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There’s not much you can get for a nickel
There’s not much you can get for a dime
There’s not a lot of value in a dollar anymore
Unless you spend a million at a time
Oh oh oh oh you easy rider
Wha ah ah what happened to your soul
The land of milk and honey
The home of Rock & Roll
What became of the America Buffalo
What became of the America Buffalo
From the Bowery slums to the Halls of Montezuma
From Hollywood to the great Grand Coolee Dam
Liberty inspired the greatest hopes of man
Were all those hopes just castles built on sand
Oh oh oh oh you easy rider
Wha ah ah what happened to your soul
The land of milk and honey
The home of Rock & Roll
What became of the America Buffalo
What became of the America Buffalo
You’ll never find out where you are going
Unless you know where you have been
An infinity of distraction, seductions of the skin
Leads to a world where nothing is a sin
Oh oh oh oh you easy rider
Wha ah ah what happened to your soul
The land of milk and honey
The home of Rock & Roll
What became of the America Buffalo
What became of the America Buffalo
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There’s a fox in the chicken run,
A diamond down the loo
The scarecrow’s fallen over, don’t know what to do
There’s a tattered coat in the yard hanging off a stick
Trainers on a power line thrown up by a dick
There’s weevil in the cotton field, poison in the well
The microwave just caught on fire, the pick up’s shot to hell
Things are not looking good
Things are not looking good
Life don’t go the way it should
Things are not looking good.
Momma’s in the counting house eating curds and whey
Poppa’s in the barrel house each and every day
My baby brother’s in the barn cooking up the meth
Little sister’s on the own, she’s tweeting bout herself
I tell them of the benefits of staying on at school
They shake their heads and say I’m just a crazy old fool
Things are not looking good
Things are not looking good
Life don’t go the way it should
Things are not looking good
The azaleas are overgrown the clematis is parched
Arthritis is my newest friend I’ve got a fallen arch
Relative to lots of folks I’m living like a king
I know it’s just a bubble, a bubble that I’m in
A lepton fired in CERN arrived before it left
Albert Einstein’s universe is just about to melt
I said things not looking good
Yeah things are not looking good
Life don’t go work out like it should
Things are not looking good
When I started on this road I looked like Yves Montand
Danced like Fred Astaire sang like Sarah Vaughn
Keeping up the vanity you’re howling at the moon
A stranger said the other day I’m like an ancient ruin
The populis is polarised, sense has flown away
New shit always happens I wish it all away
Things are not looking good
Things are not looking good
Life don’t go the way it should
Things are not looking good
Things are not looking good
Things are not looking good
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Here’s to the roses you sent, that were never delivered
Here’s to the lines that I wrote, that you never read
Here’s to the pain that I feel that I never considered
Here’s to the life that we lived, that’s inside my head
Here’s to the pictures I’ve got, where you’re right beside me
Here’s to the vases of flowers alone on the shelf
Here’s to the postcard you sent from the shores of oblivion
Here’s to the goodbye you said that you really meant
You’re out on your own, I’m all alone,
Here I am stuck in a house, that once was a home
Here’s to laying the stone of my imperfections
Here’s to the towers we built upon sand
Here’s to the way we both lost all our patience
Here’s to the things about us, we both couldn’t stand
You’re out on your own, I’m all alone
Here I am stuck in a house, that once was a home
Here’s to the hope that you find a better tomorrow
Here’s to the best of our yesterdays,
Here’s to the dreams that we shared before your sorrow,
Came out of somewhere and blew them all away
You’re out on your own, I’m all alone
Here I am stuck in a house, that once was a home
Here I am stuck in a house, that once was a home
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Get Even
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It’s nice to get up,
it’s good to get down
It’s fun when your vibe,
is all over town
It’s great to be loved,
to have something to believe in
But take it from me,
It’s better to get even
You’ve washed the car,
you’ve mowed the lawn
You’ve done your jobs,
from dusk till dawn
You’ve gone to school,
you’ve shined you shoes,
You read the paper,
heard the news
You’ve learned the truth,
you’ve seen the thieving,
It’s time to get even
For once in your life,
you get to pick your own fight
You may win, you may lose,
but’s you who gets to choose
I live in London, it’s in the UK
I try to get by, I’m doin OK
I work real hard, I work to play
After all these years,
I got something to say.
Try to be nice,
but take my advice,
Get even.
It’s nice to get up,
it’s good to get down
It’s fun when your vibe,
is all over town
It’s great to be loved,
to have something to believe in
But take it from me,
It’s better to get even
Try to be nice, but take my advice,
Get Even.
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5. |
Springtime In My Heart
02:39
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Lightning strikes thunder roars
The world is run by pimps and whores
But it's always springtime in my heart
We knock them dead in gay Paree
We tread the boards in Bermondsey
It's always springtime in my heart
If you've got some time to spare
Check social media, we'll be there
From urban sprawl to Village Green
We love to see and to be seen
It's always springtime in my heart
We ramble round from town to town
Sometimes we're up, sometimes we're down
It's always springtime in my heart
If you like our Facebook page
We might get big again
Be all the rage
Twitter feeds Pinterest pins
YouTube views and vinyl spins
It's always springtime in my heart
It’s always springtime in my heart
It’s always springtime
It’s always springtime
It’s always springtime in my heart
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When we were young, we played hide and seek
You found me then, I was yours to keep.
You made your choice, you had to try,
You had to know, you had to go
Now we’re Oceans Apart
As clear as I am, about what I want
About what I need, that’s just about me.
Where’s the fun, in staying at home
There’s a whole wide world, to adventure and roam.
But now we’re Oceans Apart
Who oh oh, We’re Oceans Apart
This separation, could tear us apart
But even through this, you’re always in my heart
But now we’re Oceans Apart
Who oh oh, we’re Oceans Apart
But now we’re Oceans Apart
Who oh oh, we’re Oceans Apart
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Hard Times
03:57
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A promise was like a prayer to her
She’d been hurt so many times before
Every time he walked out the door
Dropping off the kids at school, time to get the shopping done
Then it’s straight back home.
All the things that she had learned, when she lived on her own
Mean nothing now that’s all gone
Woh oh, It’s Hard Times
Yeah, Hard Times
She thought he was the chosen one,
there was magic and plenty of fun
But my how things can change
When she found out that he had strayed, she forgave him once for the life they made
But it all started to seem strange
Woh Oh oh oh, it’s Hard Times
Yeah yeah yeah yeah Hard Times
Woh oh oh oh, Hard Times
Yeah yeah yeah it’s Hard Times
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorn, her kind of love couldn’t be reborn
She’d always done what she thought she should.
Now they’re living separate lives, she’s a woman not a wife
When she was done with that man, she was done for good.
Woh oh oh oh, it’s Hard Times
Yeah yeah yeah yeah Hard Times
Yeah yeah yeah yeah Hard Times
Woh oh oh, it’s Hard Times
A promise was like a prayer to her
She’d been hurt so many times before
Every time he walked out the door
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Piggin' Out
02:39
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I like my oysters by the dozen,
I like a seafood smorgasbord
I buy my whole foods from my cousin.
Before I eat I praise my lord.
Yes my taste are Continental,
I’m into wurst and sauerkraut
A carbonara makes me mental
Now that’s what I call Piggin’ Out
I love all kinds of flavours, I love all kinds of tastes
And every one I savour, as I shove them in my face
I really like a mashed potato
I much prefer it now to blow
And yes my passion’s sublimated
And my brain’s a little slow
And though I still enjoy a blow out
It’s not what I am all about
A friendly meal around a table
Now that’s what I call piggin’ out
I love all kinds of sweet things, I love all kinds of spice
And I just like to eat things, and I offer my advice
We’re in a world of toil and trouble
Of our own making there’s no doubt
If you believe in Carpe Diem
There’s nothing wrong with piggin’ out
We’re in a world of toil and trouble
Of our own making there’s no doubt
If you believe in Carpe Diem
There’s nothing wrong with piggin’ out
If you’re and honest human being
Don’t be ashamed of piggin’ out
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Angel Every Day
03:47
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I made a deal with an angel
so I could see her everyday,
She protects me from a devil,
the kind that just won’t go away
And I can see her in the mirror,
every time I go astray
In a world of fears and woe,
I know every where I go
I see an angel everyday
Not every angel is sainted,
that’s what the good book says
The ones we know have fallen,
are the ones who share our beds,
I met an angel
and she got inside my head.
We’re both not perfect,
but we’re happier instead.
I made a deal with an angel
so I can see her everyday,
She protects me from a devil,
the kind that just won’t go away
And can see her in the mirror,
Anytime I go astray
In a world of fears and woe,
I know every where I go
I see an angel everyday
Every angel is different,
each and every one
Some are more earthbound,
others fly towards the sun
My angel’s perfect,
she understands my needs,
She shines a light on my thoughts
and words and deeds
I made a deal with an angel,
so I can see her everyday
She protects me from a devil,
the kind that just won’t go away
And I can see her in the mirror,
every time I go astray
In a world of fears and woe,
I know every where I go
I see an angel everyday
I see and angel everyday
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Making Up For Lost Time
I’m making up for lost time, wide awake and feel fine
I’ve given up the past and feeling blue,
I’m making up for lost time, walking down a straight line
I’m still alive and that’s all for loving you
I used to think that life’s a mystery
And everything is better with a friend
Now I know how it’s gonna be
We’re just going to get it in the end
That’s why I’m making up for lost time, wide awake and feel fine
Forget about the past and start something new
I’m making up for lost time, walking down a straight line
I’m still alive and that’s all for loving you
We can walk we can talk, we can surrey all over town
In the park, down the dock, wherever pleasure’s found
I’ll be making up for lost time, wide awake and feel fine
Forget about the things we didn’t do
Yeah I’m making up for lost time, walking down a straight line
I’m still alive and that’s all for loving you
I’m still alive and that’s all for loving you
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Devoted To You
03:42
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Will you take me as I am, after all we’ve said and done?
Can you find it in your heart, If I apologize, can we make a new start?
You have made me what I am, I can show my better side
I can be an honest man, you’re my confidant
I’ve got nothing to hide
Devoted to you, Devoted to you
After all that we’ve been through
I’m still devoted to you
We have gone from strength to strength
As the months turn into years
I would go to any lengths, to keep you safe
To calm all your fears
Devoted to you, Devoted to you
After all that we’ve been through
I’m still devoted to you
But I won’t compromise,
And I just can’t disguise,
You mean so much to me,
Creating a life of memories.
Devoted to you, Devoted to you
After all that we’ve been through
I’m still
Devoted to you, Devoted to you
After all that we’ve been through
I’m still devoted to you
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Philip Rambow London, UK
From Toronto to London, Philip Rambow hit the thriving 70s pub rock circuit with The Winkies, then to be recruited by Brian
Eno for recordings and touring.
Philip worked with Mick Ronson before delivering two EMI solo albums. A songwriter of repute, he’s authored hits for Kirsty MacColl, Nick Gilder & Ellen Foley.
His 2020 album ‘Canadiana’ was followed by ‘The Rebel Kind: Anthology 1972-2020’
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