep hold of yourself
oh I know it's hard when they leave you on their shelf

she's such a sweet girl
free of the taints of this world
think that's a compliment
don't be so full of sentiment
why you worship sweetness
what virtue's there in weakness
being pushed about is nothing much to shout about I know

don't talk to me in that familiar way
when the keys are in my hand
don't say that everything is here to stay
and I must try to understand
when I'm trying not to look into your eyes
trying not to listen to your lies
trying just to keep hold of myself
oh but it's hard when you leave me on the shelf

you say that I set a path for you to follow
and I've already given in
but I only meant for you to taste not swallow
where I end is where you must begibn
so try not to look into their eyes
try not to listen to their lies
try just to keep hold of yourself
oh I know it's hard when they leave you on their shelf

she's such a sweet girl
free of the taints of this world
think that's a compliment
don't be so full of sentiment
why you worship sweetness
what virtue's there in weakness
being pushed about is nothing much to shout about I know

i know i wasn't good
- maybe i was evern bad -
but i was way too young
to know just what i had.
and if i let you down,
now i let you go,
but i was so young
and now it's all gone.
i'm the one to blame.
you must never think
i wish that you had stayed.
look at where we are,
i'm glad you got away.
but who's your daddy now
and where's your home?
you're living somewhere new.
d'you think he'd take me too?
i'm the one to blame.
now you forgot the words,
please don't forget you name.
and who gave that to you?
well that was me again.
who let you down and love you?
that was me again.
and who's the one to blame?
that was me again.
i'm the one to blame.

know I wasn't good
Maybe I was even bad
But I was way too young
To know just what I had
And if I let you down
Now I let you go
But I was so young
And now it's all gone
I'm the one to blame

You must never think
I wish that you had stayed
Look at where we are
I'm glad you got away
But who's your daddy now
And where's your home
You're living somewhere new
D'you think he'd take me too
I'm the one to blame

Now you forgot the words
Please don't forget your name
And who gave it to you
Well that was me again
Who let you down and loved you
That was me again
And who's the one to blame
That was me again
I'm the one to blame

know I wasn't good
Maybe I was even bad
But I was way too young
To know just what I had
And if I let you down
Now I let you go
But I was so young
And now it's all gone
I'm the one to blame

You must never think
I wish that you had stayed
Look at where we are
I'm glad you got away
But who's your daddy now
And where's your home
You're living somewhere new
D'you think he'd take me too
I'm the one to blame

Now you forgot the words
Please don't forget your name
And who gave it to you
Well that was me again
Who let you down and loved you
That was me again
And who's the one to blame
That was me again
I'm the one to blame

I have a friend and she comes from the high plains
Wise as the hills and fresh as the rains
I have a friend and she taught me daring
Threw back the windows and let the air in

For all she knows
Bless my blue moon rose

I have a friend and we talk about books
She comes around and she drinks while I cook
Took me an atlas to find her town
And to realise that the world was round

For all she knows
Bless my blue moon rose

Lying in bed on a weekday night
Listening to the title fight
From a town the radio said was Atlantic City
The branches brush the windows
The hour is early evening
And Frankie's beating hell out of the champion

Frankie is the one, you know
Frankie is the boy
I hope my sister's listening
from her place in Illinois

For though the world is turning darkly
all the stars are out tonight
There are dreams still shining, redefining
all that makes us feel alright

Lying in bed in the afternoon
listening to Frankie Lymon tunes
While the people make their way home
from the dusty city
The breezes blow the curtains
the hour is early evening
and Frankie's singing songs just like a champion

Frankie was the one, you know
Frankie was the boy
My sister shook his hand the night
he played at the Savoy

And though the world is turning darkly
all the stars are out tonight
There are dreams still shining, redefining
all that makes us feel alright

Frankie is the one, you know
Frankie is the boy
Frankie bears the weight of
all our sorrow and our joy

For though the world is turning darkly
all the stars are out tonight
There are dreams still shining, redefining
all that makes us feel alright
I feel alright

Lying in bed on a weekday night
Listening to the title fight
From a town the radio said was Atlantic City
The branches brush the windows
The hour is early evening
And Frankie's beating hell out of the champion

Frankie is the one, you know
Frankie is the boy
I hope my sister's listening
from her place in Illinois

For though the world is turning darkly
all the stars are out tonight
There are dreams still shining, redefining
all that makes us feel alright

Lying in bed in the afternoon
listening to Frankie Lymon tunes
While the people make their way home
from the dusty city
The breezes blow the curtains
the hour is early evening
and Frankie's singing songs just like a champion

Frankie was the one, you know
Frankie was the boy
My sister shook his hand the night
he played at the Savoy

And though the world is turning darkly
all the stars are out tonight
There are dreams still shining, redefining
all that makes us feel alright

Frankie is the one, you know
Frankie is the boy
Frankie bears the weight of
all our sorrow and our joy

For though the world is turning darkly
all the stars are out tonight
There are dreams still shining, redefining
all that makes us feel alright
I feel alright

Lying in bed on a weekday night
Listening to the title fight
From a town the radio said was Atlantic City
The branches brush the windows
The hour is early evening
And Frankie's beating hell out of the champion

Frankie is the one, you know
Frankie is the boy
I hope my sister's listening
from her place in Illinois

For though the world is turning darkly
all the stars are out tonight
There are dreams still shining, redefining
all that makes us feel alright

Lying in bed in the afternoon
listening to Frankie Lymon tunes
While the people make their way home
from the dusty city
The breezes blow the curtains
the hour is early evening
and Frankie's singing songs just like a champion

Frankie was the one, you know


Frankie was the boy
My sister shook his hand the night
he played at the Savoy

And though the world is turning darkly
all the stars are out tonight
There are dreams still shining, redefining
all that makes us feel alright

Frankie is the one, you know
Frankie is the boy
Frankie bears the weight of
all our sorrow and our joy

For though the world is turning darkly
all the stars are out tonight
There are dreams still shining, redefining
all that makes us feel alright
I feel alright

Leaving at dawn to beat the traffic, do you remember that too? Curled asleep on the back seat, do you remember that too? The soundless dark, the empty road, do you remember that too? And that child asleep, only eight years old, do you recognise as you?

June, July, September, stretched ahead and out of view. The whole world seemed a safe place, and never ending too. But it was never as simple as you thought, there were just things you never knew, and up ahead your parents bore the weight of all their worries and yours too.

Windows down on the coast road, wanting to be first to see the sea. The whole world seemed a safe place, temporarily. But it was never as simple as you thought, and you found out as you grew, that up ahead your parents had borne the weight of all their worries and yours too. All their worries and yours too.

Leaving at dawn to beat the traffic, do you remember that too? Curled asleep on the back seat, do you remember that too? The soundless dark, the empty road, do you remember that too? And that child asleep, only eight years old, do you recognise as you?

June, July, September, stretched ahead and out of view. The whole world seemed a safe place, and never ending too. But it was never as simple as you thought, there were just things you never knew, and up ahead your parents bore the weight of all their worries and yours too.

Windows down on the coast road, wanting to be first to see the sea. The whole world seemed a safe place, temporarily. But it was never as simple as you thought, and you found out as you grew, that up ahead your parents had borne the weight of all their worries and yours too. All their worries and yours too.

It takes two to make a home
But only one to break it down
Restless as the ocean roar
You've finally left town
Open up the bedroom door
There's a prince without a crown

You could not care less
And that was the first sign
But now you guess
That you've been too careless this time

You left him sleeping like a child
In the arms of someone else
Found it hard to criticise
Because you've done the same yourself
Pleasure is a pretty thing
Oh but love they say is wealth

You could not care less
And that was the first sign
But now you guess
That you've been too careless this time

Come Hell or high water
You just do as you please,
Waste your time when you oughta
Be charming the birds from the trees.
A voice straight from heaven
So you like to believe
And who cares if its only
Your poor self you deceive.
You look in the mirror and what do you see?
Too much care and scheming, too little beauties
Come Hell or High water, you never will be
A goddess or a genius, a drunkard at 23
And all that you yearn for, is attention I guess
Come Hell or high water you deserve nothing less.
Come Hell or high water you will stray off the rails
and I won't try to change you for god knows I would fail
and its to the angels that each day you pray
Come hell or high water I know you will meet them someday

Baby come home, I miss the sound of the door
Your step on the stair's not there to wake me no more
And every day's like Christmas Day without you
It's cold and there's nothing to do

And it's mighty quiet here now that you're gone
I've been behaving myself for too long
'Cause I don't like sleeping
or painting the town on my own
So please come on home

Baby, what's keeping you all this time
You're wasting your days out there in the sunshine
And who can I turn to if you believe still
That England don't love you and she never will

For it's mighty quiet here now that you're gone
And I've been behaving myself for too long
I don't like sleeping
Or watching TV on my own
So please come on home

Baby come home, I miss the sound of the door
Your step on the stair's not there to wake me no more
And every day's like Christmas Day without you
It's cold and there's nothing to do

And it's mighty quiet here now that you're gone
I've been behaving myself for too long
'Cause I don't like sleeping
or painting the town on my own
So please come on home

Baby, what's keeping you all this time
You're wasting your days out there in the sunshine
And who can I turn to if you believe still
That England don't love you and she never will

For it's mighty quiet here now that you're gone
And I've been behaving myself for too long
I don't like sleeping
Or watching TV on my own
So please come on home

Baby come home, I miss the sound of the door
Your step on the stair's not there to wake me no more
And every day's like Christmas Day without you
It's cold and there's nothing to do

And it's mighty quiet here now that you're gone
I've been behaving myself for too long
'Cause I don't like sleeping
or painting the town on my own
So please come on home

Baby, what's keeping you all this time
You're wasting your days out there in the sunshine
And who can I turn to if you believe still
That England don't love you and she never will

For it's mighty quiet here now that you're gone
And I've been behaving myself for too long
I don't like sleeping
Or watching TV on my own
So please come on home

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Num cantinho um viol??짙o
Este amor, uma can??짠??짙o
Pr??징 fazer feliz a quem se ama
Muita calmap r??징 pensar
E ter tempo pr??징 sonhar
Da janela v??짧-se o Corcovado
O Redentor, que lindo!

Quero a vida sempre assim
Com voc??짧 perto de mim
At??짤 o apagar da velha chama
E eu que era triste
Descrente deste mundo
Ao encontrar voc??짧 eu conheci
O que ??짤 felicidade
Meu amor

Quiet nights of quiet stars
Quiet chords from my guitar,
Floating on the silence that surrounds me.
Quiet thoughts and quiet dreams,
Quiet walks by quiet streams,
And a window looking out on the mountains and the sea, how lovely!
This is how I want to be,
Here with you so close to me,
Until the final flicker of life's ember.
I who was lost and lonely,
Believing life was only,
A bitter tragic joke have found with you,
The meaning of existence, oh my love.

Num cantinho um viol??짙o
Este amor, uma can??짠??짙o
Pr??징 fazer feliz a quem se ama
Muita calmap r??징 pensar
E ter tempo pr??징 sonhar
Da janela v??짧-se o Corcovado
O Redentor, que lindo!

Quero a vida sempre assim
Com voc??짧 perto de mim
At??짤 o apagar da velha chama
E eu que era triste
Descrente deste mundo
Ao encontrar voc??짧 eu conheci
O que ??짤 felicidade
Meu amor

Quiet nights of quiet stars
Quiet chords from my guitar,
Floating on the silence that surrounds me.
Quiet thoughts and quiet dreams,
Quiet walks by quiet streams,
And a window looking out on the mountains and the sea, how lovely!
This is how I want to be,
Here with you so close to me,
Until the final flicker of life's ember.
I who was lost and lonely,
Believing life was only,
A bitter tragic joke have found with you,
The meaning of existence, oh my love.

Num cantinho um viol??짙o
Este amor, uma can??짠??짙o
Pr??징 fazer feliz a quem se ama
Muita calmap r??징 pensar
E ter tempo pr??징 sonhar
Da janela v??짧-se o Corcovado
O Redentor, que lindo!

Quero a vida sempre assim
Com voc??짧 perto de mim
At??짤 o apagar da velha chama
E eu que era triste
Descrente deste mundo
Ao encontrar voc??짧 eu conheci
O que ??짤 felicidade
Meu amor

Quiet nights of quiet stars
Quiet chords from my guitar,
Floating on the silence that surrounds me.
Quiet thoughts and quiet dreams,
Quiet walks by quiet streams,
And a window looking out on the mountains and the sea, how lovely!
This is how I want to be,
Here with you so close to me,
Until the final flicker of life's ember.
I who was lost and lonely,
Believing life was only,
A bitter tragic joke have found with you,
The meaning of existence, oh my love.

Now and then
Do you wash your hands of me again?
Wish me anywhere but home
Drunk and on the end of your phone

From time to time
Do you guess what's really on my mind?
Guess that "How you keeping now?"
Means "Where are you sleeping now"

But of course it's not polite
To ask you where you spent last night
And if I did you might reply
That I have no right
And anyway I'm fine
Glad that you're no longer mine
If I should tell a lie
I'll cross my heart and hope to die

You'd be appalled
If you knew what I was doing
When you called
Yes, I can see I'm blundering
Always end up wondering

Will it ever be alright
To ask you where you spent last night
And can it be polite
The way we never write,
Of course I don't have the time,
And anyway I'm fine
If I should tell a lie
I'll cross my hear and hope to die

I hope we never die

Now and then
Do you wash your hands of me again?
Wish me anywhere but home
Drunk and on the end of your phone

From time to time
Do you guess what's really on my mind?
Guess that "How you keeping now?"
Means "Where are you sleeping now"

But of course it's not polite
To ask you where you spent last night
And if I did you might reply
That I have no right
And anyway I'm fine
Glad that you're no longer mine
If I should tell a lie
I'll cross my heart and hope to die

You'd be appalled
If you knew what I was doing
When you called
Yes, I can see I'm blundering
Always end up wondering

Will it ever be alright
To ask you where you spent last night
And can it be polite
The way we never write,
Of course I don't have the time,
And anyway I'm fine
If I should tell a lie
I'll cross my hear and hope to die

I hope we never die

Now and then
Do you wash your hands of me again?
Wish me anywhere but home
Drunk and on the end of your phone

From time to time
Do you guess what's really on my mind?
Guess that "How you keeping now?"
Means "Where are you sleeping now"

But of course it's not polite
To ask you where you spent last night
And if I did you might reply
That I have no right
And anyway I'm fine
Glad that you're no longer mine
If I should tell a lie
I'll cross my heart and hope to die

You'd be appalled
If you knew what I was doing
When you called
Yes, I can see I'm blundering
Always end up wondering

Will it ever be alright
To ask you where you spent last night
And can it be polite
The way we never write,
Of course I don't have the time,
And anyway I'm fine
If I should tell a lie
I'll cross my hear and hope to die

I hope we never die

Look at you now, you're disenchanted, can't believe how things can
change. Take a little out of life and things get strange. And now you
find the wishes you were granted, things you thought were in your hands,
have slipped away. How much can you withstand? The wasted time, the
money spent, a sign that reads "For sale or rent". And everything is at
a standstill, and where's someone who'll be on hand till you're no longer
disenchanted, thinking everything is wrong? You know you're not the only
one to wait so long. I wonder, can you try again? Are you that strong?

Look at you now you've disenchanted
can't believe how things can change
Take a little out of life and things get strange
And now you find the wishes you were granted
things you thought were in your hands
have slipped away
How much can you withstand

The wasted time the money spent
a sign that reads 'For Sale or Rent'
And everything is at a standstill
and where's someone who'll be on hand till
you're no longer disenchanted
thinking everything is wrong

You know you're not the only one to wait so long.
I wonder, can you try again
Are you that strong
more Everything But The Girl

Look at you now you've disenchanted
can't believe how things can change
Take a little out of life and things get strange
And now you find the wishes you were granted
things you thought were in your hands
have slipped away
How much can you withstand

The wasted time the money spent
a sign that reads 'For Sale or Rent'
And everything is at a standstill
and where's someone who'll be on hand till
you're no longer disenchanted
thinking everything is wrong

You know you're not the only one to wait so long.
I wonder, can you try again
Are you that strong
more Everything But The Girl

You will be a star
And I will be so jealous when you are,
But you'll always be a fool
So I will catch you when the world is cruel

And though dizzy heights are on your mind
Oh honey please don't leave me behind

You think it's so easy
But listen, oh they once said the same to me
And you'll be loved for sure
But I think I will always deserve it more

And when you fall I think you'll find
That you never really left me behind
Don't leave me behind

While you're down here I will be kind
Tell everyone that to my mind
You should be being wined and dined
So don't forget me and don't leave me behind

You will be a star
And I will be so jealous when you are,
But you'll always be a fool
So I will catch you when the world is cruel

And though dizzy heights are on your mind
Oh honey please don't leave me behind

You think it's so easy
But listen, oh they once said the same to me
And you'll be loved for sure
But I think I will always deserve it more

And when you fall I think you'll find
That you never really left me behind
Don't leave me behind

While you're down here I will be kind
Tell everyone that to my mind
You should be being wined and dined
So don't forget me and don't leave me behind

Sorrow is a lonely road
Where the rain like your tears
Beats heavy on the roof above your head
Tomorrow is a lovers' town
That's been beaten down
And the hands of winter holds the life we've led

Instead of drowning in despair
For I find small comfort in a bottle
When we're apart
Don't let the teardrops rust your shining heart

I used to drive all night for you
While the children were asleep
And as the dawn broke on your room
Back into my house I'd creep
Where my husband slept alone
Of course he must have known
But we always hide the truth
For fear of losing what we own

So don't forget the words that we choose
And constantly misuse
They were written down every time we were apart
Don't let your teardrops rust your shining heart

Sorrow is a lonely road
Where the rain like your tears
Beats heavy on the roof above your head
Tomorrow is a lovers' town
That's been beaten down
And the hands of winter holds the life we've led

Instead of drowning in despair
For I find small comfort in a bottle
When we're apart
Don't let the teardrops rust your shining heart

I used to drive all night for you
While the children were asleep
And as the dawn broke on your room
Back into my house I'd creep
Where my husband slept alone
Of course he must have known
But we always hide the truth
For fear of losing what we own

So don't forget the words that we choose
And constantly misuse
They were written down every time we were apart
Don't let your teardrops rust your shining heart

from the top you can see
so far into the distance.
look, it's downhill
all the way from here.
and getting there is quicker,
let go and you just slide.
shouldn't take more than a year.
i could almost like you,
now it's nearly over,
now you're feeling hopeless,
now you're looking older.
i heard what you said,
and i recognised those feelings.
i know how hard it is to watch it go.
and all the effort that it took to get there
in the first place
and all the effort not to let the effort show.
i could almost like you
now you're looking over your shoulder.
who's gonna come and find you?
if you can ride the backlast
there's still time for a comeback.
you don't heave to lie down and die.
but lazarus he only did it just the one time
- he couldn't face another cry.
i could almost like you
now you're falling over,
now you're feeling hopeless,
now you're looking over your shoulder.
who's gonna come and find you?
who's coming up behind you.

From the top you can see so far into the distance
Look it's downhill all the way from here
Getting there is quicker like going you just slide
Shouldn't take more then a year

I could almost like you
Now it's nearly over
Now you've shown some weaknesses
Now you're looking older

And I heard what you said
And I recognise those feelings
I know how hard it is to watch you go
And all the effort that it took to get here in the first place
And all the effort not to let the effort show

And I could almost like you
Now you're falling over
Now you're feeling hopeless
Now you're looking over your shoulder

Who's gonna come and find you
Who's coming up behind you

If you can ride the backlash
There's still time for a comeback
You don't have to lie down and die
But Lazarus only did it the one time
He couldn't face another try

And I could almost like you
Now it's really over
Now you've shown some weakness
Now you're looking over your shoulder

Who's gonna come and find you
And who's coming up behind you

From the top you can see so far into the distance
Look it's downhill all the way from here
Getting there is quicker like going you just slide
Shouldn't take more then a year

I could almost like you
Now it's nearly over
Now you've shown some weaknesses
Now you're looking older

And I heard what you said
And I recognise those feelings
I know how hard it is to watch you go
And all the effort that it took to get here in the first place
And all the effort not to let the effort show

And I could almost like you
Now you're falling over
Now you're feeling hopeless
Now you're looking over your shoulder

Who's gonna come and find you
Who's coming up behind you

If you can ride the backlash
There's still time for a comeback
You don't have to lie down and die
But Lazarus only did it the one time
He couldn't face another try

And I could almost like you
Now it's really over
Now you've shown some weakness
Now you're looking over your shoulder

Who's gonna come and find you
And who's coming up behind you

Outside another yellow moon
punched a hole
in the nighttime, yes
climb through your window
and down the street
I'm shining like a new dime
The downtown trains are full
with all of those Brooklyn girls
They try so hard to break out of
their little worlds
You wave your hand and they
scatter like crows
They have nothing that can
capture your heart
They're just thorns
without the rose
Be careful of them in the dark
Oh, if I was the one you chose
to be your only one
Oh baby can't you hear me, can't
you hear me now
Will I see you tonight on a
downtown train
Every night it's just the same,
you leave me lonely now
I know your window
and I know it's late
I know your stairs
and your doorway
I walk down your street
and past your gate
I stand by the light
at the four way
You watch them as they fall
they all have heart attacks
They stay at the carnival,
but they'll never win you back
Will I see you tonight on a
downtown train
every night,
it's just the same,
you leave me lonely
Will I see you tonight
on a downtown train
All of my tears just fall like
rain, all upon the downtown train

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Everything But The Girl - Driving Lyrics rnrnOh loverboyrnTo you I belongrnBut maybe one day you\'ll wakernand you\'ll find me gonernBut loverboyrnIf you call me homernI\'ll come drivingrnI\'ll come driving fast as wheels can turnrnOh loverboyrnI know you too wellrnAnd all of my lonely secretsrnTo you I tellrnTHe highest of highsrnThe lowest of lowsrnI\'ll come drivingrnI\'ll come driving fast as wheels can turnrnStretching away as far as my eyes can seernDeserts and darkness, my hand on the wheelrnloverboy, please call me homernA girl can get lonely out here on the roadrnYou seernSome days I find the old waysrnFrighten me too easilyrnI leave my key and sayrn\

Everything But The Girl - Driving Lyrics rnrnOh loverboyrnTo you I belongrnBut maybe one day you'll wakernand you'll find me gonernBut loverboyrnIf you call me homernI'll come drivingrnI'll come driving fast as wheels can turnrnOh loverboyrnI know you too wellrnAnd all of my lonely secretsrnTo you I tellrnTHe highest of highsrnThe lowest of lowsrnI'll come drivingrnI'll come driving fast as wheels can turnrnStretching away as far as my eyes can seernDeserts and darkness, my hand on the wheelrnloverboy, please call me homernA girl can get lonely out here on the roadrnYou seernSome days I find the old waysrnFrighten me too easilyrnI leave my key and sayrn

Everything But The Girl - Driving Lyrics rnrnOh loverboyrnTo you I belongrnBut maybe one day you'll wakernand you'll find me gonernBut loverboyrnIf you call me homernI'll come drivingrnI'll come driving fast as wheels can turnrnOh loverboyrnI know you too wellrnAnd all of my lonely secretsrnTo you I tellrnTHe highest of highsrnThe lowest of lowsrnI'll come drivingrnI'll come driving fast as wheels can turnrnStretching away as far as my eyes can seernDeserts and darkness, my hand on the wheelrnloverboy, please call me homernA girl can get lonely out here on the roadrnYou seernSome days I find the old waysrnFrighten me too easilyrnI leave my key and sayrn

Everything But The Girl - Driving Lyrics rnrnOh loverboyrnTo you I belongrnBut maybe one day you'll wakernand you'll find me gonernBut loverboyrnIf you call me homernI'll come drivingrnI'll come driving fast as wheels can turnrnOh loverboyrnI know you too wellrnAnd all of my lonely secretsrnTo you I tellrnTHe highest of highsrnThe lowest of lowsrnI'll come drivingrnI'll come driving fast as wheels can turnrnStretching away as far as my eyes can seernDeserts and darkness, my hand on the wheelrnloverboy, please call me homernA girl can get lonely out here on the roadrnYou seernSome days I find the old waysrnFrighten me too easilyrnI leave my key and sayrn

Everything But The Girl - Driving Lyrics rnrnOh loverboyrnTo you I belongrnBut maybe one day you'll wakernand you'll find me gonernBut loverboyrnIf you call me homernI'll come drivingrnI'll come driving fast as wheels can turnrnOh loverboyrnI know you too wellrnAnd all of my lonely secretsrnTo you I tellrnTHe highest of highsrnThe lowest of lowsrnI'll come drivingrnI'll come driving fast as wheels can turnrnStretching away as far as my eyes can seernDeserts and darkness, my hand on the wheelrnloverboy, please call me homernA girl can get lonely out here on the roadrnYou seernSome days I find the old waysrnFrighten me too easilyrnI leave my key and sayrn

Everything But The Girl - Driving Lyrics rnrnOh loverboyrnTo you I belongrnBut maybe one day you'll wakernand you'll find me gonernBut loverboyrnIf you call me homernI'll come drivingrnI'll come driving fast as wheels can turnrnOh loverboyrnI know you too wellrnAnd all of my lonely secretsrnTo you I tellrnTHe highest of highsrnThe lowest of lowsrnI'll come drivingrnI'll come driving fast as wheels can turnrnStretching away as far as my eyes can seernDeserts and darkness, my hand on the wheelrnloverboy, please call me homernA girl can get lonely out here on the roadrnYou seernSome days I find the old waysrnFrighten me too easilyrnI leave my key and sayrn