Beeswing Richard Thompson

I was nineteen when I came to townThey called it the Summer of LoveThey were burning babies, burning flagsThe hawks against the dovesI took a job in the steamieDown on Cauldrum StreetAnd I fell in ...

Beeswing The Futureheads

I came to town and they called it the summer I came to town and they called it the summer I was nineteen when I came to town and they called it the summer of love they were burning babies burning f...

Cooksferry Queen Richard Thompson

Well, there's a house in an alleyIn the squats and low-riseOf a town with no futureBut that's where my future liesIt's a secret, but no secretIt's a rule, but no ruleWhere you find the darkest aven...

Sibella Richard Thompson

Oh some girls hold the ace, the deuce, the treyX-ray the deck to see what's comingMary Antoinette she smiled that wayEasy to smile when the luck is runningLike a myth you rode in from the westFrom ...

Bathsheba Smiles Richard Thompson

Bathsheba smilesShe smiles and veins turn to iceShe smiles and heads bow downShe works the roomAir-kisses every victim twiceShe spreads her joy aroundDo you close your eyes to see miracles?Do you r...

Two-Faced Love Richard Thompson

Two-faced love will make me doubt my mindTwo-faced love will keep me paralyzedTwo-faced love, I pace the room at nightWhy can't I get you off my mind?Oh, I try to dull my feelings downIn every bar,...

Hard On Me Richard Thompson

Hard on me, hard on meWhy do you grind me small?Hard on me, hard on meAt every fence I fallI bite my rageI stop my breathI shake my cageI swim with emptinessHard on me, hard on meLike they were har...

Crawl Back Under My Stone Richard Thompson

This time you hurt meYou really did it this time you didDid you count your fingers after shaking my handGod forbidRiff raff crawling from the slumsRight there in front of all your chumsI swear by t...

Uninhabited Man Richard Thompson

Only a misdirected dartAt an unprotected heartI'm sure it happens every dayJust a passing interludeA fresh face to change the moodI'll find my feet again you sayWhat rock, I had you rolledWhat rock...

Dry My Tears And Move On Richard Thompson

If you don't want me I'll dry my tears and move onIf you don't want me I'll dry my tears and move onYou treated me just good enough until nowBut if you're tired of me I'll get over you somehowOh, i...

Walking The Long Miles Home Richard Thompson

Oh, the last bus has goneOr maybe I'm wrong, it just doesn't existAnd the words that flew between me and youI must be crossed off your listSo I'm walking the long miles homeI don't mind losing youI...

That's All, Amen, Close The Door Richard Thompson

That's all. That's all there was.Say Amen. Close the door.She gave as much as she had to givePlease don't ask for morePlease don't ask for moreThat's all. The curtain's down.The lights are up. Go h...

Hope You Like The New Me Richard Thompson

I stole your style, hope you don't mindI must try to be all I can beIt suits me more than it ever suited youHope you like the new meAnd I stole your laugh so bright and breezyIt stops parties in mi...

Turning Of The Tide Richard Thompson

How many boys, one night stands? How many lips, how many hands have held you? Like I'm holding you tonight Too many nights, staying up late Too much powder and too much paint No, you can't hide fr...

Waltzings For Dreamers Richard Thompson

Oh play me a blue song And fade down the lightI'm sad as a proud man can be sad tonightJust let me dream on, Oh just let me swayWhile the sweet violins And the saxophones playAnd Miss, you don't kn...

I Misunderstood Richard Thompson

She said "Darling I'm in love with your mind.The way you care for me, it's so kind.Love to see you again, I wish I had more time".She was laughing as she brushed my cheek"Why don't you call me, ang...

I Feel So Good Richard Thompson

I feel so good I'm going to Break somebody's heart tonightI feel so good I'm going to Take someone apart tonightThey put me in jail for my deviant waysTwo years seven months and sixteen daysNow I'm...

Keep Your Distance Richard Thompson

If I cross your path again, Who knows where, Who knows whenOn some morning without number, On some highway without endDon't grasp my hand and say "Fate has brought you here today"Oh fate is only fo...

King Of Bohemia Richard Thompson

Let me rock you in my armsI'll hold you safe and smallA refugee from the SeraphimIn your rich girl rags and allDid your dreams die young? Were they too hard won?Did you reach too high and fall?And ...

I Can't Wake Up To Save My Life Richard Thompson

In my nightmare everything's wrongI'm waiting for love, but you come alongYou smile, you wave, you great me, Ciao!But you seem too happy to see me somehowThen the sky falls in on my headYour nails ...

The Ghost Of You Walks Richard Thompson

If that was our goodbye kissSeems a habit too good to missOnce more for the memoryHit the heights too well that timeTo leave it there would be a crimeSeems more like beginning to meAt least we trie...

Cold Kisses Richard Thompson

Here I am in your room going through your stuffSaid you'd be gone five minutes, that's time enoughHere in your drawer there's lacy thingsOld credit cards and beads and bangles and ringsBut I think ...

Fully Qualified To Be Your Man Richard Thompson

I don't want to be your friend anymoreYou've got fifty friends knocking at your doorLife is short, so please understandI'm fully qualified to be your manYou know zoology is up my streetAnd your ana...

Tear-Stained Letter Richard Thompson

"It was three in the morning when she took me apartShe wrecked the furniture, she wrecked my heartShe danced on my head like Arthur MurrayThe scars ain't never going to mend in a hurryJust when I t...

How I Wanted To Richard Thompson

When we parted just like friends We never tied loose ends I could never say the words That would make amends Oh, how I wanted to, oh, how I wanted to To say I loved you, to say I loved you Oh, how...

Both Ends Burning Richard Thompson

Well, I bought me a horse with a broken leg They said that she never could win "Only fit for a bullet", they said She'll be coming out of a tin So I took her home, I fed her on hay I tied her up w...

Poisoned Heart and a Twisted Memory Richard Thompson

Oh, you took my word and you took my key You took my pride and you took my dignity How can I still pretend To be what a man should be Well, whatever I say is in a book Whatever I do there's someon...

Where the Wind Don't Whine Richard Thompson

"Get in the car", she said and drive me into next week I should have turned her down, blame my curious streak I never dreamt that we'd be driving into trouble Until we hit a rock that bent my nose ...

Wrong Heartbeat Richard Thompson

Don't think my love is something that you can play withI'm not the one to spend the time of day withYou learn to hide love, you lock it up or find it goneYou think you need me, you think you read m...

Hand of Kindness Richard Thompson

Well I wove the rope and I picked the spotWell I struck out my neck and I tightened the knotO stranger, stranger, I'm near out of timeYou stretch out your hand, I stretched out mineO maybe just the...

Devonside Richard Thompson

By Devonside she was a-marchingIt was a gang of no great sizeAnd surrender was the banner that she carriedAnd hungry was the shiver in her eyesShe met a boy, his health was failingShe dropped the b...

Two Left Feet Richard Thompson

Oh two left feet, two left feetHow can you dance with two left feetTwo left feet, two left feetHow can you dance with two left feetI love you honey, you're so sweetJust get rid of them two left fee...

A Heart Needs A Home Richard Thompson

and Eyes cry rivers Indian givers Hearts of stone Paper ships and Painted faces The world's no place when You're on your own A heart needs a home ------------- Lyrics Powered by LyricFind Written By RICHARD

Al Bowlly's In Heaven Richard Thompson

Well we were heroes then, And the girls were all prettyAnd a uniform was a lucky charm, Bought you the key to the cityWe used to dance the whole night throughWhile Al Bowlly sang "The Very Thought ...

Mingus Eyes Richard Thompson

What a fool I wasWhat a thin disguiseBrando mumbleMingus eyesWas a time she fellBut then she got wiseBrando mumbleMingus eyesNever had the squint of James Deanor the Stanislavsky tearsOr the rebel ...

Easy There, Steady Now Richard Thompson

Jack-knife with a precious load spills its guts all over the roadExcuse me, I had to smile, lost my grip, too, for a whileIt's easy there, steady now, easy there, steady nowShe didn't have the dece...

Persuasion Richard Thompson

You and I, tempted by the promise of a different lifeTime has fled, there's a constant battleRunning through my headI don't know what to do 'cause I still believeAfter all the foolish things you pu...

Mr. Rebound Richard Thompson

My sweetheart, she bounced right out of my armsShe was gone before I remembered to clingWas I moving too slowly to catch herOr was she by nature a slippery thingInto the arms of Mr. ReboundInto the...

Ghosts in the Wind Richard Thompson

Call my name?Did you call my name in the night?In the whispers and sighsIn the whispers and sighs of the nightAh, ghosts in the windYeah, ghosts in the windNow this old house movesThis old house mo...

She Twists The Knife Again Richard Thompson

I keep my nose clean, I keep my speech plainI keep my promises, she twists the knife againI shut my memory, I close my eyes and thenShe takes another bite, she twists the knife againShe never leave...

Shoot Out The Lights Richard Thompson

In the dark, who can see his face?In the dark, who can reach him?He hides like a child. He hides like a child.Keeps his finger on the triggerYou know he can't stand the dayShoot out the lights. Sho...

1952 Vincent Black Lightning Richard Thompson

Says Red Molly, to James, "Well that's a fine motorbike.A girl could feel special on any such like."Says James, to Red Molly, "My hat's off to you.It's a Vincent Black Lightning, 1952.And I've seen...

It Only Hurts (Richard Durand Remix) Julie Thompson

What have you become my friend? I had loved you for so long Time tears at this heart of mine Don’t you see what you have done? Every breath that you take almost adds to the pain But this emptiness ...

It Only Hurts (Richard Durand Dub) Julie Thompson

But it’s not the first time It won’t be last time I find you But it’s not the first time It won’t be last time I find you

Walking on a Wire Richard & Linda Thompson

wire And I'm falling I'm walking on a wire, I'm walking on a wire And I'm falling I'm walking on a wire, I'm walking on a wire And I'm falling ------------- Lyrics Powered by LyricFind Written By RICHARD

Man in Need Richard & Linda Thompson

I packed my rags, went down the hillLeft my dependents a-lying stillJust as the dawn was rising upI was making good speedI left a letter lying on the bedFrom a man in need, it readYou know it's so ...

Back Street Slide Richard & Linda Thompson

slide They're gonna get you, dead or alive Stab you in the back with a kitchen knife Doing the backstreet slide Do it all day, the backstreet slide ------------- Lyrics Powered by LyricFind Written By THOMPSON

I'll Regret It All In The Morning Richard & Linda Thompson

Whisky helps to clear my headBring it with you into bedIf I beat you nearly deadI'll regret it all in the morningI'm so drunk I couldn't careIf that's a wig or your own hairHere's my ticket, take m...

Georgie On A Spree Richard & Linda Thompson

Me mammy told me, Isabel,Now don't stay out too lateOne day they'll throw you out of schoolSo get yourself a steady dateBut Georgie meets me every nightWe go out and we have a biteEyes of blue, and...

Old Man Inside A Young Man Richard & Linda Thompson

I was walking down the streetWhen I met with BillyHe shook his head at meAnd then he shook my handHe said, I've seen the worldAnd I've done some livingI don't believe in givingYou've got to take it...