A Heart Needs A Home Richard Thompson

never going to run away I'm never going to run away I came to you when No one could hear me I'm sick and weary Of being alone Empty streets and Hungry faces The world's no place when You're on your own A

A Heart Needs A Home Richard & Linda Thompson

I'm never gonna run away, I'm never gonna run away I came to you when no one could hear me I'm sick and weary of being alone Empty streets and hungry faces The world's no place when you're on your own A

Dry My Tears And Move On Richard Thompson

move on You treated me just good enough until now But if you're tired of me I'll get over you somehow Oh, if you don't want me I'll dry my tears and move on If you don't need me there's someone else who needs

Poisoned Heart and a Twisted Memory Richard Thompson

there to look You just can't shake a man The way that I've been shook Now is this the way it's supposed to be Is this the way it's supposed to be A poisoned heart and a twisted memory Oh, is

I Feel So Good Richard Thompson

I feel so good I'm going to Break somebody's heart tonight I feel so good I'm going to Take someone apart tonight They put me in jail for my deviant ways Two years seven months and sixteen days Now I'm

Walking The Long Miles Home Richard Thompson

Oh, the last bus has gone Or maybe I'm wrong, it just doesn't exist And the words that flew between me and you I must be crossed off your list So I'm walking the long miles home I don't mind losing you

Uninhabited Man Richard Thompson

Only a misdirected dart At an unprotected heart I'm sure it happens every day Just a passing interlude A fresh face to change the mood I'll find my feet again you say What rock, I had you rolled What rock

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.

She Twists The Knife Again Richard Thompson

keep my speech plain I keep my promises, she twists the knife again I shut my memory, I close my eyes and then She takes another bite, she twists the knife again She never leaves me my dignity Makes a

Jet Plane In A Rocking Chair Richard & Linda Thompson

Jet plane in a rocking chair Roller coaster roll nowhere Deaf and dumb old dancing bear I'll change this heart of mine This time, this time Sea cruise in a diving bell Run a mile in a wishing well Soft

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

Persuasion Richard Thompson

You and I, tempted by the promise of a different life Time has fled, there's a constant battle Running through my head I don't know what to do 'cause I still believe After all the foolish things you put

Ghosts in the Wind Richard Thompson

ghosts in the wind Now this old house moves This old house moves and moans The tongues of the night The tongues of the night stir my bones Ah, ghosts in the wind Oh, ghosts in the wind When will my sore heart

Cold Kisses Richard Thompson

X why and Z Old boyfriends big and small Got to see how I measure up to them all There is a place we all must start love Who were you holding in that fond embrace I've found a door into your heart love

Tear-Stained Letter Richard Thompson

"It was three in the morning when she took me apart She wrecked the furniture, she wrecked my heart She danced on my head like Arthur Murray The scars ain't never going to mend in a hurry Just when I thought

Waltzings For Dreamers Richard Thompson

Oh play me a blue song And fade down the light I'm sad as a proud man can be sad tonight Just let me dream on, Oh just let me sway While the sweet violins And the saxophones play And Miss, you don't

King Of Bohemia Richard Thompson

Let me rock you in my arms I'll hold you safe and small A refugee from the Seraphim In your rich girl rags and all Did your dreams die young? Were they too hard won? Did you reach too high and fall?

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

Go home. Did I care? Was I in love?

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

But you seem too happy to see me somehow Then the sky falls in on my head Your nails grow long, your eyes turn red You say, forever dear and a day You promise you're never going to go away And my feet

Wrong Heartbeat Richard Thompson

something that you can play with I'm not the one to spend the time of day with You learn to hide love, you lock it up or find it gone You think you need me, you think you read me From the beating of my heart

Beeswing Richard Thompson

love with a laundry girl Who was working next to me Oh she was a rare thing, fine as a bee's wing So fine a breath of wind might blow her away She was a lost child, oh she was running wild She said, "

Mingus Eyes Richard Thompson

What a fool I was What a thin disguise Brando mumble Mingus eyes Was a time she fell But then she got wise Brando mumble Mingus eyes Never had the squint of James Dean or the Stanislavsky tears Or the

Al Bowlly's In Heaven Richard Thompson

Well we were heroes then, And the girls were all pretty And a uniform was a lucky charm, Bought you the key to the city We used to dance the whole night through While Al Bowlly sang "The Very Thought

Easy There, Steady Now Richard Thompson

Jack-knife with a precious load spills its guts all over the road Excuse me, I had to smile, lost my grip, too, for a while It's easy there, steady now, easy there, steady now She didn't have the decency

Hand of Kindness Richard Thompson

my neck and I tightened the knot O stranger, stranger, I'm near out of time You stretch out your hand, I stretched out mine O maybe just the hand of kindness Maybe just the hand of kindness Maybe just a

Devonside Richard Thompson

By Devonside she was a-marching It was a gang of no great size And surrender was the banner that she carried And hungry was the shiver in her eyes She met a boy, his health was failing She dropped the

Shoot Out The Lights Richard Thompson

He hides like a child. He hides like a child. Keeps his finger on the trigger You know he can't stand the day Shoot out the lights.

Turning Of The Tide Richard Thompson

The boys all say, "You look so fine" They don't come back for a second time Oh, you can't hide from the turning of the tide Poor little sailor boy Never set eyes on a woman before Did he tell you

Cooksferry Queen Richard Thompson

Well, there's a house in an alley In the squats and low-rise Of a town with no future But that's where my future lies It's a secret, but no secret It's a rule, but no rule Where you find the darkest avenue

The Ghost Of You Walks Richard Thompson

If that was our goodbye kiss Seems a habit too good to miss Once more for the memory Hit the heights too well that time To leave it there would be a crime Seems more like beginning to me At least we tried

Mr. Rebound Richard Thompson

My sweetheart, she bounced right out of my arms She was gone before I remembered to cling Was I moving too slowly to catch her Or was she by nature a slippery thing Into the arms of Mr.

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 double

Fully Qualified To Be Your Man Richard Thompson

I'm fully qualified to be your man Maroon room, perfumes of Araby Sineads in braids in shades of Carnaby Now there's diplomas you can get in the mail And there's diplomas you can get in jail But I'm a

Sibella Richard Thompson

Oh some girls hold the ace, the deuce, the trey X-ray the deck to see what's coming Mary Antoinette she smiled that way Easy to smile when the luck is running Like a myth you rode in from the west From

Bathsheba Smiles Richard Thompson

Bathsheba smiles, smiles Bathsheba smiles, smiles No doubt can cross her mind No pain no gain's a strain But she never seems to hurt Catwalk pilgrims sing a song Hello heaven, goodbye dirt and no hair

Old Man Inside A Young Man Richard & Linda Thompson

young man You've got to take it while you can I'm just an old man inside a young man Take a heart and break it while you can He said, I'm sick of whores, Madames and misses The only kiss for me Is the

Man in Need Richard & Linda Thompson

I packed my rags, went down the hill Left my dependents a-lying still Just as the dawn was rising up I was making good speed I left a letter lying on the bed From a man in need, it read You know it's so

Hard On Me Richard Thompson

Hard on me, hard on me At every fence I fall Unzip my heart Unbraid my veins Unstitch my wantonness And loosen up my reins Before I dare Go on that hill In dumb despair Unfreeze my will You're so hard

Crawl Back Under My Stone Richard Thompson

under my stone I'll crawl back under my stone But you won't have to stand next to me You won't have to introduce me You won't have to think about, talk about, care about, me I'll crawl back I've got a

For Shame Of Doing Wrong Richard & Linda Thompson

It seems like a lifetime since I saw you Lover lover I've been away too long When I see lovers holding hands and sighing I hang my head for shame of doing wrong Bus wheels spinning, song birds singing

I Misunderstood Richard Thompson

She was laughing as she brushed my cheek "Why don't you call me, angel, maybe next week Promise now, cross your heart and hope to die".

How I Wanted To Richard Thompson

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 I wanted to From my blue room did you creep A

Keep Your Distance Richard Thompson

fooling with us, friend Keep your distance, oh keep your distance When I feel you close to me what can I do but fall Keep your distance, keep your distance Ah with us it must be all or none at all It's a

Hope You Like The New Me Richard Thompson

me And I stole your jokes, just the good ones How the gang all laughed with glee I also stole the way that you tell them Hope you like the new me Hope you like the new me To steal is to flatter, what a

Two Left Feet Richard Thompson

with two left feet I love you honey, you're so sweet Just get rid of them two left feet You got no style, you got no beat All you've got is them two left feet Well, your hair is pretty and your face is a

Georgie On A Spree Richard & Linda Thompson

Me mammy told me, Isabel, Now don't stay out too late One day they'll throw you out of school So get yourself a steady date But Georgie meets me every night We go out and we have a bite Eyes of blue, and

The End Of The Rainbow Richard & Linda Thompson

I feel for you, you little horror Safe at your mother's breast No lucky break for you around the corner 'Cause your father is a bully And he thinks that you're a pest And your sister she's no better than

Beat The Retreat Richard & Linda Thompson

I'm beating my retreat Back home to you I'm beating my retreat Back home to you I'm burning all my bridges I'm burning all my bridges I'm burning all my bridges I'm running back home to you I'm trailing

The Sun Never Shines On The Poor Richard & Linda Thompson

The urchins are writhing around in the mud, Like eels playing tag in a barrel The old Sally Army sound mournful and sweet As they play an old Chrissmassy carol; The world is as black as a dark night in

What's Love Got to Do With It Cliff Richard

means more than that Oh what's love got to do got to do with it What's love but a second-hand emotion What's love got to do got to do with it Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken It may