Lyrical Response

[WhoTom]

All the leaves are brown (All the leaves are brown)
And the sky is gray (And the sky is gray)
I've been for a walk (I've been for a walk)
On a winter's day (On a winter's day)

[muppy]

In the howling wind comes a stinging rain
See it driving nails
Into the souls on the tree of pain
From the firefly, a red orange glow
See the face of fear
Running scared in the valley below

Bullet the blue sky
Bullet the blue sky
Bullet the blue
Bullet the blue

[without a drought]

Two blue lights
One's the blue light of the late night bus
One's the blue light of the moon over us
One's got the diesel fuel on her breath
One's got the damp taste of the earth on it
Two blue lights
There's a dead archer in the tower you can't hear it but you can tell
When the bells ring twelve times in hell the bells ring twelve times in this town as well
Two blue lights
Two blue lights

[PastaJoe]

When the lights go down in the city
And the sun shines on the bay
Do I wanna be there in my city?

Oh, oo, oh
Ohh, oo, ohh
Oh, oo, oh

[WhoTom]

Left a good job in the city
Workin' for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleepin'
Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been

[PastaJoe]

I was born here in the city
With my back against the wall
Nothing grows, and life ain't very pretty
No one's there to catch you when you fall

[SinceThe70s]

Loopy says he likes it up on top 
Yes, he knows if he ever lets go
The pretty machine
Will swallow him whole

[muppy]

When you take me by the hand
Tell me I'm your lovin' man
When you give me all your love
And do it, babe, the very best you can

Oh, that's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh
I like it, uh-huh, uh-huh
That's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh
I like it, uh-huh, uh-huh
That's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh
I like it, uh-huh, uh-huh
That's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh
I like it, uh-huh, uh-huh
 

[without a drought]

The darkest day of the year
And my heart is on the rail
The darkest day of the year
And whose hand is at the wheel
Whose hand's at the wheel

[SinceThe70s]

In my hour of need
Heh, no, you're not there
And though I reached out for you
Wouldn't lend a hand
Through the darkest hour
Your grace did not shine on me
Feels so cold, very cold
No one cares for me

[without a drought]

I put my money in the suitcase
And headed for the big race
I felt a chill on my backbone
As I hung up the telephone

Stone-cold sober and stone-cold sweat
Running down the back of my neck
To lose means trouble, to win pays double
And I got me a heavy bet

Cold, cold sweat

[Joe Ferguson forever]

Old man lying by the side of the road
With the lorries rolling by
Blue moon sinking from the weight of the load
And the buildings scrape the sky
Cold wind ripping down the alley at dawn
And the morning paper flies
Dead man lying by the side of the road
With the daylight in his eyes

Don't let it bring you down
It's only castles burning
Find someone who's turning
And you will come around

 

 

[SinceThe70s]

Sitting here like uninvited company
Wallowing in my own obscenities
I share a cigarette with negativity
Sitting here like wet ashes
With x's in my eyes and drawing flies

[muppy]

Sittin' here restin' my bones
And this loneliness won't leave me alone, listen
Two thousand miles, I roam
Just to make this dock my home

Now I'm just gon' sit, at the dock of the bay
Watchin' the tide roll away, ooh yeah
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time

[SinceThe70s]

People can no longer cover their eyes
If this disturbs you then walk away
You will remember the night you were struck by the sight of
Ten thousand fists in the air

[PastaJoe]

In the winter of '65
We were hungry, just barely alive
By May the 10th, Richmond had fell
It's a time I remember, oh so well

The night they drove old Dixie down
And the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down
And the people were singing
They went, "Na, na, la, na, na, la"

[muppy]

But I can see you-
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
You got your hair combed back and your sunglasses on, baby
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone

[WhoTom]

Well, she moved down here at the age of eighteen
She blew the boys away, it was more than they'd seen

[PastaJoe]

Catch a cannonball now to take me down the line 
My bag is sinking low and I do believe it's time 
To get back to Miss Fanny, I know she's the only one 
Who sent me here with her regards for everyone

 

Take a load off, Fanny 
Take a load for free 
Take a load off, Fanny 
And you put the load right on me

[muppy]

I don't know why I love you like I do
After all the changes you put me through
You stole my money and my cigarettes
And I haven't seen the worst of it yet

 

I wanna know, can you tell me
Am I in love to stay?

Take me to the river