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Dave Peverett - Riff Bros. Music - ASCAP
Who's that stranger walking out in the cold? Standing on the corner with his Kodachrome roll? He may be a psychopath, he's acting so strange, Lying to himself, saying nothing has changed. He stares across at a house on the block, Trying to find the courage to go over and knock. What will he say when they open the door? "This was my home, but it ain't no more." He can't get Brixton, out of his system. It seems so pathetic, yeah, but it's hard to forget it. Way back in '59, a young boy was crying, he didn't want to leave, but what could he say? Jumped into the lorry, left there in a hurry, never knowing he'd back some day. Stranger in my home town, I'm just a stranger in my home town. Could this street be a part of me? I can't believe it - this ain't no place to be. Who's that Peeping Tom climbing the wall? Staring at the back yard, he's gonna fall. He looks so suspicious, I should called the law, I wish I could remember where I've seen him before. Sunrise to sundown, stumbling through London town. He acts like he's stranded, but that's how he planned it. Way back in '59, a young boy was crying, he didn't want to leave, but what could he say? Jump into the lorry, left there in a hurry, never knowing he'd back some day. Stranger in my home town, I'm just a stranger in my home town. Could this street be a part of me? I can't believe it - this ain't no place to be. {Dave - Solo} Stranger in my home town, I'm just a stranger in my home town. Could this street be a part of me? I can't believe it - this ain't no place to be. Stranger in my home town, I'm just a stranger in my home town. Stranger in my home town, whoo! Stranger in my home town. I'm just a stranger. {Dave - Solo} I'm a stranger, a stranger - I'm a stranger, a stranger ... |
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| 4:39 |
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I got a girl, she likes to swing from a tree
Love that woman but she don't love me I've got a check book, it got no money I told her that, she didn't think it was funny I've got a car but the damn thing won't start I could fix it but I can't find the spare parts I've got a stereo with kick-ass speakers But the sound is getting weaker and weaker Everything I got is less than perfect I should be angry but it just ain't worth it One of these days, I'm gonna make it right Tie it up good and tight Loose ends, loose ends, loose ends One of these nights, I'm gonna tie it up tight I've got a suit but the sleeves are too long Perfect fit, if I had arms like King Kong I've got a cellar full of old suit cases Outdated tickets to romantic places I've got a jigsaw with one piece missing I've got a radio with no time to listen I've got a house with a leak in the ceiling I've got a heart but I've got no feeling Everything I got is less than perfect I should be angry but it just ain't worth it One of these days, I'm gonna make it right Tie it up good and tight Loose ends, loose ends, loose ends One of these nights, I'm gonna tie it up tight I'm gonna make that woman love me Get a good job, earn some money Buy a car with an eight track stereo Buy a new suit, take a sea cruise Fix my house the way that I choose Some day I'm gonna get up and go, go, go Go, go, mmm, mmm Loose ends, loose ends Loose ends, loose ends Tying up a loose end, tying up a loose end Tying up a loose end, tying up a loose end, ah |
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| 4:30 |
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Long distance operator try another line
There's no reply on this one, what a waste of time She can't be working and she can't be in her bed She can't be home now, guess I'll drop a line instead In my wild days I had a girl on every page Now some don't want me and the others are engaged My little black book is about to bite the dust My telephone bell can't ring through all that rust I gotta find a full time lover I gotta find a full time lover Now my one night stands are so hazy And my social life is so crazy Hey operator, one more call before I'm done Forget Yolanda, I know Zelda is the one Last time I saw her, she was moving to Hong Kong She said she'd love me 'til the real thing comes along I gotta find a full time lover I gotta find a full time lover Now my one night stands are so hazy And my social life is so crazy If it wasn't for me, my house would be deserted If it wasn't for me, I would have someone to hold on to I gotta find a full time lover I gotta find a full time lover I gotta find a full time lover I gotta find a full time lover I gotta find a full time lover I gotta find a full time lover |
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| 5:01 |
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Dave Peverett - Riff Bros. Music - ASCAP
I got a message from a girl in distress, She was a prisoner in an apartment address. But like a hero to the scene of the crime, I lost my way and there was so little time. Stood at a bus stop on a cold rainy day, Tire through a puddle, threw some mud in my face. No bus arrived so I just crawled into town, I took my chances on the underground. Subway station, wall to wall people, I couldn't squeeze onto a train. In desperation, I looked for a taxi, but, oh, the searching was in vain. Too late the hero, from ten down to zero. Too late the hero, why did she say, "Boy, boy you're way too late!"? She said "Boy, boy you're way too late!" I caught a train but there was nowhere to sit, Reached for a strap, I thought I heard something rip, There on the Central Line, my pants fell apart. Train broke down and we were stuck in the dark. Subway tunnel claustrophobia, best suit, wrinkled and damp, Finally when I crawled up to her door, she said, "Goodbye chump!" Too late the hero, from ten down to zero. Too late the hero, why did she say, "Boy, boy you're way too late!"? She said "Boy, boy you're way too late!" Did I see someone in the shadow? Did I hear footsteps on the floor? Did I hear laughter in the background just before she slammed that door? {Instrumental} I turned around and I headed home, I was tired, rejected and cold. Missed the last train, left around midnight, so I walked that lonesome road. Too late the hero, from ten down to zero. Too late the hero, why did she say, "Boy, boy you're way too late!"? She said "Boy, boy you're way too late!" (Too late, too late the hero) Way too late. (Too late, too late the hero) Way too late. (Too late, too late the hero) Way too late, Too late hey hey hey... |
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Well, I was raised on a back street
Time's were tough, but kind of bittersweet Left school when I was still a child Hit the streets and started running wild Hanging out in the neighborhood People said they're up to no good Never thought I'd ever make it through Hey boy, what you gonna do? Crosstown traffic, sirens wailing, screaming in my ear It's got me on the run, gotta move on out of here I'm on a dead end street, on a dead end street Well, it's got me beat, on a dead end street I can't go no further, won't somebody rescue me? From this dead end street, oh yeah They still talk about the big fight On the backstreet at midnight Everybody heard the gunfire Saw him dragged into the Black Maria Now, my best friend is doing time He's committed to a life of crime Got a feeling, I'll be next in line I wonder how can I get out in time? I stepped into a movie, this can't be reality If I wasn't so lucky, I wonder where I'd be? I'm on a dead end street, on a dead end street Well, it's got me beat, on a dead end street I can't go no further, won't somebody rescue me? From this dead end street, oh yeah Crosstown traffic, sirens wailing, screaming in my ear It's got me on the run, gotta move on outta here I'm on a dead end street, on a dead end street Well, it's got me beat, on a dead end street It's got me walking, it's got me talking I'm on a dead end street, I'm on a dead end street |
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| 5:57 |
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Got no time for me, you say
I should forget you, but there ain't no way Always too busy working hard All you give me is your calling card I had to talk to you so bad I tried to tell you 'bout the dreams I had But when I call you, you're so cold Every time you put my love on hold Did you call for me? I guess not Another night that could have been so hot I had my heart set right on you Guess, you found some other thing to do If you can't love me when you want Love me when you can If you can't love me when you want Love me when you can Be my woman, be my woman, yeah Be my woman, be my woman, yeah You got me where you want, baby, here I stand Be my woman I had to talk to you last night Said, you'd be working till the broad daylight All work and no play, what a drag You could be riding in my brand new Jag When I called you this time You said, you'd come tonight and I felt fine But then you rang back, what you say? Same time, same place, some other day You can't love me when you want Love me when you can If you can't love me when you want Love me when you can Be my woman, be my woman, yeah Be my woman, be my woman, yeah You got me where you want, baby, here I stand Be my woman I've got the love girl, if you've got the time Got some wild ideas, with no reason or rhyme If you steal my heart, it'll be alright Take it, don't break it, I'll be mad if you don't make it tonight, oh If you can't love me when you want Love me when you can If you can't love me when you want Love me when you can If you can't love me when you want Baby, love me when you can If you can't love me when you want Love me when you can Be my woman, be my woman, yeah Be my woman, be my woman, yeah You got me where you want, baby, here I stand Be my woman, be my woman, yeah Be my woman, yeah, be my woman, yeah, yeah |
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| 6:16 |
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Dave Peverett - Riff Bros. Music - ASCAP
Come back, baby, talk it over again, maybe we can still be friends. Cross your heart, don't you tell me no lies, dry my crying eyes. Is your heart as cold as it seems? Why do you laugh at all of my broken dreams? There goes another goodbye scene - by now I should be wise. Love, you hit me when I was down, you had me chained and bound, Now you want to smile and walk away. Girl, I tried to make it right, now I'm too weak to fight, Baby this is all I hear you say - No hard feelings, no need to take it so bad. No hard feelings, no love to be had. Maybe easy for you to explain, falling out of love once again. Life's too short and you've gotta be free - there ain't no time for me. So I lay back here on my bed, no more tears to be shed. No confusion, I know what you said - our love could never be. Love, you hit me when I was down, you had me chained and bound, Now you want to smile and walk away. Girl I tried to make it right, now I'm to weak to fight, And baby this is all I hear you say - No hard feelings, don't need to take it so bad. No hard feelings, no love to be had. {Dave - Solo} Another song in my book - nice words, but there ain't no hook. Turn the page 'cause I can't bear to see what love has done to me. So I lay back here on my bed, no more tears to be shed, No confusion, I know what you said, our love could never be. No hard feelings, no need to take it so bad. No hard feelings, no love to be had. No hard feelings, no need to take it so bad. No hard feelings, no love to be had. No, no, no, no. No hard feelings, no need to take it so bad. No hard feelings, no love to be had. {Dave - Solo} |
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