1. |
The Small Hours
04:38
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Sometimes when I'm lying awake, lying on my own
and I think of all the things I should have done
should have told her how I feel, should have run that extra mile
should have been a better son
and I think of all the nights that I've wasted my time
doing nothing worth talking about
and I think of all the days, all thouse countless hours
that I've squandered but forgotten to count.
I pretend that I don't care
I pretend that I'm not scared
I pretend that I don't care
I pretend that I'm not scared
about the things I will leave behind.
Should have told her how I feel, it's not like I didn't have the chance
should have told her it was real, that I wasn't just a victim of circumstance
and it probably wouldn't work but now it's playing on my mind
searching for reasons to justify what I just can't find
I pretend that I don't care
I pretend that I'm not scared
I pretend that I don't care
I pretend that I'm not scared
about the feelings I will leave behind.
Maybe I should have run
been a better son
maybe I should have fallen when I was supposed to
so I can get back up
maybe I could
Maybe there's still time, maybe I'm not finished yet
maybe I'm too busy looking back so I don't forget
or maybe I'm just tired, 'cos I haven't slept for days
all those things keeping me awake at night
got me questioning my place
but now I'm looking forward, to a brand new day
gonna say all those things I always wish that I could say
and pretend that I don't care.
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2. |
Purple Patch
04:29
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She's not looking back
going through this purple patch
wonders how long it will last
how long she's on the right track
And love can be so wonderful
and love can be so powerful
and love can be so merciful
when you're getting it right.
She is moving on
once there but now she is gone
she's always on the run
leaves with the rising sun
And love can be so wonderful
and love can be so powerful
and love can be so merciful
when you're getting it right
when you're getting it right.
Baby can't you see that I'm falling again
baby can't you see I won't hit the ground again
all your good fortune can not make up
for the fact that I've been dealt rotten luck
and baby I don't think I'll be coming back from this
She's not looking back
going through this purple patch
wonders how long it will last
how long she's on the right track
And love can be so wonderful
and love can be so powerful
and love can be so merciful
when you're getting it right
when you're getting it right.
Baby can't you see that I'm falling again
baby can't you see I won't hit the ground again
all your good fortune can not make up
for the fact that I've been dealt rotten luck
and baby I don't think I'll be coming back from this
back from this...
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3. |
Bigger Plans
02:30
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Every time I see you I try to fall in love
but I always end up falling back to earth,
this train won't wait for anyone so I'll leave you now before you get attached,
love is just a feeling and feelings can be hurt
so I'm hoping to kill this before it starts,
I'm sorry but once I'm gone you know I'm never intending to come back.
It's not that I don't like you or that you don't make the grade
or I can think of better things to do on my lonely days
it's just maybe, maybe love's got bigger plans for me.
You will shout and you will throw things
I'm not kidding when I tell you
you will say things you'll probably always mean,
you should know that I am sorry and I never wanted this to end this way
you'll go and tell your friends that I'm a bastard
and I played you for a fool
but that's really not the case
because I tried and though I failed I still tried and now
I really cannot stay.
It's not that I don't like you or that you don't fit the bill
or you couldn't make me happy though I know you never will
it's just maybe, maybe love's got bigger plans
and I know you don't agree,
but maybe love's got bigger plans for me
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4. |
The List
03:04
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Sitting alone and I'm making a list
of all the things that I wish that I'd done
currently you are sitting there
real pretty at the top at number one
and I'm trying to think what I should do
when I'm here I'm not close to you
and I wouldn't want you think that I could fly
just 'cos you asked me
and I wouldn't want you think that I couldn't die
oh so happy.
The only thing that I've got is what I've been through
and the only thing worth having is you
the only thing that I've got is what I've been through
and the only thing worth having is you.
Well I'm counting up votes and I'm checking my calls
but I cant seem to find out anything for sure
and I don't mean to alarm you but I didn't think
you were that important to me before.
Now I'm trying to think what I could do
how I could end up next to you
without letting you know that
I could fly just 'cos you asked me
and if you kissed me one more time then I could be happy.
But the only thing that I've got is what I've been through
and the only thing worth having is you
the only thing that I've got is what I've been through
and the only thing worth having is you.
And only thing that I've got is what I've been through
and the only thing worth having is you
the only thing that I've got is what I've been through
and the only thing worth having is you.
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5. |
Wisdom Teeth
04:13
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I've only got two of my wisdom teeth
does that mean I'm only half as wise as I should be
I know I've been trying to prove it lately
I know I've been trying to be
Who I'm not, who I'm not, supposed to be
who I'm not, who I'm not, supposed to be
I've only made half of my decisions
the rest I waited to be over again
I'm sick of having these visions
I'm getting used to sitting on the fence
Where I'm not, where I'm not, supposed to be
where I'm not, where I'm not, supposed to be
I'm so blinded by the fact that you can see me for who I am and
I'm surprised by the fact that you seem to understand that
I need to try, something I know but something I'll always
always like, like you
I've only got half of my life planned out
and it's not much to shout about
the rest's a mystery but I have no doubt
I would never be without
Without you, without you, where you're supposed to be
without you, without you, standing next to me
I'm so blinded by the fact that you can see me for who I am and
I'm surprised by the fact that you seem to understand that
I need to try, something I know but something I'll always
always like, like you
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6. |
London
02:49
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Jostling for position makes me think that we're not listening
everybody's dancing but I don't think they can hear at all
living isn't meaningless just because it has no mean
and just 'cos where you're living isn't London doesn't make you a fool.
Everybody says we can have everything
we can all do what we like
we can live and love and dance and sing
and where we are living doesn't mean a thing
so London, it can keep them 'cos you are mine.
Not gonna drive a fast car, pay for use of the streets
just so I can say I've got the world at the soles of my feet
don't think that the rest of us are dreaming of you
'cos I'm not losing sleep thinking about pastures new.
Everybody says we can have everything
we can all do what we like
we can live and love and dance and sing
and where we are living doesn't mean a thing
so London, it can keep them 'cos you are mine.
Everybody says we can have everything
we can all go where we please
I don't need no cityscape so I can be happy
those bright lights mean nothing to me
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7. |
Where We Came From
02:56
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Well the old will get older, the rich will get richer
and the young will get wiser, and then they'll forget
where they came from for a while
before you can remind them
you might think that they have forgotten
what happened a lifetime ago, when this state was rotten
right down to its bones, I hope we don't do the same again.
But we've been sold right down this river before so we know
surely this can't be the only way to go.
Well I've heard you all talking about the days
when the streets paved with gold were covered with waste
and the people with keys to the kingdom are like secret police
and to stand up for what was right and just
meant going on strike and biting the dust
while your fellow man is lining his pockets with your dreams
And I pray that those days will never return
hoping this isn't the only day we will learn.
So we'll stand up now and we will take heart
from the decade that almost blew this country apart
and we'll learn from the lessons, if you're ready to teach
so we can all earn in equal compare
just what we deserve, and breathe the free air
of a country that can't be that far out of reach
And then the old will get older, the rich will get richer
and the young will get wiser, and then they'll forget
where they came from for a while
before we can remind them
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8. |
Shade of Blue
03:18
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Sitting the car and I am thinking about all the things
I've done to you while you've been sat at home
wondering if you are sat there too
feeling this same old shade of blue
or if you're even on your own
must have said I'm sorry a thousand times
must have even made a thousand rhymes
before I wrote this song for you
but I couldn't find a thousand ways
even if I had a thousand days
to tell you what I know is true
But I hope that you can find it deep within yourself
to forgive this broken fool
I hope that you can find it deep within your heart
to show me how to break the rules
and I'm trying, I'm trying, I'm really really trying
to be who I think I can
so darling, darling, darling will you help me
help this blue blue man.
Sitting on my own and I'm thinking about all the things
that you have done while you've been away
and I'm only hoping that it's not true
that this same old shade of blue
is gonna leave so I can stay.
'Cos I've been in love before so I know
that sometimes it needs work
I've been in love before so I know
that sometimes it can hurt
and I know that you're trying and believe me
I want to believe you
but I don't think I can
so darling, darling, darling I'm sorry
but you'll stay a blue blue man
Sitting the car and I am thinking about all the things
I've done to you while you've been sat at home
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9. |
Hat in the Ring
02:51
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When I heard that you were going without
thought that I'd be in with a shout
since you've been away I've been working on my style,
when I heard that you were back in town
thought that I'd dust myself down
and find out if there's any way of you being mine.
But loving it don't come so naturally
baby you are all that I can see.
So I'd like to throw my hat in the ring
hoping it'll be time for us to sing again
praying that the sun will shine
we can both go outside and say
I wouldn't have you any other way.
When I heard that you were singing blues
playing in a band that was old news
I was wondering how good we could be
with you up front and me in tow
another guy playing bass that I know
we could fall in love just singing harmony.
Just say that you'll be mine
tell me if I'm wasting my time.
So I'd like to throw my hat in the ring
hoping it'll be time for us to sing again
praying that the sun will shine
we can both go outside and say
and I would write a song for you
you could write one for me too
I think that we'd be happy for a while
and then at the end of the day
you could maybe turn to me and say
I wouldn't have you any other way.
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10. |
a Pack of Hounds
03:16
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Well we follow her around like a pack of hounds
'cos she smells so damn sweet,
and I wouldn't like to like her if I didn't already like her
but I know she's the one for me,
and I'd like to play it cool, but I know I'd look the fool
and she'd pick someone from the crowd
and though we laugh at those that jump through hoops
the only thing that stops us is we're too proud.
Pride might be a sin but so is lust and so is envy
and I don't think I can claim to be a saint,
only hope that she can see me that way
Only met her a few times, but that is all it takes
for a girl like that to knock you off your feet,
when she smiles it's like the world's a better place
when she's sad it makes you weep,
and we chase her round like fools, like she's got us all on leads
and if she could manipulate us she could have anything she needs,
but I don't think she knows how,
and that's kind of why we like her.
Pride might be a sin but so is lust and so is envy
and I don't think I can claim to be a saint,
only hope that she can see me that way
Pride might be a sin but so is lust and so is envy
and I don't think I can claim to be a saint,
only hope that she can see me that way
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11. |
The Only One
02:47
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Whenever we go out at night she always makes a stir
every time she looks around and gives here hair a whirl
whenever we go out at night it's always been the same
but it would be nice just the once if you'd remember my name
And now I'm starting
yes I'm starting
oh I'm starting to see the things you heard
yes I'm starting, oh to realise
that I'm not the only one in her world.
Whenever we go dancing oh I do so get the blues
everytime my baby's on another man's shoes
and I think, I wouldn't mind no I wouldn't see no wrong
if she weren't forever ruining my favourite song
And now I'm starting
yes I'm starting
oh I'm starting to see the things you heard
yes I'm starting, oh to realise
that I'm not the only one in her world.
Whenever we go out to eat it always makes me groan
that she leaves her mobile number in the waiter's phone
she says it's for emergencies but baby I can't see
why on Earth that would mean you don't come home with me
And now I'm starting
yes I'm starting
oh I'm starting to see the things you heard
yes I'm starting, oh to realise
that I'm not the only one in her world.
And now I'm starting
yes I'm starting
oh I'm starting to see the things you heard
yes I'm starting, oh to realise
that I'm not the only one in her world.
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12. |
21
04:14
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Twenty one to date and still I'm staying up too late
trying to think of things that I can do,
twenty one false starts and several broken hearts,
with one especially for you.
We can sleep in fields and watch the world go by,
or step outside and simply spend some time,
don't ever say I don't do anything for you,
because that simply isn't true.
Twenty one again and still I'm playing with my friends,
trying to sing songs that we all know,
twenty one times I write the same old lines,
can't think of anything that goes
We can sleep in fields and watch the world go by,
or step outside and simply spend some time,
don't ever say I don't do anything for you,
because that simply isn't true.
Now I've got the keys that can unlock the door,
but what should I do once I'm standing in the hall,
they say I've never been twenty one before,
not feeling half as sure.
Twenty one right now and not allowed to feel down,
with a great big oyster at my feet,
twenty one year olds should live like there's no tomorrow,
fall in love with everyone they meet.
We can sleep in fields and watch the world go by,
or step outside and simply spend some time,
don't ever say I don't do anything for you,
because that simply isn't true.
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Sam Draisey Wolverhampton, UK
Sam Draisey is a singer/songwriter from the West Midlands, England. His music has, in the classic singer/songwriter style, many influences and muses, with particular attention paid to the story telling qualities and political nature of his songs. His notable influences include Frank Turner, Damien Rice, Jack Johnson, Cat Stevens, Paul Simon and Johnny Cash. ... more
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