The Way Love Used To Be The Kinks

I know a place not far from here It's not far away, love, but if you come I know a place where we'll be alone And we'll talk of life, the way love used to be I know a place not far away And we'll

People Take Pictures Of Each Other Kinks

People take pictures of the Summer Just in case someone thought they had missed it And to proved that it really existed Fathers take pictures of the mothers And the sisters take pictures of brothers

Labour Of Love The Kinks

One head wants to go to a movie While the other wants to stay at home, And just like a two-headed transplant You get the feeling that you're never alone. Mr. and Mrs.

Young And Innocent Days The Kinks

I look back at the way I used to look at life Soft, white dreams with sugar coated outside It was great, so great Young and innocent days I wish my eyes could only see Everything, exactly as it

The Contenders Kinks

Hush little mammy don't you cry I've got to see what it's like on the world outside Got to get out of this life somehow Got to be free got to be free now <Interlude> I don't want to be a

Love Gets You The Kinks

Love gets you any way, any way it can. Love gets you any way, any way it can.

People Take Pictures Of Each Other The Kinks

Fathers take pictures of the mothers, And the sisters take pictures of brothers, Just to show that they love one another.

So Long The Kinks

So long, so long Now I'm on my way So long, so long See you all some day Don't know where I'm heading for Turn my back and walk away Don't think about what's left behind Otherwise Think about

Denmark Street Kinks

Down the way from the Tottenham Court Road Just round the corner from old Soho There's a place where the publishers go If you don't know which way to go Just open your ears and follow your nose

Come Dancing The Kinks

They put a parking lot on a piece of land When the supermarket used to stand. Before that they put up a bowling alley On the site that used to be the local palais.

Run The Kinks

Remember how we used to laugh away those hours We would spend. We thought they'd last forever.

Everybody Gonna Be Happy Kinks

Come on baby let me tell you All the things I wanna say Come on baby let me tell you All the things I wanna say, and Ev'rybody's gonna be happy, Which means you and me, my love Ev'rybody's gonna

Move Over The Kinks

Don't want to surrender anymore to the likes of you, Don't want a pretender to show me what to do. No degree of immunity, Gonna give you freedom guaranteed.

Ballad of Julie Finkle The Kinks

I first met Julie a long time ago, staring up at me from the front row She had a timeless glow, she was the image of youth that never grows old or gets long in the tooth And who would think after

Good Day The Kinks

The sky is blue but there are clouds in my head, With big decisions looming ahead. The sun is out but the room is so grey, So much confusion headed my way. Get positive, try to be gay.

Noise The Kinks

Listen to the roar, hear that city[?], poundin', poundin'. There oughta be a law, hey buddy, turn that radio down. Sometimes I get used to it and I forget that it's around.

The Moneygoround Kinks

Robert owes half to Grenville Who in turn gave half to Larry Who adored my instrumentals And so he gave half to a foreign publisher She took half the money that was earned in some far distant land

Sweet Lady Genevieve The Kinks

Once under a scarlet sky I told you never ending lies, But they were the words of a drunken vagabond Who knew very well he would break your heart before long Oh forgive me Genevieve.

Do You Remember Walter? Kinks

Walter, remember when the world was young And all the girls knew Walter's name Walter, isn't it a shame the way our little world has changed Do you remember Walter playing cricket in the thunder

Only A Dream The Kinks

Standing by the elevator Feeling gloomy and down Waiting for the flashing light To lift me up from the ground Then the elevator opened And I saw her standing there She had to be a young executive

No More Looking Back The Kinks

Then I see a face that I used to know Long ago in my life story. It starts me thinking about the things you said For your image is still inside me.

Long Tall Shorty Kinks

They call me the long tall shorty 'cause I know what love is all about They call me long tall shorty 'cause I know what love is all about Well I can tell you where the lights go Oh, when they go out

Long Tall Sally (Bonus Track) Kinks

They call me the long tall shorty 'cause I know what love is all about They call me long tall shorty 'cause I know what love is all about Well I can tell you where the lights go Oh, when they go out

Expectations The Kinks

Now all the lies are beginning to show, And you're not the country that I used to know. I loved you once from my head to my toe, But now my belief is shaken.

Lola Kinks

I met her in a club down in old Soho Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like cherry-cola C-O-L-A cola She walked up to me and she asked me to dance I asked her her name and in a dark

Apeman [demo version] Kinks

man I'm an ape man I'm an ape ape man I'm an ape man I'm a King Kong man I'm ape ape man I'm an ape man 'Cos compared to the sun that sits in the sky compared to the clouds as they roll by

Apeman Kinks

man I'm an ape man I'm an ape ape man I'm an ape man I'm a King Kong man I'm ape ape man I'm an ape man 'Cos compared to the sun that sits in the sky compared to the clouds as they roll by

Sitting By The Riverside Kinks

Just sitting down by the riverside Spreading my arms to the open wide Now I am free and the world's at my feet I can close my eyes Oh Love, keep me warm keep me satisfied Please keep me calm

Second-Hand Car Spiv The Kinks

So I worked my way up to be a second-hand car spiv, But don't judge me harshly because I'm just a slum kid.

Got to Be Free Kinks

Hush little baby don't you cry Soon the sun is going to shine We're going to be free like the birds and the bees Running wild in the big country Got to be free to do what I want Walk if I want, talk

Powerman [demo version] Kinks

I know a man he's a powerful man He's got the people in his power In the palm of his hand He started at the bottom and he worked his way up Now he's never going to stop Until he reaches the top

Powerman Kinks

I know a man he's a powerful man He's got the people in his power In the palm of his hand He started at the bottom and he worked his way up Now he's never going to stop Until he reaches the top

Lonely Hearts The Kinks

I'm so afraid, I know I should be strong, But when affection is gone, it's hard to face each day, Knowing love has drifted away. Somehow I can't hide the pain, Is he gonna come back again?

Yo - Yo The Kinks

One for the office, And one that they take home to their wives. He sits in the armchair, watching channel 4, With his brains not expected home for an hour or more.

You Still Want Me The Kinks

When you passed me by You didn't look my way But one thing I know Our love is here to stay And you still want me And you still want me You wanted the sky But I couldn't reach so high I gave

You Still Want Me (Bonus Track) The Kinks

When you passed me by You didn't look my way But one thing I know Our love is here to stay And you still want me And you still want me You wanted the sky But I couldn't reach so high I gave you

You Still Want Me (Mono Mix) The Kinks

"When you passed me by You didn't look my way But one thing I know Our love is here to stay And you still want me And you still want me You wanted the sky But I couldn't reach so high I gave you

Look Through Any Doorway The Kinks

See the joy and heartbreak, For all the world to see. She's on the city streets, On her face is desolation. Just a kid from out of town, In the land of hope and glory.

The Hard Way The Kinks

out the hard way.

Kinks Shirt Matt Nathanson

Rent love run in circles Sweet fiction silhouette Meet me at 9th and irving Let's do things we can both regret It's all there in your chipped red fingernails It's all there in the twist of your pigtails

Too Much Monkey Business Kinks

Running to and fro, hard working at the mill, Never failed at the mill, there come a rotten bill.

Too Much Monkey Business (Alt. Take) (Bonus Track) Kinks

Running to and fro, hard working at the mill, Never failed at the mill, there come a rotten bill.

Freedom Lies The Kinks

Freedom, there's more to your life so now[?] Old laws, man has made only blind. Oh, give us freedom, a call to the brave and the strong, To stand in the face of all wrong and show the way.

Oh Where Oh Where Is Love? The Kinks

Sung by: The Tramp and the Do-Gooders In a world full of jive, Full of homicide and suicide, There's no room for love and romance.

Hay Fever The Kinks

know you will understand I got hay fever, blocking up my head Hay fever, I ought to be in bed How can I dance when I can hardly breathe Wish I could cure this infernal allergy I got, hay fever blocking

First Time We Fall In Love The Kinks

But we're too blind to realize that we are totally unprepared For the first time we fall in love. We think it's forever, the first time we fall in love.

A Long Way from Home Kinks

You've come a long way from the runny-nosed and scruffy kid I knew You had such good ways I can remember the little things that always made you smile They made you happy Now you think you're wiser

(A) Face In The Crowd The Kinks

I've got to stop faking it, I've got to start facing it, I'm going to take my final bow Then I'm going to take my place in the crowd.

Young Conservatives The Kinks

Get yourself a brand new scene, Keep your collars white and clean, It's time to come and join the young conservatives. Revolution used to be cool, But now it's out of fashion.

Back To Front The Kinks

Just come back where I came from, Looks the same as something's wrong. And all my friends that used to be, Have gone and turned their backs on me.