The Kinks were an English rock rock music band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, by brothers Ray Ray Davies and Dave Davies in 1964. Categorized in the United States as a British Invasion band, The Kinks are recognized as one of the most important and influential rock acts of the era. Their music was influenced by a wide range of genres, including rhythm and blues, British music hall, folk Folk music , and country country music .... [read more] - Property
My bags are packed, I guess it's time for me to go. I can't say where I'm headed, 'cause I just don't know. When I think of what I'll be losing, It's hard to move along, But it's harder just to stay here, Knowing that...
- Bernadette
I don't wanna leave, Bernadette, But I don't wanna live with the jet set. I don't wanna leave with you payin' all my debts, With that alimony, palimony, whatever it is you get. Ooh, Bernadette, you are so expensive....
- Noise
Dad's stuck in the factory, machines are banging all around. Momma's in the kitchen, she got the radio on all the time. My little sister's screaming, and stamping on the ground. And the radio keeps pumping out the...
- Heart Of Gold
Growing up isn't easy to do, Especially for one who always knew, You would always come up second best. Is that why you have such bitterness? The apple of your father's eye, And always by your brother's side. Then a...
- Long Distance
Spent last winter playing in the sand With the prisoners of the motherland Damn hotel is feeling like a cell And even paradise can be so cruel Sitting by the swimming pool Trying to keep my head together In that hot...
- Labour Of Love
Marriage is a two-headed transplant, Sometimes that's how it seems. When the *** wears off it's all give and take, And it's good-bye to all your dreams. One head wants to go to a movie While the other wants to stay at...
- Young Conservatives
Have you heard the word? The revolution's over. Now the anger's disappeared And the rebels are much older. And the schools and universities Are turning out a brand new breed of young conservatives. Get yourself a...
- State Of Confusion
Woke up in a panic, Like somebody fired a gun I wish I could be dreaming, But the nightmare's just begun. There's flooding in the basement, There's water all around. There's woodworm in the attic And the ceiling just...
- Don't Forget To Dance
You look out of your window, Into the night. Could be rain, could be snow, But it can't feel as cold as you're feeling inside. And all of you friends are either married, vanished, Or just left alone. But that's no...
- Once A Thief
So you've decided to set me free I've paid my debt to society Fresh out of jail trying to make a new start On the street with a bitter heart But my past keeps on haunting me There ain't no chance for a man with my...
- Definite Maybe
Got a letter through the post that says I don't exist. Apparently the new computer thinks I won't be missed. We need more facts, perhaps you would find out and forward them. There's no proof or trace or date or place...
- Misery
MISERYI KNOW YOU GOT TROUBLES BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPREAD IT ABOUTMISERYYOU MOAN AND YOU GROAN BUT ALL OF THAT I CAN LIVE WITHOUTWELLUNTIL YOU STOP WORRYING YOURSELFYOU'LL NEVER GET ANYWHERE WITH MEI'LL STILL BE...
- (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman
WOKE UP THIS MORNING, STARTED TO SNEEZEI HAD A CIGARRETE AND A CUP OF TEAI LOOKED IN THE MIRROR, WHAT DID I SEE?A NINE STONE WEAKLKING WITH KNOBLY KNEESI DID MY KNEES BEND PRESS UPS TOUCH MY TOESI HAD ANOTHER SNEEZE...
- In A Space
IN A SPACE, ALLOCATED TO ME BY THE HUMAN RACEINHABITING THIS AREA UNTIL I DIE THIS SPACE IS OCCUPIEDI'M IN A SPACE LEASED BY KIND PERMISSION OF THE HUMAN RACECLOSE UP I AM BIG BUT FAR AWAY I'M SMALL AND HARDLY HERE AT...
- Low Budget
Cheap is small and not to steepBut best of all, cheap is cheap.Circumstance has forced my handTo be a cut-priced personIn a low-budget land.Times are hard, but we'll all survive.I just gotta learn to economize.I'm on...
- Moving Pictures
LIFE IS ONLY A MOVING PICTURENOTHING IN LIFE IS PERMANENT FIXTUREOH NO, OH OH NOBLACK GIRLS, WHITE GIRLS OH WHAT A MIXTURELOOKING AS PRETTY AS A PICTUREOH NO, OH OH NOWE LIVE, WE DIE, NO ONE KNOWS WHYWE COME, WE GO,...
- National Health
NERVOUS TENSION, MAN'S INVENTIONIT'S THE BIGGEST KILLER THAT'S AROUND TODAYLET THE TENSION OUT OR IT WILL BUILD AND BUILD INSIDEAND STRIKE YOU DOWN SOME DAYNERVOUS TENSION, MAN'S INVENTIONIS THE BIGGEST WASTE OF HUMAN...
- A Gallon Of Gas
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YEARS TO BUY A BRAND NEW CADILLACBUT NOW I'VE GOT ONE, I WANT TO SEND IT RIGHT BACKI CAN'T AFFORD THE GAS TO FILL MY LUXURY LIMOUSINEBUT EVEN IF I HAD THE DOUGH NO ONE'S GOT NO GASOLINEI WENT TO...
- Little Bit Of Emotion
SEE ALL THE PEOPLEWITH HATRED IN THEIR EYESI CAN'T HELP THINKING THATIT'S ONLY A DISGUISE'CAUSE UNDERMEATH THAT CORETHERE'S GOT TO BE MORETHAT WHAT WE REALIZEMAYBE THEY'RE SCAREDTO LET THE INSIDE OUTMAYBE THEY'RE...
- Catch Me Now I'm Falling
I REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE DOWNAND YOU NEEDED A HELPING HANDI CAME TO FEED YOUBUT NOW THAT I NEED YOUYOU WON'T GIVE ME A SECOND GLANCENOW I'M CALLING ALL CITIZENS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLDTHIS IS CAPTAIN AMERICA CALLINGI...
- Dancing In The Street
Calling out around the world Are you ready for a brand new beat? Summer's here and the is right For dancing in the street They'll be dancing in Chicago Down in New Orleans In New York City All we need is music, sweet...
- Come On Now
Come on now Come on, let the music get you movin' Let 'em see that you're not losin' See the clock, it's gettin' late now Get you coat and fix your face So come on now (baby come on now) Well come on now Well it's...
- Mr. Big Man
I remember when you started out,You were the best friend i ever knew.I tried to meet you when you had your success,But you had better things to do.Now i bet that you're losin' countOf the people that you used.But now...
- Full Moon
Haven't you noticed a kind of madness in my eyes? It's only me, dear, in my midnight disguise. Pay no attention if I crawl across the room. It's just another full moon. Don't be afraid of me when I'm walking in my...
- Sleepless Nights
Oh, there's a rude little lady Livin' next to me. Oh, she sure loves someone, But it ain't me. Ev'ry night at twelve o'clock, They start to rock with all they got. They keep it up all night. It just ain't right. They...
- Prince Of The Punks
A well known groover, rock 'n' roll user, Wanted to be a star. But he failed the blues, and he's back to loser, Playing folk in a country bar. Reggae music didn't seem to satisfy his needs. He couldn't handle modern...
- Brother
The world's goin' crazy and Nobody gives a damn anymore. And they're breakin' off relationships and Leavin' on sailin' ships for far and distant shores. For them it's all over, But I'm gonna stay. I wouldn't leave...
- Juke Box Music
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records On the jukebox ev'ry day. All day long she plays the same old songs, And she believes the things that they say. Other ladies like to prance around And flirt and dance the...
- Life Goes On
A friend of mine just had a real bad time. You see, his life was shattered and he lost his mind. His girl ran off along with his best friend, And through emotional stress he brought his life to an end. It was such a...
- Artificial Light
Slow dancing in a disco, Standing underneath the light show, Illuminated by the artificial light. I disbelieved it at first sight, I couldn't tell if she was black or white, It didn't matter in the artificial light,...
- Stormy Sky
Oh, oh darlin', Little darlin', Did you ever see such a stormy sky? It's never been like this before. All the people, They're runnin'. Ev'rybody's try'n' to hide, To get away from that stormy sky. Perhaps it's a sign...
- Life On The Road
Ever since I was a child, I loved to wander wild Through the bright city lights, And find myself a life I could call my own. It was always my ambition To see Piccadilly, Ramble and roam around Soho And Pimlico and...
- Poseur
The Poseur's in town The Poseur's around Hey, it don't bother me, But there's a guy eyein' you He's watched you all night and he's looked you all over He got his eye on you But don't act like you're surprised Because...
- Sleepwalker
Ev'rybody got problems, buddy. I got mine. When midnight comes around, I start to lose my mind. When the sun puts out the light, I join the creatures of the night, Oh yeah. I'm a sleepwalker. I'm a night stalker. I'm...
- Oklahoma
All life we work but work is bore, If life's for livin' what's livin' for, She lives in a house that's near decay, Built for the industrial revolution, But in her dreams she is far away, In Oklahoma U.S.A. With...
- Holiday
Holiday, Oh what a lovely day today, I'm so glad they sent me away, To have a little holiday today, holiday, Holiday, And I'm just standing on the end of a pier, Hoping and dreaming you were here, To share my little...
- Uncle Son
He was just a workin' man, Simple rules and simple plans, Fancy words he didn't understand, He loved with his heart, He worked with his hands. Liberals dream of equal rights, Conservatives live in a world gone by,...
- Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues
I'm too terrified to walk out of my own front door, They're demonstrating outside I think they're gonna start the third world war, I've been to my local head shrinker, To help classify my disease, He said it's one of...
- Muswell Hillbilly
Well I said goodbye to Rosie Rooke this morning, I'm gonna miss her bloodshot alcoholic eyes, She wore her Sunday hat so she'd impress me, I'm gonna carry her memory 'til the day I die. They'll move me up to Muswell...
- Skin And Bone
Fat Flabby Annie was incredibly big She weighed just about sixteen stone And then a fake dietician went and put her on a diet Now she looks like skin and bone. Do the meditation and yoga And she's thrown away the good...
- Holloway Jail
They took my baby, to Holloway jail, They took my baby, down Holloway jail, She was a lady, when she went in, Now she's in jail, and it's giving me hell. She was succeeding in the city, She was just beginning to...
- Here Come The People In Grey
I got a letter this morning with serious news that's gone and ruined my day, The borough surveyor's used compulsory purchase to acquire my domaine, They're gonna pull up the floors, they're gonna knock down the walls,...
- Alcohol
Here is a story about a sinner, He used to be a winner who enjoyed a life of prominence and position, But the pressures at the office and his socialite engagements, And his selfish wife's fanatical ambition, It turned...
- Get Up
Here's a song for all the little men, who get forgotten Trodden time and time again Here's a message for the little guy, don't let this situation pass you by You're in the middle while the big mouths fight You get it...
- Have A Cuppa Tea
Granny's always ravin' and rantin' And she's always puffin' and pantin', And she's always screaming and shouting, And she's always brewing up tea. Grandpappy's never late for his dinner, Cos he loves his leg of beef...
- Complicated Life
Well I woke this morning with a pain in my neck, A pain in my heart and a pain in my chest, I went to the good doctor and the good doctor said, You gotta slow down your life or you're gonna be dead, Cut out the...
- 20th Century Man
This is the age of machinery, A mechanical nightmare, The wonderful world of technology, Napalm hydrogen bombs biological warfare, This is the twentieth century, But too much aggravation It's the age of insanity, What...
- Celluloid Heroes
Everybody's a dreamer and everybody's a starAnd everybody's in movies, it doesn't matter who you areThere are starts in every cityIn every house and on every streetAnd if you walk down Hollywood BoulevardTheir names...
- To The Bone
In the back of a record rackThere's an old double pack.Twelve inches and black,With an old crumpled cover,But every track is stacked.And it takes me backTo the one who caused this melancholy mood,And every single...
- Killing Time
Everybody's going somewhere See how they stand in line All complaining their lives are unfair Too bad for them, too bad for mine (It's the killing time) From now till then (Killing time), Not knowing when They're...
- Working At The Factory
All my life I've been a workin' manWhen I was at school they said that's all you'll ever understandNo profession. I didn't figure in their plansSo they sent me down factory to be a workin' manAll I lived for, All I...
- Natural Gift
See that girl walkin' down the street She looks like a prima donna She's a star in her head and the world's at her feet She looks at you twice and your heart skips a beat She didn't learn it at high school or from a...
- Video Shop
The local factory's been pulled down By an overseas corporation Now all of my brothers are looking around For alternative occupation I was sitting by the telly with my brother, Kenny When suddenly the penny dropped...
- Lost And Found
Waiting for the hurricane To hit New York City Somebody said it's hit the bay This is the nitty gritty And all the bag ladies Better put their acts together We're near the eye of the storm This is really heavy weather...
- When You Were A Child
We are born to this fantasy Can't believe what they've done to you Hard to see all these years go round Taught to hide all that's true inside What was it like When you were a child? Did you see the world In a...
- Welcome To Sleazy Town
One hand on the controller One hand on the re-wind You can even watch it all in slow mo' 'Cos you just sit at home all day Now you got plenty of time If you want some real live action And the video's too tame If you...
- Think Visual
Productivity is getting higher and higher oh, oh, yeh But profitability is getting tighter and tighter oh, oh, yeh When you see our face in the market place we gotta clean cut image to keep (The competition is getting...
- Repetition
You get up in the morning And every single day Is just a repetition It's always been that way You live alone inside your head Incommunicado, in the land of living dead Each day's a repetition Of the one that went...
- How Are You
It's been a while, I haven't seen you for at least A year or more, or is it less? I can't be sure Well, anyway, you must have heard about the Troubles that I had, but somehow I got through I always managed to... and...
- Come Dancing
They put a parking lot on a piece of landWhen the supermarket used to stand.Before that they put up a bowling alleyOn the site that used to be the local pally.That's where the big bands used to come and play.My sister...
- All Day And All Of The Night
I'm not content to be with you in the daytime,Girl I want to be with you all of the time.The only time I feel alright is by your side,Girl I want to be with you all of the time,All day and all of the night,All day and...
- Bald Headed Woman
Well I don't want no bald headed woman Gonna make me mean, yes, love, it make me mean I don't want no bald headed woman Gonna make me mean, yes, love, it make me mean Well I don't want no sugar in my coffee Gonna make...
- Afternoon Tea
Tea time won't be the same without my donnaAt night i lie awake and dream of donnaI think about that small cafeThat's where we used to meet each dayAnd then we used to sit a whileAnd drink our afternoon teaI'll take...
- Waterloo Sunset
Dirty old river, must you keep rolling, rolling into the night *People so busy, make me feel dizzy, taxi light shines so bright *But I don't need no friendsAs long as I gaze on Waterloo Sunset, I am in paradise *Every...
- Act Nice And Gentle
You don't need no fancy clothesWhere'd you get them, goodness knows?Just show some civility.Act nice, act nice and gentle to me.I don't need no luxuries,As long as you are understanding,I'm not difficult to please.Act...
- Set Me Free
Set me free, little girl,All you gotta do is set me free, little girl,You know you can do it if you try,All you gotta do is set me free, free,Free.Set me free, little girl,All you gotta do is set me free, little...
- Dedicated Follower Of Fashion
Dedicated Follower Of FashionThe Kinks Written by: R. D. DaviesThey seek him here, they seek him there,His clothes are loud, but never square.It will make or break him so he's got to buy the best,'Cause he's a...
- Dreams
When I look so far away Please don't wake me from my dreams I'm just wondering who I could be If I lived inside my dreams I could be a king or a football star Drive around in a big sports car An astronaut or a...
- Lola
I met her in a club down in North SohoWhere you drink champagne and it tastes just like Cherry ColaC-O-L-A Cola.She walked up to me and she asked me to dance.I asked her name and in a dark brown voice she said,...
- Louie Louie
Louie Louie, oh baby, I gotta go. Yi-yi-yi-yi-yi Louie Louie, oh baby, I gotta go. A fine girl, who waited for me. I catch a ship across the sea. I sailed the ship all alone. I wondered when I'm gonna make it home....
- Endless Days
Thank you for the days, those endless daysThose sacred days you gave meIm thinking of the daysI wont forget a single day believe meI bless the light, I bless the lightThat lights on you believe meAnd though youre...
- All Of My Friends Were There
My big day, it was the biggest day of my life. It was the summit of my long career, But I felt so down, and I drank too much beer, And my manager said that I should not appear. I walked out onto the stage and started...
- Dead End Street
There's a crack up in the ceiling,And the kitchen sink is leaking.Out of work and got no money,A Sunday joint of bread and honey.What are we living for?Two-roomed apartment on the second floor.No money coming in,The...
- Picture Book
Picture yourself when you're getting old, Sat by the fireside a-pondering on[?]. Picture book, pictures of your mama, taken by your papa a long time ago. Picture book, of people with each other, to prove they love...
- Autumn Almanac
From the dew-soaked hedge creeps a crawly caterpillar,When the dawn begins to crack.It's all part of my autumn almanac.Breeze blows leaves of a musty-coloured yellow,So I sweep them in my sack.Yes, yes, yes, it's my...
- Mr. Pleasant
Oh mr pleasant, how is mrs pleasant?I hope the world is treating you right,And your head's in the air,And you're feeling so proud,'cause you're such a success,And the whole wide world is on your side, hey hey.How are...
- Shangri-La
Now that you've found your paradiseThis is your kingdom to commandYou can go outside and polish your carOr sit by the fire in your Shangri-laHere's your reward for working so hardGone on the lavatories in the back...
- Australia
Opportunities are available in all walks of life in Australia So if you're young and if you're healthy Why not get a boat and come to Australia Australia, the chance of a lifetime Australia, you get what you work for...
- Days
Thank you for the days,Those endless days, those sacred days you gave me.Im thinking of the days,I wont forget a single day, believe me.I bless the light,I bless the light that lights on you believe me.And though...
- God's Children
Man made the buildings that reach for the sky And man made the motorcar and learned how to fly But he didn't make the flowers and he didn't make the trees And he didn't make you and he didn't make me And he got no...
- Wonder Boy
Wonder boy, life's just begun.Turn your sorrow into wonderDream alone, don't sigh, don't groanLife is only what you wonder.Day is as light as your brightest dreams,Night is as dark as you feel it ought to be.Time is...
- Big Black Smoke
She was sick and tired of country life.A little country home,A little country folk,Made her blood run cold.Now her mother pines her heart away,Looking for her child in the big black smoke,In the big black...
- Arthur
Arthur Song Lyrics Arthur was born just a plain simple man In a plain simple working class position Though the world was hard and its ways were set He was young and he had so much ambition All the way he was...
- Beautiful Delilah
Beautiful Delilah, sweet as apple pie Always gets a second look from fellas passing by Every time you see her, she's with a different guy Beautiful Delilah, that's the reason why Rebecca don't allow me fool around...
- Animals In The Zoo
You're just an animal in the zoo Sittin' round feeling persecuted and abused You're locked up and I'm on the loose But I can't quite tell who's looking at who 'Cause I'm an animal, too But you're locked up in a zoo...
- Tired Of Waiting For You
So tired Tired of waiting Tired of waiting for you So tired Tired of waiting Tired of waiting for you I was a lonely soul I had nobody till I met you But you keep a-me waiting All of the time What can I do? It's your...
- Cold Winter
I've seen you, cold winter,I know you, cold winter.You showed me no mercy,Still I shant forget[? ] the warning.Youll never know how it feels to be loved.I know you, cold winter,You broke my heart, cold winter.I missed...
- Sunny Afternoon
Sunny AfternoonThe KinksMusic & Lyrics : Ray DavisThe tax man's taken all my dough,And left me in this stately home,Lazing on a sunny afternoon.And I can't sail my yacht,He's taken everything I got,All I've got's this...
- The Village Green Preservation Society
We are the Village Green Preservation Society. God save Donald Duck, vaudeville and variety.We are the Desperate Dan Apreciation Society.God save strawberry jam and all the different varieties.Preserving the old ways...
- You Really Got Me
Girl, you really got me goin'You got me so I don't know what I'm doin' nowYeah, you really got me nowYou got me so I can't sleep at nightYeah, you really got me nowYou got me so I don't know what I'm doin' nowOh yeah,...
- Don't You Fret
Don't you fret, now, I'll be there I'll be there to hold your hand. I'll be there to see the sunrise, As it lightens up the sky. Don't you fret, now, I'll be there, I'll be there to put you right. I'll be there to...
- Till The End Of The Day
Baby, I feel good From the moment I rise Feel good from morning Till the end of the day Till the end of the day Yeah, you and me We live this life From when we get up Till we go sleep at night You and me we're free We...
- A Well Respected Man
'Cause he gets up in the morning,And he goes to work at nine,And he comes back home at five-thirty,Gets the same train every time.'Cause his world is built 'round punctuality,It never fails.And he's oh, so good,And...
- All Night Stand
All night stand,Been around seen a thousand places.All night stand,Seen a good half a million faces.Because I've lived this life,And I made it for myself.If you scandalize my name,Then you scandalize yourself.Because...
- This Strange Effect
You've got this strange effect on me,And I like it.You've got this strange effect on me,And I like it.You make my world seem right,You make my darkness bright, oh yes.You've got this strange effect on me,And I like...
- Good Day
The sky is blue But there are clouds in my head,With big decisions looming aheadThe sun is out but The room is so grey,So much confusion headed my wayGet positive, try to be***News of the world, Tea and biscuits in...
- Rats
I was lost just wandering round downtown Many people pushing me around Hate spreads just like infection Those rats jumping on and off my back Fat black rats holding me down I see rats in every direction No time to...
- Top Of The Pops
I've just come in at Number 25 I'm oh so happy, so glad to be alive And everybody says it's going to get to the top Life is so easy when your record's hot. Go tell my mamma and my sister too To press my trousers and...
- This Time Tomorrow
This time tomorrow where will we be On a spaceship somewhere sailing across an empty sea This time tomorrow what will we know Well we still be here watching an in-flight movie show I'll leave the sun behind me and...
- A Long Way From Home
You've come a long way from the runny-nosed and scruffy kid I knewYou had such good waysI can remember the little things that always made you smileThey made you happyNow you think youre wiser because youre older and...
- Apeman
I think I'm sophisticated 'cause I'm living my lifelike a good homo sapiensBut all around me everybody's multiplying andthey're walking round like flies manSo I'm no better than the animals sittingin the cages in the...
- Strangers
Where are you going I don't mind I've killed my world and I've killed my time So where do I go what do I see I see many people coming after me So where are you going to I don't mind If I live too long I'm afraid I'll...
- The MoneyGoRound
Robert owes half to Grenville Who in turn gave half to Larry Who adored my instrumentals And so he gave half to a foreign publisher She took half the money that was earned in some far distant land Gave back half to...
- Get Back In Line
Facing the world ain't easy when there isn't anything going Standing at the corner waiting watching time go by Will I go to work today or shall I bide my time 'Cos when I see that union man walking down the street...
- Powerman
I know a man, he's a powerful man He's got the people in his power In the palm of his hand. He started at the bottom and he worked his way up Now he's never going to stop Until he reaches the top. It's the same old...
- Got To Be Free
Hush little baby don't you cry Soon the sun is going to shine We're going to be free like the birds and the bees Running wild in the big country Got to be free to do what I want Walk if I want, talk if I want Got to...
- The Contenders
Hush little mammy don't you cry I've got to see what it's like on the world outside Got to get out of this life somehow Got to be free, got to be free now I don't want to be a constructor of highways A sweeper of...
- Denmark Street
Down the way from the Tottenham Court Road Just round the corner from old Soho There's a place where the publishers go If you don't know which way to go Just open your ears and follow your nose 'Cos the street is...
- Art Lover
Sunday afternoon there's something special It's just like another world. Jogging in the park is my excuse To look at all the little girls. I'm not a flasher in a rain coat, I'm not a dirty old man, I'm not gonna...
- Predictable
Don't know why I'm even bothering. (Predictable) Yeah, that's the mood I'm in. Go out for a walk then I come back in. (Predictable) Yeah, the mood that I'm in. (Predictable) Every day of my life Can't even communicate...
- Back To Front
Just come back where I came from, Looks the same as something's wrong. And all my friends that used to be, Have gone and turned their backs on me. Everyone's got different views, Now I'm all shook up and all confused....
- Give The People What They Want
Hey, hey, hey... Give the people what they want Well, it's been said before, the world is a stage A different performance with every age. Open the history book to any old page Bring on the lions and open the cage....
- Add It Up
The first time that I saw you, you were modestly waiting for a bus Now you're driving around in hired limousines And you talk so upper class. The cost is high, but it's not the only price you ultimately pay Add it up,...
- A Little Bit Of Abuse
One on the nose, one on the chin, You bruise so easy, so why stay with him? He uses you just like a human punching bag. But you don't complain, you're too scared to speak. Anyway, it only really hurts you when you...
- Killer's Eyes
I see so little hope in you, So much despair, As I look in your eyes I wonder, What thoughts linger there. Life means nothing to you, At least that's what they say, But it doesn't mean that you have the right to take...
- Yo - Yo
There are many different people, Livin' double lives. One for the office, And one that they take home to their wives. He sits in the armchair, watching channel 4, With his brains not expected home for an hour or more....
- Better Things
Here's wishing you the bluest sky, And hoping something better comes tomorrow. Hoping all the verses rhyme, And the very best of choruses to Follow all the doubt and sadness. I know that better things are on the way....
- Around The Dial
Radios of the world are tuning in tonight, Are you on the dial, are you tuned in right? One of our D.J.'s is missing. Are you listening? Are you listening to me? Can you hear me? Can you hear me clearly? Around the...
- Death Of A Clown
My makeup is dry and it clags on my chinI'm drowning my sorrows in whisky and ginThe lion tamer's whip doesn't crack anymoreThe lions they won't fight and the tigers won't roarLa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-laSo let's all...
- David Watts
Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-faFa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-faI am a dull and simple ladCan not tell water from champagneAnd i have never met the queenAnd i wish i could have all that he has gotI wish i could be like david...
- Permanent Waves
Please call a doctor, I've been so depressed That I think that I'm finally breakin I can't quite explain, I can't feel any pain But I know that this time I'm not fakin Oh, what can it be, oh, inside of me I saw my...
- Hay Fever
Sitting by my stereo all alone My baby calls me on the telephone She says, Baby take me out for a dance I tell my baby I feel so bad I can't go out and it's making me sad But when you see me, I know you will...
- In A Foreign Land
It was a matter of fact that when I paid all my tax I held my world in the palm of my hand And all of my debts were causing me to defect To a land of bananas and sand So I ran, yes I ran, yes I ran to a foreign land...
- Black Messiah
Everybody got the right to speak their mind So don't shoot me for saying mine Everybody talking about racial equality 'Cos everybody's equal in the good Lord's eyes But if I told you that God was black What would you...
- Live Life
Have you heard about trouble throughout the land With the fascists and the left wing militants Out of work executives are killing themselves And the I.R.A. are killing everybody else Don't panic, don't lose control...
- Misfits
You've been sleeping in a field but you look real rested You set out to outrage but you can't get arrested You say your image is new, but it looks well tested You're lost without a crowd yet you go your own way You...
- Father Christmas
When I was small I believed in Santa ClausThough I knew it was my dadAnd I would hang up my stocking at ChristmasOpen my presents and I'd be gladBut the last time I played Father ChristmasI stood outside a department...
- Trust Your Heart
In a sheltered place where I viewed the world And all that it contained I would see your face in a misty haze And wish that you were there Yes I wished that you were there Darling Fool, I was with you all the way Be...
- Demolition
I spy with my little eye Anything here that I can buy. I see a little thatched cottage Looking so neat With compulsory purchase we can buy it up cheap. Then we'll pull up the floor boards, Knock down the walls, Rock...
- Daylight
Daylight over the Village Green early in the morning. Daylight over the hills and valleys heralding the morning. Daylight over the mountains, daylight on the Village Green, Daylight over the field and the factories....
- Cricket
Some people say that life is a game, well if this is so I'd like to know the rules on which this game of life is based. I know of no game more fitting than the age old game of cricket It has honour, it has character...
- Cadillac
I don't want no Cadillac(C-a-d-i-l-l-a-c)The one I got I'm gonna take back(C-a-d-i-l-l-a-c)Come down to my house early in the morning(C-a-d-i-l-l-a-c)Look at the car wouldn't give me no warningOh, CadillacWell, I...
- Session Man
He never will forget at allThe day he played at the Albert Hall.A million sessions ago it seems.He is a session man,A chord progression,A top musician.Rock 'n' roll or vocal star [could be "folk group star" or...
- After The Rain
Who lies on sheets of ice Who pays for paradise After the rain After the rainWho suffers fools and freaks Who hangs in guilty cliques After the rain After the rain Somebody save me The water's rising Sweet Jesus take...
- Comin' Down
Psychopath, young man Dedicated to efficiency 17, 28, 59 Looks like it's comin' down on me Down on me, down on me, down on meHold tight! big brother Calling in the name of liberty Lots stone take your place Looks like...
- Waiting For The World
Barefooted could've beens, playing snakes and ladders Climbing up the gravel walk Welcome them inside and you watch their words collide As they try to talk Show them the door to the cold star chamber They say "after...
- Out Of The Blue
Are you still hanging out, still not making out Doin' well without me You said you'd take it all and dared the axe to fall I guess you're never coming down babe Baby, out of the blue Baby, out of the blue Are you...
- Announcement
Announcement 1 (track 1) "It has been rumored that a new People's Army has been formed by a certain 'Commander Black'. A few minor incidents have already been reported, and further unconfirmed reports suggest that...
- Artificial Man
Scene: After his capture, Flash is taken to a secret hideout to have his brain cleansed, and his mind conditioned. Flash, Mr. Black and the Mad Scientist sing: Flash: I can't believe it's happening I just want to stay...
- Groovy Movies
Sometimes i think i'm gonna better myself,Searching for acceptance in this big, wide world.Sometimes i think i won't make it,Playing in a rock 'n' roll band.Sometimes i wanna be a picture director,And try to make the...
- Animal Farm
This world is big and wild and half insane.Take me where real animals are playing.Just a dirty old s***,Where the hound dogs bark, That we called our home.I want to be back there,Among the cats and dogs,And the pigs...
- Do You Remember Walter?
Walter, remember when the world was young and all the girls knew Walter'sname?Walter, isn't it a shame the way our little world has changed.Do you remember Walter playing cricket in the thunder and the rain?Do you...
- Big Sky
Big Sky looked down on all the people looking up at the big sky,Everybody's pushing one another around.Big Sky feels sad when he sees the children scream and cry,But the Big Sky's too big to let it get him down.Big...
- Brainwashed
You look like a real human being But you don't have a mind of your own Yeah, you can talk, you can breathe You can work, you can stitch, you can sew But you're brainwashed Yes you are, yes you are Get down on your...
- Missing Persons
Have you seen this face?Does it ring a bell?Does it strike a chord somewhere in your mind?And there's a big reward,If you help us solve this crime,And if you recognize this face, dial 999.Have you seen this face?Dig...
- Too Hot
Everybody's working out at the gymnasium, Pumping iron, getting fit, ready to compete. Everybody working on their own body heat. Everybody hustling out on the street. Julian is out there looking at locations, Arthur's...
- Going Solo
She left a message after the tone,I hear it over and over on the answer phone.No one can find her, address unknown.She just decided to go out and make it alone.Solo, solo,My little child is going solo.Solo, solo,My...
- Summer's Gone
Looking in a window on a rainy day. Thinking about good things that I just threw away. Looking in the gutter, watching the trash go flowing by. Thinking it's Summer, but there are only clouds in the sky. When I think...
- Word Of Mouth
I've been trying to get a message to you, But the operator can't put me through, Because the vandals went and wrecked all the telephones. And all my enemies are spreading bad news, You won't call me, that's why I'm...
- Sold Me Out
I always knew that they'd get me somehow sooner or later,But with a bullet in the head, a knife in the back,Not a pocket calculator.Sorry mister, you're all wiped up,You're all washed up,Sold you out.Got no dreams,...
- Guilty
Stand before your maker, it will make or break youWhile living for todayI know you, you are a faker, don't try me i will take youWhile living for todayDon't stand in the light for the truth it will blind youSecure in...
- Massive Reductions
I've been sacrificed in the name of the company,I've been victimized for the sake of economy.I had a big house, a big car,Expense account and credit cards,But now look what they've done to me.They're making massive...
- Do It Again
Standing in the middle of nowhereWondering how to beginLost between tomorrow and yesterdayBetween now and thenAnd now we're back where we startedHere we go round againDay after day I get up and I sayI better do it...
- Dandy
Dandy, DandyWhere you gonna go now?Who you gonna run to?All you lifeYou're chasing all the girls,They can't resist your smile.Oh, they long for Dandy, Dandy.Checkin' out the ladies,Tickling their fancy,Pouring out...
- Living On A Thin Line
All the stories have been told Of kings and days of old, But there's no England now. All the wars that were won and lost, Somehow don't seem to matter very much anymore. All the lies we were told, All the lies of the...
- Victoria
Long ago life was clean*** was bad and obsceneAnd the rich were so meanStately homes for the LordsCroquet lawns, village greensVictoria was my queenVictoria, Victoria, Victoria, 'toria.I was born, lucky meIn a land...
- A Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy
Hello you, hello meHello people we used to beIsn't it strange, we never changedWe've been through it all, yet we're still the sameAnd I know, it's a miracle we still goFor all we know, we might still have a way to...
- Out Of The Wardrobe
Has anybody here seen a chick called Dick He looks real burly but, he's really hip He's 6 feet tall and his arms are all brown and hairy Well, he married Betty Lou back in '65 When you had to be butch to survive But...
- Long Tall Sally
Gonna tell Aunt Mary about Uncle JohnHe says he has the blues but he has a lot of funOh baby,Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh baby,Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh baby,We're gonna have some fun tonightWell Long Tall Sally has a lot on the...
- Destroyer
Met a girl called Lola and I took her back to my place feelin' guilty, feelin' scared, hidden cameras everywhere Stop! hold on. stay in control Girl, I want, you here with me but i'm really not as cool as i'd like to...
- The Road
Sitting alone on my hotel Looking in the mirror wondering, "well, After all this time you never thought you'd still be out on the road?" Like a gypsy I was born to roam Like a wanderer with no fixed abode I think...
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