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The Best Bit Of You
03:53
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The Best Bit Of You?
First there was no reason, then there was no rhyme
Captain Shag with a hole in his pocket and a mind that was lost in time
Lift me up to Heaven, wave as we pass the moon
We’ll fly by in the bright of night in a beautiful balloon.
Waking up ‘post-coital’ on a Sunday afternoon
She looks at me naked reflections I see, there’s a subtle change in the room
What’s your favourite feature baby, tell me which bit you like best?
Indicate, dictate or relate which is the one a ‘cut above’ the rest.
It’s not your hair, not the clothes that you wear, that’s not the best bit of you
It’s not your grace, not your beautiful face, that’s not the best bit of you
I always seem to see ‘a good bit’ of you.
The best bit about you is the way you …
It’s not your face, not your satin and lace, that’s not the best bit of you
It’s not the score that you keep on the door, that’s not the best bit of you
The way can be rude when you’re in the mood is not the best it of you
The best best about you is the way you move…
… it’s the way you move me.
The best bit about you is you love me too x
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Liberty
04:25
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I’ve been finding it hard to sleep, I’ve had no luck with counting sheep
I’m awake all night cos I’m not feelin’ right
I sit all alone in bed, the books I’ve opened lie unread
All across the floor, there’s barely room to reach the door
When we broke up I cried a lot
and I still don’t know where I stand with you
I found closure on many things
but it comes down to me understanding you
Now, we’re not speaking too, so what am I supposed to do
Open fields where the dogs ran free, constantly nudging at my memory
you’re still there with me, if only metaphorically
The routes I take are the ones you taught and everyone brings the same old thought
that I want you near cos Darling, I still hold you dear
Since we parted my thoughts cleared fast
now I’me more ‘sorted’ than when you last saw me
I’ve found closure on the things we shared
and all the time I find that I’ve been scared of me, or at least,
how alone I’d be once consigned to your history
Since I started to get it together,
I started doubting that I could ever have loved
I don’t want to cling to false feelings of comfort,
like some lost soul who gives all his promise for free
And I don’t need your sympathy, all I’m looking for is Liberty
An email, a letter, a phone call, a song, which way’s right or are always wrong
and would you listen to me? and how I think that we could be
My words fall like birds with too many feathers, soft and clumsy in difficult weather
when the weather is fine, could we share a bottle of wine, a Cava would be just fine
could you be a friend of mine
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Talk To Me
05:53
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Talk to me, tell me all your dreams, I will share mine if you talk to me
Walk with me, down to where the water feeds the vine, come walk with me
Through fields of joy and pleasure we’ll stroll at leisure to the sea
sunset is our golden treasure, we’ll talk of treasure still to see
these things could be if you walk with me.
Sing with me, sing in harmony with me and rhyme when you sing with me
dance with me, move my body gently, be devine when you dance with me
To the rhythm of the ocean’s heart beat, know that we’ll learn each step in time
For our inspiration we’ll have constant celebration on our minds
You’ll dance beautifully when you dance with me. Tou’ll sing heavenly when you sing with me
Your eyes are clear as water, you’re the ocean’s daughter, oh please be mine
I come to you in peace, I would be yours if you’re so inclined and we could find that we’re of one mind, we could find that we’re two of a kind
Drink to me, toast my health to me as I toast to you and your beauty too
Fly with me, lose yourself in the freedom of the air, free from care
Take a line to the planets, let the universe provide for us in space
You’re a shooting star I feel a comet’s glow each time that I see your face
Take my hand and see if you fly with me. You’re at liberty to talk to me.
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Fugitive
05:35
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Have you ever been held in a cold, grey cell
in the darkest place, only walls to face
have you ever been scared to go home at night
to answer your door, they might be there to
pick you up and lock you away for the night
have you ever felt hunted,
not safe where you live,
You’re a Fugitive
Don’t go to this place, you can’t talk to him
don’t pass my doorway, you’ll be in trouble again
Have you ever felt hounded within an inch of despair
and you can’t understand just why she’d want to drive you there
and you can’t forget
she won’t let you forgive
You’re a Fugitive
Now, it’s a fatal attraction get’s you into this mess
and the more that you’re drawn in the more you find that more is less
A wise, wise man learns to calm himself down
cos if you live by the sword, it will surely cut you down
I hope you never get busted,
hope you never have to live
Like a Fugitive
Well I’m not leaving my house, changing my name, hiding in doorways, weeping in shame
I won’t be hounded out, if that’s her aim, I’m not going to play that stupid game
I’m only looking for justice,
it must be found,
the future’s uncertain
but I’m not going down
I won’t travel the highways
that’s no way to live
I won’t be a Fugitive
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Do You HAve A Garden?
04:24
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Pride
04:45
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John McColm Macclesfield, UK
John is an independant musician from the UK. Apprenticed in 2000 for three years as a street musician, he now plays a set born from the need to play 'songs people know' whilst remaining true to his own musical instincts. Known in Macclesfield and Aschaffenburg', his music holds the listener in a spell primarily based on rhythm but ultimately cast by the intensity of the vocal performance. ... more
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