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20,000 Miles from Home
04:21
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It’s in the Euphoria she sprays
And encoded in her ways (her ways)
Concealed, in the outfit revealed
And entangled in her hair
Oh, knotted in her hair
She cried, “Joe, please don’t leave me
I’m so sorry forgive me”
She cried, “Joe, please don’t leave me
20,000 Miles from home
With no place else to go”
It’s in her warm breath he breaths in
And in the stories that she spins (She spins)
Etched deep in the line on her face
Furrowed by disgrace
She cried, “Joe, please don’t leave me
I’m so sorry forgive me”
She cried, “Joe, please don’t leave me
20,000 Miles from home
With no place else to go”
They said this and the said that
Sir Walter Scott wrote what Joe’s driving at
Oh what a tangled web she has spun, Oh!
She cried, “Joe, please don’t leave me
I’m so sorry forgive me”
She cried, “Joe, please don’t leave me
20,000 Miles from home
With no place else to go
20,000 Miles from home
With no place else to go
No place to go”
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Pink Flamingos
02:41
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Pink Flamingos
They’ve been lying there amongst my cloths
Now why’d I leave them there
When I should’ve hidden them somewhere?
Well I’ll put them in a bag wrapped tight
And stuff it somewhere out of sight
It’s just one of many things
Of the things that remind me of you
Green and gold mint creams
They’ve been sitting on the side for weeks
They are tokens of that night
When we wined and dined, the future looked bright
Well there’s one for you there’s one for me
I think I’ll have them with a cup of tea
They’re just one of many things
Of the things that remind me of you
Of the things that remind me of you
Oh what is in a name?
Well your name is found in my street name
Oh can’t there be no escape?
Maybe the answer is to move away?
Now I walk the long way to town
Yet persist in writing this song down
These are some of many things
Of the things that remind me of you
Of the things that remind me of you
These are some of the things that remind me of you
Of the things that remind me of you
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More than Skin Deep
02:42
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You erupted into my life
And set me apart from all the rest
Relentless and merciless
Violent assault on skin
Once a kind and innocent boy
Whose beauty you would steal
The wise say it’s more than skin deep
But slowly you’d steal that from me to
Oh slowly you’d steal that from me to, yeah, yeah, yeah
Banged up for fifteen and some
You chained me down and left me to rot
Yes it’s you who made me who I am
Bitter, ignorant, a bad lot
Oh, Bitter, ignorant, a bad lot
You left me all by myself
You left me all by myself
You left me all by myself
You left me all by myself
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Jewelly Box
04:01
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You’re a precious find
Who’s treasures deep inside
Shine into my life
Make me a rich man
You listen to my woes
Of all the things life throws
Thursday afternoons
Around coffee tables
So if tears start rolling
when those you love go astray
And you need a friend
to guide you through your day
You know you can call
Jewelly Box
If I should leave some day
From this God forsaken place
Please don’t be sad
I won’t stay for too long
Tell worry dolls your sorrows
And put them under your pillows
By the light of day you’ll find
They’ve taken them away
So if tears start rolling
when those you love go astray
And you a friend
to guide you through your day
You know you can call
Jewelly Box
Ba ba ba ba ba
So if tears start rolling
when those you love go astray
And you a friend
to guide you through your day
You know you can call
Jewelly Box
Jewelly Box
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Maybe I'm a Blind Fool
03:13
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I am told of your history
Well we’all got one of those
I am told you may hurt me
But I don’t want to know
Maybe you have a young son
Well let us see how it goes
Maybe you could be the one
But that God only knows
Oh, Maybe I’m a blind fool
Oh, I’m gonna take a chance and play it cool
Oh, Maybe I’m a blind fool
Oh, Gonna take a chance and play it cool
Maybe we’ll last for one week
Or a month or a year
Maybe we’ll last a lifetime
But that God only knows
Yeah, that God only knows
Yeah, that God only knows
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No Scratch from a Rose
04:15
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So tired of waiting for roses
And longing for those three words
So tired of waiting for answers
And time it’s not on your side
I said oh, no scratch from a rose
You say there’s no cause for alarm
I said, oh; stop the cut stop the flow
What words can I say to keep you from harm?
Your heart yearns for true romance
Like the stars on the silver screen
You wish for a love potion
To give him whilst his dreaming
I said oh, no scratch from a rose
You say there’s no cause for alarm
I said, oh, stop the cut stop the flow
What words can I say to keep you from harm?
The iron has replaced the razor
Now there’s art amongst scars
Can’t you love the skin you were born in
And cherish the beauty that I see inside?
I said oh, no scratch from a rose
You say there’s no cause for alarm
I said oh, stop the cut stop the flow
What words can I say to keep you from harm?
To keep you from harm
To keep you from harm
To keep you from harm
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7. |
Hit and Run
04:28
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Voices shout, I wonder out
And in despair I witness your hit and run
Yeah I’m no fool, I write down
The registration number in crayon
I bet you bash faces (You bash faces)
Like you crash cars (Like you crash cars)
Oh, if you pull punches (You pull punches)
Please spare my guitar!
Oh, oh, oh
Menacing face, gorilla’s gate
And tattooed knuckles spelling out love and hate
We make a deal, a gentleman’s deal
But I got you over a barrel, yeah
I bet you bash faces (You bash faces)
Like you crash cars (Like you crash cars)
Oh, if you pull punches (You pull punches)
Please spare my guitar!
Oh, oh, oh
It was no joke, when I was broke
It was like getting blood from a stone
But I reflect, with few regrets
I could have been wiping blood from my nose
I bet you bash faces (You bash faces)
Like you crash cars (Like you crash cars)
Oh, if you pull punches (You pull punches)
Please spare my guitar!
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Hit and run!
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Caroline
03:47
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Lips, cherry red make me wanna
Pick ‘em your face and taste
Hips, serpentine, mesmerize me
Asphyxiate, tempting fate
I said Oh Caroline
You’re a mystery
I said Oh Caroline
What d’you want from me?
Your voice, velvet caress of my ear drum
Takes me to a better place
But what’s a man do when propositioned
By a lady of such style and grace
I said Oh Caroline
You’re a mystery
I said Oh Caroline
What d’you want from me?
I said Oh Caroline
You’re a mystery
I said Oh Caroline
What d’you want from me?
I said Oh Caroline
I said Oh Caroline
I said Oh Caroline
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Magpie
06:35
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Oh, Magpie, stole a night from him
It glittered, shined in his mind
Of what could have been
Oh, Magpie, one for sorrow they say
He’s no superstitious man
But she stole the night away
Stole his night away
Oh, Magpie, wrote a song with him
The chacker, chacker of her keys
Made sweet love melodies
Oh, Magpie, their innocence long gone
But then they found to their surprise
They were virgins all along
She asked if he could keep a secret
He hopes he’s not spilled those beans
She said he shared his name with the Devil
But he salutes the general
Oh, Magpie, they staggered to her nest
It was fine and most sublime
And for that he felt blessed
Oh, Magpie, she gave a night to him
Now was it one of more to come?
Well let’s just wait and see
Let’s wait and see
She asked if he could keep a secret
He hopes he’s not spilled those beans
She said he shared his name with the Devil
But he salutes the general
Ba ba ba da ba ba da da
He can keep a secret
He won’t spill no beans
Shares his name with the Devil
But salutes the general
He can keep a secret
He won’t spill no beans
Shares his name with the Devil
But salutes the general
‘Good morning general’
Ba ba ba da ba ba da da [etc.]
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10. |
Faithful Shadow
04:06
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Moonlight shining so bright
Guiding us into the night
Country air so sweet and so rare
It’s Just like you were my lady fair
And side by side we’ll walk miles and miles
To ease my sorrow
Oh just me and my faithful shadow
Evening sun warming my skin
And you are so long and so thin
No other soul walks this ground
And you know it comforts me to have you around
And side by side we’ll walk miles and miles
To ease my sorrow
Just me and my faithful shadow
Darkness surrounding me tonight
My eyes are wide and searching, no light
Come, Heavy Sleepe, ease my pain *
I know that in the morning we’ll meet again
And side by side we’ll walk miles and miles
To ease my sorrow
Just me and my faithful shadow
* Inspired by ‘Come, Heavy Sleepe’
No.20 from 'First Book Of Songes of 1597'
by John Dowland
Come heavy sleepe the image of true death;
And close up these my weary weeping eyes:
Whose spring of tears doth stop my vitall breath,
And tears my hart with sorrows sigh swoln cries:
Come and posses my tired thoughts worn soul,
That living dies, till thou on me be stoule.
Come shadow of my end, and shape of rest,
Allied to death, child to his blackfac’d night:
Come thou and charme these rebels in my breast,
Whose waking fancies doe my mind affright.
O come sweet sleepe; come, or I die for ever:
Come ere my last sleepe comes, or come never
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ady johnson London, UK
Ady Johnson is a singer-songwriter from Colchester, Essex. His influences are diverse - the melodic writing of The Beatles,
the character studies of Ray Davies and the guitar virtuosity of troubadours such as John Martyn and Bert Jansch, all find their way into his mix.
‘He’s damn good live!’ - Tom Robinson, BBC Radio 6 Music
‘Kitchen-sink romanticism worthy of Ray Davies’ Americana UK
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