Empty Glass Pete Townshend

done Every man on a razors edge Someone has used us to kill with the same gun Killing each other by driving a wedge [Chorus:] My life's a mess I wait for you to pass I stand here at the bar, I hold an empty

And I Moved Pete Townshend

And I moved And I saw him standing In the doorway His figure merely filled the space And I moved But I moved toward him And I moved And his hands felt like ice, exciting As he laid me back Just like an empty

Misunderstood Pete Townshend

young Don't like where I've ended up or where I begun I always feel I must get things in the can I just can't handle it the way I am Why am I so straight and simple People see through me like I'm made of glass

Time Is Passing Pete Townshend

I'm playing my guitar while my sister bangs the jar The glass sets up a sound like people laughing It's going to my brain and it's easing all my pain I must hear this sound again 'cause time is passing

Hiding Out Pete Townshend

a winter's night, without a moon I am safe hidden here I am safe hidden here Hiding out I look over chequered fields And the towering web of steel Young and old will sit and judge unfeeling While the empty

Exquisitely Bored Pete Townshend

The tissue box is empty No coffee for my cream Dogs howl in the alley Crazy women scream Some kids shout from there pick up truck There stoned on life and beer Fifty radios playing in this street But I'm

The Sea Refuses No River Pete Townshend

stones From babies into clones of the mean The sea won't refuse this muddy river Won't deny the sulfurous stream There was a fool in a dressing robe Riding out the twilight hour Lonely and cold in an empty

Love Reign O'er Me (Demo) Pete Townshend

Only love can make it rain The way the beach is kissed by the sea Only love can make it rain Like the sweat of lovers laying in the fields Love reign o'er me Love, love reign o'er me, reign o'er me...

The Real Me (Demo) Pete Townshend

I went back to the doctor to get another shrink I sit and tell him about my weekend But he never betray what he thinks Can you see the real me, doctor? Can you see the real me, doctor? Can ya, can ...

Rough Boys Pete Townshend

Tough boys Running the streets Come a little closer Rough toys Under the sheets Nobody knows her Rough boys Don't walk away I very nearly missed you Tough boys Come over here I wanna bit...

Let My Love Open The Door Pete Townshend

When people keep repeating That you'll never fall in love When everybody keeps retreating But you can't seem to get enough Let my love open the door Let my love open the door Let my love open the d...

Give Blood Pete Townshend

Give bloodBut you may find that blood is enoughGive bloodAnd there are some who'll say it's not enoughGive bloodBut don't expect too ever see rewardGive bloodYou can give it all but still asked for...

Jools And Jim Pete Townshend

Anyone can have an opinionAnyone can join in and jumpAnyone can pay or just stay awayAnyone can crash and thumpBut did you read the stuff that Julie said?Or little Jimmy with his hair died red?They...

Crashing By Design Pete Townshend

Nothing must pass this lineUnless it is well definedYou just have to be resignedYou're crashing by designYou once believed that crazy accidentsWere happening to youYou were chasing a capricious win...

Don't Try To Make Me Real Pete Townshend

Make me of clay, make me of steelBut whatever you do don't try and make me realMake me your dream, a secretive dealBut don't ever scheme to try and make me realStop trying to make me realI haven't ...

Face The Face Pete Townshend

Face the face, got to face the faceFace the face, got to face the faceYou must have heard the cautionary talesThe dangers hidden on the cul-de-sac trailsFrom wiser men who've been through it allAnd...

Uniforms (Corp D'esprit) Pete Townshend

I don't matter, you don't matterNeither does this mindless clatterIt don't matter where you're fromWhat matters is your uniformWear your braces 'round your seatDoctor Marten's on your feetKeep your...

My Baby Gives It Away Pete Townshend

My baby wakes in the deep of the nightShe doesn't need itBut she says it's all rightMy baby digs it, just a Rollin' awayMy baby gives it up every dayMy baby gives it, she gives it awayMy baby gives...

Outlive The Dinosaur Pete Townshend

I breatheMy throat clenchesClutching to excludeA dozen different stenchesIn Falmouth BayA blue whale rollsGonna drown in the swillFrom city sewer holesSummer's longerDeltas gashedAncient treesUproo...

Keep On Working Pete Townshend

I was digging in the yard todayWhen a letter came from Southampton wayKeep on workingKeep on workingI must admit I was a bit in the redBut if you never have pleasure then you could be deadKeep on w...

White City Fighting Pete Townshend

The White City, that's a joke of a nameIt's a black violent place if I remember the gameI couldn't wait to get out but I love to go homeTo remember the White City fightingThe White City Fighting, r...

All Shall Be Well Pete Townshend

HOGARTHYou can wake deep in the nightAnd know that out of sightA dangerous passion growsA force you can't opposeVIXEN and HOGARTHIn the safety of your bedYou dream of a flaming headYou know you've ...

I Am Afraid Pete Townshend

I stand beside youI face the futureI'll admit to youI am afraidI am afraidAs I stand beside youI have denied youI am afraidI am not drunk nowI am not pilled downMy windows wound downI am not brainw...

Pure And Easy Pete Townshend

There once was a note pure and easyPlaying so free like a breathe rippling byThe note is eternalI hear it, it sees meForever we blend as forever we dieI listened and I heard music in a wordAnd word...

Parvardigar Pete Townshend

O Parvardigar, the Preserver and Protector of allWithout beginning are you Lord without endNon-dual , beyond compare, and none can measure YouWithout color, expression, or form, nor attributes to l...

English Boy Pete Townshend

I'm an English boyI was brought up rightHold me downAnd I will biteI know no fearI serve with joyI'm proud to be hereAn English boyI feel like a stray dogBlurred like a movieYou say you've come to ...

Secondhand Love Pete Townshend

Don't bring me secondhand loveDon't bring me secondhand loveI know you went out tonightWho've you been hanging around with this time?I don't care if he's black or whiteI just don't like his kind.I ...

A Little Is Enough Pete Townshend

They say that love often passes in a secondAnd you can never catch it upSo I'm hanging on to you as though eternity beckonBut it's clear that the match is roughCommon sense'd tell me not to try and...

Heart To Hang Onto Pete Townshend

Johnny boy, he's always propping up the barHe's sees life crystallized through his jarHe says he only lives for beerBut deep in his heart is a cry of fearGive me a heart to hang ontoGive me a soul ...

Sheraton Gibson Pete Townshend

I'm sittin' in the Sheraton Gibson playin' my GibsonAnd boy do I want to go home.I'm sittin' in the Sheraton Gibson playin' my GibsonAnd boy do I feel all alone.Cleveland, you blow my mind.Clevelan...

Brilliant Blues Pete Townshend

Say goodbye to the brilliant bluesSay goodbyeIt's time, to liveMake me, take meIt's time, to giveSo don't betray me, pay meThe brilliant bluesDon't want to be frozenI'll spend my mornings at the su...

Now And Then Pete Townshend

Now and then you see a soul and you fall in loveYou can't do a thing about it(repeat 3 times)In you I saw someone that I recognizedHad no idea what was in your mindI met your eyes and I was hypnoti...

I Won't Run Anymore Pete Townshend

WOODLAND CREATURESDon't be afraid of the nightOnly you hear the scream that you screamDon't turn away from the lightOnly you see the dream that you dreamHOGARTHI'm not going to run anymoreI'm not g...

Keep Me Turning Pete Townshend

River's getting higherNo wood for the fireThey saw the messiahBut I guess I missed him againThat brings my score to a hundred and tenThe water's getting closerBetter ring up the grocerStack up the ...

Slit Skirts Pete Townshend

I was just thirty-four years old and I was still wandering in a haze I was wondering why everyone I met seemed like they were Lost in a maze I don't know why I thought I should have some kind of Di...

A Friend Is A Friend Pete Townshend

When eyes meet in silence, a pact can be madeA life-long alliance that won't be betrayedWon't be betrayedBe friendly, befriend me nowBe friendlyA friend is a friend, nothing can change thatArgument...

Let's See Action Pete Townshend

Let's see action. Let's see peopleLet's see freedom. Let's see who caresTake me with you. When you leave meAnd my shell behind us thereI have learned it. Known who burned meAvatar has warmed my fee...

Street In The City Pete Townshend

Street in the city. Street in the city on a working day.Street in the city. Street in the city on a working day.There's a man up on that ledge. He's only cleaning windows.What a shame, who's to bla...

Evolution Pete Townshend

Well, once I was a stone, many years agoInto a pool was thrown, many years agoTime went by and the pool ran dryExcavated was I and temperedAnd beat in the fiery heatBy the hand of a man whose name ...

Forever's No Time At All Pete Townshend

And nothing sure is foreverWhen forever's no time at allAs I lie amongst the heather bedHigh above the ocean's roarI seem to hear my name being calledYet who am I waiting forAnd I love the lover wh...

(Nothing Is Everything) Let's See Action Pete Townshend

Let's see actionLet's see peopleLet's see freedomLet's see who caresTake me with youWhen you leave meAnd my shellBehind us thereI have learned itKnown who burned meAvatar has warmed my feetTake me ...

There's A Heartache Following Me Pete Townshend

Sometimes they ask me if Im really happy nowI say sure, I never loved her anyhowBut inside, I long for you and the way it used to beI look around and theres a heartache following meI always say tha...

Content Pete Townshend

I am ready to learn and to growI am alone with the truthI am brave, what is there to fearI am strong, God supports meI am patient, each moment of eternityI am able to help when necessaryI am happy,...

The Seeker Pete Townshend

Looked under chairsLooked under tablesTried to find the keyTo fifty million fablesThey call me, The SeekerI've been searching low and highI won't find what I'm after'Til the day I dieI asked my ido...

Day Of Silence Pete Townshend

When you're feeling lowTry a day of silenceTake things very slowListen to the wirelessNever speak a soundSit up on the hedgerowWatch the world go roundPeace will let your mind goWhen you've had a r...

Sleeping Dog Pete Townshend

Sleeping dog by the open fireYou're sleeping your life awayYou don't know how far you've got to goOr the trouble that you'll have to faceYet all I can do is love youProvide you with some fun and fo...

The Love Man Pete Townshend

You and I are having problemsPretend you're simply me and I am youWatch the way we weep and slip underMaking love before the evening's throughSay hello to the love manYou can't afford to pass him b...

I Am An Animal Pete Townshend

I was always here in the silenceBut I was never under your eyeGather up your love in some wisenessFor every memory shall always surviveAnd you will see meI am an animalMy teeth are sharp and my mou...

Cat's In The Cupboard Pete Townshend

Cat's in the cupboardYou've got to set him freeCat's in the cupboardYou've got to set him freeCat's in the cupboardYou've got to set him freeRats on the high streetYou've got to let 'em beRats on t...

Gonna Get Ya Pete Townshend

I'm walkingStand stillNot runningSit tightSoft talkingI'm thrilledNot gunningYour lightNot flyingLadyI'm fallingThis wayI'm not cryingMaybeI'm callingAnd I'm gonna to get ya anywayI'm gonna get ya,...