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Just A Simple Love Song
03:46
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If you've ever doubted the depth of my devotion
Cos I don’t talk about it or show that much emotion
After all this time be certain that it’s true
If my words come out wrong
Here’s what I depend on
It’s just a simple love song for you
Two boats on an ocean sail along together
Trust in my devotion, it’s in this song forever
I’ll be by your side in everything you do
If my words come out wrong
Here’s what I depend on
It’s just a simple love song for you
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2. |
Snakes and Ladders
02:56
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Slipping and sliding
Slipping and sliding
Till we’re right back where we started
We’re right back where we started
And it’s always the same when it matters
When it matters
Feels like we’re playing a game of snakes and ladders
Snakes and ladders
And we’re always falling down
Always falling down
Always falling down
Tell me what you’re thinking
Tell me what you’re thinking
Cos indifference is killing me
Indifference is killing me
And it’s always the same when it matters
When it matters
Feels like we’re playing a game of snakes and ladders
Snakes and ladders
And we’re always falling down
Always falling down
Always falling down
Slipping and sliding
Slipping and sliding
Slipping and sliding
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3. |
By My Side
03:39
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I was climbing every mountain, driving every road
Looking all around me everywhere I’d go
I was searching far and wide for an answer that was right there by my side
I was crossing every ocean, sailing every sea
Seeking an emotion that would change the world for me
I was searching far and wide for an answer that was right there by my side
Ring out those bells, gather all around
We’re gonna have a celebration, we’re gonna paint the town
For today is the day that my dreams come true
Today is the day that I found you
I never will be lonely, my wandering is done
Now I’ve found the only one to build my life upon
I was searching far and wide for an answer that was right there by my side
Ring out those bells, gather all around
We’re gonna have a celebration, we’re gonna paint the town
For today is the day that my dreams come true
Today is the day that I found you
I was climbing every mountain, driving every road
Looking all around me everywhere I’d go
I was searching far and wide for an answer that was right there by my side
I finally saw the answer that was waiting by my side
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4. |
Superman
03:37
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I’m a child again
Little fingers wipe away the tears
Pull the blanket tight around my ears
And I dream until the morning breaks the spell
I dream that Superman would come and take me by the hand
And fly so high in the friendly sky to somewhere far away
I would stay far away
I’m awake again
Muffled voices rising through the floor
Somewhere there’s a banging of a door
In the night, then a silence once again
I dream that Superman would come and take me by the hand
And fly so high in the friendly sky to somewhere far away
I would stay far away
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It Wouldn't Be Me
03:52
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I can change if you want me to
I can be anyone you’d like me to be
But it wouldn’t be me
So be careful of just what you wish for
When you paint the picture you think that you’d like to see
Cos it wouldn’t be me
I might look the same
I’d still answer to my name
But inside I would not be myself
I’d leave me behind
Until someday you’d find
That you’re living with somebody else
Are you sure that you’d still love the stranger
When you’ve rearranged the person I used to be
Cos it wouldn’t be me
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6. |
Brimful In My Soul
03:25
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Stirring the dregs in an all night café
With the winos and the junkies who’ve got no place to stay
There’s a warm bed waiting for me but I missed the last bus home
The night was filled with music and I didn’t want to go
I’m empty in my pockets but I’m brimful in my soul
I was playing an open mic to a crowd of nine or ten
The promoter said he dug it and be sure to come again
Some guy kept me talking, he was watching from the door
He really liked my music and he’d love to hear some more
I’m empty in my pockets but I’m brimful in my soul
School is over now, all my friends are college bound
Making plans for big careers and settling down
I know that’s not for me, I got a different destiny
There’s music in my soul, got to set it free
Standing on the corner down in Temple Bar
Playing for the tourists, just me and my guitar
The policeman is friendly but still he stops the show
I haven’t got a licence so he says I'll have to go
I’m empty in my pockets but I’m brimful in my soul
I’m empty in my pockets but I’m brimful in my soul
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7. |
Something's Broken
03:14
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Something’s broken, nothing spoken
But you know it’s true
Black dog found you, he’s all around you
Weighing down on you
Call for me and I’ll find you
I will be there beside you
Lean on me and I’ll guide you home
And I promise you, you’ll never be alone
You’ll never be alone
Beaten dockets, empty pockets
Now your stock is low
Problems test you, fears upset you
Never let you go
Call for me and I’ll find you
I will be there beside you
Lean on me and I’ll guide you home
And I promise you, you’ll never be alone
You’ll never be alone
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8. |
The Moon and the Stars
03:53
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All the lights of the town are fading behind us
As we’re driving away into the night
Far away to a place where no-one can find us
We don’t care if they say we’re wrong or we’re right
If it’s once or forever
I just want to stay wherever you are
You light up the night like the moon and the stars
You light up the night like the moon and the stars
Radio plays sad sweet soul from the sixties
And we’re trying to sing that old harmony
Though reality waits back in the distance
For tonight all the world is just you and me
If it’s once or forever
I just want to stay wherever you are
You light up the night like the moon and the stars
You light up the night like the moon and the stars
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I don’t care about too much these days
I’ve seen it all before so I let it all go by
The world is changing in so many ways
Not always for the better but I’ve stopped asking why
But there is one constant that sets my mind at ease
With tenderness and happiest of memories
Everyday I fall in love again
Everyday I fall in love again
With you, with you
Everyday I fall in love with you
And I know that I’m hard work sometimes
I’m set in my ways, I like my own routine
But you understand me, you can read my mind
Don’t always get what I want but you give me what I need
And if I wonder how we got this far
Well I guess it’s just because of the way you are
Everyday I fall in love again
Everyday I fall in love again
With you, with you
Everyday I fall in love with you
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10. |
Temptation Once Again
04:29
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You’re certain that you’ve met her though you can’t remember when
You’re sure you won’t forget her if she comes your way again
You’re sneaking little glances as she glides across the room
You're wondering what’s the chances she might be your way soon
You feel that old sensation, here comes temptation once again
She walks in your direction, flashes you a smile
She’s making a connection, for a little while
She’s flattering your ego, now you don’t feel so old
She’s playing with your libido if the truth were told
You feel that old sensation, here comes temptation once again
It’s the same old story for players of your age
Your game has lost its glory but you just can’t quit the stage
You’re pulling back your shoulders, pushing out your chest
Some girls like them older 'cause experience is best
Someone’s bound to see and spread the word around
Soon you’re going to be the scandal of the town
Once it’s known you’ve broken the promises you made
Home truths will be spoken and there’ll be a price to pay
Because of that sensation, that old temptation once again
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Valentine
03:57
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Someday I will bring you down that moonlit road
Where we used to linger all those years ago
I’ll wrap a blanket round you to keep you from the cold
And I will push your wheelchair, two lovers growing old
Bring back those memories, bring back that smile
Bring back my valentine for a little while for me
Some days you remember all we used to see
Some days you can’t even put a name on me
I’ll keep them safe for both of us, the memories we’ve seen
You always were my golden girl, you always were my queen
Bring back those memories, bring back that smile
Bring back my valentine for a little while for me
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12. |
Christmas Eve in Dublin
03:29
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One-eyed Paul the barman pours a pint of plain
For another late arrival still dripping with the rain
The loungebar Casanova makes a grab for Anna Mae
She gathers up the glasses as she pushes him away
Just the same old faces, just the same old show
It’s Christmas Eve in Dublin, they say it looks like snow
Carol singers pass the door afraid to show their face
One-eyed Paul would run them – “there’s no music in this place”
The broken television is silent on the wall
It hasn’t worked for years if it ever worked at all
Just like most people in here if the truth were told
It’s Christmas Eve in Dublin, they say it looks like snow
The street outside is noisy though it’s getting very late
What’s the bets it’s Bono busking with his mates?
Christmas is for giving as everybody knows
I should have bought a present but now the shops are closed
I’ll finish up my drink – just one more for the road
It’s Christmas Eve in Dublin, they say it looks like snow
It’s Christmas Eve in Dublin, they say it looks like snow
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13. |
I Was Joking
04:23
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When I was only five years old, the smallest kid in school
I learnt the way to hold my own was just to play the fool
For everyone’s amusement, make everybody smile
And make myself so popular if only for a while
The whole world loves a jester, the whole world loves a clown,
That’s me, I was joking around
You were all I ever wanted, you were all that I could need
And I thought you were so happy to share your life with me
Didn’t mean to undermine you, or make you feel so small
And I never meant to hurt you, I was joking, that was all
The whole world loves a jester, the whole world loves a clown,
That’s me, I was joking around
Now I hope you’re very happy wherever you may be
You’re probably with somebody who’s not a bit like me
This room is full of people... I slowly start to see
Though everyone’s still laughing, now I know the jokes’s on me
The whole world loves a jester, the whole world loves a clown,
That’s me, I was joking around
Though everyone’s still laughing, now I know the joke’s on me
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14. |
Drunk Lullaby
02:46
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Guilty as charged, I got no defence
I was caught in the crime
No absolution, no recompense
I’m serving my time
Bring on the night, dim all the light
Fade all the colours to blue
A bottle of rye and a drunk lullaby
And an old faded picture of you
All that I said I swore it was true
Words are so easy to say
I broke the promise I made to you
I saw you turning away
Bring on the night, dim all the light
Fade all the colours to blue
A bottle of rye and a drunk lullaby
And an old faded picture of you
A bottle of rye and a drunk lullaby
And an old faded picture of you
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15. |
Land's End
02:46
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There is no rest for the restless in mercurial ribbons
Curling their tails around the indigo dusk
There is no refuge for the matchless pyromaniac
From the death of the psychedelic wasteland
Land’s End…..Land’s End….Land’s End
The gluttony of the drunken reverie
Base camp for the lost soul
Wandering the bog roads in search of the stray sod of salvation
Memories, nothing more
Land’s End…..Land’s End….Land’s End
For there is no night above the stars shrouding the hills
Or in the jealous roar of the waves torn asunder
From a battered shore there is no night for the journeyman at Land’s End
Awaiting the last ship to the other side
Land’s End…..Land’s End….Land’s End
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Tommy Keyes Ireland
After an absence of nearly 40 years, Tommy Keyes returns with a stockpile of great songs that defy categorisation. Rock? Pop? “It’s 1970s singer-songwriter music”, he says, “because that’s what I am.”
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