Bird Of Passage - Grains Of Sand

There’s a lump in my throat and an ache in my heart There’s tears in my eyes, ‘cos we’re an ocean apart There’s nothing quite as real as being on my own Nothing quite as true as being all alone This bird has flown But when the summer has passed she’ll come back home Love, […]

Love - Grains Of Sand

Love is real, real is love Love is feeling, feeling love Love is wanting to be loved Love is touch, touch is love Love is reaching, reaching love Love is asking to be loved Love is you, you and me Love is knowing we can be Love is free, free is love Love is living, […]

Butterfly On A Wheel (the Troubadour Mix) - Grains Of Sand

Silver and gold and it’s growing cold Autumn leaves lay as thick as thieves Shivers down your spine chill you to the bone ‘cos the mandolin wind is the melody that turns your heart to stone The heat of your breath carving shadows in the mist Every angel has the wish that she’s never been […]

Tower Of Strength (the Casbah Mix) - Grains Of Sand

You raise me up When i’m on the floor You see me through When i’m lonely and scared And i’m feeling true to the written word And you’re true to me And still i need more It would tear me apart To feel no one ever cared For me For me For me You are […]

Sweet Smile Of A Mystery - Grains Of Sand

Man seeks the wisdom of woman Man needs the comfort of her breast Like a babe in arms, a suckling child She keeps me safe and warm In pressing it on test it(?) and strong She stands before me naked and bare But woman You are the sweet smile of a mystery to me Woman […]

Heaven Sends You - Grains Of Sand

I’ll kiss the sleep from your eyes I’ll kiss you when the sun goes down I’ll kiss your until sunrise I’ll kiss the skin from your lips And i’ll kiss you on your fingertips And i’ll kiss you on the back of your neck And i’ll kiss you behind your ears And i’ll kiss away […]

Kingdom Come (forever & Again) - Grains Of Sand

Desert rat cry me wolf Shedding skin upon you lips I pray For the love of madness For the hand that takes the grip And we close our eyes To forgive and forget And we close our eyes To forgive and forget With bated breath for the kingdom come With bated breath for the kingdom […]

Mr Pleasant - Grains Of Sand

Oh, mr pleasant, how is mrs pleasant? I hope the world is treating you right and your head’s in the air And you’re feeling so proud ‘cos you’re such a success Cos the whole wide world is on your side, hey hey How are you today? people say mr pleasant’s good, mr pleasant’s kind Mr […]

Mercenary - Grains Of Sand

You’re a sycophantic, bullshitting, cock sucking, arse licking, mercenary Mind numbing, money grabbing, motherfucking scum of the earth, mercenary You’re a cringing, grovelling chicken shit, pissing waste of time You’re a crawling, whining hypocrite, you fucking piece of slime You can take the money and run, but there’s nowhere you can hide, You arsehole mercenary […]

Divided We Fall - Grains Of Sand

I’m the father of a bastard child and i’m not talking about my daughter I feel that my head’s on the chopping block, like a lamb being led Being led to slaughter I close my eyes but sleep won’t come and now i’ve got the devil to pay I’m so sick and tired of this […]