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Three Sides Live 
Turn it on Again
Dodo
Abacab
Behind the Lines
Duchess
Me and Sarah Jane
Follow you Follow me
Misunderstanding
In the Cage (Medley: Cinema Show, Slippermen)....Coming Soon
Afterglow
Paperlate
You might Recall
Me and Virgil
Evidence of Autumn
Open Door
TURN IT ON AGAIN
All I need is a TV show, that and the radio Down on my luck again, down on my luck again I can show you I can show you some of the people in my life I can show you I can show you some of the people in my life It's driving me mad just another way of passing the day I, I get so lonely when she's not there I... You're just another face that I know from the TV show I have known you for so very long I feel you like a friend Can't you do anything for me, can I touch you for a while Can I meet you another day and we can fly away I can show you I can show you some of the people in my life I can show you I can show you some of the people in my life It's driving me mad just another way of passing the day I, I get so lonely when she's not there I... Turn it on, turn it on, turn it on again Turn it on, turn it on, turn it on again I can see another face Turn it on, turn it on, turn it on again I can see another face Turn it on, turn it on, turn it on again DODO
Too big to fly, Dodo ugly so dodo must die. Dog go, with fear on its side; Can't change, can't change the tide. Dog baiter, agitator, Asking questions, says he wants to know why. Ain't no reason that money can't buy. Mink, he pretty, so mink he must die, Must die, must die. Sun, he giving life in his light, Part of the system. Friend to man and friend to the trees, No friend to the snowman. Where does he go? What does he do? Does he meet with the mole, the stream, the cloud, And end up at the bottom of the sea? Fish, he got a hook in his throat, Fish, he got problems. Where does he go? What does he do? Does he hope he's too small, to poor a haul, Who'll end up bein' thrown back in the sea? I'm back in the sea. Caretaker, horror movie, Only one eye, only needs one boot. Sweet lady, she know she looks good. Vacuum coming for the bright and the brute. Big noise, black smoke, So pig-headed, couldn't see the joke. But it ain't funny, ask the fly on the wall. It's only living, it don't matter at all, At all, at all. Pimp, he make you drool and grunt, He got an answer. One, he got a dream of love Deep as the ocean. Where does he go? What does he do? Will the siren team with Davy Jones And trap him at the bottom of the sea? I'm back in the sea. I'm back in the sea. I'm back in the sea. LURKER
Meanwhile lurking by a stone in the mud, two eyes looked to see, where I was, and then, something spoke, and this is what it said to me - Clothes of brass and hair of brown. Seldom needs to breathe, Don't need no wings to fly. And a heart of stone And a fear of fire and water. Who am I?
ABACAB
Look up on the wall, there on the floor, Under the pillow, behind the door. There's a crack in the mirror. Somewhere there's a hole in a window pane. Do you think I'm to blame? Tell me, do you think I'm to blame? (When we do it) you're never there. (When you show it) just stop and stare. (Abacab) he's in anywhere. (Abacab) If you're wrappin' up the world 'Cause you've taken someone else's girl, When they turn on the pillow, Even when they answer the telephone, don't you think that by now... Tell me, don't you think that by now. (When we do it) you're never there. When you show it) just stop and stare. (Abacab) he's in anywhere. (Abacab) doesn't really care. Do you want it? You got it. Now you know. Do you want it? You got it. Now you know. It's an illusion. It's a game, or reflection of somewone else's name. When you wake in the morning, Wake and find you're covered in cellophane, Well, there's a hole in there somewhere. Yeah, there's a hole in there somewhere. Baby, there's a hole in there somewhere. Now there's a hole in there somewhere. (When we do it) you're never there. (When you show it) you stop and stare. (Abacab) he's in anywhere. (Abacab) BEHIND THE LINES
I held the book so tightly in my hands, saw your picture, heard you call my name There was something strange, I could not look away I wanted to be there, I wanted to go You gave me no warning You gave no reason But I was with you Right by your side Give me the strength, and I will help you They can try their hardest, they don't frighten me It is written in the book It is hotter than I've known before, but I feel so cold, and I don't know why But if the fire within your heart can beat the storm Then I really believe, you could make it right The time has come now We must show our feelings But I'm looking right through you And your heart is empty Whatever happened to you it's too late to change now There's nowhere you can run to, no place to hide Oh you let me down! ...but wait a minute, I don't understand It's getting stronger, grab my hand Don't wanna leave you, don't wanna go But I'm losing all control Can't you see me slipping away? I can only stay if you've the will to keep me here It is written in the book Oh so many times since I've read those words Just waiting to see you, can you see me?
DUCHESS
Times were good, She never thought about the future, she just did what she would But she really cared About her music, it all seemed so important then, And she dreamed that every time she performed Everyone would cry for more, That all she had to do was step into the light, And everyone would start to roar. And on the road, Where all but a few fall by the wayside on the grassier verge, She battled through Against the others in her world, and the sleep, and the odds. But now everytime that she performed Everybody cried for more, Soon all she had to do was step into the light, For everyone to start to roar. And all the people cried, you're the one we've waited for. But time went by It wasn't so easy now, all uphill, and not feeling so strong. Yes times were hard, Too much thinking 'bout the future and what people might want. An then there was the time that she performed When nobody called for more And soon everytime she stepped into the light, They really let her know the score. But she dreamed of the times when she sang her songs And everybody cried for more, When all she had to do was step into the light For everyone to start to roar. And all the people cried, you're the one we've waited for. ME AND SARAH JANE
The fires are burning in another land. Don't start counting, don't start counting. Colder and colder, the ice is moving closer And it gets me down. Going round and round and down the same old track, Pack on my back. Going swiftly nowhere, heart in my ear Beating like a drum. Where will you go? All by yourself. (Hah, hah, hah, hah, hah, hah.) And now I'm standing on the corner, waiting in the rain, But then in sunlight without warnin', I invent a name. Me and Sarah Jane, we had a special thing goin'. Me and Sarah Jane. It was a time of love and laughter. It wouldn't come again. We had our round of joyful laughter. Then began the pain. Me and Sarah Jane, we had a special thing goin'. Me and Sarah Jane. (Sarah Jane.) I'm searching for a clue, traces on the sand. First, I'm flying, going round, round, round. Then, I'm sliding, going down, down, down. Doesn't matter - where I start, I always end up, Crawling through those same old crowded rooms. Me and Sarah Jane, we had it coming, all the pain. Walkin' down the streets and finding nothing is the same. And now the city lights are dimmin' one by one, It costs too much money to keep them on. Me and Sarah Jane, in silence walk along the shore, Tears of joy and mocking laughter, words lost in the wind. The tide was risin' but there we stayed, We had no fear of dying, we weren't afraid.
FOLLOW YOU FOLLOW ME
Stay with me, My love I hope you'll always be Right here by my side if ever I needed you Oh my love In your arms, I feel so safe and so secure Everyday is such a perfect day to spend Alone with you I will follow you will you follow me All the days and nights that we know will be I will stay with you will you stay with me Just one single tear in each passing year With the dark, I see so very clearly now All my fears are drifting by me so slowly now Fading away I can say The night is long but you are there Close at hand I'm better for the smile you give And while I live I will follow you will you follow me All the days and nights that we know will be I will stay with you will you stay with me Just one single tear in each passing year there will be I will follow you etc.
MISUNDERSTANDING
There must be some misunderstanding There must be some kind of mistake I waited in the rain for hours You were late Now it's not like me to say the right thing But you could've called to let me know I checked your number twice, don't understand it So I went home Well I'd been waiting for this weekend I thought that maybe we could see a show Never dreamed I'd have this feeling But seeing you is believing That's why I don't know why You didn't show up that night There must be some misunderstanding There must be some kind of mistake I was waiting in the rain for hours You were late Since then I've been running around trying to find you I went to the places you always go I rang your home but got no answer Jumped in my car, i went round there I still don't believe it He was just leaving There must be some misunderstanding There must be some kind of mistake.
AFTERGLOW
Like the dust that settles all around me, I must find a new home. The ways and holes that used to give me shelter, Are all as one to me now. But I, I would search everywhere Just to hear your call, And walk upon stranger roads than this one In a world I used to know before. I miss you more. Than the sun reflecting off my pillow, Bringing the warmth of new life. And the sounds that echoes all around me, I caught a glimpse of in the night. But now, now I've lost everything, I give to you my soul. The meaning of all that I believed before Escapes me in this world of none, no thing, no one. And I would search everywhere Just to hear your call, And walk upon stranger roads than this one In a world I used to know before. For now I've lost everything, I give to you my soul. The meaning of all that I believed before Escapes me in this world of none, I miss you more. PAPERLATE
Paperlate paperlate Paperlate paperlate Paperlate Oh I'm sorry but there's no one out of line Paperlate paperlate Paperlate Oh I'm sorry but rest easy no news is good news Oh it's too easy to live like clockwork Tick tock watching the world go by Any change would take too long So dry your eyes Oh it's too easy to live in a cold sweat Just sitting dripping in pools below You can wipe your face Heal the pain But the fever won't go Paperlate ive together now Put your feet back on the ground Paperlate Oh don't worry now You're not alone Look around you Paperlate Oh I'm sorry but there's no one out of line Paperlate Oh I'm sorry but rest easy no news is good news Oh it's too easy to compute your future Taking no risks and playing too safe Any change would take too long So dry your eyes Oh it's too easy to talk about rocking the boat Making changes and changes track But you'd better not lock that door 'Cos you'll be coming back Oh you're bleeding faster Silence the only sound There's no need to be nice on the way up 'Cos you're not coming down Paperlate paperlate Paperlate paperlate Paperlate paperlate Paperlate paperlate Paperlate Oh I'm sorry but there's no one out of line Paperlate Oh I'm sorry but rest easy no news is good news YOU MIGHT RECALL
What was it you said to me Back in the days when things looked fine 'Bout how we would be together Until we left the earth behind Oh, it's funny how things can change 'Cos there was a time I thought I'd be the one Who'd even start again But now I stay forever Oh my hopes are as the leaves upon the water Just sunk in the night And though I know you couldn't care you oughtta Ah, and into the light Oh maybe when you're older and you're thinking back You might recall Now did I act carefully, did I do right? Or were we meant to be All of our lives In love and harmony All of our lives So now take my hand Come hold me closely As near as you can Believe in all that we could be And all that we have been And all that we are Everyday seems summertime The rivers flow with wine And when you were here with me I wish we'd stayed that day forever Oh my hopes are as the leaves upon the water...
ME AND VIRGIL
Ma would never say what happened And we knew better than push too hard We knew we had all the chores to tend to Like fixing fences and helping her Washing dishes and making coffee Me and Virgil would chop some wood But we'd stop our swinging Just to listen to her crying It didn't sound too good I can remember too well But we never thought to pay much heed We learned to live life the best we could But then one day pa up and left us High and dry without a word Seemed a pity My ma was pretty But I soon learned life ain't that way And I can remember hearing her weeping While we were sleeping next to her I can remember I'll never forgive and I'll never forget 'Cos pa you broke her heart Oh pa you broke her heart You broke her heart Oh pa you broke her heart Well the years rolled by And 'fore we knew it Our sister got married and moved out west I stayed with ma 'cos I couldn't desert her I knew it would hurt her to be alone So we pulled tighter Said we'd try to make things easy And raise a smile But as the night came We'd hear her crying Praying for pa to come back again I can remember I'll never forgive him and I'll never forget 'Cos pa you broke her heart Oh pa you broke her heart And then the winter came I'd never known it colder Oh it seemed the worst in years And the night she died I swear I saw her smiling Saying I was a big boy now no tears So I packed up all we had and Virgil got the horses And we paid our last respects and gave the whip a crack Oh it seemed a big bad world we were riding into Me and Virgil both agreed We best head off and don't look back Nothing but desert all around Oh it made me wonder Lord it's hard to carry on When you're sick with hunger Weeks and months of sleeping rough Keeping clear of danger Seems million miles from anywhere I prayed to my God to change it You'd best keep your head but don't look back Well me and Virgil we beat the desert Riding fast and riding hard We hit the city the past behind us And we raised some hell we had some fun But real soon I met a lady oh so pretty And oh so fine And 'fore too long I found myself married With a home of my own and a blue eyed son And 'til this day I can hear ma saying to me You're a big boy now EVIDENCE OF AUTUMN
The girl from all those songs Who made everything feel right She came in like an angel Into your lonely life And filled your world with light Oh and everybody told you you're oh so lucky Curtains part revealing a country scene Clothed in green and brown Evidence of Autumn And leaves of red On a winding lane and biway Walking on that road is a certain girl And all the world in one Guaranteed to move you and turn your head When all's been said and done The girl from all those songs... The night is clear but cool And maybe dawn is breaking as you turn to find the gun And then you see the note And though you cannot believe it And you think you'll go insane But that was many years ago And thought the pain is dim A something still remains Though you hardly can recall Her face unfolds Her memory lingers on Oh she made everything feel right She came in like an angel Into your lonely life And filled your world with light Oh and everybody told you you're oh so lucky OPEN DOOR
I see your smiling face By the open door There's the morning light Shining in your hair and in your eyes And just a little way behind that smile of yours I see another one oh so far away If only for one second I could hold you close to me When the Master calls for me again There's nothing I can say or I can do Goodbye my love Time has come to say farewell I hear the call again Goodbye to the world I've shouted for so long But there's so much my love That I can never say And in a little while In a little while There's nothing left to say As the years go by And I have not returned And the night has come Fallen all around If you count the stars You'll know how many have gone out And when the Master calls for me again There's nothing that I can say Or I can do Stand in the sun Shut your eyes and feel the world Is changing every day Goodbye my love Each day will seem so long There's so much I feel That I can never say I can't see you I can't feel you anymore I'm just a memory of that open door
