Wash Her Away Del Amitri

Eyes like a slash across her face Lips I'd kill a man to taste Whatever this stuff is, I'm buying Whatever it does, I'll do it 'til I'm dying I can't wash her away It's getting under my skin I can't

Spit In The Rain Del Amitri

Without doubt, it is true She was the only love you knew Now she's gone, It fades away, like Spit in the rain.

Won't Make It Better Del Amitri

So you say you are sick of love Got a mind to give the damn thing up Got a housefull of stuff your lovers left Gonna take a bus to the city dump with it So you want to throw away the old you But the old

Won't Make It Better (Album Ver.) Del Amitri

So you say you are sick of love Got a mind to give the damn thing up Got a housefull of stuff your lovers left Gonna take a bus to the city dump with it So you want to throw away the old you But the old

Buttons On My Clothes Del Amitri

back The buttons on my clothes are as plain to see as that I took a chemical vacation in my head But now I'm back here at the station with a trunk of regret Thought I found myself a frequency beyond her

Be My Downfall Del Amitri

The bus is pulling out and I guess I'd better go Before I make a grave mistake and let my feelings show And twenty miles away she waits alone for me But when I try to picture her you're the one I see And

I Was Here Del Amitri

Though there was leads in the petrol and bacteria in the beer Though she moved away and left me hopeless, I was writing I was here.

Cruel Light Of Day Del Amitri

such sweet blindness 'Til you see it in the cruel light of day Last night was just a comedy And I woke up like a walking tragedy And it was right in front of me But I just laughed and turned my eyes away

Behind The Fool Del Amitri

Don't tell her that you want her Don't ask her to be yours Don't tell her she is everything Or she might see the fool behind the frown And then the heart behind the fool Don't tell her that you need her

Tell Her This Del Amitri

Tell her not to go I ain't holding on no more Tell her something in my mind freezes up from time to time Tell her not to cry I just got scared that's all Tell her I'll be by her side, all she has to do

Hammering Heart Del Amitri

Her heart speaks to me; says the room the room the room Beneath her dress, and I suppose that it beats for me Like a hammering moon pulling tides through her chest Suppose she says that she owes me All

The First Rule Of Love Del Amitri

You'll get hooked, you'll get drugged She'll be your essence she'll be your blood And you'll want her so much but you'll never get enough And that's the first rule of love She'll smell so sweetly in the

Surface Of The Moon Del Amitri

Snow in a soulless city covers up the cracks in the road As a wastrel buys her cigarettes and wipes her pretty nose Like a part-time Elvis imitator these streets I knew so well Have been pasted beyond

Former Owner Del Amitri

And no, I'm not untying The reins around her neck that she feels And I won't try to prise out of her the truth anymore When she lies about the things that she sees Because the former owner always keeps

This Side Of The Morning Del Amitri

Nobody's perfect, and that's something that I'm sure she'll know 'cos trying to tell her lies from the truth at times Is like trying to divide ice from snow When I knew it was over, I jumped into a taxi

To Last A Lifetime Del Amitri

Roll down the window, let me hear the rain Let me hear her whispering, honey everything is OK Cos I've had enough bad news To last a lifetime Well I drove all night under a seasick sky And I made it by

Move Away Jimmy Blue Del Amitri

So move away Jimmy Blue Before your small, small town turns around and swallows you A drunk mother was the cue For the legendary things that you do Behind a carnival tent with mud on your face

Hatful Of Rain Del Amitri

Sherry bottles in a bus-stop litter bin Remind me of you somehow You look so young it's frightening Life's been good to you But strike me down with bolts of lightning If I wasn't good to you too Throw me away

Hatful Of Rain (Live 1995) Del Amitri

Sherry bottles in a bus stop litter bin Remind me of you somehow You look so young it's frightening Life's been good to you But strike me down with bolts of lightning If I wasn't good to you too Throw me away

Last Cheap Shot At The Dream Del Amitri

I can't look into the future, but I can't cheat the past I will wipe away my memory, I will find freedom at last I will walk away from everything that I used to want so bad I can't look into the future

Mother Nature's Writing Del Amitri

The weather's rolling in In a minute flat you'll be soaking wet So kiss her while it's dry A crooked line of lightning, a silent movie moon Mother nature's writing to you

Just Before You Leave (Album Ver.) Del Amitri

his concern Do you still misbehave, then beg for his reprieve And do you love to feel his needy hands pulling at your sleeve Don't you always fall in love again just before you leave Do you still storm away

Just Before You Leave Del Amitri

Do you still storm away, do you slap him just to see is he hits you back or backs away or panics, just like me? Don't you always fall in love again just before you leave?

Just Getting By Del Amitri

Look at me, I'm the one who got away, the one who could've shone I tried to do my best, but I guess your best don't last for long Look at me, standing with my tattered pride of toothless little lions

What I Think She Sees Del Amitri

Baby likes to sleep on floor boards bare And just to keep the peace, well I join her there And she might say to me 'A better man I can't recall' But what I think she sees ain't me at all It ain't me at

What I Think She Sees (Album Ver.) Del Amitri

and clothes But just because I'm here Don't mean I can't run out that door Ain't that what those running shoes are for Baby likes to sleep on floor boards bare And just to keep the peace, well I join her

Drunk In A Band Del Amitri

martial arts and Jim pushes patients 'round the public parks and Nancy makes sculptures out of Hoover parts but I'm just a drunk in a band Danny puts the cones on the motorway and Donna dances tables in her

Driving With The Brakes On Del Amitri

But unless the moon falls tonight, unless continents collide, Nothing’s gonna make me, break from her side

Cash And Prizes (Album Ver.) Del Amitri

high as the Hoover Dam I've got cash and prizes, but I don't know who I am I've got a thousand people act on my every word Point at the sky above me, and I own every bird I've got a wife who holds me in her

Breaking Bread Del Amitri

Well it didn't take long for him to be consumed And he turned around and said as her caressing resumed "we once were close but now we're both marooned, And what was once a stirring melody is now a distant

Cash And Prizes Del Amitri

high as the Hoover Dam I've got cash and prizes but I don't know who I am I've got a thousand people act on my every word Point at the sky above me and I own every bird I've got a wife who holds me in her

The Whole World Is Quiet Del Amitri

UK CDS "Always The Last To Know" Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse seem stuck for what to say Even the presence of Jesus in this house couldn't chase those demons away The whole world is quiet And Charlie

She's Passing This Way Del Amitri

She's passing this way And if you're looking for love, she'll give it away Yeah, we've all drunk from that cup You'll be hooked within minutes of tasting a drop 'Cause she is something, that is true

Whiskey Remorse Del Amitri

"There is a girl I used to know She had a hundred ways of hurting you, and so I packed my bags and left her as she watched some TV show, There is a girl I used to know.

Keepers Del Amitri

I am the wild horses who will drag you away I am the locked door who can make you stay And I will act the man in almost anyway I can So I can keep keep keep you.

Start With Me Del Amitri

and misery With all the dirty tricks and hypocrites you cheat on me Well I don't want it but it's all that I can see With all the discrete obscenities With all the money freaks and doublespeak you turn away

As Soon As The Tide Comes In Del Amitri

Let the action begin You'll feel like some soap opera star Predictably hitting the booze With your standard issue broken heart You step into your Saturday shoes And you might feel better if you slapped her

Kiss This Thing Goodbye Del Amitri

Now I'm watching the fumes foul up the sunrise I'm watching the light fade away And I'm hoping tonight that I'll open the door and you'll stand here and say Come on babe, let's kiss this thing goodbye

Kiss This Thing Goodbye Del Amitri

tell myself that i'll go through the motions for the last time tonight so come on babe let's kiss this thing goodbye now i'm watching the fumes foul up the sunrise i'm watching the light fade away

Some Other Sucker's Parade Del Amitri

I must've had a million damn unlucky days But there ain't no cloud that a bottle can't chase away I've done my deal of living, ran from place to place But when the roof comes in I don't wanna take it straight

Medicine Del Amitri

You can find another country if you want Somewhere you can hide yourself away Find yourself another set of holes to haunt Get yourself another debt that you can't pay Yeah, you can try to run for cover

Some Other Sucker's Parade (Album Ver.) Del Amitri

I must've had a million damn unlucky days But there ain't no cloud that a bottle can't chase away I've done my deal of living, ran from place to place But when the roof comes in I don't wanna take it straight

Sleep Instead Of Teardrops Del Amitri

Cry Cry out your eyes forever It wont go away I I’m just a dumb observer It’s so stupid what I said Like everyone else will do I’m gonna lie to you Tell you that life is cruel But someday you’

When I Want You Del Amitri

emptiness But I'm not trying I'm just rehearsing For the perfect day When I want you, I'll come looking for you Yes I will, yes I will, yes I will I took a spoon to the swimming pool to drain your trace away

It Might As Well Be You Del Amitri

tomorrow And it might as well be you that tonight will call my name And it might as well be you that I cling to, that I laugh with and sing to Yeah babe, it might as well be you that reminds me It was once her

Don't Come Home Too Soon Del Amitri

, You might not believe it yet but pretty soon you'll see, Even long shots make it, Just don't come home too soon, Just don't come home too soon, And I don't care what people say, We can laugh it all away

The Last To Know Del Amitri

So you're in love with someone else Someone who burns with in your soul And it looks like I am the last to know I hear you've never felt so alive So much desire beyond control and as usual I am t...

Roll To Me Del Amitri

1-Look around your world pretty baby Is it everything you hoped it'd be The wrong guy, the wrong situation The right time to roll to me Roll to me Look into your heart pretty baby Is it aching w...

Make It Always Be Too Late Del Amitri

What I want is everything to clear So let the clocks be wrong Let the evening be longer let me drown in here What I want gets clouded by the sun I can't see beyond The petty things that living here...

Food For Songs Del Amitri

There's people hauling people Out from under their homes There's people hauling people Out through the groaning stones You can see me tonight, I'll be shell shocked and white in the cold light...