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Every breath you take
And every move you make Every bond you break Every step you take I'll be watching you Every single day Every word you say Every game you play Every night you stay I'll be watching you Oh, can't you see You belong to me? How my poor heart aches With every step you take Every move you make Every vow you break Every smile you fake Every claim you stake I'll be watching you Since you've gone I've been lost without a trace I dream at night, I can only see your face I look around, but it's you I can't replace I feel so cold, and I long for your embrace I keep crying baby, baby please Oh, can't you see You belong to me? How my poor heart aches With every step you take Every move you make Every vow you break Every smile you fake, every claim you stake I'll be watching you Every breath you take, every move you make I'll be watching you... |
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from UB40 - Swing Low (2003)
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home Swing low, sweet chariot Coming for to carry he home I looked over Jordan and what did I see Coming for to carry he home A band of angels coming after me Coming for to carry me home Swing low, sweet chariot Coming for to carry me home Swing low, sweet chariot Coming for to carry me home If you get there before I do Coming for to carry me home Tell all my friends I'm coming too Coming for to carry me home Swing low, sweet chariot Coming for to carry me home Swing low, sweet chariot Coming for to carry me home |
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from UB40 - Swing Low (2003)
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home Swing low, sweet chariot Coming for to carry he home I looked over Jordan and what did I see Coming for to carry he home A band of angels coming after me Coming for to carry me home Swing low, sweet chariot Coming for to carry me home Swing low, sweet chariot Coming for to carry me home If you get there before I do Coming for to carry me home Tell all my friends I'm coming too Coming for to carry me home Swing low, sweet chariot Coming for to carry me home Swing low, sweet chariot Coming for to carry me home |
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from UB40 - Swing Low (2003)
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home Swing low, sweet chariot Coming for to carry he home I looked over Jordan and what did I see Coming for to carry he home A band of angels coming after me Coming for to carry me home Swing low, sweet chariot Coming for to carry me home Swing low, sweet chariot Coming for to carry me home If you get there before I do Coming for to carry me home Tell all my friends I'm coming too Coming for to carry me home Swing low, sweet chariot Coming for to carry me home Swing low, sweet chariot Coming for to carry me home |
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from Ub40 - Present/ The Fathers Of Reggae (2002)
I'm running away
I've got to get home I'm lost in a crowd But I'm still on my own I'm looking ahead So I'm staying behind I'm not being cruel I'm just being kind I close my eyes It's no surprise I'm always there Can't count the times I've tried to hide And found nowhere I'm trying to lay low But I keep getting high My feet on the ground Got my head in the sky My eye on the future That's stuck in the past I find I can't lose When I aim to come last I realise It's no surprise That nothing's clear That black is white That day is night And there is here I'm right on the ball But I'm missing the mark I burn in the sun I'm scared of the dark Got an ivory tower With a bird's eye view Got plenty of time But nothing to do The best disguise It's no surprise Is disappear Can't count the times I've tried to hide And found nowhere I'm running away I've got to get home I'm lost in a crowd But I'm still on my own I'm looking ahead So I'm staying behind I'm not being cruel I'm just being kind I realise It's no surprise That nothing's clear That black is white That day is night And there is here The best disguise It's no surprise Is disappear Can't count the times I've tried to hide And found nowhere I close my eyes It's no surprise I'm always there Can't count the times I've tried to hide And found nowhere I realise It's no surprise That nothing's clear That black is white That day is night And there is here The best disguise It's no surprise Is disappear Can't count the times I've tried to hide And found nowhere |
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from Ub40 - Present/ The Fathers Of Reggae (2002)
Did I ever say, how I feel about you
A thing I never found that easy to do The things that you do, don't need to be heard You know your actions, baby, speak louder than words Chorus I've got the bottle, bring me your cup Pop the cork, and try a sup And when you're empty, I'll fill you up We'll drink it down till the sun comes up I'm heading home, like a steaming train Foot to the floor, in the driving rain My head is aching and my mouth is dry I've got a thirst only you can satisfy Chorus I've got the bottle, bring me your cup Pop the cork and try a sup And when you're empty, I'll fill you up We'll drink it down till the sun comes up |
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from Ub40 - Present/ The Fathers Of Reggae (2002)
A woman came and said to me
She'd seen a lady sell her baby For ten or twenty dollars maybe And everybody thinks she's crazy They're too blind to see She never failed to call attention To the things we never mention Real horror, daily, courtesy of your TV C'est La Vie A woman came and said to me Now listen very carefully There's brother killing brother People living on their knees Biting sugar coated bullets For the pain of this disease C'est La Vie A woman came and said to me She had a husband on an island Found his body on a wasteland Soldiers came and took him Just to torture her you see All alone she mourned her lover Crossed the sea to find a brother Maybe he could help her get her baby back for free C'est La Vie |
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from Ub40 - Present/ The Fathers Of Reggae (2002)
Don't do the crime,
If you can`t do the time It's said that it just don't pay. But what good's working hard When all they give you is your cards And you know there's not much you can say. So you take what they give You've no money to live And your family don't understand. After all these years They will end up in tears With a mountain of bills in their hands. Chorus Now your lesson is learned There's nowhere to turn And it's no use pleading for help. When you're left on the heap There is nothing to keep you From going and helping yourself The dilemma you've found Is you`re morally bound Now your moral code needs a review So what do you care You know life isn't fair And for years they've been stealing from you. |
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from Ub40 - Present/ The Fathers Of Reggae (2002)
You might believe, and still you feel the chase has just begun.
That you must reach that horizon before the setting of the sun. You chase the light in front of you, nightfall close behind. If you stop to catch your breath, you know what you will find. Chorus Don't slow down don't touch the ground. You know what you will find. That old grey man in tattered clothes following behind. No time to stop, don't go to sleep, prepare to pay the cost. The hours and minutes are passing by, another day is lost. Impatience is a virtue, catch me if you can. The seconds have been ticking by since your life began |
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from Ub40 - Present/ The Fathers Of Reggae (2002)
Moon and stars sit way up high
Earth and trees beneath them lie The wind blows fragrant lullaby To cool the night for you and I On the wing the birds fly free Leviathan tames angry sea The flower waits for honeybee The sunrise wakes new life in me. Chorus And every hour of every day I'm learning more The more I learn, the less I know about before The less I know, the more I want to look around Digging deep for clues on higher ground... The fishes swim while rivers run Thru fields to feast my eyes upon Intoxicated drinking from The loving cup of burning sun In dreams I'll crave familiar taste Of whispered rain on weary face Of kisses sweet and warm embrace Another time another place Chorus And every hour of everyday I'm learning more The more I learn, the less I know about before The less I know, the more I want to look around Digging deep for clues on higher ground... |
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from Ub40 - Present/ The Fathers Of Reggae (2002)
I love it when you smile
When you're with me honey It happens all the while How it kills me when you cry And you know my heart That's no word of a lie Verse One Everyday you show me something new about you Honestly I could never live without you Look at me here's a soul who'll never doubt you And I will be forever by your side Repeat Chorus Verse Two Probably the greatest feeling I have ever known Actually is when you wrap yourself around me Promise me you'll stay now that I've found you And I will be forever by your side Repeat Chorus Verse Three And you could say you've heard it all before And I know that anyday you may walk out the door When I say no one will love you more believe me And I will be forever by your side Repeat Chorus |
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from Ub40 - Present/ The Fathers Of Reggae (2002)
(Chorus)
Love Is all is alright But you left it a little to late Love is all is alright But you`ve got to find a little more hate. Take the man in the white cloak A pointed mask to hide his face Murders in the name of religion If you`re not the right colour or race. Take the man in the black cloak He`s holding justice in his hands, Lets the man in the white cloak go, Calls it the law of the land. (Chorus) Love Is all is alright.......etc Take the man in the brown shirt A burning hatred in his eyes Fired by ignorant reaction, Fanned by political lies Take the man in the blue cap His back`s against the wall Links arms with the man in the brown shirt He`s trying to break his own fall. (Chorus) Love Is all is alright.....etc |
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from Ub40 - Present/ The Fathers Of Reggae (2002)
The neon haze of city lights
The tribal sound of marching feet Cuts through the gloom on cold dark nights The tired and homeless roam the streets The sirens wail the engines roar A shadowed man just glances around A victim of life's mindless toil Lies cold and helpless on the ground The window dummies silent stare Bear witness on the nights If they could move What it would proved To see them all take flight The neon haze of city lights The tribal sound of marching feet Cuts through the gloom on cold dark nights The tired and homeless roam the streets The walls shout loud with angry words The people air their views The poor can scream but no-one hears The concrete jungle sings the blues |
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from Ub40 - Present/ The Fathers Of Reggae (2002)
A warm dry wind is all that breaks the silence,
The highways quiet scars across the land. People lie, eyes closed, no longer dreaming, The earth dies screaming. Like scattered pebbles, cars lie silent waiting, Oilless engines seized by dirt and sand. Bodies hanging limp, no longer bleeding, The earth dies screaming. The earth dies screaming The earth dies screaming Your country needs you, lets strike up the band. The earth dies screaming The earth dies screaming Despite all odds we must defend our land. Half eaten meals lie rotting on the tables, Money clutched within a boney hand. Shutters down, the banks are not receiving, The earth dies screaming. |
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from Ub40 - Present/ The Fathers Of Reggae (2002)
A smile for every passing car
And when they stop with door ajar She shrugs and whispers que sera And turns her thoughts to the pillow Her face is etched with memories She finds now joy amid the sleaze It's hard when you've been paid to please So she turns her thoughts to the pillow Chorus Daylight comes she rests her head The beauty of an empty bed She dreams of happy days instead Of brooding on tomorrow She swapped her dreams of shining knights For pushers, bars and money fights For nameless faces in red light So she turns her head to the pillow Those black eyes don't hurt any more She's heard the jokes and jibes before She's felt the long arm of the law So she turns her head to the pillow Chorus Daylight comes ..... Etc Taking drugs was not for fun It made her feel like going on But now she hurts when its all gone And she turns her head to the pillow She take a blade and breaks her skin Sweet life force flows from within The white clouds in her head grow dim And she turns her head to the pillow Chorus Sunlight creeps across her head Pale beauty in a crimson bed No dreams of happy days ahead She'll have no more tomorrows |
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from Ub40 - Present/ The Fathers Of Reggae (2002)
You try to close your ears
And you try to close your eyes But the blasphemies keep coming Tempting you with lies Chorus Give thanks for your protection Your watchdogs of the night Who hold the hungry wolves at bay And keep them out of sight, out of sight You just don't understand it But it strikes a distant chord So you look for away of escaping And sanity's restored Chorus Give thanks for your protection Your ....... Etc You focus your direction Cloak tightly pulled around But somewhere in the distance You can hear a haunting sound Chorus Give thanks for your protection Your ....... Etc You're in danger of corruption And you're always running scared You cannot make decisions You're completely unprepared Chorus Give thanks for your protection Your ....... Etc |
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from Ub40 - Present/ The Fathers Of Reggae (2002)
Chorus
You could meet somebody, you never know From brief encounters habits grow Into giant oaks that hide the sun Life in the shadows ain't no fun It's easy getting up there Never think of coming down Not hard to say "I want you" When you're floating on a cloud But you know that lonely feeling When nothing's going right 'Cause it's only the beginning Of a cold and sleepless night Chorus You could meet somebody, you never know From brief encounters habits grow Into giant oaks that hide the sun Your only chance is to turn and run It's harder getting up there And it's painful coming down And now you can't see clearly Beneath the thunder cloud And the loneliness gets longer When nothing's going right And things ain't getting any better With another sleepless night Chorus You could meet somebody, you never know From brief encounters habits grow Into giant oaks that hide the sun Your only chance is to turn and run |
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from Ub40 - Present/ The Fathers Of Reggae (2002)
I thought I knew you well, your right and wrong
Thought I could steal your secrets and put them in a song I thought that you'd be waiting patiently for me That only I could see You build me up and tell me lies You hold my hand, say close your eyes You're always pulling me down You make me lower my expectations You're always pulling me down Why do you complicate situations You're always pulling me down I don't know what else to do I'm still in love with you I wish that I could see things through your eyes I want to lift the veil and penetrate your lies I want to take your truth and hold it in my hand Maybe then I'll understand You contradict in a thousand ways You call the tune and guess who pays |
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from UB40 - Cover Up (2002)
Cover up
With loving protection Guard your love In every direction CHORUS Don't give up For fear of rejection Stand your ground and voice an objection Run away my sister and brother Be afraid of love when the lover VERSE 1 Tries to read the book by the cover Wrapped up in the arms of another (Repeat chorus) Cover up prolonging the yearning Just ahead the fires are burning VERSE 2 Swim for shore the tides are now turning Love the ones you love with your learning (Repeat chorus) Look ahead the futures depending On the brave to now start defending VERSE 3 Tell the world the message you're sending We don't need an unhappy ending (Repeat chorus) Got to be safe if you want to be free BRIDGE To sit in the shade of the family tree (Repeat verse 1) (Repeat chorus) Got to be safe if you want to be free To sit in the shade of the family tree |
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from UB40 - Cover Up (2002)
Cover up
With loving protection Guard your love In every direction CHORUS Don't give up For fear of rejection Stand your ground and voice an objection Run away my sister and brother Be afraid of love when the lover VERSE 1 Tries to read the book by the cover Wrapped up in the arms of another (Repeat chorus) Cover up prolonging the yearning Just ahead the fires are burning VERSE 2 Swim for shore the tides are now turning Love the ones you love with your learning (Repeat chorus) Look ahead the futures depending On the brave to now start defending VERSE 3 Tell the world the message you're sending We don't need an unhappy ending (Repeat chorus) Got to be safe if you want to be free BRIDGE To sit in the shade of the family tree (Repeat verse 1) (Repeat chorus) Got to be safe if you want to be free To sit in the shade of the family tree |
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from UB40 - Cover Up (2002)
Cover up
With loving protection Guard your love In every direction CHORUS Don't give up For fear of rejection Stand your ground and voice an objection Run away my sister and brother Be afraid of love when the lover VERSE 1 Tries to read the book by the cover Wrapped up in the arms of another (Repeat chorus) Cover up prolonging the yearning Just ahead the fires are burning VERSE 2 Swim for shore the tides are now turning Love the ones you love with your learning (Repeat chorus) Look ahead the futures depending On the brave to now start defending VERSE 3 Tell the world the message you're sending We don't need an unhappy ending (Repeat chorus) Got to be safe if you want to be free BRIDGE To sit in the shade of the family tree (Repeat verse 1) (Repeat chorus) Got to be safe if you want to be free To sit in the shade of the family tree |
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from UB40 - Cover Up (2001)
Cover up
With loving protection Guard your love In every direction CHORUS Don't give up For fear of rejection Stand your ground and voice an objection Run away my sister and brother Be afraid of love when the lover VERSE 1 Tries to read the book by the cover Wrapped up in the arms of another (Repeat chorus) Cover up prolonging the yearning Just ahead the fires are burning VERSE 2 Swim for shore the tides are now turning Love the ones you love with your learning (Repeat chorus) Look ahead the futures depending On the brave to now start defending VERSE 3 Tell the world the message you're sending We don't need an unhappy ending (Repeat chorus) Got to be safe if you want to be free BRIDGE To sit in the shade of the family tree (Repeat verse 1) (Repeat chorus) Got to be safe if you want to be free To sit in the shade of the family tree |
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from UB40 - Cover Up (2001)
Thing's ain't so bad
They sure could be better Thing's ain't so good But I'm sure it won't last Verse 1 Storm clouds above But I got my umbrella I would if I could I can't change the past I'm on the up My futures tomorrow Why should I worry All I've got to find Chorus Is another sad someone Who'll happily give me Just enough loving For their peace of mind. Things are a drag But I'll get it together Things make you strange But that's how it goes, Verse 2 I always say sorry So no one remembers I caused the pain When I struck the first blows. (Repeat chorus) Things ain't so good But I'm not complaining Things could be worse I don't need to tell you Verse 3 Hang out your washing It's gonna start raining Thunder clouds burst So tell me whats new. (Repeat chorus |
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from UB40 - Cover Up (2001)
Let me know, what I got to do
Make it so, I can get it through to you (Chorus) Blow by blow accounts in black and blue Make it so, let it go, make it so............. Any other time we would welcome you Right now there's something else we got to do Verse 1 We commiserate but were running late Hurry up and wait. (Repeat chorus) Have we met before, can't remember you Now tell us what it is you wanted us to do Verse 2 Book a future date to negotiate Hurry up and wait. (Repeat chorus) The problem is fundamentally Over the horizon where we can't see Verse 3 We can't relate so we segregate Hurry up and wait. (Repeat chorus |
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from UB40 - Cover Up (2001)
Blame it all on me, you did nothing wrong
I was running free but it took so long VERSE 1 So long in fact that I Can't remember why I couldn't say goodbye If you ask yourself, did I think of you Oh so many times if you only knew Knew how you made me feel VERSE 2 In dreams your kiss i'd steal When nothing else was real Far away from home everythings so clear When you're all alone; no one else can hear VERSE 3 The loudest lonliness Therefore I must confess I'm full of emptiness Full up on nothing I can call my own I'll tell you something if only I had known VERSE 4 The end of every day No matter what you say Some how you always pay Look at me, don't give up yet What you see is what you get CHORUS Things just like they used to be I've been missing you and me. |
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from UB40 - Cover Up (2001)
Hold it down Rudie enough is enough
Kill it with kindness, kill it with love No more deceiving; so throw off the gloves Kill them with kindness kill them with love. Fill them with feeling straight from the heart Dealing with healing will set you apart Respecting their meaning; releasing the dove Will chill them with kindness; instil them with love Don't lose it Rudie get high on the buzz Remember how kindness, ould fill you with love The sun could be shining with blue skies above. In love with the kindness, so kind of in love. Believing in nothing is hard to believe Discovering something is hard to achieve A change must be coming the times right because We're in need of some kindness and needing some love Hold it down Rudie enough is enough Kill it with kindness, kill it with love No more deceiving so throw off the gloves Kill them with kindness kill them with love. Believing in nothing is hard to believe Discovering something is hard to achieve A change must be coming the times right because We're in need of some kindness and needing some love Hold it down Rudie enough is enough Kill it with kindness, kill it with love No more deceiving; so throw off the gloves Kill them with kindness kill them with love. Hold it down Rudie enough is enough Kill it with kindness, kill it with love No more deceiving; so throw off the gloves Kill them with kindness kill them with love. Hold it down Rudie enough is enough Kill it with kindness, kill it with love No more deceiving; so throw off the gloves Kill them with kindness kill them with love. Hold it down Rudie enough is enough Kill it with kindness, kill it with love No more deceiving; so throw off the gloves Kill them with kindness kill them with love. |
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from UB40 - Cover Up (2001)
I said, there must be something more than this Verse 1
Green environmentalist Back street agriculturist Scientific herbalist Herbalistic socialist T.H.C dialysis Grow your own psychiatrist Smoking self-analysis Said there must be something more than this Chorus There must be something we a miss Less is more so more or less Refrain When there's nothing going on Innocence is happiness You ain't not doing nothing wrong Said, there must be something more than this Verse 2 Anti-vivisectionist Freedom fighting activist Headline making terrorist Religious fundamentalist Money lending capitalist Bible bashing moralist Revolution catalyst Said there must be something more than this Chorus There must be something we a miss Less is more so more or less Refrain When theres nothing going on Innocence is happiness You ain't not doing nothing wrong |
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from UB40 - Cover Up (2001)
Tell me somethin' chorus
How come you walk on me land so? How come you walk on me land so? And tell me that it's yours (repeat chorus) For you to use as you see fit verse 1 So me and mine are forced to quit And watch you devastating it And tell me it belongs to you You have the right, and I am wrong You call the tune, I sing your song And where I live, I don't belong you tell me it belongs to you (repeat chorus) You have the right, and I am wrong verse 2 You call the tune, I sing your song And where I live, I won't be log You tell me it belongs to you You get the riches, I have none I do your work, you have the fun I breathe your air, you block my sun And tell me it belongs to you (repeat chorus) |
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I've been away
High on a breeze Tasted the salt of the seven blue seas Verse 1 Washed upon shores Sun in my eyes Stayed long enough just to say my goodbyes... I walked in the rain Wet me through and through Following rainbows that lead me back to you Chorus I've always believed In what I've been told Where rainbows end there's a pot of gold... I'll read the stars Talk to the moon Stop when I hear somebody playing our tune Verse 2 Any excuse And you'll see me Drifting back home to the place I should be... Some people say Listen to me Mostly I find that I disagree Verse 3 They tell me to change Set myself free I'm not convinced I don't want to be me Maybe I'll stay Maybe I'll go Maybe I'll stick around I don't know Verse 4 One thing for sure This I can say I'm coming back; I've been so far away |
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from UB40 - Cover Up (2001)
WRITE OFF THE DEBT (Chorus)
ME SAY WRITE OFF THE DEBT ME SAY WRITE OFF THE DEBT AND STOP THE THIRD WORLD A FRET I SAY THE IMF PUT ON TOO MUCH INTEREST CERTAIN MAN PON THE STREETS CAN'T EVEN BUY A LITTLE VEST I SAID THE EAST AND THE WEST THEM JUST A BUILD UP DEM CHEST CERTAIN MAN IN THE THIRD WORLD CAN'T EVEN DIGEST, A LITTLE FOOD BUT NO BOTHER TAKE THEM MAN DEH AS NO FOOL COS' YOU KNOW SAY DEM TEACH AND GO A GOOD SCHOOL ME SAY LORD A GOD A MERCY DEM LEARN UP ALL THE RULES SO NO BOTHER PATRONISE DEM COS ALL DEM NEED IS THE TOOLS ME SAY OVER THE MILLENNIUM ME SAY WHAT A BOMB ME SAY A WHOLE HEAP OF RIGHT ME SAY A WHOLE HEAP OF WRONG I SAY IT'S TIME TO COME TOGETHER AND SING WE OWN SONG AND MAKE THE SHOOTING AND ALL THE KILLING AND THE FIGHTING HAVE FE DONE I SAY THE IMF WIPE OFF THE LUMP SUM YOU KNOW SAY ME BREDREN THAT WOULD A HANDSOME SO COME ON FE ME POSSE LETS REHEARSE UP THIS SONG AND HOPE SAY DEM MAN YAH DON'T TAKE TOO LONG ME SAY WRITE OFF THE DEBT (Chorus) ME SAY WRITE OFF THE DEBT AND STOP THE THIRD WORLD A FRET PICTURE A WORLD WITH NO MORE HURT AND PAIN PICUTURE A WORLD WHERE WE ARE ALL THE SAME MAYBE NOT IN MIND BUT IN SPIRIT MUST DO THE RIGHT THING TO EASE THE PAIN YES ME BREDEN THAT WOULD A WICKED |
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from Ub40 - Guns In The Ghetto (1997)
Tenderly she smiles
Forgiving my mistakes Getting her to love me Was my biggest break Every place I go, she's inside of me Giving up her love unconditionally She shines the sun She pours the rain She touches me in places that I can't explain She's got a powerful hold on me The kind of hold from which I'd never struggle free Tell me what you know Tell me is it true Do you really love me just like I love you Everything I say Everything I do It's purely cos' I'm aiming to get hold of you People tell her she could do better than me She wouldn't necessarily agree We've got a thing going on you see The two of us together for eternity Tenderly she smiles Forgiving my mistakes Getting her to love me Was my biggest break Every place I go, she's inside of me Giving up her love unconditionally Tenderly she smiles Forgiving my mistakes Getting her to love me Was my biggest break Every place I go, she's inside of me Giving up her love unconditionally She shines the sun She pours the rain She touches me in places that I can't explain She's got a powerful hold on me The kind of hold from which I'd never struggle free Tell me what you know Tell me is it true Do you really love me just like I love you Everything I say Everything I do It's purely cos' I'm aiming to get hold of you People tell her she could do better than me She wouldn't necessarily agree We've got a thing going on you see The two of us together for eternity Tenderly she smiles Forgiving my mistakes Getting her to love me Was my biggest break Every place I go, she's inside of me Giving up her love unconditionally |
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from Speed 2 (스피드 2) by Mark Mancina [ost] (1997)
Tenderly she smiles
Forgiving my mistakes Getting her to love me Was my biggest break Every place I go, she's inside of me Giving up her love unconditionally She shines the sun She pours the rain She touches me in places that I can't explain She's got a powerful hold on me The kind of hold from which I'd never struggle free Tell me what you know Tell me is it true Do you really love me just like I love you Everything I say Everything I do It's purely cos' I'm aiming to get hold of you People tell her she could do better than me She wouldn't necessarily agree We've got a thing going on you see The two of us together for eternity Tenderly she smiles Forgiving my mistakes Getting her to love me Was my biggest break Every place I go, she's inside of me Giving up her love unconditionally Tenderly she smiles Forgiving my mistakes Getting her to love me Was my biggest break Every place I go, she's inside of me Giving up her love unconditionally She shines the sun She pours the rain She touches me in places that I can't explain She's got a powerful hold on me The kind of hold from which I'd never struggle free Tell me what you know Tell me is it true Do you really love me just like I love you Everything I say Everything I do It's purely cos' I'm aiming to get hold of you People tell her she could do better than me She wouldn't necessarily agree We've got a thing going on you see The two of us together for eternity Tenderly she smiles Forgiving my mistakes Getting her to love me Was my biggest break Every place I go, she's inside of me Giving up her love unconditionally |
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from UB40 - Signing Off/Present Arms In Dub/Rat In The Kitchen (1994)
Chorus
I don't like the work but true i need the money My life is like a joke but to me is isn't funny People all around, telling me what to do And all I want to do is stay at home with you Time after time I say to myself Working all my life isn't good for my health Get old, get tired, get put on the shelf I do all the work, someone else gets all the wealth Wish I was on an island in the sun Where I wouldn't have to worry how to get things done Chorus I don't like the work but true i need the money My life is like a joke but to me is isn't funny People all around, telling me what to do And all I want to do is stay at home with you Day after day becomes more of a grind Bills pile up, moneys harder to find Trying to get ahead money's harder to find If I don't give it up I'm gonna lose my mind Wish I was on an Island in the sun Where I wouldn't have to worry how to get things done Chorus I don't like the work but true i need the money My life is like a joke but to me is isn't funny People all around, telling me what to do And all I want to do is stay at home with you |
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from UB40 - Signing Off/Present Arms In Dub/Rat In The Kitchen (1994)
There are murders that we must account for
Bloody deeds have been done in my name Criminal acts we must pay for And our children will shoulder the blame Chorus I'm a British subject, not proud of it While I carry the burden of shame Repeat As a nation we're following blindly No-one stops to question why Our money's supporting an army And a boy in Soweto dies Chorus I'm a British subject, not proud of it While I carry the burden of shame Repeat Must we go on ignoring forever The cries of an African son There's a soldier's hand on the trigger But it's we who are pointing the gun Chorus I'm a British subject, not proud of it While I carry the burden of shame Repeat |
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from UB40 - Signing Off/Present Arms In Dub/Rat In The Kitchen (1994)
I think its only fair to say
We'd welcome riches down our way No stigma knotted in my hair I want to be a millionaire Nevertheless I must insist A thought is spared for those who missed The handouts when it came to wealth To education and good health The time has come now all can see As seeing this is killing me our future victim to command Together we can lend a hand Chorus So don't blame me for wanting more The facts are too hard too ignore I'm scared to death of poverty I only want whats best for me But even so I'm holding on I think the world can live as one If only credence took the lead The world would see a world to feed An endless sea of blood that's spilt Enough to sail an ark of guilt And when we lend our helping hand We'll have our green and pleasant land |
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from UB40 - Signing Off/Present Arms In Dub/Rat In The Kitchen (1994)
Ivory Madonna dying in the dust,
Waiting for the manna coming from the west. Barren is her bosom, empty as her eyes, Death a certain harvest scattered from the skies. Skin and bones is creeping, doesn't know he's dead. Ancient eyes are peeping, from his infant head. Politician's argue sharpening their knives. Drawing up their bargains, trading baby lives. Chorus Ivory madonna dying in the dust, Waiting for the manna coming from the west. Hear the bells are ringing, Christmas on it's way. Hear the angels singing, what is that they say? Eat and drink rejoicing, joy is here to stay. Jesus son of Mary is born again today. Chorus Ivory Madonna dying in the dust, Waiting for the manna coming from the west. Ivory Madonna dying in the dust, Waiting for the manna coming from the west. |
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from UB40 - Signing Off/Present Arms In Dub/Rat In The Kitchen (1994)
Lonely, Lonely,
Tin can at my feet. Think I'll kick it down the street, That's the way to treat a friend Broken windows and empty hall ways Pale dead moon in a sky streaked with grey Human kindness is overflowing And I think it's going to rain today Scarecrows dressed in the latest styles With frozen smiles to chase love away. Human kindness is overflowing And I think it's going to rain today. Right before me, the signs implore me Help the needy and show them the way Human kindness is overflowing And I think it's going to rain today |
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from UB40 - Signing Off/Present Arms In Dub/Rat In The Kitchen (1994)
King, where are your people now?
Chained and pacified. Tried in vain to show them how. And for that you died. You had a dream of a promised land. People of all nations walking hand in hand But they're not ready to accept That dream situation, yet. King, where are your people now? Chained and pacified. Tried in vain to show them how. And for that you died. |
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from UB40 - Signing Off/Present Arms In Dub/Rat In The Kitchen (1994)
Poor man's anger rising.
The ostrich hides his head. Soon the red blood will be boiling. And blue blood will be dead. While we say. (Chorus) Little by little by little, And stone by stone .Rich man's mountain comes crumbling down Poor boy sleeps on straw, The rich boy sleeps in bed. That fat boy fills his belly, My poor boys's a dead, While we say. (Chorus) Little by little by little, And stone by stone. Rich man's mountain comes crumbling down. The rich man drives his car past, The poor man on bare feet. That rich man do get what he wants The poor must know defeat, While we say. (Chorus) Little by little by little, And stone by stone. Rich man's mountain comes crumbling down |
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from UB40 - Signing Off/Present Arms In Dub/Rat In The Kitchen (1994)
Looking down at my reflection
In the puddle at my feet Things don't seem so real down there Or maybe I don't see I see no starvation I don't see any pain I see myself not helping Just a loner in the rain Looking down at my reflection In the puddle in the ground Things are getting clearer now I can see a thunder cloud I see gross injustice I see evil men I see myself repeating The same old words again Looking down at my reflection In the puddle lying there Now I decide to change my mind And show the world I care I care about my fellow man Being taken for a ride I care that things start changing But there's no one on my side Looking down at my reflection In the puddle in the ground Things are getting clearer now I can see a thunder cloud I see gross injustice I see evil men I see myself repeating The same old words again |
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from UB40 - Signing Off/Present Arms In Dub/Rat In The Kitchen (1994)
From the land of shadows
Comes a dreadful sight Lady with the marble smile Spirit of the night See the scourge of innocence Swinging in her hand Hear the silent suffering That echoes through the land From the tombs of ignorance Of hate and greed and lies Through the smoke of sacrifice Watch her figure rise The sick the poor the old Basking in her radiance Men of blood and gold In her bloody footsteps Speculators prance Men of dreams are praying For that second chance Round her vacant features Gilded serpents dance Her tree of evil knowledge Sprouts a special branch Madam Medusa Madam Medusa Madam Medusa Knock her right down And then she bounce right back Knock her right down And then she bounce right back She gone off her head We've got to shoot her dead She gone off her head We've got to shoot her dead Run for your life before she eat you alive Run for your life before she eat you alive Move out of the way 'cause you're blocking out the day Move out of the way 'cause you're blocking out the day |
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from UB40 - Signing Off/Present Arms In Dub/Rat In The Kitchen (1994)
I am the one in ten a number on a list,
I am the one in ten even though I don't exist nobody knows me but I'm always there a statistic a reminder of a world that doesn't care. My arms enfold the dole queue malnutrition dulls my hair my eyes are black and lifeless with an underprevileged stare I'm a beggar on the corner can no one spare a dime I'm the child that never learns to read 'cus no one's spared the time. Refrain I'm the murderer the victim I'm licensed with a gun I'm a sad and bruised old lady in an alley in the slums I'm a middle aged business man with a chronic heart disease I'm another teenage suicide in a street that has no trees. Refrain I'm a starving third-world mother I'm a refugee without a home I'm a housewife hooked on valium I'm a pensioner alone I'm a cancer ridden spectre that's covering the earth I'm another hungry baby I'm an accident of birth. Refrain |
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from UB40 - Signing Off/Present Arms In Dub/Rat In The Kitchen (1994)
There's a rat in mi kitchen, what am I gonna do?
There's a rat in mi kitchen, what am I gonna do, I'm gonna fix that rat, that's what I'm gonna do I'm gonna fix that rat. When you open your mouth you don't talk, you shout And you give everybody the blame, But when they catch you up, They will shut you up And you got no one to blame There's a rat in mi kitchen, what am I gonna do? There's a rat in mi kitchen, what am I gonna do, I'm gonna fix that rat, that's what I'm gonna do I'm gonna fix that rat. When you out on the street, You practice lies and deceit And you scandalize my name But when I catch you up I'm gonna pull you up I'm gonna check-out inside your brain There's a rat in mi kitchen, what am I gonna do? There's a rat in mi kitchen, what am I gonna do, I'm gonna fix that rat, that's what I'm gonna do I'm gonna fix that rat. When you deh pon the scene, You make everyone scream Because they know you're so unjust But when they catch you up They will kick you up Because you're someone they cannot trust There's a rat in mi kitchen, what am I gonna do? There's a rat in mi kitchen, what am I gonna do, I'm gonna fix that rat, that's what I'm gonna do I'm gonna fix that rat. You invade my space Make me feel disgraced And you just don't give a damn If I had my way If I had my say I'd like to see you hang |
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from UB40 - Signing Off/Present Arms In Dub/Rat In The Kitchen (1994)
The great flood of tears that we've cried
For our brothers and sisters who've died Over four hundred years Has washed away our fears And strengthened our pride Now we turn back the tide We will no longer hear your command We will seize the control from your hands We will fan the flame Of our anger and pain And you'll feel the shame For what you do in god's name We will fight for the right to be free We will build our own society And we will sing, we will sing We will sing our own song When the ancient drum rhythms ring The voice of our forefathers sing Forward africa run Our day of freedom has come For me and for you Amandla awethu We will fight for the right to be free We will build our own society And we will sing, we will sing We will sing our own song |
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from UB40 - Signing Off/Present Arms In Dub/Rat In The Kitchen (1994)
Southern trees bear a strange fruit
Blood on the leaves and blood at the root Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees Pastoral scene of the gallant south The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth Scent of magnolia sweet and fresh Then the sudden smell of burning flesh. Here is a fruit for the crow to pluck For the rain to wither, for the wind to suck For the sun to rot, for the trees to drop Here is a strange and bitter crop. |
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from UB40 - Signing Off/Present Arms In Dub/Rat In The Kitchen (1994)
Chorus
I sus' a tell it like it is, yeah I sus' a tell it like it is, oh yeah I've got to be blatant in this time Jus' like I know 1 + 1 no make 9 Repeat Now what was I saying about being blatant You got to be blatant in an argument You got to make sure your feelings are felt Perfect example for you from me Watch lying politicians me seh on me T.V. Pay big big money for the licence fee (At the same time them a try fi fool we) Repeat Chorus I jus' tell it like it is, yeah I jus' tell it like it is, oh yeah I've got .... Etc I've got to be blatant in this time Now let me tell me more about being blantant You got to be blatant me seh With product you invent If you don't patent it You nah see a cent You have no money fi go pay up your rent If you crash fi your car Or you in an accident If it's not your fault you be blatant Chorus I jus' tell it like it is, yeah I jus' tell it like it is, oh yeah I've got .... Etc Now I get serious about being blatant Police come and mess with me pon the pavement They say oi' where you going, what you doing here? I just leave mi house fi go buy a tin of beer Another example of being blatant South Africa police a kill the innocent Fire live ammunition me seh into a crowd If that's not blatant murder Then murder can't be found Repeat Repeat Chorus |
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from UB40 - Signing Off/Present Arms In Dub/Rat In The Kitchen (1994)
1st floor decide what you'll be one day
With a head full of comment and nothing to say 2nd floor mixed up it happens that way Soon you realize that listening don't pay 3rd floor in limbo, no easy moves Up or down it's time to choose The elevators going up Quick the door's about to shut Too late we're full just hang around It won't be long - it won't be long before it's down 4th floor the job hunt and all that you ask Is an honest day's pay for an honest day's graft 5th floor you may make a little more money Now it's apparent downstairs ain't so funny 6th floor a mortgage, a collar and tie 2 weeks vacation in june or july The elevators going up Quick the door`s about to shut Too late we're full just hang around It won't be long - it won't be long before it's down 7th floor expenses and private schools Pushing a pen you're not turning the tools 8th floor position, respect and acclaim Move up the 9th for fortune or fame 10th floor for investment and real estate Recouping the redies before it's too late 11th floor the penthouse the final cut With a head full of comment and a mouth that stays shut The elevators going up Quick the door`s about to shut Too late we're full just hang around It won't be long - it won't be long before it's down - 간 주 중 - The elevators going up Quick the door`s about to shut Too late we're full just hang around It won't be long - it won't be long before it's down The elevators going up Quick the door`s about to shut Too late we're full just hang around It won't be long - it won't be long before it's down The elevators going up Quick the door`s about to shut Too late we're full just hang around It won't be long - it won't be long before it's down |
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from UB40 - Signing Off/Present Arms In Dub/Rat In The Kitchen (1994)
Appeal to the governor of Louisiana
You may get an answer the process is slow Federal government too much to help him It's been nearly five years And they won't let him go Chorus Tyler is guilty the white judge has said so What right do we have to say it's not so Tyler is guilty the white judge has said so What right do we have to say it's not so Testify under pressure, a racist jury Government lawyers its all for show With rows of white faces False accusations He's framed up for murder They won't let him go Chorus Tyler is guilty the white judge has said so What right do we have to say it's not so Tyler ..... Etc Police gun was planted No matching bullets No prints on the handle, no proof to show But tyler is guilty the white judge has said so They show him no mercy They won't let him go Chorus Tyler is guilty the white judge has said so What right do we have to say it's not so Tyler...... Etc Appeal to the governor of Louisiana You may get an answer the process is slow Federal government too much to help him It's been nearly five years And they won't let him go Chorus Tyler is guilty the white judge has said so What right do we have to say it's not so Tyler .... Etc |
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from UB40 - Signing Off/Present Arms In Dub/Rat In The Kitchen (1994)
You try to close your ears
And you try to close your eyes But the blasphemies keep coming Tempting you with lies Give thanks for your protection Your watchdogs of the night Who hold the hungry wolves at bay And keep them out of sight, out of sight You just don't understand it But it strikes a distant chord So you look for away of escaping And sanity's restored Give thanks for your protection Your watchdogs of the night Who hold the hungry wolves at bay And keep them out of sight, out of sight You focus your direction Cloak tightly pulled around But somewhere in the distance You can hear a haunting sound Give thanks for your protection Your watchdogs of the night Who hold the hungry wolves at bay And keep them out of sight, out of sight - 간 주 중 - Give thanks for your protection Your watchdogs of the night Who hold the hungry wolves at bay And keep them out of sight, out of sight You're in danger of corruption And you're always running scared You cannot make decisions You're completely unprepared Give thanks for your protection Your watchdogs of the night Who hold the hungry wolves at bay And keep them out of sight, out of sight |
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from UB40 - Signing Off/Present Arms In Dub/Rat In The Kitchen (1994)
Chorus
You could meet somebody, you never know From brief encounters habits grow Into giant oaks that hide the sun Life in the shadows ain't no fun It's easy getting up there Never think of coming down Not hard to say "I want you" When you're floating on a cloud But you know that lonely feeling When nothing's going right 'Cause it's only the beginning Of a cold and sleepless night Chorus You could meet somebody, you never know From brief encounters habits grow Into giant oaks that hide the sun Your only chance is to turn and run It's harder getting up there And it's painful coming down And now you can't see clearly Beneath the thunder cloud And the loneliness gets longer When nothing's going right And things ain't getting any better With another sleepless night Chorus You could meet somebody, you never know From brief encounters habits grow Into giant oaks that hide the sun Your only chance is to turn and run |
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from UB40 - Present Arms In Dub (1993)
I am the one in ten a number on a list,
I am the one in ten even though I don't exist nobody knows me but I'm always there a statistic a reminder of a world that doesn't care. My arms enfold the dole queue malnutrition dulls my hair my eyes are black and lifeless with an underprevileged stare I'm a beggar on the corner can no one spare a dime I'm the child that never learns to read 'cus no one's spared the time. Refrain I'm the murderer the victim I'm licensed with a gun I'm a sad and bruised old lady in an alley in the slums I'm a middle aged business man with a chronic heart disease I'm another teenage suicide in a street that has no trees. Refrain I'm a starving third-world mother I'm a refugee without a home I'm a housewife hooked on valium I'm a pensioner alone I'm a cancer ridden spectre that's covering the earth I'm another hungry baby I'm an accident of birth. Refrain |
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from Ub40 - Promises And Lies (1993)
Did I ever say, how I feel about U
A thing I never found that EZ 2 do The things that U do, don't need 2 B heard U No U R actions, baby, speak louder than words Chorus I've got the bottle, bring me U R cup Pop the cork, and try a sup And when U're empty, I'll fill U up We'll drink it down till the sun comes up I'm heading home, like a steaming train Foot 2 the floor, in the driving rain My head is aching and my mouth is dry I've got a thirst only U can satisfy Chorus I've got the bottle, bring me U R cup Pop the cork and try a sup And when U're empty, I'll fill U up We'll drink it down till the sun comes up |
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from Ub40 - Promises And Lies (1993)
A woman came and said to me
She'd seen a lady sell her baby For ten or twenty dollars maybe And everybody thinks she's crazy They're too blind to see She never failed to call attention To the things we never mention Real horror, daily, courtesy of your TV C'est La Vie A woman came and said to me Now listen very carefully There's brother killing brother People living on their knees Biting sugar coated bullets For the pain of this disease C'est La Vie A woman came and said to me She had a husband on an island Found his body on a wasteland Soldiers came and took him Just to torture her you see All alone she mourned her lover Crossed the sea to find a brother Maybe he could help her get her baby back for free C'est La Vie |
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from Ub40 - Promises And Lies (1993)
Wise men say, only fools rush in.
But I can't help falling in love with you Shall I stay? Would it be a sin? I can't help falling in love with you As the river flows gently to the sea Darling so we go, some things were meant to be Take my hand take my whole life too 'Cause i can't help falling in love with you |
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from Ub40 - Promises And Lies (1993)
You tell me there's no darkness
While the sun shines down on you And just because your life is peaceful There's no fighting left to do For every cup that runneth over Many more are filled with pain You talk to me of sunshine When it's pouring down with rain Just because you can't see it Doesn't mean it isn't there Just because it can't touch you Doesn't mean you shouldn't care For every life that's lit with love Many more are racked with pain You talk to me of sunshine When it's pouring down with rain (CHORUS) It's a long black night, good people Descended on our land Share your light Make a flower grow In the desert sand |
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from Ub40 - Promises And Lies (1993)
Moon and stars sit way up high
Earth and trees beneath them lie The wind blows fragrant lullaby To cool the night for you and I On the wing the birds fly free Leviathan tames angry sea The flower waits for honeybee The sunrise wakes new life in me. (CHORUS) And every hour of every day I'm learning more The more I learn, the less I know about before The less I know, the more I want to look around Digging deep for clues on higher ground... The fishes swim while rivers run Thru fields to feast my eyes upon Intoxicated drinking from The loving cup of burning sun In dreams I'll crave familiar taste Of whispered rain on weary face Of kisses sweet and warm embrace Another time another place (CHORUS) And every hour of everyday I'm learning more The more I learn, the less I know about before The less I know, the more I want to look around Digging deep for clues on higher ground... |
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from Ub40 - Promises And Lies (1993)
Chorus
It's a long long way from here Don't you worry yourself my dear It's a long long way from here Drought and famine in TV land Read the sunday papers credit card ina your hand Sing your song of freedom just to ease your troubled mind And save your guilty pennies for the ones you leave behind The burden that you carry from the cradle to the grave Is like a badge of honour that you wear upon your sleeve You make your contribution and you shed a little tear And stage your celebration just to show how much you care You obscure your stolen power with hypocrisy and lies Your talk of understanding is a wafer thin disguise You glorify my image but deny me flesh and blood You radiate with goodness when you here me beg for food Those rivers of blood will flow again Someone changed the lyrics but the song remains the same You can build a wall of protocol to keep the wolves at bay But history dictates that someone has to pay Chorus It's a long long way from here Don't you worry yourself my dear It's a long long way from here |
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from Ub40 - Promises And Lies (1993)
Now and then
I must admit I wonder if I had the chance To vanquish foes with nothing more than just a glance How perfect every single day would be To never wait in driving rain For the bus that never came Not to be the one to blame For anybody else's misery Now and then I contemplate a different way around this day With nothing more than simple words, so I can say I'm quite content and happy being me Walking tall with peace of mind To leave no childhood dreams behind Arriving home to always find Things just as I know they ought to be Now And Then I must admit I wonder if I had the chance To vanquish foes with nothing more than just a glance How perfect every single day would be To never wait in driving rain For the bus that never came Not to be the one to blame For anybody else's misery Now and then I wake up, when it hits me like a ton of bricks I realise it's me who has to take the licks No angels up there looking after me No rainbow with a pot of gold No cloak to shield me from the cold No pill to stop me growing old Dreams fading into stark reality |
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from Ub40 - Promises And Lies (1993)
All the sorrow and the pain
All the sacrifice in vain I was much too blind to see You make a loser out of me You put me down for oh so long While you sang your serpent's song (CHORUS) The rest is history You can do no more to me I've been down so low Had nowhere left to go I could see it in your eyes All your promises were lies Promises and lies Your cut was quick and deep But then you thought you'd never need a friend But all things change, and tides must turn And you let all your bridges burn Too many fatal wounds to heal Now you're feeling what i feel. (CHORUS) The rest is history You can do no more to me I've been down so low Had nowhere left to go I could see it in your eyes All your promises were lies Promises and lies |
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from Ub40 - Promises And Lies (1993)
I said we friendship come first, the band did come second
And that's why I decided to put it in a song So listen crowd of people and throw up unnu hands If you love dem their style and you love dem pattern (CHORUS) Reggae music can't refuse it So give us what we want and mek we gwan I said yes crowd of people we come back again I man Thriller E. And all me best best friends I know most of dem from age eleven And some of dem even before then We travel the whole world, think it could never end But don't get me wrong it a no big problem 'Cos reggae what we love and that's what we defend And that there love that could a never end (CHORUS) Reggae music can't refuse it So give us what we want and mek we gwan. So let me get back to the subject of me friends 'Cos me respect and love love the whole of them. And that there love that could a never end. And now it is time to hail the whole of them Me love me Mickey V. Him in a category. Robin on guitar him just a nice up every bar. Me love me Astro because him deh pon de go Me love me Norman 'cos him a don gorgon Me love me Ali C. with his golden voicee Him nice up every dance nice up every party. Me love me Brian T. Pon the saxophonee Buttons pon the bone, Patrick him a hit the high c Them bad pon their own or in a section of three And that only leaves me and Jimmy Jimmy a the drummer me a the Bassee And that is the whole of UB40 (CHORUS) Reggae music can't refuse it So give us what we want and mek we gwan. |
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from Ub40 - Promises And Lies (1993)
Please don't say sorry
Presuming a respect for what you say If in your heart you mean it Then you'll understand me feeling You must prove it; sign the cheque without delay Most humbly yours, four hundred years back pay (CHORUS) I'm not begging charity Don't confuse the things I say Give me what belongs to me Give me what belongs to me Just don't say sorry As if that can excuse this tyranny No value in your talking Money speaks and bullshit's walking Round in circles re-inventing history Trying to erase our memory (CHORUS) I`m not begging .....Etc If you say sorry Can I assume you've realised the shame The seeds of your oppression Fall and ripen with aggression You can't hold us any longer with your chains Time to compensate us for our claims Don't bother wi' no sorry Don't bother wi' delay A four hundred years Is not just the other day I'm not begging charity Don't confuse up your mind Payment overdue Fe a long long time You come a we gate No bother hesitate You tek away we tings Like a damn pirate |
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from Ub40 - Promises And Lies (1993)
Chorus
Are you wondering why No one talks any more And all you hear Is the cry for war Are you wondering if There are people who Hurt inside the same as you There are grey-faced men always telling me Things ain't like they used to be You kids have got no self respect Wake up old man to your neglect It's dog eat dog It's hand to mouth It's east and west It's north and south Just like you drummed it into me Things ain't like they used to be I'll tell you why I can't afford To hang my hopes upon your word And when I'm done, I'll join the queue And take my chance, no thanks to you It's in or out It's stop and go It isn't what It's who you know I've heard you, now can you hear me Things ain't like they used to be Ancient rules for ancient men But this is now and that was then Don't lay your heavy hand on me And sink me in your poison sea It's us and them It's me and you It's guessing games It's what to do Exactly like you said to me Things ain't like they used to be Chorus Are you wondering why No one talks any more And all you hear Is the cry for war Are you wondering if There are people who Hurt inside the same as you |
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from Sliver (슬리버) by Howard Shore [omnibus, ost] (1993)
Wise man say only fools rush in
but I can't help falling in love with you Wise man say only fools rush in but I can't help falling in love with you Shall I stay would it be a sin if I can't help falling in love with you *Like a river flows surely to the sea Darling so it goes Somethings are meant to be Take my hand Take my whole life too for I can't help falling in love with you for I can't help falling in love with you * Repeat |
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from UB40 - Geffery Morgan (1992)
We'll raise the price of parking fines
A boost for the economy If that don't work we close the mines And starve the poor of industry As always you were wrong again To us a little seems a lot Don't turn your back on desperate men Cause we can see how much you've got We proved again we rule the waves A blow for white democracy That Britains never shall be slaves So long as they agree with me As always you were wrong again To us a little seems a lot Don't turn your back on desperate men Cause we can see how much you've got We'll close the roads, divide the land Put out the rage that burns within Break the link of dirty hands At any cost we'll always win As always you were wrong again To us a little seems a lot Don't turn your back on desperate men Cause we can see how much you've got Keep them poor and wanting more Deprive them of their basic rights The hunger banging at their door Will take away their will to fight As always you were wrong again To us a little seems a lot Don't turn your back on desperate men Cause we can see how much you've got As always you were wrong again To us a little seems a lot Don't turn your back on desperate men Cause we can see how much you've got As always you were wrong again To us a little seems a lot Don't turn your back on desperate men Cause we can see how much you've got As always you were wrong again To us a little seems a lot Don't turn your back on desperate men Cause we can see how much you've got |
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from UB40 - Geffery Morgan (1992)
When me reach me yard me got one thing on me mind, To hold me little woman and fe make her feel irie. Be play album, dub plate, and forty-five For dat's the kind of riddim that keeps me alive. Me turn on fe me radio some a chat 'bout dat But I know more than D.J. so I nah play you dat. Chorus Me tek a 'D' and a 'U' an' a 'B' - not 'E' That thing there is special to me. Me listen in the morning, also in the night For dat form of music is out-a-sight. The newest form of music is easy to see It start with a 'D' and end with a 'B' Dub in a de morning and dub in a de night Mek the whole neighbourhood feel alright, feel alright When me reach me yard me got one thing on me mind, To hold me little woman and fe mek her feel irie. When me reach me yard me got one thing on me mind, To hold me little woman and fe mek her feel irie. Chorus Rock in a de dance, me seh fe give dub a chance, Rock in de blues, you know you jus' can't lose. A dub me a defend, on dub i can depend Check out dis yah music and run tell yo' friend. We don't want rock 'n' roll and we got enough soul, We don't want rock 'n' roll and we got enough soul. Bass is beutiful if it's clean, But dis yah dub music, man it well mean. No bother follow friend and ignore dub again. It's simple, but effective, can't you see? A lot of people catch on in 'eighty-three. Now is 'eighty-four and you must know the score, Anything me chat, you know the people bawl 'more.' Me jump 'pon de graphics, don't get vex' All me have a total concept to make you feel Irie. To make you feel Irie. |
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from UB40 - Geffery Morgan (1992)
I've been listening to what you said
And wondering if it could be true If it's as bad as you say out there I'll leave the going out to you Statistics prove its not too bright To walk the darker streets at night Or to talk to people you don't know My worlds become a horror show There's a murder in my living room My child is watching avidly Should I venture out tonight Tomorrow he'll be watching me You pay your money take your choice But every channel plays the same The audience hears his master's voice Keeps him scared and keeps him tame I'm not believing all I see Fabrications on T.V. Distort the news, feed us your views I'm not fooled so easily |
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from UB40 - Geffery Morgan (1992)
Chorus:
If it happens again I'm leaving I'll pack my things and go. If it happens again there'll be no looking back I won't say "I told you so" You did what were told and you took the strain Been left out in the cold Got yourself to blame But believe me, if it happens again I'm leaving If it stays the same I'm gone When you're stabben in the back and there's salt in the wound Then it's time to move along Chorus No more spanners in the works, all the work's been done Had your face rubbed in the dirt On show for everyone But believe me, if it happens again I'm leaving If it stays the same I'm gone When compromise is the song that you sing It's been going on too long. Chorus |
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from UB40 - Geffery Morgan (1992)
Riddle me who, riddle me why, answer me this
Who owns the chains that bind your wrists Riddle me who, riddle me why, answer again Riddle me who built the machine That washed your brain Like parents did before them Your parents did the same They said do your best, you must pass the test You must learn to play the game They scrimped and saved and suffered To send you off to school But if they'd had the cash They could've brought the class And a different set of rules Chorus Riddle me who ..... Etc They taught a simple system Why they had and you had not They said know your place, you can't win the race Life's an auction you're the lot If you'd ever thought to question They would never answer you why When they buy your sweat, you are in their debt And they own you till you die Chorus Riddle me who .... Etc You took hook line and sinker Everything they fed Worked day and night, for most your life To earn their daily bread Now your old and weary And you lay you down to sleep With body worn and spirit torn What's left is yours to keep |
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from UB40 - Geffery Morgan (1992)
Like the seasons you change your mind
It seems like loving you is a crime. Like the seasons you change your mind It seems like loving you is a crime. I remember those days Oh, so long ago Like the first time I took you To a picture show Or the first time I kissed you Beneath the moonlit sky I put my hand on my heart Like the seasons you change your mind I thought I'd die It seems like loving you is a crime. Like the seasons you change your mind It seems like loving you is a crime. Yes, you were for me It was plain to see I knew in my heart You were the one for me Though people used to try To get us down As time goes on We're still around Like the seasons you change your mind It seems like loving you is a crime. Like the seasons you change your mind It seems like loving you is a crime. We had our share Of ups and downs We had our share Of nights on the town The days were short But the nights were long My love for you It grew so strong Like the seasons you change your mind It seems like loving you is a crime. Like the seasons you change your mind It seems like loving you is a crime. But as we grew old Your love turned cold Gone are the days Of glitter and gold I work so hard To keep you mine Now all I have is Nothing but time Like the seasons you change your mind It seems like loving you is a crime. Like the seasons you change your mind It seems like loving you is a crime. Like the seasons you change your mind It seems like loving you is a crime. Like the seasons you change your mind It seems like loving you is a crime. Like the seasons you change your mind It seems like loving you is a crime. Like the seasons you change your mind |
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from UB40 - Geffery Morgan (1992)
A smile for every passing car
And when they stop with door ajar She shrugs and whispers que sera And turns her thoughts to the pillow Her face is etched with memories She finds now joy amid the sleaze It's hard when you've been paid to please So she turns her thoughts to the pillow Chorus Daylight comes she rests her head The beauty of an empty bed She dreams of happy days instead Of brooding on tomorrow She swapped her dreams of shining knights For pushers, bars and money fights For nameless faces in red light So she turns her head to the pillow Those black eyes don't hurt any more She's heard the jokes and jibes before She's felt the long arm of the law So she turns her head to the pillow Chorus Daylight comes ..... Etc Taking drugs was not for fun It made her feel like going on But now she hurts when its all gone And she turns her head to the pillow She take a blade and breaks her skin Sweet life force flows from within The white clouds in her head grow dim And she turns her head to the pillow Chorus Sunlight creeps across her head Pale beauty in a crimson bed No dreams of happy days ahead She'll have no more tomorrows |
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