The Tichborne Claimant Lyrics

Clouds and clifftops close Grey like all the ghosts It's cold on the shipwreck coast this morning You're looking for Lorne A coat to keep you warm A scarf to keep me from noti...Read Full Lyrics

Put the radiator on – it's freezing I'm coming over later on this evening And leave the television off At least until the conversation's run its course “Ba-ba-bada-ba-baâ...Read Full Lyrics

Dorchester, August 1856 I'm an old man now and ashamed of this But I had to be in town for other reasons I stood in a crowd of three or four thousand The hood on her head and...Read Full Lyrics

Anchors away! Granted one last summer's day We watched the sunset silhouette the western suburbs Across the bay And when the sky was monochrome We drained our drinks and heade...Read Full Lyrics

It was dark when you got home And only getting darker The garden overgrown It was further than you thought From the driveway to the door You fumbled for the porchlight And so...Read Full Lyrics

Every now and then everything comes up roses But you know me and all I know is Right from day one our days were numbered But you kicked up a storm when I stole your thunder ...Read Full Lyrics

Downstairs it's dark most of the time And it's a mess The air is stale with the smell of wine And cigarettes She says she'll clean it up sometime But she forgets She paints h...Read Full Lyrics

Katy's on the telephone With her collar up and her defences down I smell like brandy and it's starting to rain She says the line is bad, she says â??Speak up Dadâ?? But s...Read Full Lyrics

A funny old birthday I've talked to no-one Is she counting her loose change At the edge of the ocean? It's a while since we've spoken I want her to phone me I'm a lit...Read Full Lyrics

First things first: I have a happy secret The next bit's worse I intend to keep it that way I can't remember the last word spoken I got some mail I didn't open It's an unread ...Read Full Lyrics