Lyrics of Wanted Chords ************************ = SWOON = -*- Green Isaac (Part I) Stella Mater, light is failing, making such a fool of thee, When you'd love to be someone . . . This is the time, I've set aside. From selling old rope, and telling bad jokes, and cul de sac pride. I've learnt today, while falling apart, The most eloquent way to speak or to pray, is straight from the heart. Oh but to shine like Joan of Arc, you must be prepared to burn. Take two kinds of look, and one wedding day, Now isn't it clear, ther's nothing they'll hear, that you'd want to say? Forget the style and choose from twelve notes, In itself it's a joy, whether it soothes or annoys, a song starts in the throat. And if you've no new clothes to wear, then simply wash and comb your hair And little green Isaac, You're gonna walk backwards through the room, Does that mean I won't see you ? It means you walk backwards through the room. And little green Isaac, I hear you're still wet behind the ears, Isaac's a soft name, it sounds like a pocketful of rain. Well up that stairway he rose, and down that stairway he goes. GGGGreen Isaac GGGGreen Isaac GGGGreen Isaac. -*- Here On The Eerie It's much more beguiling, than children at play. The mind meets dilemma, with a heart in decay. How they reconcile art with . . . What was I going to say ? I called because you're in a position to help. With a limited talent, but impossible wealth. How they reconcile love with . . . It sure is a problem . . . But don't go away. Cool critique of new Gomorrah, Or schoolboy crush on Che Guevara, Face yourself or . . . Give it away. Hearts grow numb and conscience weary, Mutiny here on the Eerie, Face yourself or . . . Give it away. Don't start pretending, you've feelings of anguish, if you'd prefer to dance. Please stop talking, of things you know nothing. The truth well will make you ill. So chew on the safest, the blandest of food. And avoid the specifics that might ruin the mood. A universal prescription . . . continues to elude. Love becomes you, a happy burden. But other lives stay neatly curtained. Recognize that, it won't go away. Hearts grow numb, and conscience weary, Mutiny here on the Eerie. face yourself or . . . give it away. This star crossed lovers business, astrologeewhizzness, Go rhyme your runes in June. Don't turn tearful, or mystical on me, I'm not your seventh son. -*- I Never Play Basketball Now I'm not looking to disturb you, just a little to unnerve you. I have nothing about games and always looking back. After the last unholy row - I never, ever play basketball now. It joins a list of things I'll miss like fencing foils and lovely girls I'll never kiss. Leave it behind on an overcrowded desk where the "IN"-tray is higher than the "OUT" ever will be. Before the tea rooms fill with flirting couples call. Remember to call. And "FLOW", it skips like a river and it rolls "FLOW", you'll swear it's a chapel - isn't that so ? Think of all the things that grew here, long before we moved here; All of it good and strong, and all of it gone. After that last unholy row - I never, ever play, basketball now. It joins the list of things I'll miss like fencing foils, and lovely girls I'll never kiss. You may say I've got plenty, but no one knows how long things stay big Roger D. -*- Elegance There are those who own the world around your own. And say you want to swan - one to one - Hey kid they own the pond. There are those who rest, and those who make the beds, And should you seek redress - can't you guess ? Hey child they own this mess. So if these stardust memories, fail to please, If you confuse this dinner dance with elegance, If you suffer lack of due respect, Take comfort from the guessing game aspect, that she is least where you expect. Please be ashamed that you're afraid, equating elegance and real estate. When all the bullion in the world, cannot transform what's simply second rate. But will yea no come assess me - Boastfully. I'll not be bought by your silver plated come to me. So don't you do come try me. Because these stardust memories, fail to please. They're not alike this dinner dance, this elegance, - And if you want to swan - one to one - Kid you don't need the pond. There are those whose time, is due for steep decline. If you can't find the spot, where their time stops, Just ask who built the clocks. -*- Green Isaac (Part II) It's hard to act so simply, it's easy to make noise. I worship the silence that sings like a bird, I long for the Moon as it looks from the earth : But To have and to hold it I'd only suggest : - SUGGEST . . . You take one step, Green Isaac, One step away : - SUGGEST . . . You take one step, Green Isaac, One step away ; Stella Mater, light is failing, making such a fool of thee, When you'd love to be someone. -*- When The Angels When the angels take the angel voice away Some lower their eyes, some of us shout cheats For cheating on the deal, pulling off the sting, Tuning up the harps, dishing out the wings If they can dance on, on the head of a pin Don't that tell you something about their skin Hard faced little bastards When the angels take the angel voice away Jealously they see the sometimes man you'd be Must get so blase, knowing you'll never die, Lounging on a cloud ; polishing the sky The memories are blue, but borrowed for the day They sit around ignored, till someone goes away If they can dance on, on the head of a pin Don't that tell you something about their skin Hard faced little bastards When the angels take the angel voice away Jealously they see the sometimes man you'd be INSTRUMENTAL The memories are blue, but borrowed for the day They sit around ignored, till someone goes away For cheating on the deal, pulling off the sting, Tuning up the harps, dishing out the wings If they can dance . . . bastards When the angels take the angel voice away Jealously they see the sometimes man you'd be = Protest Songs = -*- The World Awake That frightening little sound it's just the world awake It's just a way of saying we're in business It's just a lightning strike, it's just a family row It's just the give and take of forgiveness Chance being a fine thing brought us together But we're not magnets well not forever It's just the way I am, it's just the way we are It's just a nervous flickering of old flames Now everybody wears the look of the child who wished to marry you Who, knocking proudly on your door, was greeted by your pretty wife If this is life make no mistake it keeps the weary world awake Chance being a fine thing brought us together But we're not magnets well not forever It's just the way I am, it's just the way we are It's just a nervous flickering of old flames So don't you cry they're, they're only words They're only the saddest thing you've ever heard Now everybody wears the look of the child who wished to marry you Who, knocking proudly on your door, was greeted by your pretty wife If this is life make no mistake it keeps the weary world awake = FROM LANGLEY PARK TO MEMPHIS = -*- Knock On Wood They didn't need a driver They walked a thousand miles He left her on the roadside He thumbed himself a ride He swore he'd never leave her, he meant it till he did He swore he'd never leave her, he meant it till he did Before you say you're lucky, before you say he's good Knock on wood Broke you promise, broke your word He's climbing up a ladder Heaven had begun He's found another angel She'll take him down a rung or two She swears she'll never leave him, she means it but she will She swears she'll never leave him, she means it but she will Before you say you're lucky, before you say she's good Knock on wood She swears she'll never leave him, she means it but she will She swears she'll never leave him, she means it but she will Before you say you're lucky, before you say she's good Knock on wood Broke your promise - Knock on wood Broke your word - Knock on wood -*- The Venus Of The Soup Kitchen The Venus of the soup kitchen is waiting there for me And all us poor cripples who've been in the wars And up sleeping on her floor . . . Woah ! When you're scared of down and out You keep it to yourself and if anyone suspects You say : "Who me ? Hardly !" You tell him "Thank your stars, this isn't Derby day 'Cos it's clear you've got the gift for backing the wrong horse, Charlie." Woah ! When you're scared of down and out You camouflage your fear with a fakin' D.J. smile And maybe some boogie dancin' But there's no need to be proud Hey if something's hurtin' you Could be it hurts your brothers too From Langley Park to Memphis Last night, last night I dreamed I dared to raise my head The Venus of the soup kitchen stood over me Singin' : "Sometimes the job gets you down You're ashamed that the word will get round Well all you poor cripples who've been in the wars End up sleeping on my floor." Woah ! Now some will spin you yarns to keep you quiet for a while But you know that's not my style, who needs fancy footwork ? 'Cos none of it adds up, no it doesn't weigh a thing And it doesn't buy you beer, from Langley Park to Memphis Last ight, last night I dreamed I dared to raise my head The Venus of the soup kitchen stood over me Singin' : "Here you are, and I won't tell you've no one else but me Every night I know you'll be here staring hungrily Well here you are, no I won't tell 'cos everyone I know Wanders down here every night they've nowhere else to go." The Venus of the soup kitchen is standing there over me Every night I'm gonna be here staring hungrily The Venus of the soup kitchen is waiting there for me And all us poor cripples who've been in the wars End up sleeping on her floor = JORDAN: THE COMEBACK = -*- Machine Gun Ibiza He's a stone delta blues man. He's a top rollmo' star He's a stone delta blues man. He's a top rollmo' star Black wand, white magic, nitroglycerine He's earned the right to be known as MACHINE GUN IBIZA - Voodoo up rollmo' down MACHINE GUN IBIZA - Hangin' ten with the hurricane sound If you've never been nowhere Don't you pay that no mind If you've never been nowhere Don't you pay that no mind Feel part of no circle ? If you make no scene Well you've earned the right To hang out with MACHINE GUN IBIZA - Voodoo up rollmo' down MACHINE GUN IBIZA - Hangin' ten with the hurricane sound If you're a goddess If your heart's sixteen Girl you're gonna wake up buddies with MACHINE GUN IBIZA - Voodoo up rollmo' down MACHINE GUN IBIZA - Hangin' ten with the hurricane sound Ooh light a fire - Be an ex-marine Baby learn to burn your dog tag like MACHINE GUN IBIZA - Voodoo up rollmo' down MACHINE GUN IBIZA - Hangin' ten with the hurricane sound Hangin' ten with the hurricane sound Hangin' ten with the hurricane sound Hangin' ten . . . sound MACHINE GUN IBIZA . . . VOODOO -*- All The Boys Believe Anything All boys believe anything, anything. All boys believe anything, anything. All boys believe anything, anything. All boys believe anything, anything. -*- Paris Smith Little Paris Smith Lovely name for a girl is Paris Smith Baby Paris Smith Don't repeat my mistakes Paris Smith Paris : Any music worth its salt is good for dancing Paris : But I tried to be the Fred Astaire of words . . . Paris you heard Little Paris Smith one day you'll have a job Yes Paris Smith Baby Paris Smith don't you grow up a snob No Paris Smith Paris : There are benefits to syncopated motion Paris : Which no high falutin' double talk can show - Paris Paris : Any music worth its salt is good for dancing Paris : But I tried to be the Fred Astaire of words . . . Paris you heard -*- The Wedding March One dance whose steps I never could learn It's called the wedding march The grace that it takes, the grace you deserve, Require a lighter touch I know you love dancing. Oh, I know that you love dancing so much . . . I know you love dancing. Music's a wild thing with mischief to prove I can't adjust to the way that you move Music's a wild thing whatever the groove Some music isn't for dancing One dance whose steps I never could learn It's called the wedding march The grace that it takes, the balance and poise, I still find a mystery I know you love dancing. So, I know that you'd hate dancing with me I know you love dancing. So, I know that you'd hate dancing with me = ANDROMEDA HEIGHTS = -*- Whoever You Are Whoever you are I'm looking for you On street after street, in bar after bar The search for love is never ending Whoever you are Wherever you are I'm prepared to travel No matter how long no matter how far Now it may be eternity before I see you Whoever you are And while I search for you I'll leave my door ajar Whoever you are you may well be weary From dragging your feet round this little star But don't despair one step you're there You have to meet me... Whoever you are = THE GUNMAN AND OTHER STORIES = -*- The Streets of Laredo / Not longer for this world  As I walked out . . . in the street of Laredo As I walked out in the streets of Laredo as I walked out in Laredo one day I spied a poor cowboy wrapped in white linen wrapped in white linen as cold as the clay As I walked out . . . in the streets of Laredo Sit down beside me and hear my sad story mortally wounded he clutched at his heart breathless and pale still his eyes told a tale of love for a world he was loathe to depart. As I walked out . . . in the streets of Laredo Not long for this world, not long for this world going the way of the beautiful roses standing in line and waving goodbye. Not long for this world, not long for this world going the way of all valiant soldiers standing in line and waving goodbye. Not long for this world, not long for this world going the way of the beautiful roses standing in line and waving goodbye. As I walked out . . . in the streets of Laredo As I walked out in the streets of Laredo as I walked out in Laredo one day I spied a poor cowboy wrapped in white linen wrapped in white linen as cold as the clay. As I walked out . . . in the streets of Laredo As I walked out . . . Scatter roses over my coffin, scatter roses over the clay scatter roses over my coffin scatter roses over my clay. In the streets of Laredo The streets of Laredo -*- Love will find someone for you There's no gentle way to break somebody's heart to say - it's over - it's time for us to part. Angel, don't you cry soon I know you'll see I was wrong for you this wasn't meant to be love may do the cruelest things may bruise those angel wings but angel, love will find someone for you. So angel don't you cry, in a little while every tear will dry, you'll look back and smile love may do the cruelest things may bruise those angel wings but angel, love will find someone for you. Love may do the cruelest things may bruise those angel wings but angel, love will find someone for you. ah yes, angel, love will find someone for you. -*- Cornfield ablaze I saw you from the tractor  the harvest had begun you were the love child of two gods - I was the farmers awkward son you left Mount Olympus  to find your soul mate  I left a scribbled note, quote " Dear Pa, this here harvest can wait " You took a match to my dry August days cornfield ablaze, cornfield ablaze flames licked the sky  that was some summer haze cornfield ablaze, cornfield ablaze how do I love you ? let me count the ways cornfield ablaze !. Pa don't be angry, the fields that were host to the corn and the wheat - the fact is they're toast  in self defence  I'm obligued to point out there'll always a risk of combustion when there's been a drought. You took a match to my dry August days cornfield ablaze, cornfield ablaze flames licked the sky  that was some summer haze cornfield ablaze, cornfield ablaze how do I love you ? let me count the ways cornfield ablaze !. Imagine if the firemen worked and worked for days and still the cornfield stayed ablaze . . . Her hair it was golden, her hair it was yarn we were playing with fire in the number one barn carried away like two sparks on a breeze then we fused into one at a thousand degrees. You overwhelmed agricultural man cornfield ablaze, cornfield ablaze you wild pyromaniac daughter of Pan cornfield ablaze, cornfield ablaze you took a scarecrow and made him a man cornfield ablaze ! -*- When you get to know me better I can tell you'd like to love me but you haven't known me long and you don't yet know the ways I'll find to hurt and do you wrong I'm a man with one small weakness any woman in a dress . . . When you get to know me better you'll learn to love me less. Tonight if I'm your angel and I've flown before you wake well it's just that I would hate to let you see my wings are fake tonight if I'm your angel one that God forgot to bless. When you get to know me better you'll learn to love me less. If I sing you " Love me Tender " in a way that you believe remember that I'll meant it till the moment that I leave. When you get to know me better you'll learn to love me less. When you get to know me better you'll learn to love me less. -*- The Gunman I know that on some narrow street our paths will cross, our eyes will meet and love will leave me at his feet I'm waiting for the gunman. When I enter a room I will only sit facing the door it's love I'm looking for as I search every face I start wondering is this the place ? Chorus Though love is a gunman and no mercy has he he'll hunt you down until the day death sets you free love is a gunman and he's coming to town you'll meet his gaze both barrels blaze starring you down love is a gunman and no mercy has he this time his sights are fixed on me. You can run You can hide You can even saddle up and ride but love won't be denied you can wear a disguise but it isn't fooled by alibis. -*- Blue Roses Blue roses will blossom in the snow before I ever let you go blue roses will grow up to the sky before I ever make you cry blue roses . . . You need more reassurance than a frightened orphan child that I'll always be beguilded so I search for words to tell you that my love for you is blind but this fragment of a children's song is all that I can find. Blue roses will blossom in the snow before I ever let you go blue roses will grow up to the sky before I ever make you cry blue roses . . . This nursery rhyme is corny, it is stranded out of time yet it's simple and it's honest and since when was that a crime ? and perhaps whoever wrote it loved someone like I love you for in matters of the heart I've learned there's little that is new. Blue roses will blossom in the snow before I ever let you go blue roses will grow up to the sky before I ever make you cry blue roses will blossom in the snow before I ever let you go blue roses will grow up to the sky before I ever make you cry blue roses . -*- Farmyard Cat Two green eyes and a coat of silk scourge of mice with a saucer of milk I've got nine lives and a rhyme with mat I'm a farmyard cat. Scrounging scraps down a dead end street - not for me, me the feline elite ( he dreams full cream, dairy's where he's at ) I'm a farmyard cat. Farmyard cat, farmyard cat, farmyard cat, mi miaow farmyard cat, farmyard cat, farmyard cat, mi miaow. ( He's a farmyard cat ) All day long lounging in the sun moon comes up and I'm prowling for fun here she comes,  well just fancy that . . . she's a farmyard cat. Farmyard cat, farmyard cat, farmyard cat, mi miaow farmyard cat, farmyard cat, farmyard cat.