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It's funny how time seems to soften the blow And only with time do I see at all That the promises made were the start of the fall The biggest mistake was to promise at all Shout the odds And what does it matter now? That dreams are a passing cloud Their...

I bought the paper yesterday and I saw the obituary And I read of how you died in pain - Well I just couldn't understand it If I could of changed that, then Lord knows I'd do it now But there is no going back - And what's done is done forever But you we...

For liberty there is a cost - its broken skulls and leather cosh, From the boys in uniform - now you know whose side their on - With backing - with blessing, From earthly gods not heaven, A stones throw away from it all. Whatever pleasures those who get...

Hush little baby don't you cry Momma's gonna buy you a nursery rhyme And if that don't send you to sleep Momma's gonna have to find the key All of our worries are not our choice Someone sees to that, I know not why Things that we've worked for they start...

Our eyes meet across the floor We don't have to say much more Lets take a chance on it Say you'll be mine till spring We kiss on crowded streets We kiss everytime we meet Who knows how it will go Stay here till summer comes I love you more each day Go...

If I could I'd give you the world Wrap it all around you I won't be satisfied with just a piece of your heart Angel, you're my Angel Dreams are Dreams and some dreams come true I found a real dream, baby when I found you You're so strong, but tender too...

I, just like a fool let you go Not knowing what I had lost As only a fool would know Still counting, but not the cost And so not having much left to show I tried to fool myself As only a fool could show Until she comes to me I never thought that it wo...

Who takes the heart from a stag Who gets a hard-on with blood on their hands Who strips the wonder of life When they don't have the right But they say it's fair game And they won't feel no pain As we feel no shame So let the sun come down Let our eyes...

As the rain comes down, upon this sad sweet earth I lie awake at nights and - think about me All those usual things like what a fool I've been I curse the awful way - that I let you slip away For what was forged in love, is now cooling down With only myse...

I know you have time But believe me it will fly by - And if it don't treat you right I want you to know that you can call me. Into each life, some rain must fall But if the storm becomes too much for you all - Don't be afraid to enter my life I will be...

Can you still love me? Take it - I look into your eyes and suddenly I see The changing colours of a world of mystery I stare so deep until I finally come 'round Still never knowing what is up and what is down Can you still love me? When my love breaks...

Changes of clothes and summer showers Like changing the guard it only lasts for hours, Wondering what and where did it go Crying over nothing worth crying for Once in a while - I still think about, The smile on your face girl, the first time around, I'm...

Confessions 1, 2 & 3 - count me off But don't count me down, Down to what you wanted of me Now I know - I could not be, Confessions of the fool of dreams As I once - once took the blame Now I just laugh and sing That it's all - all in the game. You...

Catch me I'm falling so fast and I can't seem to find All the reasons I had when the purpose was mine Now I stumble so fast rolling into the night Kiss me quick before I land and am broken in two Keep me on the right track, hold my dreams in tact too I ge...

Everybody's on the run When times get too rough and things get you down When life gets too tough just take a look around The money gets tight and there's no one around No one in sight - you've got to understand You're trying so hard to make your life ri...

The giant towers over all But from close distance he don't seem that big at all In fact he's no more than you or I Though we give him far more power than his size Could such a land ever exist Where those so many could be rendered oh so weak And still be...

The teardrops in my eyes are now just words upon some paper Imitating poetry that comes to my time later Oh, Francoise Could it be the time changing Oh, Francoise Please don't get me wrong - I meant it If good things come in twos why did we never act as...

I close my eyes - I reach out my hand And there you are - beautiful in scabs Caressing my scalp - under the mounts of the gun towers I shout your name - I kick out in dreams And here we are - the searchlight beams The siren squeals - and hopeless shuffle...

Have you ever chased the night that sailed in front of you On a boat that's bound for hope - But left you in the queue With your shouting, waving, taunting, flaunting friends as crew Telling you that every lie you ever heard was true Have you stood upon th...

When I find you waiting hours; oh, You're there to save my life for our obvious goal We've got a headstart for happiness For our part, guess we must be blessed For this feeling to be so strong Tell me is that so wrong? T[...] Unfortunately, we are not...

I've counted all the pores of my skin I've listed all the places I've been I'm trying not to keep it out of my mind I'm trying to remember my lines I'm trying to will the sun to shine So I don't crack and crumble with time Deep inside I've determined to...

Tired of dust and dirt to clean This place once loved, now makes me sick I've got to get away I've passed the places of my youth Torn out pages from a well-read book I dream awhile - but I leave it anyway But I can still remember when I could still lau...

Guilty of the old excuse Of losing myself to you But I'm only human I think in time things can only get more confused If I make the same mistake Of thinking it's all quite plain Please excuse my ignorance But I've never felt this before In love for th...

If you believe you have an equal share In the whole wide world and all it bears An' that your share is no less or more than Your fellow sisters and brother man Then take this knowledge and with it insist Declare yourself - an internationalist! If you lay...

I remember all the early days Trying to think of the right things to say I didn't want yo[...] Unfortunately, we are not licensed to display the full lyrics for this song at the moment. Hopefully we will be able to in the future. Until then, how about a ra...

I'll keep on diving til I reach the ends, dredging up the past to drive me round the bendz, what is it in me that I can't forget I keep finding so much that I now regret. But no, on I go down into the depths turning things over that are better left dredg...

No peace for the wicked - only war on the poor They're batting on pickets - trying to even the score It's all inclusive - the dirt comes free And you can be all that you want to be Oh an equal chance and an equal pay But equally there's no equal pay Ther...

I play out my role Why I've even been out walking They tell me that it helps But I know when I'm beaten All those lonely films And all those lonely parties But now the feeling is off-screen An' the tears for real not acted, anymore I'm all mixed up in...

I play out my role Why I've even been out walking They tell me that it helps But I know when I'm beaten All those lonely films And all those lonely parties But now the feeling is off-screen An' the tears for real not acted, anymore I'm all mixed up in...

Oh I think it's too late baby Oh I think it's too late again Trying to look back over my shoulder I could see my past oh so clear And I remember how, how I used to hold her Oooh it makes me wish that she was here Too many love pains Jealous inside Too...

Luck fell in the right place for me The day you happend to come by - You caught me feeling all was useless And left me feeling ten feet high Now nothing again will be quite the same You gathered my fears and threw them away Luck dropped in just at the r...

I bought the paper yesterday and I saw the obituary And I read of how you died in pain - Well I just couldn't understand it If I could of changed that, then Lord knows I'd do it now But there is no going back - And what's done is done forever But you we...

It's no good praying to the powers that be 'Cause they won't shake the roots of the money tree No good praying to the pristine alters Waiting for the blessing with Holy water They like the same old wealth in the same old hands Means the same old people st...

Hush now child, and don't you cry Your folks might understand you, by and by Just move on up Towards your destination You may find, from time to time, complications Bite your lip, oh child, just take a trip Though there may be a wet road ahead You canno...

Daylight turns to moonlight - and I'm at my best Praising the way it all works - gazing upon the rest The cool before the warm The calm after the storm I wish to stay forever - letting this be my food But I'm caught up in a whirlwind and my ever changing...

Down and down I went - in a spiral wheel Til I coudn't touch and I couldn't feel Then you came along and pulled me up Showed me all the things that I'd forgot Don't let it go - don't let it stop Don't let it fool - don't let it drop I've not come this fa...

Oh night after night - I still miss you baby Night after night - I still want your love Since you've been gone my whole life has changed Without your love mine's just not the same Day after day your on my mind Thinking of you takes up all of my time I s...

Back in the party chambers Laughter, records loud I guess my guests are alright They won't miss me for awhile 'Cause I need to be alone Let me sink in sadness 'Cause I can't forget her She was on my mind and Try as I might I spend all my time - Thinki...

Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah Brothers, sisters, one day we'll all be free From fighting; violence; people crying in the street When the angels from above Fall down and spread their wings like doves We'll walk hand in hand Sisters, brothers, we'll make it to...

If we don't move - the moves our last We deprive ourselves of our only chance Now once and for all, the right must go Now all for one - register to vote It's a chance to show, that you can't be bought Whatever you think - whatever you thought You've got...

I was half in mind I was half in need, And as the rain came down I dropped to my knees and prayed I said "oh Heavenly thing please cleanse my soul, I've seen all on offer and I'm not impressed at all". I was halfway home I was half insane, And every shop...

Feel is a word I can't explain, At least not in words that are plain, That makes it easy to express, But I'll try to do my best To hit you were it counts Please let me try to build A solid bond in your heart A solid bond in your heart I an fuelled by...

Getcha mining soul deep - with a lesson in history There's people fighting for their communities Don't say this struggle - does not involve you If you're from the working class this is your struggle too If they spent more on life as they do on death We mi...

Your hair hangs in golden steps You're a bonafide in every respect You are walking through streets that mean nothing to you You believe you're above it and I don't really blame you Maybe that's why you speak like a child; The things you're saying like "I'...

I was hoping to be found alive in a pool of lies and An ocean of tears I was looking for a ship ahoy I was waiting, bottom line, for a miracle All I hope is that when they find me I have the good sense to say a prayer For all that is dear to me I hope I...

I will learn, I will grow And for my pain, my strength shall show For as surely as Spring will come Bringing freshness to order's dance Until the ices melt away Then we will live again I will try, I will succeed To train my sights upon the deep And wai...

Can it be a part of me has changed alot That you have come into my life and brought so much With your sweet loving ways I don't want to change Sweet loving ways Let me just say That your sweet loving ways have saved I remember watching you from far awa...

The cost of loving's on the line again Honey, that just won't do As we turn another blind eye Oh, they steal it from you. But the feelings coming back Guess it always will And no matter how hurt you've been Cost of lovings on the line Honey that just...

True I was a gardener, once upon a time. When the world ws young and all the earth was mine Mine to tend to, to plough and to sow. Before mankind came and rendered all things low. And beauty was it's first name by this I would call. And ready the harvest...

No peace for the wicked - only war on the poor They're batting on pickets - trying to even the score It's all inclusive - the dirt comes free And you can be all that you want to be Oh an equal chance and an equal pay But equally there's no equal pay Ther...

Empty hours Spent combing the street In daytime showers They've become my beat; As I walk from cafe to bar I wish I knew where you are; Because you've clouded my mind And now I'm all out of time Empty skies say try to forget Better advice is to have n...

What you asked for is what I gave No questions stopped at and nothing saved From my scarcity of presence to my rarely seen bed I took you in hoping that you'd be a friend Now I'm so scared of the weeks ahead What I dreamed of I saw in you I needed someon...

The harbour lights that shine before me The jewels that gleam from a beckoning sea The rising shrieks that come from below me The rushing winds of age and time To close my eyes and feel the fall To not resist unto the pull Oh it's easy So, so easy The...

The lords and ladies pass a ruling That sons and girls go hand in land From good stock and the best breeding Paid for by the servile class Who have been told all lie in state To bow down forth and face their fate Oh it's easy So, so easy All righteous...

I don't mind what people say, They always think the worst anyway And if I'm wrong I'll pay the price It's a cost that I don't count as sacrifice I'm gonna love you anyway I don't care what people say I'm gonna love you come what may I don't care what people sa...

I feel like walking, because my poor hearts breaking You told me once I know, but loves a thing that can go Vanish in the night, its gone by morning's light It drifted in one day - but I'm hoping it will Stay - in my arms always, never go away I'll make t...

You don't have to take this crap You don't have to sit back and relax You can actually try changing it I know we've always been taught to rely Upon those in authority - But you never know until you try How things just might be - If we came together so strongly...

There's a girl in my office She keeps on stopping Right in front of my eyes Though I try and try I can't hide anymore Letting my feelings speak for me But when I try to speak My tongue gets weak I stay the lonely man I am Why should it be That my h...

Who will buy this wonderful morning Such a sky you never did see Who will tie it up with a ribbon And put it in a box for me So I could see it at my leisure Whenever things go wrong And keep it as a treasure To last my whole life long Who will buy thi...

I don't know why, I went missing It could have been the call of night It could have been a change of mind. I don't know why, I went missing And though lost I found myself Where I had been all the time. When the clock chimes I shall be gone But judge no...

I could be discontent and chase the rainbow's end I might win much more but lose all that is mine I could be a lot but I know I'm not I'm content just with the riches that you bring I might shoot to win and commit the sin Of wanting more than I've already...