BILLY THE KID

 

BLACK AND BLUE
lights are shining all around this world
you want them all, but what you want is this girl
you can stick those rules, they're just second best
give you so much but you'll end up with less
give you money when what you need is love
it makes you smile pretending it's all enough

see the world now it's bruised black and blue
i want it all but all that i want is you
so give up the chance to be true
and all wind up like we knew we'd do
bruised black and blue

dream for tomorrow, live for today
someone, somewhere made you throw it away
spin to the bottom, turn to the top
lift up your eyes as if you're nearer to god
so get your bicycle and go earn your keep, there'll be
nine million cyclists here by this time next week

see the world now it's bruised black and blue
i want it all but all that i want is you
so give up the chance to be true
and all wind up like we knew we'd do
bruised black and blue

so many words are hard but true
we'll all wind up like we knew we'd do
bruised black and blue
bruised black and blue
bruised black and blue

BLUE AND BONE CHINA

 

BY MYSELF

i've been better by myself
never really needed no one else
all those years I left behind
people who messed up my mind, my mind
i really don't mind

 

i was waiting for someone
to come along and give me, what i wanted
people said i'd gone for good
well how they mis-understood my mind
i really don't mind

 

i'll find another way to pick up my head and say, forget it
I'll find another way to pick up my head and say, forget it
by myself
by myself
by myself
by myself

 

i was dreaming of the past
all the hopes and fears that never lasted
all those fools can go for gold
shut your mouth or save your soul, you don't know
d'you really don't know?

 

i'll find another way to pick up my head and say, forget it
i'll find another way to pick up my head and say, forget it
all by myself
by myself
by myself
by myself

CINDERS

burnt my old place down
and sold the cinders to my council town
so rag your hair and paint your face
the money's all been spent

 

and you waited here outside of space
and you came and so I went
and you said that's what life's all about
i knew exactly what you meant

but i can't find the finer things
are words i never send

these the things i know
i love 'em till i can't let go
but settling up for second best
is all that i see in your eyes
and the moments we choose modesty
our screams are mock suprise
and I can't find the finer things
if I'm here in disguise

extra lyrics from 'cav'

FAT KIDS IN PHOTOGRAPHS
FOOTBALL TOWN
FRANKLY MR SHANKLY (THE SMITHS)
GIGANTIC WORLD
HOLY ROLLER
I'LL BE GONE
IN THE CROWD (THE JAM)
INTRODUCING JANE (with The deBuschias)
JUNK CULTURE
PIERFRONT ARCADE
STRAIGHTS TO ME
SUBWAY LIFE
TEARING IT DOWN
THAT'S LIFE
THE GREAT ESCAPE
THE HUNDREDTH TIME
THIS TOWN AND MARY
TO BE SOMEONE (THE JAM)
UNTITLED SONG #1

UNTITLED SONG #2
these pipsqueak fears,
i'm bored of waiting for the coast to clear
not seeing the world until it's round our ears
and the crying shame,
is that we've got reasons that we always blame
don't point at me i'll point right back again.

lift up my eyes to see the sun shine in the sky
come raining down and wash the teardrops to the ground
angels come and take me back again

YOU, ME AND THE ALARM CLOCK

Copyright 2003/2004