The Opening Of A New Book Lyrics

There was a pool table there at the wedding That most of the men stood and played Whilst the women danced in their melancholy Till the last record started to fade And as D. J. Turn...Read Full Lyrics

Solid Love takes time we all agree And time's not the easiest to cheat The water changes one degree When will the shiver Of this river Turn to sea The river does no good, no harm ...Read Full Lyrics

Here I walk, here I walk Looking for an angel's wings in the den of the hawk Here I am, here I am With a choice between an also ran and a sunbed tan And you thought you'd found you...Read Full Lyrics

If euro replaces the pound It's still likely to be shiny and round Rich may switch the way they feel rich But not the man who's alive Or the man who has drowned Keeping pound only ...Read Full Lyrics

When you're too old for the swings You tend to choose the slide And they never seem to warn you The slide's your final ride And when you're at the top of it And you cannot see the ...Read Full Lyrics

Daddy was the local drunk Mommy was the loosest girl in town Brother just some two-bit punk Rode his Harley D into the ground Distant friends and relatives Each of them a problem ...Read Full Lyrics

This table has four sturdy legs And a heart of very near wild oak When others would have screamed out loud my friend This one never even spoke I've been sat upon, I've been spat up...Read Full Lyrics

(Heaton / Rotheray) Always alone when thinking hard Always alone when after dark I used to wear black I used to wear black all the time I used to wear black I used to wear black a...Read Full Lyrics

There's a bench in every park dedicated to Those who sat there once but didn't make it through There are names carved deep in bark on every tree By those who spent their time like ...Read Full Lyrics

It was '96 in south carolina, That's the place and not the goddam year Sittin on the porch out at bobbys place, Just tuggin on a lukewarm beer. And there I was peepin like an old s...Read Full Lyrics