Twist And Shout Deacon Blue

I wrote this once before Long before the summer You were then a student And we were dark as angels We were in the east Working to the west The west was looking south And the south she had no pity

Love's Great Fears Deacon Blue

Believing in plans in hand About the role that you have in this delecate plan If it's just Slipping away Let's talk it out now Let's name them one by one One by one Love's great fears Can't you see them burn Twist

Twist & Shout The Vamps

Shake it up, baby, now Shake it up, baby Twist and shout Twist and shout C’mon c’mon, c’mon, c’mon, baby, now Come on baby Come on and work it on out Work it on out Work it on out, honey Work it on out

Twist & Shout The Isley Brothers

Well, shake it up baby now Twist and shout Come on, come on, come, come on baby now Come on and work it on out Well work it on out, honey You know you look so good You know you got me goin' now Just like

The Very Thing Deacon Blue

be And making love is more than anything All these things like buildings And places, and memories, and faces Don't count for anything I'll gladly draw the lines of duty Watching summer turn to gold She's

Fellow Hoodlums Deacon Blue

On the night that Maxton died I fell over The Clyde was full of old Tyres The wind nearly pulled my Breeches off And Ann Kelly She kissed my mouth Fellow hoodlums and Engineers The Union's south And we're

Closing Time Deacon Blue

We took the shortcut home Over the wood slat bridge And stood and gazed and wished Till all the clouds Had vanished Nothing could be missed And only the river passed And there at the back of eleven In

When You Are Young Deacon Blue

When you were young and your heart was free I'd run and meet you and rush to see Just over the wall where the clouds roll by And age and chance and tears were far away Oh if heaven wouldn't see Light lovers

Christmas & Glasgow Deacon Blue

He was lying in the half light Of Christmas and Glasgow Thinking and talking Talking to St Enoch about Christmas and Glasgow Drinking and talking And the sweet smell Of the Kelvin Hall Circus And the sweet

Bethlehem's Gate Deacon Blue

There was a night As purple as this With a love so close We longed to be missed Summer '89 And everything stood Sure and free and there To be finished I long to be there As bright as the sky At Bethlehem's

He Looks Like Spencer Tracy Now Deacon Blue

There's a shadow on his photograph on Tinian '45 Smiling like a college boy who's glad to be alive But now he owns a factory and a store in Los Alamos A wife called Beverly sells second hand Ford Motors

One Day I'll Go Walking Deacon Blue

Water Tiny at first then bigger And it flowed right down From the highest hill And it grew and it joined The battling burn And it flowed right through To where we are now Standing Beside a cool cool stream

Love And Regret Deacon Blue

Cold dawn won't comfort you Cold coffee Won't see you through Cold sheets Won't heal your heart Your frozen fingers of your Name so tarred I know so rarely That things come your way Your ways are tender And

Walking Back Home Deacon Blue

The stars and satellites Are quiet over the hills tonight And the cats' eyes and white lines Are heading out for miles The frost on the embankment Keeps my feet on the road But the tunes and beers Are

The World Is Lit By Lightning Deacon Blue

So maybe you're standing In some foreign town You've walked for miles Till the heat slows you down And your jeans and your curls Are bleached and split And your money and your anger Are all used up Maybe

This Changing Light Deacon Blue

I wrote this once before Long before the summer You were then a student And we were dark as angels We were in the east Working to the west The west was looking south And the south she had no pity But last

One Hundred Things Deacon Blue

Poorly You're more than poorly Jimmy More than that Worse than that This is a case of photographs Smudged and dropped and laughed at Here's some things that came in post Letters never sent but wrote Shelves

My America Deacon Blue

Church bells go ringing for you and I This bright sky is singing for you and I All the land goes laughing into that glad goodbye All the land goes laughing into that glad goodbye Oh my America my new found

Riches Deacon Blue

It's good to know how big a life can be Especially when it falls away so easily And how hard it is to let you take your leave Also I wish you all the things that you believe in Like riches Now that they're

Indigo Sky Deacon Blue

We went as we know how As far as the wind and the sky would allow Waking from sleep Alive to the noise we came After the turn of the year With only the sky as a silver seer Of anything restively turning

Dignity Deacon Blue

There`s a man I meet Walks up our street He`s a worker for the council Has been twenty years And he takes no lip off nobody And litter off the gutter Puts it in a bag And never thinks to

I Will See You Tomorrow Deacon Blue

Outside the world The wind is howling Through the broken trees And the moon is shining As the river meets the sea And I will see you tomorrow Calm and bright in tender light And my heart will be racing

Raintown Deacon Blue

It's a rain dirt town job hurts but it don't pay All these calls they're making me and driving you insane Don't you see Don't you understand Waiting for the phone to ring to make me all I am.

The Day That Jackie Jumped The Jail Deacon Blue

So he drove up to the Budgie for a livener See the smell of cabbages first thing in the morning The sun will be up again And you you will be loved again After the sausages and cream of the barley There

Real Gone Kid Deacon Blue

And I'd tear out the pages That I've got in these books Just to find you some words Just to get some reward And I'll show you all the photographs That I ever got took And I'll play you old 45's That now

Orphans Deacon Blue

I now describe my country As if to strangers This train is full of songs Of local winners And the wind surrounds the towers And the flags they are blowing And the bunting and the distance Stretches over

Bound to Love Deacon Blue

There's no direction And no way through There is no reason To pay back what is through You never owned intentions Never knowed no way back Never knowed no way back But I know you're only asking And I know

Goodnight Jamsie Deacon Blue

You were a good man Jamsie Everyone loves you Now you're gone And the seagulls over Where you lie Sing your final song I'm walking back Away from here To see where you belong Here's the church And here's

Kings Of The Western World Deacon Blue

calls without saying hello He's got a good job So the story goes He says it's it's funny to see you look so low I said I'm on top of the hill Looking down at the Kings of the Western World I went out and

Plastic Shoes Deacon Blue

Plastic shoes Empty in the hall Well, I gathered the news That you'd gone after all Whats left is this: And from what I can recall Theres something I've missed And I have seen it all You caught me drawn

Your Town Deacon Blue

I wouldnt want to be you Mostly not even near you When youre gone they will curse you And raise the tide against you I no longer care now For what you said was fair now I just dont go there now

Queen Of The New Year Deacon Blue

You're so young And you know so much Heaven help us all From the tales you tell You're so old And innocent as hell How I love your questions You Queen of the New Year Oh you're so young And you know so

Long Window To Love Deacon Blue

You're taking down the signs Now the time has come and the cleansing's coming You're turning down the lights In this cruel light symbols mean nothing You're taking down the signs Turning round your eyes

The Wildness Deacon Blue

Oh the rush hour is over And the night has been trying To drive us and chase us away But we're lovely and drunk now And our laugh dosen't Rattle or fray And the Friday folk Are coming round Let the wildness

Town To Be Blamed Deacon Blue

Close your eyes and go to sleep From the howling howling over these streets People stare 'cause you're so mad That wild wild spark that innocent laugh But baby that's this town It won't happen next time

Will We Be Lovers Deacon Blue

All my worries All my care Is held in check For you not there Evening comes And darkness falls We sit round And curtain out The black night There is a time Away From here Seasons pass So quickly come And

Wages Day Deacon Blue

There he stood and there we left Outside the flashing neon sign With the smell of cheap cigars And the hope of sweet perfume And his heart it was reeling With the thrill of it all All to do and only hours

Fergus Sings The Blues Deacon Blue

Fergus sings the Blues In bars of twelve or less I'm a stranger To the land To this wilderness All Things are possible But happen less and less This Is my country These Are my reasons 'Cause I look In

Cover from the Sky Deacon Blue

you when the morning is ascending I will love you when the moon is riding high I will love you when we only have pretending When our home becomes a cover from the sky Well my eyes have seen the dust and

Circus Lights Deacon Blue

You're tired and you say you're angry You're thankful for this blessed rain And you think you'd know But your old friends have to tell you again Your books taught you all you know Your tastes and patterns

Homesick Deacon Blue

There's me and daddy out at Lunan Bay Now looking dandy stepping out Saturday I can still see the buses Lined up to take the dancing home That's me on the stairs suitcase in hand Kidding on but knowing

Silhouette Deacon Blue

Down in the streets they're walking and kissing All he sees is the lights in her her eyes She feels his hand and smells his warm breath Looking up all she sees is the night sky He saw her standing there

Your Constant Heart Deacon Blue

Your constant heart Beats like the road It cuts through the rain And clears the snow And in our summer We take it slow Letting the wind Die in the hollow Oh, your constant heart Your constant heart Your

A Brighter Star Than You Will Shine Deacon Blue

Down on the flag stones Accordions, sweet trumpets rise Rusty memories of sin and doubting Mingle in around the Queen Street, traffic noise Would that all the love in the world Watch me through the night

Born In A Storm Deacon Blue

That hurricane day Will soon pass away And someone will sweep All the jetsam back into the bay And we'll come down Like we always did And knock on my door Like the big bad wind Born in a storm Is that

When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring)? Deacon Blue

Pale blue eyes, the same old house, no ties A little bit older but not so worldly wise That I cant see your lights on me Making me regretfully say The wonder of it all was you And underneath it all

Chocolate Girl Deacon Blue

Alan doesn't understand her He only thinks in numbers He only drinks in restaurants Where the girls are fully covered And he can't trust his yearnings And he doesn't like pretending His tempers stretched

Rae Deacon Blue

I can't go with you And I can't let you go You can't be with me So I won't let it show I don't want you to know So I'll just have to let you go I'm going to love you so much better You'll forget the error

Ragman Deacon Blue

offered me belongings She thought I was a Ragman She offered me possessions I tied them in a knot Wrapped it in a note I kept it in my pocket [Chorus] I came to her too soon She should have had a ragdoll And

Only Tender Love Deacon Blue

Way out there in the wilderness Of love and pain Under the gentle arches we rode The silver streets Couldn't see a difference between gold or Wooden cross Could never see where we're falling Came in to