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Laughter & Love
04:07
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Laughter & Love
I’ve been to places I never thought I would ever see
I’ve embraced the changes
Took everything that they threw at me
And here I am still going strong
Guided by laughter and love
But this is not a dream you dream alone
From Derry to Santiago from Berlin to Tuscany
From Rio to San Francisco all spent in good company
And here we are still travelling on
Guided by laughter and love
For this is not a life to live alone
The only truth I’ve ever known
Is the dice roll and the rivers flow
Then you find the one you’re looking for
And it turns out they’ve been looking for you
This world so full of sorrow
Is like a great big broken clock
If we keep shaking it will rattle
Someday it will all just stop
So here’s to you believers in
The magic of laughter and love
May you never dream your dream alone
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Boys in Blue
03:25
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Boys in Blue
Seen your picture in the paper
Taken back when we were young
I haven’t seen you for a lifetime
Now look what you have done
They say you shot a man called murphy
Now you’re hiding in my shed
You can’t stay here I’ve got enough problems
Without ending up dead
So get your story straight
And put the gun away
What you gonna do
When they come knocking
Those boys in blue
I never meant to bring this trouble
To the door of my oldest friend
But you don’t know the half of my story
Let me begin again
This man they speak of that they call murphy
He was a low down son of a bitch
He stole my money destroyed my family
And kept on getting rich
I’ve got my story straight; I’ll put the gun away
No harm will come to you if they come knocking
Those boys in blue
I’m not a crook
You aint no hero
That much is obvious
It’s not a joke
No one’s laughing
What will become of us?
So get the story straight and we’ll be on our way
Don’t leave a single clue for when they come knocking
Those boys in blue
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Last in Line
04:42
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Last in Line
There’s a painting in the bathroom
From your art school days
Reminds you of the one who got away
There’s a stranger in the kitchen
Screaming out your name
Reminds you of how quickly things can change
Everyday it keeps on closing in
You’d start again if you knew where to begin
Happiness is a hard old place to find
Some people have been searching all their lives
That moment when you think that you've arrived
And you're last in line
There’s a date in your diary 1985
One decision changed the course your life
And here you are in the bedroom sorting through regrets
Which ones to keep which to forget
Everyday brings a little less belief
You’d start again if you could find the space to breathe
Happiness is a hard old place to find
Some people have been searching all their lives
That moment when you think that you've arrived
And you're last in line
You won't find it in a movie or at the bottom of a glass
And in those silly books that you've amassed
It’s not on no prescription or on pay per view
There is no big secret only you
When everyday feels like the one before
Only you know what you're waiting for
Happiness is a hard old place to find
Some people have been searching all their lives
That moment when you know that you've arrived
And you're next in line
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Brave
04:06
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Brave
Don’t come around here no more
This girl’s not turning
I wont let you darken my door
And I wont give you no warning
The price of innocence
Has gone and shot up through the roof
The just rewards from misspent youth
Let loose bring them all down
Those satellites of freedom
Forget all that you’ve learned
There’s no shame in treason
That famous photograph
That hangs so proud above your bed
Has brought you nothing but regrets
There was a time when we were brave
We marched in thousands to grave
Now we turn and walk the other way
What next how far have we come?
They’re out there selling futures
But who pays for the blood on the street
Tell me is it you sir
The gates are opening
The world gets smaller everyday
But the backs still turn and the rich get paid
There was a time when we were brave
We marched in thousands to grave
There was a time when we were brave
We stood united in our rage
Now we turn and look the other way
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Wish
04:23
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Wish
I couldn’t have saved you if I tried
I was coming next on the water slide
I heard an angel broke your fall
You got your happy ending after all
I guess that I’m still running
I guess that I’m stain free
Maybe it’s a good thing nobody waits for me
But don’t you wish we’d played it different
Don’t you wish that we had more time
Don’t you wish we’d tried a little harder through the bad times
This talk of sub-soft misery
I hope it washes over me
I’ll make you famous the man says
He thinks he’s Emilio Estevez
I guess that I’m still joking
You know I’ll never change
Maybe that’s the reason you up and went away
But don’t you wish we’d played it different
Don’t you wish that we had more time
Don’t you wish we’d tried a little harder through the bad times
Or do wish I was a secret
Do you wish you’d never met me
Do you wish it was that easy to protect me
Once a sinner always a sinner
You think I’m sad but I’m just bitter
When you’re a star there’s always a light on
Always a light on
Don’t you wish we’d played it different
Don’t you wish that we had more time
Don’t you wish we’d tried a little harder through the bad times
Or do wish I was a secret
Do you wish you’d never met me
Do you wish it was that easy to protect me
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Clichés
03:18
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Clichés
Will you be my shelter whenever it’s raining
When it’s pouring down hail
And the sun won’t shine anymore
Will you be my pillow my pillow to lie on
To hold and rely on
When I’m dirty downbeat and sore
I’ve spent too long chasing ‘round fortunes
Living a cartoon existence it’s true
When all I can give you is clichéd old love songs
These clichés in their love songs for you to pick through
Sometimes you look the other way
Whenever I’m wild drunk and astray
Sometimes you hide the pain
That I surely bring you
When all I can give you is clichéd old love songs
These clichés in their love songs for you to pick through
For you to pick through
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Adam & Evan
04:06
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Adam & Evan
Adam and Evan met through mutual friends
They hit it off and agreed to see each other again
Ten years down the line They’re still in love and doing fine
Two bright healthy, two bright happy men
Now to some of us religion doesn’t mean a lot
But Adam and Evan were desperate to tie the knot
They believe that God is great And whether you're gay or straight
He loves everyone as equal but allegedly not
The holy man said you can’t come in
You know it’s illegal and you know it’s a sin
It’s not up to me it’s what the bible says
You’re going to have to change your evil ways
Well Adam and Evan were devastated by this news
So they called their local MLA to see what he could do
But he just said the same shirking every ounce of blame
You must conform for equality to work for you
Up on the hill the hyenas sit Bullies and liars and hypocrites
All good Christians they'd have us believe
That we’re living in a new democracy
Let's all stand up for Adam and Evan
And for every other couple being victimised
Tell those dinosaurs they better start opening doors
Love is not immoral Love is a human right
Welcome to Northern Ireland the land of fear
Make sure to set your watch back fifty years
Fundamentals rule and use a holy book as a tool
To inflict their shallow views and further their careers
These are the people who'd have us believe
That Jesus died for rich men’s greed
Under the cover of darkness some live a seedy life
And some of them stay home and beat their wife
Let's all stand up for Adam and Evan
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Good Conversation
04:19
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Good Conversation
There was a time when I was younger I was easily led
I use to look at certain people strange
I believed what they told me and it stuck inside my head
But a funny thing happened then one day
Yes a good conversation was had by me
And a man who shall remain innominate
And as he walked away I found that we were much the same
A good conversation’s what it takes
I couldn’t wait to tell my family and my friends about this man
Let’s just say that they were not impressed
So I offered them the challenge to explore their narrow minds
And get all their opinions off their chest
Yes a good conversation we had right then
I’m glad to say that it was not in vain
If a little common ground is the least that can be found
Then a good conversation’s what it takes
Oh what it takes
Now in this world there are some people who will never engage
Hatred has become their sole defence
Some are just too ignorant and some are not too bright
All there to be exploited by the press
If a good conversation is lost on them
Then the rest of us can step up to the plate
When curiosity sparks that’s the perfect place to start
And a good conversation’s what it takes
Oh what it takes
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I'll Be Done Loving You
03:22
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I’ll Be Done Loving You
I think I’ll go to Italy
When I get on my feet
I’m gonna drink the same wine
On that little cobbled street
Why oh why you may ask
Would I do this again
But I’ll be done loving you by then
I never asked for anything
I never gave you cause
To believe that I was anything
I’m not and never was
In a year or two down the line
I guess we could be friends
Cos I’ll be done loving you by then
I’ll be done loving all your funny little traits
And the way you seem to always be getting your own way
I’ll be done falling apart if and when
I’ll be done loving you by then
The rest of our belongings
Can go where we don’t see
All the traces of existence that once said you and me
And if my heart should start to break
I’ll teach it how to bend
And I’ll be done loving you by then
I’ll be done loving all your funny little traits
And the way you seem to always be getting your own way
I’ll be done falling apart if and when
I’ll be done loving you by then
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The Sunshine Blues
04:11
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The Sunshine Blues
Hey Mr. Sun
Why don’t you leave here your work is done
Get out of my town I don’t need you around Mr. Sun
I had a woman I loved her true
Only God knows what that woman put me through
A heart-bereft man all she left me was these blues
I don’t need no sun telling me it’s time to get up
The flowers and birds can do one too
It’ll take a heart attack or unless she takes me back
I’ll stay here with the sunshine blues
Hey Mr. Sun
I hate the way you smile as if you’ve won
I’ll find a way to darken my days Mr. Sun
You can tell that woman over there
I hope the Devil gets her by the hair
Drags her to hell keeps that mademoiselle
Locked in his lair
I don’t need no sun telling me it’s time to get up
The flowers and birds can do one too
It’ll take a heart attack or unless she takes me back
I’ll stay here with the sunshine blues
Hey Mr. Sun
There was a time when all you stood for was fun
That was way back when I still had some friends Mr. Sun
How lonely can you get?
How many hairs can you pull from your head?
How many days does it take to forget?
I don’t need no sun telling me it’s time to get up
The flowers and birds can do one too
It’ll take a heart attack or unless she takes me back
I’ll stay here with the sunshine blues
Hey Mr. Rain
Well it sure is good to see you again
I’ve been too long singing this old song Mr. Rain
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Stop Me From Dreaming
Everybody laughed when he told them he was leaving
It’s all a sham you know you’re lucky to be breathing
They said there’s nothing out there but pain and fear
Smoke a fag have another beer
No one from this place ever amounted to anything
He said no one is ever gonna stop me from dreaming
No one is ever gonna stop me from dreaming
Every other day she sat waiting for the postman
A simple yes so she could stick it to her old man
He’d been on her back for coming 18 years
Those famous words ringing in her ears
No one from this family will amount to anything
She said no one is ever gonna stop me from dreaming
No one is ever gonna stop me from dreaming
No one is ever gonna stop me from dreaming
No one is ever gonna stop me from dreaming
They were two chevrons apart on the motorway that night
He watched as her car started rolling on its side
And the last thing she saw before she closed eyes
Was the face of the man who kept her dream alive
No one is ever gonna stop me from dreaming
No one is ever gonna stop me from dreaming
No one is ever gonna stop me from dreaming
You’ll never know if you never try
If you don’t start running you’ll never fly
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Gate Fever is the new Solo Album from Paddy Nash.
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