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from Good Will Hunting (굿 윌 헌팅) by Danny Elfman [ost] (1997)
Winding your way down on Baker Street
Light in your head and dead on your feet Well, another crazy day You'll drink the night away And forget about everything This city desert makes you feel so cold It's got so many people, but it's got no soul And it's taken you so long To find out you were wrong When you thought it held everything You used to think that it was so easy You used to say that it was so easy But you're trying, you're trying now Another year and then you'd be happy Just one more year and then you'd be happy But you're crying, you're crying now Way down the street there's a light in his place He opens the door, he's got that look on his face And he asks you where you've been You tell him who you've seen And you talk about anything He's got this dream about buying some land He's gonna give up the booze and the one-night stands And then he'll settle down In some quiet little town And forget about everything But you know he'll always keep moving You know he's never gonna stop moving 'Cause he's rolling, he's the rolling stone And when you wake up, it's a new morning The sun is shining, it's a new morning And you're going, you're going home |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street (2003)
Winding your way down on Baker Street
Light in your head and dead on your feet Well, another crazy day You'll drink the night away And forget about everything This city desert makes you feel so cold It's got so many people, but it's got no soul And it's taken you so long To find out you were wrong When you thought it held everything You used to think that it was so easy You used to say that it was so easy But you're trying, you're trying now Another year and then you'd be happy Just one more year and then you'd be happy But you're crying, you're crying now Way down the street there's a light in his place He opens the door, he's got that look on his face And he asks you where you've been You tell him who you've seen And you talk about anything He's got this dream about buying some land He's gonna give up the booze and the one-night stands And then he'll settle down In some quiet little town And forget about everything But you know he'll always keep moving You know he's never gonna stop moving 'Cause he's rolling, he's the rolling stone And when you wake up, it's a new morning The sun is shining, it's a new morning And you're going, you're going home |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street (2003)
You know I need your love, you got that hold over me
Long as I got your love, you know that I'll never leave When I wanted you to share my life, I had no doubt in my mind And it's been you, woman, right down the line I know how much I lean on you, only you can see Changes that I've been through have left their mark on me You've been as constant as a northern star, the brightest light that shines It's been you, woman, right down the line I just wanna say this is my way Of telling you everything I could never say before Yeah, this is my way Of telling you that every day I'm loving you so much more 'Cause you believed in me through my darkest night Put something better inside of me, you brought me into the light Threw away all those crazy dreams, I put them all behind And it was you, woman, right down the line I just wanna say this is my way Of telling you everything I could never say before Yeah, this is my way Of telling you that every day I'm loving you so much more If I should doubt myself, if I'm losing ground I won't turn to someone else, they'd only let me down When I wanted you to share my life, I had no doubt in my mind And it's been you, woman, right down the line |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street (2003)
Now the night train is waitin' to take me away
And I'm still feelin' guilty cause you're wanting me to stay Well I know, how I know, it's harder on you But you said it yourself, there's nothing else we could do. When the wheels start turnin', takin' me through the night Out there in the darkness, there's a star shinin' bright And it makes me feel better just to see it up there I hope you're thinkin' about it, hope you know I still care. So goodnight, yeah goodnight Goodnight train is gonna carry me home So goodnight, yeah goodnight Goodnight train is gonna carry me home. Now I know you've been waiting, but I'll be seeing you soon Meanwhile I just lay here staring at the moon And a light made of silver, through my window it creeps And the train keeps on rollin', and it just rocks me to sleep. So goodnight, yeah goodnight Goodnight train is gonna carry me home So goodnight, yeah goodnight Goodnight train is gonna carry me home So goodnight, yeah goodnight Goodnight train is gonna carry me home. So goodnight, yeah goodnight Goodnight train is gonna carry me home. Now from city to city, it's four hundred miles And I'm bound to wake up every once in a while And it's then that I call out to some higher power And then I'll go back to sleep cause I'll be home in an hour. So goodnight (goodnight), yeah goodnight (goodnight) Goodnight train is gonna carry me home (goodnight) So goodnight (goodnight), yeah goodnight (goodnight) Goodnight train is gonna carry me home (goodnight) So goodnight (goodnight), yeah goodnight (goodnight) Goodnight train is gonna carry me home (goodnight) So goodnight (goodnight), yeah goodnight (goodnight) Goodnight train is gonna carry me home (goodnight) (fade) I'm going home (ooooh) tonight... Drums: Henry Spinetti Bass Guitar: Gary Taylor Keyboards: Tommy Eyre Harmonica: Paul Jones Fiddles: Graham Preskett Steel Guitar: Brian Cole Electric Guitar: Hugh Burns Acoustic Guitar: Gerry Rafferty Tambourine: Hugh Murphy Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Rab Noakes / Roger Brown / John McBurnie / Vivian McAuliff / Gary Taylor |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street (2003)
Well here I am, back in town
Just as the night is comin' down Warm wind blowin' through the trees I watch them swing, I watch them sway Lie here waiting for the day. Sleep won't come, I need a drink Stop my head, don't wanna think Wishing I could be with you But I know you're so far away And I'm here waiting for the day. Water of life pour your light down on me Take me out of this darkness, sweet star of the sea Water so sweet you can open my eyes You can bring down the rain on this desert so dry. Out on the street, shadows fall Silence speaks, I hear it call City of the living dead Count the lights on the motorway Lie here waiting for the day (alright). Water of life pour your light down on me Take me out of this darkness, sweet star of the sea Water so sweet you can open my eyes You can bring down the rain on this desert so dry. Yes here I am, back in town Just as the night is comin' down Warm wind blowin' through the trees I watch them swing, I watch them sway Lie here waiting for the day (alright) Drums: Henry Spinetti Bass Guitar: Gary Taylor Electric Rhythm: Andy Fairweather-Low Lead/Rhythm: Hugh Burns Piano/Organ: Tommy Eyre Brass Arrangement: Tommy Eyre Percussion: Glen Le Fleur Fiddles: Graham Preskett Piano: Gerry Rafferty Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street (2003)
Night Owl
Right Down the Line (Compilation) One More Dream (Compilation) Clowns to the Left, Jokers to the Right (Compilation) Out on the street I was talkin' to a man He said "there's so much of this life of mine that I don't understand" You shouldn't worry yes that ain't no crime Cause if you get it wrong you'll get it right next time (next time). You need direction, yeah you need a name When you're standing in the crossroads every highway looks the same After a while you can recognize the signs So if you get it wrong you'll get it right next time (next time). Life is a liar yeah life is a cheat It'll lead you on and pull the ground from underneath your feet No use complainin', don't you worry, don't you whine Cause if you get it wrong you'll get it right next time (next time). You gotta grow, you gotta learn by your mistakes You gotta die a little everyday just to try to stay awake When you believe there's no mountain you can climb And if you get it wrong you'll get it right next time (next time). Next time, hmmmmm Drums: Liam Genockey Bass Guitar: Gary Taylor Electric Piano: Tommy Eyre Synthesizers: Tommy Eyre Guitars: Hugh Burns Percussion: Frank Ricotti Sax: Raphael Ravenscroft Acoustic Guitar: Gerry Rafferty Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street (2003)
I was caught up in a fever
In that summer of ‘69 And my heart was cryin' out for change And I knew time was comin' when I'd get away. So I moved down to that city Where I met a friend of mine And I must admit he tried to warn me well With all those bad luck stories he could tell. He said "Take the money and run, Take the money and run Believe it, in this town you can't trust anyone You're gonna learn that lesson my son". "Take the money and run, Buy yourself a place in the sun Don't be a fool, don't you trust anyone You gotta take the money and run, take the money and run". He was broken, he was wasted He'd been brought down to his knee And his heart was crying out for truth You could see the whole world's sadness in his eyes. So I took good care of business At least as far as I could see I could read the signs and I knew all the lines But so many times his voice came back to me. "Take the money and run, Get it at the point of a gun Believe it, in this town you can't trust anyone You're gonna learn that lesson my son". "Take the money and run, Buy yourself a place in the sun Don't be a fool, don't you trust anyone You gotta take the money and run, take the money and run". I've been wanderin' through this wasteland Where the blind go leading the blind And the only sound on the money-go-round Was the million voices waiting to be found. I could only hear a whisper It was comin' from the one I loved And her heart was saying this can't be right All my wasted days and all her lonely nights. Take the money and run, Get it at the point of a gun Believe it, n this town you can't trust anyone You're gonna learn that lesson my son. Take the money and run, Buy yourself a place in the sun Don't be a fool, don't you trust anyone You gotta take the money and run, take the money and run. Drums: Liam Genockey Bass Guitar: Mo Foster Keyboards: Graham Preskett Fiddle: Graham Preskett Electric Guitar: Richard Brunton Acoustic Guitar: Gerry Rafferty Percussion: Frank Ricotti Sax: Raphael Ravenscroft Accordion: John Kirkpatrick Penny Whistle: Richard Harvey Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street (2003)
You still got that light in your eye
And our day is comin' by and by I'm travellin' this long road to be with you We still gotta long way, we still gotta long way to go. The first time I set eyes on you, and I listened to you sing, yeah yeah We didn't have to speak cause the words said everything Yes you walked right into my life, and we were on our way, yeah So long ago, but it feels like yesterday. And I just wanna tell you... You still got that light in your eye (yes you do) And our day is comin' by and by I'm travellin' this long road to be with you We still gotta long way, we still gotta long way to go. Now some of my best memories are days I spent with you, yeah Each time we hit the road it was always somethin' new Spaced out rather drunk And singin' in the sun, yeah yeah One more bottle dead and a new day just begun. I just wanna tell you... You still got that light in your eye And our day is comin' by and by I'm travellin' this long road to be with you We still gotta long way, we still gotta long way to go. Shinin' light, shinin' bright on the days gone down Shinin' light, shinin' bright on the days gone down Shinin' light, shinin' bright on the days gone down We won't forget the days gone down, they're written in our hearts, yeah yeah And we're as much in tune as we were right at the start It all seems so much harder now, it seemed so easy then, yeah yeah Well someday just for fun we might do it all again. I just wanna tell you... You still got that light in your eye (yes you do) And our day is comin' by and by I'm travellin' this long road to be with you We still gotta long way, we still gotta long way to go. Yeah yeah still got that light in your eye And our day is comin' by and by I'm travellin', travellin' (yeah yeah) We still gotta long way, we still gotta long way to go. Drums: Liam Genockey Bass Guitar: Mo Foster Organ: Pete Wingfield Piano: Graham Preskett Electric Guitar: Hugh Burns / Richard Brunton Rhythm/Solo Guitar: Hugh Burns Lap Slide: Richard Brunton Percussion: Frank Ricotti Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Gerry Rafferty / Barbara Dickson / Betsy Cooke / Linda Thompson |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street (2003)
Why won't you talk to me
I've done nothing wrong that I can see. You know I can't take this silence, tell me what's wrong with you If I'm supposed to feel guilty, tell me what did I do It must be a reason for you acting this way But I swear I won't know it ‘til you come out and say. Why won't you talk to me I've done nothing wrong that I can see. I don't know why I'm trying to break down this wall That you build up between us or nothing at all It feels like a bad dream, it feels like a game But I swear this is one time that I'm not to blame. Why won't you talk to me I've done nothing wrong that I can see. Drums: Liam Genockey Bass Guitar: Mo Foster Piano: Graham Preskett Mandolin: Richard Thompson Electric Guitar: Hugh Burns Acoustic Guitar: Richard Brunton / Gerry Rafferty Lap Slide: Richard Brunton Accordion: John Kirkpatrick Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street (2003)
Rafferty
I remember the sound of the passing train As it rolled through the night in the pouring rain And the touch of a hand and the way she said : 'Goodbye'. And we walked in the sun down the royal mile Saw the light in her eye and the way she smiled And she cried in the night and I heard her say : 'Don't go'. What can I do, sweet darlin' ? I don't want to go away Looking at you, sweet darlin', I know I want to stay What can I do, sweet darlin' ? And the light of the day I was rolling home I was thinking of you waiting on your own And I wanted to call but they sudden said : 'Oh no'. Yeah, but now it's a dream, it's a memory But I'll never forget what you gave to me I was lost and alone but you made feel OK. What can I do, sweet darlin' ? I don't want to go away Looking at you, sweet darlin', I know I want to stay What can I do, sweet darlin' ? I remember the sound of the passing train As it rolled through the night in the pouring rain And the touch of a hand and the way she said : 'Goodbye'. What can I do, sweet darlin' ? I don't want to go away Looking at you, sweet darlin', I know I want to stay What can I do, sweet darlin' ? |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street (2003)
I'm goin', yes I'm goin', yes I'm goin' away
I finally made up my mind I'm leavin', yes I'm leavin', yes I'm leavin' today Leavin' the good life behind. I can never be the kind of man you want me to be Don't cry, little darlin', don't cry You don't know what this kind of life is doin' to me Goodbye, little darlin', goodbye. Wastin' away, wastin' away Too much of nothin' every day Wastin' away, wastin' away Too much of nothin' every day Once upon a time you would've asked me to stay I know, little darlin', I know Now I get the feeling you don't care anyway It shows, little darlin', it shows. Wastin' away, wastin' away Too much of nothin' every day Wastin' away, wastin' away Too much of nothin' every day I'm goin', yes I'm goin', yes I'm goin' away I finally made up my mind I'm leavin', yes I'm leavin', yes I'm leavin' today Leavin' the good life behind. Wastin' away, wastin' away Too much of nothin' every day Wastin' away, wastin' away Too much of nothin' every day Wastin' away, wastin' away Wastin' away, wastin' away Drums: Liam Genockey Bass Guitar: Pete Zorn Guitars: Jerry Donahue Keyboards: Ian Lynn Percussion: Frank Ricotti Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street (2003)
I was lost on an endless sea
Going down, going down, going down on an endless sea Sail with the wind, you weather the storm You bring it all home, bring it all home, you bring it all home. I was free in the dead of night I want you, I want you, I want you in the dead of night Give me your love, I'll sing you my blues I bring it all home, bring it all home, I bring it all home. I was blind in the light of day I need you, I need you, I need you in the light of day I still won't let go, hang on to this pride I bring it all home, bring it all home, I bring it all home. I was lost on an endless sea Going down, going down, going down on an endless sea Think to yourself as you're laughing it off Bring it all home, bring it all home, bring it all home. (fade) Yeah you think to yourself as you're laughing it off Bring it all home, bring it all home, bring it all home. Drums: Liam Genockey Bass Guitar: Mo Foster Guitars: Richard Brunton / Jerry Donahue Piano/Polymoog: Billy Livsey Organ: Pete Wingfield Saxophone: Raphael Ravenscroft Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street (2003)
Don't close the door
Don't leave here alone tonight I've been here before Waiting for the cold daylight. Just wait a little longer Just wait a little longer Don't be running away. Darlin' don't cry You know my love belongs to you (baby) Don't say goodbye You know my love belongs to you. Just wait a little longer Just wait a little longer Don't be running away. Don't turn away But I'm feeling like a crazy man (baby) So much to say Tell me something I can understand. Just wait a little longer Just wait a little longer Don't be running away. Drums: Liam Genockey Bass Guitar: Mo Foster Piano/Organ: Pete Wingfield Slide/Lead/Chords: Bryn Haworth Electric Guitars: Richard Brunton Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street (2003)
Out on the street and the rain is fallin', I got nowhere to go
Here in my heart I can hear you callin' maybe I should come back home I don't know what keeps us together, but I can't break the chain I don't mind a little stormy weather, but I just can't stand the rain. Sleepwalkin', deep sleep talkin', reelin' and rockin', wailin' at the moon Sleepwalkin', deep sleep talkin', reelin' and rockin', wailin' at the moon. Sleep won't come so you lie there waitin', lookin' at the silvery light Tellin' yourself there's nothin' new, so whatever gets you through the night Meanwhile back in the music business the beat goes on and on I sell my soul to the company man, when there's nothin' else to lean upon. Sleepwalkin', deep sleep talkin', reelin' and rockin', wailin' at the moon Sleepwalkin', deep sleep talkin', reelin' and rockin', wailin' at the moon. People come and people go, friends they disappear There's only one thing that I wanna know, tell me where do we go from here Everybody's on the make, everybody's tryin' to get ahead In a world like this you just exist to feed the walkin' dead. Sleepwalkin', deep sleep talkin', reelin' and rockin', wailin' at the moon Sleepwalkin', deep sleep talkin', reelin' and rockin', wailin' at the moon. Lookin' out on a world gone crazy, waitin' for the fun to begin The race is on yeah they're gettin' ready, Jesus what a state we're in Meanwhile down in my backyard I'm sittin' doin' solitary Now that I've milked the sacred cow, I just worry ‘bout the military. Sleepwalkin', deep sleep talkin', reelin' and rockin', wailin' at the moon Sleepwalkin', deep sleep talkin', reelin' and rockin', wailin' at the moon. (fade) Get ready Get ready Drums: Liam Genockey Electric Guitar: Hugh Burns Percussion: Maurice Pert Keyboards: Kenny Craddock Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Gerry Rafferty / Christopher Neil |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street (2003)
One life, and you're on your own, and you don't ever find a way back home
One road and you travel alone, you keep on even when your hope is gone Now somethin' touches you with a different rhythm But all your life, you've been playin'a part And nothin's gonna make you have a change of heart. Change of heart. Change of heart. Change of heart. Change of heart. A worried mind, and a heart full of pain, you drag it around just like a ball and chain It doesn't matter where you go, there's no runnin' away from everything you know The writing's on the wall, but still you won't surrender You won't give up, you won't make a start And nothin's gonna make you have a change of heart. Change of heart. Change of heart. Change of heart. Change of heart. Rain clouds blowin' away, taking you back again to yesterday Bad moon on the rise, now you're runnin' out of alibis But somethin' touches you, with a different rhythm All your life, you've been playin'a part And nothin's gonna make you have a change of heart. (fade) Change of heart. Change of heart. Don't let this cold world tear you apart. Drums: Liam Genockey Bass: Mo Foster Electric Guitars: Kenny Craddock / Frank Bogie Synthesizers: Kenny Craddock Sequencer: Ian Lynn Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Gerry Rafferty / Christopher Neil |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street (2003)
Driftin' along with the wind, telling yourself you can't win
It's over and now we begin, oh yeah we are on the way Light shining down from the east, bringing a love that won't cease Yeah now we are finally released, oh yeah we're on the way. I used to think that I was doin' all right, but now I know that I was just hanging on I used to wake up in the dead of night, and see the road that I was travellin' on. Only one woman one man, just doing the best that we can There's so much we don't understand, oh yeah but we're on the way Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah I used to think that I was doin' all right, but now I know that I was just hanging on I used to wake up in the dead of night, and see the road that I was travellin' on. Only one woman one man, just doing the best that we can There's so much we don't understand, oh yeah but we're on the way Light shining down from the east, bringing a love that won't cease Yeah now we are finally released, oh yeah we're on the way. (fade) Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Drums: Pick Withers Bass: Mo Foster Hammond Organ: Alan Clark Synthesizers: Alan Clark Electric Guitar: Hugh Burns Synthesizer: Ian Lynn Percussion: Frank Riccotti Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street (2003)
Night comes down and finds you alone
In a space and time of your own Lost in dreams in a world full of shadows. Down the street the neon light shines Offering refuge and hope to the blind You stumble in with no thought of tomorrow. Yes, I get a little lonely when the sun gets low And I end looking for somewhere to go Yes, I should know better but I can't say no. Oh no no no No no no no The lights are low and the Muzak is loud You watch yourself as you play to the crowd One more face in a palace of mirrors. One more drink, you're sailing away One more dream but it's looking ok One more time to watch the flow of the river. Yes, I get a little lonely when the sun gets low And I end looking for somewhere to go Yes, I should know better but I can't say no. Oh no no no No no no no no no no oooooooh Yes, I get a little lonely when the sun gets low And I end looking for somewhere to go Yes, I should know better but I can't say no. Oh no no no No no no no You've seen it all yeah you've seen it before Like a fool you always come back for more You live your life like there was no more tomorrow. Night comes down and finds you alone In a space and time of your own Lost in dreams in a world full of shadows. Yes, I get a little lonely when the sun gets low And I end looking for somewhere to go Yes, I should know better but I can't say no. Oh no no no Oh no no no No no no no No no no no No no No no Oooooooooooh Drums: Liam Genockey Bass Guitar: Mo Foster Organ: Pete Wingfield Electric Piano: Graham Preskett String Machine: Graham Preskett Guitars: Hugh Burns Percussion: Frank Ricotti Lyricon Solo: Raphael Ravenscroft Piano/Polymoog: Gerry Rafferty Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Reservoir Dogs (저수지의 개들) [ost] (1992)
Well I don?t know why I came here tonight. I?ve got the feeling that something ain?t right. I?m so scared in case I fall off my chair, and I?m wondering how I?ll get down the stairs. Clowns to the left of me! Jokers to the right! Her I am stuck in the middle with you. Yes I?m stuck in the middle with you, and I?m wondering what it is I should do. It?s so hard to keep this smile from my face. Losing control running all over the place. Clowns to the left of me! Jokers to the right! Here I am stuck in the middle with you. Now you started off with nothing and you?re proud that your a self-made man. ooooo-ooo-oooh and your friends they all come crawling, slap you on the back and say Please . . . Please . . . Trying to make some sense of it all but I see it makes no sense at all. Is it cool to go to sleep on the floor? I don?t think that I can take anymore. Clowns to the left of me! Jokers to the right! Here I am stuck in the middle with you. Now you started off with nothing and you?re proud that your a self-made man. ooooo-ooo-oooh Now your friends they all come crawling, slap you on the back and say Please . . . Please . . . Well I don?t know why I came here tonight. I?ve got the feeling that something ain?t right. I?m so scared in case I fall off my chair, and I?m wondering how I?ll get down the stairs. Clowns to the left of me! Jokers to the right! Her I am stuck in the middle with you. Yes I?m stuck in the middle with you . . . Yes I?m stuck in the middle with you . . . Yes I?m stuck in the middle with you . . . Yes I?m stuck in the middle with you . |
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from Gerry Rafferty - City To City (2002)
See the dark night has come down on us
The world is livin' in its dream But now we know that we can wake up from this sleep And set out on the journey Find a ship to take us on the way. The time has come to trust that guiding light And leavin' all the rest behind We'll take the road that leads down to the waterside And set out on the journey Find a ship to take us on the way. And we'll sail out on the water Yes we'll feel the sea grow Yes we'll meet out on the water Where are all strangers are known. If you travel blindly, if you fall The truth is there to set you free And when your heart can see just one thing in this life We'll set out on the journey Find a ship to take us on the way. And we'll sail out on the water Yes we'll feel the sea grow Yes we'll meet out on the water Where are all strangers are known. See the dark night has come down on us The world is livin' in its dream But now we know that we can wake up from this sleep And set out on the journey Find a ship to take us on the way. And we'll sail out on the water Yes we'll feel the sea grow Yes we'll meet out on the water Where are all strangers are known. Intro: The Bushwhackers Drums: Henry Spinetti Bass Guitar: Gary Taylor Piano: Tommy Eyre Acoustic Guitar: Gerry Rafferty Electric Guitars: Jerry Donahue Tambourine: Glen Le Fleur Fiddles/Mandolin: Graham Preskett Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Gerry Rafferty / Barbara Dickson |
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from Gerry Rafferty - City To City (2002)
Winding your way down on Baker Street
Light in your head and dead on your feet Well, another crazy day You'll drink the night away And forget about everything This city desert makes you feel so cold It's got so many people, but it's got no soul And it's taken you so long To find out you were wrong When you thought it held everything You used to think that it was so easy You used to say that it was so easy But you're trying, you're trying now Another year and then you'd be happy Just one more year and then you'd be happy But you're crying, you're crying now Way down the street there's a light in his place He opens the door, he's got that look on his face And he asks you where you've been You tell him who you've seen And you talk about anything He's got this dream about buying some land He's gonna give up the booze and the one-night stands And then he'll settle down In some quiet little town And forget about everything But you know he'll always keep moving You know he's never gonna stop moving 'Cause he's rolling, he's the rolling stone And when you wake up, it's a new morning The sun is shining, it's a new morning And you're going, you're going home |
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from Gerry Rafferty - City To City (2002)
You know I need your love, you got that hold over me
Long as I got your love, you know that I'll never leave When I wanted you to share my life, I had no doubt in my mind And it's been you, woman, right down the line I know how much I lean on you, only you can see Changes that I've been through have left their mark on me You've been as constant as a northern star, the brightest light that shines It's been you, woman, right down the line I just wanna say this is my way Of telling you everything I could never say before Yeah, this is my way Of telling you that every day I'm loving you so much more 'Cause you believed in me through my darkest night Put something better inside of me, you brought me into the light Threw away all those crazy dreams, I put them all behind And it was you, woman, right down the line I just wanna say this is my way Of telling you everything I could never say before Yeah, this is my way Of telling you that every day I'm loving you so much more If I should doubt myself, if I'm losing ground I won't turn to someone else, they'd only let me down When I wanted you to share my life, I had no doubt in my mind And it's been you, woman, right down the line |
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from Gerry Rafferty - City To City (2002)
Now the night train is waitin' to take me away
And I'm still feelin' guilty cause you're wanting me to stay Well I know, how I know, it's harder on you But you said it yourself, there's nothing else we could do. When the wheels start turnin', takin' me through the night Out there in the darkness, there's a star shinin' bright And it makes me feel better just to see it up there I hope you're thinkin' about it, hope you know I still care. So goodnight, yeah goodnight Goodnight train is gonna carry me home So goodnight, yeah goodnight Goodnight train is gonna carry me home. Now I know you've been waiting, but I'll be seeing you soon Meanwhile I just lay here staring at the moon And a light made of silver, through my window it creeps And the train keeps on rollin', and it just rocks me to sleep. So goodnight, yeah goodnight Goodnight train is gonna carry me home So goodnight, yeah goodnight Goodnight train is gonna carry me home So goodnight, yeah goodnight Goodnight train is gonna carry me home. So goodnight, yeah goodnight Goodnight train is gonna carry me home. Now from city to city, it's four hundred miles And I'm bound to wake up every once in a while And it's then that I call out to some higher power And then I'll go back to sleep cause I'll be home in an hour. So goodnight (goodnight), yeah goodnight (goodnight) Goodnight train is gonna carry me home (goodnight) So goodnight (goodnight), yeah goodnight (goodnight) Goodnight train is gonna carry me home (goodnight) So goodnight (goodnight), yeah goodnight (goodnight) Goodnight train is gonna carry me home (goodnight) So goodnight (goodnight), yeah goodnight (goodnight) Goodnight train is gonna carry me home (goodnight) (fade) I'm going home (ooooh) tonight... Drums: Henry Spinetti Bass Guitar: Gary Taylor Keyboards: Tommy Eyre Harmonica: Paul Jones Fiddles: Graham Preskett Steel Guitar: Brian Cole Electric Guitar: Hugh Burns Acoustic Guitar: Gerry Rafferty Tambourine: Hugh Murphy Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Rab Noakes / Roger Brown / John McBurnie / Vivian McAuliff / Gary Taylor |
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from Gerry Rafferty - City To City (2002)
Stealin' time, I've been stealin' time
But I don't feel guilty, cause the time was mine I kept down low, kept down low I walked right out, I had to let it go. Stealin' time, I've been stealin' time Forgot about everything and eased my mind Stealin' time, I was stealin' time But now I know it's time to cross that line. I watched the sky, watched the sky Every day I let the world roll by Sun and rain, sun and the rain It felt so good to know that magic again. Stealin' time, I've been stealin' time Forgot about everything and eased my mind Stealin' time, I was stealin' time But now I know it's time to cross that line. Wait my love, wait my love You'll soon be brighter than the sun up above Wait and see, wait and see Forget about everything except you and me. Stealin' time, I've been stealin' time Forgot about everything and eased my mind Stealin' time, I was stealin' time But now I know it's time to cross that line. (fade) Roll on, cross that line, been so long, stealin' time Roll on, cross that line, been so long, stealin' time. ------------- Lyrics Powered by LyricFind Written By GERRY RAFFERTY <i>Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group</i> |
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from Gerry Rafferty - City To City (2002)
Oh Mattie open up the door, that's right I'm home again
You've got a big surprise in store, turn round and count to ten Wait til you see what I got you, well you'll say it's a magic thing It's like an old mandolin man, you just wind him up and he'll start to sing. I've been away for quite a while, and I want to hear all your news Speak to me, let me see you smile, cause I've had those homesick blues When I go down to that city I just don't know wrong from right When I go back to you Mattie, well you make me see the light. Love is a singular thing, it can take you up or bring you down Yes love is a song that I sing, so come on now Mattie listen to the sound When you grow up we'll sit and talk of how things used to be I'll be a grand old man of rock with all these memories. ------------- Lyrics Powered by LyricFind Written By GERRY RAFFERTY <i>Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group</i> |
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from Gerry Rafferty - City To City (2002)
Wakin' up here on a rainy day
I swore last time that I would stay away I came down here to talk to you I said this time I might get through. I heard us speak but all the words were dead We talked all night and left it all unsaid So we agree to disagree At least we got our memory. Whatever's written in your heart, that's all that matters You'll find a way to say it all someday (yeah) Whatever's written in your heart, that's all that matters Yeah, night and day, night and day. You've got your secrets yeah and I've got mine We've played this game now for a long long time You don't lean on anyone You never had no place to run. You never wanted me to get too close We love and hate the ones we need the most I tried to find a way to you One thing I could say to you. Whatever's written in your heart, that's all that matters You'll find a way to say it all someday (yeah) Whatever's written in your heart, that's all that matters Yeah, night and day, night and day. Maybe I've always set my sights too high You take the easy way and still get by I know there ain't no special way We all get there anyway. I heard us speak but all the words were dead Talked all night and left it all unsaid So we agree to disagree At least we got our memory. Whatever's written in your heart, that's all that matters You'll find a way to say it all someday (yeah) Whatever's written in your heart, that's all that matters Yeah, night and day, night and day. (fade) Yeah, Night and day and day Yeah, Night and day and day (whatever's written in your heart) |
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from Gerry Rafferty - City To City (2002)
This silver bird takes me ‘cross the sky
Just one more hour and I'll be home and dry ‘Cross the ocean, way above the clouds I come stealin'. Feelin' tired, but I feel good Cause I did everything I said I would I think of you, and I know how you'll be feelin'. I gotta see you, I gotta be with you We'll make it better now in every way It's gotta be you, it's gotta be you Yes from now on I'll tell you everyday. Way up here above this timeless sea I realize just what it is you mean to me You give me somethin' when I thought that everything we had was dyin'. I need a reason just to make me carry on Well I know better now, I know where I belong I can't imagine how I ever let myself just give up tryin'. I gotta see you, I gotta be with you We'll make it better now in every way It's gotta be you, it's gotta be you Yes from now on I'll tell you everyday. Oooooh, yes home and dry. Ain't nothin' up here gonna slow me down You know I never ever take the long way ‘round I think of you, cause I know how you'll be feelin'. This silver bird takes me ‘cross the sky Just one more hour and I'll be home and dry ‘Cross the ocean, way above the clouds I come stealin'. I gotta see you, I gotta be with you We'll make it better now in every way It's gotta be you, it's gotta be you Yes from now on I'll tell you everyday. Oooooh, yes home and dry. Drums: Henry Spinetti Bass Guitar: Gary Taylor Piano/Moogs: Tommy Eyre Guitars: Hugh Burns String Arrangement: Graham Preskett Lead Guitar: Nigel Jenkins Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - City To City (2002)
Wake up my love, the sun is shinin' out there, blue sky up above
It's a brand new day, let's walk outside and let that breeze blow all our cares away. You know that way back there in that city life We've been strangers for so long Now that I feel like I know you again I want to stay. So long ago (yeah), we had a love so warm and bright when we had just begun That was my last dream, since then I've watched the rest crumble one by one. Since we've been runnin' silent yeah it's felt so right It's gettin' closer now everyday Now that I feel like I know you again I want to stay. (sha la la sha la la) You know that on my own I don't make it alone I need someone who needs me I only know that wherever you are I want to be. But from now on, we won't worry about a thing, yeah the past is gone This is our last day (yeah), we're gonna make sweet love before we sail away. (fade) sha la la sha la la Drums: Glen Le Fleur Bass Guitar: Gary Taylor Piano/Organ: Tommy Eyre Saxophone: Raphael Ravenscroft Steel Guitar: Brian Cole Accordion: Willy Ray Electric Guitar: Hugh Burns Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - City To City (2002)
Well here I am, back in town
Just as the night is comin' down Warm wind blowin' through the trees I watch them swing, I watch them sway Lie here waiting for the day. Sleep won't come, I need a drink Stop my head, don't wanna think Wishing I could be with you But I know you're so far away And I'm here waiting for the day. Water of life pour your light down on me Take me out of this darkness, sweet star of the sea Water so sweet you can open my eyes You can bring down the rain on this desert so dry. Out on the street, shadows fall Silence speaks, I hear it call City of the living dead Count the lights on the motorway Lie here waiting for the day (alright). Water of life pour your light down on me Take me out of this darkness, sweet star of the sea Water so sweet you can open my eyes You can bring down the rain on this desert so dry. Yes here I am, back in town Just as the night is comin' down Warm wind blowin' through the trees I watch them swing, I watch them sway Lie here waiting for the day (alright) Drums: Henry Spinetti Bass Guitar: Gary Taylor Electric Rhythm: Andy Fairweather-Low Lead/Rhythm: Hugh Burns Piano/Organ: Tommy Eyre Brass Arrangement: Tommy Eyre Percussion: Glen Le Fleur Fiddles: Graham Preskett Piano: Gerry Rafferty Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Clowns To The Left, Jokers To The Right 1970 - 82 (2005)
Don't you feel like talkin' to a man who's fed up walkin' all the time
Don't you feel like sayin' to a man who's fed up prayin' that you're mine We fought a lot of battles from Nebraska to Seattle, I'm so tired We hid in lonely places and we never seen the faces a?til they fired. Well hear me talkin' (blood and glory) I'm fed up walkin' (blood and glory) I'll tell a story (blood and glory) About blood and glory. When we threw away our sabers and we joined with Preston's Raiders for a while We looted and we plundered while the Yankee cannons thundered, we just smiled But now back home in Kentucky, and I know I've been lucky to survive I never want to see another cannon aimed at me while I'm alive. Well hear me talkin' (blood and glory) I'm fed up walkin' (blood and glory) I'll tell a story (blood and glory) About blood and glory. Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Clowns To The Left, Jokers To The Right 1970 - 82 (2005)
Rick rack, rickety rack
See the train go along the track When I grow up I want to be an engine driver But if I can't be that I'll be a deep sea diver. My father says that I must always work on the land And I never disagreed when I'd see him lift his hand Mother thinks that I should be a carpenter to trade That I could fill my house with the things that I had made. Rick rack, rickety rack See the train go along the track When I grow up I want to be an engine driver But if I can't be that I'll be a deep sea diver. I look at the skies, see the birds that can fly, and I feel like cryin' Like a bird on the tree I just want to free so I'll keep on tryin'. Rick rack, rickety rack See the train go along the track When I grow up I want to be an engine driver But if I can't be that I'll be a deep sea diver. My brother says that I must pay attention at the school Because I've never won a prize, he thinks that I'm a fool Teacher always asks me why I look so far away It's just that I find nothing in the words he has to say. Rick rack, rickety rack I'm leaving home and I'm never coming back I'm on my way to be an engine driver But if I can't be that I'll be a deep sea diver. |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Clowns To The Left, Jokers To The Right 1970 - 82 (2005)
My daddy was a miner, said there was nothing finer
Than an Irish man who worked an honest day From Steamboat Row, in rain or shine, he'd make his way down to the mine Along the dusty road he'd travel Fifteen miles to get there, fifteen miles to go Fifteen miles back home again, home to Steamboat Row. He used to tell about the time he got hurt down in the mine He said he'd never go back down again But in his heart he knew he would, he did the only thing he could Kept on walkin' down that road Fifteen miles to get there, fifteen miles to go Fifteen miles back home again, home to Steamboat Row. But when he took to drinkin' we knew that he was thinkin' That his days were quickly coming to an end He'd only speak of Steamboat Row, he said someday we ought to go And walk along that dusty road Fifteen miles to get there, fifteen miles to go Fifteen miles back home again, home to Steamboat Row. |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Clowns To The Left, Jokers To The Right 1970 - 82 (2005)
"Do it on the microphone, thank you, Gerald" (you have to turn it up way loud to hear this)
Sitting here is really bringing me down I think I'll get up and go downtown Have a drink and maybe look up a friend To talk the hours away and hope the night will never end. Look in my pockets to see what I've got I count my money, I don't have a lot The situation is always the same I've got to get out of here, this place is driving me insane. Hold on, I'm getting the new street blues. About a year ago, I knocked on this door I asked my friend if I could sleep on the floor He took me in, said I was welcome to stay I told him then that I was going to pay him back someday. He took me in and all he asked was a song It didn't sound me when I knew it was wrong It got so bad that we were drunk every night And I'd pretend that come tomorrow night things would be alright. Hold on, I'm getting the new street blues. Sitting here is really bringing me down I think I'll get up and go downtown Have a drink and maybe look up a friend To talk the hours away and hope the night will never end. Look in my pockets to see what I've got I count my money, I don't have a lot The situation is always the same I've got to get out of here, this place is driving me insane. Hold on, I'm getting the new street blues. Electric Guitar: Roger Brown Keyboards: Tom Parker Bass: Gary Taylor Drums: Henry Spinetti Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Gerry Rafferty / Joe Egan |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Clowns To The Left, Jokers To The Right 1970 - 82 (2005)
Playing guitar Friday night in Sally's club bar
Big money man says ‘Won't you join my rock 'n' roll band?' ‘But if I'm going to make you a star, boy Get yourself a chauffer-driven car, yeah Sign on the dotted line It's going to work out fine'. Get on the phone (Played in Hamburg just to make me some money) She says ‘I need some money back home' (Played the ?? but never got honey) Big money man says (Big fat money man, he wrote me a letter) ‘Don't you worry boy, you're not on your own' (‘Don't you worry boy, it's got to get better') ‘If I'm going to make you a star, boy Get yourself a chauffer-driven car, yeah Sign on the dotted line It's going to work out fine'. I could have stayed at home forever But big money man was much too clever He said ‘Sign on the dotted line It's going to work out fine'. Back playing guitar Friday night in Sally's club bar Big money man says ‘Won't you join my rock 'n' roll band?' ‘But if I'm going to make you a star, boy Get myself a chauffer-driven car, yeah Sign on the dotted line It's going to work out fine'. Written By: Gerry Rafferty and Joe Egan Electric Guitar: Alan Parker Keyboards: Tom Parker Drums: Henry Spinetti Steel Guitar: Rod King Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Clowns To The Left, Jokers To The Right 1970 - 82 (2005)
Genuflect, show respect,
Don't forget it's a papal command Take your seat, all you need Is your rosary beads in your hand. Time to start, cross your heart, Be a part of the mystical band Look at everybody trying to find their own place Looking for a heaven up high Working just to get into a state of grace We know we're gonna need it when we die. Say your prayers, fill your fears Shed your tears, you're afraid of hell's fire As you sit there and pray You'll get carried away by the choir. And the incense is sweet, takes you right off your feet And makes you higher Look at everybody trying to find their own place Looking for a heaven up high Working just to get into a state of grace We know we're gonna need it when we die. Look at everybody trying to find their own place Looking for a heaven up high Working just to get into a state of grace We know we're gonna need it when we die. |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Clowns To The Left, Jokers To The Right 1970 - 82 (2005)
Right or Wrong (Stealers Wheel) version
I woke up, remembered everything I said to you last night But this time I sure won't worry about what I might have done 'Cause I was out to please myself, Right or wrong. You came in, looking like a long lost sheep, Said I've been using you You got what you wanted, and that's alright But you were out to please yourself Right or wrong Ummmmm yeah you were out to please yourself Right or wrong. Don't hang your head down, there ain't no shame In what we've both been through Although I'd like to help you out You know I've got to save myself Right or wrong Ummmmm you know I've got to save myself Right or wrong. When you go back, you know you're gonna have to look your best You're gonna have to turn on the magic Make believe it's real You're gonna have to save yourself Right or wrong Ummmmm yeah we were out to please ourselves Right or wrong Yeah we were out to please ourselves. (fade) Yeah please yourself please yourself Right or wrong yeah please yourself Over My Head version I woke up, remembered everything I said to you last night But this time I sure won't worry about what I might have done ‘Cause I was out to please myself, Right or wrong. You came in, looking like a long lost sheep, Said I've been using you You got what you wanted, and that's alright But you were out to please yourself Right or wrong Ummmmm yeah you were out to please yourself Right or wrong. Don't hang your head down, there ain't no shame In what we've both been through Although I'd like to help you out You know I've got to save myself Right or wrong Ummmmm you know I've got to save myself Right or wrong. Shake me when you're leavin' in the morning Pack up your bags while I open my eyes I know you're gonna wake me in the morning Say bye bye and I'll be loving you. When you go back, you know you're gonna have to look your best You're gonna have to turn on the magic Make believe it's real You're gonna have to save yourself Right or wrong Ummmmm yeah we were out to please ourselves Right or wrong Yeah we were out to please ourselves. (fade) Yeah please yourself please yourself Right or wrong yeah please yourself Words and Music By: Joe Egan and Gerry Rafferty Published By: Baby Bun Music Ltd. / Polygram Songs Drums/Percussion: Arran Ahmun Piano/Bass: Pavel Rosak Keyboards: Pavel Rosak Guitars: Bryn Haworth Saxophone: Mel Collins Acoustic Guitars: Bryn Haworth / Rab Noakes / Gerry Rafferty Synth Pad: Ian Lynn Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Nicky Moore / Liane Carroll / Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Clowns To The Left, Jokers To The Right 1970 - 82 (2005)
You know I need your love, you got that hold over me
Long as I got your love, you know that I'll never leave When I wanted you to share my life, I had no doubt in my mind And it's been you, woman, right down the line I know how much I lean on you, only you can see Changes that I've been through have left their mark on me You've been as constant as a northern star, the brightest light that shines It's been you, woman, right down the line I just wanna say this is my way Of telling you everything I could never say before Yeah, this is my way Of telling you that every day I'm loving you so much more 'Cause you believed in me through my darkest night Put something better inside of me, you brought me into the light Threw away all those crazy dreams, I put them all behind And it was you, woman, right down the line I just wanna say this is my way Of telling you everything I could never say before Yeah, this is my way Of telling you that every day I'm loving you so much more If I should doubt myself, if I'm losing ground I won't turn to someone else, they'd only let me down When I wanted you to share my life, I had no doubt in my mind And it's been you, woman, right down the line |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Clowns To The Left, Jokers To The Right 1970 - 82 (2005)
Night comes down and finds you alone
In a space and time of your own Lost in dreams in a world full of shadows. Down the street the neon light shines Offering refuge and hope to the blind You stumble in with no thought of tomorrow. Yes, I get a little lonely when the sun gets low And I end looking for somewhere to go Yes, I should know better but I can't say no. Oh no no no No no no no The lights are low and the Muzak is loud You watch yourself as you play to the crowd One more face in a palace of mirrors. One more drink, you're sailing away One more dream but it's looking ok One more time to watch the flow of the river. Yes, I get a little lonely when the sun gets low And I end looking for somewhere to go Yes, I should know better but I can't say no. Oh no no no No no no no no no no oooooooh Yes, I get a little lonely when the sun gets low And I end looking for somewhere to go Yes, I should know better but I can't say no. Oh no no no No no no no You've seen it all yeah you've seen it before Like a fool you always come back for more You live your life like there was no more tomorrow. Night comes down and finds you alone In a space and time of your own Lost in dreams in a world full of shadows. Yes, I get a little lonely when the sun gets low And I end looking for somewhere to go Yes, I should know better but I can't say no. Oh no no no Oh no no no No no no no No no no no No no No no Oooooooooooh Drums: Liam Genockey Bass Guitar: Mo Foster Organ: Pete Wingfield Electric Piano: Graham Preskett String Machine: Graham Preskett Guitars: Hugh Burns Percussion: Frank Ricotti Lyricon Solo: Raphael Ravenscroft Piano/Polymoog: Gerry Rafferty Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Clowns To The Left, Jokers To The Right 1970 - 82 (2005)
Night Owl
Right Down the Line (Compilation) One More Dream (Compilation) Clowns to the Left, Jokers to the Right (Compilation) Out on the street I was talkin' to a man He said "there's so much of this life of mine that I don't understand" You shouldn't worry yes that ain't no crime Cause if you get it wrong you'll get it right next time (next time). You need direction, yeah you need a name When you're standing in the crossroads every highway looks the same After a while you can recognize the signs So if you get it wrong you'll get it right next time (next time). Life is a liar yeah life is a cheat It'll lead you on and pull the ground from underneath your feet No use complainin', don't you worry, don't you whine Cause if you get it wrong you'll get it right next time (next time). You gotta grow, you gotta learn by your mistakes You gotta die a little everyday just to try to stay awake When you believe there's no mountain you can climb And if you get it wrong you'll get it right next time (next time). Next time, hmmmmm Drums: Liam Genockey Bass Guitar: Gary Taylor Electric Piano: Tommy Eyre Synthesizers: Tommy Eyre Guitars: Hugh Burns Percussion: Frank Ricotti Sax: Raphael Ravenscroft Acoustic Guitar: Gerry Rafferty Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Clowns To The Left, Jokers To The Right 1970 - 82 (2005)
Rafferty
I remember the sound of the passing train As it rolled through the night in the pouring rain And the touch of a hand and the way she said : 'Goodbye'. And we walked in the sun down the royal mile Saw the light in her eye and the way she smiled And she cried in the night and I heard her say : 'Don't go'. What can I do, sweet darlin' ? I don't want to go away Looking at you, sweet darlin', I know I want to stay What can I do, sweet darlin' ? And the light of the day I was rolling home I was thinking of you waiting on your own And I wanted to call but they sudden said : 'Oh no'. Yeah, but now it's a dream, it's a memory But I'll never forget what you gave to me I was lost and alone but you made feel OK. What can I do, sweet darlin' ? I don't want to go away Looking at you, sweet darlin', I know I want to stay What can I do, sweet darlin' ? I remember the sound of the passing train As it rolled through the night in the pouring rain And the touch of a hand and the way she said : 'Goodbye'. What can I do, sweet darlin' ? I don't want to go away Looking at you, sweet darlin', I know I want to stay What can I do, sweet darlin' ? |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Clowns To The Left, Jokers To The Right 1970 - 82 (2005)
I was lost on an endless sea
Going down, going down, going down on an endless sea Sail with the wind, you weather the storm You bring it all home, bring it all home, you bring it all home. I was free in the dead of night I want you, I want you, I want you in the dead of night Give me your love, I'll sing you my blues I bring it all home, bring it all home, I bring it all home. I was blind in the light of day I need you, I need you, I need you in the light of day I still won't let go, hang on to this pride I bring it all home, bring it all home, I bring it all home. I was lost on an endless sea Going down, going down, going down on an endless sea Think to yourself as you're laughing it off Bring it all home, bring it all home, bring it all home. (fade) Yeah you think to yourself as you're laughing it off Bring it all home, bring it all home, bring it all home. Drums: Liam Genockey Bass Guitar: Mo Foster Guitars: Richard Brunton / Jerry Donahue Piano/Polymoog: Billy Livsey Organ: Pete Wingfield Saxophone: Raphael Ravenscroft Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Clowns To The Left, Jokers To The Right 1970 - 82 (2005)
Out on the street and the rain is fallin', I got nowhere to go
Here in my heart I can hear you callin' maybe I should come back home I don't know what keeps us together, but I can't break the chain I don't mind a little stormy weather, but I just can't stand the rain. Sleepwalkin', deep sleep talkin', reelin' and rockin', wailin' at the moon Sleepwalkin', deep sleep talkin', reelin' and rockin', wailin' at the moon. Sleep won't come so you lie there waitin', lookin' at the silvery light Tellin' yourself there's nothin' new, so whatever gets you through the night Meanwhile back in the music business the beat goes on and on I sell my soul to the company man, when there's nothin' else to lean upon. Sleepwalkin', deep sleep talkin', reelin' and rockin', wailin' at the moon Sleepwalkin', deep sleep talkin', reelin' and rockin', wailin' at the moon. People come and people go, friends they disappear There's only one thing that I wanna know, tell me where do we go from here Everybody's on the make, everybody's tryin' to get ahead In a world like this you just exist to feed the walkin' dead. Sleepwalkin', deep sleep talkin', reelin' and rockin', wailin' at the moon Sleepwalkin', deep sleep talkin', reelin' and rockin', wailin' at the moon. Lookin' out on a world gone crazy, waitin' for the fun to begin The race is on yeah they're gettin' ready, Jesus what a state we're in Meanwhile down in my backyard I'm sittin' doin' solitary Now that I've milked the sacred cow, I just worry ‘bout the military. Sleepwalkin', deep sleep talkin', reelin' and rockin', wailin' at the moon Sleepwalkin', deep sleep talkin', reelin' and rockin', wailin' at the moon. (fade) Get ready Get ready Drums: Liam Genockey Electric Guitar: Hugh Burns Percussion: Maurice Pert Keyboards: Kenny Craddock Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Gerry Rafferty / Christopher Neil |
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from Gerry Rafferty - And Stealers Wheel (1999)
Well I don't know why I came here tonight
I got the feeling that something ain't right I'm so scared in case I fall off my chair And I'm wondering how I'll get down the stairs Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right Here I am, stuck in the middle with you. Yes I'm stuck in the middle with you And I'm wondering what it is I should do It's so hard to keep the smile from my face Losing control, yeah I'm all over the place Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right Here I am, stuck in the middle with you. Well you started out with nothing And you're proud that you're a self-made man And your friends they all come crawlin' Slap you on the back and say 'Please, please.' Trying to make some sense of it all But I can see that it makes no sense at all Is it cool to go to sleep on the floor Well I don't think I can take anymore Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right Here I am, stuck in the middle with you. Well you started out with nothing And you're proud that you're a self-made man And your friends they all come crawlin' Slap you on the back and say 'Please, please.' Yeah I don't know why I came here tonight I got the feeling that something ain't right I'm so scared in case I fall off my chair And I'm wondering how I'll get down the stairs Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right Here I am, stuck in the middle with you. (Yes I'm) stuck in the middle with you Stuck in the middle with you (Here I am) stuck in the middle with you. |
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from Gerry Rafferty - And Stealers Wheel (1999)
So they made you a star, now your head's in a cloud
Now you're walking down the street with your feet off the ground They read in the press all about your success They believe every word they've been told After all you've been through tell me what will you do When you find yourself out in the cold? (ah tell me, ah tell me) When you appear on the stage there's a standing ovation You really live out your performance, you're the biggest sensation You breeze through the door and when you take a floor You expect to have it all to yourself After all you've been through tell me what will you do When you find yourself back on the shelf? (ah tell me, ah tell me) You breeze through the door and when you take a floor You expect to have it all to yourself After all you've been through tell me what will you do When you find yourself back on the shelf? (ah tell me, ah tell me) |
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from Gerry Rafferty - And Stealers Wheel (1999)
Hearts run dry, something happens when two hearts run dry
That you can't explain, no you don't know why, oh no oh no Love grows cold, meanwhile life goes on and the young grow old And you've seen too many dreams unfold, oh yeah when hearts run dry. The setting sun, fades away just like a love that's gone You remember when two hearts were one, oh yeah, oh yeah And in the night, you still want someone to hold you tight But your medicine just won't come right, oh no, when hearts run dry. I can't love you the way that I used to do, but don't tell me I'm using you, losing you Through empty days and lonely nights, it's memorys that keep me here with you There's no getting near to you, and I still don't know what to do, leaving you, loving you. Each day's the same, you decide to play the waiting game So you live a lie, but you feel no shame, oh no, oh no. I can't love you the way that I used to do, but don't tell me I'm using you, losing you Through empty days and lonely nights, it's memorys that keep me here with you There's no getting near to you, but I still don't know what to do, leaving you, loving you. Hearts run dry, something happens when two hearts run dry That you can't explain, no you don't know why, oh no oh no Love grows cold, meanwhile life goes on and the young grow old And you've seen too many dreams unfold, oh yeah when hearts run dry. whoa-oh, when hearts run dry whoa-oh, when hearts run dry Drums/Percussion: Arran Ahmun Other Percussion: Maurice Pert Bass Guitar: Ian Maidman Fretless Bass: Mo Foster Electric Piano: Betsy Cook Hammond Organs: Kenny Craddock Electric Guitars: Jerry Donahue Saxophone: Mel Collins Slide Guitar: Bryn Haworth Accordion: Geraint Watkins Acoustic Guitar: Gerry Rafferty Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - And Stealers Wheel (1999)
Late again
When I get home you'll be waiting Still you know there ain't no use in you complaining I know that I can show some respect Especially when I'm wrong But when I get back I know you'll say 'You've been away too long.' I wonder why I stay When everybody's gone (yeah) There's always something there That keeps me hanging on. ooooh, la-la-la ooooh, la-la-la I wonder why I stay When everybody's gone (away) There's always something there That keeps me hanging on. I know that I could show some respect Especially when I'm wrong Late again When I get home you'll be waiting. Written by: Joe Egan and Gerry Rafferty Over My Head version Drums/Percussion: Arran Ahmun Keyboards: Pavel Rosak Bass Guitar: Pete Zorn Saxophone: Mel Collins Mandolin: Bryn Haworth Acoustic Guitar: Gerry Rafferty Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Nicky Moore / Liane Carroll / Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - And Stealers Wheel (1999)
I was alone,
I was so tired, down to my bones. And you know everything, Every little moment had lost its ring. (chorus) I found my way to you, you came right out of the blue, And that was all you had to do, and I knew. I couldn't get you out of my mind, you know I reached you just in time, I found my way to you, and it's true. Rise up everyday It felt like you were a million miles away. And I lie down every night, I needed you beside me to make it right. (chorus) (sax solo) I found my way to you (Found my way to you), I found my way to you (Found my way to you), I found my way to you (Found my way to you), And it's true... I found my way to you (Found my way to you), I found my way to you (Found my way to you), I found my way to you (Found my way to you), And it's true... |
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from Gerry Rafferty - And Stealers Wheel (1999)
In a dance hall by the river, I was singing in a travelling band
Just another small town night, with a silver moon shining I remember when I saw you, that first moment when it all began You looked across a crowded room, and stole my heart away. And we stood out in the moonlight, in the shadow of a factory wall Music playing soft and low, and a gentle breeze sighing And the light on the river was magic, yes a magic that I still recall Moments come and moments go, but these moments still remain. Remember how we met, down by the waterside How easily we forget, all the love that we knew. So we married our fortunes together, and we sealed it with a golden band But somewhere down along the road, we could see the flame dying Now an exiled heart gets weary, like two strangers in a foreign land We reached the point of no return, a long long time ago. Remember how we met, down by the waterside How easily we forget, all the love that we knew. Drums/Percussion: Arran Ahmun Bass Guitar: Ian Maidman Keyboards: Alan Clark / Kenny Craddock Hammond Organ: Kenny Craddock Saxophone: Mel Collins Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - And Stealers Wheel (1999)
You put something better
Inside of me You put something better Inside of me I could look out the windows Or stare at the wall But really it didn't matter No I just didn't care at all Could be sitting by the water & counting every stone Cause nothing means nothing When you're empty and on your own You put something better Inside of me You put something better Inside of me Makes me so much stronger I'm amazed at the change in me Well I knew what I was doing I was running away Busy going nowhere Just wasting the time of day Walking down the road Kicking up the stones Nothing means nothing When your empty and on your own You put something better Inside of me You put something better Inside of me Makes me so much stronger I'm amazed at the change in me You put something better Inside of me You put something better Inside of me Makes me so much stronger I'm amazed at the change in me Another World version I love you You put something better inside of me You put something better inside of me It's making me so much stronger I'm amazed at the change in me (touch me with your heart of gold) I could look out the window Or stare at the wall It really didn't matter No I just didn't care at all I could be sitting by the water Counting every stone Nothing means nothing When you're empty and on your own (yeah but) You put something better inside of me You put something better inside of me Making me so much stronger I'm amazed at the change in me (You give me something that I'd never known before) Well I knew what I was doing I was running away Busy going nowhere (nowhere) Wasting the time of day Walking down the road (yes I was) Kicking up the stones (stones) Nothing means nothing (means nothing) When your empty and on your own (yeah but) You put something better inside of me You put something better inside of me Making me so much stronger I'm amazed at the change in me (You give me something that I'd never known before) [Fade] You put something better inside of me (put something better inside) You put something better inside of me (put something better inside) It's making me so much stronger I'm amazed at the change in me (and I love you) Written by: Joe Egan and Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - And Stealers Wheel (1999)
Nothing is lost
And nothing's gained It's the same old situation again No I can't give or take anymore Gets so lonely There's really nothing left to say Gets so lonely And everything's so far away No one is right And no one's wrong How can I say right now Which side I'm on No I can't give or take anymore Gets so lonely There's really nothing left to say Gets so lonely And everything's so far away Written by: Joe Egan |
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from Gerry Rafferty - And Stealers Wheel (1999)
I like the trees and the birds and the bees
I'm a sucker for peace and quiet But two weeks alone in this sweet little home And I feel like starting a riot I've been stuck in this old house too long I need a little change of atmosphere Let's go little darlin', nothin' ever happens down here. I greet the day in my usual way On my brow there's one more wrinkle I can't speak, I ain't shaved in a week And I look like Rip Van Winkle We've got people in this neighbourhood Who've been sleeping for a thousand years Let's go little darlin', nothin' ever happens down here. Let's take a train, or a boat and a plane And go all the way to China Let's stay alive till a hundred and five Well nothing could be finer I want to make sweet love to you, beneath a silver moon. Same old scene on the T.V. screen There's an inner city burning It's dog eat dog, live high on the hog But the lady's not for turning We've got violence on the picket lines And police in their riot gear Let's go little darlin', nothin' ever happens down here. Let's take a train, or a boat and a plane And go all the way to China Let's stay alive till a hundred and five Well nothing could be finer I want to make sweet love to you, beneath a silver moon. I like the trees and the birds and the bees I'm a sucker for peace and quiet But two weeks alone in this sweet little home And I feel like starting a riot Let's take a trip up north, to Sauchiehall Street And wish everyone a happy new year Let's go little darlin', nothin' ever happens down here. Let's go little darlin', nothin' ever happens down here Let's go little darlin', nothin' ever happens down here (dog ate the dog, the cat ate the mouse) Drums/Percussion: Arran Ahmun Bass Guitar: Pete Zorn Keyboards: Gerry Rafferty Electric Guitars: Jerry Donahue Fiddles: Rick Sanders Accordion: Geraint Watkins Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - And Stealers Wheel (1999)
Right or Wrong (Stealers Wheel) version
I woke up, remembered everything I said to you last night But this time I sure won't worry about what I might have done 'Cause I was out to please myself, Right or wrong. You came in, looking like a long lost sheep, Said I've been using you You got what you wanted, and that's alright But you were out to please yourself Right or wrong Ummmmm yeah you were out to please yourself Right or wrong. Don't hang your head down, there ain't no shame In what we've both been through Although I'd like to help you out You know I've got to save myself Right or wrong Ummmmm you know I've got to save myself Right or wrong. When you go back, you know you're gonna have to look your best You're gonna have to turn on the magic Make believe it's real You're gonna have to save yourself Right or wrong Ummmmm yeah we were out to please ourselves Right or wrong Yeah we were out to please ourselves. (fade) Yeah please yourself please yourself Right or wrong yeah please yourself Over My Head version I woke up, remembered everything I said to you last night But this time I sure won't worry about what I might have done ‘Cause I was out to please myself, Right or wrong. You came in, looking like a long lost sheep, Said I've been using you You got what you wanted, and that's alright But you were out to please yourself Right or wrong Ummmmm yeah you were out to please yourself Right or wrong. Don't hang your head down, there ain't no shame In what we've both been through Although I'd like to help you out You know I've got to save myself Right or wrong Ummmmm you know I've got to save myself Right or wrong. Shake me when you're leavin' in the morning Pack up your bags while I open my eyes I know you're gonna wake me in the morning Say bye bye and I'll be loving you. When you go back, you know you're gonna have to look your best You're gonna have to turn on the magic Make believe it's real You're gonna have to save yourself Right or wrong Ummmmm yeah we were out to please ourselves Right or wrong Yeah we were out to please ourselves. (fade) Yeah please yourself please yourself Right or wrong yeah please yourself Words and Music By: Joe Egan and Gerry Rafferty Published By: Baby Bun Music Ltd. / Polygram Songs Drums/Percussion: Arran Ahmun Piano/Bass: Pavel Rosak Keyboards: Pavel Rosak Guitars: Bryn Haworth Saxophone: Mel Collins Acoustic Guitars: Bryn Haworth / Rab Noakes / Gerry Rafferty Synth Pad: Ian Lynn Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Nicky Moore / Liane Carroll / Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - And Stealers Wheel (1999)
Big old moon and a sweet starry night
I think I'll go out walking Wish I could change the way you're feelin' tonight But I'm just tired of talkin' You're still giving me that same old line Like a bird that keeps on squawkin' Sometimes I wonder what goes on in your mind I'm just tired of talkin'. Now little by little, and bit by bit, the truth is slowly dawning I love you honey, but you just won't quit, let's leave it til the morning. You lay the bait and I get caught in your trap I'm the game you're stalkin' Let's say good night and just leave it like that I'm so tired of talkin' (yes I am) Now little by little, and bit by bit, the truth is slowly dawning We've got a puzzle but the pieces don't fit, let's leave it till the morning. Same old blues at the end of the night But you've got to keep on rockin' Turn up the music, and turn out the light I'm so tired of talkin' (yeah yeah yeah) Drums/Percussion: Arran Ahmun Bass Guitar: Ian Maidman Keyboards: Kenny Craddock / Alan Clark / Gerry Rafferty Electric Guitars: Jerry Donahue Uilleann Pipes: Davy Spillane Whistle: Davy Spillane Fiddles: Rick Sanders Accordion: Geraint Watkins Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - And Stealers Wheel (1999)
Here we go, time to start, if you're ready,
Just get on out there, don't look so serious, Take that expression off your face, put a smile there in its place. Now you know we're on your side, so don't worry, You look the part with your faded Levi's shirt, You've got a brand new Telecaster, what more could you want? What am I doin' here? What does it all mean to you? If I could only disappear, I wonder what you all would do? Don't forget what we told you, it'll be all right As long as you remember, there's so much at stake, We can't afford to make mistakes, tonight of all nights. What am I doin' here? What does it all mean to you? If I could only disappear, I wonder what you all would do? Here we go, time to start, if you're ready, Just get on out there, don't look so serious, Take that expression off your face, put a smile there in its place. Now you know we're on your side, so don't worry, As long as you remember, there's so much at stake, We can't afford to make mistakes, tonight of all nights. |
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from Gerry Rafferty - And Stealers Wheel (1999)
And when I take a look around me
I wonder how the sun's so sure He knows the way And why he doesn't stray And if he spends the day Looking for another meaning Still don't know what I really believe in Aha! Will someone please put on the light Make me feel all right I've searched my head all night Looking for another meaning I've tried so hard to find What I had on my mind When I had no axe to grind And everything was all right All right! All right! And it looks like everyday Gets a little bit harder For me Me Me Me |
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from Gerry Rafferty - And Stealers Wheel (1999)
I've got a woman, and she's so good to me
She broke into my heart, and she still holds the key She's the only one I know, who ever really gave to me Unselfish love, unselfish love, unselfish love. I used to run around so fancy free But all those crazy nights just drained my energy Well I was thinking only of myself, like a fool I could not see Her unselfish love, unselfish love, unselfish love. Now everybody wants to share real love and understanding Life without it can seem tragic But when there is someone you love And they give you real love in return Well you know life can be magic. She can turn my whole world upside down (up, down, and around) She's the one who keeps my feet on solid ground I never knew just what I had before but now I know I've found Unselfish love, unselfish love, unselfish love (yeah) Now everybody wants to share real love and understanding Life without it can seem tragic But when there is someone you love And they give you real love in return Well you know life can be magic. When I'm feeling low down negative (still runnin' away) And I know I've got to change the way I live She just shakes her head and wonders If I'll ever learn to give Unselfish love, unselfish love, unselfish love (yeah) Unselfish love (I've got a woman and she's so good to me) (yes she broke into my heart, and she still holds the key) (when I'm feeling low down negative from the way I live) She gives me reason (she just shakes her head and wonders if I'll ever learn to give) Unselfish love (I've got a woman and she's so good to me) She never worries (yes she broke into my heart, and she still holds the key) Drums/Percussion: Arran Ahmun Bass Guitar: Ian Maidman Keyboards: Kenny Craddock / Alan Clark Electric Guitars: Jerry Donahue / Gerry Rafferty Saxophone: Gerry Rafferty Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - And Stealers Wheel (1999)
We went round in school, wrapped up in cotton wool
Dreaming 'bout the day I'd leave Couldn't wait to get out, I couldn't wait to let out All of those bad memories. Maybe I should mention I could never pay attention To all those educated fools Got to do it my way, forgettin' what they all say Making up my own kind of rules. Yeaaah, Yeaaah Yeaaah, Yeaaah Working at the desk at the local NEB Worrying about my shirt and tie Yeah I had to be clean, and you had to make it seem So's the public wouldn't blink an eye. In walks the boss, still carrying his cross Saying 'You better get it right or else' Yeah I had enough of it, me I'd rather rough it I'm just gonna please myself. Yeaaah, Yeaaah Yeaaah, Yeaaah You were walking when I found out that you're messing round with your mind Know that made you mean and cruel You got to do it your way, forgettin' what they all say Making up your own kind of rules. Got to do it your way, forgettin' what they all say Making up your own kind of rules Making up your own kind of rules. Yeaaah, Yeaaah Yeaaah, Yeaaah |
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from Gerry Rafferty - And Stealers Wheel (1999)
Do you remember back in '64
You came a-knockin', knockin' on my door? Yeah you really got me going But you kept me on ice I didn't care where I was going No I didn't think twice. I was just a young boy, I was so green You were so experienced, you know what I mean Still you really got me going But you kept me on ice I didn't care where I was going No I didn't think twice. Blind faith was all we had (bop she bop) Looking back it all seems kind of sad (bop she bop) We just sat around and watched it all go bad (bop she bop). I said I never thanked you for everything you'd done I had to do a lot of walking before I could run Still you really got me going But you kept me on ice I didn't care where I was going No I didn't think twice. (fade) Blind faith was all we had (bop she bop) Looking back it all seems kind of sad (bop she bop) We just sat around and watched it all go bad (bop she bop). |
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from Gerry Rafferty - And Stealers Wheel (1999)
On a night like this, I need your sweet kiss
Yeah it's only you that can heal me girl Till there's no more rain, and there's no more pain Oh yeah darlin' you take it all all away. I've been out walkin' on those city streets I've been so restless for so long In those dark places where they keep the beat You're missing nothing, it's the same old song. When the beat goes on, when the music's playing It's raining in my heart yeah, and the room keeps on swaying I'm sitting in this crowd, oh yeah, but you're the one I miss I know how much I need you girl, on a night like this. On a night like this, I just can't resist All the sweet love, you want to give to me girl When I'm all at sea, you can rescue me Yeah it's only you, that can turn this old heart around. It's been so long since I went steppin' out I went looking for something new Then I remember what it's all about And I bring it all home to you. When the beat goes on, when the music's playing It's raining in my heart yeah, and the room keeps on swaying I'm sitting in this crowd, oh yeah, but you're the one I miss I know how much I need you girl, on a night like this. When the beat goes on, when the music's playing It's raining in my heart yeah, and the room keeps on swaying I'm sitting in this crowd, oh yeah, but you're the one I miss I know how much I need you girl, on a night like this. Drums/Percussion: Arran Ahmun Bass Guitar: Ian Maidman Keyboards: Kenny Craddock / Alan Clark Electric Guitars: Jerry Donahue Accordion: Geraint Watkins Piano Introduction: Gerry Rafferty Acoustic Guitar: Gerry Rafferty Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Can I Have My Money Back? (2001)
"Do it on the microphone, thank you, Gerald" (you have to turn it up way loud to hear this)
Sitting here is really bringing me down I think I'll get up and go downtown Have a drink and maybe look up a friend To talk the hours away and hope the night will never end. Look in my pockets to see what I've got I count my money, I don't have a lot The situation is always the same I've got to get out of here, this place is driving me insane. Hold on, I'm getting the new street blues. About a year ago, I knocked on this door I asked my friend if I could sleep on the floor He took me in, said I was welcome to stay I told him then that I was going to pay him back someday. He took me in and all he asked was a song It didn't sound me when I knew it was wrong It got so bad that we were drunk every night And I'd pretend that come tomorrow night things would be alright. Hold on, I'm getting the new street blues. Sitting here is really bringing me down I think I'll get up and go downtown Have a drink and maybe look up a friend To talk the hours away and hope the night will never end. Look in my pockets to see what I've got I count my money, I don't have a lot The situation is always the same I've got to get out of here, this place is driving me insane. Hold on, I'm getting the new street blues. Electric Guitar: Roger Brown Keyboards: Tom Parker Bass: Gary Taylor Drums: Henry Spinetti Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Gerry Rafferty / Joe Egan |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Can I Have My Money Back? (2001)
Can I Have My Money Back? version
Didn't I tell you? Didn't I tell you true? Didn't I say the words that meant so much to me? Didn't I love you, just like you wanted me to? Didn't I say right then everything was going to be alright? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I? When I was way down, taking the long way 'round There were times when you told me we'd never make the other side I asked you to understand, lend me a helping hand Didn't I tell you we could make it as long as you believed in me? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I, didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I tell you? Didn't I tell you true? Didn't I say the words that meant so much to me? Didn't I love you, just like you wanted me to? Didn't I say right then everything was going to be alright? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Acoustic Guitars: Gerry Rafferty / Roger Brown Piano: Tom Parker Bass: Gary Taylor Drums: Henry Spinetti Steel Guitar: Rod King Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Gerry Rafferty / Joe Egan Snakes and Ladders version Didn't I tell you? Didn't I tell you true? Didn't I say the words that meant so much to me? Didn't I love you, just like you wanted me to? Didn't I say right then everything was going to be alright? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? When I was way down, taking the long way 'round There were times when you told me we'd never make the other side I asked you to understand, lend me a helping hand Didn't I tell you we could make it as long as you believed in me? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I tell you? Didn't I love you? Didn't I say that it would be alright? Didn't I tell you? Didn't I love you? Didn't I say that it would be alright? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I tell you? Didn't I tell you true? Didn't I say the words that meant so much to me? Didn't I love you, just like you wanted me to? Didn't I say right then everything was going to be alright? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? (fade) Didn't I tell you? Didn't I love you? Didn't I say that it would be alright? Didn't I tell you? Didn't I love you? Didn't I say that it would be alright? Drums: Liam Genockey Bass Guitar: Pete Zorn Guitars: Jerry Donahue Acoustic Guitar: Gerry Rafferty Tambourine: Frank Ricotti Penny Whistle: Richard Harvey Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Gerry Rafferty / Betsy Cook |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Can I Have My Money Back? (2001)
Mr. Universe, can you help me please?
I'm only seven stone two When I'm on the beach, the girls stay out of reach They all want someone like you. You've got to help me, now please Mr. Universe Don't tell me that I'm just a hopeless case Don't let me down now, please Mr. Universe I'm sick of getting sand thrown in my face. Mr. Universe, you know it's getting worse I need your seven-day plan I'm thinner every day, before I waste away I need a muscle-bound man. You've got to help me, now please Mr. Universe Don't tell me that I'm just a hopeless case Don't let me down now, please Mr. Universe I'm sick of getting sand thrown in my face. You've got to help me, now please Mr. Universe Don't tell me that I'm just a hopeless case Don't let me down now, please Mr. Universe I'm sick of getting sand thrown in my face. Acoustic Guitar: Gerry Rafferty Electric Guitar: Alan Parker Keyboards: Tom Parker Bass: Gary Taylor Drums: Henry Spinetti Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Gerry Rafferty / Joe Egan Mystery Voices: Rab Noakes / Hugh Murphy |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Can I Have My Money Back? (2001)
Mary Skeffington, close your eyes
And make believe that you are just a girl again Go to sleep tonight, dream of days When you had something there to light the way. Remember a holiday in a north-of-England town You slept in a room upstairs on a bed of eiderdown. Mary Skeffington, when you wake You mustn't be afraid to face another day Think of what you have, you'll get by You've always been a lady so hold your head up high. Look back on a home where you spent the best years of your life Remember the man who asked you if you would be his wife. Mary Skeffington, close your eyes And make believe that you are just a girl again Go to sleep tonight, dream of days When you had something there to light the way. Acoustic Guitars: Gerry Rafferty / Rab Noakes Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Rab Noakes |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Can I Have My Money Back? (2001)
I stood and looked across the water
I had to get to the other side Because I knew that you'd be waitin' I didn't want to take the long way ‘round. The captain said the ship was leavin' And that we'd better get on board I settled down to watch the sunrise And wondered if I'd see the sun go down. The sea was rough and the wind was howlin' But I was laughing all the way I didn't care about the weather Because I knew that you'd be waitin' I didn't want to take the long way ‘round Then a stranger sat beside me It was my brother in disguise He said he knew where I was goin' He asked me why I took the long way ‘round. The sea was rough and the wind was howlin' But I was laughing all the way I didn't listen to the stranger Because I knew that you'd be waitin' I didn't want to take the long way ‘round At last, I came to my destination The stranger turned and walked away He didn't know where he was goin' He said he had to take the long way ‘round. I stood and looked across the water I thought of what I'd left behind Because I knew that you'd be waitin' I didn't want to take the long way ‘round. Because I knew that you'd be waitin' I didn't want to take the long way ‘round. Organ/Piano: Tom Parker Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Gerry Rafferty / Joe Egan |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Can I Have My Money Back? (2001)
Can I have my money back, money back, money back?
Can I have my money back, please sir? I don't hear what you're sayin', don't care what you're doin' Can I have my money back, money back, money back? Can I have my money back, please sir? Went to the movies and the movie broke down The picture on the screen was going ‘round and ‘round I'd spent all I had getting in to see the show So I walked up to the man and I said I'd like to go. Can I have my money back, money back, money back? Can I have my money back, please sir? I don't hear what you're sayin', don't care what you're doin' Can I have my money back, money back, money back? Can I have my money back, please sir? I heard a preacher man say his way was the best So I took up his religion and forgot about the rest Then I heard another one calling out my name I went and took a closer look, he was just the same. Can I have my money back, money back, money back? Can I have my money back, please sir? I don't hear what you're sayin', don't care what you're doin' Can I have my money back, money back, money back? Can I have my money back, please sir? Listen to the lies from the politician man Saying that we live in a democratic land One land for the rich, another for the poor And if you try to change it, they'll nail you to the floor. Can I have my money back, money back, money back? Can I have my money back, please sir? I don't hear what you're sayin', don't care what you're doin' Can I have my money back, money back, money back? Can I have my money back, please sir? Acoustic Guitars: Gerry Raffery / Roger Brown Bass: Gary Taylor Drums: Henry Spinetti Whistle: Tom Parker Fiddle: John Van Derrick Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Gerry Rafferty / Joe Egan |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Can I Have My Money Back? (2001)
Playing guitar Friday night in Sally's club bar
Big money man says ‘Won't you join my rock 'n' roll band?' ‘But if I'm going to make you a star, boy Get yourself a chauffer-driven car, yeah Sign on the dotted line It's going to work out fine'. Get on the phone (Played in Hamburg just to make me some money) She says ‘I need some money back home' (Played the ?? but never got honey) Big money man says (Big fat money man, he wrote me a letter) ‘Don't you worry boy, you're not on your own' (‘Don't you worry boy, it's got to get better') ‘If I'm going to make you a star, boy Get yourself a chauffer-driven car, yeah Sign on the dotted line It's going to work out fine'. I could have stayed at home forever But big money man was much too clever He said ‘Sign on the dotted line It's going to work out fine'. Back playing guitar Friday night in Sally's club bar Big money man says ‘Won't you join my rock 'n' roll band?' ‘But if I'm going to make you a star, boy Get myself a chauffer-driven car, yeah Sign on the dotted line It's going to work out fine'. Written By: Gerry Rafferty and Joe Egan Electric Guitar: Alan Parker Keyboards: Tom Parker Drums: Henry Spinetti Steel Guitar: Rod King Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Can I Have My Money Back? (2001)
Many times I've seen you
Each time you always act the same You've got everything you'll ever need, on that we're all agreed I really do believe that butter wouldn't melt in your mouth. You started out saying that you knew me But I've never known anyone like you You said we thought the same, so I just played the game I really didn't mind 'cause I knew that I was winning all the way. It takes so long to make you, but a whole lot less to break you 'Cause every time you try to act like a lady, you give yourself away It takes so long to make you, but a whole lot less to break you 'Cause every time I see you look into a mirror, I can tell that's who you really are. Why don't you take a look around you? Just try and see the other side Maybe you'll find it strange, or maybe you'll like the change At least you would know there were other people living in the world You can't play the same old game forever Someone will surely cut you down So if you're going to stay around, get your feet back on the ground Find your direction, follow it all the way. It takes so long to make you, but a whole lot less to break you 'Cause every time you try to act like a lady, you give yourself away It takes so long to make you, but a whole lot less to break you 'Cause every time I see you look into a mirror, I can tell that's who you really are. Many times I've seen you Each time you always act the same You've got everything you'll ever need, on that we're all agreed I really do believe that butter wouldn't melt in your mouth. You've got everything you'll ever need, on that we're all agreed I really do believe that butter wouldn't melt in your mouth. It takes so long to make you, but a whole lot less to break you 'Cause every time you try to act like a lady, you give yourself away It takes so long to make you, but a whole lot less to break you 'Cause every time I see you look into a mirror, I can tell that's who you really are. Electric Guitar: Mr. Z. Jenkins Acoustic Guitar: Gerry Rafferty Piano: Tom Parker Drums: Andrew Steele Tambourine: Hugh Murphy Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Can I Have My Money Back? (2001)
To each and everyone of you
I say goodbye, farewell, adieu To each and all I say goodbye I know it's been fun but we're living a lie. You said you spoke straight from the heart But that was the one thing that kept us apart 'Cause when I read between the lines I saw that the only heart speaking was mine. To each and everyone of you I say goodbye, indeed I do If you should ask me why I go I wouldn't say 'cause you should know. When everything is said and done Nothing's been lost and nothing's been won I took from you, you took from me But I suppose that's how it had to be. To each and everyone of you I say goodbye, indeed I do If you should ask me why I go I wouldn't say 'cause you should know. To each and everyone of you I say goodbye, farewell, adieu To each and all I say goodbye I know it's been fun but we're living a lie. Acoustic Guitars: Gerry Rafferty / Roger Brown Harmonium: Tom Parker Harpsichord: Tom Parker Bass: Gary Taylor Percussion: Henry Spinetti Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Can I Have My Money Back? (2001)
To Rafferty's Bar in my old jaunting car
I took myself one Friday evening To think on a son so deceiving It's one drink down and another to go. He was married in haste to a woman unchaste Much to the shame of the father His face still half-covered in lather It's one drink down and another to go. It's one drink down and another to go When I pass through the town I must hang my head low It's one drink down and another to go. I'm not the kind to condemn out of hand A woman whose virtue is easy Just as long as she doesn't deceive me It's one drink down and another to go. Imagine a life with an unfaithful wife Might wake up in the morning And find that she's left without warning It's one drink down and another to go. It's one drink down and another to go When I pass through the town I must hang my head low It's one drink down and another to go. Written By: Gerry Rafferty and John Patrick Byrne Acoustic Guitars: Gerry Rafferty / Roger Brown Bass: Gary Taylor Drums: Henry Spinetti Fiddle: John Van Derrick Harpsichord: Tom Parker Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Gerry Rafferty / Joe Egan |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Can I Have My Money Back? (2001)
I sat down to cry
I heard a friend of mine say ‘My, oh my What you doin' down there, boy, with your nose stuck on the ground?' Hear me shout, don't count me out. When the sun goes down You'll find me sitting in a bar in the dark side of the town And if you tell me that I drink too much and that it's going to be the death of me Hear me shout, don't count me out. You say you know me well But you've only seen the outside, so brother, how can you tell? I never listen to your advice 'cause it changes every single day Hear me shout, don't count me out. I sat down to cry I heard a friend of mine say ‘My, oh my What you doin' down there, boy, with your nose stuck on the ground?' Hear me shout, don't count me out. Electric Guitar: Mr. Z. Jenkins Acoustic Guitar: Gerry Rafferty Piano: Tom Parker Bass: Gary Taylor Drums: Andrew Steele Vocals: Gerry Rafferty / Joe Egan |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Can I Have My Money Back? (2001)
Goin' down a dusty road, I turned my head a?round
Looking for somewhere to go, a place to lay my head down Check into a small hotel and there before my eyes Stood a man with a trumpet in his hand Trying to make the people understand, he stops and sighs and says "Half a chance Give the singers half a chance and they'll sing and dance through the night Lend an ear, please And the band will play the things you'll want to hear There's no doubt That before tonight is over you'll scream and shout a?Hip hooray!' In the meantime There is only one more thing I'd like to say" Spoke about the well-known faces appearing in the show Star attraction of the evening would be Billy with his big banjo But first of all, a sweet little lady who'd have us all screamin' for more Lily, the striptease queen with the biggest pair you've ever seen. Down and down Went her long black stockings and, as they hit the ground, the boys went mad Everyone agreed That it was the greatest time they'd ever had On and on Now the night was nearly over except for Billy and his big banjo Billy sang a song called a?The Truckdriver Man' And we joined in for a chorus or two and then I went to bed. "Half a chance Give the singers half a chance and they'll sing and dance through the night Lend an ear, please And the band will play the things you'll want to hear There's no doubt That before tonight is over you'll scream and shout a?Hip hooray!' In the meantime There is only one more thing I'd like to say" Electric Guitar: Alan Parker Piano: Tom Parker Bass: Gary Taylor Drums: Henry Spinetti Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Gerry Rafferty / Joe Egan |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Can I Have My Money Back? (2001)
Each day is harder to get through
My head it is spinning, I don't think I'm winning the race Whenever I think of the future I just see the one thing that might bring a smile to my face. To be where I belong Is the force that keeps me going on. Sometimes life seems to slow down I try to move faster 'cause disaster is hot on my heels Maybe I don't have to worry Perhaps I'll keep learning concerning the way that I feel. To be where I belong Is the force that keeps me going on. Each day is harder to get through My head it is spinning, I hope that I'm winning the race. |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Snakes And Ladders (1987)
Rafferty
I remember the sound of the passing train As it rolled through the night in the pouring rain And the touch of a hand and the way she said : 'Goodbye'. And we walked in the sun down the royal mile Saw the light in her eye and the way she smiled And she cried in the night and I heard her say : 'Don't go'. What can I do, sweet darlin' ? I don't want to go away Looking at you, sweet darlin', I know I want to stay What can I do, sweet darlin' ? And the light of the day I was rolling home I was thinking of you waiting on your own And I wanted to call but they sudden said : 'Oh no'. Yeah, but now it's a dream, it's a memory But I'll never forget what you gave to me I was lost and alone but you made feel OK. What can I do, sweet darlin' ? I don't want to go away Looking at you, sweet darlin', I know I want to stay What can I do, sweet darlin' ? I remember the sound of the passing train As it rolled through the night in the pouring rain And the touch of a hand and the way she said : 'Goodbye'. What can I do, sweet darlin' ? I don't want to go away Looking at you, sweet darlin', I know I want to stay What can I do, sweet darlin' ? |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Snakes And Ladders (1987)
Rafferty
I was a boy scout in St. Mary's troop I had my own patrol I had a necktie and a monkey suit 'Til I heard rock and roll. And I was going into something that was feelin' good It was something I could understand I was going into something, it was feeling free I was singing like a reborn man. I was around to see Columbus I used to lie a lot I had a Bible and a rosary And one day I forgot. And I was going into something that was feelin' good It was something I could understand I was going into something, it was feeling free I was singing like a reborn man. I sold the shoes, I had a great career Down at the Main Street store 'Til I decided I should disappear 'Til I walked out the door. And I was going into something that was feelin' good It was something I could understand I was going into something, it was feeling free I was singing like a reborn man, yeah. I was a boy scout in St. Mary's troop I had my own patrol I had a necktie and a monkey suit 'Til I heard rock and roll. Now I was going into something that was feelin' good It was something I could understand I was going into something, it was feeling free I was singing like a reborn man. I was going into something that was feelin' good It was something I could understand I was going into something, it was feeling free I was singing like a reborn man, yeah, hey, mmm, hey I was a boy scout, mmm I had my own patrol, yeah. |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Snakes And Ladders (1987)
(Hollywood-sounding guy talking)
Hi man, do you like it here man? It's really too much Hey I know this great Mexican restaurant called Los Tacos Can you say taco? Sure I thought you could Hey I know this great beach down in Santa Monica Boulevard Do you like the sun? It makes me feel real tingly all over Hey, have you checked out Palm Springs? What a place, Palm Springs You'll love it, you'll absolutely love it! Can you say love? Sure, I know you're into it. In El Padrino's at the happy hour They've got a drink they say is made from passionflowers So neat, so sweet. They bring it all the way from Mexico It's guaranteed to take you where you want to go Oh boy, enjoy. And you leave to see how the city feels In the moonlight everything's so unreal But when the sun shines everything tastes so good And the sign says "Welcome to Hollywood". They got a big house and a swimming pool They sit around and everybody looks so cool So bad, so sad. Stuck in the middle with the blues again You should know better, when you ever gonna learn So long, so long. And you leave to see how the city feels In the moonlight everything's so unreal But when the sun shines everything tastes so good And the sign says "Welcome to Hollywood". In El Padrino's at the happy hour They've got a drink they say is made from passionflowers So neat, so sweet. They bring it all the way from Mexico It's guaranteed to take you where you want to go Oh boy, enjoy. And you leave to see how the city feels In the moonlight everything's so unreal But when the sun shines everything tastes so good And the sign says "Welcome to Hollywood". (fade til end) In Hollywood, in Hollywood In Hollywood, in Hollywood (a different Hollywood-sounding guy talking) Yeah in Hollywood, hey in Hollywood baby Gerry, love it! love it! Get down Gerry, get down in Hollywood Hey it's 80 degrees in Burbank, 85 Inglewood, 90 in the Valley and 110 in my heart for Gerry Rafferty Gerry get down baby Heavy sounds, radio KRAP You're gonna love it I said in Hollywood Gerry we're gonna hit the mountains We're gonna hit the beaches And hit you with this Gerry baby you fry my brain and drive me insane! Get down in Hollywood Gerry Woooh! What'd I say baby! Drums: Liam Genockey Bass Guitar: Mo Foster Lead Guitar and Swells: Jerry Donahue Other Guitar: Richard Brunton Piano/Clavinet: Billy Livsey Synthesizers: Ian Lynn Saxophone: Raphael Ravenscroft Acoustic Guitar: Gerry Rafferty Percussion: Frank Ricotti Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Mystery Voice: Billy Livsey |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Snakes And Ladders (1987)
I'm goin', yes I'm goin', yes I'm goin' away
I finally made up my mind I'm leavin', yes I'm leavin', yes I'm leavin' today Leavin' the good life behind. I can never be the kind of man you want me to be Don't cry, little darlin', don't cry You don't know what this kind of life is doin' to me Goodbye, little darlin', goodbye. Wastin' away, wastin' away Too much of nothin' every day Wastin' away, wastin' away Too much of nothin' every day Once upon a time you would've asked me to stay I know, little darlin', I know Now I get the feeling you don't care anyway It shows, little darlin', it shows. Wastin' away, wastin' away Too much of nothin' every day Wastin' away, wastin' away Too much of nothin' every day I'm goin', yes I'm goin', yes I'm goin' away I finally made up my mind I'm leavin', yes I'm leavin', yes I'm leavin' today Leavin' the good life behind. Wastin' away, wastin' away Too much of nothin' every day Wastin' away, wastin' away Too much of nothin' every day Wastin' away, wastin' away Wastin' away, wastin' away |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Snakes And Ladders (1987)
Oh darlin' do not cry
These clouds will soon pass by The moon up in the sky Is crying, he feels just like you. The moonlight casts its spell You know that all is well Even the moon can tell He's smiling, he feels just like you. Keyboards: Ian Lynn Strings Arranged By: Wil Malone String Leader: Gavin Wright Vixen barking: Vixen Barking :-) Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Snakes And Ladders (1987)
I was lost on an endless sea
Going down, going down, going down on an endless sea Sail with the wind, you weather the storm You bring it all home, bring it all home, you bring it all home. I was free in the dead of night I want you, I want you, I want you in the dead of night Give me your love, I'll sing you my blues I bring it all home, bring it all home, I bring it all home. I was blind in the light of day I need you, I need you, I need you in the light of day I still won't let go, hang on to this pride I bring it all home, bring it all home, I bring it all home. I was lost on an endless sea Going down, going down, going down on an endless sea Think to yourself as you're laughing it off Bring it all home, bring it all home, bring it all home. (fade) Yeah you think to yourself as you're laughing it off Bring it all home, bring it all home, bring it all home. Drums: Liam Genockey Bass Guitar: Mo Foster Guitars: Richard Brunton / Jerry Donahue Piano/Polymoog: Billy Livsey Organ: Pete Wingfield Saxophone: Raphael Ravenscroft Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Snakes And Ladders (1987)
Rafferty
Way down south in the garden of England We got a song to sing and we let it fill the air We got it made, yeah, in the garden of England Where the sun comes up to see us everyday. We feel like strangers but still we call it home We got no reason but still we feel alone But when the night comes, we can roll away the stone To each his own, to each his own Yeah, the simple life. We live at home in the garden of England They got us on the run, we can feel it in the air We got it made in the garden of England Where we celebrate the English way of life. They had an empire, they give it all away Their finest hour seems only yesterday They still remember when Britannia ruled the waves She ruled the waves, she ruled the waves, yeah Yeah, the simple life. [We conservatives have always maintained the need] [For an experiment with a tougher regime] [For depriving young football hooligans of their leisure time] [I can announce today] [That the experiment promised in our election manifest] [Is to begin in Surrey] [These will be no holiday camps] [We will introduce on a regular basis] [Drill, parades and inspections] [From 6:45 am 'til lights out at 9:30 pm] [Life will be conducted at a brisk tempo] |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Snakes And Ladders (1987)
Looking for something, looking for one thing
Trying to find anything that makes you feel Gotta keep goin', don't let it get you down Now you've got nothing to lose. You been taking it so hard, taking it on the head Don't you know life's as good as being dead Gotta keep movin', don't let it get you down Now you've got nothing to lose. When everyone around you Tells you you're doin' fine They're gonna drive you crazy So don't close your eyes and swallow all those lies Don't believe what you've been told 'Cause you'll wake up one day knowing nothing they say Can satisfy your soul. Gotta keep movin', don't let it bring you down Now you've got nothing to lose. When everyone around you Tells you you're doin' fine They're gonna drive you crazy So don't close your eyes and swallow all those lies Don't believe what you've been told 'Cause you'll wake up one day knowing nothing they say Can satisfy your soul. Looking for something, looking for one thing Trying to find anything that makes you feel You gotta keep goin', don't let it get you down Now you've got nothing to lose. Written by: Joe Egan and Gerry Rafferty Snakes and Ladders version Drums: Liam Genockey Bass Guitar: Pete Zorn Keyboards: Ian Lynn Guitars: Jerry Donahue Percussion: Frank Ricotti Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Snakes And Ladders (1987)
Can I Have My Money Back? version
Didn't I tell you? Didn't I tell you true? Didn't I say the words that meant so much to me? Didn't I love you, just like you wanted me to? Didn't I say right then everything was going to be alright? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I? When I was way down, taking the long way 'round There were times when you told me we'd never make the other side I asked you to understand, lend me a helping hand Didn't I tell you we could make it as long as you believed in me? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I, didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I tell you? Didn't I tell you true? Didn't I say the words that meant so much to me? Didn't I love you, just like you wanted me to? Didn't I say right then everything was going to be alright? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Acoustic Guitars: Gerry Rafferty / Roger Brown Piano: Tom Parker Bass: Gary Taylor Drums: Henry Spinetti Steel Guitar: Rod King Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Gerry Rafferty / Joe Egan Snakes and Ladders version Didn't I tell you? Didn't I tell you true? Didn't I say the words that meant so much to me? Didn't I love you, just like you wanted me to? Didn't I say right then everything was going to be alright? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? When I was way down, taking the long way 'round There were times when you told me we'd never make the other side I asked you to understand, lend me a helping hand Didn't I tell you we could make it as long as you believed in me? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I tell you? Didn't I love you? Didn't I say that it would be alright? Didn't I tell you? Didn't I love you? Didn't I say that it would be alright? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I tell you? Didn't I tell you true? Didn't I say the words that meant so much to me? Didn't I love you, just like you wanted me to? Didn't I say right then everything was going to be alright? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? Didn't I, didn't I, now didn't I? (fade) Didn't I tell you? Didn't I love you? Didn't I say that it would be alright? Didn't I tell you? Didn't I love you? Didn't I say that it would be alright? Drums: Liam Genockey Bass Guitar: Pete Zorn Guitars: Jerry Donahue Acoustic Guitar: Gerry Rafferty Tambourine: Frank Ricotti Penny Whistle: Richard Harvey Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Gerry Rafferty / Betsy Cook |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Snakes And Ladders (1987)
Don't close the door
Don't leave here alone tonight I've been here before Waiting for the cold daylight. Just wait a little longer Just wait a little longer Don't be running away. Darlin' don't cry You know my love belongs to you (baby) Don't say goodbye You know my love belongs to you. Just wait a little longer Just wait a little longer Don't be running away. Don't turn away But I'm feeling like a crazy man (baby) So much to say Tell me something I can understand. Just wait a little longer Just wait a little longer Don't be running away. Drums: Liam Genockey Bass Guitar: Mo Foster Piano/Organ: Pete Wingfield Slide/Lead/Chords: Bryn Haworth Electric Guitars: Richard Brunton Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Night Owl (1987)
You still got that light in your eye
And our day is comin' by and by I'm travellin' this long road to be with you We still gotta long way, we still gotta long way to go. The first time I set eyes on you, and I listened to you sing, yeah yeah We didn't have to speak cause the words said everything Yes you walked right into my life, and we were on our way, yeah So long ago, but it feels like yesterday. And I just wanna tell you... You still got that light in your eye (yes you do) And our day is comin' by and by I'm travellin' this long road to be with you We still gotta long way, we still gotta long way to go. Now some of my best memories are days I spent with you, yeah Each time we hit the road it was always somethin' new Spaced out rather drunk And singin' in the sun, yeah yeah One more bottle dead and a new day just begun. I just wanna tell you... You still got that light in your eye And our day is comin' by and by I'm travellin' this long road to be with you We still gotta long way, we still gotta long way to go. Shinin' light, shinin' bright on the days gone down Shinin' light, shinin' bright on the days gone down Shinin' light, shinin' bright on the days gone down We won't forget the days gone down, they're written in our hearts, yeah yeah And we're as much in tune as we were right at the start It all seems so much harder now, it seemed so easy then, yeah yeah Well someday just for fun we might do it all again. I just wanna tell you... You still got that light in your eye (yes you do) And our day is comin' by and by I'm travellin' this long road to be with you We still gotta long way, we still gotta long way to go. Yeah yeah still got that light in your eye And our day is comin' by and by I'm travellin', travellin' (yeah yeah) We still gotta long way, we still gotta long way to go. Drums: Liam Genockey Bass Guitar: Mo Foster Organ: Pete Wingfield Piano: Graham Preskett Electric Guitar: Hugh Burns / Richard Brunton Rhythm/Solo Guitar: Hugh Burns Lap Slide: Richard Brunton Percussion: Frank Ricotti Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Gerry Rafferty / Barbara Dickson / Betsy Cooke / Linda Thompson |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Night Owl (1987)
Night comes down and finds you alone
In a space and time of your own Lost in dreams in a world full of shadows. Down the street the neon light shines Offering refuge and hope to the blind You stumble in with no thought of tomorrow. Yes, I get a little lonely when the sun gets low And I end looking for somewhere to go Yes, I should know better but I can't say no. Oh no no no No no no no The lights are low and the Muzak is loud You watch yourself as you play to the crowd One more face in a palace of mirrors. One more drink, you're sailing away One more dream but it's looking ok One more time to watch the flow of the river. Yes, I get a little lonely when the sun gets low And I end looking for somewhere to go Yes, I should know better but I can't say no. Oh no no no No no no no no no no oooooooh Yes, I get a little lonely when the sun gets low And I end looking for somewhere to go Yes, I should know better but I can't say no. Oh no no no No no no no You've seen it all yeah you've seen it before Like a fool you always come back for more You live your life like there was no more tomorrow. Night comes down and finds you alone In a space and time of your own Lost in dreams in a world full of shadows. Yes, I get a little lonely when the sun gets low And I end looking for somewhere to go Yes, I should know better but I can't say no. Oh no no no Oh no no no No no no no No no no no No no No no Oooooooooooh Drums: Liam Genockey Bass Guitar: Mo Foster Organ: Pete Wingfield Electric Piano: Graham Preskett String Machine: Graham Preskett Guitars: Hugh Burns Percussion: Frank Ricotti Lyricon Solo: Raphael Ravenscroft Piano/Polymoog: Gerry Rafferty Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Night Owl (1987)
You got a way of telling me I'm wrong
You got a way of coming on so strong I can take it from you, yeah you know I always do Cause you got a way that you do it It's the way that you do it The way that you do it just got to be right. You got a way of leaving me no doubt You got a way of telling me what I'm about I couldn't take it from anyone else, yeah I really surprised myself Cause you got a way that you do it It's the way that you do it The way that you do it just got to be right. You help me (you help me when I feel alone) You help me (you help me when I'm down and I'm stuck on my own) You wake me up to all the little things that I don't see. You help me (you help me, help me, help me out) You help me (you help me see myself and what I'm all about) You give me reason to believe that everything that can be. You got a way of knowing just how I feel You got a way of letting me know what's real I don't get it from anyone else, though I try to fool myself Cause you got a way that you do it It's the way that you do it The way that you do it just got to be right. You help me (you help me when I feel alone) You help me (you help me when I'm down and I'm stuck on my own) You wake me up to all the little things that I don't see. You help me (you help me, help me, help me out) You help me (you help me see myself and what I'm all about) You give me reason to believe that everything that can be. You got a way of telling me I'm wrong You got a way of coming on so strong I can take it from you, yeah you know I always do Cause you got a way that you do it It's the way that you do it The way that you do it just got to be right. The way that you do it just got to be right. The way that you do it just got to be right. Drums: Liam Genockey Bass Guitar: Gary Taylor Organ: Pete Wingfield Piano: Tommy Eyre Electric Guitar: Richard Brunton Acoustic Guitar: Richard Brunton / Gerry Rafferty Tambourine: Frank Ricotti Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty Backing Vocals: Gerry Rafferty / Barbara Dickson / Betsy Cooke / Linda Thompson |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Night Owl (1987)
Why won't you talk to me
I've done nothing wrong that I can see. You know I can't take this silence, tell me what's wrong with you If I'm supposed to feel guilty, tell me what did I do It must be a reason for you acting this way But I swear I won't know it ‘til you come out and say. Why won't you talk to me I've done nothing wrong that I can see. I don't know why I'm trying to break down this wall That you build up between us or nothing at all It feels like a bad dream, it feels like a game But I swear this is one time that I'm not to blame. Why won't you talk to me I've done nothing wrong that I can see. Drums: Liam Genockey Bass Guitar: Mo Foster Piano: Graham Preskett Mandolin: Richard Thompson Electric Guitar: Hugh Burns Acoustic Guitar: Richard Brunton / Gerry Rafferty Lap Slide: Richard Brunton Accordion: John Kirkpatrick Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Night Owl (1987)
Night Owl
Right Down the Line (Compilation) One More Dream (Compilation) Clowns to the Left, Jokers to the Right (Compilation) Out on the street I was talkin' to a man He said "there's so much of this life of mine that I don't understand" You shouldn't worry yes that ain't no crime Cause if you get it wrong you'll get it right next time (next time). You need direction, yeah you need a name When you're standing in the crossroads every highway looks the same After a while you can recognize the signs So if you get it wrong you'll get it right next time (next time). Life is a liar yeah life is a cheat It'll lead you on and pull the ground from underneath your feet No use complainin', don't you worry, don't you whine Cause if you get it wrong you'll get it right next time (next time). You gotta grow, you gotta learn by your mistakes You gotta die a little everyday just to try to stay awake When you believe there's no mountain you can climb And if you get it wrong you'll get it right next time (next time). Next time, hmmmmm Drums: Liam Genockey Bass Guitar: Gary Taylor Electric Piano: Tommy Eyre Synthesizers: Tommy Eyre Guitars: Hugh Burns Percussion: Frank Ricotti Sax: Raphael Ravenscroft Acoustic Guitar: Gerry Rafferty Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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from Gerry Rafferty - Night Owl (1987)
I was caught up in a fever
In that summer of ‘69 And my heart was cryin' out for change And I knew time was comin' when I'd get away. So I moved down to that city Where I met a friend of mine And I must admit he tried to warn me well With all those bad luck stories he could tell. He said "Take the money and run, Take the money and run Believe it, in this town you can't trust anyone You're gonna learn that lesson my son". "Take the money and run, Buy yourself a place in the sun Don't be a fool, don't you trust anyone You gotta take the money and run, take the money and run". He was broken, he was wasted He'd been brought down to his knee And his heart was crying out for truth You could see the whole world's sadness in his eyes. So I took good care of business At least as far as I could see I could read the signs and I knew all the lines But so many times his voice came back to me. "Take the money and run, Get it at the point of a gun Believe it, in this town you can't trust anyone You're gonna learn that lesson my son". "Take the money and run, Buy yourself a place in the sun Don't be a fool, don't you trust anyone You gotta take the money and run, take the money and run". I've been wanderin' through this wasteland Where the blind go leading the blind And the only sound on the money-go-round Was the million voices waiting to be found. I could only hear a whisper It was comin' from the one I loved And her heart was saying this can't be right All my wasted days and all her lonely nights. Take the money and run, Get it at the point of a gun Believe it, n this town you can't trust anyone You're gonna learn that lesson my son. Take the money and run, Buy yourself a place in the sun Don't be a fool, don't you trust anyone You gotta take the money and run, take the money and run. Drums: Liam Genockey Bass Guitar: Mo Foster Keyboards: Graham Preskett Fiddle: Graham Preskett Electric Guitar: Richard Brunton Acoustic Guitar: Gerry Rafferty Percussion: Frank Ricotti Sax: Raphael Ravenscroft Accordion: John Kirkpatrick Penny Whistle: Richard Harvey Vocals: Gerry Rafferty |
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