Wings On My Heels Eddi Reader

I never was too good at dancing Somewhere I'd step out of line But I knew that I had wings on my heels When they played in three-quarter time The pride of the north end would swagger The blades from the

Dragonflies Eddi Reader

A lost summer's day, a lifetime away What do you find Slow turning sun, with somewhere to run On your mind Not the flash that you saw That was gone in the wink of an eye As soon as we're here We disappear

Dragonflies (Boo Hewerdine edit) Eddi Reader

A lost summer's day, a lifetime away What do you find Slow turning sun, with somewhere to run On your mind Not the flash that you saw That was gone in the wink of an eye As soon as we're here We disappear

Hummingbird Eddi Reader

Hummingbird, hummingbird I knew I'd find you here Bright lights draw you near They always will All that work and worry just to stay still Hummingbird, hummingbird Always on your mind Sweetness you must

Psychic Reader Eddi Reader

psychic reader just a block away are you feeling sore palm readin’ just a walk away and my feet are sore we’re wearing starlight out no burning my eye lift your head up we’ll read your thoughts we’ll read

Roses Eddi Reader

everybody listen love is all around feel it in the breeze summer's coming round dressing up the trees and it makes me feel alright watching all the signs of passing time seasons going round digging in their heels

On A Whim Eddi Reader

At times I'm saddled by this nagging doubt And the light so dim Through this confusion my heart goes travelling On a whim It's a cold and rainy day but it feels so right To be out on a limb It's where

Rebel Angel Eddi Reader

I’m on the Queenstown Road riding bumper to bumper an island, an island in the driving rain and in my mind it’s the highest place I’ve ever been without a parachute, without holding on or falling falling

New York City Eddi Reader

I was down in New York city I was trying to get back on my feet I was looking out for someone else to think about and there's no harm in that you knock me out on these streets with your beauty there's

Lazy Heart Eddi Reader

I've got a lazy heart Can't make it do a thing Won't go to church on Sundays I've never heard it sing No matter what I do Can't make my heart love you I've got a lazy heart Sleeps when the morning comes

Dandelion Eddi Reader

oh dandelion if I make a wish on you and then I set you free onto the breeze will my wish come true oh dandelion I used to be the same nothing could hold me down now I'm earthly bound oh what a shame why

Dear John Eddi Reader

Oh, dear John I hate to be the one to break the news But it’s concerning me and you This is the letter no one ever wants to write You may not believe me But it’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done My eyes

Follow My Tears Eddi Reader

I was born in the shadow Of the factory I'd be working For me and my brother There was nowhere else to go I married a local boy In nineteen forty seven His hands were rough but his eyes were kind And I

Red Face Big Sky Eddi Reader

let's go walking to the edge of here let's go find the big sea maybe the sky will fall on us but I've got your name in my mouth like (wildfire) ah it's just like (wildfire) all the things you said make

Clear Eddi Reader

I do believe this road's for going I'll be on it soon enough My baby wants a mother So do I when it's all too tough I do believe there's something coming Hope it wake us up The big hand's pointing this

I Won't Stand In Your Way Eddi Reader

You're growing up You drop my hand Before I knew it You could stand I find it hard the letting go But there's one thing I know I won't stand in your way To go out tonight, see all the lights I couldn't

Butterfly Jar Eddi Reader

didn’t want the world to share so he kept her in a butterfly jar all the time his beauty slept while he was watching in the dark no one saw and no one knew that he kept her in a butterfly jar life goes on

Darkhouse Eddi Reader

fills everything she thought she needed saving by the prince of hopelessness she dreams of Barbie dolls and lemonade and she’s nowhere near it the moon flies past the darkhouse shines a light in he left on

The Right Place Eddi Reader

The lights are on our side, driving out of town tonight This night the colour of blue glass The warm wind is in our hair, summertime is everywhere It's funny how today just flew past I've been in the wrong

My Shining Star Eddi Reader

When the storm is raging and the sky is black Your light came to me in the bar And it brought me to my journey's end You are my shining star Can I stay with you my shining star Everything that I am seems

Over It Now Eddi Reader

Kiss me quick Before I turn into a pumpkin Nearly sick on the wall of death But then you held me hard Cigarette on the ghost train And for a while I was someone else I'm over it now Yes I'm over it now

Sweet Mountain Of Love Eddi Reader

I'm looking up I see the sky I look and wonder When will I see you Standing there Standing there When will I see you In care of my sweet mountain of love In care of my sweet mountain of love In care of

East Of Us Eddi Reader

she’s an iceberg white and glistening open fire see her melting (holding on to the east of us) there’s a tornado turning (I wish you well from the east of us) in the palms of our careless hands (you’re

Joke (I'm Laughing) Eddi Reader

Joke, I'm laughing, I'm laughing I'm laughing I'm laughing D'you hear the one about The one who fell from space One minute in the stars The next minute lying on their face?

Glasgow Star Eddi Reader

there’s a yellow star hung over a Glasgow sky in a sandstone doorway I had the sweetest kiss I’m here for days like these and I’m walking down the middle of the Great Western Road and I’m surfing on a

When I Watch You Sleeping Eddi Reader

myself for what I am and the secret I’ve been keeping it’s more than I can stand oh I’ve tried but can’t ignore what I know in heaven saw that’s why when I watch you sleeping I cry there’s a number in my

Barcelona Window Eddi Reader

I can hear laughter Swimming through my window Burnt orange petals Moving in my eyes Unwrap me Untrap me You and I Here we hide away Someone is working Someone is waiting Someone is wasted But that's outside

I Loved a Lad Eddi Reader

I ainse loved a lass and I loved her sae well that I hate all others that spoke of her ill; but now she’s rewarded me ill for my love she’s gone tae get wed tae another.

Candyfloss Eddi Reader

candyfloss between my ears I’ve been getting this way for years now I’m so dumb, if I walk and chew gum it’s a miracle it’s a miracle candyfloss behind my eyes I see no clouds, I see blue skies now I’m

It's Magic Eddi Reader

hand in hand The world becomes a wonderland It's magic How else can I explain Those rainbows when there is no rain It's magic Why do I tell myself These things that happen are all really true When in my

Kiteflyer's Hill Eddi Reader

My wild summer love Where are you now? Do you think of me sometimes? And do you ever make that climb Up to Kiteflyer's Hill?

The Exception Eddi Reader

In a paparazzi photograph she was stepping from a car The tired eyes betrayed the smile of the faded singing star At the publishers reception on the launching of her book She told the grimy details and

Semi-Precious Eddi Reader

Semi-precious, almost flawless Semi-precious, almost flawless I will find you, I will find you Under bridges, where my fear lies In the wreckage, I will catch your eyes In borrowed rooms, by gutter moons

Please Don't Ask Me To Dance Eddi Reader

what the heart forgets And I might do something that I will regret How can you smile at me now After all the ugly words we used Don't you remember anything we said Tonight I'm younger and it's going to my

Bell, Book And Candle Eddi Reader

moon The color of your eyes I remember holding you A fall through summer skies You're everything that I've become Every word I say I need a bell a book and candle To keep your ghost away White horses on

Love Is The Way Eddi Reader

And I suppose I am home every time I am in your company Love is the way Love is the way Love is the way you lead me All the moments we share just between me and you Are among those I'd care to treasure my

Prayer Wheel Eddi Reader

me sometimes Don't let me slip out of your mind Spin a prayer wheel for me sometimes It's happening again, we're unresolving It's happening again I can live your life And dream of wires Or I can live my

Postcard Eddi Reader

and grab it But look the way it curls Out of your fingers I used to wish I was the cigarette Inside your mouth You'd roll me up and breathe me in But then you'd blow me out And I would float and curl my

Patience Of Angels Eddi Reader

From the top of the busShe thought she saw him waveShe saw Tuesdays and forgetfulnessAnd a little money savedDoes she know, I don't knowBut from here I can tellThat it would try the patience of ang...

Scarecrows Eddi Reader

oh scarecrow wherever you goyou’re only bringing sorrowoh scarecrow wherever you goyou’re only bringing sorrowsorrow for the ones you left behindsorrow for the ones who gosorrow for the ones who ch...

Wonderful Lie Eddi Reader

I remember all of this in slow motionEvery tawdry detailDust caught in the sun in your kitchenEmpty words, saying nothingI nearly forgot who i wasI nearly forgot who i wasI nearly forgot who i wasI...

California Eddi Reader

Billy doesn't love me but he keeps good companyHe only comes here when there's no one else to seeI don't mind if he comes aroundI know the winter gets him downBilly doesn't love me but he keeps goo...

Medicine Eddi Reader

did you fall out of the family treehere’s a kiss to mend your kneeeverybody needs some kind of medicine sometimeshow long did you think it would last with yoursleeping pills and laughing gas?everyb...

Silent Bells Eddi Reader

there's a truth that is lostin the noise life compelsthat all that we arewithout love are silent bellsand where do prayers goif the heart never tellsis all that we arewithout love, silent bellshow ...

Never Going Back Again (Queen Of Scots) Eddi Reader

you broke down and you let me inI first heard this song in Irvineyou told me I was good luckI'm seventeen in KilmarnockI'm never going to be that againnow I've seen what it means to winQueen of Sco...

Fallen Twice Eddi Reader

She came to him last nightWith a bottle of wine and a broken heartAnd he held her in his armsAnd he wondered for a whileWas sadness just a broken smileFrom a girl with pale green eyesBut he knows n...

Find My Love (Feat. Eddi Reader) Fairground Attraction

Cats are crying, gates are slammin' The wind is howling 'round the house tonight I'm as lonely as a boat out on the sea when the night is black and the tide is high Oh, on nights like this (I) feel like

Cold Reader Stone Sour

I... can only hurt your case It's written on your face You always come to me I won't be used, but... I - can't fight you anymore I know I'll open up the door, oh... NO! I WON'T! I CAN'T! NOT ANYMORE!

Mind Reader View From The Bus Tour

There's a balcony talk, Wishing you to auger my life. Feeling too tired, let the bird observe through Dear mind, dear mind reader, Why are your eyes so blue?

Palm Reader Third Eye Blind

Just give me a call when you feel better but you never do and I'm just another debtor to some palm reader whose got her hands mixed up Palm readers breath smells of brandy and cigarettes As she sells