LONDON
London
(Paul Long)
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Rain washes the streets, cleaning the night away
Dawn rises slowly to welcome the day
Staying is harder than leaving
Forgive me if I walk away
I walk through the night
Looking for a reason to stay
But I was younger then, and eager to play
Memories are all getting fainter
So forgive me if I turn away
London I’m leaving you, no reason to remain
London you’re calling me, but there’s nothing to be gained
From staying here now that I’m all alone
Alone in the city that lifted me, now that you’re gone
chocolate Jesus
(Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan)
​I don't go to church on Sunday
I don't get on my knees to pray
Don't memorise the books of the Bible
I got my own special way
I know Jesus he loves me
Maybe just a little bit more
If I fall on my knees every Sunday
At Zerelda Lee's candy store
Well it's got to be a chocolate Jesus
Make me feel so good inside
It's got to be a chocolate Jesus
To keep me satisfied
Well I don't want no Adam’s Apple
I don't want no Almond Joy
There ain't nothing better
More suitable for this boy
Well the one damn thing
That can pick me up
Better than a cup of gold
See only a chocolate Jesus
Can satisfy my soul
Oh weather is rough when there’s whiskey in the shade
Best to wrap your saviour up in cellophane
He flows like the big muddy but that's ok
Pour him over ice cream for a nice parfait
Well it's got to be a chocolate Jesus
Make me feel so good inside
It's got to be a chocolate Jesus
To keep me satisfied
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so many roads
(Paul Marshall)
S
So many roads
So many trains to ride
So many roads
So many trains to ride
Yeah it’s taken my baby, yeah
Before I can be satisfied
I was staring out my window
When I heard that whistle blow
I was staring out my window
When I heard that whistle blow
Yeah, I thought it was a Streamline
Ohh, it was a B&O
There was a mean old fireman
And a cruel engineer
It was a mean old fireman
And a cruel engineer
Yes, That took my baby
And left me standing here
So many roads
So many trains to ride
So many roads
So many trains to ride
Yeah, I've got to find my baby
Woah, and she left me standing here​
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days long gone
(Paul Long)
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Childhood memories, some are false, and some are true
Days were always long, and the skies were always blue
Playing in the streets like Bonnie and Clyde
Out until the dark, my dog at my side
Black and white film of yesterday
Dreaming of Days long gone and far away
Lifelong friendships, some are gone, and some have stayed
We shared the love of the music that we played
Talking all night until the dawn
Taking in the beauty of the summer lawn
Fifty years seems like yesterday
Dreaming of days long gone and far away, and far away
Going back and walking in old footsteps
Takes you back, back but you can’t stay
All the shadows, the hidden memories
Dreaming of days long gone and far away