I could see the sun was shining bright,
way up in the sky,
I could feel your love was burning down
I know the reason why,
I could your feel your love,
I could see your hope,
I could your feel your love was burning down
Burning down so bright,
I could feel your breathe was on my neck,
I know the reason why,
Holding onto to those to those sunny days
Holding onto to that dreams
I could feel my love was breaking down ,
I know it seems obscene.
I could feel your heart beat,
I could feel your hope,
I could feel your love,
I could feel your hope,
I could see you stretching out to the distance,
I could your love shining down on me.
Concocted around some strange lyrics , which came via improvisation of the main theme , I’ve done this live with “Merge in Turn” in it works well with Jane providing the alternate Lovething part ... moreConcocted around some strange lyrics , which came via improvisation of the main theme , I’ve done this live with “Merge in Turn” in it works well with Jane providing the alternate Lovething part . The driving beat reminds me of Snow Patrol but it becomes a bit more sixties in part.
I love you and you and you know that’s it true,
I’ll give you this ring,
Don’t you know that it’s a love thing,
Don’t you know that it’s a love thing,
You strip-search my brain, and you drive me insane,
In pain I will sing
Don’t you know that it’s a love thing
Don’t you know that it’s a love thing
Talk about, talk about shout about it, shout about it
Love thing Love thing
Laugh about it, laugh about it
No doubt about it, doubt about it Love thing
They may talk about it
I can’t live without it Love thing, Love thing,
Walk on hot coals and you rivet my souls
In pain I will sing
Don’t you know that it’s a love thing,
Don’t you know that it’s a love thing,
Rip of my head and I’ll lay ‘on your bed
In pain I will sing
Don’t you know that it’s a love thing,
Don’t you know that it’s a love thing,
Sing about it sing about it ring about it ring about it
Love thing, love thing
Ride a pony ride a pony talk baloney talk baloney
Love thing, love thing
I can’t live about it
I can’t give without your love thing
I love you and you and you know that’s it true,
I’ll give you this ring,
Don’t you know that it’s a love thing,
Don’t you know that it’s a love thing,
Talk about, talk about shout about it, shout about it
Love thing Love thing
Laugh about it, laugh about it
No doubt about it, doubt about it Love thing
They may talk about it
I can’t live without it Love thing, Love thing
I thought you were someone I could rely on
But you proved me wrong
Someone I wouldn’t cry and cry on
But you proved me...
I could see the writing on the wall
But I just chose to ignore it
words of spite graffiti standing tall
but I just chose to ignore it
Oh Oh Oh oh oh oh Oh
Bab Ba Ba ba ba
I thought you were someone I could believe in
But you proved me wrong
I saw the pigs that you would fly on
And you proved me...
I could see your halo slip and fade
But I just chose to ignore it
I gave you trust I gave you love
But I just know
you chose to ignore it
Oh Oh Oh oh oh oh Oh
Bab Ba Ba ba ba
I thought you were someone I could rely on
But you proved me wrong
I could see the writing on the wall
But I just chose to ignore it
words of spite graffiti standing tall
but I just chose to ignore it
Oh Oh Oh oh oh oh Oh
Bab Ba Ba ba ba
I could see the writing on the wall
But I just chose to ignore it
Oh Oh Oh oh oh oh Oh
Bab Ba Ba ba ba
Even when you cry,
Even when you die,
I know that you‘ll always be a part of me,
Even when you tease,
Even when you scream,
I know that you’ll be the very soul of me,
I can see the strength you give, but also felt the pain,
When you lie and cheat with me, I still come back again,
(Repeat from beginning)
I know that inside, there’s more to you than pride,
Even when you laugh, even when you dance,
I can see the pain beneath those deep brown eyes,
Took me for a fool, I think its understood,
That I’ll always be a very part of you,
This tune will haunt you night and day so that you can’t forget,
What you lost that sunny day I hope with some regret,
As the years go by, I hope you’ll wonder why
Even though I try, I try not to cry
I wonder ‘bout the opportunity we lost
I think its understood, you took me for a fool
But I know you’ll always be a part of me,
You know you broke and break the very heart of me.
Aloha, I met this girl from Samoa,
Turns out I didn’t even know
And then she said she’s from Goa.
Aloha from Bogota to Kratoa some old story seems to flow – er
Meet a girl and I go slower, slower, slower, slower.
Aloha from Tokyo to Nagasaki
She cooked me lovely Teriyaki
And then she blew my mind with Saki,
Well Howdy the Texas girls they are so rowdy
They’re hot and horny never dowdy,
Sky down there is never cloudy.
Guten abend Deutschland girls are so ardent,
Geil, suss und they’re hellbent
On no wasted time spent.
Aloha, I met this girl from Samoa,
Turns out I didn’t even know
And then she said she’s from Goa, Goa , Goa...
Aloha ah ah ah,
Obrigado I met this girl in Colorado
She had a figure like young Bardot,
She made me like a desperado,
Oh Jambo this girl she taught me how to Mambo
But she said I was no Rambo, Rambo, Rambo.
Ah ah ah , Aloha...
I could see the love was in your eyes
I saw the sun was shining on your face and
You were like the human race
I could see that you were never ordinary
Never mediocre or indifferent to your fate
I thought I’d seen all the –dub a dub a da dub a dub a dub a duba
Extreme to the taste I said – dub a dub a dub a dub a
I‘d thought I ‘d seen all the - dub a dub a da dub a dub a dub a duba
Extreme to the taste I said – ah...
Tiger Lily Tiger Lily Tiger Lily catch you
Tiger Lily Tiger Lily Tiger Lily eat you
Tiger Lily Tiger Lily Tiger Lily suck you - dry...
I would sever all connection to the past
Complexion paradoxical reflective irreplaceable.
I thought I’d seen all the –dub a dub a da dub a dub a dub a duba
Extreme to the taste I said – dub a dub a dub a dub a
I‘d thought I ‘d seen all th dub a dub a da dub a dub a dub a duba
Extreme to the taste I said – ah...
Tiger Lily Tiger Lily Tiger Lily catch you
Tiger Lily Tiger Lily Tiger Lily eat you
Tiger Lily Tiger Lily Tiger Lily suck you dry...
Ah, Ah...
I could see the love was in your eyes
I saw the sun was shining on your face and
You were like the human race
I thought I’d seen all the – dub a dub a da dub a dub a dub a duba
Extreme to the taste I said – ah...
Tiger Lily Tiger Lily Tiger Lily catch you
Tiger Lily Tiger Lily Tiger Lily eat you
Tiger Lily Tiger Lily Tiger Lily suck you - dry...
Ah, Ah...
I could see you were indifferent,
To the way you want to be
I could tell from your appearance
You don’t care what people see
I know the things you hold dear
Have left you long ago
Singing this song to remind you
Of the times you used to know
I was holding onto to those
I was holding onto to those sunny days - holding on – holding on
I was looking at you ambition
Singing songs you used to know
You were singing to the mirror
Cos no one else wanted to know
You came back defeated
Not achieving those holy aims
Singing this song to remind you
There’s no one else to blame
I was holding onto to those
I was holding onto to those sunny days - holding on – holding on
For every successful failure
You can say there’s one belief
That you go on hoping and
Someday there’ll be relief
And tho you’d got away escaped those clutches
And like a bird you’d flown away
you know you can’t outrun the past
And there’s nowhere else to stay.
I was holding onto to those
I was holding onto to those sunny days
I was hoping for redemption , someone who would get me on through
But then you came and grassed me up
And I knew my time was through
Throwing the rope across the branch
I could feel my days were numbered
And my hour s were coming to an end coming to an end
I was holding onto to
I was holding onto to those sunny days - holding on holding on
Hey there whistling down the wind
I saw that you lay there dying and I knew,
I’d be crying to the end of time
Can’t you give me something to hang onto
I know the sun is shining bright but I only feel the rain
And I only see the pain your bringing me
Living all around I feel so free.
I want your love I need your heart
I need your permission right from the start
I crave your forgiveness and I long for
We were clinging onto to the best days of our life
We were riding to the rescue of the best days of our lives
Clinging to the Wreckage of the best days of our lives
And you were rolling down the road.
Hey there , don’t you understand the feelings
That you know I am missing you,
My hearts there upon the ceiling
I want your love I need your heart
I need your permission right from the start
I crave your forgiveness and I long for
We were clinging onto to the best days of our life
We were riding to the rescue of the best days of our lives
Clinging to the Wreckage of the beat days of our lives
And you were rolling down the road.
Don’t give me that sunny overload,
Hey there whistling down the wind
I saw that you were dying and I knw I’d be crying to the end of time
Can’t you give me something to hang onto
Slaves to the bits and pieces that we own,
Mr Grevilles talking on the phone,
Stand by his office window looking down,
Mr Grevilles never happy always wears a frown
And they’re dead and gone, dead and gone,
But they carry on and on and on,
And they’re dead and gone, dead and gone,
But they carry on and on and on,
Mr Greville a looks quite sad,
Living a life like his makes him mad,
His collars got dirty and his office is grey,
His wife keeps nagging and theres nothing left to say,
And they’re dead and gone, dead and gone
But they carry on and on and on,
And they’re dead and gone, dead and gone
But they carry on and on and on,
Success has eluded him he’s on the heap,
At fifty five the hill can seem quite steep,
He’s too tired to climb and scared to fall,
He wished they’d shoot him quickly,
When his backs against the wall,
And they’re dead and gone, dead and gone
But they carry on and on and on,
And they’re dead and gone, dead and gone
But they carry on and on and on.
The chorus was written over 20 years ago when Emma and Russ (my children) were very young , I was listening to a tape of their early noises and discovered I’d made a basic recording of the chorus “there’s only one way to get to the Moon….... moreThe chorus was written over 20 years ago when Emma and Russ (my children) were very young , I was listening to a tape of their early noises and discovered I’d made a basic recording of the chorus “there’s only one way to get to the Moon…..” plus the vocal backing line. So I set about writing the verse and this has been added to being us up to date in the troubled times we live in , although I guess all times are troubled in one way or another.
I don’t wanna restrict your inhibtions
Don’t wanna hold your ‘magination back
In these troubles times that we find ourselves now
We always looking for that open crack – to escape
They say there’s only one way to get to the moon
So hold on sweet darling and we’ll be there soon
They say there’s only one to fly to the stars
So hold on sweet baby we’re just passing mars,
To the one who sold you down the river
To the one who made you feel your love was not enough
I could see that you were riding on that tide of emotion
For who had it I could see that it became too rough
They say there’s only one way to get to the moon
So hold on sweet darling and we’ll be there soon
They say there’s only one to fly to the stars
So hold on sweet baby we’re just passing mars,
They say there’s only one way to get to the moon
So hold on sweet darling and we’ll be there soon
They say there’s only one to fly to the stars
So hold on sweet baby we’re just passing mars.
Concocted around some strange lyrics , which came via improvisation of the main theme , I’ve done this live with “Merge in Turn” in it works well with Jane providing the alternate Lovething part ... moreConcocted around some strange lyrics , which came via improvisation of the main theme , I’ve done this live with “Merge in Turn” in it works well with Jane providing the alternate Lovething part . The driving beat reminds me of Snow Patrol but it becomes a bit more sixties in part.
I love you and you and you know that’s it true,
I’ll give you this ring,
Don’t you know that it’s a love thing,
Don’t you know that it’s a love thing,
You strip-search my brain , and you drive me insane ,
In pain I will sing
Don’t you know that it’s a love thing
Don’t you know that it’s a love thing
Talk about , talk about shout about it , shout about it
Love thing Love thing
Laugh about it , laugh about it
No doubt about it , doubt about it Love thing
They may talk about it
I can’t live without it Love thing , Love thing ,
Walk on hot coals and you rivet my souls
In pain I will sing
Don’t you know that it’s a love thing,
Don’t you know that it’s a love thing,
Rip of my head and I’ll lay ‘on your bed
In pain I will sing
Don’t you know that it’s a love thing,
Don’t you know that it’s a love thing,
Sing about it sing about it ring about it ring about it
Love thing , love thing
Ride a pony ride a pony talk baloney talk baloney
Love thing , love thing
I can’t live about it
I can’t give without your love thing
I love you and you and you know that’s it true,
I’ll give you this ring,
Don’t you know that it’s a love thing,
Don’t you know that it’s a love thing,
Talk about , talk about shout about it , shout about it
Love thing Love thing
Laugh about it , laugh about it
No doubt about it , doubt about it Love thing
They may talk about it
I can’t live without it Love thing , Love thing.
This was co-written with Bob Hopkins... moreThis was co-written with Bob Hopkins.It’s about the turmoil of relationships and has been turned into a duet where two parts spa over their relationship and who has the upper hand. This arrangement includes Jane Metcalfe on vocals and Chris Puleston on drums who did a session for on “No secret” and adds an excellent lift to the song. The acoustic guitar riff was derived from a dropped D tuning and the electric guitar riff was developed again via jamming around on the song.
This is how my life with you is killin me
Drowning in an ocean of despair,
Beg of you but you won’t set me free,
(I’m) living with someone who doesn’t care
I’m trapped staring down the barrel of your gun
got nowhere to hide nowhere to run
I’m trapped staring down the barrel of your gun
got nowhere to hide nowhere to run
You’re telling me you want me to set you free,
But for me your free to go ,
Problem is that you’re scared to run ,
And take your own road
You’re ain’t trapped staring down the barrel of a gun
(Truth is) You’re to scared to hide to scared to run
You’re ain’t trapped staring down the barrel of a gun
You’re to scared to hide to scared to run
All our lives we wanted to be together ,
But suffocation did set in
We were talking but not communicating,
Neither of us was listening , oh
We’re trapped staring down the barrel of a gun
We’re to scared to hide to scared to run
We’re trapped staring down the barrel of a gun
We’re to scared to hide to scared to run.
If you go down to the road to Glenanar,
You’ll gaze on amber waters and drink whiskey from a jar,
If you go down to the road to Glenanar,
You will hear the ghostly whispers of a people from afar,
Its here the clans they fought a battle,
The river ran a deathly red,
Dying men they cry in anguish
Scream to much you’ll wake the dead,
If you go down to the road to Glenanar,
You’ll see the raging torrents and you’ll see a shooting star,
If you go down to the road to Glenanar,
You will hear the ghostly whispers of a people from afar,
Here there was a small farm cottage,
Nestled by a lonely stream,
Here a little girl was murdered,
Close your eyes you’ll here her scream
Instrum –
And now you’ll here the blackbird sing
And now you’ll here the blackbird sing
And now you’ll here the blackbird sing
And now you’ll here the blackbird sing
If you go down to the road to Glenanar,
You’ll gaze on ambers waters and drink whiskey from a jar,
If you go down to the road to Glenanar,
You will hear the ghostly whispers of a people from afar,
But Glenanar is not a sad place,
Its beauties there for all to see,
Go and sit there on a summers day,
Close you eyes and think of me,
Where now you’ll here the blackbird sing,
Where now you’ll here the blackbird sing,
Where now you’ll here the blackbird sing,
Where now you’ll here the blackbird sing.
This was written in conjunction with Shaun Burns and was inspired by the film Breakfast club and eighties cult classic , hence the reference to Ali Sheedy... moreThis was written in conjunction with Shaun Burns and was inspired by the film Breakfast club and eighties cult classic , hence the reference to Ali Sheedy.
Jane is singing lead on this one with a contribution by Andrew Baynes on bass guitar and keyboards.It also features my mandocaster (mandolin) doing twinkly bits.
Sometimes I feel life that lifes passing me by
I was once so full of hope but now and now the questions why
I look back instead of forward and I always feel so awkward.
Thinking of the hurt it makes me cry.
They say when grow your heart will die .
I was once so full of hope but now I know the questions why
When the only complication was , what I’d wear on vacation,
I know that lifes passing me by
Oh , Oh Oh , Oh Oh , Oh Oh , Oh
Too many compromises and and a not enough surprise
Life is just a plan that follows me.
Too many compromises and and a not enough surprise
Life is just a plan that follows me.
I see nostalgia creeping up on me
Clinging right around me like the ivy on a tree.
And I dream of Ali Sheedy and the films that used to please me ,
I am hoping for something that’ll never be, never be,
Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
When the only complication was , what I’d wear on vacation,
I know that lifes passing me by
Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
Theres too many compromises and and a not enough surprise
Life is just a plan that follows me.
I look back instead of forward and I always feel so awkward.
Thinking of the hurt it makes me cry.
When the only complication was , what I’d wear on vacation,
I know now that lifes passing me by.
Derived from a simple chord pattern – this developed into a song about the evils of racism... moreDerived from a simple chord pattern – this developed into a song about the evils of racism. Features a bit of Banjo playing and plenty of fuzzy guitars.
I see it in your eyes , so hard to disguise
The hatred deep inside and the seeds of corruption
Comes as no surprise , you have lived with this for years
Traded on others fears in a sea of confusion
Smell it on your breath , the stench is unmistakeable
Hooded clans from Christs table , seeds of destruction
Seeds of destruction Yeh yeh Yeh
Oh I can see it in those eyes
The hatred deep inside and the seeds of Destruction
Coming up from the deep south
Smoke rising from the deep south
Smoke rising from the deep south
Tolerance is dead , theres no love left in your soul
Can’t feel your rock and roll , and the Seeds of destruction
Yeh Yeh - you can’t follow me back home
And the seeds of destruction
Coming up from the deep south
Smoke rising from the deep south
Smoke rising from the deep south
Choking , flaking ,
I see those hands are tied and broken up
I see it in your eyes
You cannot disguise it anymore
Hatred deep inside and the seeds of destruction
The seeds of corruption burning deep down into your soul
Yeh , yeh - Seeds of destruction
Coming up from the deep south
Listen to your father you carry on the hatred
Originally featured on my Blue Horizon CD – the main bit of this was written as I was walking back to Waterloo station after attending meetings in the Westminster offices where I work a few times a month... moreOriginally featured on my Blue Horizon CD – the main bit of this was written as I was walking back to Waterloo station after attending meetings in the Westminster offices where I work a few times a month. There’s an old guy who busks most mornings at Waterloo station in the walkway to the Shell building this songs dedicated to him and his mandolin.
Ain’t no saint I ‘m a sinner I’m a loser not a winner,
Somebody throw me a line, don’t tell me I’m gonna be fine,
I was born in a sea of confusion, where your love was just an illusion,
Somebody throw me a line don’t tell me I’m gonna be fine,
Tracing patterns turning cartwheels in my mind,
I have the distinction of giving up before I try,
Taunts from my schooldays have tarred me insecure,
Never found that I could push on that open door,
Ain’t no saint I ‘m a sinner I’m a loser not a winner,
Somebody throw me a line, don’t tell me I’m gonna be fine,
I was born in a sea of confusion, where your love was just an illusion,
Somebody throw me a line don’t tell me I’m gonna be fine,
Teachers were experts at me at making me fell 2ft tall,
Cut me down size with my back against the wall
Relationships as I grew up were plagued with fear
Couldn’t let you close couldn’t let you near,
Ain’t no saint I ‘m a sinner I’m a loser not a winner,
Somebody throw me a line, don’t tell me I’m gonna be fine,
I was born in a sea of confusion, where your love was just an illusion,
Somebody throw me a line don’t tell me I’m gonna be fine,
My strong suite ain’t commitment but it was never me to blame,
I ‘m always dreaming watching tears run down that window pane,
Tried to create this air of invincibility,
But it left me vulnerable to any shadow following me,
Ain’t no saint I ‘m a sinner I’m a loser not a winner,
Somebody throw me a line, don’t tell me I’m gonna be fine,
I was born in a sea of confusion, where your love was just an illusion,
Somebody throw me a line don’t tell me I’m gonna be fine,
I was born in a sea of confusion, where your love was just an illusion,
I was born in a sea of confusion, where your love was just an illusion.
Co-written with Bob Hopkins it almost wrote itself and this recording was the original recording as I was writing the song... moreCo-written with Bob Hopkins it almost wrote itself and this recording was the original recording as I was writing the song. Cat Lake plays Bodhran on this and the song lilts
along. It’s about the gratitude you feel if you have found someone to love and that love endures and gets stronger with each day.
Verse
There’s nothing to say that hasn’t been said before
Watch the autumn leaves they fall in Baltimore
Can’t describe how I I feel for you
Don’t know how to sum up all the things you do
Chorus
I’m so glad I shared this day
I’m so glad I shared this day with you
I’m so glad I shared this day
Sit here watch the children play
Wondrin what will come our way with you ooooooooo
Verse
Don’t have the words to tell you how I feel
All I know that lovin you’s like purest steel
If the things we do mean more than what we say
I just know these feelings will never go away
Chorus
I’m so glad I shared this night
Tigers burning oh so bright
I’m so glad I shared this night with you oo
I’m so glad I shared this night
You were like my guiding light
I’m so glad I shared this night with you ooooooo
Instrum
Verse
There’s nothing to say that hasn’t been said before
Listenin to Lou Reed I think of Baltimore
Chorus
’m so glad I shared this life
I’m so glad I shared this life with you
I’m so glad I shared this life
You were like my guiding light
I’m so glad I shared this life with you ooooooooooooo
Written in conjunction with Peter Parton is about deception and lies – this seems to be a common theme in the lyrics I get sent perhaps theres a lot of it about ... moreWritten in conjunction with Peter Parton is about deception and lies – this seems to be a common theme in the lyrics I get sent perhaps theres a lot of it about . This song also features Andrew Baynes on bass guitar.
So hurt and so alone
So sorry keeps repeating on the telephone,
Since I voted with my feet ,
When again I found love playing on both sides of the street,
There’s nowhere left to go
We reap what we shall sow,
Love loses all the friends we used to know,
But as I head for home ,
My thoughts in monochrome,
These pictures make my legs just turn to stone,
I know there will be tears,
Then I think we’ll make the greatest love of all the years,
But you’ve hurt too many times,
Doesn’t seem that I can focus through all your lies.
I closed my eyes before,
Battened down the door ,
You said I needn’t worry anymore,
You never thought I’d see ,
That person wasn’t me,
Who you loved and who you sweated for,
So hurt and so afraid,
Sickened inside by all the games you played,
Again I voted with my feet,
When again I found you playing on both sides of the street,
on both sides of the street, on both sides of the street.
This song started life in the early 90’s when I recorded various versions right up to now where I recorded this final version in 2008... moreThis song started life in the early 90’s when I recorded various versions right up to now where I recorded this final version in 2008. It really is as simple as looking for the girl of all your dreams and how important it is to be part of something not just wandering either physically or metaphorically.
Don't know where I am going to baby and,
I don't know where I've been,
Trying to find the answer baby,
But I never seem to win,
Looking for the right girl,
A girl that I can love,
Looking for the right dream,
Singing to the stars above,
I want somewhere to lay my head
I’m looking for a town somewhere,
I can get a second chance,
Perhaps I deserve something
A better circumstance,
Looking for some kinda peace
I wanna feel it on this gods earth
Tired of running and tired of hiding
Give me some place,
Where I can feel my worth,
Oh Oh Oh
Chorus
I’m looking for the Blue Horizon,
I’m looking for the boats that sail away,
I ‘m looking for the girl of all my dreams,
I’m looking for the blue horizon,
Brings me down I know,
Brings me down I know,
Don’t know where I am going to baby and,
I don’t know where I’ve been,
Trying to find the answer baby,
But I never seem to win,
Looking for the right girl,
A girl that I can love,
Looking for the right dream,
Singing to the stars above,
I want somewhere to lay my head
Hold me tight say my name right through the night,
Chorus
I’m looking for the Blue Horizon,
I’m looking for the boats that sail away,
I ‘m looking for the girl of all my dreams,
I’m looking for the blue horizon,
Brings me down I know,
Brings me down I know,
I wanna sail away, Sail away
I wanna sail away, Sail away
Recorded in the same session as Only a Life, Laughing out Loud was one of the earliest songs I wrote ca 1975 and was based on a tuning I learnt from the Led Zep song That’s the way... moreRecorded in the same session as Only a Life, Laughing out Loud was one of the earliest songs I wrote ca 1975 and was based on a tuning I learnt from the Led Zep song That’s the way. It also slips into some 6/8 timing which I am prone to use in my songs for some reason. It’s not a bad version for virtually a live take.
After Cold Eyed Driver split up in March 1978 I formed another band with David Cale and Chris Puleston - initially playing without a bass guitar (well over twenty years before the White Stripes). We wrote a load of new material for the new band and added a bass guitar after a few gigs (Dave Adams). Much of the material was theatrically based with strange story lines and it was all quite effect laden. We went under various names including Impulse but it lacked momentum and had a mixed response from audiences so we split up in the summer of 1978.
Dave and I continued to write material and record on my Akai reel to reel recorder some of the stuff we did from 1978 to 1979 which I’ve put on the website. I particularly like Finding my Feet because its so quirky and a bit manic. From all this activity we tried to write pop songs and probably the best of these was Move that body.
Laughing out loud one day,
I noticed the anxious look upon your face,
Caught by the sound of my own voice,
Just wondering what to say,
Maybe I tried to hard to please,
And drifted away without direction,
Looking beyond my foolish grin,
There were ideals captured within me
Trying to find the words,
To bring the smile back into your eyes,
The deep rooted fears you have inside you,
See straight through this thin disguise,
Oh maybe you say its time to leave,
And drift your own way, to find direction,
If you look beyond this foolish grin,
You’ll see a dark gulf deep within
Describing my dreams last night,
I felt a twinge of sadness,
Describing my dreams last night,
I felt a twinge of sadness,
Describing my dreams last night,
I felt a twinge of sadness,
Describing my dreams last night,
I felt a twinge of sadness, in my soul
Part of a session of recordings by a band I was in called Cold Eyed Driver, it was recorded in late 1977 at Cheapside Studios in Luton – we recorded 4 songs on that Sunday for our demo in order to get more gigs... morePart of a session of recordings by a band I was in called Cold Eyed Driver, it was recorded in late 1977 at Cheapside Studios in Luton – we recorded 4 songs on that Sunday for our demo in order to get more gigs.
The song was constructed around an idea from me using all the chord structures, changes and most of the lyrics – David and Julian created the dreamy vocal harmony sequence leading to the theatrical "save me"
ending.
The band members were:
David Cale - Vocals
Julian Martin - Backing Vocals and Bass
Chris Puleston - Drums
Tim Louis - Guitar
And myself - Guitar
Only a life will save you, when you’re feeling happy,
Writing will not deceive you, only the words will tell the lies,
Time can the provide motion, only deceive the eye,
Can’t you see I’m falling we drifting apart,
Only a slave will save you, from defeat,
Only a song will save those, thoughts in your mind
Age maybe hugging you but, life’s not a race,
Can’t you see I’m falling we drifting apart
Only a love will save me, when life gets me like this,
Friends can provide the answers, when the questions still unknown,
Where did the feelings get to, some how they could come back,
Can’t you see I’m falling we drifting apart,
Only your words will stop crumbling down,
Only the love will save the state of my mind, mind, mind, mind
Only a life
Save me
Collaboration with David Cale – this recording is extremely raw but I pulled it off the original reel to reel tapes... moreCollaboration with David Cale – this recording is extremely raw but I pulled it off the original reel to reel tapes.
You say to me that I’m not doing what
I should,
You say to me that I’m not doing the
best I could,
But then you told me that I’ve
overstepped the mark,
Well now it’s different now I coming
out of the dark,
Finding my feet, finding my feet,
But now I’m finding my feet,
But now I’m finding my feet
Glories just around the corner so take another look
Reading can only get you so far so
throw away the book,
Move in and take it its there for the
kill,
If you don’t grab it now somebody
else will,
But now I’m finding my feet,
But now I’m finding my feet
This could have been written as a somewhat prophetic look at my own life – Mr Greville could be me to some extent, as I ended up working in an office... moreThis could have been written as a somewhat prophetic look at my own life – Mr Greville could be me to some extent, as I ended up working in an office. Some thing I never really thought would happen when I wrote the song nearly 30 years ago. Thankfully my wife didn’t turn into the archetypal nagging housewife as the song lyrics suggest (not yet at least).
Slaves to the bits and pieces that we own,
Mr Grevilles talking on the phone,
Stands by his office window looking down,
Mr Grevilles never happy always wears a frown
And they’re dead and gone, dead and gone,
But they carry on and on and on,
And they’re dead and gone, dead and gone,
But they carry on and on and on
Mr Greville always looks quite sad,
Living a life like his makes him mad,
His collars got dirty and his office is grey,
His wife keeps nagging and there’s nothing left to say
And they’re dead and gone, dead and gone,
But they carry on and on and on,
And they’re dead and gone, dead and gone,
But they carry on and on and on
Success has eluded him he’s on the heap,
At fifty five the hill can seem quite steep,
He’s too tired to climb and scared to fall,
He wished they’d shoot him quickly,
When his backs against the wall,
And they’re dead and gone, dead and gone,
But they carry on and on and on,
And they’re dead and gone, dead and gone,
But they carry on and on and on
This is a recently reworked version for the Blue Horizon CD – and was written around the time I was trying to write a hit record (1979)... moreThis is a recently reworked version for the Blue Horizon CD – and was written around the time I was trying to write a hit record (1979).
Hey girl thought you might like to know,
I saw you in one of my dreams last night,
You were the queen on the celluloid screen,
You were the girl who shone out so bright,
I love you but there’s nothing I can do about it,
Love me to but there’s nothing I can do
It’s so easy to be a fool,
That’s what I kept saying,
It’s so easy to be a fool,
That’s the game I’m playing,
It's so easy to be a fool
Hey girl well it doesn’t make sense,
I dream of you but you just don’t care,
You catch my eye,
Every time you walk by,
But you look through me,
Like I wasn’t there
Hey girl thought you might like to know,
That someday I’ll come up and speak to you,
As you pass me by I could easily cry,
Cos I can’t find the courage and don’t know why,
I love you but there’s nothing I can do about,
Love me to but there’s nothing I can do
The original song was written by David Cale and myself doing what we normally did mucking around with guitar and voice in Marnie's highrise flat in darkest Luton at Hockwell Ring... moreThe original song was written by David Cale and myself doing what we normally did mucking around with guitar and voice in Marnie's highrise flat in darkest Luton at Hockwell Ring. This was ca 1979.
I reworked the song which is the first version with Paul Jolly who played Sax and Simon Egleton who played bass and I used my Yahama keyboard for the drums and rhythm track.The whole thing was done on a Revox two track recorder so it is pretty rudimentary. We recorded it in 33 Guildford Street, Luton, in the early days when it was just getting up and running as a place for alternative arts. I thought Paul’s playing on this version was great and it’s a shame he wasn’t used for the studio version that John Baccini recorded.
The studio version was done by John Baccini and is pretty good – and obviously far more professional than my basic demo tape version. John put a lot of time and money into promoting the song – and it got several plays on the TV and was used by the Green Goddess and her fitness routines and was used by her on the Royal Variety Performance. Its great to have some claim to fame.
John Baccini had a hand in making Darling a hit for Frankie Miller in the 70s.
Move that Body when you’re doing that dance,
Move that Body when you’re doing that dance,
Move that Body when you’re doing that dance,
Move that Body when you’re doing that dance
No need to worry bout what’s goin on,
When you dancing with me honey nothing feels wrong,
My love will set you free so let it go,
Let it go and lay it on me
Move that Body when you’re doing that dance,
Move that Body when you’re doing that dance,
Move that Body when you’re doing that dance,
Move that Body when you’re doing that dance
If I feel the rhythm running down my spine,
I stretch out my arms and the felling just fine,
I get the feeling baby that we got it made,
Just dancing to the music while the records being played
Move that Body when you’re doing that dance,
Move that Body when you’re doing that dance,
Move that Body when you’re doing that dance,
Move that Body when you’re doing that dance
Move that Body, Move that Body, Move that Body
Move that Body, Move that Body, Move that Body
Move that Body when you’re doing that dance,
Move that Body when you’re doing that dance,
Move that Body when you’re doing that dance,
Move that Body when you’re doing that dance
You got your new dress and you’re looking great,
Swaying to the music won’t put the record straight,
You gotta let it loose and spread it all around,
Get into the music and dig that sound
Lady with Dark Eyes is a rather soppy song which refers to Marnie and one publisher I played it to thought it might be good for Max Bygraves – says it all really!.. moreLady with Dark Eyes is a rather soppy song which refers to Marnie and one publisher I played it to thought it might be good for Max Bygraves – says it all really!
This was also recorded at Guildford Street ca 1980 using a drum tape for the backing. It was written at the same time I wrote Easy to Be a Fool – you can hear a recently reworked and recorded version of this on the website.
Lady with dark eyes are you looking at me,
Your kinda lovin’ I know don’t come for free,
But should I let myself blow loose on the wind,
But I have drunk too much of that tonic mixed with Gin
Lady with dark eyes are smiling at me,
Through all the smoky haze it’s getting hard to see,
I’m not so sure if I should smile back or hide,
With you I could be in for a bumpy ride
And baby
My luckiest day was when I met up with you,
Lady with dark eyes, I will never be blue,
When I’m in your arms I feel your sweet caress,
I feel so glad, I found you sweet tenderness
Blue Secrets is a song written with Paula’s lyrics... moreBlue Secrets is a song written with Paula’s lyrics. This version was recorded in 2007, although the song was originally written in 1980. This is one of the songs I wrote with a 20's style influence.
When you called me on the telephone,
In the middle of the night,
I got the feeling that’s something wrong,
But you said everything’s alright,
I heard your favourite record playing,
But I just couldn’t understand a word that you were saying,
Those blue secrets kept us so far apart
We bust up and went our separate ways,
About a year ago,
Couldn’t keep our love from drowning,
Where the stormy waters flow,
You had one drink a drink too many,
Too many times to care about the sad and lonely,
Blue secrets that kept us so far apart
Blue secrets took you away from me those,
Blue secrets never let my heart be free,
Could’ve spent a life time trying to analyse,
Those blue secrets you were hiding,
Behind those smiling eyes,
Behind those smiling eyes,
Behind those smiling eyes,
Behind those smiling eyes
Having stopped playing live gigs, I concentrated on writing songs and teamed up with Paula to write songs... moreHaving stopped playing live gigs, I concentrated on writing songs and teamed up with Paula to write songs. This collaboration spanned a couple of years. This version was recorded about 12 years after the original song was written and recorded on a Fostex multitracker. So this recording is still pretty basic – but I love the lyrics to this song. I may record again on my current set up which would allow me to do more justice to the song.
Breathing space, breathing space,
Everybody’s trying to tell me what to do,
Get outta bed and put on your shoes,
Get to work and don’t be late and don’t get fired,
Run around baby and but don’t get tired,
Bow and scrape keep in line and get promotion,
Don’t worry bout your head get yourself together,
You can throw away your stopwatch ain’t keeping up the space,
You gotta move out my way and give me some gimme some,
Gimme some, gimme some
Breathing space and breathing space I want some,
Breathing space and breathing space I want some,
Breathing space and breathing space I want some, baby,
Breathing space and breathing space I want some
Don’t give me your rules, to follow to gain prosperity,
Cos some people wanna stay in a cage but I just wanna be free,
You put me in the running, you took me energy,
You tried to clip my wings and put your little tags on me,
But if you want to me falling flat upon my face,
You gotta move out my way and gimme some,
Gimme some, gimme some
Breathing space and breathing space I want some,
Breathing space and breathing space I want some,
Breathing space and breathing space I want some,
Breathing space and breathing space I want some
Some people all busy trying to find their shangrilas,
Some get it in the board room, some get it in the bar,
Someday maybe I get some of that fortune and that fame,
But it won’t be as the president of no supermarket chain,
Gimme some gimme some,
Breathing space, breathing space I want some,
Breathing space, breathing space I want some,
Breathing space, breathing space I want some,
Breathing space, breathing space I want some,
Gimme some breathing space I want some breathing space
So Good was written in 1981 and this version was recorded in 1992/93 on my Fostex... moreSo Good was written in 1981 and this version was recorded in 1992/93 on my Fostex. My keyboard playing a bit naff, but I love the feel of the song.
Can't you hear me knocking
Babe I’m on my own again,
Feeling kinda lonely but you're so good,
Loves my kinda passion baby,
It gives a chain reaction but its so oh good,
I’m serious I’m serious and I want the world to know,
You’re the person that I love and our love should grow
Babe I’m on my own again,
Feeling kinda lonely but you're so good,
We‘re ordinary people,
But ordinary love should never die so easily,
I’m serious I’m serious and I want the world to know,
You’re the person that I love and our love should grow
I love you so much I can’t explain it,
I love you so much I can’t refrain,
I’m serious I’m serious and I want the world to know,
You’re the person that I love and our love should grow
Babe I’m on my own again,
Feeling kinda lonely but you're so good,
You’re so good
Can’t you hear me knocking
This was written again ca 1980 and was based on a guy called Dave Goodrich who told of how he would stare out the window in order to gain inspiration for his writing... moreThis was written again ca 1980 and was based on a guy called Dave Goodrich who told of how he would stare out the window in order to gain inspiration for his writing.
Must admit it never worked for me – I think being a bit miserable is when I am the most creative. Dave was always trying to rationalise everything but sometimes you just can’t make things work out the way you want them to.
Look out the window and what do you see,
Two lonely people just trying to be,
Something or someone they’re not sure quite what,
But there’ll keep trying as likely as not,
Look out your window your future lies there,
You are a person who tries not to care,
Will you succeed you keep asking yourself,
Is all this struggle just purely for wealth – for wealth,
Look out your window your lover has gone,
She was your bright hope perhaps you were wrong,
In placing your trust in emotional games,
Your logic has told you there’s no-one to blame,
Look out your window your future lies there,
You are a person who tries not to care,
Will you succeed you keep asking yourself,
Is all this struggle just purely for wealth,
Look out your window the sky is still blue,
The summer is over accept what is true,
The houses are quiet the windows don’t see,
The church in the distance the brown autumn leaves,
Look out your window your future lies there,
You are a person who tries not to care,
Will you succeed you keep asking yourself,
Is all this struggle just purely for wealth – for wealth,
Oh oh
Written in 2005 – this is based on the various stories of people who have killed themselves when everything seems so hopeless... moreWritten in 2005 – this is based on the various stories of people who have killed themselves when everything seems so hopeless. I think it’s hard to understand the desolation one must feel to do this – thinking about it is one thing, doing it is something entirely different.
I did actually live in a high-rise flat in the late 70s and early 80s overlooking the M1 so I can to some degree empathise with the loneliness these places can create.
Love you tomorrow
But live for today
Watching our dreams drift away
Will you still need me
Will you still care
When all our dreams are no longer there
Sitting up here in my high rise sky
Watching the birds passing me by
Feeling so lonely
Feeling so sad
Tears flowing softly on the dreams that we had
Crying don’t help much
Salt washes away
Last grain of hope can’t stand in our way
Sitting up here in my high rise dream
Why is no-one hearing me scream
From up here the world seems
So pale and so flat
Feeling so lonely like some strangled cat
Keep me from dying
Stand on the ledge
One more bad moment and I’m over the edge
Sitting up here in my high rise sky
Watching the birds passing me by
Falling down from my concrete dream
Why is no-one hearing me scream
Drifting so gently
Now clothed in red
Can’t take back the words I regret that I said
Can’t love you tomorrow
Can’t live for today
Now all our dreams drift away
Sitting up here in a high rise dream
Why is no-one hearing me scream
Sitting in a high rise dream
Why is no-one hearing me scream
Drawn from lazy days daydreaming looking at the sky in my childhood and then taken forward into the more complex world of adulthood – finding someone you love and who loves you can be a difficult thing to achieve... moreDrawn from lazy days daydreaming looking at the sky in my childhood and then taken forward into the more complex world of adulthood – finding someone you love and who loves you can be a difficult thing to achieve.
I’m gonna live for tomorrow gonna live for today,
Sit beneath the cherry tree watch the world drift away,
I’m gonna live for tomorrow gonna live for today,
Sit beneath the cherry tree watch the blossoms float away
Can’t design love by committee you’ve got to let the pieces,
You can’t always choose your partner,
You’ve got to let love call let love call,
Let love call you sometime,
I’m gonna live for tomorrow gonna live for today,
Sit beneath the cherry tree watch the world drift away,
I’m gonna live for tomorrow gonna live for today,
Sit beneath the cherry tree watch the blossoms float away
I can feel with wind chill coming
My love was not enough
Feel the times we were dreaming
Times became so tough
I feel that somethings happening
But I gotta let you go
I feel that’s somethings happening
But I gotta let you know ,I still love you, I still love you
I’m gonna live for tomorrow gonna live for today,
Sit beneath the cherry tree watch those blossoms float away,
I’m gonna live for tomorrow gonna live for today,
Sit beneath the cherry tree watch the world drift away
Again written in 2006 and recorded and finalised in 2007... moreAgain written in 2006 and recorded and finalised in 2007. This is a typical singer songwriter angst and pain song. But I do like singing this one and it works quite well live. It also has the bonus of just being based on two chords which makes it easy to play.
Can’t you see that all our dreams are gone,
Can’t you see that my love was strong for you and yet,
You told me lies and in the end you paid the price,
All the dreams we had lay shattered,
We lived together as if nothing else mattered, that’s the past,
Can’t you see that my love cries for memories of those times
I can feel your heartbeat there’s no retreat I still love you babe,
I can feel the wind blow and still it shows that I love you babe
I thought the love we had was perfect,
A perfect fit and so no-one could prise us apart,
But tiny cracks can grow and then hate will fill them up,
Can’t you see now that’s its time to cry,
Can’t live a life that’s built on a lie I have to say,
Time will never heal the pain that I am feeling, right now
I can feel your heartbeat there’s no retreat I still love you babe,
I can feel the wind blow and still it shows that I love you babe
Can’t you see my heart is breaking,
Can’t believe the road that we’re taking so rough,
A hard choice but I know that we can no longer stay together
I can feel your heartbeat there’s no retreat I still love you babe,
I can feel the wind blow and still it shows that I love you babe,
I can feel your heartbeat there’s no retreat I still love you babe,
I can feel the wind blow and still it shows that I love you babe,
I can feel your heartbeat
Written in 2007 after the break up of the band I was in at the time, so it’s based on a mixture of feelings including how brittle relationships can be... moreWritten in 2007 after the break up of the band I was in at the time, so it’s based on a mixture of feelings including how brittle relationships can be.
Feeling quite happy, and then feeling sad,
Reflect on the things that I never had,
Stretch out your arms - and let loose your smile,
Store all your dreams up in one happy pile
Then I’m walking out in the sunshine and I was standing out in the rain,
I‘ll climb to the top of a mountain never thought I’d see you again
Then you sold me down the river
Then you sold me down the river
Then you sold me down the river
Tripping in daylight, the shimmering haze,
Think I'm confused, all in a daze,
There’s no paranoia, here in my brain,
Just my superstitions in a repeating refrain
Then I’m walking out in the sunshine and I was standing out in the rain,
I'll climb to the top of a mountain gonna scream it out with the pain
Pain keeps on throbbing reminds me of you,
Pain keeps on chanting and I slowly stew,
Sold down the river in a sinking canoe,
Slowly I’m drowning not much I can do
Then I’m walking out in the sunshine and I’was standing out in the rain,
I'll climb to the top of a mountain never thought I’d see you again
Then you sold me down the river
Then you sold me down the river
Then you sold me down the river
Belt keeps on tightening around my head,
I need a dark room to lie on the bed,
Fearing the worst and there's nothing at stake,
All I keep feeling is this greying ache
Sold down the river in a sinking canoe,
Sold down the river not much I can do