On Down The Road (lyrics: Glenn Shorrock, music: Raymond Vincent)

If you see me walkin’
Please don’t keep me talkin’
I ain’t got no time to spare
I got to keep on movin’
I ain’t disapprovin’
I just can’t stay on here
I must go on down the road, on down the road

Took my time decidin’
Now there’s just no hiding
Travelling’s what I must do
So don’t try to hold me
All those lies you told me
Didn’t expect that of you
I must go on down the road, on down the road

Ain’t no use callin’ me, I ain’t listenin’
All I hear is the murmur of the wind
Tellin’ me of a place where all is glistening
Tellin’ me about the sun

If you see me walkin’
Please don’t keep me talkin’
I ain’t got no time to spare
I got to keep on movin’
I ain’t disapprovin’
I just can’t stay on here
I must go on down the road, on down the road

You’ll be sorry again if leave me
All you’ll ever want is here
It ain’t no fun on your own
Please believe in me
You will soon be comin’ home

I ain’t comin’ home, no no
All I wanna see is the sun
No no no no no no no
On down the road, on  down the road
On down the road, on  down the road

Never Again (lyrics: Bruno Libert, music: Raymond Vincent)

Let me care
Will I see your eyes
Never again
Will I see the sky
I’m seekin’ there
You’ll see me in another world
Just before me with towers of gold
Lost in the sea a castle so old
Diamond strewed path is there to show me the way
I follow it and I open the door to the
Kingdom on the sea
And then I hear there a giant symphony
Playin’ by the mermaids of the sea
That magic sound bottomly
Great silent world I’m fallin’ to the deep

Never again
Will I see your eyes
No, never again will I see the sky
And the silence is me
I’m stayin’ here
Don’t you know there is where I belong
In another world, such a beautiful world
The kingdom of the sea
I’ll never leave my giant symphony
Live with the children of the sea
If I should live long enough within this dream
It all becomes real

No, no I’ll never, never, never, never
Gonna leave, live with the children of the sea
And if I should live long enough within this dream
It all becomes real
No, I’m never gonna leave

No, I’ll never, never, never, never
Gonna leave, live with the children of the sea
And if I should live long enough within this dream
It all becomes real
No, I’m never gonna leave

No, no I’ll never, never, never, never
Gonna leave, live with the children of the sea
And if I should live long enough within this dream
It all becomes real
No, I’m never gonna leave

Perhaps One Day (lyrics: Bruno Libert, music: Raymond Vincent)

I’ll never see the sky
Green and purple edelweiss
I don’t know, I can’t see the colour of your eyes
Everything that I hear shows me a world here in the night
Everything is just hostility

Perhaps one day I’ll find the light
In the windows of my life
Won’t be so dark, won’t be so sad
Black is the only thing I know
I’d give up ten years of my life
To know the colour blue
I don’t care if I’m dammed as long as I can see

And sometimes I’m afraid
And I’m imagining that the light don’t exist
And all the world is dark
But I hope that one day I’ll see through to the sky
And I’ll know that it is the colour of your eyes

Perhaps one day I’ll find the light
In the windows of my life
Won’t be so dark, won’t be so sad
Black is the only thing I know
I’d give up ten years of my life
To know the colour blue
I don’t care if I’m dammed as long as I can see

Statue Of Liberty (lyrics and music: Glenn Shorrock)

Give me your hungry, give me your tired
Give me your homeless, give me your wanderers
Give me your hungry, give me your tired
Give me your homeless, give me your wanderers
Give me your hungry, give me your tired
Give me your homeless, give me your wanderers

Statue of liberty standin’ in the harbour
This is America, we try a little harder
Ah, this is America
Oh, but now it’s tumblin’, fakin’, quakin’, shakin’
Tremblin’ on it’s own foundations
There’s been so many warnings
Too late, the old lady’s fallin’
Only thing to do is get out of the way
Anything could happen in the USA
Ain’t no use anymore in tryin’ harder
Statue of liberty sinkin’ in the harbour
Who’s that standin’, everyone will follow
We got our values built on the dollar
Oh, statue of liberty standing in the harbour
This is America, gonna try a little harder
Oh, this is America

Oh, but now it’s tumblin’, fakin’, quakin’, shakin’
Tremblin’ on it’s own foundations
There’s been so many warnings
Too late, the old lady’s fallin’
Only thing to do is get out of the way
Anything could happen in the USA
Ain’t no use anymore in tryin’ harder
Statue of liberty sinkin’ in the harbour
Who’s that standin’, everyone will follow
We got our values built on the dollar
Oh, statue of liberty standing in the harbour
This is America, gonna try a little harder

There it goes, watch it fall
Give me your hungry, give me your tired
Give me your homeless, give me your wanderers
Give me your hungry, give me your tired
Give me your homeless, give me your wanderers
Give me your hungry, give me your tired
Give me your homeless, give me your wanderers
Give me your hungry, give me your tired
Give me your homeless, give me your wanderers

Gypsy (lyrics and music: Brian Holloway)

Sitting on a rusty bathtub
Neon fire light shining in his eyes
In his hands a plastic flower
The race is run to see who wins the prize
The caravan is on the plain
No time to say, no time to sing
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la

Magdelania, won’t you come to my side
Workin’ hard no more, that’s the time I must hide
When he sees the changing laugh
He knows it is the winter of his time
Summer came and went so fast
Autumn spun it’s web and made us fly
The caravan is on the plain
No time to say, no time to sing
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la

Magdelania, won’t you come to my side
Workin’ hard no more, now’s the time I must hide

City (lyrics: Glenn Shorrock, music: Raymond Vincent)

I can’t stand my dirt, can’t stand the noise
Can’t stand the pain of livin’ in the city
It’s much too big, too big and wide
My room’s too small, the people are much too pretty
Can’t stand the pain, it shows in my face
Just tryin’ to live becomin’ such a hassle
I gotta go, I need a change
This evil place has finally won the battle

Get out, get out
I can’t stand my dirt, can’t stand the noise
Can’t stand the pain of livin’ in the city
It’s much too big, too big and wide
My room’s too small, the people are much too pretty
Can’t stand the pain, it shows in my face
Just tryin’ to live becomin’ such a hassle
I gotta go, I need a change
This evil place has finally won the battle

So while the giant’s asleep into the night I will creep
Get out, get out, split
Ain’t no fun livin’ in the city
I gotta get out, back to the country
Ain’t no fun livin’ in the city

Roses (lyrics: Bruno Libert, music: Raymond Vincent)

We’re now in a world of terror
Everywhere the stones are cryin’
But I open the black roses
The petals are about to meet
I see there’s blood inside

Looking at you, the image shines
Horror,
Ah, feelings that won’t change
Ah, it’s taking you
Don’t be afraid

We’re now in a world of terror
Everywhere the stones are cryin’
But I open the black roses
The petals are about to meet
I see there’s blood inside

Don’t you know the rose is gonna catch fire
Don’t you know the rose is gonna catch fire
Don’t you know the rose is gonna catch fire
Don’t you know the rose is gonna catch fire

Move Away (lyrics: Glenn Shorrock, music: Raymond Vincent)

Nothing moved today
Watch my thoughts as they just curl away
Nothing much to say
Think I’ll just move away

I see it’s raining like it did yesterday
It took a while to light the fire
Then it started burning, now it’s bright and warm
Guess I’ll have to move away, move away

Nothing moved today
Watch my thoughts as they just curl away
Nothing much to say
Think I’ll just move away

Boy, the bread smells good when she makes it in that way
Watching her behind my eyes
There’s a glow beginnin’ somewhere in the dark
I guess I’ll have to move away
I guess I’ll have to move away
I guess I’ll have to move away
I guess I’ll have to move
Come carry me far away, as far as you can

Getting Along (lyrics and music: Joy Yates)

Time to get along.
Don't you look back..don't you look back
it's time to move on..........time to move on
better get back .....better get back is
time to be
getting along
Forget about yesterday's broken promises
try to realize what went down
and leave it behind
forget about everyday social crisis
get out of town and put it out...put it out of your mind
don't you see that the man out there
he's gonna stay where he's at
and that is just a fact
He don't..he don't care about you
oh that man
he's gonna stay with just that.
Nothing you can do about that

Forget about yesterday's broken promises
try to realize what went down
and leave it behind
forget about everyday social crisis
get out of town and put it out ..put it out of your mind
don't you see that the man out there
he's gonna stay where he's at
and that is just a fact
He don't...he don't care about you
oh that man
he's gonna stay with just that
Nothing you can do about that
Getting along.

Waiting Till The Day I Die (lyrics and music: Timothy Kraemer - Brian Holloway)

I don’t know which way to turn my head
That’s for you to decide
I don’t think that I can make my bed
Get up, make your bed
I can’t get up, I’m going down
The records playing and I’m going round and round
Going down
Waiting till the day I die 

Can’t decide if I should turn a new leaf
That’s you turning inside
Find that sleeping there is sweet relief
Wake up, you sleepy head
The room is cold, and I’m all alone
The curtain’s drawn
And the night is coming to a close
The sun is rising
But it never seems to shine no more 

We’re not eating, we’re not sleeping
Waiting till the day that I die
We’re not eating, we’re not sleeping
Waiting till the day that I die
We’re not eating, we’re not sleeping
Waiting till the day that I die
We’re not eating, we’re not sleeping
Waiting till the day that I die

You’re going down down down you’re going
(Repeat 7x)
Going down
Going down
Going down 

Can’t decide if you should turn a new leaf
That’s for me to decide
You maybe thinking ‘bout the life you lead
Get up, I’ve made my bed…
and I can’t get up, I’m going down
The records playing and I’m going round and round
Going down
Waiting till the day I die

Emma (lyrics and music: Glenn Shorrock)

Oh pretty Emma you sweet pretender,
why don't you stay around.
what's your dilemma won't you please tell me Emma,
I don't wanna lay you down,
sometimes it's hard to bend,
turn around you better start all over again.

Don't get excited you'll be invited,
wait for the wheel to turn,
don't be impatient you'll get liberated,
everybody's got to learn,
you have got to make a contribution,
then you can start to draw your own conclusion.
(Please tell me Emma)
(Please tell me Emma)
(Please tell me Emma)
(Please tell me Emma)

Emma - you'd better start relating.

Oh pretty Emma you sweet pretender,
why don't you stay around,
what's your dilemma won't you please tell me Emma,
I don't wanna lay you down,
sometimes it's hard to bend,
turn around you'd better start all over again.
(Please tell me Emma)
(Please tell me Emma)
(Please tell me Emma)
(Please tell me Emma)

Emma, I'm still waiting.

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