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Lavender Way
03:16
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I've taken the last bus to Lavender Way
Don't want to make a fuss
I've called it a day on Lavender Way
From a so-called friend
Who's got plenty to say
My ear he has to bend
When life goes astray on Lavender Way
It's rich tea and sympathy
When he recalls a memory
Always feeling life is wearing him down
He wallows in his misery
Without a sense of dignity
Always blames the neighbours getting him down
On Lavender Way
I hear the same old song from Lavender Way
There’s always something wrong
I’m leaving the fray of Lavender Way
It’s good to be back home
What more can I say?
I'd rather be on my own
Than wasting the day on Lavender Way
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2. |
Clandestine Lover
02:27
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I'm just a barfly wasting my time
Drinking corona with a squeeze of lime
I'll sing my song with a rhythm and rhyme
When I see a woman I feel past my prime
I've been a gambler for most of my life
I've been a player through trouble and strife
I've been a sinner with another man's wife
She was a clandestine lover and I paid the price
I play the joker or so I've been told
More than a thrill, I want someone to hold
There's no worse feeling than confessing you're old
When you're a loner out in the cold
I met a woman, we couldn't relate
The death of a friend would seal our fate
By the time I could face it I'd left it too late
She's now with another, she couldn't wait
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3. |
Death Of A Friend
03:09
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Every friendship must come to an end
So I drink to the death of a friend
It was a life that was lived to the full
He was always content with himself
I found his painted picture in the window
With half a smile on his face
Such a sad reminder of the death of a friend
The penny whistle he played with the band
Always playing by popular demand
On the harp he would play me a tune
Every note that he played filled the room
Gazing at his picture through the window
Could read the lines of his face
Such a sad reminder of the death of a friend
When you grieve for the death of a friend
It's so hard to adjust and be yourself
When that person you knew was around
They would help you believe in yourself
Remembering his picture in the window
With half a smile on his face
Such a sad reminder of the death of a friend
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4. |
The Pan Piper
02:26
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I am the Pan Piper and this is my tune
I make my way out on a grey afternoon
Come follow me down
I can meet you there soon
On my way to the Willow
I arrive at the Tavern to settle a score
I spar with the landlord, who lays down the law
If I give him more trouble, he'll show me the door
Leading out of the Willow
I am the Pan Piper all ready to play
If my troubles were riches
It'd be a breeze all the way
If you buy me a pint
I'll play a tune you can sway
It's your round in the Willow
I'm counting the hours
I'm counting the jars
I'm counting the pennies
I'm counting the stars
I wasn't counting on losing my heart
To a lass in the Willow
Come the end of the night
Last orders have gone
I am the Pan Piper
I've played my last song
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5. |
Jenny And Oliver
03:35
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When you're remembering someone
You haven't seen in a while
Time slips away, what was once yesterday
She could melt you with her smile
A part of me longs to be with her
The distance is only a mile
But Jenny's with Oliver
It cuts like a knife into my heart
Jenny and Oliver
Always together, never apart
I should have tried harder to reach her
But she never could find the time
Should have given it straight
But I left it too late
Now she will never be mine
I found it hard trying to read her
If only she had gave me a sign
Now Jenny's with Oliver...
She was a love of mine that didn't last long
When we were together I could sense something wrong
Every time she drank seem to always lose herself
But now she's found herself in the arms of someone else
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6. |
Hey Django
02:46
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Hey Django, you're under my feet
Chin up, I'll give you a treat
Django come in off the street, Django
You relax by having a doze
Wake up, get back on your toes
You react by licking my nose, Django
Always barking when the door bells ringing
Follows you around he won't stop clinging
Running to the door the postman's singing
Hey Django, Django
Hey Django, don't jump on the suite
Get off you've taken my seat
Good boy, you're back on your feet, Django
Likes a scamper on the beach in summer
Getting stuck in mud is such a bummer
He leaves his mark then does a runner
Hey Django, Django...
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7. |
April Moon
03:09
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April Moon was the first time
It began as a holiday romance long ago
April Moon like no other
Never thought she'd still remember
She's had more than her share
For me to ever judge
Never lived her life
Is she misunderstood?
April Moon, she deceived me
Led me on to believe she wasn't spoken for
April Moon, two-time lover
There was always distance between us
April Moon like no other
We had a stolen weekend together
April Moon end of subject
Out of her life forever
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Going Solo
02:32
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I don't want to be the bride groom
I only want to be the best man
Everyone who went to my school
Are following their own game plan
The loneliness of being free
(Now all my friends are moving on)
The emptiness awaiting me
Now I've been left behind
All my friends have got a Yoko Ono
It winds me up like a yo-yo
When it comes to love I'm minus zero
That's why I'm happy going solo
I've never been the marrying kind
No woman's ever tied me down
No one will ever change my mind
Cause I don't want to settle down
The family way is not for me
(The grass is greener on the other side)
I know deep down it's meant to be
Going to take that solo ride
The loneliness of being free
Is the grass greener on the other side?
The emptiness awaiting me
Now I've been left behind
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9. |
Honey Bear
02:06
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Like a giraffe
I stuck my neck out for you
If I were a lion
I'd find the courage for you
Like a honey bear
I shouldn't want to want you
But I do
Like a zebra
I'd cross the road to find you
If I were a better man
I'd forget about you
Like a raving nut
I shouldn't want to want you
But I do
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10. |
Song For Gideon
02:53
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Gideon, hello my friend
It's good to be here again, Gideon
Gideon, how have you been?
Was wondering how you've been Gideon
I want you around for this melody
It's a dedication to you from me
Gideon the songs you sing
New bop sounds all around, Gideon
You're making sketches of everyone you see
Every room you're in is such a cool place to be
Gideon, you're on again
The Conn is on, there's only one Gideon
Gideon, so long my friend
Until we meet up again Gideon
With new bop sounds all around Gideon
When the Conn is on
There's only one Gideon
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11. |
After Dark
03:12
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Twilight time, intertwines
An orange sunset
Wish I could float on cloud nine
Where stars shine
After dusk
Moon arise
Winding up the day
After dark the moon is up
Waiting for the dawn
Sleepless in the dead of night
After dark
A campfire in the wood
Smokes its last breath
The smell of bark
Cold and stark
Goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye it's been a pleasure
Goodbye, goodbye...
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Shadow Captain Liverpool, UK
Shadow Captain is the brainchild of Liverpool singer-songwriter, musician and award-winning promoter Stuart Todd.
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