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Seymour Stein

Seymour Stein – I’ve been lonely I caught a glimpse of someone’s face I were mine and I’d been crying Half a world away Ticket for a plane Record company man I won’t be coming for dinner My thoughts are … [cont…]

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Lazy Jane

Working the village shop Putting a poster up Dreaming of anything Dreaming of the time when you are free from all the trouble you’re in In the mud, on your knees Trying hard not to please Anyone, all the time … [cont…]

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Wrong Love

I went looking for my darling I went looking for a sign And I found her in the morning Somewhere in the back of my mind I’m not what I could be I need a true love I went looking … [cont…]

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Shoot The Sexual Athlete

Now I’m in a band people try to make me do things Kiss arses and pay tribute But I’m inclined today to do those things anyway And I don’t care who hears it ‘Cause I’m a fan of the Go-Betweens … [cont…]

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The Magic Of A Kind Word

When I think of all the sorrow It is hard to take a breath People fighting one anther And I feel there’s nothing left When I feel there’s nothing left… Hey! Cut me loose, now I’m feeling fine, Yeah I’m … [cont…]

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Nothing In The Silence

Something set me thinking When I opened up my eyes That there was nothing there to tell me I’ve been listening to lies But in silence there is truth There is beauty, there is love There is nothing in the … [cont…]

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(My Girl’s Got) Miraculous Technique

And now the snow’s stopped snowing. Maybe we’ll get some bowling and drinking in And looking at the sky. Pretend that you despise it, Why does your lazy eye rest on his skin, his arm and his wallet too? Take … [cont…]

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A Century Of Elvis

We were sitting in the living room on the sofa, the wrong way round, looking out the window. It was quiet, and then in the car park across the road we saw Elvis – look, there beside the postman’s van, … [cont…]

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Photo Jenny

I’m in a mess, I’m in a dress There’s nothing from here till tomorrow morning How will I get there? I don’t do drugs All my friends are on their holidays I go outside, it’s not so bad I saw … [cont…]

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A Century Of Fakers

There are people going hungry every day They’ve got nothing on their plates And you’re filling your fat face with every different kind of cake And if you ever go lardy, or go lame I will drop you straight away … [cont…]

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