Shatner

Lyrics:

Wear something bright and turn away
Imagine girls behaving in that way?
Why don’t you pack your bags and leave?
Look here’s another bruise I didn’t see

You can’t say: “It doesn’t really matter”
This isn’t TV; he isn’t William Shatner
Oh, I’ve told you before

These days you look so pale and thin
Wave down a bus and let’s be rid of him
You’ve spent this night beside your TV set
Remember when you used to laugh at it
You laughed a bit

You can’t say: “It doesn’t really matter”
This isn’t TV; he isn’t William Shatner
Oh, I’ve told you before

You can’t say: “It doesn’t really matter”
This isn’t TV; he isn’t William Shatner

All This And More

Lyrics:

I wonder what our kid has bought her
I think I’ll try and unwrap a corner
He didn’t spend that much in the end
He doesn’t think that highly of his friends

I’ve wanted one of those for years
That was until I got it here
On second thought, I don’t think I like it
But if it’s for sale someone will buy it

I can’t think just what I wanted it for
I can’t think just what I wanted it for

I’ve already borrowed too much money
I told Michelle and she thinks it’s funny
I won’t have anything but the best
Can I put this down and owe the rest?

I can’t think just what I wanted it for
I can’t think just what I wanted it for
All this and more

Don’t Be So Hard

Lyrics:

He became a man at twenty-three
And now he’s got to take up all the seat
I never knew he was so bold; I really think she should be told
But that’s what best friends are for and does she have a best friend, anymore?
At home, she tells him little lies like she’s not in the mood tonight

And when they’re out with all his friends he just forgets that she’s even there
And when they’re out with all his friends he just forgets that she’s even there

He’s got his name on people’s lips
He crushes fingers in his grip
And of course he shows that he doesn’t care if he chances to overhear:
“Have you seen her without make-up?” and, “I don’t think he’s had much luck!”
At home, she tells him little lies like onions always make her cry

And when they’re out with all his friends he just forgets that she’s even there
And when they’re out with all his friends he just forgets that she’s even there

Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft

Lyrics:

Oh, why do you catch my eye, then turn away?
I thought we said all the things we had to say
Shaun said he saw you holding hands with your new friend
How does it feel to know you’ve just won again?

Don’t give me that, because you were seen
Everyone thinks he looks daft but you can have your dream

Can I keep that book of yours and maybe this one too?
Oh sure, I’ll bring them ’round tomorrow, if that will do
Was it really full?
They must have queued there since half past three
Oh I didn’t go
Was it a good film?
Well, that’s just me

Don’t give me that, because you were seen
Everyone thinks he looks daft but you can have your dream
Oh you can have your dream

Guess who I saw, by your old house, just the other day?
That kid we used to think was mad, but now he looks okay
I think someone’s here; look at the window, I can’t make out who
Oh, I’d love to stay, but I’ve really got so many things to do

Don’t give me that, because you were seen
Everyone thinks he looks daft but you can have your dream

Don’t give me that, because you were seen
Everyone thinks he looks daft but you can have your dream

 

Every Mother’s Son

Lyrics:

You could hardly hope to please me; you haven’t got that voice
A man just needs his mother back; a woman’s got a choice
A little boy means strife and joy in sickness and in health
A man’s got to have his mother back, a woman’s got herself, oh, a woman’s got herself

Oh, will you help me, will you hold me, will you miss me when I’ve gone?
A woman’s got to have her mother’s boy so that her man is on his own
Will you excuse my little weakness, will you tell me, “That’s all right”?
A woman’s got to have her mother’s boy so that her man comes back each night
Oh, that man comes home each night

My Favourite Dress

Lyrics:

Sometimes, these words just don’t have to be said
I know how you both feel; the heart can rule the head
Jealousy is an essential part of love
The hurting here below and the emptiness above, oh

There’s always something left behind
There’s always something left behind
Never mind, oh, never mind

The tender caresses that bring out the man
I can’t still be drunk at five
Oh, I guess I surely can
Slowly your beauty is eaten away by the scent
of someone else in the blanket where we lay

There’s always something left behind
There’s always something left behind
Maybe next time

Uneaten meals
A lonely star
A welcome ride in a neighbour’s car
A long walk home
The pouring rain
I fell asleep when you never came
Some rare delight in Manchester town
It took six hours before you let me down
To see it all in a drunken kiss
A stranger’s hand on my favorite dress oh

That was my favourite dress, you know
That was my favourite dress

 

Living and Learning

Lyrics:

If you said that it was nice, would you feel the same way twice
Or was it me who said “there’s no forever”?
When the twilight’s in the sky, there’s a twinkle in your eye
God knows just why they seem to go together

When we’re walking in the park and staying out till dark
You know I’ve got to face the world tomorrow
If we feel a slight disgrace, it’s well hidden in that case
The furthest thing from both our hearts is sorrow

Oh, you must know that wrong or right, I’m going to need your help tonight
I don’t care what she says, we can do it anyway
Oh we can do it anyway

If you’re standing in the light, make sure I’m out of sight
I can’t afford to be seen from your window
And the closeness that we feel, is surely never real
It’s what we are, not what we’ll be tomorrow

You must know, wrong or right, I’m going to need your help tonight
I can say without a doubt, it’s going to be the end when she finds out

This Boy Can Wait

Lyrics:

Let me stay and talk with you and John
We could laugh and tell jokes all night long
Another glass and I’m sure I could explain
But you could maybe guess that I’ve got to see your friend again

Oh, yes I know it’s late
Oh, but this boy can wait
Oh, this boy can wait
Oh, there’s nothing more that you could do
I’ve just got to see this through

My heart beats so fast whenever you are near
My tongue gets tied up whenever you can hear
When I touch your hand, why do we have to hide behind these doors?
If the world doesn’t understand, then the world has got to learn

Oh, yes I know it’s late
Oh, but this boy can wait
Oh, this boy can wait
Oh, there’s nothing more that you could do
I’ve just got to see this through

Tonight, when I hold you in my arms and I prove that I’m a man
Oh, well I hope you understand

Once More

Lyrics:

A gang of thieves, somebody leaves; I swear I heard laughter
An empty gloom and some forbidden room and a window to shatter

And does your heart begin to fail when the moment gets closer?
You always turn the other way but it doesn’t really matter at all
It doesn’t really matter at all, oh no

A crashing blow, does somebody know?
They must’ve heard my heart beating
And we’re in tonight but there’ll be a fight
Can you tell what I’m thinking?

And does your heart begin to fail when the moment gets closer?
You always turn the other way but it doesn’t really matter at all
It doesn’t really matter at all, oh no

Once more
Oh, I know that I’ve said this before
Oh, but this time I’m changing for sure
Just let me go out there
Once more
Oh, I know that I’ve said this before
Oh, but this time I’m changing for sure
Just let me go out there

Once more
Once more

Once more
Oh, I know that I’ve said this before
Oh, but this time I’m changing for sure
Just let me go out there

Oh, just let me go out there again
Oh, just let me go out there again
Oh, once more, just let me go out there once more
Once more

(The Moment Before) Everything’s Spoiled Again

Lyrics:

Have I said something wrong?
How can I know if you’re not going to speak to me?
There I am, in your eyes
And we’re only playing, but what am I saying?
Oh what am I saying?
Oh what am I saying?Oh there’s no one like you, no one like that now
There’s always some way that you could bring me downMaybe it’s just that I fly too high, that the ground is hard
It always hurts me
When I fall over sideways and break out in sores and people start laughing
But it’s not what I’m into

I don’t expect you to know
I don’t expect you to know

And when the sound of your laughter is getting too hard and people start staring
But nowhere is better than lying down here with you
Oh, and no one’s supposed to know how I feel

But I don’t expect you to know
I don’t expect you to know

Oh, it’s just that I don’t want you to go
It’s just that I don’t want you to go
Oh, don’t leave me alone again
I never wanted that again
Oh, don’t leave me alone again
I never wanted that again