Morning prayers took the girl unawares She was late for class and she knew it The broadcaster had a voice that was soothing She couldn't tell if it was a man or...

I'm bored out of my mind, too sick to even care I'll take a little walk, nobody's going to know I'm in senior year, it gives you a little free time I'll just us...

Another sunny day, I met you up in the garden You were digging plants, I dug you, beg your pardon I took a photograph of you in the herbaceous border It broke t...

When the half light makes for a clearer view Sleep a little more if you want to But restlessness has seized me now, it's true I could watch the dreams flicker i...

She lay in bed all night watching the colors change She lay in bed all night watching the morning change She lay in bed all night watching the morning change In...

I left my school, I left my jo You saw me looking like a slo When I was young You were the only fun in town Everyone thought it was a shame For Belle and the b...

Joseph was traveling with a heavy load His dreams were broken and deep sorrow flowed From his brow Closer to sundown he prepared to rest Set down the burden, l...

I'll make another movie The same one as the year before I'll take a tired idea And put it in the hands of Hollywood I need to talk to someone I've been living ...

In the summer all the hikers Hike out for the highest peaks All the children watch the cricket And they never wash for weeks In the suburbs young protesters wri...

Here you go, way too fine Don't slow down, you're gonna cry She should, watch you stay here Don't look out you're gonna break your neck So, shush, shut your mo...

Dear catastrophe waitress Dear catastrophe waitress I'm sorry that you seem to have The weight of the world over you I cherish your smile There's a word of pea...

I'm sick, I've felt this way for sometime now, I'm fed up with the daily grind I'm trying to find relief, if you feel this way then clap your hands Ever thought...

When I was a boy, I was confounded by you Now I'm still a boy, I am indebted to you Every song, I ever wrote was written for you Written for you Now I'm feelin...

It's been a bloody stupid day My baby called me up to say "Don't call me love, don't call me" It's not all she said I truly love her but I know I'm bad for her...

I'm the singer, I'm the singer in the band You're the loser, I won't dismiss you out of hand You've got a beautiful face It will take you places You kept runni...

Play a game with your electronics Take a step to the discotheque and people Go outside where there's someone watching cars go by And the city tall with steeples...

Monday morning wake up knowing that you've gotta go to school Tell your Mum what to expect, she says "It's right out of the blue" Do you went to work in Debenha...

I've been feeling down I've been looking round the town For somebody just like me But the only ones I see Are the dummies in the window They spend their money ...

For the price of a cup of tea You'd get a line of coke For the price of a night with me You'd be the village joke For the price of a pint of milk I'll tell you...

Ooh! Get me away from here I'm dying Play me a song to set me free Nobody writes them like they used to So it may as well be me Here on my own now after hours ...

I saw you around When you were young and free How did I know Try but I can't remember How it began (back in the day) Was there a plan? (follow my way) I'm livin...

Make me dance, I want to surrender Your familiar arms, I remember We've been going transcontinental Got no car, we just take a rental But we don't have the mo...

I don't want to play football I don't understand the rules of the game I don't want to play football I don't understand the thrill of the running, catching, thr...

I fought in a war and I left my friends behind me To go looking for the enemy and it wasn't very long Before I would stand with another boy in front of me And a...

I love my car I'll admit today, I've gone too far To enamor myself of my little motor car I love my dog I love my pussy cat, I love the rat That lives under th...

I want the world to stop (I want the world to stop) Give me the morning (give me the understanding) I want the world to stop (I want the world to stop) Give me ...

Glad to see you, I had a funny dream And you were wearing funny shoes, you were going to a dance You were dressed like a punk but you are too young to remember ...

I need someone to take some joy and something I do You need a man who's either rich or losing a screw You know I love you, here's the irony You're going to walk...

I wrote a letter on a nothing day I asked someone, Could you send my letter away?” You are too young to put all of your hopes In just one envelope I said goodb...

If you find yourself caught in love Say a prayer to the man above Thank Him for everything you know You should thank Him for every breath you blow If you find ...

Anthony walked to his death because he thought He'd never feel this way again If he goes back to the house Then things would go from bad to worse, what could he...

I know you like her Well, I like her too, I know she likes you It's not as if I'm being sent off to war There are worse things in this world There's still room ...

Judy wrote the saddest song She showed it to a boy in school today Judy, where did you go wrong? You used to make me smile when I was down Judy was a teenage r...

Working the village shop, putting a poster up Dreaming of anything, dreaming of the time When you are free from all the trouble you're in In the mud, on your k...

Sunbeam shone, mousy girl on the end pew You'd stay home, oh, if only I let you Le Pastie de la Bourgeoisie Municipal pool, you're a junior life saver And you'...

Lisa's kissing men like a long walk home When the music stops Take a tip from me, don't go through the park When you're on your own, it's a long walk home Well...

What a waste, I could've been your lover What a waste, I could've been your friend Perfect love is like a blossom that fades so quick When it's blowing up a sto...

Anthony, bullied at school Get your own back, now you are cool Or are you scared, bunking off though you're a toff It's all gone wrong again, you've got double ...

Animals come, banging their drums Street clears in summer Kids run around, having their fun Men are already drunk A religious holiday's begun Maybe it's becaus...

There's misery in all I hear and see From people on TV After their tea when life begins again They'll be happier than me There are a thousand meals Being made ...

Lovesick on a sunny afternoon You are tired of staying in You are waiting for the time Mayfly, woken up when skys are clear I don't mind you coming near Keep m...

Me and the Major could become close friends 'cause we Get on the same train and he wants to talk to me Me and the Major could become close friends 'cause we Get...

Mornington crescent, I think of you Rain in the southeast, men feeling blue Men in their bowlers, kids with their spats Ladies with chauffeurs, dogs wearing hat...

Nice day for a sulk, the girl smells of milk Her horsey teeth explode around us And we run for cover, she found us In the cheapo bar with a bag of chips Nice d...

I'm in a mess, I'm in a dress There's nothing from here till tomorrow morning How will I get there? How will I get there? I don't do drugs, all my friends are o...

Sebastian you're in a mess You had a dream, they called you king Of all the hipsters, is it true? Or are you still the queen? Like getting blood out of a stone...

I wondered all night I wondered all night about you I've been here for years Just wanderin' around the neighborhood Like a fresh manifestation of an old phenom...

I'm coming over in the wrong direction I only want to be the center of your attention For long enough to show you I'm worth the trouble that you take I want to...

We lay on the bed there Kissing just for practice Could we please be objective? Cause the other boys are queuing up behind us A hand over my mouth A hand over t...

Lisa knows a girl who's been abused It changed her philosophy in '82 She's always looking for a fight She keeps the neighbors up all night I go to her, when I'...

There's a portrait in a back room Which I keep for days upon, which I relent And gaze for hours on the muscle skin and bone Of some imaginary friend So how abo...

Honey sweet apples, they're rotting away Millions of people never start in the race There's stuff on our plates that has not been alive Someone pays full price ...

I was choking on a cornflake You said, "Have some toast instead" I was sleeping maybe three hours You said, "You should get to bed" I was waiting at the church...

She called me up today Meet me down at the old cafe I jumped into the shower I was getting my marching orders We need to talk Step into my office, baby I want ...

I finally gave myself the time to see you I finally gave myself the time to see you I finally gave myself the time to see you for a while If only we could see p...

Picture a scene in your mind, look at all the people And take note of the setting behind Listen, watch and wait, a plot begins to take shape There's a story an...

I got my fingers dirty at the school of rock I got my fingers dirty so I took a walk I went up to the country park and hung around Till after dark, till the gir...

Sukie was the kid, she liked to hangout in the graveyard She did brass rubbings, she learned, you never had to press hard When she was finished hanging out she ...

There is no hole in which to hide There is no plane to catch No hope, tell them that's warm enough No rent to a room that's quiet A friend I've known through s...

In the boardroom the quiet man Takes a second to think what to do He's out of his seat and he's starting to speak And he hears his own voice For years and year...

I could hang about and burn my fingers I've been hanging out here waiting for something to start You think I'm faultless to a 'T' My manner set impeccably But u...

Well, my heart has fallen down Thought I'd talked myself around But to be myself completely I've just got to let you down Well, I knew I'd say goodbye Though i...

On the first day Of Christmas My true love Sent to me A partridge In a pear tree On the second day Of Christmas My true love Sent to me Two turtledoves And a p...

All the way back home I'm telling you I caught the sun Creeping up behind my shoulder And another day's begun I was following a trail I'd never been along befor...

Wandering alone on the ridge of a coast Lost to the world he had known as a boy He knows his lover lies south in the city Passing along and sleepy as night War...

Tired like the beggar with the cold inside his bones And looking for the pleasure that he knew was so far gone So far gone I took a turn to myself and I was su...

On a beech tree rudely carved N C loved me Why did she do it? Was she scared, was she bored? On a beech tree rudely carved N C loved me Why did she do it? Was ...

You're a white collar boy and you gave into the law Give in to the pressure, the cops gonna getcha You were a thieving dog at work until they caught your little...

I don't care whether you hear this I don't care if I'm alone here singing songs to myself There's nobody else around, around Meet you up at the Indian part of t...

It was pretty bright, up on the rainbow bridge tonight I could see into your window although you're far away You were racing in a car beside a boy you just don'...

Since you went away, everything is lookin' great I'm a little bored When I see you out, maybe walkin' in the street You always cross the road Listen honey, the...

You made me forget my dreams When I woke up to you sleeping We had peace for a night at least But the trouble starts today This morning you'll say "I'll see yo...

You're just a baby, baby girl So kiss me on the cheek and then go off to school You're just a baby, baby girl So kiss me on the cheek before you know what's coo...

Say what you want and leave your shyness home Do what you want and write a little poem Leave it for her and live another day And you should eave it for her the ...

To step out of your cradle Is like coming down I just had somebody tell me I was introspective to a fault I'll be a dozer if I can But I will contented be righ...