1. |
The Start Of It
03:35
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THE START OF IT
You know when she walks through that door
That’s the start of it
Whispering “how do you do?”
That’s the start of it
You know where it’s going friend
You better watch your back and send
For some help before it gets too late
And that’s the start of it
You know when you’re drinking alone
That’s the start of it
A Looney Tune he stares you down
That’s the start of it
You know where it’s going friend
Better watch your back and send
For some help before it gets too late
And that’s the start of it
You believe that faith alone
Will make you a stronger man
You must be Jesus Christ returned
‘Cause only he could take that stand
You know where it’s going friend
Better watch your back and send
For some help before it gets too late
And that’s the start of it
Hell might freeze over tonight
Yea, pigs might take up flight
All you know is it’s not right
A woman looking for a light
A moron looking for a fight
She could steal your soul
And he could take your sight
You know where it’s going friend
Better watch your back and send
For some help before it gets too late
And that’s the start of it
That’s the start of it!
You better watch your back…
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2. |
Godforsaken
02:31
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GODFORSAKEN
Been all over this old world
Searching for a brown eyed girl
Met her once I let her go
Her black hair haunts me so
I see her when I close my eyes
Why am I not surprised?
I could kill myself sometimes
No-one’d miss me if I died…
I’m all alone
I’m godforsaken
I’m out here
Looking to find my way back home
From out here
I’m all alone
I’m godforsaken
I’m out here
All alone
Godforsaken
I’m out here
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3. |
Hard Truth
03:18
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Why did you tell us lies
With crocodile tears that hide false eyes
When you walked away we asked you why
You do as we do and not as you say
When you fell back behind your walls
We stayed here our whole world in ruins
You turn your back on your own kith and kin
Like foxes you hide in your den
But hard truth comes out in the end
Hard truth always wins
Hard truth
Days pass slowly by while we sit
And remember the time
When you shouted freedom will reign
Now we lie here trapped by those chains
When you fell back behind your walls
We stayed here our whole world in ruins
You turn your back on your own kith and kin
Like foxes you hide in your den
But hard truth comes out in the end
Hard truth always wins
Hard truth
Look what you did here trading lies for truth
Snake oil deceivers your true colours shine through
Yes they do
Hard truth always wins
It comes out in the end
Hard truth always wins
Hard truth
Hard truth always wins
It comes out in the end
Hard truth always wins
Hard truth
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4. |
See Love Shine
04:01
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SEE LOVE SHINE
Never seen a cowboy
I never rode an open range
Only time I seen a horse
Was on some back road in the rain
Tell you something now you might not believe
I love my home town but I think it’s time to leave
When my friends tell me what will be will be
I’m starting to listen maybe even believe
In something I always thought was a lie
Then I see love shine through her eyes
Through her eyes I see love shine
I was missing home
Saw her standing there
The way she smiled at me
All I could do
Was just sit and stare
I could walk with her hand in hand against this world
Tell you something man I’m damned if she’s not the girl
Who has changed what’s left of my life
By staying with me and making this all right
She makes me feel like a new born child
When I see love shine through her eyes
Through her eyes I see love shine
Through her eyes I see love shine
Bright as the north star in a summer sky
Guiding me home from near and far
When I see love shine
My friends tell me what will be will be
I’m starting to listen you could say I believe
That a black rose can bloom at night
When I see love shine through her eyes
Through her eyes I see love shine
Through her eyes I see love shine
Bright as the north star in a summer sky
Guiding me home from near and far
When I see love shine
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5. |
Testify
04:09
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TESTIFY
Heading down a highway I’m a living cliché
You’d think I’d know better now my hair’s gone grey
Shirking sad dancers in need of a twirl
I’m not looking for a wife just a sound out girl
The one before the last stole my mind
I’m gonna get it back while I still got time
To that I will testify
Hear me testify
She set my heart beating way too fast
On my knees pleading how long can I last
Dressing like a young man in a punk rock shirt
While the years pile upon me like graveyard dirt
My Daddy didn’t raise his pride and joy
To be nobody’s whipping boy
To that I will testify
Hear me testify
I’m gonna testify
If you wait too long life will pass you by
What will you do when love spits in your eye
What will it take for you to understand
There is no truth in a one night stand
It’s all right to have some fun with anyone willing
It’s all right to live in sin as long as you let love in
Hate to find myself in a hotel room
Perfume on the pillow good girl gone
Painting on the wall reminds me of home
Memories of life there keep me going
When I saw my folks die I learned life is short
So I live every day for what it’s worth
To that I will testify
Hear me testify
I’m gonna testify
You got one life try to live it right
Don’t you hurt no-one it’ll be all right
As long as you testify
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6. |
Light Of My Life
03:48
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LIGHT OF MY LIFE
I love you…you are the light of my life
I need you…like a child lost in the night
I want you…for today and for all time
Light of my life
As I sat to write this down
Words circled on bright wings
The melody that I found
Threw caution to the wind
When I sleep I feel you near
Your touch it trickles down
Aphrodite whispers here
Adoration knows no bounds because
I love you…you are the light of my life
I need you…like a shadow needs sunlight
I want you… for today and for all time
Light of my life
Now you know what’s inside
You don’t have to read my mind
Surround me Sweet Desire
Who knows what we’ll find?
Here on this hallowed ground
We’ll build our house of dreams
Tears we cry are heaven bound
Now we know what it means to say
I love you…you are the light of my life
I need you…like a sailor needs starlight
I want you…for today and for all time
Light of my life…
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7. |
Lady Love & The Cavalier
03:29
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LADY LOVE & THE CAVALIER
Such a hard life to walk alone
Has to kick her habit too
John, he don’t like how she feels
He beat her black and blue
Drive a coal black limousine
A mausoleum to her heart
Lady don’t take what she gets
He make sure she fell apart
From where I stood
I watched her falling down and down
Too tired or wasted to make it
To the other side of town
Far from Lonely Street
The other side of town
In the streets that lead downtown
You bare your back to the nightlife still
If you can’t escape the stranglehold
You’re gonna get your fill
Lady Love she brought this place
To bed with her every night
Now she sleeps alone in peace
Under roses in cold moonlight
From where I stand
I see her falling down and down
Too tired or wasted to make it
To the other side of town
Far from Lonely Street
The other side of town
I’m the only one paid with a smile
She called me her Cavalier
But I came way too late
To take her away from here
Lady Love she brought this place
To bed for the last time tonight
Looks like a prayer she had for peace
Had her in its sights
From where I stood
I watched them put her in the ground
Wish there was something I’d done
From the other side of town
Far from Lonely Street
The other side of town
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8. |
Different Sky
03:31
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DIFFERENT SKY
Hey Good Lookin' years from now
You’ll sit at home remember how
We were the talk of our hometown
Dressed to kill hanging around
That’s another time another life
We’re getting by
We should enjoy our separate lives
And not cry for lost goodbyes
Cos we’re doing fine now
Not just getting by now
Living under a different sky
Different sky
Looking back, I can see the signs
I never should have spoke my mind
I opened wide and I lost again
Love’s a game that I can’t win
That’s another time another life
We’re getting by
We should enjoy our separate lives
And not cry for lost goodbyes
Cos we’re doing fine now
We’re not just getting by now
Living under a different sky
Different sky
You once told me
We get no second chance
I hate to have to prove you wrong
I’m gonna find someone
Make her dance, I’ll sing a song
And I’ll chance romance
Cos we’re doing fine now
We’re not just getting by now
Living under a different sky
Different sky
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9. |
Believe You Me
04:40
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BELIEVE YOU ME
Some pilgrims keep it private
The brainwashed proselytise
Others tell us they know God's mind
How they love to testify
The only world we have is to them a test
For what they hope comes after life
That's what you get when you read one book
And throw its words around like a knife
And I see them kneeling I hear them praying
So scared of death they live a lie
Warm feelings not cold facts guide their reality
It's enough to make their god cry
Believe you me
The fearful preach forgiveness
In hallowed halls in our towns
The throwbacks promise Hellfire
If we don't kneel down
Be a cold day in hell before I bend the knee
To pushers of mystery
“Suffer little children to come to me”
Is the most abused line in history
And I see them kneeling and I hear them praying
Sending thoughts to an empty sky
While their preachers live off poor people's money
It's enough to make their god cry
Believe you me
What can I say to make you see?
Some stand real tall on our corners
Cursing those who walk on by
Others spill blood on sand dunes
Taking an eye for an eye
Heavens help us if they take back control
For death cults live to sacrifice
So stop the kneeling and quit the praying
Take control of your mind
For we are stardust our time is short in the light
The question is how there is no why
Nothing above us but the sky
Believe you me
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10. |
Not Too Long A Walk
05:19
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NOT TOO LONG A WALK
Deep down there’s a feeling inside of me
Taking hold of everything that I do and see
What I want I can’t get
For what I need I place a bet
Shadows on the rooftops
Playing with my light
They’re calling me out tonight now Baby
For all I know tonight’s the night
Cos most people like to waste time and sulk
I like to run before I can walk
You’ve got the time I got the talk
I got a room up above
And it’s not too long a walk
It’s not too long a walk
No it’s not too long a walk
Can you hear me
When I call out your name
Blind faith is something you can’t see
You taking home what you want to believe and read
One on one had two before
Love’s a Drag at Heaven’s door
Saints and Sinners surround me
They all seem to know my name
Calling me out tonight now Baby
For all I know to hide their shame
Cos most people like to waste time and sulk
I like to run before I can walk
You’ve got the time I’ve got the talk
I’ve got a room up above
It’s not too long a walk
It’s not too long a walk
No it’s not too long to walk
Can you hear me
Now that I know your name
You know there is no shame
Most people like to waste time and sulk
I like to run before I can walk
You’ve got the time I’ve got the talk
I’ve got a room up above
It’s not too long a walk
It’s not too long a walk
It’s not too long to walk
Can you hear me
Now I know your name
I call your name
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