1. LADY ELENOR

Banshee playing magician sitting lotus on the floor
Belly dancing beauty with a power driven saw
Had my share of nightmares, didn't think there could be much more
Then in walked Rodrick Usher with the Lady Eleanor

She tied my eyes with ribbon of a silken ghostly thread
I gazed with trouble vision on an old four poster bed
Where Eleanor had risen to kiss the neck below my head
And bid me come along with her to the land of the dancing dead

But it's all right, Lady Eleanor
All right, Lady Eleanor
I'm all right where I am

She gazed with loving beauty like a mother to a son
Like living, dying, seeing, being all rolled into one
Then all at once I heard some music playing in my bones
The same old song I'd heard for years, reminding me of home

But it's all right, Lady Eleanor
All right, Lady Eleanor
I'm all right where I am

Then creeping on towards me, licking lips with tongues of fire
A host of golden demons screaming lust and base desire
And when it seemed for certain that the screams could get no higher
I heard a voice above the rest screaming 'You're a liar'

But it's all right, Lady Eleanor
All right, Lady Eleanor
I'm all right here in your arms


2. ROAD TO KINGDOM COME

I have no one to call my friend
The road I travel has no end
And so I turn my face up to the sun
And walk on down the road to kingdom come

And as I walk this lonely road
Nobody helps me bear my load
Can somebody tell me what it is I've done
Condemned to walk the road to kingdom come

And if you pass me on the side
Why don't you stop and let me ride
You just had a better deal my son
Walking down the road to kingdom come

And if you pass this way someday
And you should find I've gone my way
There'll always be some poor boy on the bum
Walking down the road to kingdom come

Walking down the road to kingdom come


3. DOWN

Down, down, I'm feeling down
But for now I'll stick around
Just to see if it was really me
Or if I'm right in thinking you're wrong

You took me on a pleasure trip
But the waves got high and sunk the ship
And the captain was mad and so was his crew
And they all looked just the same as you

Up you took me high
Earth to the moon and back through the sky
But the wings that I wore didn't fit me too well
I only wanted to fly but I fell

Down, down, I'm feeling low
But sooner or later it's got to go
This restless feeling in my shoe
Will carry me to somebody new

Down, down, I'm feeling low
But sooner or later it's got to go
This restless feeling in my shoe
Will carry me to somebody new
Somebody new

Down, down, I'm feeling low
But sooner or later it's got to go
This restless feeling in my shoe
Will carry me to somebody new


4. WAKE UP LITTLE SISTER

Wake up little sister, tell me what you've got
I can see your dreaming quite a lot.
And if the sun is shining we can make it to the top
Wake up little sister and tell me what is and what is not.

Wake up little dreamer, you been dreaming too long
I can feel your heartbeat like a song.
With you beside me I can feel both, gentle and strong
Wake up little dreamer and tell me what's right and what is wrong.

Wake up little sister, help me through the night
We got to make it, got to make it alright.
And in the morning when we have to say goodnight
We'll say hello I know and walk off in to the light.

And in the morning when we have to say goodnight
We'll say hello I know and walk off in to the light.

And if the sun is shining we can make it to the top
Wake up little sister and tell me what is and what is not.


5. TOGETHER FOREVER

You and me sitting on a bench
Watching the day go by
No one paying us any attention
Not even to ask us why

Sunshine in our eyes
We're watching it set as we watched it rise
You and me sitting on a bench
Watching the day go by

You and me sitting on a bus
On the front seat at the top
Watching the people who don't look like us
And going way past our stop

Travelling everywhere
We got no money but what do we care?
You and me sitting on a bus
On the front seat at the top

Ah, looks like we're sticking together
Ah, looks like lasting forever

You and me by the side of the road
In the morning feeling bright
Watching cars coming and watching them go
Still thinking we'll be home tonight

As the day goes on and the lifts are few
We think it might take us a day or two
You and me by the side of the road
In the morning feeling bright

Oh, looks like we're sticking together
Ah, looks like lasting forever


6. AL RIGHT ON THE NIGHT

I can tell what you think by the look on your face
The look on your face is so mean
Can you tell me exactly what
It is about me that's so unclean?

I only ever wanted to be your friend
And I never wanted to be your slave
So take me as I appear before you
Come and live with me in a cave

[Chorus]
And it'll be all right
We'll have a drink on a Friday night
It'll be oh so good
We'll do everything that I know we should

I can see it all now falling into place
You can leave all your troubles behind
You can tell at a glance if you look in my face
That it's really ripping up my mind

[Chorus]

So take all your fancy clothes to the ragman
Put on your old blue jeans
And take off that stupid look on your face
Everything I say I mean

[Chorus]

It'll be all right
We'll have a drink on a Friday night
It'll be oh so good
We'll do everything that I know we should

[Chorus]

It'll be all right
We'll have a drink on a Friday night
It'll be oh so good
We'll do everything that I know we should

It'll be all right


7. SCARECROW SONG

The songs you sing are meaningless
The words you say are wrong.
Your Saturday nights they are sober
And your Sundays are too long

Your lucky days are over
Your lucky days are gone

You've cast away your coloured coat
The illusions seemed too strong
Now in the wintery season
You can hear the Scarecrow Song

Your lucky days are over
Your lucky days are gone

The bells have all stopped their ringing
The music sounded wrong.
And now the only song, worth singing
Is the sad old Scarecrow Song

Your lucky days are over
Your lucky days are gone


8. WE CAN SWING TOGETHER

No-one came to criticize, no-one to complain,
Just to pass a little bit of time, play some human games.
Some were smoking 'roll your owns', while others they had none,
Ev'rybody was holding hands, and singing this little song.

We can swing together, 'cause we feel we're doing it right.
We can swing together, we can swing all through the night.

Then when things were happening, around about ten to four,
There was a screeching of brakes, dogs barking outside, and a hammering on the door.
Then the voice of officialdom, saying 'Open in the name of the law',
But we just kept on holding hands, and singing this song some more.

We can swing together, 'cause we feel we're doing it right.
We can swing together, we can swing all through the night.

Then they broke down all the doors, and kicked the windows in,
They let their doggies off the leads, and they ransacked everything.
They stood us all against the wall, their faces split with grins,
And then they linked each others' handcuffs and they merrily began to sing.

We can swing together, 'cause we feel we're doing it right.
We can swing together, we can swing all through the night.

They took us to see the County Judge, with a wig-hat on his head,
He heard our case with a smile on his face, and this is what he said:
I'll have to send you all to jail, for doing this terrible thing.
And as I walked down to the cells, I swear I heard him sing.

We can swing together, 'cause we feel we're doing it right.
We can swing together, we can swing all through the night....


9. MEET ME ON THE CORNER

Hey Mr Dreamseller, where have you been?
Tell me have you dreams I can see?
I came along, just to bring you this song
Can you spare one dream for me?

You won't have met me, and you'll soon forget me
So don't mind me tugging at your sleeve.
I'm asking you if I can fix a rendezvous.
For your dreams are all I believe

Meet me on the corner when the lights are coming on
And I'll be there, I promise I'll be there
Down the empty streets we'll disappear until the dawn
If you have dreams enough to share

Lay down your bundles of rags and reminders
And spread your wares on the ground
Well I've got time, if you deal in rhyme
I'm just hanging around

Meet me on the corner when the lights are coming on
And I'll be there, I promise I'll be there
Down the empty streets we'll disappear until the dawn
If you have dreams enough to share

Hey Mr Dreamseller, where have you been?
Tell me have you dreams I can see?
I came along, just to bring you this song
Can you spare one dream for me?


10. ALL FALL DOWN

Councilors, magistrates, men of renown,
Who needs to live in a dirty old town.
Yes, go on, tear it down.

Who need the trees and the flowers to grow,
We can have a motorway with motorway dough,
I know I know I know, they've got to go.

Tear them down, mess them round,
Make a mockery of all of the ground,
And if you ever have a sleepless night,
Just count out your money, it'll be all right.

Politicians, planners go, look what you done,
Your madness is making a machine of ev'ryone,
But one day the machine might turn on.

We'll tear you down, mess you round,
And bury you deep under the ground,
And we'll dance on your graves till the flowers return
And the trees tell us secrets that took ages to learn,

We'll tear you down, mess you round,
Bury you deep under the ground,
And we'll dance on your graves till the flowers return
And the trees tell us secrets that took ages to learn,
We'll tear you down.


11. GO BACK

You think you're nice to know, so how could you guess
I don't want to know you till I know myself less.
I'm gonna forget where I'm going, remember where i've been
You won't see me till I wanna be seen.

I wanna go back where you've never been,
I wanna feel things like you've never even dreamed
I'm lying on the grass in a blood-stained field
And i'll drift through this country till my memory's healed.

You took me for a fool, you took me for a ride
But this is where I get off 'cos I'm going inside.
I'm gonna forget where I'm going, remember where i've been
Don't think i've lost my mind if I let out a scream.

I wanna go back where you've never been,
I wanna feel things like you've never even dreamed
I'm flying through the sky on a black and blue night
And i'll drink this midnight air till I see the day light.

I wanna go back where you've never been,
I wanna feel things like you've never even dreamed
I'm flying through the sky on a black and blue night
And i'll drink this midnight air till I see the day light.


12. WINTER SONG

When winter's shadowy fingers
First pursue you down the street
And your boots no longer lie
About the cold around your feet
Do you spare a thought for summer whose passage is complete?
Whose memories lie in ruins
And whose ruins lie in heat?
When winter...
Comes howling in

When the wind is singing strangely
Blowing music through your head
And your rain splattered windows
Make you decide to stay in bed
Do you spare a thought for the homeless tramp who wishes he was dead?
Or do you pull the bed-clothes higher
Dream of summertime instead?
When winter...
Comes howling in

The creeping cold has fingers
That caress without permission
And mystic crystal snowdrops
Only aggravate the condition
Do you spare one thought for the gypsy with no secure position?
Who's turned and spurned by village and town
At the magistrate's decision?
When winter...
Comes howling in

When the turkey's in the oven
And the Christmas presents are bought
And Santa's in his module
He's an American astronaut
Do you spare one thought for Jesus, who had nothing but his thoughts?
Who got busted just for talking
And befriending the wrong sorts?
When winter...
Comes howling in

When winter...
Comes...
Howling...
In


13. CLEAR WHITE LIGHT

Do you believe
The clear white light
Is going to guide us on?

Running along the ground singing a song in the morning light
Follow flowery fields as far as out of sight
Turning your head to the clouds and the skies and the trees
'Cause you never know what you might see.

Do you believe
The clear white light
Is going to guide us on
The way?

Seeing the sun as it wants to be seen by ev'ryone
Melting the sky throw a hole in your eye where the magic comes
Turning your heads to the skies with the clouds in your eyes
'Cause you never know what you might find

Do you believe
The clear white light
Is going to guide us on
The way?

Now is the time to be loving and kind to your fellow men
Seeing the sympathy starting out all over again
Now is the time to give love just one more go
'Cause you never know what you might know

And I believe
The clear white light
is going to guide us on

Yes I believe
The clear white light
Is going to guide us on


14. DON'T ASK ME

Nothing can stop you from doing anything you choose,
Nothing's gonna stop you if you really wanna play the blues,
But noone's gonna like it if you make more than you lose.
Well you can come on down and you can see the show
You can come on up and you can have blow
But don't ask me how to get there, I don't know.

Pack up your suitcase, pick up your old guitar
Wave goodbye and jump in the company car,
They've seen your picture and they want to know who you are.
Well you can come on down and you can have a blow
You can come on up and you can steal the show
But don't ask me how it happened, I don't know.

Well you can push, shove, lose your long time friends
You might make money, but you'll never quite make amends,
When you're drowned in the vacuum of the one-eyed TV lens.
Well you can fly on up and you can make the show
You can watch it come and you can watch it go
But don't ask me what it feels like, I don't know.

So pack up your cases and hide in your big black car
Put on a new face pick up your old guitar,
Is there anybody there but who doesn't know who you are.
Well you can watch it come and you can see it go
Then you can come on down and we can have a blow
But don't ask me who are you are, 'cos I won't know.
I won't know
I won't know
I won't know


15. JANUARY SONG

I'm feeling rather sorry
For a man I know
The world he holds in trembling hands
Is asking where to go

And as he stares out at me
From the mirrored wall
I see that he is trying to cry
But the tears they will not fall

His life is passing by behind his tired eyes
Like the colours in the January sky

Useless it is to question
Things concerning the past
Seems so very obvious
That nothing at all can last

And just as sure as tomorrow
Will soon be yesterday
The love you thought to occupy
Will surely drift away

I need you to help me carry on
You need me need you need him need everyone

And love is such a small word
For something that is so vast
But in it lies the future
The present and the past

And speaking now of changes
I sometimes feel the fear
That the reason for the meaning
Will even disappear

I need you to help me carry on
You need me need you need him need everyone...


16. ALAN IN THE RIVER WITH FLOWERS

Here I sit with time running out on me
Knowing while it's dreams that are upon me
There's grace of a kind
That eases my mind
Some time.

Float me down the river,
Show me what it's like to be there
Float me down the river
Tell me stories dreams and nightmares.

Here I sit the garden surrounds me
Flowers in hand it's dreams that are upon me
And I don't deny
That time passes by
Sometimes.

Float me down the river,
Show me what it's like to be there
Float me down the river
Tell me stories dreams and nightmares.

Float me down the river,
Show me what it's like to be there
Float me down the river
Tell me stories dreams and nightmares.


17. FOG ON THE TYNE

Sittin' in a sleazy snack-bar suckin'
Sickly sausage rolls
Slippin' down slowly
Slippin' down sideways
Think I'll sign off the dole

[Chorus]
'Cause the fog on the Tyne is all mine, all mine
The fog on the Tyne is all mine
The fog on the Tyne is all mine, all mine
The fog on the Tyne is all mine

Could a copper catch a crooked coffin maker
Could a copper comprehend
That a crooked coffin maker is just an undertaker who
undertakes to be a friend

[Chorus]

Tell the truth tomorrow
Today will take it's time to
Tell you what tonight will bring,
Presently we'll have a pint or two together
Everybody do their thing

We can swing together
We can have a wee wee
We can have a wet on the wall
If someone slips a whisper
That his simple sister slapped them down
And they slavered on their smalls

[Chorus](x2)