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A Room Full Of Nothing

and whoever said
it was meant to be easy
was someone who knew how to cope
not aimlessly walk
round and round in a circle
to end up without any hope

and the constant reminder
of all that you've missed
from everyone you'll never know
it's hard to stay in
with the popular crowd
but oh so much harder to go

some have it all
like the world at their feet
others have streets with no names
there are those quite prepared
to give up their souls
others who won't play the game

and the constant reminder
of all that you've missed
from everyone that you'll never know
it's hard to stay in
with the popular crowd
but oh so much harder to go

but don't send me postcards
with felt tip best wishes
withering roses, and lip sticky kisses
forget reminiscing
i know what i'm missing
i've got break free
from this thing that is me

and the constant reminder
of all that i am
and everything i'll never be
cos all that i've left
is this room full of nothing, but me

in a room full of nothing but me
in a room full of nothing but me
in a room full of nothing but me
in a room full of nothing but me
All Kinds Of Everything
Anywhere
Ballad Of A Landlord

on the day you arrived
the bedroom curtains were drawn
all was still
the way you left it
same number on the door
easy come, easy go
what a way to treat your soul
though i confess
where once hearts rested
now there's nothing
but a hole

so the prodigal son returns
i guess the pleasure's not enough
did he promise you the earth
a world of beauty an the bluff
i tried to tend the garden
until the flowers fell to weed
so now the place lies in a ruin
the way you lied and ruined me

do i have the answer
if i did i wouldn't know
so take it if you want it
if you don't
then let me go

fake leopard skin fur says it all
you never could be real
how i long to taste the secrets
from your lands of phoney tears
you tried to be a movement
but there was no one on your side
did you come back here to haunt me
or take me  for a ride

take yourself away
i've been here once before
and i can't have you hurting me
anymore
Bubbles
Chasing A Rainbow

looking out through frosted glass
on golden ponds from summers past
that never last
chasing raindrops to the sill
an open fire might beat that chill
but never will

you know i try (to make it right)
but oh to fly (we're sorry to lose you now)

R are you ready
And able to go
It's i for an eyeful
N is for now
B the beginning
Over we go
We're chasing a rainbow
a summer breeze is set to blow
the cobwebs from my mistletoe
ho ho ho
i just can't wait for it to start
and tear this misery apart
ha ha ha

you know i try (to make it right)
but oh to fly (we're sorry to lose you now)

R are you ready
And able to go
It's i for an eyeful
N is for now
B the beginning
Over we go
We're chasing a rainbow
Close To You Dream A Little Dream
First Attack Of Love

the first attack of love
hits you like a hurricane
attack of love
turns into the first attack of pain
it's all or nothing
we'll fall as sure as apples fall
all or nothing
here comes the greatest love of all

days fly by without release
pass you by and then decrease
your everything is not enough
until the first attack of love

to see another open door
attack of love
to touch a little more and more
it's now or never
feels like i've been this way before
now or never
here comes the greatest love of all

days fly by without release
pass you by and then decrease
your everything is not enough
until the first

attack of love

it's the latest, greatest, latest love of all
For The Girl

as the world keeps on turning
she needs to stand still
she's given her everything
it's making her ill

so tired of loving
someone she hates
to leave now or never
it's getting so late (she just can't wait to get away)

but who in the world would care for
the girl with no regrets
whose party days are over
all she needs
is to breathe
just a little time to breathe

she slips on her raincoat
and heads for a storm
been driven to hell and back
weathered it all

she keeps her resistance
with vitamin c
then takes off that wedding ring
that spells misery (D.I.V.O.R.C.E.)

she knows that if she breaks him
then maybe then she'll make him

the kind of fool who falls for
the girl with no regrets
whose party days are over
all she needs
is to breathe
just a little time to breathe
Forever J

like Isabelle Adjani
she glides by upon
a bank of  violets
with those eyes
that see it all
and then she smiles
like a bee with honeyed thighs
a living hell
a slice of heaven
she is Jekll and hyde
every truth and every lie

she holds a candle to my shame
i take everything but blame
when it comes to naming names
i'll name j
forever j

uncertain, coy and hard to please
she kisses me through gritted teeth
but when i'm weak
she whispers dreams
she say 'oh well
you're no Mel Gibson
but that's ok
today could be you lucky day'
and i collapse into a heap

she's a bee with honeyed thighs
a living hell
a slice of heaven
she's good, she's bad
it makes me mad
she's all i'll never have

she holds a candle to my shame
i take everything but blame
when it comes to naming names
i'll name j
forever j

like a bee with honeyed thighs
a living hell
a slice of heaven
she's Jekll and hyde
every truth and every lie

she holds a candle to my shame
i take everything but blame
when it comes to naming names
i'll name j

she laughs and sunshine hits her face
cries and tears pour down like rain
when it comes to naming names
i'll name j
forever j

when it comes to naming names
i'll name j
forever j

and she says 'kiss me kiss me kiss me'
forever j
'kiss me miss me kiss me'
and she says 'kiss me kiss me kiss me'
forever j
God Only Knows
Grief Disguised As Joy

close your eyes
before you sleep
it helps to keep
dreams alive
a diamond sky
beyond your reach
some distant beach
like paradise

how come the chosen few don't choose you?
as they weave,  that mortal coil
how comes the ones who laugh, leave you 'til last?
then give you grief, disguised as joy

tomorrow's so close
so give up your ghosts
untouched by love
and getting late
oh catherine wheel
how does it feel
to twist and fly
as other dies?

how come the chosen few don't choose you?
as they weave, that mortal coil
how comes the ones who laugh, leave you 'til last?
then give you grief disguised as joy

you play with fire
i've been there too
and the first hundred years are the toughest
so it gets better?
a little better?
a bitter better
but don't expect to want everything you get
Guess It's Not A Great Day To Be Me

Happy Go Lucky

so tell me once again
of everything you've done for me
if this is what we are
then what are we suppose to be

from someone who could make you laugh
to someone who could treat you bad
or somebody who makes a mess
of everything he could've had

happy are we now
destroying all the trust we had
it's weird to see you smile
at things that go from good to bad

i never want to be alone
i never want to hear your name
if open books are there to close
are open hearts just there to blame

you'd like me better this way
happy go lucky

from somebody who made you laugh
to someone who could treat you bad
to someone who will make you laugh
I Don't Got You

from the golden bars of heaven
through the stormiest of weather
guess it's true
i don't got you
every hours just like the last one
every day's a week since you've gone
guess i'm blue
'cos i don't got you

as bears and lions growl and fight
i sit at home and watch the tv die
your photograph is up for grabs
it makes me laugh
give me the reason why

i'm blue
'cos i don't got you
guess it's true
i don't got you

what we had will leave me never
you're as english as the weather
kind of grey
what am i meant to say?
you said 'kiss me', i said 'maybe'
you asked 'why are you so lazy'?
guess i goofed
'cos i don't got you

wild horses drag me from your arms and
push me down in some devine despair
as lovers join so lovers part and i
hang around and make believe you care

but i'm blue
'cos i don't got you

since you went away
i've been going nowhere
spending every day
playing make believe you care

guess it's true
i don't got you
bluer than blue
i don't got you
I Drew A Lemon

i drew a lemon
i thought we'd last forever
but you drew the curtains
and pulled yourself together
me i was certain
we'd wed and save our pennies
you went for a burton
said 'sod the consequences'

a couple of friends called by
and asked me to go out
well maybe on friday night
i'll iron a shirt
choose a tie
and drink until that well is dry
but

i drew a lemon
those girls just laughed and wafted by
i sat there waiting
waiting for snow in mid-july
they threw a party
but all three guests were boring
i turned on the TV
to drown the sound of snoring

a couple of cop dropped by
'cos mr Singh complained
the level of my Hi-Fi
is driving him to drink, i think
i'll turn it down 'til you turn up again

a couple of years rolled by
and me i'm doing fine
i work for the F.B.I.
they promised me a christmas bonus
just think
one day this will all be mine

but i drew a lemon
i punched that gift horse in the mouth
i won't get to heaven
if heavens north then i'll chose south

a couple of friends crawled by
and beg me to go out
well maybe the time is right
to iron that shirt
choose a tie
watch you and your friends
go sailing by
I Saw The Light

it was late, last light
i was feeling something wasn't right
there was not another soul in site
only you, only you

so we walked along
then i knew that there was something wrong
and a feeling hit me oh so strong
about you

then you gazed up at me
and the answer was plain to see
cause i saw the light
in your eyes, in your eyes

though we had our fling
i just never would suspect a thing
till that little bell began to ring
in my head, in my head

but i tried to run
though i knew it wouldn't help me none
cos i couldn't ever love no one
or so i said

but my feelings for you
were just something i never knew
till i saw the light
in your eyes, in your eyes

but i love you best
it's not something that i say in jest
cos you're different girl from all the rest
in my eyes

and i ran out before
but i won't do it any more
can't you see the light
in my eyes, in my eyes
Imaginary Friends

he's moving into an art deco pad
to swell the ranks of the clinically sad
shaking off the past with a change of address
but keeps his telephone number and hopes for the best

he makes a list of all his favourite friends
then leaves his footprints on the steps that shine
with tears that he has wept again... and again...

he bought his clothes from a skateboard boutique
hung around in places where nobody speaks
got on line to an internet club
played trivial pursuits with the goddess of love

and counted his imaginary friends, got up to ten
lost count and then went out to walk the streets
'til god knows when

he met a girl who liked a bit of a laugh
he gained the youth he'd forgotten to have
so they mess about with things that are highly illegal
often get mistaken for interesting people

and no-one ever seems to ring their bell
but do they care, well do they hell
they're gonna kiss and never tell again... and again...
Like You Do

you have to cut right through all the pepsi lies
and hold on tight, it's a stormy ride
to get through to what you do
like you do, from wheels that never turn
and lessons never learned
searching for a space where dreams will never burn
through the twists and turns, it's a funny world

are you the king of cool with a secret sign
or the king of fools in a pack of lies
get through to what you do
like you do, from keys that never wind
a place without a time
wishing on a star that's never gonna shine
through the twists and turns, it's a funny world

get through to what you do

like you do from wheels that never turn, lessons never learned
searching for a space where dreams will never burn
through the twists and turns, it's a funny world

be everything you are, cherish what is true
celebrate with those who need to be with you
through the twists and turns, it's a funny world
Love To See You

laugh as much as you like
you won't stop me getting high and i
would love to see you
one more time

keep me away from your friends
they'll mock the afflicted again
but when
i get to see you
i'll make you mine

you only hold me
to watch me fall
you promised lasting days
before you walked away

i'd love to see you again

am i so devoid of charm
will this cause you that much harm
my friend
i'll get to see you
wherever you are

as someone's missing you
another's kissing you
not me
and though the future's clear
i'm hanging on my dear

i'd love to see you again

you bought a phone to
never call
you're trying to tell me
you don't want to see me

i'd love to see you again

Lucky You

you're lying again
you say you don't but then you do
i'm trying again
to build a wall around your heart
then break it through to you
you make it happen

you're chasing the moon
reaching out to touch the stars
but you land too soon
what will it take to make you see
the way things really are
you've got this far
so let it happen

you're lying again
give it up and tell the truth
you can't stop the rain
it's gonna fall on every roof
i've got the proof
and only you can make it happen

everything's blue now, oh lucky you
oh lucky you
there's nothing left to lose
so if it's really true
oh lucky you
Mistakes
Misty Waters

i grew to hate the morning light
prefer it dimly lit
make believe i see the trees
thru all the shit
the world through blurry eyes
what better place to leave
up and at 'em speaks the voice
of what could be

another day begins
do i sink or do i swim
in this pool of misty water
you left me in

faith holds out a hand to say
tomorrow could be greater than today
you've just got to hope
the wind will change

such youth is wasted
on the young
we reach a higher state
then turn into all the things
we're meant to hate

another day begins
do i frown or do i grin
at this pool of misty water
you left me in

hope holds out a hand to say
tomorrow could be greater than today
you've just got to pray
the wind will change

another day
another life
of better things to be
as this pool
of misty water
swallows me

in this pool of misty water
you left me in
Moon On Your Dress

you've been star struck
it's plain to see
never took a lesson
in astronomy

and i'm calling
just to say i don't understand
you falling
for the charms of another man

who holds out a flower
when your life's a mess
who takes you for granted
and you couldn't care less
who's taken my everything
now wouldn't you have guessed

he took away the stardust
and left you with a moon on your dress

stop me knocking
on an empty door
stop me sleeping
on this bathroom floor

when i'm praying
that the stars will begin to dim
and i'm waiting
for you to turn out the lights with him

but it's taking forever
for this moment to end
and i mourn your departure
like the death of a friend
you wanted perfection
then took second best

he took away the stardust
and left you with a moon on your dress
Music To Watch Girls By
No, No, No

the promises you set before me
are only put there to annoy me
but all they ever do is bore me
to tears
and as you try to make some money
is it ok to call you honey?
no i'm not trying to be funny
just clear

oh no
here comes those violins again

(let's call it love) oh no not love
(sealed with a kiss) oh no not a kiss
(it must be love) oh no not again
what is this game you're playing
the edges keep on fraying
that's why i keep on saying no no no

you offer transcendental moonshine
i'm only looking for a lifeline
don't wash our dirty clothes in public
my dear
i've done the things that you've demanded
and still you're taking this for granted
guess you've got both feet firmly planted
in the air (what do yo care?)

oh no here comes those violins again

(let's call it love) oh no not love
(sealed with a kiss) oh no not a kiss
(it must be love) oh no not again
can't stand the complications
don't need the aggravation
that's why i keep on saying
no

(let's call it love) no no not love
(sealed with a kiss) no no no not a kiss
(it must be love) oh no not again
what is this game you're playing
the edges keep on fraying
that's why i keep on saying no no no

and hey
i'll see you later!
Poems
See No Evil
Sense

I'm flying high on something
beautiful and aimless
it's got a name
but i prefer to call it nameless
it comes and goes
and leaves me on a bed of splinters
feels like i'm living in a town
closed down for winter

the taste of love
the more you get the more the want
and all because
the only reason is just because
it all makes sense
when you're near it all makes sense

i'm standing high on my tip toes
looking over fences
waiting for somebody like you
to kiss me senseless
i've had a belly full of faces
drawn in sadness
i want to jump deep
into tides of loving madness

the taste of love
the more you get the more you want
and all because
the only reason is just because
it all makes sense
when you're near it all makes sense
Sonny And His Sister

we laughed
and argued all night long
so you were right
i must be wrong
you never seem to lose
then you
just left without a clue
so now i'm clue less to my shoes
any bright ideas?

as i face
the bitter chill until
the sun begins to blister
lips that used to kiss her
then she went away
but don't let her go
bare your soul and tell
the world how much you miss her
says sonny and his sister
don't let it fade

stay true
easier said than done
but obviously not much fun
why true
when a lie or two will do
you know it can't get worse
when the problem page for teenage girls
thinks you're really stupid

so i face
the bitter chill until
the sun begins to blister
lips that used to kiss her
then she went away
but don't let her go
bare your soul and tell
the world how much you miss her
says sonny and his sister
don't let it fade
Summer Follows Spring

i'm coming home
to make a wish
i'm coming home
it's where i live
it's all i know
completely
it's all i want
believe me

summer follows spring
do you follow

last night you kept
me to yourself
last night you slept
with someone else
with someone else
it means nothing
cos no one else
will ever get near me

summer follows spring
do you follow

with someone else
you are nothing
cos no one else
will ever get near me
Sugar Man

his bookcase was a crypt
his words dust
everyday he turned to face himself
to check for a sign
any sign
like breathing in a mirror
like waiting for another
some thought he would shine
most thought he would fall

need to know
up is up and down is down
need to know
everything's O.K.

tonight he's got the house to himself
a hundred empty rooms
outside the streets are empty
it's raining
he scribbles out another letter
measures off another day

when the chance comes
he's gonna break away
when the day comes
he's gonna break away
Suburban Cemetery

Take It Forever

woe is me
without you
like a summer flower
that fails to bloom
on a moonlit night
without a moon
or you

when sunday morning greets you
don't let it slip away

take it forever

in a tangled world
where beauty sells
you search for pearls
and pray like hell
the ocean breeze
leaves an empty shell
for you

when sunday morning greets you
don't let it slip away

take it forever

it keeps on messing up my sleep
let's sit and watch
the morning breathe

it takes most of your life
to watch it float away

take it forever
This Guy's In Love With You


What If...

you've been away so long, what's wrong with us today
we're running out of funny things to say
home, i'm almost glad you made it
i'd never thought i'd see the day

what if now, after all
what if everything you've got made you want more
what if now, after all, you're still not sure

remember, when a thought could last forever and a day
well, let's get back to waking up that way
love, i'm almost glad we've made it
i never thought we'd see the day

what if now, after all
what if everything you've got made you want more
what if now, after all, you're still not sure

but before you slip, take a friendly tip
from a friendly face on a sinking ship
don't ever doubt it, scream and shout it out

what if i miss you
what if i need you

What's Wrong With Me

I've got a boxfull of matches but the fires won't burn
a cartload of monkeys, the wheels won't turn
a head full of nothing, i never seem to learn anything anymore
i've got a bag full of promises i can't keep
a hundred reasons why i don't sleep
a lot of friends that i don't see
maybe that's what friends are for

and you can do anything that you want to me
cut off my legs and call me shorty
love me although i'm fat and almost thirty-three
what's wrong with me?

i've got a pocket full of secrets that i can't hide
a mind and a mouth that's open wide
nobody ever looks inside
they just see what they want to see
you've gift of the gab, you're fab and full of wit
a beautiful face that always fits
so give me a break and say a big hello to me

and i will give you the life, i know you're used to
give me the choice i know you'd chose and
what you'll get is all of me
saying 'howdy doo, what's wrong with you'?

Hey, and with the help of god and a few marines
i'll get there someday
hey, bye the way i hope you're ok
all i want to do
is make your dreams come

i want to be the king of every country
kiss a different girl each month, but
when your head rules your heart
you never start to understand the score

so do anything that you want to me
cut off my legs and call me shorty
love me although i'm fat and almost thirty-three
what's wrong with me?
Working Class Hero

You

I stand accused
of showing you
too much attention
i stand accused
of giving you
another mention

i've opened doors
that's what friends are for

i took a one way trip
with you
we didn't get there
slipped deep into
another world
going nowhere

if not for you
i'd bill and coo

like tweedle dum and tweedle dee
you'll never find another me
looked high and low at god know who
nothing else compares to you

i'll blow the candles
off the cake
and keep on wishing
if ifs and ands
were pots and pans
you'd be my kitchen

as fortune smiles
you run for miles

like tweedle dum and tweedle dee
you'll never find another me
looked high and low at god knows who
nothing else compares to you

i get accused of being clever
by putting two and two together
however

like tweedle dum and tweedle dee
you'll never find another me
looked high and low at god knows who
nothing else compares to you