Camera Obscura Lyrics, Photos, Pictures, Paroles, Letras, Text for every songs

B i o g r a p h y
(by Official Press)

Camera Obscura started in 1996. Tracyanne, John and Gavin started playing together in Gavin's parent's cellar with no drummer. They were soon joined by a guitarist called David Skirving. They recorded the 'Park and Ride' and 'Your Sound' singles for Andmoresound in Glasgow and mini album 'Rare UK Bird' for Quattro in Japan. Richard Colburn took on drum duties live with the band and played on the 'Your Sound' single until Lee joined the band in 2000. During this time they played live shows at Glasgow's 13th Note, Hyndland Church Hall, Nice n' Sleazy's, King Tut's. They also supported Snow Patrol in the Maryhill Community Central Halls and played at the Bowlie Weekender in Camber Sands. David left the band to work on his own, (forming California Snow Story) and was replaced by Kenny. Lindsay Boyd (of Andmoresound) joined on keyboards. During 2000 they recorded their debut album, 'Biggest Bluest Hi Fi' in Cava studios, producing the record themselves with Geoff Allen engineering. The single 'Eighties Fan’ was produced by Stuart Murdoch. These records were released in the UK in 2001 and received airplay from John Peel and The Evening Session on Radio 1. ‘Biggest Bluest Hi Fi’ was 'Album of the week' on XFM and in the Rough Trade shop. It went on to become Prime Distribution's best selling independent album. 'Biggest Bluest Hi Fi' was also released in Spain (Elefant Records), Japan (Quattro) and Australia (Gifted). The band did some UK live shows in 2001 along with their first session for John Peel on Radio 1. Lindsay left the band and was replaced by Carey and they rounded off the year playing live from Peel Acres for John Peel’s Christmas show. 'Eighties Fan' was Number 8 in Peel's Festive 50. In 2002, the band played the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona, Track & Field's 'Pow to the People' Easter festival in London and the Chickfactor 10th Anniversary 'Black and White Ball' in London's Bush halls. This was followed by their first Spanish Tour. On their return from Spain, work began on the follow-up to 'Biggest Bluest Hi Fi', once again in Cava studios with Geoff Allen engineering and co-producing with the band. Nigel, who had played trumpet as a session musician on BBHF, and who had also been playing live, joined the band full time.

2003 saw Camera Obscura preparing for the release of the new album, 'Underachievers Please Try Harder' and single, 'Teenager' with a couple of Glasgow shows, playing in Hyndland Church Hall with The Ladybug Tranistor, and in Nice'N'Sleazy's for a Big Issue benefit show. The band also played at Spain’s Benicassim Festival in 2003 alongside artists such as Beck and Donovan. The album was released by Elefant Records after the band left Andmoresound. Following its release, the band embarked upon their first proper tour of the UK and Ireland. The tour ended with one final recorded Peel session. One more single, Keep It Clean, was released. It became one of two entries into the Peel Festive 50, along with the album track 'Suspended From Class'.
2004 was a very eventful year for the band. They were invited to play live on Radio 1 from John Peel's house. For this, their third visit to Peel Acres, they were asked to put music to the words of Scotland's National Poet, Robert (Rabbie) Burns. The band came up with five songs, one of which was a version of 'Of A' The Airts the Wind Can Blaw', also known as 'I Love My Jean'. The show was broadcast a few days before Burns' Night in January and the band shared haggis, whisky and stories with John afterwards. The band were so happy with the results of this experiment that they went into the studio and recorded two of the songs.

With growing interest in the band coming from America, Elefant released Underachievers there, licensing it to the much-revered Merge Records label. The band undertook their first tour of the States and Canada in July and August, playing as far afield as San Diego in California, Montreal in Quebec and Athens, Georgia. A huge journey... A few weeks after their return to the UK, Camera Obscura played one more live show. It was a private concert- the 65th birthday party of their most enthusiastic supporter, John Peel. Sadly, the great man died that October. That concert also saw the last live appearance of John Henderson, and the band became a six-piece again. Writing commenced for album three. In 2005, work on the next record continued. The band released 'I Love My Jean' as a tribute to John Peel, and it resulted in their first Independent Chart entry. The band were also given the opportunity to try out the new reduced line-up with three shows. First was the South Pop Festival in Seville. Then the band travelled to Sweden for two shows in Stockholm and Uppsala, making new friends along the way. September 2005 saw the band enter the recording studio with producer Jari Haapalainen to record the follow up to "Underachievers Please Try Harder". This album will be released in 2006.

Happy new year

Did the ironing in a cowboy hat
Felt as fresh as the paint in this new flat
I will never tell you what to do
Have ambition simply to see things through

Did you know I could be a lot of fun
I'm aware that friendship can die young
As the glow from the street light bled
Down the Langlands Road we set off the best of friends

I know where I stand
I don't need you to hold my hand

Well, I've tried to get along with you
I have asked myself “What are we gonna do?”
I'm coming round to take a stand
Going to put us together with glue or an elastic band

I know where I stand
I don't need you to hold my hand

I am softer than my face would suggest
At times like these I'm at my lowest ebb
Now I can confide in you
If I cry to set the mood oh please could you cry too

Happy New Year
You are my only vice
Happy New Year
What if we compromised?
Happy New Year
I am open

Do you have to wear a frown like that?
You could have hit me with a baseball bat

Do you want to? (Yes I do)
Do you have to? (So do you)
Do you want to? (So do you)

Eighties fan

You know it really wont surprise me
If you're a wreck by the age of fourteen
The way you look
The way you look is fine

So often colour coordinated
your sister she's an Eighties fan
But that's alright
Have I told you so is mine

You say your life will be the death of you
Tell me, do you wash your hair in honey dew?
And long for all of them to fall in love with you
But they never do

Drinking vodka on the fly
Your mother has a watchful eye
So look out kid
She's onto you this time

Run away to a bed and breakfast
Console yourself with the Reader's Digest
Ringing the Yellow Pages all alone

You say your life will be the death of you
Tell me, do you wash your hair in honey dew?
And long for all of them to fall in love with you
But they never do
No they never do

I'm gonna tell you something good about yourself
I'll say it now and I'll never say it about no one else

I'm gonna tell you something good about yourself
I'll say it now and I'll never say it about no one else
About no one else

Houseboat

Took a trip on a houseboat
It was fun, you and me
I know you're really in love with him
Are you up to your knees?

Oh I'm always in decline
Always changing my lines
Always changing my mind
To be a friend is fine

I won't go sinking this houseboat
It's so hard to believe
He made you smile so easy
So make a smile for me

Will I always be denied
I thought about it last night
Could we baby, honey try
To put it right this time?

Oh how I've wanted to change
Let you take me home, let you rearrange
To find opportunity you should give yourself to me
You should give yourself to me

Oh how I've wanted to change
Let you take me home, let you rearrange
To find opportunity you should give yourself to me
You should give yourself to me

Shine like a new pin

Girl with a thick skin made you shine like a new pin
Why smother urges, which belong under dresses?
Do you wish that you could only start again,
learn to live and be pedestrian?
If all your wishes in the world come true
you'd be as good as new

What can I say that will make them jump to my defence?
I value honesty, I could never pretend
Crest fallen boys are boring
I don't know which way I'm going anymore
I can't be sure

Girl with a thick skin made you shine

Pen and notebook

You saved for a bass guitar
You knew you’d made a mistake when you first saw Marr
With your pen and notebook you’ve blown me away
It’s the smallest words we cannot say

Your favourite colour is that of red wine
Which brings me around to your favourite pastime
With your pen and notebook you’ve blown me away
And I won’t be blamed for not feeling the same

Are the stars out tonight
From the Southside oh the prettiest side

Will you stumble or fall tonight
Are you watching wrapped up cosy and tight

We’re not the same
We’re not the same
We’re not the same

Swimming pool

My head's been lying dormant like a sleepy little mouse
What I have inside me it's enough to fill a house
Don't get maudlin on me cause I'm not fit for it
I’d make you another offer will it do the trick

All my days inactive will be justified
Awaken from a slumber to a rollercoaster ride

Don't get wise to everyone and everything
Leave a little room for some naiveté

To say that we will never part
And you will always have my heart
Is something that I can't deny
And you must never ever try
To go and lead a separate life
It's something I will never do, without you

Don't get wise to everyone and everything
Leave a little room for some naiveté

To say that we will never part
And you will always have my heart
Is something that I can't deny
And you must never ever try
To go and lead a separate life
Is something I will never do, without you

Don't get wise to everyone and everything
Leave a little room for some naiveté

Swimming in a pool of all clear
Swimming in a pool of all clear

Anti western

Sure to be a loner, I hear you're not the loving kind
Come on darling, I've something in mind

You're too good looking I'm always gonna put up a fight
Give in baby, be mine tonight

You talk about Lee but your words are untrue
Saying that Nancy's got nothing on you
You listen to rubbish I really despise
And tell me that sand is just grit in your eyes

Moved around honey, to stay here now would feel just fine
I'm taking your boots off, I'll keep them with mine

I'm coming around 'cause I know they say we only live twice
Well this is the first life, a need to entice

You talk about Lee but your words are untrue
Saying that Nancy's got nothing on you
You listen to rubbish I really despise
And tell me that sand is just grit in your eyes

Let's go bowling

I don't believe in anything so you may as well forget about me
It's time you took it upon yourself to go join the other team
Forget about me
Anyway, I got myself some bowling shoes
an' they are all that I can see
With all my might I scored a strike
My friend you wouldn't believe
My teenage years were wasted all on me

On Saturday I watched a film
It was black and white with Clark Gable in
I've seen that film one hundred times or more
How am I going to tell my friends
I won't be coming out with them no more?

Don't you know that I feel sad?
You only know how to get mad

I don't do crowds

I'd like to have company during thunderstorms
I'd like you to fall for me but it would soon turn lousy and wrong
I meant what I said, all I want is to be one of the best

Been getting some extra help from a special band
Oh yeah they've been helping us out
And we're thankful they're lending a hand
Here is my request: play the ones that we all know best

I don't do crowds, everyone put it down to rudeness
I laughed out loud, could they all see that it was madness?
Please come to save me from myself again,
To shield me to disguise that my heart has a secret
And this will make you sigh, and me cry

Oh will there be dancing in the hall tonight?
Cause if there is dancing I won't lack fight
It seems I'm less afraid of life itself than of what you see

You turned the heads of every boy and girl alike
Would you have them all if there were enough hours in the night?
You took care of your skin,
Sure did help but it didn't solve everything

I don't do crowds, everyone put it down to rudeness
I laughed out loud, could they all see that it was sadness?
Please come to save me from myself again,
To shield me to disguise that my heart has a secret
And this will make you sigh, and me cry

I find it funny that you never even knew
All the times when I stole a look from you
Oh what's in my mind
Oh they're gonna put me away this time

The sun on his back

He’s got the sun on his back
Where there are freckles I would die for
Is he a family man?
If I had the chance I would show him all I am

I like the sound of his voice
I did my very best to impress him
Always my first choice
And I’m not ashamed to admit I’ve been uncool
I’ve looked a fool

Do you feel lucky tonight (go out it’s alright)
Do you feel lucky tonight (go out it’s alright)
And I will wear a badge to show my delight

Double feature

Close comes the winter
Summer is no longer
And things, they seem much bleaker
We'll see a Catherine Deneuve double feature
And our lives will fade as in darkness we will bathe

And our lives will fade as in darkness we will bathe

Double feature, you will survive
Last forever so rest your eyes
Play with words when we cannot sing
This double feature means everything

Underachievers please try harder

Suspended from class

You’re such a beautiful writer
that’s not all you are
I’m sorry about making a pass
It was subtle but I think that you grasped
The meaning intended
I can be a friend to you
I won’t pretend
I’m not interested in breaking a heart
It’s not love no it’s nothing like that
I’ll leave that to lookers like him
Oh he’s such a delicate thing
Now it’s such a fragile thing that we have

I should be suspended from class
I don’t know my elbow from my arse
I should be suspended from class
I don’t know my elbow from my arse
We could go out dancing
But, in truth it is the last thing that I have on my mind
Please say if I’m way out of line
I won’t need telling twice
Now he wants to kiss
Said he can’t resist
You’re going to have to keep it hidden inside
I’ve a feeling that pigs might fly, might fly
I should be suspended from class
I don’t know my elbow from my arse
I should be suspended from class
I don’t know my elbow from my arse
You’re such a beautiful writer
And that’s not all you are
I’m sorry about making a pass
It was subtle but I think that you grasped
The meaning intended

I should be suspended from class
I don’t know my elbow from my arse
I should be suspended from class
I don’t know my elbow from my arse

Keep it clean

Does it make you happy to ignore me on streets?
I guess by now you think I’m weak
I wish you could have said something before now
I wouldn’t share a bag of chips with you
In my opinion you don’t have a clue
I’m being cruel I’m being cruel

I don’t want to be part of your scene
I’ll stick with him and keep my nose clean
You’re the one pretending to be licking stamps
All alone in a room following lines on maps
It’s clear you don’t want me here
How about I send you a book on nutrition
You can stop spoon-feeding me non-fiction
Just for a while, I will fake a smile
Why did you say she was a friend of mine?
I thought it was me you couldn’t stand
I’m confused
I will win you will lose
You’ve taken to phoning my house when you’re drunk
Confessing all your love
I wish you could have said so before now

I don’t want to be part of your scene
I’ll stick with him and keep my nose clean

A sisters social agony

You bruise like a cherry my darling girl
Words can mean nothing to some in this world
I want you to know I thought about you last night
I cried
Play indie rock if that’s what you want
Quote Mike Leigh films it will turn them all on
I heard you were going on a first date
That’s great

Don’t apologise
Try your best not to disguise
To get misty eyed at times is fine
Sometimes it feels like you’re the only one
A freckle appeared on your lip from the sun
Those kids that you run with, they put you down
Make no sound

Teenager

For your birthday she sent you a card
She didn’t sign her name she gave an autograph
Now she’s trying to call your bluff
Is she your true love?
We knew the boy who went from Mod to Ted
She asked matter of fact had he gone off his head
He was uncomplaining as a tree
Not a thing like me

You’re not a teenager
So don’t act like one
Sure she’s a heartbreaker
Does she have one?
Is it down to me, down to me we both rarely speak?
I went for a stroll after dark
I thought of you with her while staring at the black
I didn’t have you down for being easily led
Or the girl well read
I went for a stroll after dark
I thought of you and her, I think I’m going mad
Can you help me to see where I’m going wrong?
Help me finish this song

Before you cry

No sense no style
I said I loved you for a little while
When you cried no
High speed became go slow
Come back this time
Wishful thinking is going to make you mine
Push turns to shove
I got no more room for love

I hope you hear me
I can’t stand you next to me
Get lost goodbye
I’ll smile before you cry
I love you baby
Please don’t hate me
You’re feeling a little sad tonight but you’ll be alright

Your picture

My friend she told me such a story but she didn’t know what I knew
I laughed with my friend when she got to the end
I knew we were laughing at you

She told me that you made some money and you got yourself frames on the wall
People come by and they look at your face
And they say it’s the fairest of all

Of course you protest
That’s what you do best
You’re modest and shy to the end

You’re watching them a as they’re looking at you
And you know it was money well spent

She told me you’d given up drinking to be with somebody you knew
And you tried to get into the bible
But it never got into you

You’ve still got some loyal disciples I suppose that I’m one of the few
I shouldn’t have laughed Cause I mean you no harm
But my friend got to me before you

And next time I see you I’ll be pleased to see you
I hope you’ll be pleased to see me
I’ll visit your picture I won’t have the nerve
To tell them that they’ve got you all wrong

Number one son

Took a walk in the park for a laugh we drank sparkling wine
Oh yes it was dark trees could not be identified
The girl you were with did she have you on your knees
I shut my mouth my ears I don’t want to hear you please

Now you’re skipping school going to listen to records
Wrapped up in mohair dissing your elders
Dip a chocolate finger take a sip from my cup
Remember what you’re dad said "button your lip"

You’ve got to toughen up for him
He’s the kind who will do you in
I should know that it’s no fun
You will never be number one
Number one son

God I’ve tried to help but I think I just hinder
Ask a better girl could she ever be kinder
Love unlike lightning can strike you twice
I don’t know much, please take my advice

You’ve got to toughen up for him
He’s the kind who will do you in
I should know that it’s no fun
You will never be number one
Number one son

You’ve got to toughen up for him
He’s the kind who will do you in
I should know that it’s no fun
You will never be No.1
No.1 son.

Let Me Go Home

Hurry up, baby, 'cause we're going somewhere tonight
One glass of wine and you're mine and you know i just might...
You know i just might
You know i just might

Well the room goes boom to the sound of temptations and more
Twisting and turning that girl's looking good on the floor
Good on the floor
Good on the floor

Well the four walls they collide
Until the blue-eyed girl decides to let me go home
Let me go home

Host plays a ghost in my house, gets a fist in the eye
Vinyl is crushed in the rush for the liquor supply
The liquor supply
The liquor supply

Supremes in our dreams
Do we quit bein' obscene on the stairs
Daylight appears through the curtains and nobody cares
Nobody cares
Nobody cares

Well the four walls they collide
Until the blue-eyed girl decides to let me go home
Let me go home

Daylight appears through the curtains and nobody cares
Supremes in our dreams
Do we quit bein' obscene on the stairs

Books written for girls

You can compliment me on the style of my hair
Give me marks out of ten for the clothes I wear
You probably thought I had more upstairs
I disappoint you, I can see through your perfect smile

He likes to read books written for girls
Prides himself on being a man of the world
It’s in the darkest places he gets his thrills
He will disappoint you, if you see through his perfect smile

I think separation is ok
You’re no star to guide me anyway
You only wanted me to play the fool
Play by your rule

Now my door has swollen from the rain
God knows we’ll never see her face again
People get shattered in many ways
They can disappoint you if you see through their perfect smiles

I think separation is ok
You’re no star to guide me anyway
You only wanted me to play the fool
Play by your rule

Knee deep at the NPL

We went out dancing it was time we had fun
We didn’t leave ‘til three I know we’re not the only one’s
When we got outside the snow had started to fall
I made a ball I threw it at Gavin because he’s tall

Now we have this snow up to our knees
A Walking wonderland is always bound to please
I know it’s true to say my smiles been weak
I wonder if you know by now I’ve fallen deep

I can hear you calling to me in the morning
How can I be falling in love with you
I can hear you calling to me in the morning
How can I be falling in love with you

You can offer me a penny for my thoughts
They’re not worth a damn they’re not worth a lot
I’ve been getting loose with my tongue and my hands
How can I expect you to understand who I am?

I can hear you calling to me in the morning
How can I be falling in love with you
She’s doing her own thing
Still making my heart sing
She is moving along to the beat of a song
It’s true
I’ll keep you safe and warm tonight
I’ll keep you safe and warm tonight
I’ll keep you safe and warm tonight

Lunar sea

For the Lunar sea see the river moon
And you got it
Match the finest words to the greatest tune
And you bought it
See me cross in style
Walk the longest mile in a minute
Where do drifters go?
Wonder if they know there’s no limit
At the rainbows end
Find a perfect friend say you’re sorry
Make me dream at night
Break my heart on sight don’t you worry
Swept the sounds of love from the skies above
And I knew it
Swim the seas of blue just to drown in you
And I blew it

You hear it, the shiver in spine don’t come near it
I love it, you soar and you cry rise above it
Got my lunar sea for you’re river moon
If you let it
Match my finest words to your greatest tune
Won’t forget it

You hear it, the shiver in spine don’t come near it
I love it, you soar and you cry rise above it
Fly by lunar sea lullaby

I Don't Want To See You

I can’t believe that I’m writing this down
I can’t believe I’ve got you in a song
I don’t want to be a whining girl I’d rather not be in your world

I stole a magazine from a Laundromat
The posters in the bag they were breaking my back
All I wanted was a bench to rest my weary legs
I sat and had a greet, I have done my best

I’ll get my operation on the N.H.S
Will it cure my blushes will it bring out my best?
Some will say I was a woman pretending to be a girl
I will make no comment of this I’ve had my fill

This can’t go on
When is it going to stop?
You casually walked back to your room tonight
Take the flight of stairs and softly dim the light
Fantasize about how happy you’d be with a girl tonight

I don’t want to see you down
I don’t want to see you hanging around
I don’t want to see you down
I don’t want to see you hanging around

Footloose and fancy free

Buy me an advent calendar
It seems the thought of days without you make me sadder
Don’t visit me now you make me want to do myself in
I’ll see yousometime but I won’t see you soon

I know something’s about you
I won’t spill the beans
There’s a spool in my own camera that’s never been seen
I could write it all down but it won’t be enough
I want you to be happy with someone to love

It won’t be me
It won’t be you
Pretty soonwe’ll agree to be free
Footloose and fancy free

Lloyd, I’m ready to be heartbroken

He said “I’ll protect you like you are the crown jewels” yet
Said he’s feeling sorrier for me the more I behave badly I can bet

Hey Lloyd I’m ready to be heartbroken
I can’t see further than my own nose at the moment

Jealousy is more than a word now I understand
I know you can stay a girl by holding a boy’s hand

Hey Lloyd I’m ready to be heartbroken
I can’t see further than my own nose at the moment
Hey Lloyd I’m ready to be heartbroken
I can’t see further than my own nose at the moment

I’ve got my life of complication here to sort out
I’ll take myself to an east coast city and walk about

Hey Lloyd I’m ready to be heartbroken
I can’t see further than my own nose at the moment
Hey Lloyd I’m ready to be heartbroken
I can’t see further than my own nose at the moment
Hey Lloyd I’m ready to be heartbroken
I can’t see further than my own nose at the moment

Tears for affairs

Shedding tears for affairs
I’m a funny little thing
Oh I can tell you this for nothing
Affairs don’t win

Can you handle one more dirty secret one more dirty night
Is it true what they say
Will it make us go blind

You had to drive
Look me in the eye
Whisper don’t cry

I’ll take an interest in Illustration
It should be a laugh
But your words are with me still
They whisper in the grass

I'm shedding tears for affairs
I’m a stupid little thing
Oh I can tell you this for nothing
You won’t win

You had to drive
(I didn’t want to)
Look me in the eye
(I found it hard to)
Whisper don’t cry
(I had to whisper goodbye)

You had to drive
(I didn’t want to)
Look me in the eye
(I found it hard to)
Whisper don’t cry
(I had to whisper goodbye)

So I cried

Come back Margaret

Come back Margaret he wants to adore you
Come back Margaret I’d like to explore you
Can’t you see the tears in my eyes
With love for him I disguise

I like the free days with no expectations
I like it my way with no limitation
Still you see there're tears in my eyes
With love for him I despise

Darling you will always be around
Whether my mood’s up or if it’s down
In dreams I try to take you far away
But you never stay
No you never stay
No you never stay

Dory Previn

Fed up of girls in pretty dresses
With boys who want to teach them a lesson
Sick of the sight of my old lover
Went under sheets and covers to get away from him

You can’t see what he once meant to me
So I think it’s time I put him out of my mind

So I took a glimpse of Montana
Now nothing else matters
I’ll heal eventually
How I adore you Dory Previn
I Turned you up to eleven for the band’s ears to bleed

I can’t see what he once meant to me
Do you think it’s time I put it out of my mind
Do you think it’s time I put it out of my mind

I can’t see what he once meant to me
Do you think it’s time I put it out of my mind
I can’t see what he once meant to me
So I think it’s time I put it out of my mind

Yeah I think it's time
I put it out of my mind
I think it’s time I let my love for him die

The False Contender

I once had a love but soon had enough
'Cause he was a false contender
He got so thin there must have been deep sorrow gnawing away at him

What will I do
Will it always be you
I hope and I pray he’ll leave me one day

We were so sweet under the Copper Beach
You left a mark you sunk your teeth
Into the back of my neck
Oh let’s not pretend I needed the lesson that you taught me well

What will I do
Will it always be you
I hope and I pray you’ll leave me one day
What will I do
Must it always be you
I hope and I pray he’ll leave me one day

He'll leave me one day
He'll leave me one day
He'll leave me one day

Let’s get out of this country

Let’s get out of this country
I’ll admit I am bored with me
I drowned my sorrows and slept around
When not in body at least in mind
We’ll find a cathedral city
You can convince me I am pretty

We’ll pick berries and recline
Let’s hit the road dear friend of mine
Wave goodbye to our thankless jobs
We’ll drive for miles maybe never turn off
We’ll find a cathedral city you can be handsome I’ll be pretty

What does this city have to offer me
Everyone else thinks it’s the bee’s knees
What does this city have to offer me?
I just can’t see
I just can’t see

Let’s get out of this country
I have been so unhappy
Smell the Jasmine my head was turned
I feel like getting confessional
We’ll find a cathedral city you can convince me I am pretty

What does this city have to offer me
Everyone else thinks it’s the bee’s knees
What does this city have to offer me
I just can’t see
I just can’t see

Country Mile

Silver Birch against a Swedish sky
The singer in the band made me want to cry
We’re all inside our own heads now
We are leaving new friends
We are leaving this town
I wish you could be here with me
I would show you off like a trophy
The road it winds, it twists, it turns, now my stomach burns

Once again I’ll be the foolish one
Thinking a blink of these lashes would make you come
Don’t you worry, don’t get in a state
I don’t believe in true love anyway
Who’s being pessimistic now
I could document this as our first and our last row
The more you look forlorn, the more to you I warm

I won’t be seeing you for a long while
I hope it’s not as long as a country mile
I feel lost

If looks could kill

Tell me where it all went wrong
Maybe I can make it better
Tell me where it all went wrong
Don’t you know that you really upset her
When you act like a man who is cross with every woman he’s never had
If it’s true looks could kill and you will be the first to make me mad
Then you’ll gotta go

Is this the kind of fate you could contemplate
A breakdown at my very sight
I promise hidden words of tenderness in every single line that I write
Still you act like a man who is cross with every woman he’s never had
If it’s true looks could kill and you will be the first to make me mad
Then you’ll gotta to go
Maybe you’ll gotta to go

Is it true looks can kill
Is it true looks can kill
Is it true looks can kill

I need all the friends I can get

I can see that you are leading her on
I think I know what you are
I can see that you are leading her on
Yeah I know what you are

You can’t see that you’re just the same as all the stupid people you hate
I’m not saying I’m free from blame because I need all the friends I can get
I can get
I can get

A long distance call to a mystery blond it wasn’t good for business
But you say that she cries when she hears the bird’s song
You want to soothe her distress

You can’t see that she’s just the same as all the stupid people you hate
I’m not saying I’m free from blame because I need all the friends I can get
I can get
I can get

I can see that you are leading her on
You say you’re feeling listless
The people are tired and commitment has gone
To this I’ve been a witness

You can’t see that I’m just the same as all the stupid people you hate
I’m not saying I’m free from blame because I need all the friends I can get
I can get
I can get

Razzle Dazzle Rose

Rose, I’m feeling older
I was as lucky like a four-leaved clover
I tried to be happy but it wasn’t easy
When I choose my colour it'll be Razzle Dazzle Rose

Rose, I’m feeling older
Courage my love it makes me bolder
Expecting softness can lead to foolishness
When I choose my colour it'll be Razzle Dazzle rose

A Fond Kiss

(Robert Burns poem / Live on Peel Acres 01-22-04)

A fond kiss, and then we sever
A farewell, and then forever
Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee

Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee
Who shall say that Fortune grieves him
While the star of hope she leaves him

Me, nae cheerfu' twinkle lights me
Dark despair around benights me

I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy
Nothing could resist my Nancy
But to see her was to love her

Love but her, and love forever
Had we never lov'd say kindly
Had we never lov'd say blindly

Never met – or never parted
We had ne'er been broken-hearted

Fare thee well, thou first and fairest
Fare thee well, thou best and dearest
Thine be like a joy and treasure

Peace, enjoyment, love, and pleasure
A fond kiss, and then we sever
A farewell, alas, forever

Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee
Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee

Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee
Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee

( I love my Jean EP - 2005 )

O my Luve’s like a red, red rose
That’s newly sprung in June
O my Luve’s like the melodie
That’s sweetly play’d in tune

As fair art thou, my bonnie lass
So deep in luve am I
And I will love thee still, my Dear
Till a, the seas gang dry

Till a‚ the seas gang dry, my Dear
And the rocks melt wi‚ the sun
I will love thee still, my Dear
While the sands o‚ life shall run

And fare thee weel, my only Luve!
And fare thee weel, a while!
And I will come again, my Luve
Tho‚ it were ten thousand mile!

( If Looks Could Kill EP - 2006 )

I'm in love with the Hawthorn
Sure I like the Birch
I need a hand, a volunteer
Why does the Sycamore mean so much

Do you dream of a cold Alaska
Better wrap up warm tonight
All I know is we’re in a blue time
Where the land is snow drop white

You were such a pretty one
You had a kid
Did you have any idea of the damage you did

I'm in love with the Hawthorn
Sure I like the Birch
I need a hand, a volunteer
Why does the Sycamore mean so much

Is this the day that loneliness takes a hold of me
I've been stupid, unkind but I'm not too blind too see

*** Thanx a lot to Jose for this one ***

Amigo mío

( Keep it clean EP - 2004 )

Permanece detrás
No tan cerca de mí
No sabes dónde he estado

No te sientes a mi lado
Permanece tan lejos de mí
Como yo quiero estar de ti

Este sitio es tan frío
No hables por mí
No quiero hablar
Es perder mi tiempo
No me hagas reír
No me hagas llorar
No me preguntes mi nombre
No me mires a los ojos
Amigo mío

My Friend

( Keep it clean EP - 2004 )

You remain behind
Not so close to me
You don't know where I've been

You don't feel by my side
You remain so far from me
As I want to be from you

This place is so cold
Don't speak for me
I don't want to speak
It wastes my time
Don't make me laugh
Don't make me cry
Don't ask my name
Don't look into my eyes
My friend

*** Thanx a lot to Jose for this one ***

Eastwood

( Rare UK Bird EP )

How can you agree
With all that you concede
When all the while to me
It's cruel and can't be real
But I don't have to feel this way

My ambition fails with every passing day
My thoughts of going home are half a world away
There's something else that I could say

Maybe you can take it easy
Maybe you can take too long
Maybe you can lose the meaning all alone

You take all the plans and make them your demands
You won't be so unkind when you are on my side
I know that I can change your mind

Maybe you can take it easy
Maybe you can take too long
Maybe you can lose the meaning all alone

Greyhound Goin' Somewhere

( Bobby Gentry cover / Live at Peel Session 10-07-2003 )

There ain't much time to say goodbye
But let me try while we have a last cup of coffee
The love you need I couldn't give
The life I lead you wouldn't want to live
Believe me

So ride me to the station and I'll be on my way
There's a greyhound goin' somewhere
And I just want to say
I'm leavin'
There's a greyhound goin' somewhere
Think I might just go there too

Well, I could stay another day
But I'm afraid you'll want me to say I love you
It not that I won't
It's just that I don't want
To leave another heart behind me breakin'

So ride me to the station and I'll be on my way
There's a greyhound going somewhere
And I just want to say
I'm leavin'
There's a greyhound going somewhere
Think I might just go there too
I'm leavin'

Detroit, Cincinnati, Seattle
Chattanooga, Kansas City, Dallas
San Francisco, maybe LA

( If Looks Could Kill EP - 2006 )

I've been hanging round
Everywhere you go in town
Watching you forget me

I want to see you crack
I'm going to get you back
Put your hands up baby

You're talking to me like I'm in your debt
You don't remember things I can't forget

Now you don't look so well
Turn that gun back on yourself
And take a load off baby

I've had enough this time
Give me back my boots you swine
It's your fault you hate me

I only hate you 'cause I hate myself
It breaks my heart that I can't wish you well

Now I could end this here
Die and take you with me dear
It could be so easy

I don't care what you do
I’ll still be rid of you
Just make your mind up baby

I'll turn around I'll walk away from you
If I turn back I'll be the death of you

( If Looks Could Kill EP - 2006 )

I love how your eyes close whenever you kiss me
And when I'm away from you I love how you miss me
I love the way you always treat me tenderly
But darling most of all I love how you love me

I love how your heart beats whenever I hold you
I love how you think of me without being told to
I love the way your touch is always heavenly
But darling most of all I love how you love me

I love how your eyes close whenever you kiss me
And when I'm away from you I love how you miss me
I love the way your touch is always heavenly
But darling most of all I love how you love me
I love how you hug me
I love how you squeeze me, please me, tease me love how you love me
I love how you love me

Of a‚ the airts the wind can blaw
I dearly like the west
For there the bonnie Lassie lives
The Lassie I love best
There’s wild-woods grow, and rivers row
And mony a hill between
But day and night my fancy’s flight
Is ever wi‚ my Jean!

I see her in the Dewy flowers
I see her sweet and fair
I hear her in the tuneful‚ birds
I hear her charm the air
There’s not a bonnie flower, that springs
By a fountain, shaw, or green
There’s not a bonnie bird that sings
But minds me oh my Jean!

(Robert Burns poem / Live on Peel Acres 01-22-04)

When first my brave Johnie lad came to this town
He had a blue bonnet that wanted the crown
But now he has gotten a hat and a feather
Hey, brave Johnie lad, cock up your beaver

Cock up your beaver, and cock it fu' sprush
We'll over the border, and gie them a brush
There's some folks there we'll teach better behaviour
Hey, brave Johnie lad, cock up your beaver
Hey, brave Johnie lad, cock up your beaver

(Let's Get Out Of This Country EP - 2006)

You're young with the time to afford yourself a few fashion mistakes
You were way out of line when you told that boy of your mission
Make or break a few hearts
He's the one who keeps busy and he runs with all the bands
Little does he know they think of him a lesser man
They see a lesser man

But if you see him
Tell him I'll meet him
On the edge of town
The edge of town
When the lights go down

I got my hair cut today it would have really amused you
We're young and we can be cruel because we choose to
Lemon juice and paper cuts go like me and you
You had a bash at being my friend
It didn't suit you

But if you see him
Tell him I'll meet him
On the edge of town
The edge of town
When the lights go down

*** Thanx a lot to Jose for this one ***

Little Donkey

(Christmas song / Live on Peel Acres 12-21-01)

Little donkey, little donkey
On the dusty road
Got to keep on plodding onward
With your precious load
Been a long time little donkey
Through the winter's night
Don't give up now little donkey
Bethlehem's in sight

Ring out those bells tonight
Bethlehem, Bethlehem
Follow that star tonight
Bethlehem, Bethlehem

Little donkey, little donkey
Had a heavy day
Little donkey, carry Mary
Safely on her way

Little donkey, little donkey
Journey's end is near
There are wise men waiting for us
And to bring them here

Do not falter little donkey
There's a star ahead
It will guide you, little donkey
To a cattle shed

Ring out those bells tonight
Bethlehem, Bethlehem
Follow that star tonight
Bethlehem, Bethlehem

Little donkey, little donkey
Had a heavy day
Little donkey, carry Mary
Safely on her way
Little donkey, carry Mary
Safely on her way

Honey you were good for me but I can’t deny my need to be free grows
I resigned myself to climb the stairs to your
winning thighs and endless prayers alone
My new-found confidence you hate, everything put down to fate
Nothing less or more
It’s a marathon and not a sprint
That’s what we said before we quit
Love should grow
Should boast

I feel I’m doing time
With someone not on my side
A mystery divide
Brings me close
To who I love the most

A friend from the capital came to visit
Will she comfort me or does she want to gossip
Who knows?
I’ll take these worries to the park
I won’t come home until after dark
Noone will know except you of course
I’ll go swimming and ride a bike
Maybe turn into someone that you’d like
It’s a marathon and not a sprint
That’s what we said before we quit
Love should grow, should boast

( Sheena Easton cover / Q Covered: The Eighties Compilation LP )

He wakes and says hello, turns on the breakfast show
She fixes coffee while he takes a shower
"Hey, that was great", he said, "I wish we could stay in bed"
"But I got to be at work in less than an hour"

She manages a smile as he walks out the door
She's a modern girl who's been through this movie before

She don't build her world 'round no single man
But she's getting by doing what she can
She is free to be what she wants to be
And all she wants to be is a modern girl

It looks like rain again, she takes the train again
She's on her way again through London town
Where she eats a tangerine, flicks through a magazine
Until it's time to leave her dreams on the underground

She walks to the office like everyone else
An independent lady taking care of herself

She don't build her world 'round no single man
But she's getting by doing what she can
She is free to be what she wants to be
And all she wants to be is a modern girl

Na na na na na
Na na na na na
She's a modern girl
Na na na na na
Na na na na na
She's a modern girl

She's been dreaming 'bout him all day long
As soon as she's home, it's him on the telephone
He asks her to dinner, she says, "I'm not free"
"Tonight I'm gonna stay at home and watch my TV"

I don't build my world 'round no single man
I am getting by doing what I can
I am free to be what I want to be
And all I want to be is a modern girl

Na na na na na
Na na na na na
Na na na na na
She's a modern girl
Na na na na na
Na na na na na
Na na na na na
She's a modern girl

(Robert Burns poem / Live on Peel Acres 01-22-04)

O' that I were where Helen lies
Night and day on me she cries
O' that I were where Helen lies
In fair Kirkconnel lee

O' Helen fair beyond compare
A ringlet of thy flowing hair
I'll wear it still for ever mair
Until the day I die

Curs'd be the gun that shot the shot
And curs'd be the hand that gave the crack
Into my arms bird Helen lap
And died for sake o' me

O' think na ye but my heart was sair
My love fell down and spake nae mair
There did she swoon wi meikle care
On fair Kirkconnel lee

I lighted down, my sword did draw
I cutted him in pieces sma'
I cutted him in pieces sma'
On fair Kirkconnel lee

O' Helen chaste, thou wert modest
If I were with thee I were blest
Where thou lies low and takes thy rest
On fair Kirkconnel lee

I wish my grave was growing green
A winding sheet put o'er my e'en
And I in Helen's arms lying
In fair Kirkconnel lee

I wish I were where Helen lies
Night and day on me she cries
O' that I were where Helen lies
On fair Kirkconnel lee

The system we live in
It's pawn shop for roundabouts
It's making me puzzled
It's getting me troubled
It's getting me troubled

Said you would phone us
So stick to your promise
Maybe you'll swim in
Quite shallow waters
Quite shallow waters

This road just lead us down (let us done??)
When you park and ride
Do you have to look
Have to look around

Swerve to avoid this
A panic when I'm too glad
So why don't we stumble
And (?) into something
Just (?) into something

A kick will involve us
It's all that we need it
Besides I'm the safest
Get lost on your way there
Get lost on your way there

This road just lead us down
When you park and ride
Do you have to look
Have to look around

Ba da ba da ba…

This road just lead us down
When you park and ride
Do you have to look
Have to look around

Phil and Don
What went wrong
I see no reason to go on

I’ll take the slack from you
Give all my love to you
I’d break my back for you
It’s not enough, I know

Phil and Don
The saddest song
It breaks my heart to sing along

I’ll take the slack from you
Give all my love to you
I’d break my back for you
It’s not enough, I know

Phil and Don
I’ll say so long
So very nearly made me strong
You very nearly made me

( UK Rare Bird EP )

Walking through the town where you live
And I dream of another day
Daylight failing over the railings
Past your window

As another dream in the railway station
You’re too late
You're gonna have to wait all day now
'Cause no one else will help you

Follow me to the seaside
It's fine for a daydream
They just let you down
They just let you down

Summer's gone incompletely
You're no one, you can disappear
If you don't try now
If you don't try again

On a sunny day I think
It gets hard to remember
They won't let you down
They won't let you down
They won't let you down

Seen something you've done
Far in a distance
You're waiting and watching
And don't think it's helping

They won't let you down
They won't let you down
They won't let you down

(Let's Get Out Of This Country EP - 2006)

Don't disturb my bed is what I should have said
When you kissed me my head started to sway
I took your picture
You bought me some literature
Honey you make my day

I don't want to take advantage or do you any damage
I'm not sure I can manage to stay away

We have been tender
Don't return to send her
The love that was coming your way
I will defend you my friend
I won't quietly walk away

I don't want to take advantage or do you any damage
I'm not sure I can manage to stay away

Don't be downhearted by this thing we started
I guess that's what I'm trying to say
I will defend you my friend
I won't quietly walk away

( Lloyd, I'm ready to be heartbroken EP )

I’ve never had a Roman holiday
But I won’t hold it against you
The look on your face when she told you she loved you
Was it priceless?

Now it seems you’re well connected
You have your own flock of sheep
I don’t think they are lost and I don’t think they are discreet

I light a scented candle in my room
I’ll hold a good thought for you
You were hopeful you said things would be ok
But they’re doom and gloom

If I were good at hating I’d hate you
If I were good at loving I’d fall
I’d keep the company of a kid obsessed and I’d tell them all

I knew you well for a short spell
I knew you well for a short spell
Please don’t tell

San Francisco song

( Keep it clean EP - 2004 )

You know I cannot stand your love for alcohol
You’re such a tall man but you’re looking kind of small
I’ll send you movie stills to rid you of your ills
Because you’re ill

Now you’re finding out I’m hard to please
You’d better watch your mouth you’ll bring a girl close to tears
I ripped up my lyric book, gave myself the blackest look
Black looks

You would think by now I wouldn’t miss this place
It makes my poor legs weak and my sweet heart start to race
To race, yeah to race

(Nancy Sinatra cover / Billie Holiday cover / Live on Peel Acres 03-07-02)

I got some troubles but they won't last
I'm gonna sit right down here in the grass
And pretty soon all my troubles will pass
'Cause I'm in su-su-su, su-su-su
Su-su su-su, su-su Sugar Town

I never had a dog that liked me some
I never had a friend or wanted one
So I just sit here and laugh at the sun
'Cause I'm in su-su-su, su-su-su
Su-su, su-su, su-su Sugar Town

Yesterday it rained in Tennessee
I heard it also rained in Tallahassee
But not a drop fell on little old me
'Cause I was in su-su-su, su-su-su
Su-su, su-su, su-su Sugar Town

If I had a million dollars or ten
I'd give to you world and then
You'd go away and let me spend
My life in su-su-su, su-su-su
Su-su, su-su, su-su Sugar Town

La la la la…

Blue moon
You saw me standing alone
Without a dream in my heart
Without a love on my own

Blue moon
You knew just what I was there for
You heard me saying a prayer for
Someone I really could care for

La la la la…

(ABBA cover / Tears For Affairs EP - 2007)

I was sick and tired of everything
When I called you last night from Glasgow
All I do is eat and sleep and sing
Wishing every show was the last show

So imagine I was glad to hear you're coming
Suddenly I feel all right
And it's gonna be so different
When I'm on the stage tonight

Super trouper beams are gonna blind me
But I won't feel blue
Like I always do
'Cause somewhere in the crowd there's you

Facing twenty thousand of your friends
How can anyone be so lonely
Part of a success that never ends
Still I'm thinking about you only

There are moments when I think I'm going crazy
But it's gonna be alright
Everything will be so different
When I'm on the stage tonight

Super trouper lights are gonna find me
Shining like the sun
Smiling, having fun
Feeling like a number one

Super trouper beams are gonna blind me
But I won't feel blue
Like I always do
'Cause somewhere in the crowd there's you

So I'll be there when you arrive
The sight of you will prove to me I'm still alive
And when you take me in your arms
And hold me tight
I know it's gonna mean so much tonight

Super trouper lights are gonna find me
Shining like the sun
Smiling, having fun
Feeling like a number one

Super trouper beams are gonna blind me
But I won't feel blue
Like I always do
'Cause somewhere in the crowd there's you

The Last Song

(Tears For Affairs EP - 2007)

I can't call you my phone will be relieved
You can't call me 'cause someone else will feel deceived
I don't understand this how did you get hold of me?
You've got me questioning my fidelity

I'll send a package in the post
I've got love to send
Should I want you the most?
It feels like I have no defense

The tree in my garden is blossoming still
It's late this year it's just like me it’s wavering
Going through the motions I want to be at home
It's an effort to get on this plane at all

It was love for sure
Every cliché in the book
I loved you more and more with every desperate look

Don't thank me for breakfast with your naked skin
Don't lie don't pretend you feel anything
My heart is no longer a friend of mine
It wants to betray me most of the time

I love you my darling
I love you my friend
I love you my darling
But It feels like is the end

Your Sound

( Rare UK Bird EP )

Your familiar sound is waiting to be found, your sound
Rain force and frost are trying not to cause this storm
Another chance ... for some other winter and say when we apply
And tiny pieces are falling in between us only for reasons why

It's important to remember what to do this year
And it doesn't help to say that you have felt this near

It's not so easy and you know that your face is trailing far behind
I cannot want that and if we're pluming feather we'll never find the time

Could it be we've tired fading
Would it help if I'd start walking away
Don't tell me to change
Don't tell me

Your familiar sound is waiting to be found, your sound
Rain force and frost are trying not to cause this storm

Could it be we've tired fading
Would it help if I'd start walking away
Don't tell me to change
Don't tell me to change
Don't tell me to change
Don't tell me