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2. |
In My Dreams
01:58
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You and me we never go to work
in my dreams
You and me punching every jerk
in my dreams
You and me dancing in the rain
You and me are drinking champagne
in my dreams.
You and me never went to school
in my dreams
You and me are hanging by the pool
in my dreams
You and me get everything for free
You and me can make ends meet
in my dreams.
Forget all of the other stuff that came before
There’s not a thing about you that I don’t adore
and you
are the only
one for me.
You and me we never go to sleep
in my dreams
You and me we never disagree
in my dreams.
You and me are the greatest of friends
You and me until time ends
in my dreams.
In my dreams.
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3. |
The Ghost of Your Words
01:36
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Tell me something that I don’t know.
How could you just let all this go?
Oh, you
never change.
You’re ashamed to feel loved.
But you denied me the life
that you said would be mine.
I reside as the ghost of your words,
never seen,
seldom heard,
lost to time.
Tell me something that I need to know.
It’s not that easy to be letting go
of you.
Everything I once had
is now gone.
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4. |
For Shame!
02:55
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You said I was your perfect lover
but I guess you said that to all the others.
We vowed to never stray
but I guess you didn’t want things to be that way.
But why’d you put on the blame on me?
For all the things you chose to be?
For shame!
For shame!
I never asked a thing from you
but I’m asking you to tell the truth
for me.
For me.
There’s a hundred things I could mention here
but I won’t bore you with the details, my dear
Just run and spin your lies
while I cross my heart and dot the whys.
Why’d you put the blame on me
for all the things you wanted to see?
For shame.
For shame.
I never asked a thing from you
but it’s not that hard to tell the truth
to me.
To me.
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5. |
Split
01:16
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I conjured up the demons for you, my love (my love)
I sank the ship they launched for you, my love (my love)
A tapestry of treachery
but no love.
Your love.
No.
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6. |
The Grass
01:51
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I never dreamed
that you would be the one
to be so cruel.
I never suspected
a thing.
Such a fool.
The love we had
it turned to steam.
Teardrops on the glass.
And if you want me again
my heart is in the grass.
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7. |
The Oak
02:56
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My father sat under the big oak tree
He said, “remember your ma, if you don’t remember me”,
I said, “don’t worry, Dad. I’m coming home next year”,
He said, “a long way back I told my Daddy that but that was 1923”.
I wrote postcards and letters from the diners on the road
but the drink and the women and the drugs they took hold
when I thought about home I’d just sink another beer.
You tend to forget your kin when you’re living in sin
and your heart is filled with fear.
It’s no kind of life when you steal and you fight
and you isolate yourself in the city at night.
A man grows tired of keeping bad company.
I’d think of old friends and how I loved them to death
and pray they’d remember me.
I’m coming home.
The bus rides were a long time to consider my pain,
if you ain’t got a ticket you ain’t getting on the train.
I might not have wheels but I still got my feet.
I’ll busk and I’ll borrow in the hopes that tomorrow
will be the day that we shall meet.
My mother lay under the big oak tree.
He said “there’s no longer your ma, but you still got me”,
I said “don’t worry, Dad. I won’t be leaving here”,
He said, “I too am a rat, so don’t give me that, I’ll just wait and see.”
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8. |
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Johnny's polishing a written-off Cadillac,
Blasting a refurbed Wurly that plays CDs.
He's wearing drainpipe jeans with impeccable seams
that a dead man's wife gave to charity.
Now the weekend's here it's time for karaoke
He puts the 'king' into working man's club every Saturday night.
Dorothy cries every week as he sings that he loves her tenderly
and a fight breaks out between suspicious minds.
So, go Johnny go!
You're not Elvis
but everybody knows
you've got the best quiff in Yorkshire
and that's something.
Guess he'll never make it to Graceland
Rotherham's not even that close to Tennessee.
Working in a vinyl store, cash-in-hand
though they'll probably give him discount off the Paul Simon LP.
So, go Johnny go!
You're not Elvis but everybody knows
you've got the best quiff in Yorkshire
and you're the king.
Sure you're 23 Stone
born in Totley
still living at home
never been beyond Leeds.
But in a badly-lit room
to a crowd with bad eyes
you open your mouth
and the king is still alive.
So, go Johnny go!
You're not Elvis
and everybody knows
but you've got the best quiff in Yorkshire
and that's something.
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9. |
Pain of Songs
01:51
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You expect me to write you a love song
but I’m just dying to prove you wrong.
It’s not because I can’t
but you just get everything you want.
I’m not trying to be cruel.
I just think you should know disappointment too.
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10. |
Childish Heart
03:41
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Don’t let the ones you love
carry the burden of
all the things you can’t be.
Set them free.
Don’t let your own mind
be the only thing to define
how loving you can be.
Set it free.
Just a pinch of hate
sours previous hours so great.
All this insecurity,
set it free.
Don’t you dwell upon
the things you ought not to have done.
You can’t change history.
Set them free.
Don’t let your childish heart
destroy a work of art
be all that you can be
and set it free.
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11. |
Not Even Her
02:44
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I’ve been known to be a good friend
now and again.
I’ve been known to be a little fun
now and then.
But it feels like a long time
since I was either.
But this is a song
that’s aimed at no one in particular.
Not even her.
I am now known
as someone staying at home.
I have been known
to be seen
but only alone.
I don’t mind if you stay or go.
If you just come around,
I won’t say no.
But this is a song
that’s aimed at no one in particular.
Not even her.
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12. |
Lars
01:37
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Faith heals nothing time won’t reveal.
I can’t let you be real.
I can’t let you leave.
I love you more than you can see.
I love you more than you love me.
How can I let this be?
I can’t let you be real.
I can’t let you be any more than a fantasy.
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13. |
No Homework
02:51
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Sit down pretty girl
I’ve got too much time on my hands.
Stand back up and give me a twirl,
you look so pretty when you dance.
We’ll borrow your parents’ car.
I don’t have anything sleazy planned.
We don’t have to go far
just turn on the radio and hold my hand.
We don’t have to go public, understand.
I know that I’m embarrassing.
I’ll erase your name from my hand.
You don’t have to wear my ring.
I’ll borrow my parents’ car.
There’s a beach party not so far away.
Sit by the fire and play guitar
and with a song I’ll persuade you to stay.
The weekend’s for us.
On Monday we’ll be back in school.
I’ll sat at the back of the bus.
If you sit at the front, well hey, that’s cool.
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14. |
Haunted Blue
02:15
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There’s a place I go where you and I still meet, earnestly.
There’s a place I go I still look in your eyes and I can see
they’re haunted blue,
haunted blue.
There’s a past I live in where I go by mistake free.
There’s a future that you’re living in now without me.
It’s haunted too,
haunted too.
Things will never be the same again.
Things will never be the same.
Things will never be the same again.
Things will never be the same
as haunting you,
haunting you.
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15. |
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Funny people
walking out of their doors
one by one.
Funny people
taking different roads
one by one.
Regular Joes without egos
going to wherever they go
past my window.
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16. |
Selective Memory
01:56
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That guitar was once my guitar
I know because you told me.
That girl was once my girl
I don't recognise her now.
Now they've been replaced.
The memories erased.
But I'll never forget
the mistakes I made.
That house was once my house
I don't know who lives there now.
That town was once my hometown
Thought I’d never get out.
And now I've got away
I know places aren't to blame
for all the feelings
I couldn’t name.
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17. |
Straight to Video
01:35
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18. |
When I Died of You
01:58
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The day we met
I placed a bet
that one day you would leave
and now I’m rich
but I don’t care a stitch,
there’s nothing to achieve.
Some people were born
to live in dreams
whilst others live the truth.
Every sunbeam
broke in two
when I died of you.
Every now and then
I forget again
that you still exist.
But the memories
they keep haunting me,
of the moment we first kissed.
The sky
and under, you and I
suddenly were new.
But everything
turned grey from blue
when I died of you.
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19. |
The Selfish Gene
00:54
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Lately I’ve been careful
to be less of an arsehole
but it seems to be
in my genes.
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20. |
Sweetheart
02:40
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Sweetheart,
There’s nothing going wrong today.
That’s mighty strange.
And Sweetheart,
hanging around with a guy like me,
just wait and see.
Though things seem so good right now,
I’ll only fuck it up somehow.
There’s something going wrong,
it’s just not been seen.
Faced with a tormented reality
upon waking.
Replace this,
this awkward personality,
oh someone please.
Thought it once could be said of me,
he’s a stand-up member of society,
now if something’s going wrong,
You’ll find me.
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21. |
Dry
01:33
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Watching the spillages dry
I’ll be here ‘til I die.
The barmaid will soon call time
when she does, I’ll be broken inside.
Oh please, don’t call time.
I still haven’t drank this place dry.
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22. |
When I'm Dead
02:13
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When I’m gone
Baby, please move on.
When I’m dead
just find someone else instead.
I’m not coming down
I’m not haunting your house
I’m not coming back around
I’ll just be gone.
When I leave
don’t you waste no time with grief
no one wants a wife
married to some afterlife
that just don’t exist
I don’t want to be missed
and while your time’s dragging on
I’ll still be gone.
When I’m dead.
When I leave.
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23. |
Outro: Gone at Last
01:40
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