Smell Of Petroleum Lyrics

Sit down on that stool hear the cant of a foolAnd a strange tale I'll impart to yeOf a time that I lived at the buff of a hill'Neath the burial chambers you seeOne Saturday night I...Read Full Lyrics

The hour's late and the lights are low I'm walking home just kicking stones I waited at the deopt you never showed You missed the last bus hours ago I remember the first time I sa...Read Full Lyrics

Well it's been a long day but i don't like to moan It's the middle of summer and i'm chilled to the bone There's holes in my shoes where the rain comes in I'm sitting on top of the...Read Full Lyrics

The wind was whipping shingle through the windows in the town A hail of stones across the roof, the slates came raining down A blade of light upon the spit came sweeping through th...Read Full Lyrics

In the big city, where the lights are low Cold dirty ground, where the rivers don't flow Nothing's gonna change so throw it all away In the big city, where the kids will come chea...Read Full Lyrics

Sometimes it seems like a beautiful dream The girl from the wadi hammamat Lovely as a green parakeet I awake alone again In the desert of my dreams A fertile oasis i have seen I c...Read Full Lyrics

Mary's sellin' flowers on a stall in EC1 Tonight she'll be out lookin' for some fun Her mate, Gerry's in the basement, he hasn't got a home But prides himself that he's got most th...Read Full Lyrics

I'm walking down Roppongi The night is hot and smoggy I drink a little coffee A sake and a beer I run into a ginja man He speaks but I don't understand He grins at me and takes my ...Read Full Lyrics

I close the door and turn the key And dream a world for you and me Beyond the walls, a city breathes In this room one heart beats The stars, they shine for you and me On the stree...Read Full Lyrics