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50 Years
02:20
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50 Years
I’ve been sitting at a desk nearly all my life,
Apart from when I go home at night,
And I feel as if I’ve been chained there for fifty years.
I’ve been working real hard but feeling bored,
Slaving away for no reward,
Save for a gold watch inscribed with 50 years.
50 years is a long long time,
Quite enough to drive me out my mind,
Alcatraz is really pretty tame,
I need something that’s going to keep me sane.
I know when I day and they lay me down,
And all my friends are gathered round,
They’ll say he didn’t do much but he did it for fifty years.
I’ve been sitting at my desk since five to nine,
Trying to find a way to pass the time,
But every single day seems just like fifty years,
I said every single hour seems just like fifty years,
Yes every single minute seems just like fifty years.
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(Why Don’t You) Come Back Tomorrow
Why don’t you come back tomorrow when your mind’s in a better place,
Harsh words can cause you sorry, yours should be no disgrace.
Chorus
Bite your lip and count to ten,
Bite harder and count again,
Rehearse the words you want to say,
Then don’t speak them anyway
What’s said in moments of pressure can lead to regret,
Sorry won’t ride to the rescue when people don’t want to forget,
They say that words never come easy,
But then they pour right out your mouth,
You better edit what you say to me,
Before you kick them out the house.
Your appetite is for conflict and that is quite absurd,
Never leave your anger unzipped and you won’t have to eat your words.
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Bob Cat
03:51
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Bob Cat
Sun is out; it’s a beautiful day,
Wonder if I should go out to play,
But I think I’ll stay here right on the couch,
Don’t want to do too much to put myself out.
Birds are singing till they see me,
Which one do I fancy bringing home for tea?
But that will mean rousing myself to move,
And that is something I don’t want to have to do.
Chorus
It’s no dog’s life when you are a cat,
Whatever people say about where I am at,
See me coming and then tell me to scat,
Yes it’s no dog’s life being a cat.
I like to sit upon the stairs to make you trip,
Then run away so no one knows I made you slip,
It makes me wonder why you don’t feed me no more,
But want to boot me right out the door.
Climbing up the curtains drives them up the wall,
Sometimes they wish I hadn’t adopted them at all.
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Here Comes The Sun Again
03:43
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Here Comes The Sun Again
Here comes the sun again, breaking through the clouds,
Here comes the sun again, shining bright but not too loud,
And it makes me smile to feel the world is good again,
All my troubles seem so light at this moment.
Black night has gone away, till the end of another day,
Black night has said goodbye and welcomed a clear blue sky,
And it makes me smile to feel the world is good again,
All my troubles seem so light at this moment.
Walk me through my field of dreams,
Let me see how my life could have been,
If my mind’s not set right, no, no, if my mind’s not set right
Guide me right into the fire,
But not come out without desire,
If my mind’s not set right, no, no, my mind’s not set right.
Peace will come to calm the storm purely because you’re here,
Peace will always calm my storm, all the time you’re near,
And it makes me smile to feel the world is good again,
All my troubles seem so light at this moment.
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Lionel Strange
03:55
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Lionel Strange
Lionel Strange lived down Arnold Lane,
In a house without a conservatory.
On a very good day he could see all the way,
To the roof of the Greenwich Observatory.
Chorus
Oh Lionel Strange
Oh Lionel Strange
When Lionel felt ill he would reach for the pills
That he hoped would make him feel better,
If he wanted more I can tell you for sure,
He’d lick a stamp but not to a letter.
He was well read, but he took to his bed,
Now he keeps all of his thoughts locked in his head.
He found the doors of perception at his dentists’ reception,
And now he’s on a different plain,
Lionel’s up in the sky, looking down from his high,
Knowing that life will never be the same.
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The Cham Cham
01:41
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Instrumental
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Green
02:49
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Green
I used to wish that I was Green Lantern with his ring of unstoppable power,
I’d fly right round the world for you babe in less than 24 hours,
You know I’d do anything you choose,
Just so you’d call me your superhero.
I want to be the Hulk for you girl incredible as it may seem,
If any guy were to look at you babe I promise I’d turn green,
You know I’d do anything you choose,
Just so you’d call me your superhero.
Super, super super hero especially for you,
Super, super, superhero what more could I do?
I hope I’ll be like Dr Solar, but radiating love for you,
Recharge myself over and over, what else could I do?
You know I’d do anything you choose,
Just so you’d call me your superhero.
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Hymn 4 Her
02:56
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Hymn 4 Her
I dream of you as though you were still here,
I catch your scent as if you are near,
Those days have gone,
They won’t return,
Life carries on,
What did I learn?
I learnt that you’re still with me in the things I do.
I speak of you as if you can hear,
You may be gone, but know how I still care,
Those days have passed,
They can’t return,
You needn’t ask,
What did I learn?
You told me don’t look back,
Only carry on,
And though the night is black,
Believe here comes the sun.
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Phil Matthews a.k.a.the Village Derby, UK
The Village is a magical place for outsiders and oddballs.
Phil has built up a following around the Midlands and South
East winning hearts and minds with his performances.
Phil has written and performed with many bands over the years and the Village is his latest alter ego, with his music played on hundreds of radio stations worldwide and his album music streamed and downloaded thousands of times.
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