This is the age of machinery, A mechanical nightmare, The wonderful world of technology, Napalm, hydrogen bombs, biological warfare, This is the twentieth cent...

(Ray Davies) I just had a really bad fall And this time it was harder to get up than before I shouted to the heavens and a vision appeared I cried out "Can you...

Met a girl called Lola and I took her back to my place Feelin' guilty, feelin' scared, hidden cameras everywhere Stop! Hold on Stay in control Not content to b...

(Ray Davies) All she wrote was a goodbye letter "It's over for us, to tell you the truth I've met this person in a disco He's really special, reminds me of you...

It was clear to everybody in the family that as a cripple I was a complete failure I did no better at college, actually I went to the Hornsey College of Art Hor...

My art school babe with your palette-knives and brushes, Painted face, Egyptian eye-brows and bright red lips Pale white make-up, tight black skirts like Juliet...

From the dew-soaked hedge creeps a crawly caterpillar, When the dawn begins to crack It's all part of my autumn almanac Breeze blows leaves of a musty-coloured ...

Got back to the frontroom, Dave was plugged in to the green amplifier Pete was on the bass, they sounded great Dave had this great way of playing the guitar The...

(Ray Davies) You caught me with my pants down But I was only taking a shower Still you looked for the evidence Like the smell of perfume, or lipstick on my col...

Dad was a real party animal He loved to go at the pub and have a singsong with his mates and drink as much stout as possible All of his cronies used to go with ...

I am dull and simple lad Cannot tell water from champagne And I have never met the Queen And I wish I could have all he has got I wish I could be like David Wat...

There's a crack up in the ceiling And the kitchen... the... Other work ain't got no money I song to join the bread and honey. What are we livin' for? Two room...

Now all the lies are beginning to show, And you're not the country that I used to know I loved you once from my head to my toe, But now my belief is shaken And...

She left a message after the tone, I hear it over and over on the answer phone No one can find her, address unknown She just decided to go out and make it alone...

And as I walked round those tidy streets I thought to myself "How can anybody be at all unhappy in such a perfect world?" How wrong I was! There's a little hun...

I don't believe that God is a man With white hair, sitting in a big chair Judging the world and its morals Forgiving today so we can sin again tomorrow But I b...

Is this really it? Is this the final station? It's really been quite a trip You know it's been great to watch the sights Playing the edited highlights And all ...

Sunlight and the city is barely awake As all the early morning drifters make their way Headlights in the distance, too bright for my eyes Still I love the dusk,...

Tonight I'm going to read from the black book, the black book of X-Ray, the tormented rantings of a sex-crazed rock 'n roller I want you to imagine that's it's ...

(Ray Davies) Lift yourself out of the doldrums Make yourself a cuppa tea Drag your emotions out of the gutter Don't wallow in self pity When you wake up, all ...

They were soon joined by a third manager This guy was amost as tall as they were His name was Larry And Larry spoke in a very slow deliberate way And Larry alwa...

There was still a problem We had to get management You're nothing without management, are you? We were discovered playing in a pu by two very well respected gen...

But we didn't care We were on the road Robert and Grenville gave us some money to buy a second-hand door mobil, a little van And we put our little bits of equip...

In the book X-Ray the decrepit old rock 'n' roll singer talks about this mystery girl he used to know when he was on the road It's a girl he calls Julie Finkle ...

There's a room in a house in a street in a manor in a borough That's part of a city that is generally referred to as London It's a dark place, a mysterious plac...

Ooh, Darling, what can I do? I feel so afraid, and even my friends don't know what to say, That's why I'm asking you I'm so afraid, I know I should be strong, ...

Have you seen this face? Does it ring a bell? Does it strike a chord somewhere in your mind? And there's a big reward, If you help us solve this crime, And if y...

Listen to my heartbeat Yeah, all fall down Someone help me off of the ground Listen to my heartbeat Yeah, all fall down Someone help me off of the ground Nelso...

I come form a very large family I've got five older sisters, yes, five But it was wonderful to be the only boy in a family of girls Life was paradise, until one...

My name is of no importance You see, I'm a product of a century which started at the height of class-conscious imperialism and ended with a society so reduced t...

(Ray Davies) Mr Jones, my next door neighbour I feel I've known you all my life I haven't seen you for a while now How's the family? How's that beautiful wife?...

Why is it difficult to get things done In the age of computers and communication? The powers that be say they can't keep a hold Of a world that is escalating ou...

This is the end, this is the last time, Take what you want, why wait a lifetime? Why wait till tomorrow when you can just take it today, And it's not far away ...

I was walking on the coast road When the harbor came in view It was there I saw the hilltop That I used to walk with you We'd sing of the old country Now it's ...

(Ray Davies) Can't believe what I just read Gossip on the Internet Now the tabloids have the news Cross my heart it just ain't true I never thought it of you ...

(Ray Davies) Wakin' up, feeling rough Totally stressed Every day it's a dead[?] time Step by step Hit a wall, took a fall To a new depth Count to ten, focusin'...

Hey girl, let's begin again and try to help ourselves We're like weary warriors who just came back from hell You can keep your territory, I will stay in mine Ca...

[Absolute Beginners Soundtrack] Something's happenin' but I'm just gonna turn a blind eye If I see no evil, ask no questions, and I hear no lies Can't communic...

Look at all the people around me, Same old faces joining the queue For return to Waterloo, Return to Waterloo Started off this morning as usual, Checkin' out t...

(Ray Davies) Hey, my friend You can't run away from time They say you can't fight fate Time won't wait You can't run away from time And time is the avenger Bu...

See my friends, See my friends, Layin' 'cross the river, See my friends, See my friends, Layin' 'cross the river, She is gone, She is gone and now there's no ...

Set me free, little girl All you gotta do is set me free, little girl You know you can do it if you try, All you gotta do is set me free, free, Free Set me fre...

I always knew that they'd get me somehow sooner or later, But with a bullet in the head, a knife in the back, Not a pocket calculator Sorry mister, you're all w...

(Ray Davies) Now I don't mind if fifty thousand yobos pick[? beat?] me up outside a Football ground on a Saturday afternoon I'll still come out fighting D'you ...

I'll tell you a story to pass on to the end, As told to me so long ago by my good friend As we hollowed round the log fire, we laughed the whole night long, As ...

(Ray Davies) Are you going on Thanksgiving Day To those family celebrations? Passing on knowledge down through the years At the gathering of generations Every...

That old black magic has me in it's spell That old black magic that you weave so well Those icy fingers up and down my spine That same old witchcraft when your ...

I first met Julie a long time ago, Staring up at me from the front row She had a timeless glow, she was the image of youth That never grows old or gets long in ...

It was back to the drawing board, and I think it was out of frustration we wanted to sound as distorted as Chuck Berry's guitar on Memphis Tennessee We played t...

(Ray Davies) Every time I hear that lonesome train roll down the track Going away to unknown destinations I believe there's someone out there making the great ...

The phone rang, it was a call from Larry "Hello, cock Cock, it's time for the third single" If this is a flop, if the third single doesn't make it, our career w...

(Ray Davies) The natives are getting restless in the tropical heat Work is scarce and children play while the dogs fight in the street And in the hotels all th...

(Ray Davies) Things are gonna change This is the morning after When reality bites The morality kicks in To those damaged limitations This is the morning after...

I'm so tired Tired of waiting Tired of waiting for you I'm so tired Tired of waiting Tired of waiting for you I was a lonely soul I had nobody till I met you ...

Long ago life was clean Sex was bad and obscene And the rich were so mean Stately homes for the Lords Croquet lawns, village greens Victoria was my queen Victor...

You better top up your suntan Otherwise your skin is going to turn to leather We'll make a movie in Vietnam The tax break said, 'We're going to shoot on locatio...

Voices in the subway, Looking for the overnight Echo in the darkness, Lonely cries within a sound A voice that has no face, Is lost in time and inner space Cha...

I used to go down The Marquee Club where all these R & B bands were playing It was like hearing Big Bill Broonzy with drums, but they were British bands Alexis ...

I sat down and started to write a song on the old upright piano I played these crude chords with my left hand and thumbed out a kind of a blues riff I thought o...

Don't be fooled by appearances, It only shows what the world already knows Don't rely on the physical evidence Of what the x-ray pictures show Because inside ev...

Girl, you really got me goin' You got me so I don't know what I'm doin' Yeah, you really got me now You got me so I can't sleep at night Yeah, you really got m...

You're asking me, "What's it leading to? Will we live a long life, will it treat us fair?" No point asking me because I haven't got a clue You're asking me, "W...

Dear sir or madam, I don't normally write to the press But the neighborhood where I grew up is really quite depressed Society is crumbling but the media's obses...