Take My Place Nik Kershaw

Rise and greet the great pretender He's young and hungry for your crown Do you want it Do you want my place You can take my place Do you want it Do you want my place You can take my place Heart of gold

Walkabout Nik Kershaw

There are walls to keep the stranger out And doors that open wide Over here, over here Open spaces for a silent shout A place for you to hide Over here Over here that feeling that fills my head And smiles

One Step Ahead Nik Kershaw

I catch my breath and ready for the race to come No prizes call, the contest is my opium Since you can never be sure When they're keeping the score You must always be ready to run I tense myself Waiting

Dancing Girls Nik Kershaw

Cold and lonely tired and bored Just like the day before Missing out on life's reward Of that you can be sure So bring on the dancing girls Take off the cold night and the sad day Bring on the dancing

Lady On The Phone Nik Kershaw

morning, I go No particular worry or care Down Santa Monica Boulevard, real slow Just to see if that lady's still there I don't know if I should But maybe I could ask her something I wonder 'bout the place

Burning At Both Ends Nik Kershaw

What's the matter with your face What's the matter with they way you talk What you doing with that spoon You should be eating with a knife and fork Take a look at your body Take a look at your state of

When A Heart Beats Nik Kershaw

Meanwhile in Cuckoo Land a most delightful place We look no further than the nose in front of our face. No wood anywhere we can see only trees Last train for material refugees.

Elizabeth's Eyes Nik Kershaw

I told my tale with some words From jail and a Bible vow But fear and fury were my judge and Jury so here I am now There was a letter A hundred letters I wrote a letter It said Hey Mr President I hope

Dark Glasses Nik Kershaw

me I am theirs but I'm still mine I do what they tell me I do what they say Taking orders as they come I do what they tell me Always silent never dumb I do what they tell me I do what they say Behind my

Wide Boy Nik Kershaw

He no big deal he's just a wide boy He no big deal he's just an ordinary guy Oh me oh my oh me oh my. He made a movie he played the driver of a big yellow car.

She Cries Nik Kershaw

Underneath the passionless disguise she cries She cries She cries Underneath the show that never dies Underneath the calculating lies Underneath emotionless goodbyes oh she cries She cries She cries My

Shame On You Nik Kershaw

I would go to hell in a hat If you asked me to my love It might be a good thing at that For me I would catch the breeze from the treesand the stars from up above I'd go round the world on my knees Or you

Cowboys & Indians Nik Kershaw

I am a man with things to say Got the real thing here without a doubt My aim is true, I'm on my way And I know what life is all about I'll be around One day Gunslung civilians I'll be around We'll play

Nobody Knows Nik Kershaw

nobody knows it but me Like a clown I put on a show The pain is real even if nobody knows And I'm crying inside and nobody knows it but me Why didn't I say the things I needed to say How could I let my

Bogart Nik Kershaw

Now keep this to yourself but My love plays games with me I don't mean gin or monopoly Strings me along like some pet animal or other Why do I play her game When she can't even remember my name Wish I

Faces Nik Kershaw

They found me lost in space nowhere to go With the stakes so high and my resistance so low They said follow us follow us today We are the truth we are the way Young man they said your search is through

Gone To Pieces Nik Kershaw

think I'll call the whole thing off A joke's a joke it isn't funny anymore Enough's enough Now I forget what I was fighting for I played the game I lost I even took the blame I lost I think I'll change my

Drum Talk Nik Kershaw

Whenever I want some company Whenever I need a song to play Whenever my love is sitting by me And when I can't find the words to say I let the drums do the talking When I can do with some conversation

Wouldn't It Be Good Nik Kershaw

don't know when you got it good it's getting harder just keeping life and soul together I'm sick of fighting even though i know i should the cold is biting through each and every nerve and fibre my

Wouldn\'t It Be Good Nik Kershaw

when you\'ve got it good It\'s getting harder, just keeping life and soul together I\'m sick of fighting, even though I know I should The cold is biting Through each and every nerve and fiber My

One World Nik Kershaw

Sitting here feeding all these nimbers into my machine A number for every little thing I see I execute and they come dancing in Dresses black and green I recognise the number shining out at me Telling

Don Quixote Nik Kershaw

tricks makes you what you want to be just like superheroes you saw them on tv coast to coast, wall to wall got to go, duty calls here i am superman, lois lane saved the world, back again here i am in my

The Riddle (Album Ver.) Nik Kershaw

I got two strong arms blessings of babylonwith time to carry on and tryfor sins and false alarmsso to america the bravewise men savenear a tree by a riverthere's a hole in the groundwhere an old ma...

Wounded Knee Nik Kershaw

There we were, living on our island in the sunLife was so easy, there was plenty for everyone'Long come a white man who saw the milk and honeyNow we're making due while he's making all the moneyOh ...

Don't Ask Me Nik Kershaw

Mr K comes out to playInquisitive as everHe'd like to know a bunch of thingsHe thinks you're pretty cleverThe height of Cyd CharisseThe probability of chanceThe capital of TurkeyAnd the president o...

I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me Nik Kershaw

Forty winks in the lobby, make mine a G&TThen to our favorite hobby, searching for an enemyHere in our paper housesStretching for miles and milesOld men in stripy trousers rule the world with plast...

Human Racing Nik Kershaw

closing in on empty spaceswinners laugh too soona paper world with paper facesbeneath a paper moonthere's a man, a real pacesettercoming after meand after him there's someone better andafter him th...

The Riddle Nik Kershaw

I got two strong arms blessings of BabylonWith time to carry on and try for sins and alarmsSo to America the braveWise men saveNear a tree by a riverThere's a hole in the groundWhere an old man of ...

Cloak And Dagger Nik Kershaw

You may never get to wanderAlong the corridors of powerWhere the files tell your storyBeneath the bell that keepsit's secret by the hourWe wanna knowwhat's it's got to sayWe know what you're doingW...

Monkey Business Nik Kershaw

Another cat amongst the pigeonsAnother spannerin the scheme of thingsI don't know why it shakesthem up so muchThey're so out of touch with meIt isn't easy finding something newThe bible bashers bea...

Cloak And Dagger (Live) Nik Kershaw

You never get to wanderAlong the corridors of powerWhere the files tell your storyBeneath the bell thatkeeps it's secret by the hourWe wanna knowwhat's it's got to sayWe know what you're doingWe kn...

Old Friend Elton John, Nik Kershaw

all 'cause he knows me well We can say what we mean and mean what we say We don't like to mess around But we're there to hold each other up When we're falling down Just like an old friend Putting me on my

Same Place Sammy Kershaw

Each night you show up about a quarter to two And in my dreams you always come true And for awhile it's just like old times But before I know it you say goodbye But I'll meet you same place, same

For Years Sammy Kershaw

There's a white mark on my hand Where I wore our wedding band Had to force myself to lay it down So I put it in my drawer Just can't wear that ring no more I've carried it around for years There's

Jambalaya (On The Bayou) Doug Kershaw

He gotta go-pole the pirogue down the bayou His yvonne the sweetest one, me oh my oh Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou Thibodaux, fontaineaux the place is buzzin' A kin-folk come to see yvonne

Anywhere But Here Sammy Kershaw

a whole lot of heavy memories I was finally up for just a-settling down When I found out she'd been a-fooling around (Chorus): Ah, you can send me north, you can send me south Just don't send me past my

Haunted Heart Sammy Kershaw

Go down the road called Yesterday Take a left on a Lost Highway And make a right on Memory Lane Drive until you feel the pain And at the river of tears take one last turn And cross the bridge

Honky Tonk America Sammy Kershaw

it ends when the sun comes up And it starts when the sun goes down Out on the backroads and on the back streets Of every farm and factory town There in the world of weekly wage There's always a place

Jambalaya Doug Kershaw

Well, goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh Me gotta go to pole the pirogue down the bayou My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh I am a son of a gun, we gonna have big fun on the bayou Yeah, jambalaya

Let Me Show You The Way Michael W. Smith

Smith, Nik Kershaw and Stephen Lipson I'm looking at you Old friend of mine It's no use pretending That everything's fine Now don't be so brave Don't be so prous I want you to know that I'm here

Louisiana Man Doug Kershaw

Well, at birth mom and papa called their little boy Ned Raised him on the banks of a river bed On a houseboat tied to a big tall tree A home for my papa and my mama and me The clock strikes three

Louisiana Doug Kershaw

Well, at birth mom and papa called their little boy Ned Raised him on the banks of a river bed On a houseboat tied to a big tall tree A home for my papa and my mama and me The clock strikes three and papa

Cotton County Queen Sammy Kershaw

My baby came and got me in her Mama's Cadillac We went parkin' by the river near the honeydew patch She started talkin' 'bout the birds and the bees My mind ran wild with the possibilities Like

What Might Have Been Sammy Kershaw

You were the only woman for the longest time And I’ll admit that even now you still cross my mind 'Cause we had what others only dream about But that was then, and this is now We used to be red

Love Me, Loving You Sammy Kershaw

to The feelings that we share We won't let go I swear 'Cause I'll show you how much you mean to me I love you, loving me Your pretty smile, it drives me wild Something no one else can do So take

Love Me, Loving You (Album Version) Sammy Kershaw

always hold on to The feelings that we share We won't let go I swear 'Cause I'll show you how much you mean to me I love you loving me Your pretty smile it drives me wild Something no one else can do So take

One Day Left To Live Sammy Kershaw

I rolled out of bed grabbed a cup of caffeine this morning Walked out the door didn't even kiss you goodbye Hurrying to work, a car pulled out no warnin' In an instant it all flashed before my eyes

For Keeps Lily Kershaw

Bourbon over ice We could be free I got time for you, and you got time for me Look to the moon Before it's gone out too soon And i look to you Before it gets, gets too hot in june You let it out And take

I Can't Reach Her Anymore Sammy Kershaw

ain't long till I hear that old cold dial tone I still got her number but I can't reach her anymore I can't reach out and touch her heart the way I did before She don't have much to talk about Since my

Diggy Diggy Lo Doug Kershaw

coffee chaud For Diggy Diggy La and Diggy Diggy Lo Diggy Diggy La and Diggy Diggy Lo Everyone knows he was her beau No other girl could ever show So much love for Diggy Diggy Lo That's the place