Trying To Get To You lyrics - Colin Hay
Trying to take that midnight train
But it's gone and broken down again
Now I'm stuck on Empty Avenue
Trying to get to you
Talking on the telephone
Only makes me feel more alone
Killing time with a chosen few
Trying to get to you
In this world of constant danger
I still look for kindness in strangers
And why oh why and why is not enough
And we cry oh cry our tears are not enough
Through firestorms and hurricanes
I'm 16 hours on an airplane
10 thousand miles of ocean view
Trying to get to you
In this world of constant danger
I still look for kindness in strangers
And why oh why and why is not enough
And we cry oh cry our tears are not enough
Walking through the driving rain
Just the thought of you remains
Lines are down I can't get through
Trying to get to you
Lines are down I can't get through
Trying to get to you
But it's gone and broken down again
Now I'm stuck on Empty Avenue
Trying to get to you
Talking on the telephone
Only makes me feel more alone
Killing time with a chosen few
Trying to get to you
In this world of constant danger
I still look for kindness in strangers
And why oh why and why is not enough
And we cry oh cry our tears are not enough
Through firestorms and hurricanes
I'm 16 hours on an airplane
10 thousand miles of ocean view
Trying to get to you
In this world of constant danger
I still look for kindness in strangers
And why oh why and why is not enough
And we cry oh cry our tears are not enough
Walking through the driving rain
Just the thought of you remains
Lines are down I can't get through
Trying to get to you
Lines are down I can't get through
Trying to get to you
If I Had Been A Better Man lyrics - Colin Hay
There were kings and queens and could have beens
And pretenders to the throne
I was a sweet contender then
Now my seeds they’ve all been sown
I scorched the earth behind me
I could have made a better plan
Yeah if I had been a better man
My promises were not to keep
But thrown into the dirt
There must be more I told myself
As I buttoned up my shirt
Well I could paint myself in glory now
And be proud of who I am
Yeah I had been a better man
Stumbling through deep suburbs of my mind
As secrets of silence unwind
I will sing you so long
Now only love
Only love makes me strong
You charity I took as mine
I claimed it as my own
I followed my ascending star
To far away from home
Well I was mesmerized by shiny things
Now in frozen time I stand
Yeah if I had been a better man
Now I’m kneeling and I’m digging deep
Deep into the ground
I’m searching for my soul to keep
Like a burried treasure found
In dreams I speak in ancient tongues
Lost in wind and sand
Yeah if only I had been a better man
And pretenders to the throne
I was a sweet contender then
Now my seeds they’ve all been sown
I scorched the earth behind me
I could have made a better plan
Yeah if I had been a better man
My promises were not to keep
But thrown into the dirt
There must be more I told myself
As I buttoned up my shirt
Well I could paint myself in glory now
And be proud of who I am
Yeah I had been a better man
Stumbling through deep suburbs of my mind
As secrets of silence unwind
I will sing you so long
Now only love
Only love makes me strong
You charity I took as mine
I claimed it as my own
I followed my ascending star
To far away from home
Well I was mesmerized by shiny things
Now in frozen time I stand
Yeah if I had been a better man
Now I’m kneeling and I’m digging deep
Deep into the ground
I’m searching for my soul to keep
Like a burried treasure found
In dreams I speak in ancient tongues
Lost in wind and sand
Yeah if only I had been a better man
Did You Just Take The Long Way Home lyrics - Colin Hay
You always know where you can find me
I’m up here where the air is pure and true
The cleverness of words just binds me
They won’t help me to get over you
And maybe you got lost at the five ways
Took a wrong turn just like always
Or did you just take the long way home?
I hear the wind blow through the pine trees
I watch the frozen lights come into view
The stars above they don’t align me
They only shine a dim light on you
And maybe you got lost at the five ways
Took a wrong turn just like always
Or did you just take the long way home?
I wanna hear you walk up right behind me
But the dawn is come and it’s done me in
And could it be that you don’t love me
For who I am or what I could be
And from where I am it’s such a long way down
So maybe you got lost at the five ways
Took a wrong turn just like always
Or did you just take the long way home?
Did you just take the long way home?
Or did you just take the long way home?
I’m up here where the air is pure and true
The cleverness of words just binds me
They won’t help me to get over you
And maybe you got lost at the five ways
Took a wrong turn just like always
Or did you just take the long way home?
I hear the wind blow through the pine trees
I watch the frozen lights come into view
The stars above they don’t align me
They only shine a dim light on you
And maybe you got lost at the five ways
Took a wrong turn just like always
Or did you just take the long way home?
I wanna hear you walk up right behind me
But the dawn is come and it’s done me in
And could it be that you don’t love me
For who I am or what I could be
And from where I am it’s such a long way down
So maybe you got lost at the five ways
Took a wrong turn just like always
Or did you just take the long way home?
Did you just take the long way home?
Or did you just take the long way home?
I Want You Back lyrics - Colin Hay
I'd be glad to give back
All I have ever owned
If I could have seen into the future
If only I had known
Behind these walls of separation
I have learned to live alone
But I want you, I want you back
I could clearly see the letters
But not the writing on the wall
About what had come between us
How the mighty fall
And one thing keeps repeating
Is the only thing I know?
That I want you, I want you back
Yeah I want you, I want you back
Well I have taken that number
How can I have been so blind
Now I am coming up from under
It's you I have to find
My back is all up against the ropes
Only one way I can go
And I want you
How far is the distance
Have you gone beyond the sign
Have you passed the point of no return
Have you crossed that line
And if it burns me like a fever
I've got to tell you one last time
That I want you, I want you back
Yeah I want you, I want you back [x3]
All I have ever owned
If I could have seen into the future
If only I had known
Behind these walls of separation
I have learned to live alone
But I want you, I want you back
I could clearly see the letters
But not the writing on the wall
About what had come between us
How the mighty fall
And one thing keeps repeating
Is the only thing I know?
That I want you, I want you back
Yeah I want you, I want you back
Well I have taken that number
How can I have been so blind
Now I am coming up from under
It's you I have to find
My back is all up against the ropes
Only one way I can go
And I want you
How far is the distance
Have you gone beyond the sign
Have you passed the point of no return
Have you crossed that line
And if it burns me like a fever
I've got to tell you one last time
That I want you, I want you back
Yeah I want you, I want you back [x3]
Next Year People lyrics - Colin Hay
You can’t live without hope that things will change for the better
You can’t live without the dream of someone reading your letter
We’ve had dust storms before and spit out the dirt
We’ve had droughts before but none quite like this
We’ve had winds that cut up your face all to pieces
Black blizzards that stripped all the paint off your car
Fires like twisters no sisters of mercy
They come with no warning only that sound
God is roaring drunk and out on the town
Next year everything will come good
The rains they will fall and we’ll dance on the hood
We’ll fill up our bellies with plentiful food
We’ll eat drink and be merry
Yeah next year people wait and see
We’re next year people you and me
Henry got hit by lightning twice in the head
He stood and walked away, we thought he was dead
Now he talks funny says he’s wired to the sky
He walks for miles and miles and no one knows why
The bank men they came and wrote things down on paper
We all went outside and just stood around
We were glad when they left they brought nothing but heartache
And the seed we had planted it stayed in the ground
Next year everything will come good
The rains they will fall and we’ll dance on the hood
We’ll fill up our bellies with plentiful food
We’ll eat drink and be merry
Yeah next year people wait and see
We’re next year people you and me
Dry endless plains and we suffered the worst
Are we being punished or are we just cursed
It’s almost ten years and no drop of rain
Only mocking blue skies bringing more of the same
Our mother was crying when they sent us away
With strangers in a town and we both rain away
Back to the dust and see Henry again
We’re creatures of habit don’t you know
And one day we’ll reap what we sow
Next year everything will come good
The rains they will fall and we’ll dance on the hood
We’ll fill up our bellies with plentiful food
We’ll eat drink and be merry
Yeah next year people wait and see
We’re next year people you and me
Yeah next year people wait and see
We’re next year people you and me
You can’t live without the dream of someone reading your letter
We’ve had dust storms before and spit out the dirt
We’ve had droughts before but none quite like this
We’ve had winds that cut up your face all to pieces
Black blizzards that stripped all the paint off your car
Fires like twisters no sisters of mercy
They come with no warning only that sound
God is roaring drunk and out on the town
Next year everything will come good
The rains they will fall and we’ll dance on the hood
We’ll fill up our bellies with plentiful food
We’ll eat drink and be merry
Yeah next year people wait and see
We’re next year people you and me
Henry got hit by lightning twice in the head
He stood and walked away, we thought he was dead
Now he talks funny says he’s wired to the sky
He walks for miles and miles and no one knows why
The bank men they came and wrote things down on paper
We all went outside and just stood around
We were glad when they left they brought nothing but heartache
And the seed we had planted it stayed in the ground
Next year everything will come good
The rains they will fall and we’ll dance on the hood
We’ll fill up our bellies with plentiful food
We’ll eat drink and be merry
Yeah next year people wait and see
We’re next year people you and me
Dry endless plains and we suffered the worst
Are we being punished or are we just cursed
It’s almost ten years and no drop of rain
Only mocking blue skies bringing more of the same
Our mother was crying when they sent us away
With strangers in a town and we both rain away
Back to the dust and see Henry again
We’re creatures of habit don’t you know
And one day we’ll reap what we sow
Next year everything will come good
The rains they will fall and we’ll dance on the hood
We’ll fill up our bellies with plentiful food
We’ll eat drink and be merry
Yeah next year people wait and see
We’re next year people you and me
Yeah next year people wait and see
We’re next year people you and me
Lived In Vain lyrics - Colin Hay
Walking with a crowded head
From nightmares of drinking
So I don’t believe in every dream
Or everything I’m thinking
Hey can’t you see just a little bit before you leave
Hey can’t you leave a little taste just for me
It’s not easy to explain
A life you think is lived in vain
Like a twisted wind that’s bearing down
That rearranges
Blowing through these prison bars
Of our imaginary cages
Hey can’t you see just a little bit before you leave
Hey can’t you leave a little taste just for me
It’s not easy to explain
A life you think is lived in vain
Waiting for my second spring
Where I’m connecting everything
No fixed address or destination
No more lines of separation
Where only love
Only love
Only love
And love is real
Nothing’s bad and nothing’s good and nothing changes
Day by day one by one I just turn the pages
Hey can’t you leave just a little light to shine on me
Hey can’t you leave a little light so I can see
It’s not easy to explain
A life you think is lived in vain
From nightmares of drinking
So I don’t believe in every dream
Or everything I’m thinking
Hey can’t you see just a little bit before you leave
Hey can’t you leave a little taste just for me
It’s not easy to explain
A life you think is lived in vain
Like a twisted wind that’s bearing down
That rearranges
Blowing through these prison bars
Of our imaginary cages
Hey can’t you see just a little bit before you leave
Hey can’t you leave a little taste just for me
It’s not easy to explain
A life you think is lived in vain
Waiting for my second spring
Where I’m connecting everything
No fixed address or destination
No more lines of separation
Where only love
Only love
Only love
And love is real
Nothing’s bad and nothing’s good and nothing changes
Day by day one by one I just turn the pages
Hey can’t you leave just a little light to shine on me
Hey can’t you leave a little light so I can see
It’s not easy to explain
A life you think is lived in vain
Scattered In The Sand lyrics - Colin Hay
Somewhere along the river bend
Maybe we will meet again
Things we thought were there at our command
Scattered in the sand, scattered in the sand
I saw the house on Minerva Lane
The gate was shut with lock and chain
Memories of what once was grand
Scattered in the sand, scattered in the sand
I watched you sleeping as you drifted away
Love’s for the keeping I still hear you say
I saw you in my flying dreams
On the bridge from here to there it seems
Only then I spread your ashes where
The ocean meets the land
Scattered in the sand, scattered in the sand
I watched you sleeping as you drifted away
Love’s for the keeping I still hear you say
I watched you sleeping as you drifted away
Love’s for the keeping
Maybe we will meet again
Things we thought were there at our command
Scattered in the sand, scattered in the sand
I saw the house on Minerva Lane
The gate was shut with lock and chain
Memories of what once was grand
Scattered in the sand, scattered in the sand
I watched you sleeping as you drifted away
Love’s for the keeping I still hear you say
I saw you in my flying dreams
On the bridge from here to there it seems
Only then I spread your ashes where
The ocean meets the land
Scattered in the sand, scattered in the sand
I watched you sleeping as you drifted away
Love’s for the keeping I still hear you say
I watched you sleeping as you drifted away
Love’s for the keeping
To There From Here lyrics - Colin Hay
Fan the fires of love that burn in our hearts eternally
Our eyes are not enough to see what we know internally
And how could we know there’s a place you and I can go
And I still can’t quite believe it, always want to leave it
Oh and there lies the love
And how do we get to there from here?
When storm winds rip the rains to far and beyond over silver sea
A brighter light remains, it glimmers and shines incandescently
And now we can almost hear it
Sometimes we get near it when time stands still
And I still don’t understand it, never could have planned it
Oh and there lies the love
And how do we get to there from here?
And as I look up above we’re bathed in universal love
Peace and happiness are here to stay
There’s no time for regret it sailed into the mists of yesterday
There’s no words to forget
Just as the dawn steals you dream away
And how could we know there’s a place you and I can go
And I don’t have to believe it, just have to receive it
Oh and there lies the love
And how do we get to there from here?
There lies the love
And how do we get to there from here?
Our eyes are not enough to see what we know internally
And how could we know there’s a place you and I can go
And I still can’t quite believe it, always want to leave it
Oh and there lies the love
And how do we get to there from here?
When storm winds rip the rains to far and beyond over silver sea
A brighter light remains, it glimmers and shines incandescently
And now we can almost hear it
Sometimes we get near it when time stands still
And I still don’t understand it, never could have planned it
Oh and there lies the love
And how do we get to there from here?
And as I look up above we’re bathed in universal love
Peace and happiness are here to stay
There’s no time for regret it sailed into the mists of yesterday
There’s no words to forget
Just as the dawn steals you dream away
And how could we know there’s a place you and I can go
And I don’t have to believe it, just have to receive it
Oh and there lies the love
And how do we get to there from here?
There lies the love
And how do we get to there from here?
Mr. Grogan lyrics - Colin Hay
Mr. Grogan he locks up for the evening and he
He buttons up his coat
Outside the temperature is thirteen below freezing so he
He makes a mental note
Tonight he’ll walk home as he’s grown soft in the middle
And his life is not what he had hoped
His Labradoodle waits and paces down the hallway and she
She loves him just the same
Mr. Grogan walks through fresh and fallen snow as he slows
And waves the streetcar on
Sometimes his tidy mind it wanders and remembers
And all he once knew is all gone
His slip is silent as he falls and hits the sidewalk
And leaves a small stain in the snow
His Labradoodle waits and paces down the hallway
And she cries until she wakes the neighbor Joe
Mr. Grogan he was taken to emergency and
He stayed there for a week
He answered questions from his many concerned customers
Who told him to rest and get some sleep
Mr. Grogan turned the lights on in his workshop and
Checked the black and blue upon his face
He touched the photographs that stood upon the mantel
And everything was in its place
Mr. Grogan he locks up for the evening and he
He buttons up his coat
Outside the temperature is thirteen below freezing so he
He makes a mental note
No more walking in the snow after midnight
Or even walking in the rain
His Labradoodle waits and paces down the hallway and she
She loves him just the same
He buttons up his coat
Outside the temperature is thirteen below freezing so he
He makes a mental note
Tonight he’ll walk home as he’s grown soft in the middle
And his life is not what he had hoped
His Labradoodle waits and paces down the hallway and she
She loves him just the same
Mr. Grogan walks through fresh and fallen snow as he slows
And waves the streetcar on
Sometimes his tidy mind it wanders and remembers
And all he once knew is all gone
His slip is silent as he falls and hits the sidewalk
And leaves a small stain in the snow
His Labradoodle waits and paces down the hallway
And she cries until she wakes the neighbor Joe
Mr. Grogan he was taken to emergency and
He stayed there for a week
He answered questions from his many concerned customers
Who told him to rest and get some sleep
Mr. Grogan turned the lights on in his workshop and
Checked the black and blue upon his face
He touched the photographs that stood upon the mantel
And everything was in its place
Mr. Grogan he locks up for the evening and he
He buttons up his coat
Outside the temperature is thirteen below freezing so he
He makes a mental note
No more walking in the snow after midnight
Or even walking in the rain
His Labradoodle waits and paces down the hallway and she
She loves him just the same
Waiting In The Rain lyrics - Colin Hay
I’m dancing with the ghosts from my home town
I can smell the French polish still hangin’ all around
I’m following the footprints in the sea shores of my heart
I wake up from my nightmare and you hold me in the dark
I don’t want to lose the memories it’s how I keep you close to me
I know that you will always understand
And I will wait for you
Don’t fade into blue
I still see you in my dreams
And time it never heals the pain
I’ll be waiting in the rain
I’m standing in our street that’s all closed down
But the record’s still spinning
Going round and round and round
You’ll always mean so much to me
Took us further than the eye can see
I know you’ll always take me by the hand
And I will wait for you
Don’t fade into blue
I still see you in my dreams
And time it never heals the pain
I’ll be waiting in the rain
I will wait for you
Don’t fade into blue
I still see you in my dreams
And time it never heals the pain
I’ll be waiting in the rain
Waiting in the rain…
I can smell the French polish still hangin’ all around
I’m following the footprints in the sea shores of my heart
I wake up from my nightmare and you hold me in the dark
I don’t want to lose the memories it’s how I keep you close to me
I know that you will always understand
And I will wait for you
Don’t fade into blue
I still see you in my dreams
And time it never heals the pain
I’ll be waiting in the rain
I’m standing in our street that’s all closed down
But the record’s still spinning
Going round and round and round
You’ll always mean so much to me
Took us further than the eye can see
I know you’ll always take me by the hand
And I will wait for you
Don’t fade into blue
I still see you in my dreams
And time it never heals the pain
I’ll be waiting in the rain
I will wait for you
Don’t fade into blue
I still see you in my dreams
And time it never heals the pain
I’ll be waiting in the rain
Waiting in the rain…
Are We There Yet? lyrics - Colin Hay
Going through the motions
Walking round the car
We’ve traveled many miles
Though not so very far
When I check the side view mirror
I think of you my dear
You’re always very close
Closer than you appear
And you’d say
Are we there yet?
As we drive into the sun
We are almost there my love
My innocent one
I find my mind wandering
Back down this old road
In my trusty time machine
My thoughts on overload
Child of mine your light still shines
Where did the time go?
It’s here there and everywhere
Always fast and never slow
And you’d say
Are we there yet?
As we drive into the sun
We are almost there my love
My innocent one
A picture perfect moment
A moment we could share
Laughter from the back seat
We’re always almost there
And you’d say
Are we there yet?
As we drive into the sun
We are almost there my love my innocent one
A picture perfect moment
A moment we could share
Laughter from the back seat
We’re always almost there
We’re always almost there
Walking round the car
We’ve traveled many miles
Though not so very far
When I check the side view mirror
I think of you my dear
You’re always very close
Closer than you appear
And you’d say
Are we there yet?
As we drive into the sun
We are almost there my love
My innocent one
I find my mind wandering
Back down this old road
In my trusty time machine
My thoughts on overload
Child of mine your light still shines
Where did the time go?
It’s here there and everywhere
Always fast and never slow
And you’d say
Are we there yet?
As we drive into the sun
We are almost there my love
My innocent one
A picture perfect moment
A moment we could share
Laughter from the back seat
We’re always almost there
And you’d say
Are we there yet?
As we drive into the sun
We are almost there my love my innocent one
A picture perfect moment
A moment we could share
Laughter from the back seat
We’re always almost there
We’re always almost there
Send Somebody lyrics - Colin Hay
Hello to who I’m talking to no more automation
I’m hoping you can walk me through and solve my situation
It’s after midnight and I’ve been on hold so long
You broke through the silence now I’m not alone
You’re asking me to help you see the words begin to flow
This was not my plan or my intention how was I to know
For such a short time feel I’ve known you for so long
And I don’t think I can make it all on my own
So send somebody ’cause I’m stranded and there’s no place left where I can run
Send somebody ’cause I’m hanging by a thread now the whole damn thing’s undone
You have to know I can’t let go now I’ve made this connection
It’s either love that runs the show or random speculation
In my desperation I’m a danger to myself
I need your direction yeah I need someone else
So send somebody ’cause I’m stranded and there’s no place left where I can run
Send somebody ’cause I’m hanging by a thread now the whole damn thing’s undone
From my window as the leaves begin to fall
Before the cold wind comes please hear my call
And send somebody ’cause I’m stranded and there’s no place left where I can run
Send somebody ’cause I’m hanging by a thread now the whole damn thing’s undone
Send somebody ’cause I’m stranded and there’s no place left where I can run
Send somebody ’cause I’m hanging by a thread now the whole damn thing’s undone
Somebody, send somebody, send someone…
I’m hoping you can walk me through and solve my situation
It’s after midnight and I’ve been on hold so long
You broke through the silence now I’m not alone
You’re asking me to help you see the words begin to flow
This was not my plan or my intention how was I to know
For such a short time feel I’ve known you for so long
And I don’t think I can make it all on my own
So send somebody ’cause I’m stranded and there’s no place left where I can run
Send somebody ’cause I’m hanging by a thread now the whole damn thing’s undone
You have to know I can’t let go now I’ve made this connection
It’s either love that runs the show or random speculation
In my desperation I’m a danger to myself
I need your direction yeah I need someone else
So send somebody ’cause I’m stranded and there’s no place left where I can run
Send somebody ’cause I’m hanging by a thread now the whole damn thing’s undone
From my window as the leaves begin to fall
Before the cold wind comes please hear my call
And send somebody ’cause I’m stranded and there’s no place left where I can run
Send somebody ’cause I’m hanging by a thread now the whole damn thing’s undone
Send somebody ’cause I’m stranded and there’s no place left where I can run
Send somebody ’cause I’m hanging by a thread now the whole damn thing’s undone
Somebody, send somebody, send someone…
Family Man lyrics - Colin Hay
Back in 1934
He came bangin’ on the backstage door
Askin’ for my hard earned pay
Then he drank it all away you know
That’s the way it goes
It was come what may
Off we all went to the war
They stole five years, and so much more you know
I was a stranger to my wife
This is the story of my life you know
Slow slow quick quick slow
Then we were on our way
I looked through my window and the slate was gray
Over the rooftops and far away
I had a secret I had a plan
One day I’ll be a family man
And on that Butlins holiday
I heard a calling seems like yesterday
We sailed off to that distant shore
40 years and maybe more you know
On and on we go
Then it all fades away
Out through my window and into the gray
Over the rooftops and far away
This was my secret this was my plan
Now I’m remembered as a family man
Out through my window and into the gray
Over the rooftops and far away
I had a secret I had a plan
One day I’d be a family man
He came bangin’ on the backstage door
Askin’ for my hard earned pay
Then he drank it all away you know
That’s the way it goes
It was come what may
Off we all went to the war
They stole five years, and so much more you know
I was a stranger to my wife
This is the story of my life you know
Slow slow quick quick slow
Then we were on our way
I looked through my window and the slate was gray
Over the rooftops and far away
I had a secret I had a plan
One day I’ll be a family man
And on that Butlins holiday
I heard a calling seems like yesterday
We sailed off to that distant shore
40 years and maybe more you know
On and on we go
Then it all fades away
Out through my window and into the gray
Over the rooftops and far away
This was my secret this was my plan
Now I’m remembered as a family man
Out through my window and into the gray
Over the rooftops and far away
I had a secret I had a plan
One day I’d be a family man
Invisible lyrics - Colin Hay
I wake up to the sound of ringing in my ears
I turned it up too loud for way too many ears
I’m walking streets that I have known for mostly all my life
Moving though the motions in my desperate paradise
I’m invisible, to the naked eye
I’m invincible no more no more
I’m invisible as far as I can see
Invisible yeah invisibility
I open up my eyes and bear witness to the sun
I stretch my bones and check that I can still walk and run
A trip to the grocer’s store and then the pharmacy
She’s on the telephone as I wait patiently
I’m invisible to her naked eye
I’m invincible no more no more
I’m invisible as far as I can see
Invisible you no longer see me
My footsteps leave no trace through the shifting sand
My reflection disappears as I reach out for your hand
It’s not over till the sun falls into the sea
And I am floating in the sky looking down on me
I’m invisible cast me to the wind
I’m invincible no more no more
I’m invisible as far as I can see
Invisible now I can be free
I turned it up too loud for way too many ears
I’m walking streets that I have known for mostly all my life
Moving though the motions in my desperate paradise
I’m invisible, to the naked eye
I’m invincible no more no more
I’m invisible as far as I can see
Invisible yeah invisibility
I open up my eyes and bear witness to the sun
I stretch my bones and check that I can still walk and run
A trip to the grocer’s store and then the pharmacy
She’s on the telephone as I wait patiently
I’m invisible to her naked eye
I’m invincible no more no more
I’m invisible as far as I can see
Invisible you no longer see me
My footsteps leave no trace through the shifting sand
My reflection disappears as I reach out for your hand
It’s not over till the sun falls into the sea
And I am floating in the sky looking down on me
I’m invisible cast me to the wind
I’m invincible no more no more
I’m invisible as far as I can see
Invisible now I can be free
Dear Father lyrics - Colin Hay
Dear father I’ve got your photographs
Thank God for photographs hip hip hooray
Dear father I know you loved to laugh though
In most of your photographs it didn’t seem that way
Dear father I can’t let you go just yet
And I still can’t forget you walking around
Dear father you’re starring in my dreams
And you’re stealing all the scenes where did you go?
In my wandering mind I stumble through time
I sing through the air I look for you there
Dear father I never got to say goodbye
I was singing on the River Clyde and I didn’t know
Dear father I see you dancing still
And I think I always will till the day I die
Dear father I feel your healing hands
As I fall asleep I can plain as the day
Dear father you’re in my reflection now
As I reach out and touch you now where did you go?
Dear father I am still curious why
You still make me furious it was so long ago
Dear father I’ve got your photographs
Thank God for photographs hip hip hooray
Thank God for photographs hip hip hooray
Dear father I know you loved to laugh though
In most of your photographs it didn’t seem that way
Dear father I can’t let you go just yet
And I still can’t forget you walking around
Dear father you’re starring in my dreams
And you’re stealing all the scenes where did you go?
In my wandering mind I stumble through time
I sing through the air I look for you there
Dear father I never got to say goodbye
I was singing on the River Clyde and I didn’t know
Dear father I see you dancing still
And I think I always will till the day I die
Dear father I feel your healing hands
As I fall asleep I can plain as the day
Dear father you’re in my reflection now
As I reach out and touch you now where did you go?
Dear father I am still curious why
You still make me furious it was so long ago
Dear father I’ve got your photographs
Thank God for photographs hip hip hooray
Gathering Mercury lyrics - Colin Hay
Free falling floating through this dream
I could hear a strange calling from behind the scenes
I could not open my eyes I was barely alive
Is this all I’ve been and all I am and will be
Until I cross over
One life is all I can see
Until it’s all over
I’m gathering mercury
Free falling over an endless sea
I could feel my heart stalling getting harder to breathe
As the boat casts away should I go or stay
Is this all I’ve been and all I am and will be
Until I cross over
One life is all I can see
Until it’s all over
I’m gathering mercury
Free falling now I want to sing
I can hear my voice calling it will hear everything
I cut myself free I crawled back to see
All that has been and all there is and will be
Until I cross over
One life is all I can see
Until it’s all over
I’m gathering mercury
Until I cross over
One life is all I can see
Until it’s all over
I’m gathering mercury
I’m gathering mercury
I could hear a strange calling from behind the scenes
I could not open my eyes I was barely alive
Is this all I’ve been and all I am and will be
Until I cross over
One life is all I can see
Until it’s all over
I’m gathering mercury
Free falling over an endless sea
I could feel my heart stalling getting harder to breathe
As the boat casts away should I go or stay
Is this all I’ve been and all I am and will be
Until I cross over
One life is all I can see
Until it’s all over
I’m gathering mercury
Free falling now I want to sing
I can hear my voice calling it will hear everything
I cut myself free I crawled back to see
All that has been and all there is and will be
Until I cross over
One life is all I can see
Until it’s all over
I’m gathering mercury
Until I cross over
One life is all I can see
Until it’s all over
I’m gathering mercury
I’m gathering mercury
Half A Million Angels lyrics - Colin Hay
Walkin’ around like I’m in a trance
Thinkin’ I lost you to circumstance
Feelin’ the weight as the world pulls me down
While my heart and my head spin around
Stayin’ alone on top of the hill
Then one day I lost my will
Thought I was drowning in the sea of loneliness
Couldn’t hear a sound through the roar of the emptiness
So I listen in the distance
The voices that I hear sound like
Half a million angels
Singing very clear
Even if they can give me strenght or help me make it through
Half a million angels will never take the place of you
I think about you nearly all the time
Sometimes your presence is so defined
Whether you’re near or far away
Makes no difference in my heart you’ll stay
So I listen in the distance
The voices that I hear sound like
Half a million angels
Singing very clear
Even if they can give me strenght or help me make it through
Half a million angels will never take the place of you
Half a million angels will never take the place of you
Thinkin’ I lost you to circumstance
Feelin’ the weight as the world pulls me down
While my heart and my head spin around
Stayin’ alone on top of the hill
Then one day I lost my will
Thought I was drowning in the sea of loneliness
Couldn’t hear a sound through the roar of the emptiness
So I listen in the distance
The voices that I hear sound like
Half a million angels
Singing very clear
Even if they can give me strenght or help me make it through
Half a million angels will never take the place of you
I think about you nearly all the time
Sometimes your presence is so defined
Whether you’re near or far away
Makes no difference in my heart you’ll stay
So I listen in the distance
The voices that I hear sound like
Half a million angels
Singing very clear
Even if they can give me strenght or help me make it through
Half a million angels will never take the place of you
Half a million angels will never take the place of you
Far From Home lyrics - Colin Hay
I hear the calling of the music
Comes floating on the wind
It’s standing on my doorstep
Outside my window looking in
I pack my shoes into my suitcase
I pack all my cares away
Everywhere I go is someplace
And down my head I lay
We’ve traveled so far and we’re still far from home
No final destination
And no closing of the door
I’m not looking for salvation
Just give me more and more
We’ve traveled so far and we’re still far from home
We’ve traveled so far and we’re still far from home home
Time no longer goes slow
Forever faster c’mon round and round here we go
I’ve been driving such a long time
Down Highway 92
From darkness into sunshine
All roads lead back to you
We’ve traveled so far and we’re still far from home
We’ve traveled so far we’re still far from home
We’ve traveled so far and we’re still far from home home
We’ve traveled so far and we’re still far from home
Comes floating on the wind
It’s standing on my doorstep
Outside my window looking in
I pack my shoes into my suitcase
I pack all my cares away
Everywhere I go is someplace
And down my head I lay
We’ve traveled so far and we’re still far from home
No final destination
And no closing of the door
I’m not looking for salvation
Just give me more and more
We’ve traveled so far and we’re still far from home
We’ve traveled so far and we’re still far from home home
Time no longer goes slow
Forever faster c’mon round and round here we go
I’ve been driving such a long time
Down Highway 92
From darkness into sunshine
All roads lead back to you
We’ve traveled so far and we’re still far from home
We’ve traveled so far we’re still far from home
We’ve traveled so far and we’re still far from home home
We’ve traveled so far and we’re still far from home
Where The Sky Is Blue lyrics - Colin Hay
How do how do you do
I loved you since I first saw you
Tell me will you be mine
Through the winter and into summertime
I can see the sun is poking through
Shining on the likes of me and you
I am going why don’t you come too
Let’s go where the sky is blue
Glasgow dear old Glasgow town
We love you but we’ll be seeing you ’round
We’re walking down that beaten track
Can’t say for sure we’re comin’ back
The north wind is chillin’ to the bone
This house no longer is our home
Let’s sail away just me and you
Let’s go where the sky is blue
My how how the time has flown
An’ I’ll never leave you all alone
Forever and a day I say I do
Let’s go where the sky is blue
How do how do you do
Yeah all those all the things you do
I want to have this dance with you
The first one and the last one too
Come with me darlin’ if you will
We can’t win if we’re standing still
Let’s change yeah change our point of view
Let’s go where the sky is blue
Let’s go where the sky is blue
Let’s go where the sky is blue
I loved you since I first saw you
Tell me will you be mine
Through the winter and into summertime
I can see the sun is poking through
Shining on the likes of me and you
I am going why don’t you come too
Let’s go where the sky is blue
Glasgow dear old Glasgow town
We love you but we’ll be seeing you ’round
We’re walking down that beaten track
Can’t say for sure we’re comin’ back
The north wind is chillin’ to the bone
This house no longer is our home
Let’s sail away just me and you
Let’s go where the sky is blue
My how how the time has flown
An’ I’ll never leave you all alone
Forever and a day I say I do
Let’s go where the sky is blue
How do how do you do
Yeah all those all the things you do
I want to have this dance with you
The first one and the last one too
Come with me darlin’ if you will
We can’t win if we’re standing still
Let’s change yeah change our point of view
Let’s go where the sky is blue
Let’s go where the sky is blue
Let’s go where the sky is blue
A Simple Song lyrics - Colin Hay
I do like a simple song
Where everyone can sing along
It doesn’t matter where you’re from
Most people like a simple song
It sure is sweet to fall in love
Feels like a gift from up above
Can’t seem to ever get enough
Yeah it sure is cool to fall in love
But things don’t often stay the same
She says she wants to give you back your name
It’s never simple who’s to blame
And it always gets so complicated
One day you wake up on your own
If I had kis they’d all be grown
Of all the people I have known
True friends there’s not too many
But I don’t want to bring you down
And I still get to play from town to town
There still is magic all around
And when I hit the ground I’m running
I don’t want to die alone
Where I cannot reach the phone
In my multi-story home
No I don’t want to die alone
It’s not preyin’ on my mind
But I do think about it from time to time
And it’s not likely to happen soon
But you may not even see it coming
So help me sing this simple song
Where everyone can sing along
It doesn’t natter where you’re from
One day we’re here and then we’re gone
Where everyone can sing along
It doesn’t matter where you’re from
Most people like a simple song
It sure is sweet to fall in love
Feels like a gift from up above
Can’t seem to ever get enough
Yeah it sure is cool to fall in love
But things don’t often stay the same
She says she wants to give you back your name
It’s never simple who’s to blame
And it always gets so complicated
One day you wake up on your own
If I had kis they’d all be grown
Of all the people I have known
True friends there’s not too many
But I don’t want to bring you down
And I still get to play from town to town
There still is magic all around
And when I hit the ground I’m running
I don’t want to die alone
Where I cannot reach the phone
In my multi-story home
No I don’t want to die alone
It’s not preyin’ on my mind
But I do think about it from time to time
And it’s not likely to happen soon
But you may not even see it coming
So help me sing this simple song
Where everyone can sing along
It doesn’t natter where you’re from
One day we’re here and then we’re gone
Oh California lyrics - Colin Hay
I thought I'd never reach the water
I had to cross the desert and the great divide
Drinking only golden promises
And white lines in my eyes
And all the sons and daughters
Followed all the signs to paradise
Believing only dreams and promises
With starlight in their eyes
Oh California
Yeah, it's the one big love that you cannot end
Oh California
Well, it's not like before but we can still pretend
I was swimming in freezing water
I could hear the music from the other side
I looked up and I saw my father
Tears were in his eyes
Oh California
Yeah, it's the one big love that you cannot end
Oh California
Well, it's not like before but we can still pretend
We all still live for Friday night
Old habits die hard when you get them right
There's a broken dream in every grain of sand
But it's as close as I can get to the promised land
Oh California
Yeah, I can see you now from the top of that hill
Oh California
Though many have gone I got the memories still
Oh California
Well, I can hear the sound of the mission bell
Oh California
We're one stone's throw from heaven
I thought I'd never reach the water
I had to cross the desert and the great divide
Drinking only golden promises
And white lines in my eyes
Oh California
Yeah, it's the one big love that you cannot end
Oh California
Oh California
Well, I can't leave you now
Oh California
I had to cross the desert and the great divide
Drinking only golden promises
And white lines in my eyes
And all the sons and daughters
Followed all the signs to paradise
Believing only dreams and promises
With starlight in their eyes
Oh California
Yeah, it's the one big love that you cannot end
Oh California
Well, it's not like before but we can still pretend
I was swimming in freezing water
I could hear the music from the other side
I looked up and I saw my father
Tears were in his eyes
Oh California
Yeah, it's the one big love that you cannot end
Oh California
Well, it's not like before but we can still pretend
We all still live for Friday night
Old habits die hard when you get them right
There's a broken dream in every grain of sand
But it's as close as I can get to the promised land
Oh California
Yeah, I can see you now from the top of that hill
Oh California
Though many have gone I got the memories still
Oh California
Well, I can hear the sound of the mission bell
Oh California
We're one stone's throw from heaven
I thought I'd never reach the water
I had to cross the desert and the great divide
Drinking only golden promises
And white lines in my eyes
Oh California
Yeah, it's the one big love that you cannot end
Oh California
Oh California
Well, I can't leave you now
Oh California
Prison Time lyrics - Colin Hay
Nothing left and nothing came
Woke up this morning calling out your name
The more things change the more they stay the same
Like dodging rocks in the pouring rain
I wanna know, are you doing well?
’cause baby from this distance it’s hard to tell
I wanna know, did you let it go?
’cause I can’t stop my mind from doin’ prison time
Someone left someone blamed
Stuck in the middle of a hurricane
The more I lost seemed like the more I gained
But still I have to ask you to explain
I wanna know, did you take a chance?
Or did you stay a victim of circumstance
I wanna know, did you find the door?
’cause I can’t stop my mind from doin’ prison time
Nothing’s black and nothing’s white
I hear echoes of your footsteps in the dead of night
No one is wrong and no one’s right
I’m in the ring but I don’t want to fight
I wanna know, are you doing well?
’cause baby from this distance it’s hard to tell
I wanna know, did you let it go?
’cause I can’t stop my mind from doin’ prison time
I wanna know I wanna know I wanna know
I wanna know I wanna know I wanna know...
Woke up this morning calling out your name
The more things change the more they stay the same
Like dodging rocks in the pouring rain
I wanna know, are you doing well?
’cause baby from this distance it’s hard to tell
I wanna know, did you let it go?
’cause I can’t stop my mind from doin’ prison time
Someone left someone blamed
Stuck in the middle of a hurricane
The more I lost seemed like the more I gained
But still I have to ask you to explain
I wanna know, did you take a chance?
Or did you stay a victim of circumstance
I wanna know, did you find the door?
’cause I can’t stop my mind from doin’ prison time
Nothing’s black and nothing’s white
I hear echoes of your footsteps in the dead of night
No one is wrong and no one’s right
I’m in the ring but I don’t want to fight
I wanna know, are you doing well?
’cause baby from this distance it’s hard to tell
I wanna know, did you let it go?
’cause I can’t stop my mind from doin’ prison time
I wanna know I wanna know I wanna know
I wanna know I wanna know I wanna know...
There's Water Over You lyrics - Colin Hay
I can feel your love come shining
Over and across the sea
There never was a light more blinding
Ever watching over me
I walk into the swirling wind
It carries me away
Back to where my life begins
Can you hear me say?
I can see you where you're hiding
And there's water over you
I know that you are pretending
And there's water over you
I walk beside you on the wall
Oh, so far away
You will catch me if I fall
Can you hear me say?
Love and all security
These are things you give to me
I can touch you when I'm dreaming
Long into the lonely night
You hold me when I wake up screaming
Everything will be alright
And if I had to choose between
Meeting God or you
I would wake my king and queen
There's water over you
Love for all eternity
This and more you give to me
Over and across the sea
There never was a light more blinding
Ever watching over me
I walk into the swirling wind
It carries me away
Back to where my life begins
Can you hear me say?
I can see you where you're hiding
And there's water over you
I know that you are pretending
And there's water over you
I walk beside you on the wall
Oh, so far away
You will catch me if I fall
Can you hear me say?
Love and all security
These are things you give to me
I can touch you when I'm dreaming
Long into the lonely night
You hold me when I wake up screaming
Everything will be alright
And if I had to choose between
Meeting God or you
I would wake my king and queen
There's water over you
Love for all eternity
This and more you give to me
I Came Into Your Store lyrics - Colin Hay
I came into your store
But I'm not buying anymore
So much for my will until the day I die
I will love you still
I walked in through your door
I swore I wouldn't anymore
So much for my word until the seas run dry
I will love you still
I want to love you like there's no tomorrow
If not I can pretend and play the highlights
Or I can lock the door and turn the closed sign
Or maybe I should let a little time pass
I look down at the floor
But I'm not crying anymore
So much for my tears until the day I die
I will love you still
I don't know what to say
But I like it more that way
A penny for your thoughts that and more I'd pay
Just to hear you say
I want to love you like there's no tomorrow
If not I can pretend and play the highlights
Or I can lock the door and turn the closed sign
Or maybe I should let a little time pass
I came into your store
But you don't work there anymore
But I'm not buying anymore
So much for my will until the day I die
I will love you still
I walked in through your door
I swore I wouldn't anymore
So much for my word until the seas run dry
I will love you still
I want to love you like there's no tomorrow
If not I can pretend and play the highlights
Or I can lock the door and turn the closed sign
Or maybe I should let a little time pass
I look down at the floor
But I'm not crying anymore
So much for my tears until the day I die
I will love you still
I don't know what to say
But I like it more that way
A penny for your thoughts that and more I'd pay
Just to hear you say
I want to love you like there's no tomorrow
If not I can pretend and play the highlights
Or I can lock the door and turn the closed sign
Or maybe I should let a little time pass
I came into your store
But you don't work there anymore
No Time lyrics - Colin Hay
No time to live, no time to die
No time to sit and wonder why
No time for you, no time for I
No time to watch the world go by
And I got no time for sorrow
And I got no time to cry
And I got no time for tomorrow
I got no time
No time for her, no time for him
No time to let the sunshine in
No time to love, no time to hate
No time to sleep or stay up late
No time to rise, no time to fall
No time to see or do it all
No time to give, no time to take
Time is just one big mistake
And I got no time to borrow
And I can't procrastinate
And I got no time to follow
I got no time
To read between the lines
To see what I could find or shed a tear
No time to laugh, no time to sing
No time for much of anything
No time to fear, no time to fight
No time to ever see the light
And I got no time for sorrow
And I got no time to cry
And I got no time for tomorrow
I got no time
To read between the lines
To see what I could find or shed a tear
No time to sit and wonder why
No time for you, no time for I
No time to watch the world go by
And I got no time for sorrow
And I got no time to cry
And I got no time for tomorrow
I got no time
No time for her, no time for him
No time to let the sunshine in
No time to love, no time to hate
No time to sleep or stay up late
No time to rise, no time to fall
No time to see or do it all
No time to give, no time to take
Time is just one big mistake
And I got no time to borrow
And I can't procrastinate
And I got no time to follow
I got no time
To read between the lines
To see what I could find or shed a tear
No time to laugh, no time to sing
No time for much of anything
No time to fear, no time to fight
No time to ever see the light
And I got no time for sorrow
And I got no time to cry
And I got no time for tomorrow
I got no time
To read between the lines
To see what I could find or shed a tear
Broken Love lyrics - Colin Hay
Broken love don’t pay my bills uh huh huh
Broken love gives me the chills uh huh huh
Broken love don’t follow signs uh huh huh
Broken love rolls with these times uh huh huh
It ain’t no good to cut and run
Or suicide from a smokin’ gun
I loved her she loved me
Broken love is killing me
Broken love’s got broken wings uh huh huh
Broken love cries when it sings uh huh huh
Money comes as money will
I’d be a dead man if looks could kill
If you’re in poverty or a millionaire
Broken love is everywhere
Broken love will do me in uh huh huh
Broken love should be a sin uh huh huh
Broken love will break my bones uh huh huh
It don’t need no old sticks and stones uh huh huh
I was blind I could not see
Fruit was falling from the apple tree
I loved her now she is free
Broken love is gonna bury me
Broken love...
Broken love don’t pay my bills
Broken love gives me the chills uh huh huh
Broken love don’t follow signs uh huh huh
Broken love rolls with these times uh huh huh
It ain’t no good to cut and run
Or suicide from a smokin’ gun
I loved her she loved me
Broken love is killing me
Broken love’s got broken wings uh huh huh
Broken love cries when it sings uh huh huh
Money comes as money will
I’d be a dead man if looks could kill
If you’re in poverty or a millionaire
Broken love is everywhere
Broken love will do me in uh huh huh
Broken love should be a sin uh huh huh
Broken love will break my bones uh huh huh
It don’t need no old sticks and stones uh huh huh
I was blind I could not see
Fruit was falling from the apple tree
I loved her now she is free
Broken love is gonna bury me
Broken love...
Broken love don’t pay my bills
I Can't Get Up Out Of This Bed lyrics - Colin Hay
Bees are buzzing in my ear
Birds are singing pure and clear
Oh but I can’t stop thinking about you
Creek is running, running high
Trees are burning touch the sky
Much as I try I can’t stop thinking about you
An’ I can’t get up out of this bed
I can’t get up out of this bed
No I can’t get up out of this bed
For nothing
I’ve been weeping in my beer
An’ I was dreaming you were here
My tears are dry
But I can’t stop thinking about you
An’ I can’t get up out of this bed
I can’t get up out of this bed
No I can’t get up out of this bed
For nothing
I can’t feel my heart anymore
It’s as empty as a lie
I can’t answer the knockin’ at my door
Why can’t I?
Time is coming, it’s gettin’ near
No more sleeping to kill the fear
Oh but I can’t stop thinking about you
An’ I can’t get up out of this bed
I can’t get up out of this bed
No I can’t get up out of this bed
For nothing
For nothing
Birds are singing pure and clear
Oh but I can’t stop thinking about you
Creek is running, running high
Trees are burning touch the sky
Much as I try I can’t stop thinking about you
An’ I can’t get up out of this bed
I can’t get up out of this bed
No I can’t get up out of this bed
For nothing
I’ve been weeping in my beer
An’ I was dreaming you were here
My tears are dry
But I can’t stop thinking about you
An’ I can’t get up out of this bed
I can’t get up out of this bed
No I can’t get up out of this bed
For nothing
I can’t feel my heart anymore
It’s as empty as a lie
I can’t answer the knockin’ at my door
Why can’t I?
Time is coming, it’s gettin’ near
No more sleeping to kill the fear
Oh but I can’t stop thinking about you
An’ I can’t get up out of this bed
I can’t get up out of this bed
No I can’t get up out of this bed
For nothing
For nothing
The End Of Wilhemina lyrics - Colin Hay
This is the end of Wilhelmina
She was a girl who took a chance
She could have been a ballerina
But she could never stand the pain
This is the end of Wilhelmina
Smoke and flames they found without a trace
And though it was known she used a double
Guess she was always born for trouble
She promised, she promised me
Alas she lived a life of forgery
Oh if you would see her, she’s like a work of art
Leaving only constant memory
I never asked her to explain
How she always won the game
No magic I can find, no water into wine
She had the lucky number nine
She promised, she promised me
She would always sing our lullaby
Oh if you would hear her
She would steal your heart
And you’d still believe her,
As the wind is blowing us apart
I never asked her to explain
How she always won the game
No magic I can find, no water into wine
She had the lucky number nine
This is the end of Wilhelmina
She was a girl who took a chance
She was a girl who took a chance
She could have been a ballerina
But she could never stand the pain
This is the end of Wilhelmina
Smoke and flames they found without a trace
And though it was known she used a double
Guess she was always born for trouble
She promised, she promised me
Alas she lived a life of forgery
Oh if you would see her, she’s like a work of art
Leaving only constant memory
I never asked her to explain
How she always won the game
No magic I can find, no water into wine
She had the lucky number nine
She promised, she promised me
She would always sing our lullaby
Oh if you would hear her
She would steal your heart
And you’d still believe her,
As the wind is blowing us apart
I never asked her to explain
How she always won the game
No magic I can find, no water into wine
She had the lucky number nine
This is the end of Wilhelmina
She was a girl who took a chance
Baby Can I See You Tonight? lyrics - Colin Hay
I’m walkin’ over yellow lawn
The day it is still sleeping
Yellow sun brings the dawn
Mother earth is weeping
I kick off my sensible shoes
I clear away the table
I switch on the morning news
Economy’s unstable
But it’s all goin’ to be all right
Last time you said you might
Baby can I see you tonight?
I look up in the cloudless sky
We’re hardly even moving
This day’s just creeping by and it’s
Not of my choosing
I wish I had a time machine
To move a little faster
Cut to the crucial scene between
Before and after
Everything goin’ to be all right
Last time you said you might
Baby can I see you tonight?
Took a walk down by the wall
Down by the harbour
There’s no wind blowin’ in my sail
Makes it even harder
You whispered can I take it slow?
I will if I am able
I can feel it head to toe
There’s no name or label
And everything goin’ to be all right
Last time you said you might
Baby can I see you tonight?
I don’t know just where you are
But I can use my imagination
It’s hard to say how deep I fell
It’s more than fascination
I give up on across and down
I lost my concentration
I feel like a fallen king
Before my abdication
But everything goin’ to be all right
Last time you said you might
Baby can I see you tonight?
The day it is still sleeping
Yellow sun brings the dawn
Mother earth is weeping
I kick off my sensible shoes
I clear away the table
I switch on the morning news
Economy’s unstable
But it’s all goin’ to be all right
Last time you said you might
Baby can I see you tonight?
I look up in the cloudless sky
We’re hardly even moving
This day’s just creeping by and it’s
Not of my choosing
I wish I had a time machine
To move a little faster
Cut to the crucial scene between
Before and after
Everything goin’ to be all right
Last time you said you might
Baby can I see you tonight?
Took a walk down by the wall
Down by the harbour
There’s no wind blowin’ in my sail
Makes it even harder
You whispered can I take it slow?
I will if I am able
I can feel it head to toe
There’s no name or label
And everything goin’ to be all right
Last time you said you might
Baby can I see you tonight?
I don’t know just where you are
But I can use my imagination
It’s hard to say how deep I fell
It’s more than fascination
I give up on across and down
I lost my concentration
I feel like a fallen king
Before my abdication
But everything goin’ to be all right
Last time you said you might
Baby can I see you tonight?
Pleased To Almost Meet You lyrics - Colin Hay
I’m pleased to almost meet you
The pleasure’s almost mine
I can see that you’re busy
Perhaps another time
I’m pleased to almost meet you
Here let me get that door
No need for conversation
They do say less is more
I’m pleased to almost meet you
And hope you are the same
I almost caught your eye then
I’m so glad that I came
I’m pleased to almost meet you
It’s taken oh so long
Though I already know you
Through all your early songs
Hey hey hey hey hey, hey hey hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey hey, hey hey hey hey hey
I’m pleased to almost meet you
I can’t believe it’s true
You’re not as tall as I imagined
Well let’s say it’s almost you
I’m pleased to almost meet you
You really are the most
And now I’m standing next to you
You look older up close
I’m pleased to almost meet you
It’s almost time to say goodbye
Well let me speak for both of us
My how the time does fly
I’m pleased to almost meet you
Hope we’ll almost meet again
Friday’s will work best for me
Let’s say around almost ten
Hey hey hey hey hey, hey hey hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey hey, hey hey hey hey hey
“I’m your almost number one fan,
I’m your, I’m your number two fan”
The pleasure’s almost mine
I can see that you’re busy
Perhaps another time
I’m pleased to almost meet you
Here let me get that door
No need for conversation
They do say less is more
I’m pleased to almost meet you
And hope you are the same
I almost caught your eye then
I’m so glad that I came
I’m pleased to almost meet you
It’s taken oh so long
Though I already know you
Through all your early songs
Hey hey hey hey hey, hey hey hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey hey, hey hey hey hey hey
I’m pleased to almost meet you
I can’t believe it’s true
You’re not as tall as I imagined
Well let’s say it’s almost you
I’m pleased to almost meet you
You really are the most
And now I’m standing next to you
You look older up close
I’m pleased to almost meet you
It’s almost time to say goodbye
Well let me speak for both of us
My how the time does fly
I’m pleased to almost meet you
Hope we’ll almost meet again
Friday’s will work best for me
Let’s say around almost ten
Hey hey hey hey hey, hey hey hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey hey, hey hey hey hey hey
“I’m your almost number one fan,
I’m your, I’m your number two fan”
Are You Lookin' At Me? lyrics - Colin Hay
Well I loved the Lone Ranger and I loved that Dennis Law
Him and George Best, sure knew how a kick a ball
I wanted to be a cowboy, and learn a crack a whip
Stand up in that lonely street, two six guns on my hip
Along the mighty Beatles came, and everyone went ahhh
They could play and sing and everything, and of course that John could draw
Well that was it for me, I never once looked back
Tricks to learn, waves to catch, had a plan of attack
Are you lookin' at me?
Are you lookin' at me?
Are you lookin' at me?
Are you lookin' at me, pal?
Then we headed south, where the surf came crashing in
From black and white to colour, from innocence to sin
It was summer in December, blowing heatwaves in my mind
People talking funny, some cruel and some were kind
From the crackle of the cane, to the frown of a big black snake
From the breakers at Bondi, down to Wallaga Lake
From the sound of a million fly screen doors, closing on the past
Like that chimney the fires couldn't burn, I was built to last
Are you lookin' at me?
Are you lookin' at me?
Are you lookin' at me?
Are you lookin' at me, pal?
When I flew across the ocean, I was number one
People gave me everything, and I didn't need a gun
Walking down that avenue, I never felt so alive
People calling out my name, and I'd only just arrived
It was a tight rope walking bagpiper, in the middle of Central Park
Steam was rising from the ground, and I wore my cape out after dark
I had myself a moment, my day out in the sun
It's an unfinished story, but it's more than just begun
And I know more than one thing, but not more than two or three
An I'll tell you if you'll listen, and I'll tell you for free
It's no life being a cowboy, and eating all them beans
The coffee's cold, the herd is gone, and all you've got's your dreams
You can always put your spurs back on, but save them for Halloween
You're better off heading north, or somewhere you've never been
Are you lookin' at me?
Are you lookin' at me?
Are you lookin' at me?
I said, are you lookin' at me, pal?
Him and George Best, sure knew how a kick a ball
I wanted to be a cowboy, and learn a crack a whip
Stand up in that lonely street, two six guns on my hip
Along the mighty Beatles came, and everyone went ahhh
They could play and sing and everything, and of course that John could draw
Well that was it for me, I never once looked back
Tricks to learn, waves to catch, had a plan of attack
Are you lookin' at me?
Are you lookin' at me?
Are you lookin' at me?
Are you lookin' at me, pal?
Then we headed south, where the surf came crashing in
From black and white to colour, from innocence to sin
It was summer in December, blowing heatwaves in my mind
People talking funny, some cruel and some were kind
From the crackle of the cane, to the frown of a big black snake
From the breakers at Bondi, down to Wallaga Lake
From the sound of a million fly screen doors, closing on the past
Like that chimney the fires couldn't burn, I was built to last
Are you lookin' at me?
Are you lookin' at me?
Are you lookin' at me?
Are you lookin' at me, pal?
When I flew across the ocean, I was number one
People gave me everything, and I didn't need a gun
Walking down that avenue, I never felt so alive
People calling out my name, and I'd only just arrived
It was a tight rope walking bagpiper, in the middle of Central Park
Steam was rising from the ground, and I wore my cape out after dark
I had myself a moment, my day out in the sun
It's an unfinished story, but it's more than just begun
And I know more than one thing, but not more than two or three
An I'll tell you if you'll listen, and I'll tell you for free
It's no life being a cowboy, and eating all them beans
The coffee's cold, the herd is gone, and all you've got's your dreams
You can always put your spurs back on, but save them for Halloween
You're better off heading north, or somewhere you've never been
Are you lookin' at me?
Are you lookin' at me?
Are you lookin' at me?
I said, are you lookin' at me, pal?
Lose To Win lyrics - Colin Hay
I’ve got no one to call my own
Nobody calls me on the phone, I’ve been disconnected
I’ve been evicted from my home
Name and address care of unknown, it’s been redirected
Now the open sky’s my limit, and the sun’s my point of view
This time I had to lose to win
I walk down Peachtree Avenue
Nothing’s the same since I lost you, it’s to be expected
I never thought that I’d stoop quite so low
You had no choice but to up and go you felt so rejected
I crashed with the wheels still spinning, I had no overview
I just crawled out and walked away
Now I can’t stop my mouth from grinning, and time is running thin
This time I had to lose to win
Do do do do do do...
I know I should be feeling, a lot worse than I do
As past due payment for my sins
But I’m done with pain from kneeling, the sky’s still colored blue
This time I had to lose to win
Do do do do do do...
Nobody calls me on the phone, I’ve been disconnected
I’ve been evicted from my home
Name and address care of unknown, it’s been redirected
Now the open sky’s my limit, and the sun’s my point of view
This time I had to lose to win
I walk down Peachtree Avenue
Nothing’s the same since I lost you, it’s to be expected
I never thought that I’d stoop quite so low
You had no choice but to up and go you felt so rejected
I crashed with the wheels still spinning, I had no overview
I just crawled out and walked away
Now I can’t stop my mouth from grinning, and time is running thin
This time I had to lose to win
Do do do do do do...
I know I should be feeling, a lot worse than I do
As past due payment for my sins
But I’m done with pain from kneeling, the sky’s still colored blue
This time I had to lose to win
Do do do do do do...
Here In My Hometown lyrics - Colin Hay
There’s a needle in the sole of the city, it’s flying all around
Spray’s a fine mist over, and switches off the sound
I watch you as you slip away, I watch the sun go down
It’s such a perfect light here, here in my hometown
A calm is on the water, the air is very still
The sun it does not want to rise, it doesn’t have the will
the day is all hungover, it’s dirty and lowdown
And I am like a stranger, here in my hometown
And don’t you feel sometimes like
Walking away from the world
Walking away from the world
You always took your chances, you always threw the dice
You knew they were loaded, you came close once or twice
Voices kept on calling, come on, come on down
You never stood a chance here, here in my hometown
You loved the beginning, never ready for the end
You’ve been gone for years now, but I can still pretend
Nothing anyone could do, you lay your money down
Now I see you everywhere, here in my hometown
And don’t you feel sometimes like
Walking away from the world
Walking away from the world
You were in the pink chair, I saw into your eyes
Where would you like to be my love, you said paradise
I hope that is where you are, and you get to wear you crown
You left everything behind, here in my hometown
And don’t you feel sometimes like
Walking away from the world
Walking away from the world
There’s a needle in the sole of the city, watch out where you step
It’s everywhere you care to look, and not where you expect
I watch the day roll over, I watch the sun go down
It’s such a perfect light here, here in my hometown
Spray’s a fine mist over, and switches off the sound
I watch you as you slip away, I watch the sun go down
It’s such a perfect light here, here in my hometown
A calm is on the water, the air is very still
The sun it does not want to rise, it doesn’t have the will
the day is all hungover, it’s dirty and lowdown
And I am like a stranger, here in my hometown
And don’t you feel sometimes like
Walking away from the world
Walking away from the world
You always took your chances, you always threw the dice
You knew they were loaded, you came close once or twice
Voices kept on calling, come on, come on down
You never stood a chance here, here in my hometown
You loved the beginning, never ready for the end
You’ve been gone for years now, but I can still pretend
Nothing anyone could do, you lay your money down
Now I see you everywhere, here in my hometown
And don’t you feel sometimes like
Walking away from the world
Walking away from the world
You were in the pink chair, I saw into your eyes
Where would you like to be my love, you said paradise
I hope that is where you are, and you get to wear you crown
You left everything behind, here in my hometown
And don’t you feel sometimes like
Walking away from the world
Walking away from the world
There’s a needle in the sole of the city, watch out where you step
It’s everywhere you care to look, and not where you expect
I watch the day roll over, I watch the sun go down
It’s such a perfect light here, here in my hometown
Up In Smoke lyrics - Colin Hay
I'm coming home tomorrow, my work here's almost done
Now all I have is sorrow for in time, we all go up in smoke
I'm coming home tomorrow, I've given back my gun
For all I own is borrowed and in time, we all go up in smoke
We all go up in smoke
Silently as my tears flow, this fear keeps on burning
As I sleep and the winds blow, to you I'm returning
I'm coming home tomorrow, I'll never meet my son
I am a local hero, but in time, we all go up in smoke
Silently as my tears flow, my soul keeps on yearning
As I sleep and the winds blow, this world keeps on turning
I'm coming home tomorrow, my work here is all done
Now all I have is sorrow for in time, we all go up in smoke
We all go up in smoke
Now all I have is sorrow for in time, we all go up in smoke
I'm coming home tomorrow, I've given back my gun
For all I own is borrowed and in time, we all go up in smoke
We all go up in smoke
Silently as my tears flow, this fear keeps on burning
As I sleep and the winds blow, to you I'm returning
I'm coming home tomorrow, I'll never meet my son
I am a local hero, but in time, we all go up in smoke
Silently as my tears flow, my soul keeps on yearning
As I sleep and the winds blow, this world keeps on turning
I'm coming home tomorrow, my work here is all done
Now all I have is sorrow for in time, we all go up in smoke
We all go up in smoke
No One Knows lyrics - Colin Hay
Everybody wants a piece of my time,
They always ask dumb questions, and drink my cheap red wine
I get so tired I want to run and hide, and scream into my pillow
Oh dear Lord, if you could see me now
How will I know when I find
Love in my heart, peace in my mind?
The sun, it always shine in angel town
It burns into the back of my neck, and I am going down
I want to be strong but I feel so weak, I’m weeping like a willow
Oh my my, if you could see my now
How will I know when I find
Love in my heart, peace in my mind?
I planted the vine now it hope it grows
I’m asking for signs but no one knows
Why are we here in this space and time
With only love and fear, I’m not sure which is mine
This is just a song, and this is how it goes
And as far as I can tell, no one knows
How will I know when I find
Love in my heart, peace in my mind?
They always ask dumb questions, and drink my cheap red wine
I get so tired I want to run and hide, and scream into my pillow
Oh dear Lord, if you could see me now
How will I know when I find
Love in my heart, peace in my mind?
The sun, it always shine in angel town
It burns into the back of my neck, and I am going down
I want to be strong but I feel so weak, I’m weeping like a willow
Oh my my, if you could see my now
How will I know when I find
Love in my heart, peace in my mind?
I planted the vine now it hope it grows
I’m asking for signs but no one knows
Why are we here in this space and time
With only love and fear, I’m not sure which is mine
This is just a song, and this is how it goes
And as far as I can tell, no one knows
How will I know when I find
Love in my heart, peace in my mind?
This Time I Got You lyrics - Colin Hay
Dogs and such, they don’t know how old they really are
They don’t have to go to work, or learn to drive a car
They just live ’til they can’t see, ’til their bark ain’t got no bite
I still hear him howlin’, howling in the night
The air is still as time flies by at a most unruly pace
Unless you’re in a prison cell, it has no name or face
I do recall what I told myself, as I turned 52
This time it’s different, this time I got you
This time I got you
Walking in the patient’s room, when everything turned red
I recognized the reaper man who raised his ugly head
He said “Relax, don’t worry man, I got no claim on you”
I remembered I was not alone, one and one make two
Spinning round and searching, looking for the door
I realized there’s no way out, I can run no more
I lay right down just where I stood, I only had one shoe
I knew that you would come for me, this time I got you
This time I got you
No one gets out alive it’s true, this I surely know
The path ahead is paved in gold, everywhere I go
I always find you, and with every day anew
No longer a janglin’ man, ‘cos this time I got you
This time I got you
They don’t have to go to work, or learn to drive a car
They just live ’til they can’t see, ’til their bark ain’t got no bite
I still hear him howlin’, howling in the night
The air is still as time flies by at a most unruly pace
Unless you’re in a prison cell, it has no name or face
I do recall what I told myself, as I turned 52
This time it’s different, this time I got you
This time I got you
Walking in the patient’s room, when everything turned red
I recognized the reaper man who raised his ugly head
He said “Relax, don’t worry man, I got no claim on you”
I remembered I was not alone, one and one make two
Spinning round and searching, looking for the door
I realized there’s no way out, I can run no more
I lay right down just where I stood, I only had one shoe
I knew that you would come for me, this time I got you
This time I got you
No one gets out alive it’s true, this I surely know
The path ahead is paved in gold, everywhere I go
I always find you, and with every day anew
No longer a janglin’ man, ‘cos this time I got you
This time I got you
Lonely Without You lyrics - Colin Hay
Ever since I was 16
I never really had much sense
‘Til you came along and told me
You’d like to stay awhile and hold me
Why did you have to go and leave and
Cross that stupid street
You didn’t even have your shoes on
You had all dirty feet
Now I’m alone and I can’t stop thinking all about you
How can what’s right become so wrong
I tell myself that I’m okay
I kid myself, I’m on my way
But the only thing that I’ve got left’s a little bit of time
I bought myself new glasses
I’m taking salsa classes
But you know, there’s not too many steps that I can do
It’s lonely without you
It’s lonely without you
It’s lonely without you
It’s lonely without you here
I tell my friends that I’m real busy
I drink ’til I feel dizzy
Then I wake up and I remember you are gone
Honey if you’re up in heaven, set the table for seven,
Hey use the good stuff, and I’ll sing your favourite song
Now I’m alone and I can’t stop thinking all about you
How can what’s right become so wrong
It’s lonely without you
It’s lonely without you
It’s lonely without you
It’s lonely without you here
I never really had much sense
‘Til you came along and told me
You’d like to stay awhile and hold me
Why did you have to go and leave and
Cross that stupid street
You didn’t even have your shoes on
You had all dirty feet
Now I’m alone and I can’t stop thinking all about you
How can what’s right become so wrong
I tell myself that I’m okay
I kid myself, I’m on my way
But the only thing that I’ve got left’s a little bit of time
I bought myself new glasses
I’m taking salsa classes
But you know, there’s not too many steps that I can do
It’s lonely without you
It’s lonely without you
It’s lonely without you
It’s lonely without you here
I tell my friends that I’m real busy
I drink ’til I feel dizzy
Then I wake up and I remember you are gone
Honey if you’re up in heaven, set the table for seven,
Hey use the good stuff, and I’ll sing your favourite song
Now I’m alone and I can’t stop thinking all about you
How can what’s right become so wrong
It’s lonely without you
It’s lonely without you
It’s lonely without you
It’s lonely without you here
What Would Bob Do? lyrics - Colin Hay
Looks like this may well be it, yeah we're goin' down
Ocean's fast approaching, and there's this screeching sound
They found that little ol' black box, that they all listened to
The last words that were spoken were, "What would Bob do?"
What would Bob do? What would Bob do?
What would Bob do? What would Bob do?
I was knocking on the pearly gates, made of precious stone
Looked kind of other worldly, inside there was a throne
I was let in by a stranger, who I'd seen somewhere before
I thought, well it'll come to me, here in the evermore
Suddenly from out of nowhere, a vision did appear
It was my old granddaddy, he said "Son, what are you doin' here?"
"Well it wasn't in my plans you know, I done come unstuck
I played out all my hand and I just ran all out of luck"
He said, "Well if you can't pot the black, and you know it's not the cue
It may be time to ask yourself, what would Bob do?"
What would Bob do? What would Bob do?
What would Bob do? What would Bob do?
Now you may well just find yourself, on the ballroom floor
You know you cannot get away, you cannot reach the door
Just try to relax yourself, and sit down on your hips
You don't have to move too much, and try no to lick your lips
If things seem to be working, and she hasn't moved away
You can breathe a little easier, and think of what to say
If you spin around and she is gone, and you know it's not with you
Then you have to ask yourself "What would Bob do?"
What would Bob do? What would Bob do?
What would Bob do? What would Bob do?
I was standing by a house at night, going up in flames and smoke
I was losing everything, it really was no joke
To cap it off I'm naked, and there's people all around
I could see an old dog barking, but I couldn't hear the sound
The only thing that I could hear, which came out of the blue
Was the voice inside my own head, saying, "What would Bob do?"
What would Bob do? What would Bob do?
What would Bob do? What would Bob do?
As luck would sometimes have it, the good Lord was in my dream
He was smiling sweetly, and was wearing Lincoln green
I asked if he would come again, if the rumours were all true,
He thought awhile and spoke and said, now "What would Bob do?"
What would Bob do? What would Bob do?
What would Bob do? What would Bob do?
And as the lights they all came down, I was standing by the stage
He was cloaked in darkness, and his face it showed no age
I took one step closer, just to get a better view
I swear I saw him smile and say now "What would Bob do?"
What would Bob do? What would Bob do?
What would Bob do? What would Bob do?
Then I suddenly awakened, and I simply can't pretend,
To understand the way of things, and how it all may end
But if the question's simple say, do I wear red, or blue
Now they're are times you ask yourself, "What would Bob do?"
What would Bob do? What would Bob do?
What would Bob do? What would Bob do?
Ocean's fast approaching, and there's this screeching sound
They found that little ol' black box, that they all listened to
The last words that were spoken were, "What would Bob do?"
What would Bob do? What would Bob do?
What would Bob do? What would Bob do?
I was knocking on the pearly gates, made of precious stone
Looked kind of other worldly, inside there was a throne
I was let in by a stranger, who I'd seen somewhere before
I thought, well it'll come to me, here in the evermore
Suddenly from out of nowhere, a vision did appear
It was my old granddaddy, he said "Son, what are you doin' here?"
"Well it wasn't in my plans you know, I done come unstuck
I played out all my hand and I just ran all out of luck"
He said, "Well if you can't pot the black, and you know it's not the cue
It may be time to ask yourself, what would Bob do?"
What would Bob do? What would Bob do?
What would Bob do? What would Bob do?
Now you may well just find yourself, on the ballroom floor
You know you cannot get away, you cannot reach the door
Just try to relax yourself, and sit down on your hips
You don't have to move too much, and try no to lick your lips
If things seem to be working, and she hasn't moved away
You can breathe a little easier, and think of what to say
If you spin around and she is gone, and you know it's not with you
Then you have to ask yourself "What would Bob do?"
What would Bob do? What would Bob do?
What would Bob do? What would Bob do?
I was standing by a house at night, going up in flames and smoke
I was losing everything, it really was no joke
To cap it off I'm naked, and there's people all around
I could see an old dog barking, but I couldn't hear the sound
The only thing that I could hear, which came out of the blue
Was the voice inside my own head, saying, "What would Bob do?"
What would Bob do? What would Bob do?
What would Bob do? What would Bob do?
As luck would sometimes have it, the good Lord was in my dream
He was smiling sweetly, and was wearing Lincoln green
I asked if he would come again, if the rumours were all true,
He thought awhile and spoke and said, now "What would Bob do?"
What would Bob do? What would Bob do?
What would Bob do? What would Bob do?
And as the lights they all came down, I was standing by the stage
He was cloaked in darkness, and his face it showed no age
I took one step closer, just to get a better view
I swear I saw him smile and say now "What would Bob do?"
What would Bob do? What would Bob do?
What would Bob do? What would Bob do?
Then I suddenly awakened, and I simply can't pretend,
To understand the way of things, and how it all may end
But if the question's simple say, do I wear red, or blue
Now they're are times you ask yourself, "What would Bob do?"
What would Bob do? What would Bob do?
What would Bob do? What would Bob do?
Pure Love lyrics - Colin Hay
The people allow this last great congregation
I tip my hat to the ones who went before
My secret voice has the inside information
To let the freedom bell ring once and for all
They were singing:
I got to fill my heart with pure love
(Pure love)
I got to fill my heart with pure love
Around here it's the same old situation
Fire and wind and the river's running red
Can't wash away the pain of a thousand generations
Or the angel child awakened from the dead
And we're singing:
You got to fill your heart with pure love
You got to fill your heart
You got to fill your heart with pure love
Pure love
Listen to the band sanctify
We got to fill our hearts with pure love
We got to fill our hearts with pure love
We got to fill our hearts with pure love
We got to fill our hearts with pure love
We got to fill our hearts with pure love
I tip my hat to the ones who went before
My secret voice has the inside information
To let the freedom bell ring once and for all
They were singing:
I got to fill my heart with pure love
(Pure love)
I got to fill my heart with pure love
Around here it's the same old situation
Fire and wind and the river's running red
Can't wash away the pain of a thousand generations
Or the angel child awakened from the dead
And we're singing:
You got to fill your heart with pure love
You got to fill your heart
You got to fill your heart with pure love
Pure love
Listen to the band sanctify
We got to fill our hearts with pure love
We got to fill our hearts with pure love
We got to fill our hearts with pure love
We got to fill our hearts with pure love
We got to fill our hearts with pure love
Me And My Imaginary Friend lyrics - Colin Hay
You never sleep, and you never go home
My secrets you keep, I'm never alone
We're joined at the hip and this I comprehend
We'll be together 'til the end, me and my imaginary friend
You never tell me, what I have to do
We can sit in silence, or visit the zoo
We know what is real, and what is pretend
Together 'till the bitter end, me and my imaginary friend
You don't have to pay an arm and a leg
Conjure them up inside your own head
Short and tall, fat or thin
Open the door, invite them in
Hello how are you, how you been?
So now you have someone, someone to love
A gift from yourself, a gift from above
If you're dining alone, get a table for two
We can talk our faces blue, 'bout all the things that we've been through
Together forever
'Till the credits end
Me and my imaginary friend
My secrets you keep, I'm never alone
We're joined at the hip and this I comprehend
We'll be together 'til the end, me and my imaginary friend
You never tell me, what I have to do
We can sit in silence, or visit the zoo
We know what is real, and what is pretend
Together 'till the bitter end, me and my imaginary friend
You don't have to pay an arm and a leg
Conjure them up inside your own head
Short and tall, fat or thin
Open the door, invite them in
Hello how are you, how you been?
So now you have someone, someone to love
A gift from yourself, a gift from above
If you're dining alone, get a table for two
We can talk our faces blue, 'bout all the things that we've been through
Together forever
'Till the credits end
Me and my imaginary friend
Land Of The Midnight Sun lyrics - Colin Hay
Got a bad case of mumbles, I'm tripping and I stumble
My face is stuck in yesterday's news
I stand up and wonder as the night's raining thunder
No one's saying just who lit the fuse
Meanwhile we're swirlin' through space and time a-twirlin'
With so many stars in the sky
Everyone is guessing, hoping for a blessing
But who knows just what, where and why
Everybody's crazy 'cept for you and me
And I don't believe there's better days to come
Lately I've been thinking, maybe we could run
To the land of the midnight sun
Everyone feels danger from the shadow of a stranger
But the killer may be closer than you think
He was such a quiet neighbour, drove a new LeSabre
Why just the other day we had a drink
Let's have a reformation and call it liberation
We'll save you from all of your sins
As they burned all the witches, the crowd were all in stitches
Those God-fearing self-righteous things
Everybody's crazy 'cept for you and me
And I don't believe there's better days to come
Lately I've been thinking, maybe we could run
To the land of the midnight sun
My dream's to meet you, at the top of Machu Picchu
And walk together into the sky
And I humbly do beseech you, as soon as I can reach you
To watch yourself, and keep your powder dry
Everybody's crazy 'cept for you and me
And I don't believe there's better days to come
Lately I've been thinking, maybe we could run
To the land of the midnight sun
My face is stuck in yesterday's news
I stand up and wonder as the night's raining thunder
No one's saying just who lit the fuse
Meanwhile we're swirlin' through space and time a-twirlin'
With so many stars in the sky
Everyone is guessing, hoping for a blessing
But who knows just what, where and why
Everybody's crazy 'cept for you and me
And I don't believe there's better days to come
Lately I've been thinking, maybe we could run
To the land of the midnight sun
Everyone feels danger from the shadow of a stranger
But the killer may be closer than you think
He was such a quiet neighbour, drove a new LeSabre
Why just the other day we had a drink
Let's have a reformation and call it liberation
We'll save you from all of your sins
As they burned all the witches, the crowd were all in stitches
Those God-fearing self-righteous things
Everybody's crazy 'cept for you and me
And I don't believe there's better days to come
Lately I've been thinking, maybe we could run
To the land of the midnight sun
My dream's to meet you, at the top of Machu Picchu
And walk together into the sky
And I humbly do beseech you, as soon as I can reach you
To watch yourself, and keep your powder dry
Everybody's crazy 'cept for you and me
And I don't believe there's better days to come
Lately I've been thinking, maybe we could run
To the land of the midnight sun
I Wish I Was Still Drinking lyrics - Colin Hay
I wish I was still drinking whiskey, wine and beer
The sound of glasses clinking, so sweet to my ear
I wouldn't have to listen to the time that's running out
I'd use it much more wisely, I'd drink and fall about
I wish I was still drinking, then I'd have no fear
Tell you how to fix the world, then have another beer
I wouldn't have to feel the pain that's in a mother's eyes
I'd drink till I believe the sound of my own drunken lies
I wish I was still drinking when nothing is too clear
Like the TV evangelist fueling people's fear
Taking all their hard earned cash in the name of the holy one
Their days are surely numbered, their day will surely come
I wish I was still drinking, I was a lot more fun
Life of the endless party, friends with anyone
I wouldn't have to answer for the promises I broke
Like the president today, or when he drank and snorted coke
I wish I was still drinking, than I wouldn't have to hear
The sound of rapid gunfire exploding in my ear
I'd drink through the nightmare of friends cryin' out for help
I would drink through everything I've seen or heard or felt
I wish I was still drinking, no I really, really do
I'd gather all my fair weather friends like him and her and you
I'd count all the missing teeth, I can no longer chew
I'd even drive my ol' white car, cause she likes drinking too
Yeah, I wish i was still drinking whiskey, wine and beer
The sound of glasses clinking, so sweet to my ear
I wouldn't have to listen to the time thats running out
I'd use it much more wisely, I'd drink and fall about
The sound of glasses clinking, so sweet to my ear
I wouldn't have to listen to the time that's running out
I'd use it much more wisely, I'd drink and fall about
I wish I was still drinking, then I'd have no fear
Tell you how to fix the world, then have another beer
I wouldn't have to feel the pain that's in a mother's eyes
I'd drink till I believe the sound of my own drunken lies
I wish I was still drinking when nothing is too clear
Like the TV evangelist fueling people's fear
Taking all their hard earned cash in the name of the holy one
Their days are surely numbered, their day will surely come
I wish I was still drinking, I was a lot more fun
Life of the endless party, friends with anyone
I wouldn't have to answer for the promises I broke
Like the president today, or when he drank and snorted coke
I wish I was still drinking, than I wouldn't have to hear
The sound of rapid gunfire exploding in my ear
I'd drink through the nightmare of friends cryin' out for help
I would drink through everything I've seen or heard or felt
I wish I was still drinking, no I really, really do
I'd gather all my fair weather friends like him and her and you
I'd count all the missing teeth, I can no longer chew
I'd even drive my ol' white car, cause she likes drinking too
Yeah, I wish i was still drinking whiskey, wine and beer
The sound of glasses clinking, so sweet to my ear
I wouldn't have to listen to the time thats running out
I'd use it much more wisely, I'd drink and fall about
Down Under lyrics - Colin Hay
Traveling in a fried-out combie
On a hippie trail, head full of zombie
I met a strange lady, she made me nervous
She took me in and gave me breakfast
And she said,
"Do you come from a land down under?
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."
Buying bread from a man in Brussels
He was six foot four and full of muscles
I said, "Do you speak-a my language?"
He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich
And he said,
I come from a land down under
Where beer does flow and men chunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover
Lying in a den in Bombay
With a slack jaw, and not much to say
I said to the man, "Are you trying to tempt me
Because I come from the land of plenty?
And he said
Oh! Do you come from a land down under? (oh yeah yeah)
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover
Overkill lyrics - Colin Hay
I can't get to sleep
I think about the implications
Of diving in too deep
And possibly the complications
Especially at night
I worry over situations
I know we'll be alright
Perhaps it's just imagination
Day after day it reappears
Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away
Alone between the sheets
Only brings exasperation
It's time to walk the streets
Smell the desperation
At least there's pretty lights
And though there's little variation
It nullifies the night from overkill
Day after day it reappears
Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away
Come back another day
I can't get to sleep
I think about the implications
Of diving in too deep
And possibly the complications
Especially at night
I worry over situations that
I know will be alright
It's just overkill
Day after day it reappears
Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away
Ghosts appear and fade away
Ghosts appear and fade away
I think about the implications
Of diving in too deep
And possibly the complications
Especially at night
I worry over situations
I know we'll be alright
Perhaps it's just imagination
Day after day it reappears
Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away
Alone between the sheets
Only brings exasperation
It's time to walk the streets
Smell the desperation
At least there's pretty lights
And though there's little variation
It nullifies the night from overkill
Day after day it reappears
Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away
Come back another day
I can't get to sleep
I think about the implications
Of diving in too deep
And possibly the complications
Especially at night
I worry over situations that
I know will be alright
It's just overkill
Day after day it reappears
Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away
Ghosts appear and fade away
Ghosts appear and fade away
Storm In My Heart lyrics - Colin Hay
I still go under
I don't know why
Storm in my heart
Tearing me apart
Storm in my heart
About you
Sometimes the sun shines
Here comes the flood
Through both the good and the bad times you do
Stir up my blood
And I got
Storm in my heart
Tearing me apart
Storm in my heart
Stir it up
Storm in my heart
Tearing me apart
Storm in my heart
Sometimes I wonder
As I lie on my bed
Can I hear thunder
Or am I confused
With what lies ahead
And I got
Storm in my heart
Tearing me apart
Storm in my heart
About you
About you
Storm in my heart
Storm in my heart
I don't know why
Storm in my heart
Tearing me apart
Storm in my heart
About you
Sometimes the sun shines
Here comes the flood
Through both the good and the bad times you do
Stir up my blood
And I got
Storm in my heart
Tearing me apart
Storm in my heart
Stir it up
Storm in my heart
Tearing me apart
Storm in my heart
Sometimes I wonder
As I lie on my bed
Can I hear thunder
Or am I confused
With what lies ahead
And I got
Storm in my heart
Tearing me apart
Storm in my heart
About you
About you
Storm in my heart
Storm in my heart
Looking For Jack lyrics - Colin Hay
Everybody’s always looking for Jack
In the fire and in the water
Everybody’s always looking for Jack
In the streets and on the corners
I always wanted to be like Jack
He’s as cool as they come
Yeah, I always wanted to be like Jack
Still for me, he’s the one
Someday, someday
Someday, someday
Hear the wind blow through the long grass
I hear laughter in the night
No revelations as the years pass
Just disappear from sight
As I grow older, I grow younger
Every day is like a dream
I wouldn’t go back for a moment
Except for maybe seventeen
Someday, someday
Someday, someday
Everybody’s always looking for Jack
In the fire and in the water
Everybody’s always looking for Jack
In the streets and on the corners
Yeah, even Jack is always looking for Jack
He’s always in another room
And when I spoke to the woman there
She said, "He left this afternoon"
Someday, someday
Someday, someday
Someday, someday
Someday, someday
In the fire and in the water
Everybody’s always looking for Jack
In the streets and on the corners
I always wanted to be like Jack
He’s as cool as they come
Yeah, I always wanted to be like Jack
Still for me, he’s the one
Someday, someday
Someday, someday
Hear the wind blow through the long grass
I hear laughter in the night
No revelations as the years pass
Just disappear from sight
As I grow older, I grow younger
Every day is like a dream
I wouldn’t go back for a moment
Except for maybe seventeen
Someday, someday
Someday, someday
Everybody’s always looking for Jack
In the fire and in the water
Everybody’s always looking for Jack
In the streets and on the corners
Yeah, even Jack is always looking for Jack
He’s always in another room
And when I spoke to the woman there
She said, "He left this afternoon"
Someday, someday
Someday, someday
Someday, someday
Someday, someday
Don't Be Afraid lyrics - Colin Hay
Don't be Afraid
Tomorrow may never come
Don't hesitate
I'll catch you if you fall
One day you'll leave me
This thing I know
But while you still hear me
I'll watch as you grow
Don't be afraid
Tomorrow may never come
Young hearts can break
But old hearts they bend in the breeze
Don't be Afraid
Tomorrow may never come
Don't hesitate
I'll catch you if you fall
You don't believe me
You're too young to know
But when you get up and leave me
I won't watch you go
Oh no, no
Don't be afraid
Tomorrow may never come
Don't sleep in late
Tomorrow is not Saturday
Tomorrow may never come
Don't hesitate
I'll catch you if you fall
One day you'll leave me
This thing I know
But while you still hear me
I'll watch as you grow
Don't be afraid
Tomorrow may never come
Young hearts can break
But old hearts they bend in the breeze
Don't be Afraid
Tomorrow may never come
Don't hesitate
I'll catch you if you fall
You don't believe me
You're too young to know
But when you get up and leave me
I won't watch you go
Oh no, no
Don't be afraid
Tomorrow may never come
Don't sleep in late
Tomorrow is not Saturday
It's A Mistake lyrics - Colin Hay
Jump down the shelters to get away
The boys are cockin' up their guns
Tell us general, is it party time?
If it is can we all come?
Don't think that we don't know
Don't think that we're not trying
Don't think we move too slow
It's no use after crying
Saying
It's a mistake, it's a mistake
It's a mistake, it's a mistake
After the laughter has died away
And all the boys have had their fun
No surface noise now, not much to say
They've got the bad guys on the run
Don't try to say you're sorry
Don't say he drew his gun
They've gone and grabbed old Ronnie
He's not the only one
Saying
It's a mistake, it's a mistake
It's a mistake, it's a mistake
Tell us commander, what do you think?
'Cos we know that you love all that power
Is it on then, are we on the brink?
We wish you'd all throw in the towel
We'll not fade out too soon
Not in this finest hour
Whistle your favourite tune
We'll send a card and a flower
Saying
It's a mistake, it's a mistake
It's a mistake, it's a mistake
The boys are cockin' up their guns
Tell us general, is it party time?
If it is can we all come?
Don't think that we don't know
Don't think that we're not trying
Don't think we move too slow
It's no use after crying
Saying
It's a mistake, it's a mistake
It's a mistake, it's a mistake
After the laughter has died away
And all the boys have had their fun
No surface noise now, not much to say
They've got the bad guys on the run
Don't try to say you're sorry
Don't say he drew his gun
They've gone and grabbed old Ronnie
He's not the only one
Saying
It's a mistake, it's a mistake
It's a mistake, it's a mistake
Tell us commander, what do you think?
'Cos we know that you love all that power
Is it on then, are we on the brink?
We wish you'd all throw in the towel
We'll not fade out too soon
Not in this finest hour
Whistle your favourite tune
We'll send a card and a flower
Saying
It's a mistake, it's a mistake
It's a mistake, it's a mistake
Waiting For My Real Life To Begin lyrics - Colin Hay
Any minute now, my ship is coming in
I'll keep checking the horizon
I'll stand on the bow, feel the waves come crashing
Come crashing down down down, on me
And you say, be still my love
Open up your heart
Let the light shine in
But don't you understand
I already have a plan
I'm waiting for my real life to begin
When I awoke today, suddenly nothing happened
But in my dreams, I slew the dragon
And down this beaten path, up this cobbled lane
I'm walking in my old footsteps, once again
And you say, just be here now
Forget about the past, your mask is wearing thin
Just let me throw one more dice
I know that I can win
I'm waiting for my real life to begin
Any minute now, my ship is coming in
I'll keep checking the horizon
And I'll check my machine, there's sure to be that call
It's gonna happen soon, soon, oh so very soon
It's just that times are lean
And you say, be still my love
Open up your heart, let the light shine
Don't you understand
I already have a plan
I'm waiting for my real life to begin
On a clear day I can see, see for a long way
On a clear day I can see, see for a long way.
I'll keep checking the horizon
I'll stand on the bow, feel the waves come crashing
Come crashing down down down, on me
And you say, be still my love
Open up your heart
Let the light shine in
But don't you understand
I already have a plan
I'm waiting for my real life to begin
When I awoke today, suddenly nothing happened
But in my dreams, I slew the dragon
And down this beaten path, up this cobbled lane
I'm walking in my old footsteps, once again
And you say, just be here now
Forget about the past, your mask is wearing thin
Just let me throw one more dice
I know that I can win
I'm waiting for my real life to begin
Any minute now, my ship is coming in
I'll keep checking the horizon
And I'll check my machine, there's sure to be that call
It's gonna happen soon, soon, oh so very soon
It's just that times are lean
And you say, be still my love
Open up your heart, let the light shine
Don't you understand
I already have a plan
I'm waiting for my real life to begin
On a clear day I can see, see for a long way
On a clear day I can see, see for a long way.
To Have And To Hold lyrics - Colin Hay
Into the desert I run
Into the blinding sun
I know that you will come
To have and to hold
I sleep-walk in the night
I see your face
It's burning bright
I reach up into the light
To have and to hold
When will you come
And how will I know
I will wait down by the waterside
I look around at the world I see
Pain and kindness uncertainty
This is not what was meant to be
To have and to hold
Maybe we meet
A long time ago
When I was a man walking blind
I many be searching my life through
I may standing right next to you
This time I'll know just what to do
To have and to hold
And I can see quite clearly now
And I can see quite clearly now
Into the blinding sun
I know that you will come
To have and to hold
I sleep-walk in the night
I see your face
It's burning bright
I reach up into the light
To have and to hold
When will you come
And how will I know
I will wait down by the waterside
I look around at the world I see
Pain and kindness uncertainty
This is not what was meant to be
To have and to hold
Maybe we meet
A long time ago
When I was a man walking blind
I many be searching my life through
I may standing right next to you
This time I'll know just what to do
To have and to hold
And I can see quite clearly now
And I can see quite clearly now
Who Can It Be Now? lyrics - Colin Hay
Who can it be knocking at my door?
Go 'way, don't come 'round here no more.
Can't you see that it's late at night?
I'm very tired, and I'm not feeling right.
All I wish is to be alone;
Stay away, don't you invade my home.
Best off if you hang outside,
Don't come in - I'll only run and hide.
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be knocking at my door?
Make no sound, tip-toe across the floor.
If he hears, he'll knock all day,
I'll be trapped, and here I'll have to stay.
I've done no harm, I keep to myself;
There's nothing wrong with my state of mental health.
I like it here with my childhood friend;
Here they come, those feelings again!
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Is it the man come to take me away?
Why do they follow me?
It's not the future that I can see,
It's just my fantasy
Oh...Who can it be now?
Oh...Who can it...Who can it...
Yeah yeah yeah
Go 'way, don't come 'round here no more.
Can't you see that it's late at night?
I'm very tired, and I'm not feeling right.
All I wish is to be alone;
Stay away, don't you invade my home.
Best off if you hang outside,
Don't come in - I'll only run and hide.
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be knocking at my door?
Make no sound, tip-toe across the floor.
If he hears, he'll knock all day,
I'll be trapped, and here I'll have to stay.
I've done no harm, I keep to myself;
There's nothing wrong with my state of mental health.
I like it here with my childhood friend;
Here they come, those feelings again!
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Is it the man come to take me away?
Why do they follow me?
It's not the future that I can see,
It's just my fantasy
Oh...Who can it be now?
Oh...Who can it...Who can it...
Yeah yeah yeah
Be Good Johnny lyrics - Colin Hay
Skip de skip, up the road
Off to school you go
"Don't you be a bad boy Johnny
Don't you slip up
Or play the fool"
"Oh no Ma, Oh no Da,
I'll be your golden boy
I will obey ev'ry golden rule"
Get told by the teacher
Not to day-dream
Told by my mother:
Be good Be good
Be good be good be good
Be good be good be good be good (johnny)
Be good be good
Be good be good be good
Be good be good be good
Be good be good be good
Be good (johnny)
Be good be good.
"Are you going to play football this year, John?"
"No!"
"Oh, well you must be going to play cricket this year then, are you Johnny?"
"No! no! no!"
"Boy, you sure are a funny kid, Johnny, but I like you! So tellme, what kind of a boy are you, John?"
I only like dreaming
All the day long
Where no one is screaming
Be good be good
Be good be good be good
Be good be good be good be good (johnny)
Be good be good
Be good be good be good
Be good be good be good
Be good be good be good
Be good be good be good
Be good be good be good
Be good be good be good
Be good be good be good
be good be good be good
be good be good be good
be good be good be good
Johnny!
Off to school you go
"Don't you be a bad boy Johnny
Don't you slip up
Or play the fool"
"Oh no Ma, Oh no Da,
I'll be your golden boy
I will obey ev'ry golden rule"
Get told by the teacher
Not to day-dream
Told by my mother:
Be good Be good
Be good be good be good
Be good be good be good be good (johnny)
Be good be good
Be good be good be good
Be good be good be good
Be good be good be good
Be good (johnny)
Be good be good.
"Are you going to play football this year, John?"
"No!"
"Oh, well you must be going to play cricket this year then, are you Johnny?"
"No! no! no!"
"Boy, you sure are a funny kid, Johnny, but I like you! So tellme, what kind of a boy are you, John?"
I only like dreaming
All the day long
Where no one is screaming
Be good be good
Be good be good be good
Be good be good be good be good (johnny)
Be good be good
Be good be good be good
Be good be good be good
Be good be good be good
Be good be good be good
Be good be good be good
Be good be good be good
Be good be good be good
be good be good be good
be good be good be good
be good be good be good
Johnny!
Love Is Innocent lyrics - Colin Hay
I've been standing here
Staring at the mirror
The voices in my ear
Is not my friend
I know you're sad and blue
I know, and I am too
And now I'm on the train
I see your writing on the wall
Says:
Love is innocent
Love is innocent
You're always on my mind
And time is standing still now
The words that were unkind
Are here again
You're faded from my view
I know that I am too
And now I'm on the train
I see your writing on the wall
Says:
Love is innocent
Love is innocent
Now the whistle is blowing
It's time to get on board
There's no way now of knowing
Where it will, where it will stop
I know it's up to me
I'm gonna try and pick up the pieces
I have to find a scene
With a better view
I know you're sad and blue
I know, and I am too
And now I'm on the train
I see your writing on the wall
Says:
Love is innocent
Love is innocent
Staring at the mirror
The voices in my ear
Is not my friend
I know you're sad and blue
I know, and I am too
And now I'm on the train
I see your writing on the wall
Says:
Love is innocent
Love is innocent
You're always on my mind
And time is standing still now
The words that were unkind
Are here again
You're faded from my view
I know that I am too
And now I'm on the train
I see your writing on the wall
Says:
Love is innocent
Love is innocent
Now the whistle is blowing
It's time to get on board
There's no way now of knowing
Where it will, where it will stop
I know it's up to me
I'm gonna try and pick up the pieces
I have to find a scene
With a better view
I know you're sad and blue
I know, and I am too
And now I'm on the train
I see your writing on the wall
Says:
Love is innocent
Love is innocent
"Company Of Strangers" (2002)
- I Got Woken Up lyrics - Colin Hay
- Small Town Big Hell lyrics - Colin Hay
- Lucky Bastard lyrics - Colin Hay
- Company Of Strangers lyrics - Colin Hay
- No Win Situation lyrics - Colin Hay
- Dear J lyrics - Colin Hay
- Small Price To Be Free lyrics - Colin Hay
- How Long Will It Last lyrics - Colin Hay
- Lifeline lyrics - Colin Hay
- Don't Wait Up lyrics - Colin Hay
- Beautiful World lyrics - Colin Hay
- And If You Only Knew lyrics - Colin Hay
I Got Woken Up lyrics - Colin Hay
I don't need anybody, I don't carry a gun
I don't need to feel sorry, for the things I have done
Everything's about to start, I can feel it in my bones and my heart
And I'm not even in the race
I woke up, yes I did, I woke up I've been asleep to long
I woke up, I got woken up, I woke up
I don't care for religion, yeah that is my sin
If I come knockin', I know he'll let me in
Now I don't have my cap in my hand, gonna stop here and see where I stand
Got a smile back upon my face
I woke up, I got woken up, I woke up, I'm gonna strap myself in
I woke up, yes I did, I woke up
I woke up, I got woken up, I woke up, yeah
Now I like this body, and I'm safe in my skin,
And I do love this feeling, and the shape that I'm in
Every sun brings a brand new day, well so what, I don't care to hear you say
Well I no longer lead the chase
I woke up, I got woken up, I woke up, I got woken up yeah
I woke up, it's time to rise and shine, I woke up, this day is mine
I woke up, woken up, I woke up, woken up, it's time to rise up
I woke up, woken up, I woke up, woken up, I woke up, woken up, woken up
I don't need to feel sorry, for the things I have done
Everything's about to start, I can feel it in my bones and my heart
And I'm not even in the race
I woke up, yes I did, I woke up I've been asleep to long
I woke up, I got woken up, I woke up
I don't care for religion, yeah that is my sin
If I come knockin', I know he'll let me in
Now I don't have my cap in my hand, gonna stop here and see where I stand
Got a smile back upon my face
I woke up, I got woken up, I woke up, I'm gonna strap myself in
I woke up, yes I did, I woke up
I woke up, I got woken up, I woke up, yeah
Now I like this body, and I'm safe in my skin,
And I do love this feeling, and the shape that I'm in
Every sun brings a brand new day, well so what, I don't care to hear you say
Well I no longer lead the chase
I woke up, I got woken up, I woke up, I got woken up yeah
I woke up, it's time to rise and shine, I woke up, this day is mine
I woke up, woken up, I woke up, woken up, it's time to rise up
I woke up, woken up, I woke up, woken up, I woke up, woken up, woken up
Small Town Big Hell lyrics - Colin Hay
No longer do I cry, there's no future in the tear
No longer do I ask why, the answer's never clear
Not like a smokin' gun, it's not my idea of fun
Small Town Big Hell, for me for you
Superstitious minds can kill the truth
It's not for me to say, so I will just play dumb
They say love finds it's own way, but not for everyone
The monsters they are real, your own lives they will steal
Small Town Big Hell, for me for you
Superstitious minds can kill the truth
What is our destiny, can we still the sea
The devil's waiting in the wings
Softly he, softly he sings
Come follow me to glory, step into the unknown
But this is not my story, it's yours and yours alone
Now you're many miles away, no longer hear them say
Small Town Big Hell, for me for you
Superstitious minds can kill the truth
Small Town Big Hell, for me for you
Superstitious minds can kill the truth
Of me, and you, of me, and you
Small Town Big Hell
No longer do I ask why, the answer's never clear
Not like a smokin' gun, it's not my idea of fun
Small Town Big Hell, for me for you
Superstitious minds can kill the truth
It's not for me to say, so I will just play dumb
They say love finds it's own way, but not for everyone
The monsters they are real, your own lives they will steal
Small Town Big Hell, for me for you
Superstitious minds can kill the truth
What is our destiny, can we still the sea
The devil's waiting in the wings
Softly he, softly he sings
Come follow me to glory, step into the unknown
But this is not my story, it's yours and yours alone
Now you're many miles away, no longer hear them say
Small Town Big Hell, for me for you
Superstitious minds can kill the truth
Small Town Big Hell, for me for you
Superstitious minds can kill the truth
Of me, and you, of me, and you
Small Town Big Hell
Lucky Bastard lyrics - Colin Hay
The chook's in the oven, the check's in the bank
When I go to bed at night, I got my stars to thank
I can remember when the whole thing got started
It's true what they say, I'm a lucky bastard
When the rest are falling, I'm still on my feet
When they're running from the kitchen, I'm sticking with the heat
No matter how you slice it, I can cut the mustard
I was born that way, I'm a lucky bastard
Lucky yeah, lucky bastard
Lucky yeah, lucky bastard
Playing thru Melbourne winters, cabs out in the rain
The driver is gentleman, he says he comes from Spain
He half turns his head and says, Gibson or Stratocaster
I tell you boy you look to me like you're some lucky bastard
Lucky yeah, lucky bastard
Lucky yeah, lucky bastard
Danny got religion, Harry's in the clink
Arthur's on the program, after one too many drinks
You should of seen us in our prime, not to be outlasted
I'm a stayer, not a sprinter, just call me a lucky bastard
Lucky yeah, lucky bastard
I didn't miss my calling, I walked the chosen path
Led me right up to her door, I didn't have to ask
She took off all her clothes, and with skin of alabaster she said
Look at me and tell me you're not on lucky bastard
Lucky yeah, lucky bastard
Lucky yeah, lucky bastard
When I go to bed at night, I got my stars to thank
I can remember when the whole thing got started
It's true what they say, I'm a lucky bastard
When the rest are falling, I'm still on my feet
When they're running from the kitchen, I'm sticking with the heat
No matter how you slice it, I can cut the mustard
I was born that way, I'm a lucky bastard
Lucky yeah, lucky bastard
Lucky yeah, lucky bastard
Playing thru Melbourne winters, cabs out in the rain
The driver is gentleman, he says he comes from Spain
He half turns his head and says, Gibson or Stratocaster
I tell you boy you look to me like you're some lucky bastard
Lucky yeah, lucky bastard
Lucky yeah, lucky bastard
Danny got religion, Harry's in the clink
Arthur's on the program, after one too many drinks
You should of seen us in our prime, not to be outlasted
I'm a stayer, not a sprinter, just call me a lucky bastard
Lucky yeah, lucky bastard
I didn't miss my calling, I walked the chosen path
Led me right up to her door, I didn't have to ask
She took off all her clothes, and with skin of alabaster she said
Look at me and tell me you're not on lucky bastard
Lucky yeah, lucky bastard
Lucky yeah, lucky bastard
Company Of Strangers lyrics - Colin Hay
All you seekers of the truth
You really wouldn't have a clue
Memories of misspent youth
The lines are drawn in black and blue
Soon there'll be a time
When the world will lose its mind
Many will call your name
And as the world of wheels go round
I check into another town and ....
The company of strangers
Who worship machines
That steal all their dreams
It's a strange old world ...
Shoot out on the boulevard
Strong armed men with hearts so hard
They all are some mother's son
God is their judge, God is their gun
We can fly up to the moon
But try and find love in this room
While there's water in the well
We know that angels cannot fly
The word that's come down from on high, says
The company of strangers,
We'll have to rely
And not question why
In this strange old world
Wish it all was a dream
Where things are not quite as they seem
Like a salmon colored sky
And as the world of wheels go round
I check into another town and...
The company of strangers
With mysterious eyes
The truth was once a lie
It's a strange old world...
And on the way to where you are
I pass the ghost of Blanch DuBois and...
The kidness of strangers
I have com to rely
And I don't question why
In this strange old world
Yea, it's a strange old world...
Yea, it's a strange old world...
You really wouldn't have a clue
Memories of misspent youth
The lines are drawn in black and blue
Soon there'll be a time
When the world will lose its mind
Many will call your name
And as the world of wheels go round
I check into another town and ....
The company of strangers
Who worship machines
That steal all their dreams
It's a strange old world ...
Shoot out on the boulevard
Strong armed men with hearts so hard
They all are some mother's son
God is their judge, God is their gun
We can fly up to the moon
But try and find love in this room
While there's water in the well
We know that angels cannot fly
The word that's come down from on high, says
The company of strangers,
We'll have to rely
And not question why
In this strange old world
Wish it all was a dream
Where things are not quite as they seem
Like a salmon colored sky
And as the world of wheels go round
I check into another town and...
The company of strangers
With mysterious eyes
The truth was once a lie
It's a strange old world...
And on the way to where you are
I pass the ghost of Blanch DuBois and...
The kidness of strangers
I have com to rely
And I don't question why
In this strange old world
Yea, it's a strange old world...
Yea, it's a strange old world...
No Win Situation lyrics - Colin Hay
I bought her a diamond ring
I had to sell everything
She said I just don't like the stone
I said let's fly to Bali
Like a punch from Muhammad Ali
She said she'd rather go to Rome
We're here today
But we're miles away
That's why I say
It's a no win situation
(From Now On)
It's a no win situation
(On My Own)
She said right to my face
I need to have some more space
I knew that I was on my own
She turned up at my door
Dressed like a high class whore
Saying I can't stand to be alone
So here we lay
But we're miles away
And that's why I say
It's a no win situation
(From Now On)
It's a no win situation
(On My Own)
We're here today
But we're miles away
As we fade to gray
It's a no win situation
(From Now On)
It's a no win situation
(On My Own)
It's a no win situation
(From Now On)
It's a no win situation
(On My Own)
I had to sell everything
She said I just don't like the stone
I said let's fly to Bali
Like a punch from Muhammad Ali
She said she'd rather go to Rome
We're here today
But we're miles away
That's why I say
It's a no win situation
(From Now On)
It's a no win situation
(On My Own)
She said right to my face
I need to have some more space
I knew that I was on my own
She turned up at my door
Dressed like a high class whore
Saying I can't stand to be alone
So here we lay
But we're miles away
And that's why I say
It's a no win situation
(From Now On)
It's a no win situation
(On My Own)
We're here today
But we're miles away
As we fade to gray
It's a no win situation
(From Now On)
It's a no win situation
(On My Own)
It's a no win situation
(From Now On)
It's a no win situation
(On My Own)
Dear J lyrics - Colin Hay
Dear J,
Can you hear what I'm saying
It's okay, can you hear what they're playing
It's a mighty world, but not so mighty without you
I can feel you now
Though I never knew you well
You stayed hidden from my view
Dear J,
I did not hear when you were calling
The sky is gray
The leaves are done with their falling
It's a crazy world, but not so crazy without you
I still see you smile
I never knew your pain
Only light came shinning through
Playing songs in that house up on a hill
Beams of sunlight come shining down all around
Now you're in another world
Dear J,
Innocent and believing
It's okay, there only love that you're leaving
It's a mighty world, but not so mighty without you
I can hear you sing
About just everything
And what we have is what is true
Can you hear what I'm saying
It's okay, can you hear what they're playing
It's a mighty world, but not so mighty without you
I can feel you now
Though I never knew you well
You stayed hidden from my view
Dear J,
I did not hear when you were calling
The sky is gray
The leaves are done with their falling
It's a crazy world, but not so crazy without you
I still see you smile
I never knew your pain
Only light came shinning through
Playing songs in that house up on a hill
Beams of sunlight come shining down all around
Now you're in another world
Dear J,
Innocent and believing
It's okay, there only love that you're leaving
It's a mighty world, but not so mighty without you
I can hear you sing
About just everything
And what we have is what is true
Small Price To Be Free lyrics - Colin Hay
Here I go I'm cooking on the run
The water's boiling over
Here I go I'm rising with the sun
Small price to be free
Here I go I fade into the crowd
Full of sons and lovers
I catch no eyes no that is not allowed
Small price to be free
I can remember a time and a place
Nineteen hundred and sixty-three
I was so young all I wanted was fun
The world it was smiling back at me
This was not long to be
That steam engine train carries my shame
And in my dreamtime I smell the rain
Here I go I'm sleeping at the wheel
Blue men pulls me over
I tip my hat to my own nerves of steel
They send me on my way
Here I go I'm in a strangers land
The sun is always shining
Sometimes things don't go as I had planned
Small price to be free
I know that I am not long for this world
The reaper came calling on me
I just pretended that no one was home
There's still some things I have to see
Before I feel free
To step on that train feeling no pain
And in my dreamtime I still smell the rain
Can I hear some knockin' at my door
Now don't say it's all over
Can I pay for just a little more
Small price to be free
The water's boiling over
Here I go I'm rising with the sun
Small price to be free
Here I go I fade into the crowd
Full of sons and lovers
I catch no eyes no that is not allowed
Small price to be free
I can remember a time and a place
Nineteen hundred and sixty-three
I was so young all I wanted was fun
The world it was smiling back at me
This was not long to be
That steam engine train carries my shame
And in my dreamtime I smell the rain
Here I go I'm sleeping at the wheel
Blue men pulls me over
I tip my hat to my own nerves of steel
They send me on my way
Here I go I'm in a strangers land
The sun is always shining
Sometimes things don't go as I had planned
Small price to be free
I know that I am not long for this world
The reaper came calling on me
I just pretended that no one was home
There's still some things I have to see
Before I feel free
To step on that train feeling no pain
And in my dreamtime I still smell the rain
Can I hear some knockin' at my door
Now don't say it's all over
Can I pay for just a little more
Small price to be free
How Long Will It Last lyrics - Colin Hay
I know this piece of string ties us together
But will it ever break in two?
I don't believe what they say is true that nothing lives forever
But I keep asking you
How long will it last
Now the dye is cast
Does this love have to fade away?
How long will it last?
When you walk into the road my whole world gets brighter
With a smile you wash my fears away
When that old familiar charm walks in behind her
And then she sings to you
How long will it last
Now the spell is cast
Does this love have to fade away?
How long will it last?
I used to think that nothing really matters
I could turn my head and walk away
Theres no crystal ball, long ago it shattered
Leaving only echo's in the hall
Here we are again, another day is over
And so we kiss the sun goodnight
And all we really know is what we believe in
It may be wrong, it may be right
How long will it last?
Will the feeling pass?
Does this love have to fade away?
How long will it last?
Does this love have to fade away?
How long will it last?
But will it ever break in two?
I don't believe what they say is true that nothing lives forever
But I keep asking you
How long will it last
Now the dye is cast
Does this love have to fade away?
How long will it last?
When you walk into the road my whole world gets brighter
With a smile you wash my fears away
When that old familiar charm walks in behind her
And then she sings to you
How long will it last
Now the spell is cast
Does this love have to fade away?
How long will it last?
I used to think that nothing really matters
I could turn my head and walk away
Theres no crystal ball, long ago it shattered
Leaving only echo's in the hall
Here we are again, another day is over
And so we kiss the sun goodnight
And all we really know is what we believe in
It may be wrong, it may be right
How long will it last?
Will the feeling pass?
Does this love have to fade away?
How long will it last?
Does this love have to fade away?
How long will it last?
And If You Only Knew lyrics - Colin Hay
And if you only knew, I could be good for you
You recognized in me the spirit of your youth
And still you walked away from yourself
What a thing to do, how do you think that I felt
And if you only knew, your room comes with a view
It's only state of mind, seek and ye shall find
You still can't get over yourself
You're outside looking in, even with all of your wealth
And if you only knew, the love I have for you
We'd only just begun before you said we're through
I tried to take you down from the shelf
But you jumped back again
My mama said, I've still got my health
You recognized in me the spirit of your youth
And still you walked away from yourself
What a thing to do, how do you think that I felt
And if you only knew, your room comes with a view
It's only state of mind, seek and ye shall find
You still can't get over yourself
You're outside looking in, even with all of your wealth
And if you only knew, the love I have for you
We'd only just begun before you said we're through
I tried to take you down from the shelf
But you jumped back again
My mama said, I've still got my health
"Going Somewhere" (2001)
- Beautiful World lyrics - Colin Hay
- Looking For Jack lyrics - Colin Hay
- Going Somewhere lyrics - Colin Hay
- Wayfaring Sons lyrics - Colin Hay
- Children On Parade lyrics - Colin Hay
- My Brilliant Feat lyrics - Colin Hay
- Waiting For My Real Life To Begin lyrics - Colin Hay
- Don't Wait Up lyrics - Colin Hay
- Lifeline lyrics - Colin Hay
- Circles Erratica lyrics - Colin Hay
- Water Song lyrics - Colin Hay
- Maggie lyrics - Colin Hay
- I Don't Know Why lyrics - Colin Hay
Beautiful World lyrics - Colin Hay
My, my, my it's a beautiful world
I like swimming in the sea
I like to go out beyond the white breakers
Where a man can still be free (or a woman if you are one)
I like swimming in the sea
My, my, my it's a beautiful world
I like drinking Irish tea
With a little bit of Lapsang Souchong
I like making my own tea
My, my, my it's a beautiful world
I like driving in my car
Roll the top down, sometimes I travel quite far
Drive to the ocean and stare up at the stars
I like driving in my car
All around is anger
Automatic guns
Death in large numbers
And no respect for women or our little ones
I tried talking to Jesus
But he just put me on hold
Said he'd been swamped by calls this week
And he could not shake his cold
And still this emptiness persists
Perhaps this is as good as it gets
When you've given up the drink
And those nasty cigarettes
Now I leave the party early, at least with no regrets
I watch the sun as it comes up, I watch it as it sets
Yeah, this is as good as it gets
My, my, my it's a beautiful world
I like sleeping with Marie
She is one sexy girl full of mystery
She says she doesn't love me
But she likes my company
For now that's good enough for me
My, my, my it's a beautiful world
I like swimming in the sea
I like to go out beyond the white breakers
Where a man can still be free (or a woman if you are one)
I like swimming in the sea
Yeah
I like swimming in the sea
I like to go out beyond the white breakers
Where a man can still be free (or a woman if you are one)
I like swimming in the sea
My, my, my it's a beautiful world
I like drinking Irish tea
With a little bit of Lapsang Souchong
I like making my own tea
My, my, my it's a beautiful world
I like driving in my car
Roll the top down, sometimes I travel quite far
Drive to the ocean and stare up at the stars
I like driving in my car
All around is anger
Automatic guns
Death in large numbers
And no respect for women or our little ones
I tried talking to Jesus
But he just put me on hold
Said he'd been swamped by calls this week
And he could not shake his cold
And still this emptiness persists
Perhaps this is as good as it gets
When you've given up the drink
And those nasty cigarettes
Now I leave the party early, at least with no regrets
I watch the sun as it comes up, I watch it as it sets
Yeah, this is as good as it gets
My, my, my it's a beautiful world
I like sleeping with Marie
She is one sexy girl full of mystery
She says she doesn't love me
But she likes my company
For now that's good enough for me
My, my, my it's a beautiful world
I like swimming in the sea
I like to go out beyond the white breakers
Where a man can still be free (or a woman if you are one)
I like swimming in the sea
Yeah
Looking For Jack lyrics - Colin Hay
Everybody’s always looking for Jack
In the fire and in the water
Everybody’s always looking for Jack
In the streets and on the corners
I always wanted to be like Jack
He’s as cool as they come
Yeah, I always wanted to be like Jack
Still for me, he’s the one
Someday, someday
Someday, someday
Hear the wind blow through the long grass
I hear laughter in the night
No revelations as the years pass
Just disappear from sight
As I grow older, I grow younger
Every day is like a dream
I wouldn’t go back for a moment
Except for maybe seventeen
Someday, someday
Someday, someday
Everybody’s always looking for Jack
In the fire and in the water
Everybody’s always looking for Jack
In the streets and on the corners
Yeah, even Jack is always looking for Jack
He’s always in another room
And when I spoke to the woman there
She said, "He left this afternoon"
Someday, someday
Someday, someday
Someday, someday
Someday, someday
In the fire and in the water
Everybody’s always looking for Jack
In the streets and on the corners
I always wanted to be like Jack
He’s as cool as they come
Yeah, I always wanted to be like Jack
Still for me, he’s the one
Someday, someday
Someday, someday
Hear the wind blow through the long grass
I hear laughter in the night
No revelations as the years pass
Just disappear from sight
As I grow older, I grow younger
Every day is like a dream
I wouldn’t go back for a moment
Except for maybe seventeen
Someday, someday
Someday, someday
Everybody’s always looking for Jack
In the fire and in the water
Everybody’s always looking for Jack
In the streets and on the corners
Yeah, even Jack is always looking for Jack
He’s always in another room
And when I spoke to the woman there
She said, "He left this afternoon"
Someday, someday
Someday, someday
Someday, someday
Someday, someday
Going Somewhere lyrics - Colin Hay
Clock strikes eight up on a Monday
Got to bed at half past five
Can't remember Saturday or Sunday
But life is grand
And doesn't it feel good to be alive when you're
Going somewhere
Going somewhere
Paying for food through bricks and mortar
Biding my time trying to have some fun
Half past ten I drink a little water
Time stands still
I've seen my future slip through my hands
Watched the wind whip through desert sands
Then I remember I'm no ordinary man and I'm
Going somewhere
Going somewhere
It's been years since I was a builder
Working with my head and hands
Dreams of crystal glass and silver
Go flashing past
So tantalizing the things that I've seen
I know you know exactly what I mean
Can never look back to where you've been when you're
Going somewhere
Going somewhere
Clock strikes eight up on a Monday
Got to bed at half past five
Can't remember Saturday or Sunday
But life is grand
Doesn't it feel good to be alive
To laugh until the tears roll from your eyes
I'll drink to your health from five miles high and I'm
Going somewhere
Going somewhere
Got to bed at half past five
Can't remember Saturday or Sunday
But life is grand
And doesn't it feel good to be alive when you're
Going somewhere
Going somewhere
Paying for food through bricks and mortar
Biding my time trying to have some fun
Half past ten I drink a little water
Time stands still
I've seen my future slip through my hands
Watched the wind whip through desert sands
Then I remember I'm no ordinary man and I'm
Going somewhere
Going somewhere
It's been years since I was a builder
Working with my head and hands
Dreams of crystal glass and silver
Go flashing past
So tantalizing the things that I've seen
I know you know exactly what I mean
Can never look back to where you've been when you're
Going somewhere
Going somewhere
Clock strikes eight up on a Monday
Got to bed at half past five
Can't remember Saturday or Sunday
But life is grand
Doesn't it feel good to be alive
To laugh until the tears roll from your eyes
I'll drink to your health from five miles high and I'm
Going somewhere
Going somewhere
Children On Parade lyrics - Colin Hay
All the girls and boys are gone away
They never really had much to say
They took off all their clothes and their shoes
Politely asked to be excused
They're the children on parade
They have secrets that they share
They're the children on parade
And nobody knows, nobody knows
All the broken toys lie on the floor
There's no more laughter from down the hall
Mirror, mirror, mirror on the wall
Whatever could have happened to them all?
To the children on parade
And all the secrets that they share
They're the children on parade
And nobody knows, nobody knows
All across the world, just yesterday
All the girls and boys just went away
They took off all their clothes and their shoes
I'd love to someday hear all the news
About the children on parade
And all the secrets that they share
They're the children on parade
And nobody knows, nobody knows
Nobody knows, nobody knows
They never really had much to say
They took off all their clothes and their shoes
Politely asked to be excused
They're the children on parade
They have secrets that they share
They're the children on parade
And nobody knows, nobody knows
All the broken toys lie on the floor
There's no more laughter from down the hall
Mirror, mirror, mirror on the wall
Whatever could have happened to them all?
To the children on parade
And all the secrets that they share
They're the children on parade
And nobody knows, nobody knows
All across the world, just yesterday
All the girls and boys just went away
They took off all their clothes and their shoes
I'd love to someday hear all the news
About the children on parade
And all the secrets that they share
They're the children on parade
And nobody knows, nobody knows
Nobody knows, nobody knows
Waiting For My Real Life To Begin lyrics - Colin Hay
Any minute now, my ship is coming in
I'll keep checking the horizon
I'll stand on the bow, feel the waves come crashing
Come crashing down down down, on me
And you say, be still my love
Open up your heart
Let the light shine in
But don't you understand
I already have a plan
I'm waiting for my real life to begin
When I awoke today, suddenly nothing happened
But in my dreams, I slew the dragon
And down this beaten path, up this cobbled lane
I'm walking in my old footsteps, once again
And you say, just be here now
Forget about the past, your mask is wearing thin
Just let me throw one more dice
I know that I can win
I'm waiting for my real life to begin
Any minute now, my ship is coming in
I'll keep checking the horizon
And I'll check my machine, there's sure to be that call
It's gonna happen soon, soon, oh so very soon
It's just that times are lean
And you say, be still my love
Open up your heart, let the light shine
Don't you understand
I already have a plan
I'm waiting for my real life to begin
On a clear day I can see, see for a long way
On a clear day I can see, see for a long way.
I'll keep checking the horizon
I'll stand on the bow, feel the waves come crashing
Come crashing down down down, on me
And you say, be still my love
Open up your heart
Let the light shine in
But don't you understand
I already have a plan
I'm waiting for my real life to begin
When I awoke today, suddenly nothing happened
But in my dreams, I slew the dragon
And down this beaten path, up this cobbled lane
I'm walking in my old footsteps, once again
And you say, just be here now
Forget about the past, your mask is wearing thin
Just let me throw one more dice
I know that I can win
I'm waiting for my real life to begin
Any minute now, my ship is coming in
I'll keep checking the horizon
And I'll check my machine, there's sure to be that call
It's gonna happen soon, soon, oh so very soon
It's just that times are lean
And you say, be still my love
Open up your heart, let the light shine
Don't you understand
I already have a plan
I'm waiting for my real life to begin
On a clear day I can see, see for a long way
On a clear day I can see, see for a long way.
Don't Wait Up lyrics - Colin Hay
Don't wait up
For her tonight
Cause she won't be coming home
Don't wake up
Till it gets light
By then she'll be long gone
A restless heart has set it's sail
She can feel the waves washing over
She knows what life with you entails
You love her strength you despise your weakness
Don't wait up
For her tonight
Cause she won't be coming home
Don't wake up
Till it gets light
The dogs are scratching at the door
Your jealous heart has won the day
You can feel the darkness creeping over
She paid the man and sailed away
Leaving you your incompleteness
For her tonight
Cause she won't be coming home
Don't wake up
Till it gets light
By then she'll be long gone
A restless heart has set it's sail
She can feel the waves washing over
She knows what life with you entails
You love her strength you despise your weakness
Don't wait up
For her tonight
Cause she won't be coming home
Don't wake up
Till it gets light
The dogs are scratching at the door
Your jealous heart has won the day
You can feel the darkness creeping over
She paid the man and sailed away
Leaving you your incompleteness
Lifeline lyrics - Colin Hay
Get out of Hollywood
Drive into the hills
Rolldown the top
And just throw away your pills
You'll never forget her
So why do you even try?
Things'll get easier
As the days go creeping by
Broke my heart
Saw it coming from the start
I really hate to see the shape I'm in
Broke all the rules
And you know life can be cruel
But I think it's time I learned to swim
Show me
There still can be some mystery
I haven't found
Throw me
A lifeline to the lost at sea
Don't let me drown
And if I had my way
Tell you what I'd do
Drive down to the lake
Before the sky gets blue
Fill up my bottle
With water from the spring
Because I read somewhere that it cures everything
Broke my heart
Saw it coming from the start
I really hate to see the shape I'm in
Broke all the rules
And you know life can be cruel
But I think it's time I learned to swim
Show me
There still can be some mystery
I haven't found
Throw me
A lifeline to the lost at sea
Don't let me drown
Broke my heart
Saw it coming from the start
I really hate to see the shape I'm in
Broke all the rules
And you know life can be cruel
But I think it's time I learned to swim
Show me
There still can be some mystery
I haven't found
Throw me
A lifeline to the lost at sea
Don't let me drown
Show me
A way out of this misery
I haven't found
Throw me
A lifeline to the lost at sea
Don't let me drown
Don't let me drown
Don't let me drown
Don't let me drown
Drive into the hills
Rolldown the top
And just throw away your pills
You'll never forget her
So why do you even try?
Things'll get easier
As the days go creeping by
Broke my heart
Saw it coming from the start
I really hate to see the shape I'm in
Broke all the rules
And you know life can be cruel
But I think it's time I learned to swim
Show me
There still can be some mystery
I haven't found
Throw me
A lifeline to the lost at sea
Don't let me drown
And if I had my way
Tell you what I'd do
Drive down to the lake
Before the sky gets blue
Fill up my bottle
With water from the spring
Because I read somewhere that it cures everything
Broke my heart
Saw it coming from the start
I really hate to see the shape I'm in
Broke all the rules
And you know life can be cruel
But I think it's time I learned to swim
Show me
There still can be some mystery
I haven't found
Throw me
A lifeline to the lost at sea
Don't let me drown
Broke my heart
Saw it coming from the start
I really hate to see the shape I'm in
Broke all the rules
And you know life can be cruel
But I think it's time I learned to swim
Show me
There still can be some mystery
I haven't found
Throw me
A lifeline to the lost at sea
Don't let me drown
Show me
A way out of this misery
I haven't found
Throw me
A lifeline to the lost at sea
Don't let me drown
Don't let me drown
Don't let me drown
Don't let me drown
Water Song lyrics - Colin Hay
This boy and girl were lovers
Came from different towns
Now they both live in the same one
See each other round
He saw her at the rose bowl
Just the other day
She showed him what she bought there
And they struggled for what to say
They say we're made mostly of water
So how come we can't find the sea?
They say true love creeps up on you slowly
Oh how blind some people can be
This boy and girl had troubles
Lasted fifteen rounds
Both threw in the towel
No one took the crown
And time it tends to pass us
As we look the other way
Now he sells insurance
And she's in a non-union play
Oh how I wish we were like water
We'd float on down into the sea
If you find true love at your door knocking
Invite her in make her some tea
This boy and girl were lovers
Came from different towns
Now they both live in the same one
See each other round
They say we're made mostly of water
So how come we can't find the sea?
They say true love creeps up on you slowly
Oh how blind some people can be
Came from different towns
Now they both live in the same one
See each other round
He saw her at the rose bowl
Just the other day
She showed him what she bought there
And they struggled for what to say
They say we're made mostly of water
So how come we can't find the sea?
They say true love creeps up on you slowly
Oh how blind some people can be
This boy and girl had troubles
Lasted fifteen rounds
Both threw in the towel
No one took the crown
And time it tends to pass us
As we look the other way
Now he sells insurance
And she's in a non-union play
Oh how I wish we were like water
We'd float on down into the sea
If you find true love at your door knocking
Invite her in make her some tea
This boy and girl were lovers
Came from different towns
Now they both live in the same one
See each other round
They say we're made mostly of water
So how come we can't find the sea?
They say true love creeps up on you slowly
Oh how blind some people can be
Maggie lyrics - Colin Hay
When I first set eyes on you
First you beat me up
Then you kissed me too
We'd throw stones into the sea
There were no others there
Just you and me
Across the bridge
And down the lane
I knew I loved you then
You said you did the same
Oh Maggie
What have you done?
I should have seen it coming
And to your side I'd run
Oh Maggie
Come to me tonight
I will wait up for you
Make sure you're alright
I miss you
You taught me how to sink or swim
When I was scared that day
You just pushed me in
And when nobody was around
You let me kiss you then
And there the love I found
I said, I'd never let you go
You just smiled at me
How was I to know
Oh Maggie
What am I to do?
How can I live with only memories of you?
Oh Maggie
Tell me the truth
When your ship was sinking
Did you think it through?
I miss you
You were the fountain of my youth
And when I fumbled
You showed me what to do
And when we were both 17
You left me standing there
But you were never mean
And when I saw you out with him
He looked much older
And you looked very thin
I hadn't heard from you in years
And then your mama called
She couldn't speak for tears
She said you left me a note
Inside my pocket burns
With these words you wrote
Hey, darlin' boy
Don't you cry for me
I am forever yours
Now that I am free
We'll be together
Throw stones into the sea
There'll be no others there
Just you and me
I miss you
Maggie's gone
I think you came the other night
You stroked my brow
Your eyes were full of light
It may have only been a dream
When I will walk with you
To places I never have been
Maggie's gone
First you beat me up
Then you kissed me too
We'd throw stones into the sea
There were no others there
Just you and me
Across the bridge
And down the lane
I knew I loved you then
You said you did the same
Oh Maggie
What have you done?
I should have seen it coming
And to your side I'd run
Oh Maggie
Come to me tonight
I will wait up for you
Make sure you're alright
I miss you
You taught me how to sink or swim
When I was scared that day
You just pushed me in
And when nobody was around
You let me kiss you then
And there the love I found
I said, I'd never let you go
You just smiled at me
How was I to know
Oh Maggie
What am I to do?
How can I live with only memories of you?
Oh Maggie
Tell me the truth
When your ship was sinking
Did you think it through?
I miss you
You were the fountain of my youth
And when I fumbled
You showed me what to do
And when we were both 17
You left me standing there
But you were never mean
And when I saw you out with him
He looked much older
And you looked very thin
I hadn't heard from you in years
And then your mama called
She couldn't speak for tears
She said you left me a note
Inside my pocket burns
With these words you wrote
Hey, darlin' boy
Don't you cry for me
I am forever yours
Now that I am free
We'll be together
Throw stones into the sea
There'll be no others there
Just you and me
I miss you
Maggie's gone
I think you came the other night
You stroked my brow
Your eyes were full of light
It may have only been a dream
When I will walk with you
To places I never have been
Maggie's gone
I Don't Know Why lyrics - Colin Hay
I don't know why
Why you had to leave me
And I don't know why
You said goodbye
Only if I try
Can I feel the earth beneath me
And as days go by
I come alive
The fall of your hair
The feel of your skin
And the smile on your face
As you took me in
Now I lie
And stare at the sky
Still I wonder why
I don't know why
You said that you'd release me
No matter how I try
I still feel you
I watched a falling leaf
Drifting down towards me
Carried by the wind
It disappeared
I sat in disbelief
At what had become of me
And as the day grew dark
I rose to go
And as I walked along
I thought I heard you call me
Alas I was alone
So I went home
The fall of your hair
The feel of your skin
And the smile on your face
As you took me in
Now I lie
No longer cry
But still I wonder why
I don't know why
You were taken from me
I cannot forget
Or say goodbye
Why you had to leave me
And I don't know why
You said goodbye
Only if I try
Can I feel the earth beneath me
And as days go by
I come alive
The fall of your hair
The feel of your skin
And the smile on your face
As you took me in
Now I lie
And stare at the sky
Still I wonder why
I don't know why
You said that you'd release me
No matter how I try
I still feel you
I watched a falling leaf
Drifting down towards me
Carried by the wind
It disappeared
I sat in disbelief
At what had become of me
And as the day grew dark
I rose to go
And as I walked along
I thought I heard you call me
Alas I was alone
So I went home
The fall of your hair
The feel of your skin
And the smile on your face
As you took me in
Now I lie
No longer cry
But still I wonder why
I don't know why
You were taken from me
I cannot forget
Or say goodbye
Transcendental Highway lyrics - Colin Hay
It's true yeah, horizons are unlimited
It's a little challenge, the limits of your will power
With a single suggestion
Take it out, go on, take it out, open it up
You feel so connected
Now you're driving, new heights
Every sense, every sense and dimension
Now you're on the highway
Transcendental Highway
It's a response, eager, it's magnificent
And you, you've been newly designed
Broad shouldered, powerful, sexy
You're going far beyond
Way beyond your expectations
It's Mother Nature, she's persuaded you
She's put you in the cockpit of your dreams
You're winning hands down
Cos you know its the dream Mecca
At a certain time each day
People do not face east and
Fall to their knees in prayer
They drive west on Sunset
One hand, one chance, one shot
It's a different way that you can pray
On the highway
Transcendental Highway
It has no beginning, it has no real end
It's got its own style
You never seem to get any closer to the horizon
It just goes on and on and on forever
So let me welcome you on this bright and sunny day
You can use the carpool lane
There's nothing more you have to pay
To get on the highway
Transcendental Highway
You don't need to follow the white lines any more
You can rise up, and drive over the tops of all of the other cars
This is how you're driving, it's your life
It's the way it was always meant to be
On the highway
There's no lights, you just drive on through
Mind you there's still the occasional maniac
But if you smile that, that special smile
They'll just up and disappear in your dust
The dust from the highway
The Transcendental Highway
Take it out, open it up, don't look back
Oh and it's got its own computer
It's a little challenge, the limits of your will power
With a single suggestion
Take it out, go on, take it out, open it up
You feel so connected
Now you're driving, new heights
Every sense, every sense and dimension
Now you're on the highway
Transcendental Highway
It's a response, eager, it's magnificent
And you, you've been newly designed
Broad shouldered, powerful, sexy
You're going far beyond
Way beyond your expectations
It's Mother Nature, she's persuaded you
She's put you in the cockpit of your dreams
You're winning hands down
Cos you know its the dream Mecca
At a certain time each day
People do not face east and
Fall to their knees in prayer
They drive west on Sunset
One hand, one chance, one shot
It's a different way that you can pray
On the highway
Transcendental Highway
It has no beginning, it has no real end
It's got its own style
You never seem to get any closer to the horizon
It just goes on and on and on forever
So let me welcome you on this bright and sunny day
You can use the carpool lane
There's nothing more you have to pay
To get on the highway
Transcendental Highway
You don't need to follow the white lines any more
You can rise up, and drive over the tops of all of the other cars
This is how you're driving, it's your life
It's the way it was always meant to be
On the highway
There's no lights, you just drive on through
Mind you there's still the occasional maniac
But if you smile that, that special smile
They'll just up and disappear in your dust
The dust from the highway
The Transcendental Highway
Take it out, open it up, don't look back
Oh and it's got its own computer
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