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Madeleine, you’re looking fine, oh how I wish that you were mine
And other such pathetic lines created by my lovesick mind
She doesn’t love you back you chiromaniac, so do the right thing Jack and give it up
Oh Christopher I’m missing ya, oh how I wish that I was yours
Why can’t you see a girl like me is better than those other whores
He says he thinks you’re fake, a spiteful little snake
So please for Heaven’s sake find somebody new
I love her even so / I love him even so
I’ll never let her go / I’ll never let him go
Oh what’s a lovesick teenage boy to do / Oh what’s a lovesick teenage girl to do
Well it happens every day, boy and girl, young and old alike
Some succeed while others lose
I think that love songs are twee, I’d rather sing the blues
The world can see / La la, never forget you
Your misery / Blah blah, always regret you
So dry your eyes now darling, you have my deepest sympathy / Sing the cliché loud for me
It’s true what others say / Oh I know
Though it may not feel that way / It hurts me so
But I can guarantee that there will always be plenty more fish in the sea / Will I find my peace of mind...?
He’s stringing me along I see, oh how I’d like to string him up
I swear she can’t be good for me, so why don’t I just give her up? (Give her up...)
I don’t mean to complain (So you’re not gonna thank her?)
But I’m sick of all the pain (Well noone cares you wanker)
There’s nothing left to gain but more of the same
We’re going nowhere fast, this isn’t going to last, I simply can’t be arsed
It happens every day anyway no matter what you’re like / Some succeed, others lose
Some succeed, others lose / I don’t care
I think that love songs are twee / This won’t go
I’d rather be with you / Anywhere
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She Walks In Beauty
03:23
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She walks in beauty, tender as the night of cloudless starry skies
And all the aspects best of dark and bright are met inside her eyes
And therefore mellowed to that tender light which Heav’n to day denies
And though she’s dressed in black and mourns a loved one gone
Her beauty’s still a sight to see, her presence fills the room with ethereal song
She’s hypnotising me
One shade the more, or yet one ray the less had half impaired the grace
Which waves in every gentle raven tress or softly lights her face
Where purest thoughts senerely sweet express how dear their resting place
And though her heart is wrenched with devastating pain
She smiles with quiet dignity, and though my conscious sense I struggle to retain
She’s mesmerising me
And on that flawless cheek and o’er that brow so calm, yet eloquent
The poignant smiles that win the tints that glow but tell of good times spent
A mind and heart at peace with all below whose love is innocent
And though I try to clear my mind, try as I might this girl in black is all I see
And I accept that I shall not forget this night, this wondrous night in which she
This magical night in which she, she walks in beauty
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Teetotal
03:44
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I said I was leaving once I’d finished my round
But next thing I knew we were out on the town
And now it’s the morning and my stomach is sick
I’ve spent all my money and I feel like a prick
I went on a bender and now Jesus I’m feeling unwell
My stomach churns like a blender and my head is going through hell
I know it’s unlike me so I’ll forgive you if you smile when I say,
“I’m going teetotal for a while”
It seemed like a bad idea but now I’ve had several beers
So let’s play this slighty risqué drinking game
I don’t mean to be explicit, but her mouth – well I really didn’t miss it
Making out with your friends while drunk is really lame
There’s fun and there’s foolish and I think last night was the latter
Don’t tell me I’m prudish and don’t tell me that it doesn’t matter
‘Cause if I’d been sober, well I would have run a mile
So that’s why I’m going teetotal for a while
If you can’t drink responsibly it’s fair to say you probably
Shouldn’t really drink at all, and some of you dicks should take the hint from me
I wish that our society would favour more sobriety but that’s not the case at all
So I’ll sit here at the bar with my orange juice alone
It’s gonna be tricky, but at least God knows that I’m trying
But I could kill for a cocktail, a cold lager or a glass of rosé wine
Southern Comfort, Tia Maria, and every type of Belgian beer
Are normally more my style, and that’s exactly why I’m going teetotal
So goodbye, I’m going teetotal for a while
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The Tempest (Part One)
03:45
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Lately I've been watching a storm gathering out on the ocean
Watching as a darkness engulfs the tranquil sky
Lately I've been sensing that wheels of fate are motion
Something's going to happen, no telling when or why
Is this how it must be
Isolated for eternity
The ocean boils beneath a stormy sky
I look the tempest in the eye
Lately I've been thinking about how we're all getting older
Have I spent my time wisely or thrown it away?
Lately I've been carrying the weight of my world on my shoulders
And in the fading light I can't tell night from day
Is this how it must be
Isolated for eternity
The ocean boils beneath a stormy sky
I look the tempest in the eye
So I'll burn my books, or drown them in the deepest ocean / Coulda been, shoulda been, woulda been
Cast my sins away / All the things that I oughta been
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A good man is hard to find these days
We've reached the end of the line I fear
I'm sorry but God isn't listening to you pray
That's why we call this place Hell 'round here
When the flood comes He isn't gonna save ya
It's too late, you should've listened to your Saviour
But now you've gotta pay for your bad behaviour
It's every man for himself
But I won't take responsibility
All your problems ain't got nowt to do with me
I can't speak, I can't hear, I can't see no evil
No evil
No evil
I'm only ever concerned with myself
And I don't give a damn 'bout anybody else
Are you seriously kidding me, telling me that's evil
I'm apathetic, not evil
I'm misanthropic, not evil
So if you think chivalry's still alive
Well you've got another thing coming
And women and children, if you wanna survive
You better put your feet down and hit the ground running
I set fire to the lifeboats
I set fire to the lifeboats
I set fire to the lifeboats
Just to watch them burn
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Halfway House to Hell
01:31
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Well I wondered if I was lonesome tonight after Mr Presley enquired
But apart from a cold, well I felt alright, just a little uninspired
So I sat alone feeling sad and down when I heard my heart announce,
"Don't just sit alone and neglect your friends, it's the time with them that counts"
Bring your friends, grab a beer, tell them all to gather here, now the music's in full swing
A piano, a guitar, they define who we are when we teach them how to sing
Well I wondered if I was born to run just like Mr Springsteen too
But my dad asked me where I was going to run and I didn't have a clue
So I searched my map for a place to run when I heard my heart announce,
"It is not the place where you find yourself but the journey there that counts"
Bring your friends, grab a beer, tell them all to gather here, now the music's in full swing
A piano, a guitar, they define who we are when we teach them how to sing
Well I found all my answers were blowin' in the wind just like Mr Dylan foretold
So I wander the land with the songs I sing and the values I uphold
Bring your friends, grab a beer, tell them all to gather here now the music's in full swing
A piano, a guitar, they define who we are when we teach them how to sing
Teach them how to sing
Teach me how to sing...
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The leaves fall in Autumn, but there’s blossom come Spring
I’m stating the obvious but oh my, how time changes every little thing
We’re not getting younger and maybe this life is all that we get
We’re searching for Heaven but none of us have found it yet
But I’ve always been a believer in making the most of what’s here
So when you’re tossed on life’s seas by tempestuous breezes
You cling to the things you hold dear
We all need companionship, we all need a friend
We all want much more than that but most of us fall short in the end
So will you come gambling with me, well I know we’ll be taking a risk
But sometimes you’ve got to face danger just to know you exist
If we don’t seize these opportunities then I know I’ll never forget it
‘cause I don’t wanna pass by, I don’t wanna ask why
And dear God I don’t wanna regret it
‘cause I know, I know I’m a handful, yeah, I when I sing it’s not quite in key
And I know that when you picture perfection, well I guess it looks nothing like me
But take a chance, what’s the worst that could happen
Well at worst you’ll have made a mistake
But mistakes, they’re what we all learn from
And that’s a chance that I’m willing to take
So I’ll state with ironic conviction yeah, that I believe I’ve got the whole world to give
If we’re all that we’ve got why not give it a shot
Because the most important thing to do is live
To do is live
To do is live
To do is live
To do is...
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The Not-So-Great Gatsby
03:24
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My dear you see it’s clear to me that love is really blind
You live your life so unaware, I follow kissing your behind
Your back is turned, you’ll never learn the things I cannot say
I tried my best to spit them out but couldn’t find a way
‘cause I tried to write you love songs but I didn’t get that far
‘cause I’m pretty crap at singing and not much better at guitar
So I wrote this little number in the only way I know
By ripping off Bruce Springsteen songs (The River, Thunder Road)
And now it’s fair that I should let you know
That I love you and I care for you, you barely know my name
But I feel a strong connection girl, I hope you feel the same
I thought that love would never touch me, now you’ve left me feeling small
This Gatsby’s not so great after all
My dear I see unfortunately you didn’t like my news
The green light is receding now and all you’ve left’s me with the blues
But nobody can understand just what it is I see
They think that you’re a spiteful bitch for pinning stuff on me
Stuff like fucking up a friendship that you claimed was never there
Well I hate to contradict you but that really isn’t fair
‘cause I did my best to please you girl, yeah heaven knows I tried
But was your kindness all pretence to keep me occupied
Yeah when you smiled were you stone cold inside?
Well I love you, I still care for you but frankly I’m confused
‘cause you’ve been treating me like worse than dirt, I’m feeling quite bemused
But I’ll come back if you want me to just don’t ask me to crawl
This Gatsby’s not so great after all
I fell to the bottom you kicked me while I was down
But I hear from all the others you’re the kind of girl that gets around
There’s the impression your list of indiscretions goes on and on and on
Your general behaviour it makes me feel sick
Like when you cheated on your best friend by sucking on her boyfriend’s lips
As you kissed you didn’t give a shit, it goes on and on and on and on and on and on...
Well I loved you and I cared for you but now I see the truth
You’re a spoilt adolescent girl who’s burning up her youth
Well I think that you’re pathetic, yeah I hope that you regret it
But wait I’m not finished yet
Because my dear you see this land is free for me to bitch and moan
And tell the world in no uncertain terms I hope you die alone
You’re too proud to be my pride and joy, well please enjoy the fall
This Gatsby’s filled with hate and now it’s far too late
Well maybe you’re not so great after all
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Last Orders
04:36
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It's reached that point of the evening again
Where no-one's left around to pretend to listen to my music but you
And I've saved the best 'til last, but you already knew, I can tell
In the distance the bartender's tolling a bell
Saying "Last orders at the bar" for the night
A couple of drunkards stir at the sound
Temporarily roused from their Jazz Age frames of mind
One of them recites some lines from a poem
In a mix of drowsiness and drunken ecstacy
It's doesn't make sense and he's slurring his words
But his friends raise their glasses and nod and agree
Oh it's strange, strange how a man and his words
Touches the people who've heard just what he has to say
And you, listening to me and not them
Old faithful, my only friend, have you come to hear me play?
And it's you, you every time still sitting and listening intently
Though I never hit the high notes, though I always sing the blues
And I see, with one song left that I know from memory
I'm not singing this for me, no I'm singing this for you
So tell the bartender to wait, 'cause I've got one last order to make
Please, sit with me, talk to me please
I'm begging you down on my knees to stay a while
You've stuck with me this far
Oh it's true, all that I'm longing to do
Is to finish this evening with you
Whoever you are
Wherever you are
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I wrote you a tired old cliché and I scrawled it down just the other day
But before the ink had even dried I saw my weary pen hang its nib in shame
Well dear, my clever pen, it knew that tired old clichés just won’t do
Not when the subject matter’s you – and that’s a cliché but true
‘cause you, you are the song in the beaks of the birds
And you are the reason I struggle for words
You gave me hope that I had never found before and you say “Hey –
That’s what friends are for”
Some guy writes a love song for his girl, he claims “I will love you forever”
But six months later it’s over, he hates her, and I think to myself,
“Well that wasn’t too clever to claim” ‘cause romance may change
But through the fire and the rain, true friends may remain, you and I stay the same
Y tú, cada hora que paso con tígo me parece menos de un segundo
That’s a compliment if you’re not sure but you say “Hey –
That’s what friends are for”
Are you all I’ve got or all that I’m not, how can mere words express the truth
Still there’s one thing left and that thing is you
You are the Sun and you are the Light, and you are the pillow I cling to at night
You gave me your word, how could I ever ask for more? And you say “Hey –
That’s what friends are for”
I wrote you a tired old cliché, that’s been said, I wrote ‘til my fateful pen was dead
And now that I’ve cleared my head, well I guess we should call it a day my dear
And when you hear this you might see how much you really mean to me
And if you cry for me with tears I can’t ignore, then I’ll wipe them away
And you know what I’ll say, with a smile I’ll say “Hey –
That’s what true friends are for”
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