The money goes out, the bills come in
Round and round we go again
I come close but I never win
I'm stuck on the treadmill
Another day of punching steel
Till my arm's too num...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Richard Thompson
They closed up the sooty gates of Ayres and Company
We stood on the picket line, my Jennifer and me
We blocked the street, now the lorries come and turn about
There's nothing getti...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Richard Thompson
Summer has come in
Sing loudly, cuckoo!
Seed grows and meadows bloom
And the wood springs forth anew.
Sing, cuccu!
The ewe bleats after the lamb
The cow lows after the calf
The bu...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Richard Thompson
(Richard Thompson)
If I ever get out of these shoes
And I shrug off a skin or two
I'll come looking in the wasted places
Beat-up, last ditch rendezvous
If it had been some other ...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Richard Thompson
That's all. That's all there was.
Say Amen. Close the door.
She gave as much as she had to give
Please don't ask for more
Please don't ask for more
That's all. The curtain's down.
...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Richard Thompson
If she's not here by now
Then I guess she's not coming
If she's not here by now
Then I guess I don't care
Waiter, I won't waste your time anymore
You've already started to sweep do...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Richard Thompson
Well, the angels came to see me today
Said "We've taken your racehorse away"
And I believe it was that bookmaker from . . .
I believe that he put one in a pail
Oh, the finest in th...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Richard Thompson
Strolling down on Mutton Street
The moon is peeping through
Old wives say, Young Man, you'd better
Watch your Ps and Qs
But life is good on Mutton Street
If you know the why and wh...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Richard Thompson
[Verse 1]
It's not love that you're looking for
It's not love that you're hunting down
You're just on the train of the innocent, the frail
And you're gonna rob them
[Verse 2...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Richard Thompson
High up above the crowd
The great Valerio is walking
The rope seems hung from cloud to cloud
And time stands still while he is walking
His eye is steady on the target
His foot is s...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Richard Thompson