Life Goes On The Kinks

It was such a tragedy, But that's the way it's got to be. Life goes on. Life goes on. It happens ev'ry day. So appreciate what you got Before it's taken away.

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

The Moneygoround The 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

Johnny Thunder Kinks

Johnny Thunder lives on water feeds on lightning Johnny Thunder don't need no one don't want money And all the people of the town They can't get through to Johnny they will never, ever break him

Days Kinks

Thank you for the days Those endless days those sacred days you gave me I'm thinking of the days I won't forget a single day believe me I bless the light I bless the light that lights on you believe

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

Elevator Man The Kinks

I'm the elevator man, I take people up and down all day, Some get out others stay, Some get off some go all the way.

Top of the Pops Kinks

I've just come in at Number 25 I'm oh so happy so glad to be alive And everybody says it's going to get to the top Life is so easy when your record's hot Go tell my mamma and my sister too To

Animal Farm Kinks

This world is big and wild and half insane Take me where real animals are playing Just a dirty old shack Where the hound dogs bark That we called our home I want to be back there Among the cats

Wicked Annabella Kinks

house Where no Christian man has been Wicked Annabella mixes a brew That no one's ever seen Relatives have passed her by Too scared to even say hello She's in perpetual midnight She shuts out the

Strangers Kinks

this road we are on We are not two we are one So you've been where I've just come From the land that brings losers on So we will share this road we walk And mind our mouths and beware our talk

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

I Gotta Move (Bonus Track) Kinks

I don't wanna get left behind Gonna love my baby all the time If I don't wanna get left alone I gotta move on down my baby's home And if my baby isn't there I'm gonna fill my gap and comb my

Destroyer The Kinks

Hold on.

Live Life The Kinks

Have you heard about trouble throughout the land With the fascists and the left wing militants Out of work executives are killing themselves And the I.R.A. are killing everybody else Don't panic,

Nothing Lasts Forever The Kinks

Scene: Flash is on the run and he goes to Belle for help. He sings this song with Belle. Flash: When we were young and green We shared our dreams together, And you were my friend.

Fire Burning The Kinks

See your face everywhere, Giving you all my life, All I own is for you. There's a fire, a fire burning in my heart, Can't deny it, a fire burning in my heart for you.

Life On The Road The Kinks

I'm bound for a life on the road. Give me life on the road. I said life on the road. When I arrived in Euston, I was little more than a child.

Quiet Life The Kinks

Can't communicate with minds that are small, With some people it's like talkin' to the wall And a fellow who walks away, lives to battle another day.

Nine To Five The Kinks

Stuck in the office from nine until five Life is so incredibly dull, Working from nine to five. Oh nine to five, nine to five, Working from nine to five.

Phenomenal Cat Kinks

A long, long time ago In the land of idiot boys There live a cat a phenomenal cat Who loved to wallow all day No one bothered him As he sat, content in his tree He just lived to eat 'cause it kept

Shangri-La (Mono Ver.) The Kinks

lavatories in the back yard Gone are the days when you dreamed of that car You just want to sit in your Shangri-la Put on your slippers and sit by the fire You've reached your top and you just can't

Living On a Thin Line Kinks

All the lies we were told, All the lies of the people running round, They\'re castles have burned. Now I see change, But inside we\'re the same as we ever were.

Starstruck Kinks

Baby, you don't know what you're saying Because you're a victim of bright city lights And your mind is not right You think the world's at your feet 'Cause you're starstruck baby, starstruck Taken

A Well Respected Man The Kinks

'Cause he gets up in the morning, And he goes to work at nine, And he comes back home at five-thirty, Gets the same train every time.

Apeman [demo version] Kinks

I think I'm sophisticated 'Cos I'm living my life like a good homosapien But all around me everybody's multiplying Till they're walking round like flies man So I'm no better than the animals sitting

Apeman Kinks

I think I'm sophisticated 'Cos I'm living my life like a good homosapien But all around me everybody's multiplying Till they're walking round like flies man So I'm no better than the animals sitting

Shangri-la The Kinks

the lavatories in the back yard Gone are the days when you dreamed of that car You just want to sit in your Shangri-la Put on your slippers and sit by the fire You've reached your top and you just

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

Johnny Thunder The Kinks

Johnny Thunder lives on water, feeds on lightning. Johnny Thunder don't need no one, don't want money.

Hay Fever The Kinks

Sitting by my stereo all alone My baby calls me on the telephone She says, Baby take me out for a dance I tell my baby I feel so bad I can't go out and it's making me sad But when you see me, I

All Of My Friends Were There Kinks

My big day, it was the biggest day of my life It was the summit of my long career But I felt so down and I drank too much beer And my manager said that I should not appear I walked out onto the

This Time Tomorrow Kinks

This time tomorrow where will we be On a spaceship somewhere sailing across an empty sea This time tomorrow what will we know Well we still be here watching an in-flight movie show I'll leave the

Too Much On My Mind The Kinks

There's too much on my mind, There's too much on my mind, And I can't sleep at night thinking about it.

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

I Took My Baby Home Kinks

Well I took my baby home She said don't you leave me alone She kissed me on the cheek and I moaned I said I wo-wo-wo-wo-won't Well, she said, baby I know what's best She said I could do with

Sunny Afternoon The Kinks

Sunny Afternoon The Kinks Music & Lyrics : Ray Davis The tax man's taken all my dough, And left me in this stately home, Lazing on a sunny afternoon.

Sunny Afternoon (Mono Ver.) The Kinks

The tax man's taken all my dough And left me in this stately home Lazing on a sunny afternoon And I can't sail my yacht He's taken everything I got All I've got's this sunny afternoon Save me save me save

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

My Diary The Kinks

I looked in my diary, no spaces today, A life so eventful, stacked with appointments too important to break, Lunch at the bistro, tea at the Savoy cafe, No time to contemplate the isolation, No second

Time Will Tell The Kinks

Time will tell if I will live eternally, Through life instead of being someone. All of my life, you are the one, you're on my mind.

Definite Maybe The Kinks

Got a letter through the post that says I don't exist. Apparently the new computer thinks I won't be missed. We need more facts, perhaps you would find out and forward them.

Predictable The Kinks

(Predictable) Every day of my life Can't even communicate with my wife (Predictable) That's the word of the year (Predictable) All I see, all I hear.

Reveal Yourself The Kinks

Life on earth is so bizarre, We must find a way to fulfill, What we really are, Yes it's true, I love you, And there's nothing you do that's wrong, Find values of your own.

Rats Kinks

I was lost just wandering round downtown Many people pushing me around Hate spreads just like infection Those rats jumping on and off my back Fat black rats holding me down I see rats in every direction

Cliches Of The World (B Movie) The Kinks

Sunset over the high-rise, By a motorway, A little man looks up at the sky. An uneventful end to a wasted day. Close-up on the man at the window, Looking at the street down below.

Big Sky Kinks

Big Sky looks down on all the people looking up at the Big Sky Everybody pushing one another around Big Sky feels sad when he sees the children scream and cry But the Big Sky is too big to let

Alcohol The Kinks

Here is a story about a sinner, He used to be a winner who enjoyed a life of prominence and position, But the pressures at the office and his socialite engagements, And his selfish wife's fanatical

Oklahoma U.S.A. The Kinks

All life we work but work is bore, If life's for livin' what's livin' for, She lives in a house that's near decay, Built for the industrial revolution, But in her dreams she is far away, In Oklahoma