Aberfeldy

Why did you leave me?
What did I do?
Toured around Europe
Then cheated on you

Now I'm at the piano
With a paper and pen
But alliteration alone won't bring you back to me again
Oh but
I'm only a singer
It's all I can do
I'm singing a song, a song about you
As though you would listen
As though you'd be swayed
As though you'd fall in love again over something I made
But I'm pouring my heart out all over the page
Because you've got to do something in this world
To run away
Yeah but
If I were a joiner
You know what I'd do
(What would I do?)
I'd put up a shelf
A shelf all about you
Yeah all about you

All about you

I know you know that I miss you
I know you know that I cried
I know a clever made alate?
Won't hide the fact that I've lied
Being around you
Is so very hard
You're like one more establishment
From which I've been barred
And if I were the landlord
What would I do?
(What would I do?)
I'd open a bar
A bar about you
If I were a joiner
You know what I'd do
(What would I do?)
I'd put up a shelf
A shelf about you
All about you
Yes all about you
All about you
All about you

Come on people, what's the matter with you?
The few got many and the many few.
Keep on acting in the way that we do,
We won't have anything left to lose.

La la la la
La la la la

Come on baby, why we taking so long?
There's so many things that could still go wrong.
You were hungry and nobody cared,
But when I'm with you baby I'm a millionaire,

And we'll be young forever
Glued to your side
We'll live together,
And never be denied

Young forever, yeah
Be glued to your side
We'll be forever,
And we'll never be denied

Surly girl, you got all the glamour in the world
But you make my toes and fingers curl
The way you smile, as though it's going out of style

You're a funny one, should be having lots of fun
But you're dwelling on the things you've done
There in the past, believe me girl, it doesn't last

Artists and philosophers tried to run away with her
For their love, she couldn't care
She's waiting for a millionaire

I watch you dear, count the Gypsies, spin the wheel
But tell me that you never feel a little sad
To think of what you could have had

Artists and philosophers tried to fire into her
This girl is tearing out her hair
Waiting for a millionaire

I understand, you've found yourself a wealthy man
He got you eating from his hand
And now you know exactly where the money goes

But they brought you in, made you tell a tale on him
There was no way that you could win
It's just a question of when, gonna see your face in the papers again

Artists and philosophers tried to win the heart of her
They're up here, but she's down there
Waiting for a millionaire

One day I was sleeping and I was taken high
Through the veil of darkness that is stretched across the sky
And though I could see nothing I heard a voice say this:
"Interflight coordinates for Heliopolis"

Beautiful unusual sight
Helioplis by night
Bathed in gold and shimering light
Helioplis by night

Sent me for the first time to the place they call their home
Words could not describe to you the things that I was shown
And though I was so far away not one thing did I miss
Safe among my friends in golden Heliopolis

(Danced all night)

Beautiful unusual sight
Helioplis by night
Bathed in gold and shimering light
Helioplis by night

Beautiful unusual sight
Helioplis by night
Everything will be alright
Helioplis by night

And the reason why they took me was something I never learnt
My body lay there sleeping when I finally returned
And the lover who I left behind woke me with a kiss
And asked where I had been; I answered "Heliopolis."

Something I must tell you,
Must believe it's true,
There is nothing in the world
as beautiful as you

Oh little girl, misunderstood,
The finest wine and the finest food,
I'll build you your own Hollywood,
Do it all for you
Do it all for you

Got something I must tell you,
Must believe it's true,
There is nothing in this world,
I wouldn't do for you

Oh limousines, private jets
Haven't seen Vegas yet,
All the best that you can get,
Do it all for you
Do it all for you

Got something I must tell you,
Must believe it's true,
There is nothing in this world,
I wouldn't do for you

Got something I must tell you,
Must believe it's true,
There is nothing in this world,
I wouldn't do for you

Well we had a good thing going,
Shoulda kept it going on,
Nothing would go bad for us,
Nothing would go wrong

But I saw the look you gave him,
I saw him fall for you,
And I saw him get to know you,
There was nothing I could do
Nothing I could do

Got something I must tell you

So sad you're leaving
You're sorry too
But there's no point in grieving
What good does it do?

Time and time
I've tried to make you change your mind
Cared so much about you
Girl, my love is blind

My love is blind, girl
It's deaf and it's dumb
You treat me unkind, girl
I'm under your thumb

I was thinking of a place
I never told you of
That's the type of thing that happens
When you're out of love

For the first time
And maybe the last
No hope for the future
And none in the past

So I sit in my bedroom
Stare at the wall
Find myself wondering
What's the point of it all

Find it hard to think of how to spend the day
Ever since the one I love has gone away

Time and time
I've tried to make you change your mind
Cared so much about you
Girl, my love is blind

Claire
The woman who lives down the stairs
It's easy to see when she's there
She leaves the light on in the hall where
The carpets and cupboards are bare
If she has anything to declare
She never speaks to me at all
So I won't go asking for a miracle
I'm only going through with a dare
Come on Claire

Claire
There's something the two of us share
Shakin our fists in the air
Waiting against everything in sight
It's not fair
Suffer and nobody cares
Cryin' alone in your chair
The same as I do every night
And if you keep it up just to be beautiful
You know its gonna drive you spare
So come on Claire
Come on Claire

Come on Claire
I know that your husband's in there
Did you tell him about the affair
I saw his Volvo in the lane I could swear
He'll be grabbing a hold of your hair
Where the passion is raw as it's rare

But I'll bet you're driving him insane again
And does he tell you that you still look beautiful
In the mini-scrubs you used to wear?

Oh come on Claire
Come on Claire
Come on Claire
Come on Claire
Oh come on Claire
Oh come on Claire
Come on Claire

Skipper to captain
I'm running aground
Swell of the ocean
Is dragging me down
You could be steamin ahead now
But we're drifing apart
Give me somewhere to jump from
Somewhere to start

Santa Maria, I'm sailing away
It'll never be nearer
To what I want to say
Bridge on the ocean
Crossing my heart
Give me somewhere to jump from
Somewhere to start, again

There's only one thing can keep me breathing
I need someone who can believe in me

Sound of the story
I've heard it before
And it's hardly a thriller
At least not anymore
We're out on the rooftops
And under the rain
And it's somewhere to jump from
Somewhere to start again

The way that people always need to do
Full of fantasies that won't come true
But things won't go that way for me and you
This is something new
Only one thing can keep me breathing
I need someone who can believe in me

What could be better
Than falling in love
The city below us
It's cloudy above
We're out on the rooftops
And under the rain
And it's somewhere to jump from
Somewhere to start again

Hey hey, hey hey, hey hey
Got a man in uniform
Riding up my day
He never said where he was from
And we were better off that way

There was something in the way
When he was polishing his buckle
So well he would see his reflection
But the sparkle's gone
Reckless with his seatbelt
And his foot is on the pedal
And his keys in the ignition
But the handbrake's on
Hey hey, hey hey, hey hey
Hey hey, hey hey

And every time I look around
I see couples everywhere
As if my world was falling down
As if anyone would care

Huggin and a-kissin
It's a world of things I'm missing
I ain't got a pot to piss in
And in all my talk
It's pretty inconceivable
In fact it's unbelievable
I'm not so bloody leavable
Oh my God
Hey hey, hey hey, hey hey
Hey hey, hey hey

Keep me satisfied
Keep me warm at night
I'm not after all the sake or the sushi in Japan
I'm a-waiting for my man
Hey hey, hey hey, hey hey
Hey hey, hey hey

Around the time I took it back
He had a handlebar mustache
He was a hypochondriac
And he looked like Graham Nash
The place that he lived in was a
really really really really really nice place
But I got sick and tired of trying
To explain he wasn't dying
It was only influenza or a common cold
Fearin at my worst I went and got a proper nurse
And then they hit it off together
Now they're growin old
Hey hey, hey hey, hey hey
Hey hey, hey hey

So he got a fisherman instead
But his chaff was out of line
Trying to get me into bed
He said "Your place or mine?"

But I had to kill the moment, funny feeling in my stomach
Made a date, I took the bait
The bugger reeled me in
But I had to avoid him now
That there was something bout his smile
It was tiny at the time
But now it's wearing thin
Hey hey, hey hey, hey hey
Hey hey, hey hey

Keep me satisfied
Keep me warm at night
I'm not after all the sake
Or the sushi in Japan
I'm just waiting for my mister tambourine man
Hey hey, hey hey, hey hey
Hey hey, hey hey

Then Malcolm came along
And stole away my heart
I know he's the one
Cause I read it in my chart

He was born in January
I was born in August
I'm a Leo that's a lion
He's a Capricorn
We were meant to be together
And it doesn't matter whether
You believe it's in the date and time that you were born
Hey hey, hey hey, hey hey
Hey hey, hey hey

Keep me satisfied
Keep me warm at night
I'm not after all the sake or the sushi in Japan
I'm just waiting for my nowhere man
Hey hey, hey hey, hey hey
Hey hey, hey hey

It's a mean old misery
Mean old mister misery came calling
Told me what I didn't want to hear
Told me girl that you were busy fallin
In love with someone else it would appear

I swear I never had it in for you love
I don't know what was going through my head
I never once before betrayed a true love
Now all I know is part of me is dead
You were the sun in my sky
The deed is done
You said goodbye
And I sit at home and cry

If I'd never laid my eyes upon you
I'd never have known the sweetness I would miss
Hate the way these things
They always haunt you
Like memories of summer of the kiss
You know I swear
My love is true
You better do
What you gotta do
But I won't get over you

It's a mean old misery
The way it all went wrong
Is somehow hazy
I don't believe my heart will ever mend
Already love I'm missing you like crazy
Mean old misery's my only friend
You must know, I love you dear
And when you go, I disappear
I'll be wishing you were here

I had no fun with you
I haven't seen you in the longest time
All I want to do
Is get away from you
Are you new
To the pain
Of a heart that's just been cleft in twain
All the times before
You thought it couldn't hurt anymore

Here we are again
I haven't seen you since I don't know when
And all I want to do
Is get away from you
Are you new
To the pain
Of a heart that's just been broken in vain
All the times before
You thought it couldn't hurt anymore

You once were my weakness
But now I recall
Feelings that really meant nothing at all
But don't say it's okay
No don't be denied
Turn the record over
Play the other side
(ooh turn the record over)
Play the other side
(ooh turn the record over)

When all is said and done
I know that I will never be the one
There's nothing I can do
There's nothing I can do for you

Are you new
To the pain
Of a heart that's just been broken again
All the times before
You thought it couldn't hurt anymore

You once were my weakness
But now I recall
Feelings that really meant nothing at all
But don't say it's okay
No don't be denied
Turn the record over
Play the other side
(turn the record over)
(turn the record over)
(Play, the other side)
(ooh turn the record over)
Play the other side
(ooh turn the record over)

Well is this the end
Have I lost my true love
My most beautiful friend
Do you feel nothing for me
Can't you pretend
Did I hurt you too deeply
Too badly to mend

Your love was divine
When you came and surrendered
To this heart of mine
Wild, unpredictable, hard to define
Stronger than whiskey
And sweeter than wine
If you want me
I'll be in denial
If you want me

Love's sweet surprise
As they're holding both hands
Gazing into both eyes
To the time when the shyness
No longer applies
When it seems unbelievable
Love ever dies
What can I say
You were all that I wanted
I drove you away
The promise that changed
But you left me the same
Leaving me and the whiskey
To take all the blame
If you want me
I'll be in denial
If you want me
I'm here for awhile

Oh to have you once more
My shirt on your shoulders
They keys to your door
Your head on my pillow
Your clothes on my floor
I know you could love me
As much as before
Cause love never dies
It goes into hiding
It wears a disguise
It waits in the shadows
Avoiding your eyes
And it follows you everywhere
Until you get wise
If you want me
I'll be in denial
If you want me
Im here for awhile
If you want me
If you want me
If you want me
If you want me
Yeah

What can I do
Not a minute goes by
I'm not thinking of you
You said that we had different dreams to pursue
But it kills me
It kills me
To think that it's true
If you want me
I'll be in denial
If you want me

Have you really gone
Are you only material for my next song
You're leaving a hole where a heart in me
Ought to belong

You're all alone in the world
Nobody cares for you baby
It's sad but it's true
What you gonna do?

The last guy who loved you
Was cold and detached
He promised the world
But he came with a catch
He just couldn't see you were dying inside
Sometimes these things are too easy to hide

I'm giving you an opportunity
I'm begging you please
I'm down on my knees
Oh won't you come on back to me
Lisa Marie
Cause by the time you hear from me
That is the week, a quarter to three
I'll be in Memphis, Tennessee
Lisa Marie

You've got so much on your mind
I don't know how you do it baby
I'd be inclined
To help you through it baby
I knew when I saw you
You had to be mine
I gave myself up until 2009
Nothing can stop us
No one's in our way
We'll be together until we're old and gray

I'm giving you an opportunity
I'm begging you please
I'm down on my knees
Oh won't you come on back to me
Lisa Marie
Cause by the time you hear from me
That is the week, a quarter to three
I'll be in Memphis, Tennessee
Lisa Marie

I'm giving you an opportunity
I'm begging you please
I'm down on my knees
Oh won't you come on back to me
Lisa Marie
Cause by the time you hear from me
That is the week, a quarter to three
I'll be in Memphis, Tennessee
Lisa Marie

Down on my knees, yeah

Kettle can burn
The river can dry
You can wait for heaven alone
People can leave without saying goodbye
They can roam, they can roam
They can roam
Somebody began you with a look in their eye
You're the product of romance
It's under control
You should never be shy
You can dance, you can dance
You can dance
You can't talk me round
You can't make me love you
I'm down as the ground
And I'm as blue as the sky above you
Horrible truth
Thing that you dread
Stalking you through the night
You open your eyes
And you get out of bed
And it's alright, it's alright
It's alright
Cause everything's good
Comes to those who wait
It's the oldest rule around
And whether or not you believe in your fate
You're going down, going down
Going down
You can't talk me round
You can't make me love you
I'm down as the ground
And I'm as blue as the sky above you
You can't talk me round
You can't make me love you
I'm down as the ground
And I'm as blue as the sky above you
The sky above you

Kettle will burn
The river will dry
You'll wait for heaven alone
People who leave without saying goodbye
Well they're wrong, well they're wrong
Well they're wrong
Somebody began you with a look in their eye
You're a product of pure chance
It's under control
You should never be shy
But can you dance, can you dance
Can you dance
You can't talk me round
You can't make me love you
I'm down as the ground
And I'm as blue as the sky above you
You can't talk me round
You can't make me love you
I'm down as the ground
And I'm as blue as the sky above you
High above you
Can't talk me round
Can't talk me round
Can't talk me round

It's a kick in the arse
A slap in the face
A sulk in the forest
And I'm a disgrace
And I'll have been all the way to the edge of reason
And I just wanna be in the place that she's in tonight
Alright

Where did it all
Go wrong
How could I fall
I thought I was so strong
Yeah to turn back to her
When I'm feeling tragic
And her eyes are alive
It's the same old magic she sees
She's brightened to me
Oh Wendy went wasted
Wendy went wasted
Oh Wendy went wasted
It's when I want to be with you
But you're running around
With some guy
Is he deeper than me
Does he cry
Or has he got his act together
Does he get the bills
You know I can't keep going
If we can't be still together
Saying that'll be never
Oh no
But Wendy went wasted
Wendy went wasted
Wendy went wasted
It's when I want to be with you
Oh Wendy went wasted
Wendy went wasted
Oh Wendy went wasted
It's when I want to be with you
La la la...

In a little town in Texas
Where we sheltered from the storm
Everybody seemed to get us
And knew where we were coming from

It's like the way you used to hold me
And whisper in my ear
I wish someone had told me
We wouldn't last another year

They say the music's all that matters
When your dreams are dead and gone
And your hearts been broken, shattered
And there's nothing left to do
Wrong, wrong
Well fine, fine
Love of mine
Gone from my life for good
Well I only wish you could
I'm mean, mean
Like a machine
Someone's unplugged my heart
I've gotta hope one day it starts to beat again

But there's a feeling and it gets inside of me
When they play the music loud
(play the music loud)
It makes me happier than I've got the right to be
Only rock and roll can do that now

Well you don't stay young forever
It's all been said and done before
And you should never get too clever
Cause every day can be a closing door
Yeah lights lie in stupid lines
Make a little sense of things
But for all the good that brings you
When you'll need me like a machine
Someone's unplugged your heart
You've gotta hope one day it starts to beat again
And if you're saying that you want no piece of me
I'll be bloody but I won't be bound
Cause its not as though you saved me recently
Only rock and roll can do that now

But there's a feeling and it gets inside of me
When they play the music loud
(play the music loud)
It makes me happier than I've got the right to be
Only rock and roll can do that
Only rock and roll can do that now

Take a cycle ride through California
California here I come
California on my doorstep
California, West Lothian

Dianetics are rife in the life of the wife
Of the lighthouse keeper's son
And she's operating feeding level
Feeding level, level one
Got books to read
I've got kids to feed
And I'm only 21
And the roads are wet
And I've got to get
To Focker where I'm signing on
Oh Diana how you ring my bell
But you've gotta leave it in your eyes
Baby I can tell
When you took me here to near California
Now I'm to and fro in the backing dream
But I don't mind cycling through California
In the pouring rain

Ahh, California here I come
Ahh, California, West Lothian

Well my heart told me what it had to do
And my head then made me see it through
Though I love my daughter like I love my son
I'm still only 21
Oh Diana thought you knew me well
I've got going in my eyes
Baby can't you tell
Going all the way to California
California here I come
California on my doorstep
California, West Lothian

Well think of all the time you spend
Trying to emulate you friends
Are you happy that depends
On whatever turns you on

The government, the men in blue
Are keen to hang a sign on you, your friends
No matter what you do
Do whatever turns you on
Do whatever turns you on
Do whatever turns you on

There's no black and white they say
There's only different shades of grey
And you can change them any way
Do whatever turns you on

I believe that it's a sin
The brainless state they keep us in
The only way for you to win
Stick to whatever turns you on
Do whatever turns you on

As though the days of laws and orders
And obeying them are gone
Come on
Do whatever turns you on

Do whatever turns you on
Do whatever turns you on
Do whatever turns you on

Well life won't always hold in store
All you want and what is more
But everyday's an open door
Do whatever turns you on
Do whatever turns you on

As though the days of laws and orders
And obeying them are gone
Come on
Do whatever turns you on
Do whatever turns you on