When Work Is Over The Kinks

When work is over he likes to hit the bars, And at the boozer we'll have another jar, Because drinking can help ease the strain Of his boring occupation, Dull conversation, Living by the book And

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

Get Back In Line The 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

Long Tall Shorty Kinks

They call me the long tall shorty 'cause I know what love is all about They call me long tall shorty 'cause I know what love is all about Well I can tell you where the lights go Oh, when they go out

Long Tall Sally (Bonus Track) Kinks

They call me the long tall shorty 'cause I know what love is all about They call me long tall shorty 'cause I know what love is all about Well I can tell you where the lights go Oh, when they go out

Move Over The Kinks

Don't want to surrender anymore to the likes of you, Don't want a pretender to show me what to do. No degree of immunity, Gonna give you freedom guaranteed.

Oklahoma U.S.A. The Kinks

All life we work but work is bore, If life's for livin' what's livin' for, She lives in a house that's near decay, Built for the industrial revolution, But in her dreams she is far away, In Oklahoma

I Took My Baby Home Kinks

Well I took my baby home She said don't you leave me alone She kissed me on the cheek and I moaned I said I wo-wo-wo-wo-won't Well, she said, baby I know what's best She said I could do with

Bernadette The Kinks

I don't wanna leave, Bernadette, But I don't wanna live with the jet set. I don't wanna leave with you payin' all my debts, With that alimony, palimony, whatever it is you get.

Going Solo The Kinks

She left a message after the tone, I hear it over and over on the answer phone. No one can find her, address unknown. She just decided to go out and make it alone.

War Is Over The Kinks

But the war is over and the fighting ended many years ago. The war is over. The battle's won but what is there to show?

Americana The Kinks

through his brain The punk looked over at me "Kinks?

Rats Kinks

breath Crazy people lost their heads Masses trampling on my feet inconsiderate in their heat Those rats breeding angriness and spite Never have done anything right for people like you and me Walk over

Mr. Pleasant The Kinks

Oh Mr Pleasant, how is Mrs Pleasant?

Motorway The Kinks

Motorway food is the worst in the world, You've never eaten food like you've eaten on the motorway.

Over The Edge The Kinks

me over the edge of it) Oh, over the edge The world is turning upside-down Civilization's dead, over the edge Economic turmoil, now the world is in the red Democracy's a shadow of its former glory

Nobody Gives The Kinks

It's the same throughout all history, Nobody gives unless they receive, And nobody trusts or is willing to believe And nobody gives or is willing to concede.

Big Sky Kinks

Big Sky looks down on all the people looking up at the Big Sky Everybody pushing one another around Big Sky feels sad when he sees the children scream and cry But the Big Sky is too big to let

Long Tall Shorty The Kinks

They call me the Long Tall Shorty 'Cause I know what love is all about They call me Long Tall Shorty 'Cause I know what love is all about Well I can tell you where the lights go Oh, when they go

New World The Kinks

Ein, zwei, drei, vier I wake up in the morning Looking at the street below. Oh, the aggravation down below. It's no coincidence at all. The war is over, But the battle has just begun.

Top of the Pops Kinks

I've just come in at Number 25 I'm oh so happy so glad to be alive And everybody says it's going to get to the top Life is so easy when your record's hot Go tell my mamma and my sister too To

Ducks On The Wall The Kinks

My baby's got the most deplorable taste, But her biggest mistake Is hanging over the fireplace. She's got ducks, ducks on the wall, Ducks, ducks, hanging on the wall.

Complicated Life The Kinks

, Cut out the struggle and strife, It only complicates your life.

Slum Kids The Kinks

We were dragged up from the gutter, From the wrong side of the tracks.

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

Second-Hand Car Spiv The Kinks

I didn't want to work on the factory floor, I wasn't content, I wanted more Than to be a slave of a lathe, Work all day and go home bored. So a second- hand car spiv was what I became.

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

Strangers Kinks

I go what do I see I see many people coming after me So where are you going to I don't mind If I live too long I'm afraid I'll die So I will follow you wherever you go If your offered hand is

Drift Away The Kinks

Drift away, just drift away Sometimes I wish I could just drift away They say there's gonna be a river of blood It's apocalypse now So we're waiting for the flood The ice is gonna melt, the water

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.

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

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

Who'll Be the Next In Line The Kinks

Who'll be the next in line? Who'll be the next in line for heartache? Who'll make the same mistakes I made over you? Who'll be the next in line? Who'll be the next in line? For you?

Sitting In The Midday Sun The Kinks

I'm sitting by the side of a river Underneath the pale blue sky I've got no need to worry, I'm in no hurry I'm looking at the world go by.

Sitting In The Midday Sun The Kinks

I'm sitting by the side of a river Underneath the pale blue sky I've got no need to worry, I'm in no hurry I'm looking at the world go by.

Sitting In The Midday Sun The Kinks

I'm sitting by the side of a river Underneath the pale blue sky I've got no need to worry, I'm in no hurry I'm looking at the world go by.

House In The Country The Kinks

At work he is invariably unpleasant and unkind. Why should he care if he is hated in his home, 'Cause he's gotta house in the country, And a big sports car.

Wonder Boy The Kinks

Turn your sorrow into wonder Dream alone, don't sigh, don't groan Life is only what you wonder. Day is as light as your brightest dreams, Night is as dark as you feel it ought to be.

Wonderboy The Kinks

Turn your sorrow into wonder Dream alone, don't sigh, don't groan Life is only what you wonder. Day is as light as your brightest dreams, Night is as dark as you feel it ought to be.

Only A Dream The Kinks

Standing by the elevator Feeling gloomy and down Waiting for the flashing light To lift me up from the ground Then the elevator opened And I saw her standing there She had to be a young executive

How Are You The Kinks

I can't be sure Well, anyway, you must have heard about the Troubles that I had, but somehow I got through I always managed to... and by the way How are you? How is your life? How is it going?

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

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

Jack The Idiot Dunce The Kinks

Who's the fool with the cross-eyed stare, The turned up nose and moronic glare? Who's that simpleton standing over there? Jack, Jack the Idiot Dunce.

Money & Corruption / I Am Your Man The Kinks

We work all day, we sweat and slave To keep the wealthy fat.

Cricket The Kinks

(Sung by The Vicar) Some people say that life is a game, well if this is so I'd like to know the rules on which this game of life is based.

Gotta Get The First Plane Home The Kinks

plane home I gotta get the first plane home I gotta wing wing[?]

The Road The Kinks

The motorways all over this land (The road) Far away places like Wigan and Birmingham (The road) Didn't have no name, didn't have any fans (The road) Didn't have no money so we slept in the van

Labour Of Love The Kinks

Marriage is a two-headed transplant, Sometimes that's how it seems. When the sex wears off it's all give and take, And it's good-bye to all your dreams.