1. |
Early Riser
02:04
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this heart of mine it's an early riser
the rooster crows and i'm wide awake
this heart of mine it's a real slave driver
i don't think it knows it's supposed to break
i packed my past in a big black sack
left it with the rubbish by the railway tracks
this heart of mine it's an early riser now
this heart of mine it's a real hard worker
always got a hand in this and that
this heart of mine it's a real slow learner
i don't think it knows it's supposed to crack
i packed my past in a big black case
put a smile on both sides of my face
this heart of mine it's a real hard worker now
this heart of mine it's a real bullshitter
stays up all night just chewing that fat
my dad used to say you can't kid a kidder
this heart of mine's not sure about that
i've ditched my past in a big black hole
i've got a bone to pick with my soul
this heart of mine it's a real bullshitter now
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2. |
Drugs Are All Right
02:32
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woke up last night from an awful dream
instead of blood i had nicotine
sometimes i miss amphetamine
and i know that it misses me
went to a party somewhere late last night
told myself i had a real nice time
but it's not the same with just a glass of wine
i think the drugs are all right
i got this job: they do these random tests
but i haven't even had one yet
i could get away with anything, i bet
and one day i think i might
i know there's downsides: it's plain to see
they've all been pointed out to me
it's probably not as good as it used to be
still i think the drugs are all right
now i'm not saying i want some heroin
i don't play games that i can't win
wasting your life's not such an awful sin
its bark's worse than its bite
i've ended up with a real nice life
i've got two kids and a pretty little wife
don't tell em i said this, but my advice
is i think the drugs are all right
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3. |
Fox in the Headlights
02:47
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like a fox in the headlights
like a cloud in the rain
i tried to hide in the sunlight
my shadow gave me away
but i thought this time'd be different
but every time that i see you coming round
i know that i'll take it
laying down
when all the fighting was over
i still had nothing to say
every time i get closer
something pulls me away
but i thought this time'd be better
but every time that i hear you gaining ground
i know that i'll take it
laying down
like a fox in the headlights
like a cloud in the rain
i tried to hide in the sunlight
my shadow gave me away
but i thought this time we could make it
but even now you're still waving as i drown
and i know that i'll take it
laying down
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4. |
A Very Wise Old Man
03:32
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well they told me when i was young
never lose sight of where yr from
then when i started looking back
they said stop living in the past
but i'm turning
into a very wise old man
and i'm learning
as little as i can
do you think we should start again
cos you were always laughing then
but it's funny how things work out
yr not laughing now
i saw the shadows on the wall
and i was thinking i'd seen it all
but when the shadows started to sing
i knew i hadn't seen a thing
so let the leopard change its spots
i'm sticking with what i've got
you can go and try something new
i've got better things to do
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5. |
Birthday Boy
03:01
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they packed him up and they put him in a suitcase
he's ended up in the middle of the ratrace
one more day, waiting for the money to come
and they sold his toys: they dropped him in the ocean
the birthday boy playing with a shotgun
one more day, waiting for the money to come
and they clap their hands
and they jump for joy
and gather round the birthday boy
screaming and singing
i can still hear em shout
saying you'll never get out
lock your doors: pretend you've got a secret
that friend of yours looks just like a policeman
one more day, waiting for the money to come
write your lines but they still tell your mother
i think my wife is sleeping with my brother
one more day, waiting for the money to come
burning clothes on a fire in the backyard
his father's ghost hanging from a lanyard
one more day, waiting for the money to come
and there he goes, running in the ratrace
nine-years-old with a tie and a briefcase
one more day, waiting for the money to come
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6. |
Waiting on the Wrong Bus
03:12
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i'm always waiting on the wrong bus
trying to get the night to fall
i was walking through the graveyard
and i never saw a soul at all
you were spotted by a waitress
sitting reading baudelaire
the flowers of evil
i see em blooming everywhere
i don't think i wanna live here anymore
come a little closer or close the door
just another soldier fighting a forgotten war
my kids believe in magic
but my belief is growing thin
i trained as a mechanic
but i can't even fix a drink
i know i said i had a good time
but really, it wasn't fun
i'm nearly forty-years-old now
still telling you that i'll die young
i checked into a hotel
nobody saw me signing in
i'm erasing all the traces
of all the places i have been
and all this really happened
it's only the facts i've changed
i'm still waiting on the wrong bus
losing at the loving game
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7. |
Border Song
02:37
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i told you then that i would come
but i'm still stuck at the border
you give yr heart to everyone
but yr only following orders
the lights are on: there's no one home
i'm wilting like a flower
i never thought i'd be alone
at such an awful hour
across the land the lover's curse
has blessed all of these people
here's the hand and here's the church
but there's no one in the steeple
beneath the bed i wrote yr name
and tried to find our purpose
but the ones who said they'd share the blame
they were only here to hurt us
and i know you tried and i know you'll say
that none of this is surprising
you've still got all you gave away
but i lost what i was hiding
i only wish i'd been around
to cherish every minute
but i searched for years and all i found
yr heart was never in it at all
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8. |
End of the War
02:32
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the kids are throwing stones at the bride and groom
i'm playing the piano in a bombed-out room
she's standing by the window taking a photograph
i hope the war doesn't end too fast
there's a little bit of hope in everything you touch
i pulled on the rope - it didn't do that much
they're protesting the government in london town
i'm gonna go and have a look around
all the old folks keep saying it's a different world
overaged men with underaged girls
i don't even know what you expect me to do
i only came here cos you asked me to
and i'm not the doctor - i'm the doctor's son
i can be the doctor til the real one comes
that dead bird'll open up its mouth and sing
i can waste all day not doing anything
in the market square where the pensioners sit
the pockmarked pigeons peck on their own shit
there's a man going round and he's calling your name
i was dead before and i'll be dead again
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9. |
Walking On Water
04:13
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if i leave here
where would i go
any road i travel
always leads me home
and if i stay here
what would i do
when i'm away from you
if i stand my ground
or if i fall to my knees
will i see your eyes
turn away from me
you're after a miracle
but you know what they say
walking on water
wasn't built in a day
and if you leave here
where will you go
any road you travel
only leads you home
and if you stay here
where will you be
when you're away from me
the last thing i heard
as you were falling asleep
tonight is a promise
tomorrow won't keep
you're after a miracle
but you know what they say
walking on water
wasn't built in a day
you say we're changing
and i know that it's true
but if we didn't change
what else would we do
you're after a miracle
but you know what they say
walking on water
wasn't built in a day
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10. |
Promising Old Man
02:40
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you never climbed that mountain
you never wrote that book
never really did anything
you always said you would
last night in my apartment
i was talking with your ghost
we didn't know what happened
til we read a facebook post
in the graveyard
there's a barren patch of land
here lies
a promising old man
and i heard you had a daughter
i heard she's doing okay
but there's something in the water here
and the water's in her veins
we fell as light as feathers
from your parent's loft
if you ever get to heaven
i hope the landing's just as soft
and one thing i'm still learning
is to keep the things i've got
not lose em while i'm searching
for all the things i'm not
and i never climbed that mountain
i never wrote that book
i never really did anything
i always said i would
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