The Campaign For Real Rock Edwyn Collins

to admit it takes pluck To go out on the floor and proclaim, "What a bore" In a T-shirt that reads, 'Disco Sucks' Yes, here he comes, the not so young Pretender to the throne He's singing rag, momma, rag

Country Rock Edwyn Collins

The thunder cracks against the night The dark explodes with yellow light The railroad sign is flashin' bright The people stare but I don't care My flesh is cold against my bones And Cheryl's goin' home

It's A Steal Edwyn Collins

The first two chords I chanced upon Became the bedrock of this song Don't ask me where it all went wrong That's for you to sit and ponder upon Sometimes I'm thinking to myself Should have left my dreams

Searching For The Truth Edwyn Collins

I’m searching for the truth I’m searching for the truth Some sweet day we’ll get there in the end Some sweet day we’ll get there in the end And I will always be lucky in my life And I will find a way to

Superficial Cat Edwyn Collins

At the blast that was the past Came the superhuman brain Set the universe aflame Put the rest of us to shame I looked to the skies with expectant eyes Feeling bedazzled, humbled and small The Answer was

It Dawns On Me Edwyn Collins

Let me find out who l am Let me live and let me dream Near the shoreline, near the sea Coast to coast, that’s where I’ll be A simple life, a simple choice That dawns on me, reality A simple life, a simple

Low Expectations Edwyn Collins

So, you set out on your own You shut up shop, you're leavin' home You feel no need to settle down In the crippled crook of your earth bound town And you've been down this road before Which is not to say

For The Rest Of My Life Edwyn Collins

Way back when I was all of three I fell down and skinned my knee It didn't matter much to me C'est la vie At the tender age of ten, running wild and free I didn't get no sympathy, fine by me I wasn't concerned

All My Days Edwyn Collins

Left my home for yesteryear Took a trip to shed my fear All my life, all my days Turn to dust, turned away And I’m trying to comprehend The force, the fear I’m willing to accept the good that's near Through

Subsidence Edwyn Collins

You may find as I have found This place is neither safe nor sound This house of cards will tumble down As befits a cardboard town You're lost in the ruins of your mind As these four walls collide, as your

No One Waved Goodbye Edwyn Collins

all makes perfect sense Though once or twice I've had my doubts 'Cause I've lost all sense of being And I've lost all sense of time But worst of all I've lost what was never really mine Once we reached for

I'm Not Following You Edwyn Collins

Women may love me, but I don't love women At least not collectively Some men admire me and others despise me The feeling is mutual, I'm sure you'll agree Some men go for supermodels Others, Reader's Wives

The Magic Piper Edwyn Collins

I'm through with love hangovers It's best that I stay sober No rolling in the clover No Gretna Green trip over No honeymoon in Paris I only feel embarrassed For the cool cats The charmed kittens

The Magic Piper (Of Love) Edwyn Collins

No rolling in the clover, No Gretna Green trip over. No honeymoon in Paris, I only feel embarrassed For the cool cats, The charmed kittens, Both smitten by the love songs That he's written.

Magic Piper Edwyn Collins

I'm through with love hangovers It's best that I stay sober No rolling in the clover No Gretna Green trip over No honeymoon in Paris I only feel embarrassed For the cool cats The charmed kittens

It's Right In Front Of You Edwyn Collins

It's right in front of you You still describe as your latest undertaking It seems to me it's been a lifetime in the making And somehow it won't come right Somehow it won't come good Somehow it won't come

Keep On Burning Edwyn Collins

you've given me a headstart I'm brewing up a brainstorm And we leave the grunges far behind In the quagmire of the unkempt minds 'cause its got no style, no elequence No elegance no sexuality all it takes

Make Me Feel Again Edwyn Collins

Make me feel again Five twenty five on a Monday morning I'm lying on my unmade bed Outside these walls there's a new day dawning As the sky turns from black to red But I can't sleep a wink Am I losing

I've Got It Bad Edwyn Collins

There's something intriguing about you, that's for sure Seems like you walked right out of my past Oh, you swore we never met before?

Adidas World Edwyn Collins

Well, don't get me wrong, I won't hurt myself Back in the 80's, straight off the shelves I even enrolled in the old school of cool But how quickly I learned to be nobody's fool Don't wanna live in an Adidas

Over The Hill Edwyn Collins

Looking back where I used to be Reckless youth, that’s the truth At twenty one I had a grand conceit Clarity, simplicity In my world of darkness nothing’s changed In all my confusion it’s still the same

Gorgeous George Edwyn Collins

key Gorgeous George The last of the go-getters Gorgeous George A dandy to the letter You really should know better Gorgeous George Such exquisite taste From your head to toes Stuck inside your lady's

Losing Sleep Edwyn Collins

Everything I own is right in front of me And it's getting me down, I'm losing sleep And it's getting me down, I'm losing sleep I'm holding on, I'm insecure About my life, about my work But now I know the

Out Of This World Edwyn Collins

I've been prayin', I'm prayin' that you come to your senses 'Cause whilst you bask in the warmth of the sun We're vulnerable and defenseless There are so many people, who've come to depend on you There

I Still Believe In You Edwyn Collins

I’m running through the backwoods I’m running through the field When I’m alone I miss you Back at my house, I don’t, yet I still believe in you Maybe you want me to My love I’m running out of answers I

In Your Eyes Edwyn Collins

I can hardly taste the wine, I'm homesick And if you see me down, walk away, walk away I can hear it in your voice, in your voice I can feel it in your heart, in your heart And if you want to go Then I'll

Running Away With Myself Edwyn Collins

I'm going back to my school I'm going back to my old school 'Cause to tell you the truth Move this old fool I'm going back to my suit I'm going back to my old suit Though I'm somewhat dismayed 'Cause the

Humble Edwyn Collins

I can see it in the way you walk So fine, so fine I can see it in the way you smile Divine, divine And it's making me humble It's making me shy And she's making me humble She's making me cry Somehow, somewhere

Come Tomorrow, Come Today Edwyn Collins

I ain't lying, no more tearsIt's good to be here, the best of my yearsThrough the good times and the badNever faltered, I've faced all my fearsThat awkward sense of being aliveThat awkward feeling deep

Downer Edwyn Collins

It seems I'm cursed and what is worse The play I'm in seems unrehearsed The spotlight swims before my eyes I lack the wits to improvise What a knockback What a stepback What a setback What a downer What

Bored Edwyn Collins

Halfway down a mountainside And I'm bored, so bored Halfway down a mountainside And I'm bored, so bored I'm not sure what to do with myself I'm not sure what to do, what to say I'm doing the splits, I'm

If You Could Love Me Edwyn Collins

Darkness, darkness all around And my senses have been stripped Of sight and sound Suddenly I came to, I pulled through Amazed at what I saw Struggling hard to find the words When words tends to stick right

North Of Heaven Edwyn Collins

Don't pretend that you don't know me If you mean to offend me then you're doing pretty well And how convincingly you've shown me That the love I thought was built to last is now an empty shell Things can

A girl like you Edwyn Collins

come a knocking knockin' on my door and I've never met a girl like you before you gave me just a taste so I want more now my hands are bleeding and my knees are raw now you've got me crawlin' on the

A Girl Like You (Album Version) Edwyn Collins

, knockin' at my door And I've never met a girl like you before You give me just a taste so I want more and more Now my hands are bleeding and my knees are raw Now you've got me crawlin', crawlin' on the

Do It Again Edwyn Collins

So many ways, so many truthsSo much to learn, so much to doNight by night, day by dayThere's a place I knowI'm gonna stray...I can do it againI can do anything, honeyDo do do it againCause you send...

Mr Freedom (Feat. Edwyn Collins) Gabin

Tried to call you 'n' got the answer phone Now I'm glad I'm free to spend a weekend on my own Do the shopping Jog in the park And there's a lot of housework That needs to be done I'm turning myself into

My Boy, Flat Top Dorothy Collins

Hey, Mr Flat Top Young and strong, his top is flat A cool haircut and never wears a hat I don't mean maybe, he's a real hep cat My boy, flat top Big broad shoulders, man, they're pips Dreamy eyes with

Bennett: My Boy, Flat Top Dorothy Collins

Hey, Mr Flat Top Young and strong, his top is flat A cool haircut and never wears a hat I don't mean maybe, he's a real hep cat My boy, flat top Big broad shoulders, man, they're pips Dreamy eyes with

My Boy Flat Top Dorothy Collins

Young and strong, his top is flat Cool haircut, never wears a hat I don't mean maybe, he's a real hep cat My boy-flat top Big broad shoulders, man, they're pips Dreamy eyes really crazy lips When

Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me For A Little While) Phil Collins

I know you're leaving me behind I'm seeing you, darling, for the very last time Show a little tenderness before you go Please let me feel your embrace once more Take me in your arms, come on and rock

Bootzilla Bootsy Collins

The world's only rhinestone rock star doll baba! I wanna be your toy. I wanna play for you Created by Funk-A-Tech Incorporated, Makers of funky things to play with. Wind me up, people!

Salt Of The Earth Judy Collins

Let's drink to the hard working people Let's drink to the lowly of birth Raise your glass to the good and the evil Let's drink to the salt of the earth Say a prayer for the common foot soldier Spare

Punk Rock Song bad religion

Punk Rock Song have you been to the desert? have you walked with the dead?

Medgar Evers Lullaby Judy Collins

Bye bye my baby, I'll rock you to sleep Sing you a sad song, it might make you weep Your Daddy is dead and he'll never come back And the reason they killed him, because he was black I'll tell you a story

Campaign Trail John Gorka

I pay my bills to the time collectors They're getting more from me each day I pay them off a few words at a time But the spur's gone from the moment And the moment's slipped away I used to feel like something

Song For Martin Judy Collins

"In Rough Rock, Arizona he lived for many years alone A gangly kid from Colorado, who could sing the sweetest songs I first heard Woody's songs from him in a cabin in the snow Seems like it was yesterday

Bonnie Ship The Diamond Judy Collins

The Diamond is a ship my boys, for Greenland she is bound And the quay it is all garnished with bonny lassies 'round The captain gives the order to sail the ocean wide Where the sun it never sets my lads

Talkin About My Baby Phil Collins

yeah Makes my heart beat wild So everybody say, yeah, yeah yeah Everybody say, yeah, yeah yeah Everybody say, yeah, yeah yeah Yeah yeah, yeah yeah I want to talk about my baby, yeah yeah She does the

This Love This Heart Phil Collins

This love, this heart, these arms to hold So tight to you, I won't let go Can this be real, or just some dream that feels so true I wish you love, I wish you more You are all that I live for I'll