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Time to go
04:24
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Seven long years since we took that trip
Steaming day, early May as I remember it
The air was fresh and heavy with that Kai Tak Nullah smell
I see it all so clearly now, I see it all so well.
As raindrops fell and lightning danced a ballet
The old tram cars from Shau Kei Wan went rattling down the valley
Then we moved out to the country, down Hirams's lost Highway
Swinging into old Sai Kung on that dirty green 1A
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Time to go yes it's time to go
When we first came it was summer rain now we miss the melting snow
Never thought I'd hear me say these words twelve months ago
But I've seen the signs read between the lines and I guess it's time to go
Seven long years how the time has flown
Good friends have come good friends have gone and how the kids have grown
And the old men playing mahjong on the streets of Tsuen Kwan O
They bring to mind another place and time I'm a thinking it's time to go
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It's time to go
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2. |
Heavenly
03:32
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Jenny I saw you down by the river then again I didn't see you at all
Jenny I saw you down by the river with your lover so strong and tall
Jenny I saw you finally deliver the blow to end it all
Jenny I saw you down by the river then again I didn't see you at all
Jenny I saw you run through the trees and you know - you looked small
Jenny you followed the blood red water down to the waterfall
Jenny I saw you running through the trees you know you didn't see me at all
An' Jenny I saw you down by the river - you turned ...
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It was heavenly
The smile you gave to me
It was heavenly
Jenny I saw you down by the river then again I didn't see you at all
Jenny I saw you down by the river with your lover so strong and tall
Jenny I saw the blood red water down at the waterfall
Jenny I saw you finally deliver the blow to end it all
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3. |
Cellar of your soul
03:04
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Taken out of context I thought it might have been
A cruel hearted lover (or one a lot like him)
Taking advantage of your thin skin
Going down into the cellar for some wine, whisky & gin
Taking advantage of the state that you were in
Down in the cellar of your soul
Buildings like crayons with unseen clientele
Taxi cabs, hot dog stands, slopes and parallels
Disappear into the ocean like an ocean hides a shell
Dancing through the dizy streets, floating on a carousel
Nothing could make me I'd never ever dwell
Down in the cellar of your soul
Thank you from the basement of my heart
Thank you that's where my thanking starts
Thank you from the basement of my heart
Down into the cellar of your soul
Deep inside my raincoat pocket there's an old box of confetti
I never got to use it much my hands all cold and sweaty
A falling star met shangri-la out on that beat up jetty
I should have thrown that paper up but something wouldn't let me
You turned and smiled so easily
You knew you'd got the best of me
Down in the cellar of your soul
Down in the cellar of your soul
Down in the cellar of your soul
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4. |
A man like me
03:17
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If you knew a man like me
With a heavy heart weighed down eternally
Whose tender fate I contemplate and think on
Whose armour plate I rest my half drunk drink on
Would you tell him what you thought most honestly?
If you knew a man like me
Down among the scented flowers. Well he lost one hundred hours
Through those gentle streets he lost a hundred more
He knew his love would last forever. Bright as gold, tough as leather
Under heaven's moon they swayed along the shore
But time was not on his side, not on her side, not on their side
Time and tide saw pride before the fall
If you knew a man like me
By the well beside the river. He was wishing that he never
Got up early just to hear the morning bell
She held everything together. He was right, she was clever
But the bell rang still as evening shadow fell
Just one love song to linger on when all the love is dead and gone
Would you tell him that was wish was Gods Just Will ?
If you knew a man like me
If you knew a man like me
With a heart of gold that anyone can see
No secrets you must look him in the eye for
No mighty dream to reach up to the sky for
Whose love is just but a faded memory
If you were a man like me
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5. |
Hate
03:35
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Hate ain't comin' through the window
Comin' through the front door today
Hate ain't comin' through the window
Comin' through the front door today
What are we bound to do?
What must we say?
What are we bound to do?
Someday
Hate ain't hiding in the back room
Sitting on the front porch today
Hate ain't hiding in the back room
Sitting on the front porch today
What are we bound to do?
Where must we go?
What are we bound to do?
I don't know
Hate ain't waitin' in the shadows
Standing in the bright light today
Hate ain't waitin' in the shadows
Standing in the bright light today
What are we going to say?
What must we do
What are we gonna to say?
Up to you
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6. |
Whisky and beer
03:05
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I can't believe we did just meet
Everything it seemed so sweet
I'm gonna leave it 'til the morning
My head give me some kind of a warning
Whisky and beer
Made it all unclear
But I know, I know, I know
But I've been a-walkin' with Elaine
She said she wants to change her name
But I've got to leave it 'til the morning
My head just give me a warning
Whisky and beer
Made it all unclear
But I know, I know
And I don't think I can go
In the morning
When it comes
Well done made a fool of me again
Know I'm goinna feel the pain
Well I'm gonna wake up in the morning
My head give me some kind of a warning
Whisky and beer
Made it all unclear
But I know, I know
And I don't think that I can go
In the morning
When it comes
When it comes
When it comes
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7. |
Temporarily blind
03:55
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Catching up on afterthoughts
I had well after time
Catching up on afterthoughts
One day I let them go, I make you mine
And you talkin' temptation
The blood ran from my mind
That situation leaves me
Temporarily blind
Give me back my innocence the one that I have lost
Give me back my inner sense you know I pay the price
I know the cost
You're talking frustration
Someone ran through my mind
That situation leaves me
Temporarily blind
Temporarily compromised
Temporarily on your side
Temporarily seen the light
Temporarily I just can't fight
Temporarily my hearts on fire
Temporarily with some desire
Temporarily I'm hypnotised
Temporarily I know where I will go tonight
Catching up on afterthoughts
I had well after time
Catching up on afterthoughts
One day I let them go, I make you mine
And you talkin' temptation
Someone ran through my mind
That situation leaves me
Temporarily blind
Temporarily compromised
Temporarily on your side
Temporarily seen the light
Temporarily I just can't fight
Temporarily my hearts on fire
Temporarily with some desire
Temporarily I'm hypnotised
Temporarily I know where I will go tonight
So give me back my innocence the one that I have lost
Give me back my inner sense you know I'll pay the price
I know the cost
And you talkin' temptation
The love went from my mind
That situation leaves me
Temporarily blind
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8. |
Falling
04:33
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You caught my name
I caught your scent
Neither of us really knew
What any of it really meant
We went running out
I heard your old man calling
What's that all about?
Can't you see, can't you see
That I'm falling?
We took the bus
You took the stares
Neither of us really knew
Why anybody really cares
We went running out
But I heard my old man calling
Say what's this all about?
I said can't you see, and I said can't you see
That I'm falling?
Falling from the clouds
I'm falling
And I don't know if I'm ever coming down
You caught my name
I caught your scent
Neither of us really knew
What any of it really meant
We went steppin' out
I heard my old friends calling
Hey what's that all about?
I said can't you see, I said can't you see
That I'm falling?
Falling from the clouds
I'm falling
And I don't know if I'm ever coming down
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9. |
Wiseman
03:21
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Wiseman., wiseman, drive your Toyota
With your daughter in the back in a plain white dress - whoaah
Wiseman, wiseman, drive her to the alter
Down a barren dusty track through fields that you both know
Wiseman, wiseman, stub another cigarette
Into the pavement by the big church door - whoaah
Wiseman, wiseman, under your patent leather soles
So everbody knows she's leaving home
She's been up all night
Her mind's been racin'
With thoughts of you
You've been up all night
An' your old bones aching, but now
It's a sunny day and they feel new
And she'll still love you
She'll still love you
She'll still love you
Yeah
Wiseman, wiseman, drive your Toyota
Back along the track to the place that you can't leave
Wiseman, wiseman your willpower falters
And the skies so full of dust you can hardly breathe
You'll be up all night
An' your mind racin'
With thoughts of her and her old place
But oh! a sunny day and you'll come through
And she'll still love you
She'll still love you
She'll still love you
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
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10. |
Narvacan
03:36
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Gather round, listen well
To the story I will tell
From Sai Kung, to Narvacan
This is how it all began
To a cab to Chek Lap Kok
Took a drink in the bar
Got on board a CR jet
Headed down to Laoag
Took a bus
To Narvacan
People and places
I don't understand
Rum and gin
In Narvacan
When the sun goes down
Narvacan, Sea and sand
The place where I must be
Narvacan, Narvacan
I feel you in my bloodstream
Narvacan, Narvacan
Wedding vows and preacher man
While the music plays to the drummer man
Down in Narvacan
Narvacan, Narvacan
I can see you in my dreams
Feel your presence in my bones
and my blood is feeling mean
Getting late in Narvacan
Still the music plays
Dancing down in Narvacan
I hope that I'll be coming back again
I hope that I'll be coming back again
I hope that I'll be coming back again
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11. |
Lonely me
04:14
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Someone left the light on
Now I cannot see
Lonely, lonely man
Lonely me
Fire and illusion
Are they the master key?
Lonely, lonely man
Lonely me
The highway is for gamblers
I heard a wiseman say
I'm not in for for a soft landing
Just love to find a better way
And the highway is for drifters
Who never knew the sea
I'm not trying to
Paint the best for you
Just hope that you'll agree
With my eyes wide open
I'm as blind as I can be
Lonely, lonely man
Lonely me
Well the highway is for sailors'
Devoted loyalty
I'm not trying to
Paint the best for you
I hope that you can see
Someone left the light on
Now I cannot see
Lonely, lonely man
Lonely me
Lonely me
Lonely me
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Last night I cried and I felt my heart die
When you, you walked away
Ever since then I've been banging my head against the wall
How can I pretend?
When the stairs that I climb are the stairs to your mind
And not just the stairs to your room
I've got a feeling that you're deep inside of me
And I'm hoping to let you out soon
When I'm awake and I'm thinking of you
Is that unusual? No now not at all
When I'm asleep and I'm dreaming of you
Is that unusual? No now not at all
Whoa how come my mind loses track all the time?
How come I feel so lonesome and confused?
I've got a feeling that you're deep inside of me
And I'm hoping to let you out soon
And how come my - heart misses - when you're near me?
How come I feel I'm locked inside a tomb?
Well I've got a feeling that you're deep inside of me
And I'm hoping to let you out soon
But I've got a feeling that you're deep inside of me
And I'm hoping to let you out soon
Hoping to let you out
Hoping to let you out soon
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13. |
Cocaine blues *
02:12
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Pete Slater etc Hawes, UK
Songs produced over the decades with friends and in isolation.
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