Real Life / Alibis Lyrics

When I wake up I'm not sure if I know where I am But in a moment I remember I'm at home again And it's not so bad Faces blur and I just chase away the afternoon I'm barely here bec...Read Full Lyrics

I met a man with eyes like glass Whose useful days were gone and passed He told me in a cardboard tone How long ago he once had flown When I was young he did relate I'd watch the ...Read Full Lyrics

Near Banbridge Town in the County Down One morning last July Down a boreen green came a sweet colleen And she smiled as she passed me by. She looked so sweet from her two bare feet...Read Full Lyrics

Under the curtains the exit sign glows Go now and no one will know If you try later it may be too late Don't read the lines and get Lost in the light on the stage [Chorus:] Two lo...Read Full Lyrics

I met an old man one night in a bar He was sitting alone The way men his age always are His movements were slow Didn't speak very well But every old man has a story to tell He liv...Read Full Lyrics

Whenever the time is right I will think of you Whatever I might find I will think of you Walking the black, steel rail across suburban plains Watching the summer's hand bend the l...Read Full Lyrics

On a day like any other day Pavement turning red Johnny laid down in the alleyway Died with a song in his head A long, long way from Springhill In an unforgiving game Came by with ...Read Full Lyrics

On my twenty-first day I came to Calico They told me there was silver buried in her stone Summer died in April before the flowers came She will hold me here until I strike my dying...Read Full Lyrics

Another link in the chain getting rusty breaking Down in the gutter with a smile It's another case of finding your place Another number showing what it's made of But the sun sweeps...Read Full Lyrics

Jose, get your bagpipes And head down to the square Seranade the passers-bye And you'll make some money there Jose came to this country Looking for a chance To make some decent mo...Read Full Lyrics