Singer In The Band David McWilliams

sunday afternoon sittin' in my room nothin's really changed it just looks the same yet it's over passed along my way said she couldn't stay she stood all alone so l look her home she was my lover she is

3 O'Clock Flamingo Street David McWilliams

ears Holds his bottle heaven near And dimly strange to rise Unreal, can't feel His dagger dangling band of steel Through plastic coated eyes Don't turn away, there ain't no need It's just 3 o'clock Flamingo

The Prisoner David McWilliams

I am a poor prisoner arrested and tried for a crime I committed and the law I defied in hunger I stole some lords bread and wine was sat on his table that his household might dine I was held by his bondsman

In The Early Hours Of The Morning David McWilliams

Oh the sun is gazing down on me And the day it is a dawning The sea is washing pebbles o'er the sand In the early hours of the morning My eyes are still half closed with sleep My mind still clouded with

Lord Offaly David McWilliams

I am the lord of offaly silken Thomas is my name no sword for Henry will I hold my heritage I claim to trust no more in foreign kings whose word I treat with scorn my father lies in londons tower the prey

Cross The Line David McWilliams

cross the line with your brother cross the line cross the line cross the line with your brother cross the line for the line which is drawn will be for either king or pawn so cross the line with your brother

I Would Be Confessed David McWilliams

come all you weary mistrels a warning take by me I've been too long upon this road to sing in harmony I've been alone for much too long my wanderin' days are through I wish someone would ask me in I'd

She Was A Lady David McWilliams

she was a lady it's easy to see with rings on her fingers she used to be the queen of the mansion the belle of the ball now she just sits here nobody calls the bottle before her glass in her hand wearied

Down By The Dockyard David McWilliams

down by the dockyard the water's lie still the big cranes like tombstones surround her down by the dockyard the water's lie still dead as the city that bounds her the old woman wrapped in her long faded

The Gypsy David McWilliams

been bargained and sold but I will give you the sun and the stars I will show you what you are Nancy will you come will you follow after me my coach it is waiting away we will be will you leave your husbands

Bells Of Time David McWilliams

there are no saints or teachers no reason here nor rhyme just the black robed missionaries of death to toll the bells of time down along the border upon a lonely road I saw a man in flowing robes his hair

For Josephine David McWilliams

The light is waxing dim my love By the window here I dream I see you standing in the rain In the places where we've been And the highway is painted blue my love For those that haven't seen That I would

For A Little Girl David McWilliams

As I a rise the morning air Breathes the silent song to me And sings it's melody of Spring It's then my thoughts return to you Compare the star light and the sun They glow and twinkle in the sky Though

Heart Of The Roll David McWilliams

her mother was a seamstress her daddy worked in wood she went to church on Sunday just like every good girl should but who is her confessor now she wears devils hood is there anyone to hear her heart of

Lady Margaret David McWilliams

as I walked among the green fields one evening in May I spied the fairest damsels all at their sport and play such beauty as beguiled me I ne'er did see again the one was Lady Margaret the other Evelainne

The Days Of Pearly Spencer David McWilliams

A tenement, a dirty street Walked and worn by shoeless feet Inside it's long and so complete Watched by a shivering sun Old eyes in a small child's face Watching as the shadows race Through walls and cracks

As I Used To Know Her David McWilliams

if you have words to speak of her don't use the time to talk of shame the lies you sell are not of her but of another with her name she wandered through my changing years on all she touched she left her

Livin's Just A State Of Mind David McWilliams

I was standing at the altar I was aching to confess for my soul in absolution to be blessed when all the candles ceased their burning and all the virgins turned to stone and I was left there in my darkness

Horseman David McWilliams

it was on a cold and windy night we sat waiting for the dawn huddled close up to the fire and the shutters all were drawn when we heard hoof beats comin' and a whinney in the night and the moon hung on

What's The Matter With Me David McWilliams

As I walked down by the river, down by the silver stream My head kept wondering back, to all the things I've done and seen To faces, places, lands and scenes, forgotten in my mind Dreams and memories buried

Morning That Looks Like Rain David McWilliams

could I but touch your mouth one time again 't would brighten up the darkest day like some lost hero in a storybook 't would light my way and we could listen to the wind again sing it's soft and sad refrain

Pharisee David McWilliams

as I was walking along the road my raincoat gathered' round I met a pretty lady comin' from the town she had a basket on her arm and she stumbled as she ran so when she came before me I commanded her to

Question Of Identity David McWilliams

My forefathers came, when the land it was open And built it from nothing, to millions of acres To live there in freedom, no fears to persue them To leave all their troubles, and trials behind them And

Leave The Bottles On The Floor David McWilliams

she'd let me high she didn't even make me cry I wasn't even worried I told her not to mind at all that I would take it and play ball I hope she don't have far to fall when she finds out 'bout Mavis leave the

Twenty Golden Years Ago David McWilliams

oh the rain the weary rain stutters on my window sill night I guess is on the wane all around has grown so still here I sit with coffee cup ah 't was rare l watched it flow in the tavern where I'd sup

Sweet Lil' David McWilliams

Little momma 's in despair Got no crazy clothes to wear Nothing in the world she wants to do So she turns and walks away To step around another day Never tasting anything that's new She seems to always

Daddy Lonesome David McWilliams

hey daddy lonesome slip me a rhyme make it easy to remember I've been sittin' here these last few days tryin' to get myself together but everything I try to do keeps changin' like the weather and yet when

I Will Be Your Friend David McWilliams

oh I would not be your enemy there'd be no need to pretend if you will only love me I will always be your friend I will always be your friend remember how it used to be the writin' on the wall the nights

Epitaph David McWilliams

fast as the day is winding down the night dark as a river a mist before my weary eyes no saviour to deliver an empty mask the easel stands no painter's breath to help her no priest to ease her solitude

Go On Back To Mama David McWilliams

from our hands what god has made me and there's nothing you can do I really don't know why you try for your chances are so few to take away my freedom well you have no chance at all for my freedoms in

You Wear It Like A Crown David McWilliams

o if I had a grand piano I would play a song for you a song to make you wonder like you've never done before with words to make the poets sing and worship at the gate for you but all I have are words that

You've Only Been A Stranger David McWilliams

hold back the day a little longer I need the night to make me blind I didn't know it but I know it now you've only been a stranger all this time I thought I'd climbed up every mountain I thought I'd walked

I Only Know You As A Stranger David McWilliams

Hold back the day a little longer I need the night to make me blind I didn't know it but I know it now I only knew you as a stranger all this time I thought I'd climbed up every mountain I thought I'd

Sad Dark Eyes David McWilliams

oh the day was dyin' first time I saw her her black hair shinin' as she passed me by and I smiled down on her I see her sorrow in one brief moment as she met my eye and her step it faltered she almost

Marlena David McWilliams

Marlena, speak to me I take all my strength from your smile The moment I see you I wish you would stop for a while My heart skips a beat And my head turns around But for you, I just don't exist Yet you're

Blind Man's Stepping Stones David McWilliams

oer the blind mens stepping stones for manhood or the loss of life this choice the barratts gave and every man was blinded his lineage for to save then thrust upon the waters to tread the dark unknown

Please Come Home David McWilliams

the sky is weeping o please come home the sun 's sleeping o please come home the wind is sighing o please come home and l am crying please take me home

Na-Na David McWilliams

remember how we used to play all along the river tracks and throw stone at all the lovers 'til they got up and threw them back and the old lady at the corner when she flew into a rage said that you should

Love Like A Lady David McWilliams

what I mean And nobody knows where I've been I've been lonely so long Something's gone wrong And my memory's gone like my reason So when you lay down beside me at night And you reach up and you turn out the

Time Of Trouble David McWilliams

Listen to me is all I askTo follow you my chosen taskAnd right now time is fading fastInto my time of troubleInto my time of troubleIf I could only take you awaySome other time, some other dayFor a...

There's No Lock Upon My Door David McWilliams

Close your eyes I'll tell you somethingThat I should have said beforeIf you ever feel like leavingThere ain't no lock upon my doorYou think your eyes are sparkling jewelsYou think that everyone sho...

I`m Just A Singer The Moody Blues

want this world of yours to turn about you And you\'re the only other person to know Don\'t tell me I\'m Just a Singer in a Rock \'n\' Roll Band How can we understand Riots for the people by the

I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band) The Moody Blues

world of yours to turn about you And you're the only other person to know Don't tell me I'm Just a Singer in a Rock 'n' Roll Band How can we understand Riots for the people by the people who are only

Rubber Band David Bowie

Rubber Band There's a rubber band that plays tunes out of tune In the library garden Sunday afternoon While a little chappie waves a golden wand Rubber Band In 1910 I was so handsome and so strong

Join The Gang David Bowie

Let me introduce you to the gang Johnny plays the sitar, he's an existentialist Once he had a name, now he plays our game You won't feel so good now that you've joined the gang Molly is the model

The Singer (Let There Be Light) (No Cross Fade) David Phelps

The music began at His command And the Singer drew his breath The melody rose and dawned on the land and pierced the emptyness and from a barren and lonely place Life began to spring As on the stage

The Singer Barbra Streisand

In a small caf On a crowded night In a spot of light Stands the singer, And the band begins And the beat is strong And the room belongs To the singer, All the people turn to hear The sad refrain And catch

Singer In A Band Mark Wills

I'll be glad to sign my autograph if you want me to God knows I love singin', that's what I was born to do You see me up there center stage in the spotlight for a while But in the things that really matter

Singer In A Band Joe Nichols

I'll be glad to sign my autograph If you want me to God knows I love singing It's what I was born to do You see me up there center stage In the spotlight for awhile But in the things that really matter

The Singer Liza Minnelli

In a small cafe on a crowded night In a spot of light stands the singer Then the band begins And the beat is strong And the room belongs to the singer All the people turn to hear her sad refrain And catch