1. |
NOWHERE LAND
03:50
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NOWHERE LAND
There's a hunger in this city
Like the coldness and the rain
Tribal rivals looking pretty
Carrying guns and staking claims (what a shame)
There's a sound then there's a fashion
If there's a whole then there's a peg
A painted face .. an image to latch on
A disagreements a kick in the head (seeing red !)
Chorus:
Here in Nowhere
Nowhere Land
Here no-one cares too much
Or tries to understand
Well they took away my new shoes
And dressed me up in drag
Like a clown up on a catwalk
For a cover of a mag (what a slag!)
Chorus repeat
Well our days were surely numbered
We got lumbered with the cheque
And the albatross stopped flying
And landed round my neck .. (what a wreck!)
Chorus Repeat
OUTRO
I said ... here
Here in Nowhere
Here in Nowhere Land
Here no-one cares too much
Or tries to understand
They try to understand
Oh! Here in Nowhere
I try to understand
Yeah!
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2. |
THE MOST IMPORTANT MAN
03:12
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THE MOST IMPORTANT MAN
Like a dog with a bone
He will not leave me alone
Oh! The most important man
He's always right
He's never wrong
Please sir can I sing my song?
Oh! The most important man
In his world today
Oh! hey! hey! hey!
Oh! He's got it oh! so planned
Oh! My oh my!
A kick in the eye
From the most important man
Lunchtime legend North to South
Butter won't melt in his mouth
Oh! The most important man
He's his judge and he's his jury
Hell sure has his fury!
Oh! The most important man
In his world today
Oh! hey! hey! hey!
He does not give a damn
Oh! my oh! my!
A kick in the eye!
From the most important man
Sham! What a lousy ham!
Sneaky and he's snidey
Wretched and damed!
Dirty and sly
Man he'll have you groomed!
A-wop-bop-a-doo-wop
A-wop-bam-boom!
He's a martyr , he's a saint
that exactly what he ain't !
Oh! The most important man
perfidious & clandestine
what him bleat .. hear him whine!
Oh! The most important man
In his world today
Oh! hey! hey! hey!
No he does not give a damn
Oh! my oh! my!
A kick in the eye!
From the most important man
Sham! What a lousy ham!
Sneaky and he's snidey
Wretched and damed!
Dirty and sly
Man he'll have you groomed!
A-wop-bop-a-doo-wop
A-wop-bam-boom!
Like a dog with a bone
He will not leave me alone
Oh! The most important man
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3. |
OUR WORLD
04:03
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4. |
GENTRIFIED THE ELEPHANT
04:16
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GENTRIFIED THE ELEPHANT
Hey listen Ma ..It's gone too far
They've Gentrified the Elephant
Hey ! what's 'up' Dad .. it's kinda Sad
They've Gentrified the Elephant
You would NOT recognise it .. they've built it to the moon
Knocked down 'Ron the Butchers' .. & Edie's Greasy Spoon
If you've got a 100 grand boy ..You can rent yourself a room ! ( room)
Hey ! Hey ! Hey ! Hey ! Hey ! Hey !
Hey ! Sister Sue what can we do
They've Gentrified the Elephant
Hey ! Brother Mike ain't it alright
They've Gentrified the Elephant
You wouldn't wanna be here..They build it out to Mars
Shut the Golden Lion , the library & the baths
Still they ..opened up a Coffee shop . OH ! la-di-da- dee -da !!! (da)
Hey ! Hey ! Hey ! Hey ! Hey ! Hey !
Hey! Aunty Kate it's all too late
They've Gentrified the Elephant
Hey ! Uncle Jack ain't it a fact
They've Gentrified the Elephant
SOLO
So what's it like 'down under '
I hope to be flying soon ( soon)
Hey ! Hey ! Hey ! Hey ! Hey ! Hey !
Hey! what's UP Dad it's all gone MAD
They've Gentrified the Elephant
Hey ! Listen MUM ....There's Knives & Guns
They've Gentrified Your Elephant
YEAH !
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5. |
DOG DAY AFTERNOON
02:39
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DOG DAY AFTERNOON
Here's to the man who's lost his way
All he's got is yesterday
but way down deep inside his soul
He's still got it he still knows ....how to
roll with the punches to get back what's been robbed
It's Not the Dog in the Fight Boy ! Fight Boy ! Fight Boy ! Fight Boy
It's the Fight in the Dog
Here's to the man who won't give in
OH ! he knows he's gotta win
coz way down deep inside his heart
He's still got it to play the part
Of the one who won't be silenced , won't be silenced, conned or fobbed ..
It's Not the Dog in the fight boy ! Fight Boy ! Fight Boy ! Fight Boy
.. It's the Fight in the Dog
OH ! the bell clangs another round
OH ..ain't no-BODY.. Gonna Put him DOWN !
& He clatters & He batters to hunter from being prey ,
& He's off the ropes & screaming ... Every Dog sure _has his day ..
& he moves between the punches & he get backs what's been robbed ..
It's Not the Dog in the fight boy ! Fight Boy ! Fight Boy ! Fight Boy
... It's the Fight in the Dog
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6. |
LOST IN THE PLOT
04:35
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LOST IN THE PLOT
Hanging from a window ledge
One false move I'm dead
A cop's trying to talk me down
I'm 60 ft above the ground.....
.The man he called in his loan
I lost the car , the home ...
The wife and kids they're gone
What the hell went wrong ??
CHORUS :
Sweet love ...how did it come to this ?
My Heart's Broken - Up in BITS...
My soul feels like it's been shot
I got lost in the plot
The factory it shut last May
Man I had bills too pay
Johnny said he knew the man
all you do is drive THE van .....
Suddenly I'm in real deep
The money & the life's real sweet
But the man's got me in his trap
& they're ain't no going back
CHORUS : rpt
Now I'm in my own gangster movie..
Getting high on the man's supply .
Now I'm looking right thru me ..
Oh ! My .. Oh! why ..why ! why "! why !
solo
If the factory hadn't closed it's gates
if I hadn't tempted fate
I'd be somewhere else instead
Not hanging from this ledge
Oh ! Babe how did it get this far
Remember dancing down Johnny's bar
Weekends with the kids on the beach
Now its so far , so far out of reach !!!!
Sweet love ...how did it come to this ?
My Heart's Broken - Up in BITS...
My soul feels like it's been shot
I got lost in the plot
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7. |
HIPSTERS OF LONDON
04:02
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Hipsters of London
I'm running around with the Hipsters of London
I'm Talk of the Town with the Hipsters of London
with my 'Swinging Sixties' tales
Down the bag o' Nails
with gangsters out of jail
I'm hanging around with the Hipsters of London
I'm in for a pound with the Hipsters of London
in the decadent 70's
down the Speakeasy
with Rock 'n' Roll Royalty
thru Regent Street down Leicester Square
I am the face .. I'm everywhere
But the sun sure sets on my Carnaby
oh vanity !
I'm swanning around with the Hipsters of London
dressed like a clown with the Hipsters of London
with my fickle 80's swag
posing down the Wag
with builders dressed in drag !! OH !!!
I'm rockin around with the Hipsters of London
mad for the sound of the Hipsters of London
in the 1990's . HA!
At the Pop scene & Met Bar
when Charlie was our star
thru Regent Street down Leicester Square
I am the face .. I'm everywhere
But the sun sure sets on my Carnaby
oh vanity !
still running around with the Hipsters of London
with my beard and a frown with the Hipsters of London
OH !!
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8. |
THESE BAD TIMES
03:27
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THESE BAD TIMES
When will all these bad times go?
I don't care and I don't know
I don't give a damn for austerity
I'm looking after Number One you see !
Sail my yacht
Fly my plane
Peering down below
When will all these bad times go?
I'm gone with the wind
I'm slippery as sin
There's pie in the sky
Oh my!
I'm dirty and flash
Keep your hand off my stash
Wouldn't you just love to be me!
Chorus repeat
There's pie in the sky
Oh! Me! Oh! My!
I'm gone with the wind
Like sin!
I'm mean and I'm brash
Got my foot on the cash
Wouldn't you just love to be me!
Chorus repeat
I'm low-down and crass
Adios!
Gotta dash!
Wouldn't you just love to be me!
When will all these bad times go?
I don't care and I don't know
I don't give a damn for austerity
I'm looking after Number One you see
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9. |
ALL I WANT IS EVERYTHING
03:07
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ALL I WANT IS EVERYTHING
As, as I get older , surely ...this THING should wain
As it chips upon my shoulder .. telling me it's all in Vain......
You should know much better ( I should , I could)
Deal with all life brings .. ( I know , I must)
live life to the letter .......
NO .NO No ..Coz .. ALL I WANT IS EVERYTHING
As , as I grow wiser ,
I'm none the smarter...for it !!!
You should stop your messing (I know ,I should)
Compromise what YOU sing ..( I know ,I must)
You should count your blessings....
NO .NO ..No ..Coz .. ALL I WANT IS EVERYTHING
AS ,as I look at it ..... see it for what it is.....
You should shut your mouth BOY ! (I know ,I should)
be a puppet on a string ( I know ,I must)
you should whisper NOT shout Boy !!!
NO .NO No ..Coz .. ALL I WANT IS EVERYTHING
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10. |
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21st Century Blues
Hey!
Bobby's on the 25
Working just to stay alive
Now they've moved to the burbs
Took the kids ... took the wife
Bought a piece of paradise
It ain't quite what he heard
Something's just got to give
Live to work ... work to live
It all seems so absurd ... hey!
From his head to his shoes
He's got the 21st century blues
Rip it up
Fake the news
He's got the 21st century blues
Yes he do!
Yes he do!
Tina's on the 5.15
Oh! She wants to shout and scream
Late for the nursery
Working all the friggin time
God, I need a glass of wine
To get this day out of me
What did we come here for?
Sold a dream on Channel 4
Sha la la la lee!
Hey!
From her head to his shoes
She's got the 21st century blues
Rip it up
Fake the news
She's got the 21st century blues
Yes he do!
Yes he do!
Wooh!
Broken goals
Burning souls
Give us ... give us rock 'n' roll
Get back to the town ... hey!
From they're head to their shoes
They've got the 21st century blues
Rip it up
Fake the news
They've got the 21st century blues
From my head to my shoes
I got the 21st century blues
Rip it up
Fake the news
I got the 21st century blues
Yes I Do !!!!
Oh! Yes I do!
Yes I do!
Yes I do!
Stop!
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11. |
LIVED TO TELL THE TALE
04:32
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LIVED TO TELL THE TALE
On the Ship of Fools
Nine tailed to (the) rules
The die was cast boy
I leapt from the mast (boy!)
To a town of lies
Fate was my alibi
On a wanted poster
From coast-to-coast ... yeah!
Beaten, robbed and pounded
By a sheriff with a gun
Double-crossed and hounded
By lawyers on the run
The stone-faced judge and jury
(Well they) threw me right in jail
But I pulled a key from my pocket
And I lived to tell the tale!
To the Street of Dreams
Fake kings and queens
Well they tried to 'roll me'
With what they 'sold me'!
Beaten and distorted by a man
In a three-piece suit!
Double-crossed and thwarted
By rogues in Chelsea boots!
In the shark-infested boardroom
Sign here for the Holy Grail
I pulled a pen from my pocket
And I lived to tell the tale
Oh! So many years have passed
Since I leapt from that mast!
Now I'm on the road again
This time to the end
"Unfinished Business"
Yeah! Well that's what is this?
Beaten, lost and wasted
Time to join me a rock 'n' roll band
Double-crossed and hated
For going back to Nowhere Land!
Ambushed at the crossroads by fools
Willing me to fail
But I pulled a gun from my pocket
And I lived to tell the tale!
Yeah! I lived to tell the tale
On the Street of Dreams
Well you know just what I mean!
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12. |
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ONE LAST SHOT AT THE TITLE
How long have we got?
The hand of fate
The ticking clock
Who knows what's round the bend
For me and you my sweet friend
Coz I know just what it's like
To be with you on a Friday night
Dancing to the songs we love
You and me like a hand-in-glove
Coz I still believe in it
Right to the heart of it
You and me baby
Remember when the juke box was our bible
Let's take one last
One last shot at the title
Coz I know just what it’s like
To burn that bridge
To roll that dice
Onto where dreams comes true
All or nothing for me and you
Coz I still have faith in it
Right to the soul of it
You and me baby
Remember when guitars sound like riffles
Let's take one last
One last shot at the title
Give us sunshine forget the rain
Sail our ship
Jump our train
Coz I know just what it's like
To drive and drive
And drive all night
Onto the sun shines thru
Oh! baby me and you!
Coz I still have hope in it
Right to the end of it
You and me baby
Remember when our dreams came out at nightfall
Let's take one last
One last shot at the title
One last shot at the title
One last shot at the title
One last shot at the title
Oh Yeah!
How long have we got?
The hand of fate
The ticking clock!
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