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Well, I've known you now for years,
I know your thought and I know your fears
And I don't mess around with you
I toe the line
I've got a lot of respect for you
You've often helped to pull me through
And I don't mess around with your head
Please don't mess with mine
Chorus;
You make it hard to say it right
And if I say it wrong again
I don't know where it will end
And I don't want to spoil a wonderful day
Why spoil a wonderful day... Hey
I know you're spoiling for a fight
'Cos you want to get it right
But you Haven't got it right
This time
So I keep backing away from you
'Cos I know what you want to do
But really, you're just wasting my time
chorus;
I feel like I'm running through a field
With two dogs at my heels
Biting me and driving me on
But I hope that time will heal
All these bitter things I feel
'Cos we've been friends for so long
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2. |
Lost, Broke And Homeless
03:05
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I was lost, I was broke, I was homeless
Nobody gave a damn about me
I struck a deal with the daughter of darkness
She helped me climb to the top of the tree
chorus;
She gave me the power
She gave me the glory
And if you adore me
It will make you feel better
I was proud, I was strong, I was invincible
I held the worm in the palm of my hand
But that claim on your name is irreversible
It makes you less than a little grain of sand
Chorus;
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3. |
The Now Is Enough
03:00
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Oh it feels like a day for a new beginning
Frosty and sunny and still
Autumn and a sense of pride
Makes me want to try
And as I write I'm thinking
Is there a message I want to send?
But for now, the 'Now' is enough
And I feel good.
I'm as concerned about the world as any man
I care for our environment
I vote green whenever I can and I worry that
No-one seems to have a long term plan
But I'm sitting in the sun
With this pencil i my hand
And for now, the 'Now' is enough
and I feel good
Mid8;
I remember the sound of the river
The stars above the ridge
We wrote our names together on Graffiti Bridge
There are intimations of mortality
I know one day I will die
Intellectually I know it
But my heart says I lie
It all seems so far in the future
That I see no reason to cry
and for now, the 'Now' is enough
And I feel good
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4. |
In A Moment
03:05
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I don't care about the future
Or worry 'bout the here and now
All I think about is you
And getting through the day somehow
You left without a warning
Disappeared into the goat somewhere
I've searched the whole world over
and couldn't find you... hide nor hair
Chorus;
In a moment, I'm alone in the night
I'm a shadow in a roomful of light
I'm a loner and now I'm resigned
With only prison alcohol, to ease my troubled mind
If only you would reach me
And tell me where did I go wrong
With questions left unanswered
However can I move along
Sometimes it makes me wonder
Whatever can the future bring
When everlasting love is such a temporary thing
Chorus;
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5. |
Mystery Market
02:18
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6. |
Cuckoo Land
03:44
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We can't predict the future
It's not in our hands
And if we compete with nature
with it's natural plans
It's out of our hands
Chorus;
And if you think we are masters of all we command
Then you don't under stand
And if you think we can trample all over this land
Then soon you will see
We're living in cuckoo land
Can we force a time when by common decree
We all can agree to set ourselves free
And with grim determination our will to survive
Will keep us alive.
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A soldier wonders why he's under foreign sky
And in a war he doesn't understand
A single tattered photo from a pocket near his heart
Finds it's way, once more, into his hand
If he could blend with the colours, become the green and grey
And flow like the river through the trees
He fights back the pain and wonders once again
How long will my country need me?
Chorus;
Oh Oh... Oh for a light in these dark days
Oh for a star to guide them home
I pray to the winds to help them
Pray to the winds to save them all
Oh for a light in these dark days
Maria thinks of her son, how bitter he's become
Since his father was killed in the war
The apple of her eye is out there running wild
It rages in her like a perfect storm
She sits on the porch, her youngest on her knee
And wonders if she'd waiting in vain
she longs to be flying past the setting sun
To kiss his face and bring him home again
Chorus;
Maria puts down her child and goes back inside
To her second eldest who is crying
She wipes away his tears and tries to quell the fear
That she's raising him to kill or die trying
Chorus;
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8. |
Way Past Time
03:38
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I've got to tell you
Maisie said to me
I'm getting bored
My soul longs to be free
Nothing ever happens round here
Yeah my life is getting stale
So I'm heading off on that solo trail
Chorus;
Yes I've made up my mind to do it
And now I feel fine
It's way past time
Don't want to sink
Into that murky grey
I'm jumping' ship
It's going' down any way
I'm heading for the bright lights but
You know what the shame is?
I might just fall apart
Before I get to be famous
Chorus;
But I've .....
That was the last time
I recall
I saw our Maisie
She was pissin' it up the wall
Talkin' nineteen to the dozen
"Bout what she was gonna do
She's leaving and I believe
I'll be leaving too
Chorus: yes I've.....
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9. |
Joanne
03:46
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We are fish out of water, snails without a shell
We are square pegs in a circular weld
We are sky divers breaking each other's fall
Can we help each other make sense of it all
Chorus;
Yes we can, Joanne, we can build a better way
Together, hand in hand, we'll stand and blow the clouds away
Yes we can, Joanne, we can grow stronger every day
Stronger every day
We're a couple of flakes carved from the same old block
And we fit together like a key in a lock
We are drawn to each other, bonding like superglue
If we stick together can we carry on through
Chorus;
We are peas in a pod sailing against the tide
We attract each other, we are magnetised
We are two trains running down the same old track
Can we travel together and never look back
Chorus;
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10. |
Give Me Your Soul
03:54
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Give me your soul, it's no use to you
And while you're about it, give me your body too
Give me you eyes, they shouldn't see
All of the damage that you've done to me
Give me those hands, they shouldn't touch
These wounds that you gave me, oh god, that hurt so much
give me your heart, it's colder than stone
Don't want you loving some other, girl, when I'm gone
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11. |
A Little Drop Of Rain
03:10
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It takes a little drop of rain
To ease the pain that wraps around me
And when it all comes back again
It's all the same... I pray for rain
I see the writing on the wall
I hear the call while I am sleeping
And though my influence is small
I pray for all... I pray for all
Chorus;
And when the clouds all disappear
I watch them in the distance blow away the fear
I feel the answer coming clear
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12. |
I'll Just Keep Walking
03:53
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I know you can never tell how the dice will fall
You had me going', you had my back to the wall
But since you stole it all, I feel set free
Now I'm telling you, pastures new are calling out to me
I've no agenda, now I have a wealth of time
And I don't need to negotiate your battle lines
Yeah I've got a few regrets but not enough to hurt
And I won't be there when your so called friends start dishing out the dirt
Chorus;
I'll just keep walking
I've had enough of talking
I'll just keep walking away
I'll just keep walking
Your promises don't mean a thing
And I've no earthly reason to stay
Mid8;
So when the big moon rises and the vixen cries
Look to the horizon, I'll be silhouetted against a starry sky
And if we should meet again round some dusty bend
I'll just walk on by, I'll leave you flat, my friend
And if you say hello to me I'll fell no obligation
I won't ask you for your story, I won't ask your destination
Chorus;
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Alan Prosser Canterbury, UK
5/4 AP is a solo album in 5 time
Roomful of Light is a collaboration with
Al Clarke (A great harp player from the Stour Delta)
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