The Hard Way The Kinks

Boys like you were born to waste, You never listen to a word I say And if you think you're here to mess around, You're making a big mistake, 'Cos you're gonna find out the hard way, You gonna find

Denmark Street Kinks

Down the way from the Tottenham Court Road Just round the corner from old Soho There's a place where the publishers go If you don't know which way to go Just open your ears and follow your nose

Animal Farm Kinks

This world is big and wild and half insane Take me where real animals are playing Just a dirty old shack Where the hound dogs bark That we called our home I want to be back there Among the cats

Lonely Hearts The Kinks

I'm so afraid, I know I should be strong, But when affection is gone, it's hard to face each day, Knowing love has drifted away. Somehow I can't hide the pain, Is he gonna come back again?

The Contenders Kinks

Hush little mammy don't you cry I've got to see what it's like on the world outside Got to get out of this life somehow Got to be free got to be free now <Interlude> I don't want to be a

Kinks Shirt Matt Nathanson

It's the way she walks The way she talks Can't stop thinking About the girl in the kinks shirt Take me home San Francisco Can't stop thinking about the girl in the kinks shirt You and my imagination

A Long Way from Home Kinks

You've come a long way from the runny-nosed and scruffy kid I knew You had such good ways I can remember the little things that always made you smile They made you happy Now you think you're wiser

The Moneygoround Kinks

Robert owes half to Grenville Who in turn gave half to Larry Who adored my instrumentals And so he gave half to a foreign publisher She took half the money that was earned in some far distant land

Too Much Monkey Business Kinks

Running to and fro, hard working at the mill, Never failed at the mill, there come a rotten bill.

Too Much Monkey Business (Alt. Take) (Bonus Track) Kinks

Running to and fro, hard working at the mill, Never failed at the mill, there come a rotten bill.

Doing The Best For You The Kinks

You can blame it on the government, The unions, They use you all you life, You can take system and make believe it will be alright, They've taken the spirit of your life, And given you a machine

Do You Remember Walter? Kinks

Walter, remember when the world was young And all the girls knew Walter's name Walter, isn't it a shame the way our little world has changed Do you remember Walter playing cricket in the thunder

Unfinished Business The Kinks

Unfinished business, Yes, love's the only way to find peace today. The future's here today, we gotta find a way, To put all the pain behind you.

Powerman [demo version] Kinks

I know a man he's a powerful man He's got the people in his power In the palm of his hand He started at the bottom and he worked his way up Now he's never going to stop Until he reaches the top

Powerman Kinks

I know a man he's a powerful man He's got the people in his power In the palm of his hand He started at the bottom and he worked his way up Now he's never going to stop Until he reaches the top

How Are You The Kinks

How are the nights are they still lonely? Are you still struggling the way that I am? Oh How, how are you? How are you?

Lola Kinks

cherry-cola C-O-L-A cola She walked up to me and she asked me to dance I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said Lola L-O-L-A Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola <Interlude> Well I'm not the

Glamour The Kinks

Glamour, Today, Glamour, Today, Illusion all around me, And it's hard to tell, Such bewilderment, Can't tell a truth from a fallacy, Can it be, Clouds what we think, What we do, What we say

Look A Little On The Sunny Side The Kinks

Look a little on the sunny side Even when they say you're on the slide, And for a while they'll say your records never make it, But in a while they're gonna be showering you with praises.

Living On a Thin Line Kinks

All the stories have been told Of kings and days of old, But there\'s no England now. All the wars that were won and lost Somehow don\'t seem to matter very much anymore.

Most Exclusive Residence For Sale The Kinks

It was the biggest house in the neighborhood. He went and bought this house when he made good. Ten bedrooms and a swimming pool, Where he entertained all the people that he knew.

Never Met A Girl Like You The Kinks

Girls like you are very hard to find. Hey, I never met a girl that I could miss. Yeah, I never met a girl that I could kiss. Girls like you are very hard to find.

The Informer The Kinks

Isn't it strange meeting you here Two old friends Just sitting down quietly drinking a beer But knowing your past the way that I do After all this time I'm surprised You'd even come to this rendezvous

The Road The Kinks

Like a gypsy I was born to roam Like a wanderer with no fixed abode I think about the friends I've left behind on the road Well, the road's been rocky along the way It's been a long, hard haul on

Repetition The Kinks

You get up in the morning And every single day Is just a repetition It's always been that way You live alone inside your head Incommunicado, in the land of living dead Each day's a repetition

The World Keeps Going Round The Kinks

You worry 'bout the sun What's the use of worrying 'bout the big ol' sun You worry 'bout the rain The rain keeps falling just the same You worry when the one you need has found somebody new But

Arthur The Kinks

Arthur was born just a plain simple man In a plain simple working class position Though the world was hard and its ways were set He was young and he had so much ambition All the way he was overtaken

Property The Kinks

When I think of what I'll be losing, It's hard to move along, But it's harder just to stay here, Knowing that I don't belong. I'll be in touch, don't worry, I'll be calling you.

Is It Any Wonder? The Kinks

They just can't understand you, all the things you do, But I'm glad that I've found you, to share this love so true. ["Do you really wanna stay with him?"] They say.

You Make It All Worthwhile The Kinks

I mustn't stay in this job too long I gotta get out before the hold is too strong Gotta get out before my ambition is gone 'Cos it's breaking me up and bringing me down.

Did You See His Name? The Kinks

Did you see his name in the local paper, Stole a tin of beans, From a cut-priced grocery store. The judge said he must pay, So he put him on probation, And the paper gave his name.

Heart Of Gold The Kinks

The apple of your father's eye, And always by your brother's side. Then a little sister came along, And you found all the affection suddenly gone.

Attitude The Kinks

You go down the pub You wear make up And old dads trousers Why don't you tidy up You talk like a docker but you act like a queer You drink champagne then complain it's too dear You try so hard

Village Green Kinks

Out in the country Far from all the soot and noise of the city There's a village green It's been a long time Since I last set eyes on the church with the steeple Down by the village green 'Twas

Village Green Preservation Society Kinks

We are the Village Green Preservation Society God save Donald Duck Vaudeville and Variety We are the Desperate Dan Appreciation Society God save strawberry jam and all the different varieties Preserving

Love Gets You The Kinks

Love gets you any way, any way it can. Love gets you any way, any way it can.

The Village Green Preservation Society Kinks

We are the Village Green Preservation Society God save Donald Duck Vaudeville and Variety We are the Desperate Dan Appreciation Society God save strawberry jam and all the different varieties Preserving

Shangri-La (Mono Ver.) The Kinks

Now that you've found your paradise This is your Kingdom to command You can go outside and polish your car Or sit by the fire in your Shangri-la Here is your reward for working so hard Gone are the

Cadillac Kinks

Cadillac - Kinks (킨크스) I don't want no Cadillac (CADILLAC) The one I got I'm gonna take it back Come down to my house early in the morning (CADILLAC) Look at the car wouldn't give me no warning

Animal Farm The Kinks

This world is big and wild and half insane Take me where real animals are playing Just a dirty old shack Where the hound dogs bark That we called our home I want to be back there Among the cats

People Take Pictures Of Each Other Kinks

People take pictures of the Summer Just in case someone thought they had missed it And to proved that it really existed Fathers take pictures of the mothers And the sisters take pictures of brothers

Apeman [demo version] Kinks

in their cages in the zoo man 'Cos compared to the flowers and the birds and the trees I am an ape man I think I'm so educated and I'm so civilized 'Cos I'm a strict vegetarian But with the over-population

Apeman Kinks

in their cages in the zoo man 'Cos compared to the flowers and the birds and the trees I am an ape man I think I'm so educated and I'm so civilized 'Cos I'm a strict vegetarian But with the over-population

Get Back in the Line Kinks

Facing the world ain't easy when there isn't anything going Standing at the corner waiting watching time go by Will I go to work today or shall I bide my time 'Cos when I see that union man walking

Days Kinks

Thank you for the days Those endless days those sacred days you gave me I'm thinking of the days I won't forget a single day believe me I bless the light I bless the light that lights on you believe

This Time Tomorrow Kinks

This time tomorrow where will we be On a spaceship somewhere sailing across an empty sea This time tomorrow what will we know Well we still be here watching an in-flight movie show I'll leave the

All Of My Friends Were There Kinks

My big day, it was the biggest day of my life It was the summit of my long career But I felt so down and I drank too much beer And my manager said that I should not appear I walked out onto the

Got to Be Free Kinks

Hush little baby don't you cry Soon the sun is going to shine We're going to be free like the birds and the bees Running wild in the big country Got to be free to do what I want Walk if I want, talk

Shangri-la The Kinks

Now that you've found your paradise This is your Kingdom to command You can go outside and polish your car Or sit by the fire in your Shangri-la Here is your reward for working so hard Gone are

Sitting By The Riverside Kinks

Just sitting down by the riverside Spreading my arms to the open wide Now I am free and the world's at my feet I can close my eyes Oh Love, keep me warm keep me satisfied Please keep me calm