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Sugar Coated
03:21
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Sugar Coated
Life's too short, too complicated, I'm all for speaking plain
Tell it like it is don't overload it, help to keep us sane
The world goes by in the blink of an eye, getting faster by the day
So much trouble and so much strife, what more is there to say
Heave-ho the winds may blow and knock me off my feet
Hells bells now here I go, I just can't keep the beat
Back into some kind of reality, back inside my shell
Back in time to find some serenity, leave behind this hell
Sugar coated, makes a bitter pill seem fine
Sugar coated slips down easy just like wine
In years gone by when time went slow, you could always sit and think
But now I find I'm all behind, and I think my boat will sink
So now our lives are just a blur, even yesterday's gone grey
If you can't keep up you'll soon get stuck, your feet will turn to clay
Heave-ho the winds may blow and knock me off my feet
Hells bells now here I go, I just can't keep the beat
Back into some kind of reality, back inside my shell
Back in time to find some serenity, leave behind this hell
Sugar coated, makes a bitter pill seem fine
Sugar coated slips down easy just like wine
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2. |
Plaything
03:29
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Plaything
Don't ask me twice
I'm not your clown
I say no dice
And I won't back down
One of my triggers
If there's one at all
Is I won't be messed with
I won't play ball
You know I'm wise to all your tricks
I'm wise to how you get your kicks
I'm not your little play-thing anymore
I might be short
I might be small
But you know something
You don't scare me at all
One of my triggers
If there's one at all
Is I won't be messed with
And I will stand tall
You know I'm wise to all your tricks
I'm wise to how you get your kicks
I'm not your little play-thing anymore
Square up to you with a force so strong
You think you're right but I'll prove you wrong
This may just come as a shock to you
But I'm not gonna do what you want me to
I'm not your plaything anymore
I'm not your plaything anymore
I'm not your plaything anymore
I'm not gonna be your plaything anymore
You know I'm not your rag doll
Lying on the floor
I'm not gonna be your little play thing anymore
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3. |
All I Really Want To Do
03:13
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All I Really Want To Do
I was halfway to heaven I was halfway to hell
When you came out of nowhere saved by the bell
I was a wandering generality
You made me specific – changed my centre of gravity
Good things come to those who wait
I don't think that's true though I hesitate
Good things come to those who go and get
I'm not in their number but there's no regret
All I really want to do
Is spend lots of time with you
All I really want to do
Is spend all my time with you
I won't watch the football when you want to go out
I won't just go missing of that there's no doubt
I will wash the dishes – do some of the chores
If you'll say you'll have me, I'll always be yours
I was halfway to nowhere where I spend most my time
Nothing much happening a gentle decline
No motivation no goals to acquire
You came along – set my soul on fire
Good things come to those who wait
I don't think that's true though I hesitate
Good things come to those who go and get
I'm not in their number but still there's no regret
All I really want to do
Is spend lots of time with you
All I really want to do
Is spend all my time with you
I won't chat for hours with friends on the phone
Or ask where you're going or when you'll get home
I will wash the dishes – do some of the chores
If you'll say you'll have me, I'll always be yours
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4. |
I’ll Trust In You
03:56
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I'll Trust In You
Is it so unexpected is it so extreme
Is it so far out beyond our wildest dreams
That maybe we could meet in the middle
And talk about our hopes and wishes
Maybe we could stop before our minds
Become so suspicious
I'll trust in you but you gotta trust me too
I'll hold out for something better we could do
So tired of the fighting it's never any good
What we both really need is to be understood
Let's hold back from making a mistake
Any more fighting and my heart will break
Do we always have to be right, will we never learn
For the sake of saving face will we crash and burn
It's happened so many times before read your history
But why it has to happen again remains a mystery
I'll trust in you but you gotta trust me too
I'll hold out for something better we could do
So tired of the fighting it's never any good
What we both really need is to be understood
Let's hold back from making a mistake
Any more fighting and my heart will break
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5. |
Panning For Gold
03:33
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Panning For Gold
This is the story of a man searching for gold
Bound for California
He carried on his back a pick and a shovel
And a pan and a sleeping roll
His only clothes they were on his back
His only shoes well they had holes
He can't recall when he ate his last meal
And now that was taking its toll
Give succour to the man on the dusty trail
Give something to keep him alive
Panning for gold, he was panning for gold,
Truth be told he hadn't found a nugget
Another day like this – he wasn't gonna cut it
Give succour to the man on the dusty trail
For the love of God give hope
Give succour to the man on the dusty trail
For the love of God give soap
He didn't have a gun but he was good with his hands
He could fight like the devil's own
He didn't have a plan but he did have guts
He did have a girl back home
But the dust storms broke that farmers life
Tore it all to shreds
It left them hungry it left them broke
And they just newly wed
Give succour to the man on the dusty trail
Give something to keep him alive
Panning for gold, he was panning for gold,
Truth be told he hadn't found a nugget
Another day like this – he wasn't gonna cut it
Give succour to the man on the dusty trail
For the love of God give hope
Give succour to the man on the dusty trail
For the love of God give soap
He got to the valley and he staked his claim
Then he slept the whole night through
Saw a river nearby and he washed his clothes
And he washed his body too
The next day dawned dusty and bright
That sun was in it’s sky
He grabbed his pick-axe by the handle
And he swung it up real high
Give succour to the man on the dusty trail
Give something to keep him alive
Panning for gold, he was panning for gold,
Truth be told he hadn't found a nugget
Another day like this – he wasn't gonna cut it
Give succour to the man on the dusty trail
For the love of God give hope
Give succour to the man on the dusty trail
For the love of God give soap
So unlucky in love but lucky at cards
You can lay in the gutter but be looking at the stars
This man found gold and it saved his life
He and the money went back to his wife
Panning for gold, he was panning for gold,
Panning for gold, he was panning for gold,
Give succour to the man on the dusty trail
For the love of God give hope
Give succour to the man on the dusty trail
For the love of God give soap
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6. |
Holy Mercy Me
03:52
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Holy Mercy Me
Holy mercy me, we let it go too far
Of all the stupid things who do we think we are
It was something it was nothing
Now it's gone up in flames
Of all that's gentle of all that's true
I just don't know what I will do
Of all that's sane of all that's right
What will get me through this night
Somethings gotta give but it can't be me
I know this is a test anyone can see
But I'm feeling so weak
I'm feeling so lame
Of all that's gentle of all that's true
I just don't know what I will do
Of all that's sane of all that's right
What will get me through this night
The more I live the more I learn
The more I crash the more I burn
The more I seem to fade away
As day is turning into night
The shadows now replace the light
The more I seem to lose my way
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7. |
To Make You Strong
03:16
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To Make You Strong
With passion as it grows
There's a willingness that flows
Over everyone
The power that's in you
To make it all come true
Is strong
Everywhere you go
Feel a spirit that will flow
And it's never done
As long as there is hope
There is life
And we all belong
We're all strangers on a journey to where we never know
We're strangers at the mercy of where the winds may blow
Hold me up if I should stumble
Lift me up if I should fall
Back me up whatever troubles may befall
I'll help you out if you should struggle
Help you out when things go wrong
Be a brother when you need me, to make you strong
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8. |
It's A Secret
03:36
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It’s A Secret
I can't say
My hands are tied
I can't write a letter
I won't say
Though my tongue is dry
So I can't say it better
If all the tea in China packed in wooden crates
Was delivered to my door, still I can't relate
It's top secret
For my eyes only
It's a secret
I know that's guaranteed to make you scream and shout
No one likes a secret till the secrets out
Sorry to frustrate you but I can't say more
Time will be the key to open up this sealed door
I won't say
Thats' how it lies
No words to be spoken
I shan't say
No way José
My word can't be broken
If all the tea in China packed in wooden crates
Was delivered to my door, still I can't relate
It's top secret
For my eyes only
It's a secret
I know that's guaranteed to make you scream and shout
No one likes a secret till the secrets out
Sorry to frustrate you but I can't say more
Time will be the key to open up this sealed door
It's top secret
For my eyes only
It's a secret
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Follow Me
03:34
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Follow Me
Broken streetlights and thrown-away clothes
These streets need a clean-up, now heaven knows
Things are not what they were, the times have changed
Since the days of plenty were so rudely rearranged
Let me take you down to the river
Where the water runs clear and free
Somewhere your dreams can still deliver
Follow me, follow me
Far away places and far away friends
Sometimes it's hard to see where this loneliness will end
With millions of people but so few that I know
Can you point the right direction tell me which way to go
Let me take you down to the river
Where the water runs clear and free
Somewhere your dreams can still deliver
Follow me, follow me
I don't know what it is, but something has changed
Nothing's like it was, it's all been re-arranged
I can't pin it down, but something has gone
Something at the heart of it has simply moved on
Maybe it's a change in the air
Or something in the way that I care
Maybe it's just something in me
Let it be, let it be
Let me take you down to the river
Where the water runs clear and free
Somewhere your dreams can still deliver
Follow me, follow me
I'll take you down to the river
Where the water runs clear and free
Somewhere your dreams can still deliver
Follow me, follow me
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10. |
It’ll Blow You Away
03:53
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It'll Blow You Away
There's only one go, there's only one chance
There's only one opportunity to grow
There's only one life, there's only one hope
Make a stand for unity and so
Give it your best, give it your all
Give it the maximum that you can
Give it a go, no holding back
Stick precisely to your plan
There's so much to gain
There's so much to say
There's so much to savour
It'll blow you away
So much you don't know
So much in the way
It will all be revealed
It'll blow you away
There's only one me, there's only one you
There's only one time to start anew
There's only one thing, can stand in your way
And that's the fear you face today
This is your moment, this is your time
This is your chance to make it shine
This is your fate, this is your due
This could be everything you want it to
There's so much to gain
There's so much to say
There's so much to savour
It'll blow you away
So much you don't know
So much in the way
It will all be revealed
It'll blow you away
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11. |
Cozy Up
03:08
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Cozy Up
It's time to start a new game
Let's get rid of the old
Cast away those old habitual
Habits that have taken hold
Something new and tantalising
Something better than that
Something to make the spirits soar
The old ways are feeling flat
Out with the old and in with the new
In with the bold that's what I'll do
Goodbye to all that holds me back
Hello to something new
If it's shiny I want more of it
If it's bright then I'll have two
If it makes me happy then I want more
If it makes glad it'll do
Cozy up to my new regime
Cozy up to something new
Cozy up to a wonderful feeling
Cozy up with you, with you, cozy up
Cozy up to my new regime
Cozy up to something new
Cozy up to a wonderful feeling
Cozy up with you
When the morning comes and it brings the sun
I wanna be in the front row
When the breezes blow the warm air through
I wanna be in that flow
When the morning comes and it brings the sun
I wanna be in the front row
When the breezes blow the warm air through
I wanna be in that flow
Lindo maravilhoso, Pra caramba
Que saudade, Fala sério
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12. |
High Time
03:25
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High Time
The waiting is over, all the planning is done
I'm thinking it over, is it lost or is it won?
The moment arrives, the time has come
Will it change our lives, or will it darken the sun
It's high time, it's way beyond time
It's high time, it's way beyond time
It's one of those moments that we'll never forget
A pivotal moment we will praise or regret
The waiting was hell but this moment is key
It's now that we learn what the future will be
It's high time, it's way beyond time
It's high time, it's way beyond time
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13. |
Have A Nice Day
03:38
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Have A Nice Day
In this winding alley way that makes up my life
Sometimes the sun is shining, more usually it's strife
I just can't get it rolling, easy now on wheels
It's a bump start every morning ever so slightly uphill
I don't think that complaining is helping my free will
I wonder if my bank account can handle all the bills
As surely as the sun will rise and bring a brand new day
I wish I had a handle on some clever things to say
Have a nice day
That's the least of my worries
Have a nice day
That's the least of my cares
Just Have a nice day
I guess that's all it comes down to
Won't you Have a nice day
Something we can all share
My life has got so complicated, too many strands in play
It's time to deconstruct it all and live a simple way
Resistance is the cause of all the friction in my day
Now here's a chance to let it go and hear you when you say
Have a nice day
That's the least of my worries
Have a nice day
That's the least of my cares
Just Have a nice day
I guess that's all it comes down to
Won't you Have a nice day
Something we can all share
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14. |
The Shock Of The New
04:36
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The Shock Of The New
There's a new spirit of progress that's growing inside
A spirit of progress we'll follow its guide
There's a change in the air as to what we will do
A spirit so strong it's the shock of the new
It's the shock of the new
It's the shock of the new
It's a spirit so strong it's the shock of the new
The descendants of Noah all spoke the same tongue
But the Tower of Babel god smashed it in one
The people were scattered to places far flung
The confusion of language then made them undone
Earthquakes and lightning that splintered the sky
Broke the tower of clay made the rivers run dry
The people were scared and in fear though and through
The change that came in was the shock of the new
There's a new spirit of progress that's growing inside
A spirit of progress we'll follow its guide
There's a change in the air as to what we will do
A spirit so strong it's the shock of the new
It's the shock of the new
It's the shock of the new
It's a spirit so strong it's the shock of the new
Revolution restitution resolution
Evolution revelation activation
It's the shock of the new
It's the shock of the new
It's a spirit so strong it's the shock of the new
As the old ways of living will no longer do
The change that comes in is the shock of the new
As the old ways of living will no longer do
The change that comes in is the shock of the new
It's the shock of the new
It's the shock of the new
It's a spirit so strong it's the shock of the new
It's the shock of the new
It's the shock of the new
It's a spirit so strong it's the shock of the new
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Beyond Main Street Fordingbridge, UK
Nick Gurney and Sarah Joyce – Beyond Main Street. Retro seventies style songs.
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