Amazon exiles discussion

Now the Captain called me to his bed
He fumbled for my hand
"Take these silver bars, " he said
"I'm giving you command."
"Command of what, there's no one here
There's only you and me
All the rest are dead or in retreat
Or with the enemy."
"Complain, complain, that's all you've done
Ever since we lost
If it's not the Crucifixion
Then it's the Holocaust."
"May Christ have mercy on your soul
For making such a joke
Amid these hearts that burn like coal
And the flesh that rose like smoke."
(leonard cohen)

I close my eyes,
I reach out my hand
And there you are:
Beautiful in scabs,
Caressing my scalp
Under the mounts of the gun towers.

I shout your name,
I kick out in dreams
And here we are:
The searchlight beams,
The siren squeals
And hopeless shuffle to certainty.

The crab lice bite,
The typhoid smells
And I'm still here:
Handsome in rags,
A trouserless man
Waiting helpless for dignity.

Come to me angel.
Don't go to the showers.
Beg, steal or borrow,
Now there's nothing left to take
Except eternity.

And who will come
To flower our graves?
With us still here:
Covered with dust,
Remembered by few
But forgotten by the majority.

Stay with me angel.
Don't get lost in history.
Don't let all we suffered
Lose it's meaning in the dark
That we call memory.

(The Style Council)

I close my eyes, another dream arrives
Deeper and deeper into the sweet water
Filling my senses with happiness and joy
Happiness and joy ... Alegria ... Happiness and joy

(Kirsty MacColl)

Happiness, happiness, the greatest gift that I possess
I thank the Lord I've been blessed
With more than my share of happiness

To me this world is a wonderful place
And I'm the luckiest human in the whole human race
I've got no silver and I've got no gold
But I've got happiness in my soul

Happiness to me is an ocean tide
Or a sunset fading on a mountain side
A big old heaven full of stars up above
When I'm in the arms of the one I love

Happiness, happiness, the greatest gift that I possess
I thank the Lord that I've been blessed
With more than my share of happiness
(k.dodd - my theme song!)

Little pebble upon the sand, Now you're lying here in my hand
How many years, Have you been here?
Little human upon the sand, From where I'm lying
Here in your hand, You to me are but a passing breeze

The sun will always, Shine where you stand
Depending in which land, You may find yourself
Now you have my blessing, Go your way

Happiness runs in a circular motion
Thought is like a little boat upon the sea
Everybody is a part of everything anyway
You can have everything if you let yourself be

Happiness runs, happiness runs, Happiness runs, happiness runs
Happiness runs, happiness runs, Happiness runs, happiness runs

Happiness runs in a circular motion
Thought is like a little boat upon the sea
Everybody is a part of everything anyway
You can have everything if you let yourself be

Happiness runs, happiness runs, Happiness runs, happiness runs
Happiness runs, happiness runs, Happiness runs, happiness runs

(Donovan)

What I'm a longing for is some happiness
What I'm a longing for is some happiness
Happiness is when you share dat love wit one another
Happiness is when you together
You got to
They can get no time to press
Because of all the distress that the society leads
What I'm a longing for is some happiness
Happiness is when you give Jah praises
Happiness is when you livin' with the feel of mind, oh yeah
So long we be living and we can't unite
(black uhuru)

H.A.P.P.I.N.E.S.S. ... H.A.P.P.I.N.E.S.S.

It’s a long way to happiness, a long way to go
But I’m gonna get there, boy, the only way I know
’Cause it’s a long way to happiness, a long way to go
But I’m gonna get there, boy, the only way I know

It’s a long way to happiness, and when we get there is anybody’s guess

H.A.P.P.I.N.E.S.S. ... H.A.P.P.I.N.E.S.S.
To happiness! ... To happiness! ...

(Pet Shop Boys)

I'm so happy because today
I've found my friends
They're in my head
I'm so ugly, but that's okay, 'cause so are you
We've broken our mirrors
Sunday morning is everyday for all I care
And I'm not scared
Light my candles in a daze
'Cause I've found god
Hey, hey, hey
(nirvana)

I'm h a p p y
I'm h a p p y
I know I am
I'm sure I am
I'm h a p p y
(James Bolam)

I'm back in Liverpool,
And everything seems the same,
But I worked something out last night,
That changed this little boy’s brain,
A small piece of advice,
That took twenty-two years in the make,
And I will break it for you now,
Please learn from my mistakes,
Please learn from my mistakes.

Let's dance to Joy Division,
And celebrate the irony,
Everything is going wrong,
But we're so happy,
Let's dance to Joy Division,
And raise our glass to the ceiling,
'Cos this could all go so wrong,
But we're just so happy,
Yeah we're so happy.

So if you’re ever feeling down,
Grab your purse and take a taxi,
To the darker side of town,
That's where we'll be,
And we will wait for you and lead you through the dance floor,
Up to the D.J booth,
You know what to ask for,
You know what to ask for.

Go ask for Joy Division,
And celebrate the irony,
Everything is going wrong,
But we're so happy,
Let's dance to Joy Division,
And raise our glass to the ceiling,
'Cos this could all go so wrong,
But we're just so happy,
So happy.

So let the love tear us apart,
I've found the cure for a broken heart,
Let it tear us apart,
Let the love tear us apart,
I've found the cure for a broken heart,
Let it tear us apart,
(Let it tear us apart)
So let the love tear us apart,
I've found the cure for a broken heart,
Let it tear us apart,
(Let it tear us apart)
So let the love tear us apart,
I've found the cure for a broken heart,
Let it tear us apart,
Let it tear us apart,
Let it tear us apart.

Let's dance to Joy Division,
And celebrate the irony,
Everything is going wrong,
But were so happy,
Let's dance to Joy Division,
And raise our glass to the ceiling,
'Cos this could all go so wrong,
But we're just so happy,
Yeah we're so happy,
So happy,
Yeah we're so happy,
So happy,
Yeah we're so happy.


(The Wombats)

One for our tech ;o> ...

Can't we be happy?
Can't we be happy like the swimming turtles, swimming turtles?
Can't we be happy like the bumblebees on the River Tees?
They buzz in harmonies! They buzz! They buzz in harmonies
Can't we? ... Can't we be happy like them? I wanna know

I am happy when you are happy
And you are happy when I am happy
So let's be happy!

Ohhh, can't we be happy? Ohhh, can't we be happy?
Can't we be happy like the tiny mice, the tiny mice?
Can't we be happy like the oddball birds of South America?
Happy, Ohhh, the oddball birds of South America are happy
Ohhh, can't we be happy like them? Ohhh, can't we be happy like them? (no no no no)
Ohhh, can't we be happy like them?

I am happy when you are happy
And you are happy when I am happy
So let's be happy!

Oh, let's be happy (happy) Can't we be happy? (happy)
Can't we be happy? (happy) Can't we be happy? (happy)
Can't we be happy?

I am happy when you are happy
And you are happy when I am happy
So let's be happy! Ohhh, let's be happy

I like my tiny voices, I like my little dances
I like my tiny voices and I like my little dances
Can't we be happy? Can't we be happy? Can't we be happy?
Can't we be? Can't, can't, can't we be?
I like my tiny voices, I like my little dances
I like my tiny voices, I like my little dances, I like 'em!
Can't we be happy?

(Pere Ubu)

yowsah!

I Just Can't Be Happy Today
I Just Can't Be Happy Today
A lot of you know there's nothing to smile
There's no feeling fine without being fined
It's a price on your head
No point being sad when justice is red
I Just Can't Be Happy Today
I Just Can't Be Happy Today
They're closing the schools
They're burning the books
The church is in ruins
The priests hang on hooks
The radios on ice
The telly's been banned
The army's in power
The devil commands
(damned)

Nothing can come between us
Nothing gets you down
Nothing strikes your fancy
Nothing turns you on
Somebody is waiting in the hallway
Somebody is falling down the stairs
Set someone free, break someone's heart
Stand up, help us out
Everything is divided
Nothing is complete
Everything looks impressive
Do not be decieved
You dont have to wait for more instructions
No one makes a monkey out of me
We lie on our backs, feet in the air
Rest and relaxation, rocket to my brain
Snap into position
Bounce 'til you ache
Step out of line
And you end up in jail
Bring me a doctor
I have a hole in my head
But they are just people
And I'm not afraid
Doctor, Doctor, we have nothing in our pockets
We continue, we have nothing left to offer
Faces pressed against the window
Hey!, they are just my friends
Check this out, don't be so slick
Break our backs, it goes like this
We are born without eyesight
We are born without sin
And our mama protects us
From the cold and the rain
We're in no hurry
Sugar and spice
We sing in the darkness
We open our eyes (open up)
I can't believe it
People are strange
Our president's crazy
Did you hear what he said?
Business and pleasure
Lie right to your face
Divide it in sections
And give it away
There are no big secrets
Don't believe what you read
We have great big bodies
We got great big heads
Run-a-run-a-run it all together
Check it out, still don't make no sense
Makin' flippy floppy
Tryin' to do my best
Lock the door
We kill the beast
Kill it!
(Talking Heads)

People are strange when you're a stranger
Faces look ugly when you're alone
Women seem wicked when you're unwanted
Streets are uneven when you're down

When you're strange, Faces come out of the rain
When you're strange, No one remembers your name
When you're strange, When you're strange, When you're strange

People are strange when you're a stranger
Faces look ugly when you're alone
Women seem wicked when you're unwanted
Streets are uneven when you're down

When you're strange, Faces come out of the rain
When you're strange, No one remembers your name
When you're strange, When you're strange, When you're strange

When you're strange, Faces come out of the rain
When you're strange, No one remembers your name
When you're strange, When you're strange, When you're strange

(The Doors)

Straaaannnnggeee....
Ow, fine lady
Ow
I like the way she walks
I like the way she talks
She turns me on with a special concern
Now I'm a different guy
And I don't compare to many
But next to her I'm plain ordinary
Not many can see the light blue aura
That surrounds the girl wherever in the world
She's a 9, a 10 a 25th
She's bittersweet and .....
She's strange
And I like it
She's strange
Just the way she is
Strange
Walking down the avenue
She's strange
Always doing something new
(cameo)

You're a strange girl, you come from a strange family
You're a strange girl, I don't understand your vanity

Your mother's taking pills all day, she's looking to escape
Your uncle's in the County Jail for statutory rape
Just another runner never made it to the tape
Your cousin gets his kicks setting everything on fire
Your little brother always lets the air out of my tires
Your sister wants to prove that she's an object of desire

You're a strange girl, you come from a strange family
You're a strange girl, I don't understand your fantasy

Your father's a collector and his things are a delight
He likes cameras and binoculars and everything in sight,
He collects them in a wagon in the middle of the night


Every holiday's a nightmare and it's giving me the chills
Everybody ends up fighting, I remember it still
The only thing that they agree on is it's me they want to kill

You're a strange girl, you come from a strange family
You're a strange girl, I don't understand your vanity

I think we ought to break up, I could really use the rest
Everything I like you say is something you detest
But every time I try to leave you say you love me best
I was looking for some mystery, I thought you'd be the girl
I really must admit you were like nothing in this world
I finally got the oyster but I never found the pearl
You're a strange girl, you come from a strange family
You're a strange girl, I don't understand your vanity
You're a strange girl, you come from a strange family
You're a strange girl, I think you're headed for calamity

Strange strange...girl
Strange strange...girl
Strange strange...Most peculiar!
Strange strange...girl

(Al Stewart)

Little girl who lives down the lane ...

Sat in a lonely room ...
You grew up far too soon, They're gonna find out some day
Think what your daddy said ...
"They'll try to turn your head", Don't let them take you away!
Keep lighting cigarettes ...
They haven't guessed it yet, Daddy can't see you today

Little girl who lives down the lane, You're a strange girl
Little girl who lives down the lane, In your strange world

Limousine parked outside ...
There's nowhere left to hide, Landlady's onto your game
What is she trying to do? ...
Is she afraid of you? Mamma behaved just the same
She's what the lady saw ...
Under the cellar door, They're gonna think you're insane

Little girl who lives down the lane, You're a strange girl
Little girl who lives down the lane, In your strange world

Mario magic man ...
Trusts in some master plan, See how your daddy appears
He brought a change of luck ...
Digging the garden up, Buried the last of your fears
Keep lighting cigarettes ...
They haven't guessed it yet, Daddy can't see you today

Little girl who lives down the lane, You're a strange girl
Little girl who lives down the lane, In your strange world

What's your name girl? Such a strange girl
What's your game girl? In this strange world
What's your name girl? You're a strange girl
What's your game girl? Such a strange world
What's your name girl? Such a strange girl
You're insane girl. Such a shame

(Sad Café)

Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on?
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky?

She's forty-one and her daddy still calls her "baby"
All the folks around Brownsville say she's crazy
'Cause she walks dowtown with a suitcase in her hand
Looking for a mysterious dark-haired man

In her younger days they called her Delta Dawn
Prettiest woman you ever laid eyes on
Then a man of low degree stood by her side
And promised her he'd take her for his bride

Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on?
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky?

(Tanya Tucker)

Gwan skipper George!

I and I are the living dread
Inna these ya dawn of the living dead
I and I are the living dread
Inna these ya dawn of the living dead

Where minds are decreasing, from a distant culture
Where minds are increasing, 'cause we backing off vultures

I and I are the living dread
Inna these ya dawn of the living dead
I and I are the living dread
Inna these ya dawn of the living dead

Blessed be the children of man
Who together will overstand
Blessed be the children of man
As numberless as grain of sand
(black uhuru)

Little drops of rain, Little grains of sand
Make the mighty ocean, And the pleasant land
Little notes that sing, Little words that rhyme
Make the mighty memories, And the dreams of time

Never let a minute, Lie there on the shelf
For there may be in it, All loves life itself
Little smiles of hope, Little drops of tears
Make this thing called love, Go dancing down the years

Little drops of rain, Little rays of sun
Make the hopeful rainbow, Glow for everyone

(Judy Garland)

Oh sir my fire is very small
It will not warm thy heart at all
But thee may take me by the hand
Hold me and I'll call thee Sand

Young woman share your fire with me
My heart is cold, my soul is free
I am a stranger in your land
A wandering man, call me Sand

At night when stars light up the sky
Oh, sir I dream my fire is high
Oh, taste these lips sir if you can
Wandered man, I call thee Sand

Oh sir my fire is burning high
If it should stop sir I would die
A shooting star has crossed my land
Wandered man, she whispered: "Sand"

Young woman shared her fire in me
Now warms herself with memory
I was a stranger in her land
A wandered man, she called me Sand (Sand)
(einsturzende neubauten)

On a day like today, We passed the time away
Writing love letters in the sand

How you laughed when I cried, Each time I saw the tide
Take our love letters from the sand

You made a vow that you would ever be true
But somehow that vow meant nothing to you?

Now my broken heart aches, With every wave that breaks
Over love letters in the sand

(*whistles to music*)

Now my broken heart aches, With every wave that breaks
Over love letters in the sand

(Pat Boone)

Born Sandy Devotional
Such a sweet girl to me
I do what I can not (love ) against
Dust is what we all shall be
Born sandy devotional
All that I ever knew
Don’t know the wrong of that
Don’t know the good
Since I have tied up the sole of my shoe
To the sole of my shoe
I never heard of a xxxxxxxx nuts in her hair
Some cards and some chicken and beer
We caught mess about
We kiss until
Kiss until she has to leave
We’re born sandy devotional
All that I ever knew
Don’t know the wrong of that
Don’t know the good
Both of them ugly both of them true
(the triffids)

Sandy, the aurora is risin' behind us
Those pier lights, our Carnival life forever
Ohhh love me tonight for I may never see you again
Hey Sandy girl, my-ma-ma-my baby

Sandy, the fireworks are hailin' over Little Eden tonight
Forcin' a light into all those stony faces left stranded on this warm July
And the boys from the Casino dance with their shirts open like Latin lovers on the shore
Chasin' all those silly New York virgins by the score

Sandy, the aurora is risin' behind us
Those pier lights, our Carnival life forever
Ohhh love me tonight and I promise I'll love you forever
Ohhh I mean it, Sandy girl, Ohhh my baby
Hey Sandy girl, my-ma-ma-my baby

Sandy, the waitress I was seein' lost her desire for me
I spoke with her last night, she said she won't set herself on fire for me anymore
Did you hear the Cops finally busted Madame Marie for tellin' fortunes better than they do?
For me this boardwalk life is through, You ought to quit this scene too, Ooh

Sandy, the aurora is risin' behind us
Those pier lights, our Carnival life forever
Ohhh love me tonight for I may never see you again
Hey Sandy girl, my-ma-ma-my baby

Hey Sandy girl, Ohhh my baby ... Hey Sandy girl, my-ma-ma-my baby

(The Hollies)

What do Seoul/Sudan have in common?
Both start with an S
Deep as a virus
Little Mary, little Mary
From scratchless I ascend
Stamps tongue-swabbed

Now embark for the Ivory Coast
Chiming like mouse bells
Bam bam bam bam
Bam bam bam bam
At the birth of a vermin Holy Ghost
Stars led to sky, lash led to eye
Herpes to clit, then stopped

Expect I'm carried by lanterns
Expect I will follow the aerosol patterns

Immunity
Won't feed on the bodies
Bones closing too soon at the tips
Won't feed on the bodies

From the fat black crocodile on the sand bar
Can't swallow it then bury it
From the voice flooded semen clotting to paste
Can't swallow it then bury it
And the jigger raps pits, darkness long
Jigger raps pits
Bam bam bam bam
Bam bam bam bam

Shoes made to shine, splicing to swine
Strain after strain, after strain, after strain
Immunity
Immunity

Through the dominant wards and nurseries
A flugleman moves
In the lung-smeared slides and corridors
A flugleman moves
And his tune rises
On the harvest clouds of dust
Trading the wah-wah's for
Bam bam bam bam
Bam bam bam bam

Stars led to sky
Toe led to thigh
Tumour to breast
Then stopped
(scott walker)

Big black cloud, On a yellow plain
Sure enough it, Looks like rain
Packin' up all our, Faith and trust ...
Me and the wanderlust

Open window, Empty bed and chair
Who's that callin'? Ain't nobody there?
I look behind me, And I see there's just ...
Me and the wanderlust

Dead of night, I had a dream
Sky was bright, yes, and the, Fields were green
I was down the road, In a cloud of dust ...
Me and the wanderlust

And I'm on the edge, Of an endless fall
Sure enough, He's come to call
Got to go now, Get on that bus ...
Me and the wanderlust

(Mark Knopfler)

I'm travellin' light because my man has gone
So from now on I'm travellin' light
He said goodbye and took my heart away
So from today I'm travellin' light
No one to see, I'm as free as the breeze
No one but me and my memories
Some lucky night he may come back again
Until then I'm travellin' light
(Billie Holiday)

Cities, buildings falling down
Ideal homes falling down
These pictures I see on the wall
Timeless leaders stand so tall
Assassin in a hit and run
Asia steals a new born son
Evacuees and refugees
Presidents and monarchies

Travel round
I travel round
Decadence and pleasure towns
Tragedies,luxuries,statues,parks and galleries

Europe has a language problem
Talk, talk, talk, talk, talking on
In central Europe
Men are marching
Marching on and marching on
Love songs playing in the restaurants
Airport playing "Bi Some Lo"

Travel round
I travel round
Decadence and pleasure towns
Tragedies,luxuries,statues,parks and galleries
(simple minds)

Up with the sun, gone with the wind
She always said I was lazy
Leavin' my home, leavin' my friends
Runnin' when things get too crazy
Out to the road, out 'neath the stars
Feelin' the breeze, passin' the cars

Women have come, women have gone
Everyone tryin' to cage me
Oh, some were so sweet, I barely got free
Others they only enrage me
Sometimes at night, I see their faces
I feel the traces they've left on my soul
Those are the memories that make me a wealthy soul
Those are the memories that make me a wealthy soul

Travelin' man, love when I can
Turn in my hand 'cause I'm goin' on
Oh, travelin' man, love when I can
But sooner or later I'm goin' on, yea
Travelin’ man

Sometimes at night, I see their faces
I feel the traces they've left on my soul
But those are the memories that make me a wealthy soul
I tell you those are the memories that make me a wealthy soul
Travelin' man, yea

Bob Seger

I want to go back to Cartagena
I want to sail to the south right away
I need to hear Vallenatos a la Victrola
Time if you haven't noticed is
Still wasting away

I want to get lost in old Habana
I long to walk down the wide Malecon
Quiero hablar con los pescadores
Y oler las flores
And drive in a '56 Caddy right into the dawn

What am I doin'? Deja vu'in'
Still singing and swearing
And wearing my traveling clothes
What am I sayin'? Can't imagine not playin'
Just show me the way to the bar and
A nomad who knows

I have to get back to Ushuaia
The southern constellations
Are calling to me
I need to dance a midnight tango
Hear some Django
There's a boat waiting there
Bound for the far Tasman Sea

I want to go back to Cayo Hueso
Back where they sing the sun into the sea
I want to dance with circus gypsies
Talk with hippies
Where the past and the future
Still walk down that same sandy street
The importance of elsewhere
Is still that important to me

Yes, the importance of elsewhere
Is still so important to me

I want to go back to Cartagena

(Jimmy Buffett)

I can settle down and be doin' just fine
Til' I hear an old train rollin' down the line
Then I hurry straight home and pack
And if I didn't go, I believe I'd blow my stack

I love you baby, but you gotta understand
When the Lord made me, He made a Ramblin' Man

Some folks might sa-ay that I'm no good
That I wouldn't settle down if I could
But when that open ro-oad starts to callin' me
There's somethin' o'er the hill that I gotta see

Sometimes it's har-rd but you gotta understand
When the Lord made me, He made a Ra-amblin' Man

I love to see the towns a-passin' by
And to ride these rails, 'neath God's blue sky
Let me travel this land from the mountains to the sea
'Cause that's the life I believe, He meant for me

And when I'm go-one and at my grave you stand
Just say God called home your Ra-amblin' Man
(hank)

Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above
Don't fence me in
Let me ride through the wide open country that I love
Don't fence me in
Let me be by myself in the evenin' breeze
And listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees
Send me of forever but I ask you please
Don't fence me in
Just turn me loose, let me straddle my old saddle
Underneath the western skies
On my cayuse let me wander over yonder
Till I see the mountains rise
I want to ride to the ridge where the west commences
And gaze at the moon till I loose my senses
And I can't look at hotels and I can't look at fences
Don't fence me in
(Bing Crosby)

Since I was young I’ve been very hard to please
And I don't know wrong from right
But there is one thing I could never understand
Some of the sick things that a girl does to a man, so
I'm just sittin' on a fence
You can say I got no sense
Trying to make up my mind
Really is too horrifying
So I’m sittin on a fence
All of my friends at school grew up and settled down
And they mortgaged up their lives
One things not said too much, but I think it's true
They just get married cause there's nothing else to do, so
I'm just sittin' on a fence
You can say I got no sense
Trying to make up my mind
Really is too horrifying
So I’m sittin on a fence
I'm just sittin' on a fence
You can say I got no sense
Trying to make up my mind
Really is too horrifying
So I’m sittin on a fence
The day can come when you get old and sick and tired of life
You just never realize
Maybe the choice you made wasn't really right
But you go out and you don't come back at night, so
I’m just sittin' on a fence
You can say I got no sense
Trying to make up my mind
Really is too horrifying
So I’m sittin on a fence

Rolling Stones

Love this: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uuMvkND...

Nice one Lez! Nowt wrong with a bit of Mr Byrne🎶

Did you see the lad on the corner?
He was standing, drinking wine
Wears his overcoat in the summer
And short sleeves in the winter time
Takes his holidays down at the bookies
Well he knows how to pick a horse
Village tramping round the country side
He wears a smile but he doesn't say much
Village idiot, he's complicated
Village idiot, simple mind
Village idiot, he does know something
But he's just not saying
Don't you know he's onto something?
You can see it, you can see it in his eyes
Sometimes he looks so happy
As he goes strolling by
Village idiot, he's complicated
Village idiot, he's got a simple mind
Village idiot, must know something
But he's just not saying
Well you all know he's onto something
You can see it in his eyes
Sometimes he looks so happy
When he goes walking by
Sometimes he looks so happy
When he goes walking by
Sometimes he looks so happy
When he goes walking by
(Van Morrison)

Yep! - I agree ;o> ...

Smile - when tears are falling from your eyes
Smile - like windows of the shops at night
Here - everything is as it seems
All - the tables & the chairs seem real
Here - paintings on the walls somehow make it all so strange

So smile - to brighten up the darkest day
Your smile - like icing on a birthday cake

Lovers - floating in a Paradise
Blue - lights flicker from a room at night
I'm happy just to be just like one of these who smile

How we sang, How we loved
How we were and how we was
We're not afraid anymore

I'm scared of you, I'm scared of me
But scary things will set me free
I'm not afraid anymore

So smile - when nothing seems to go your way
Smiles - to take away our thoughts & cares
Blue - like blood returning to my Heart
Fingers, Hands and every tiny part
Every kid in every school knows all you've got to do is - smile

How we sang, How we loved
How we were and how we was
We're not afraid anymore

I'm scared of you, I'm scared of me
But scary things will set me free
I'm not afraid anymore

So smile - when tears are falling from your eyes

(David Byrne)

I had a long talk with the block dog
All summer he runs with the kids
He's happy as a block dog
Every day the choice is his
'Cause they all feed him when he's hungry
They all keep him from the cold
But he don't wear their collar
He makes the neighbourhood his home
There'll be a fireplace in the winter
There's lots of houses down this street
He'll catch your frisbee in the summer
Beg the best of your dinner meat
I had a long talk with the block dog
All summer he runs with the kids
He's happy as a block dog
Every day the choice is his
I said, Rusty, I'm getting married
I used to like your kind of life
But life's different now, it's like a garden
I'd like to tend it with my wife
Dig in one spot, make a straight row
You're only digging to hide the bone
But when I lived so free alone
I had an empty harvest
I had a long talk with the block dog
All summer he runs with the kids
He's happy as a block dog
Every day the choice is his
Rusty looked up, sad at me and said
Dave, I understand
'Cause we're diifferent now, I'm still a dog
And yours acting like a man
I had a long talk with the block dog
All summer he runs with the kids
He's happy as a block dog
Every day the choice is his
I ain't nothin" but a hound dog
I ain't nothin' but a hound dog
But I'm tryin' all the time
(David Wilcox)

You know, every house has a door and every room has a floor
Every fence has a gate and every beast has a mate
Everybody, everybody's got something but me? ...
I ain't got nothing

Every stove has a fire and every car has a tyre
Every fish has a bowl and every shoe has a sole
Everybody, everybody's got something but me? ...
I ain't got nothing

Now I don't care about politics and things across the sea?
All I want, all I want to do is love and have somebody love me ...
I need, I need somebody

Every lion has a den and every little pig has its pen
Every road has a way and (they tell me) every dog has its day
Everybody, everybody's got something but me? ...
I ain't got nothing ... I ain't got nothing ... Ohhh no.

(The Temptations)

Man, I feel so washed out today
Burn the sheets off my bed
Man, and throw that girl away
'Cause I got nothin', got nothin' to say
I got nothin', I got nothin' to say

Man, I feel so used inside
Broken hearts and leather and empty pride
'Cause I got nothin', got nothin' to say
I got nothin', I got nothin' to say

'Cause I got nothin', got nothin' to say
I got nothin', I got nothin' to say
(iggy pop, james williamson)

I got plenty of nothing, And nothing's plenty for me
I got no car, got no mule - I got no misery

Folks with plenty of plenty, They've got a lock on the door
Afraid somebody's gonna rob 'em, While there out a'making more? ... what for? ...

I got no lock on the door - That's no way to be
They can steal the rug from the floor - That's OK with me
'Cause the things that I prize, Like the stars in the skies, are all free

Yes, I got plenty of nothing, And nothing's plenty for me
Ohhh, I got my gal, got my song, I got Heaven the whole day long
Got my gal, got my love, Got my song

Ohhh, I got plenty of nothing, And nothing's plenty for me
I got the sun, got the moon, Got the deep blue sea

The folks with plenty of plenty, Got to pray all the day
Sure with plenty you sure got to worry, How to keep the devil away? ... away? ...

I ain't frettin 'bout Hell, 'Till the time arrive
Never worry long as I'm well, Never one to strive
To be good, to be bad, What the hell? - I am glad I'm alive!

Yes, I got plenty of nothing, And nothing's plenty for me
Ohhh, I got my gal, got my song, I got Heaven the whole day long
Got my gal, got my love, Got my song

(Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald)

Baby, when our hearts awoke
Think of all the rules we broke
In the name of love we hoped
Little did we know
Darling all the time we spent
Ignoring all the consequences
And hiding from big evidence
Hoping things would change
But the yearning grew like the loneliness of a castaway
To be near to you was the only thing in my heart each day
Keeping me alive till your rescue came
Honey, you mean everything to me
You ought to know by now
Love mean everything to me
You ought to know by now
Only love can bring happiness
Wishful thinking spent in vain
What to lose and what to gain
All the guilt and all the pain
Seemed to come away
And baby when our hearts awoke
Think of all the rules we broke
In the name of love we spoke
Little did we know
But the love was there like the ray of sun on a cloudy day
Any change from impossibility to the only way
Love can conquer all and it's here to stay
Honey you mean everything to me
You ought to know by now
Love means everything
You ought to know by now
Only love can bring happiness
You ought to know by now
Love means everything
You ought to know by now
Only love can bring happiness
You ought to know by now
You ought to know by now
You ought to know by now
(Robert Palmer)

If I had to live my life without you near me?
The days would all be empty, The nights would seem so long
With you I see forever ohhh so clearly
I might have been in love before? But it never felt this strong
Our dreams are young and we both know, They'll take us where we want to go
Hold me now, touch me now, I don't want to live without you ...

Nothing's gonna change my love for you ...
You oughta know by now how much I love you?
One thing you can be sure of, I'll never ask for more than your love ...

Nothing's gonna change my love for you ...
You oughta know by now how much I love you?
The world may change my whole life through ...
But nothing's gonna change my love for you

If the road ahead is not so easy?
Our love will lead the way for us, Like a guiding star
I'll be there for you if you should need me? ...
You don't have to change a thing, I love you just the way you are
So come with me and share the view, I'll help you see forever too
Hold me now, touch me now, I don't want to live without you ...

Nothing's gonna change my love for you ...
You oughta know by now how much I love you?
One thing you can be sure of, I'll never ask for more than your love ...

Nothing's gonna change my love for you ...
You oughta know by now how much I love you?
The world may change my whole life through ...
But nothing's gonna change my love for ...

Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You oughta know by now how much I love you?
One thing you can be sure of, I'll never ask for more than your love ...

(George Benson)

Yeah! Come on, come on, come on, come on
Now touch me, baby
Can't you see that I am not afraid?
What was that promise that you made?
Why won't you tell me what she said?
What was that promise that you made?

Now, I'm gonna love you
Till the heavens stop the rain
I'm gonna love you
Till the stars fall from the sky for you and I

Come on, come on, come on, come on
Now touch me, baby
Can't you see that I am not afraid?
What was that promise that you made?
Why won't you tell me what she said?
What was that promise that you made?
(the doors)

Touch me, How can it be?
Believe me, The sun always shines on TV
Hold me, Close to your heart
Touch me, And give all your love to me ... to me

I reached inside myself and found, Nothing there to ease
The pressure of my ever-worrying mind
All my powers waste away, I fear the crazed and lonely looks
The mirror's sending me these days

Touch me, How can it be?
Believe me, The sun always shines on TV
Hold me, Close to your heart
Touch me, And give all your love to me

Please don't ask me to defend, The shameful lowlands of
The way I'm drifting gloomily through time
I reached inside myself today thinking
There's got to be some way to keep my troubles distant?

Touch me, How can it be?
Believe me, The sun always shines on TV
Hold me, Close to your heart
Touch me, And give all your love to me ...

Hold me, Close to your heart
Touch me, And give all your love to me ... to me

(AHA)

so resisting the blatantly obvious!!!

In the corner of your eye
I'm loitering with intent
You can tell me to move on
Cos all of my moneys spent

You're not such a big girl
Small world isn't it
Ask me what I do
Sometimes I stand
Sometimes I sit

Now you tell me so
Its touch and go - for now
When I think this thorough
We'll touch and go - oh wow
(magazine)

It's a small, small world
Fancy meetin' you
I don't believe I've seen you since
The day we both left school

Well, man, I can't believe it
I've been wonderin' where you were
This truly is amazin'
It's a small, small world

So what have you been doin'?
Not much, what's up with you?
I've been livin' out in Denver
And I live out there too

Well, what brings you to Dallas
I finally met a girl
That really is amazin'
It's a small, small world

It's a small, small world
It's a small, small world
You can say that again
It's a small, small world

So you're finally gettin' married
And I want you to be there
I hope that you can come to mine
Just tell me when and where

Well, that's up to Rita's mother
Rita? Yeah, man, that's insane
I know you won't believe this
But Rita's my girls name

So what does your Rita do?
She travels, she's on another flight
My Rita travels too
But she's comin' home tonight

We ought to get together
And introduce the girls
They'd probably know each other
It's a small, small world

It's a small, small world
It's a small, small world
You can say that again
It's a small, small world

Yeah, I can't wait to see her
With those big old eyes so blue
The blondest hair you've ever seen
And that butterfly tattoo

Now wait a minute buddy
Did you say butterfly tattoo? Yeah
Well I'll be a monkey's uncle
My Rita's got one too

It's a small, small world
It's a small, small world
You can say that again
It's a small, small world

It's a small, small world
It's a small, small world
You can say that again
It's a small, small world

(The Statler Brothers)

Little does she know that I know that she knows
That I know she's two-timin' me.
Little does she know that I know that she knows
That I know she's cheatin' on me.

I was outside the one stop
When I saw her in the coin-op
And I didn't like what I see.

Little does she know that I know that she knows
That I know shes two-timin' me.

She was sharing her spin-dry with a guy in a tie-dye
When she saw my reflection in the chrome.
I knew that she'd seen me 'cause she dropped her bikini:
The one that I got her in Rome.

Little does she know that I know that she knows
That I know she's two-timin' me.
Little does she know that I know that she knows
That I know she's cheatin' on me.

When she finished her laundry she was all in a quandary
And made for the street like a hare.
Her escape was so urgent, she forgot her detergent
And dropped all her clean underwear.

Little does she know that I know that she knows
That I know she's two-timin' me.
Little does she know that I know that she knows
That I know she's cheatin' on me.

(Kursaal Flyers)

Take these chains from my heart and set me free
You've grown cold and no longer care for me
All my faith in you is gone but the heartaches linger on
Take these chains from my heart and set me free
Take these tears from my eyes and let me see
Just a spark of the love that used to be
If you love somebody new, let me find a new love too
Take these chains from my heart and set me free
Give my heart just a word of sympathy
Be as fair to my heart as you can be
Then if you no longer care for the love that's beating there
Take these chains from my heart and set me free
Take these chains from my heart and set me free
You've grown cold and no longer care for me
All my faith in you is gone, but the heartaches linger on
Take these chains from my heart and set me free
(Ray Charles)

Just because in a moment of madness
I took advantage of your sweet love,
Don't just hand me a lifetime of sadness
'Cause there's so little I'm guilty of.
Oh baby, one chain don't make no prison.
Two wrongs don't make no right.
One rain don't make no river.
One punch don't make no fight.

Can't you spare me a little affection?
Would that be asking too much of you?
Don't point love in another direction.
I swear I'll make it all up to you.
Oh baby, one chain don't make no prison.
Two wrongs don't make no right.
One rain don't make no river.
One punch don't make no fight.

There's a bed I'm keeping room in for you.
There's a lot I know I gotta do.
Don't let a simple misunderstanding
Be a mountain that we can't move.
Oh, one chain don't make no prison.
Two wrongs don't make no right.
One rain don't make no river.
One punch don't make no fight.

(Santana version of Four Tops song)

Listen to the wind blow, Watch the sun rise
Running in the shadows, Damn your love, Damn your lies

And if, you don't love me now? You will never love me again
I can still hear you saying, You would never break the chain
And if you don't love me now? You will never love me again
I can still hear you saying, You would never break the chain

Listen to the wind blow, Down comes the night
Running in the shadows, Damn your love, Damn your lies
Break the silence, Damn the dark, Damn the light

And if you don't love me now? You will never love me again
I can still hear you saying, You would never break the chain
And if you don't love me now? You will never love me again
I can still hear you saying, You would never break the chain

(Fleetwood Mac)