Bastard Son - Here Comes The Groom
Bob dylan is my father, joan baez is my mother And i’m their bastard son Though my roots show through i’m just 22 I don’t belong to anyone When the band was disbanded, i was disowned I got a number you can ring me on but i ain’t got no phone Got a forwarding address, […]
Midweek and we reached scarlet town I was almost dying of thirst We parked the car in some old schoolyard The windscreen caked in dirt There was no water in the engine left No tread upon the tyres The electrics were broke cos you went mad You ripped out all the wires Across the road, […]
You might remember this conversation when you get older You may recall the warning signs on the road But if you lose all recollection Or misplace your sense of direction Here’s a quarter taped to the number of my phone When childish habits are slow to die You might look up and wonder why Things […]
There’s nothing that’s better at all That’s better than the sound of the closest call Tells you to act proud, act proud, walk tall There’s nothing that’s better at all There’s nothing that can be compared To the silver braid that plaits your hair It’s as if you didn’t care There’s nothing that can be […]
I took a deep breath and i just stood there staring It could have been stupid but i was past caring It all seemed to depend on one little kiss Oh but who would have thought it would turn out like this And if i had i’d still have taken the risk Please pick me […]
He’s done it all a million times The gags, the repartee, the little crimes Every audience is special and that goes for you He looks into your eyes again He never does it but he tries again That old boy lost look could bruise you black and blue Everybody’s looking for a single row so […]
In an office two miles underground They can’t tell night from day Secretaries typing errors of judgement In eternally full in-trays Phones ring in, get put on hold Well i’m just waiting for my nails to dry I was coming unstuck with nothing to show You stuck to him like felt on velcro But now […]
Your footman barred me from the door Said i couldn’t see you no more What’s with this bureaucracy When i filled the forms you left for me He’s a loyal man who waits for you Where loyalty is such taboo Sixteen keyholes in one straight line I look through them from time to time The […]
I shot john f.kennedy in dallas in 63 They blamed it on oswald carelessly But it was the devil in me Put jesus on the cross, i put a gag on the boss I kissed him on the cheek so he couldn’t speak But that was the devil in me It was the devil in […]
It’s been raining for a million years And the weather just won’t turn Try to build a fire round your place And the damned logs refuse to burn The braindead have been sitting on their sunbeds Where’s heaven for its own sake Lying dead or half-forgotten At the bottom of a bottomless lake But when […]
