Don't Stop Now     


Another pleasant day in the countryside
Has ended up tears on a stormy night
Cos you can’t follow my directions home
Don’t stop now

God knows where the satellites taking us
Can’t tell what is right in front of us
But I hang on every word
Don’t stop now
No don’t stop now
Give me something I can write about

Get fooled by the lightning every time
See the afterimage of my outline
And you turn the wrong way round

Don’t stop now
No don’t stop now
Give me something I can write about
Give me something I can cry about

In a church house ten miles out of town
Is the devil gonna track me down
And you travel through a tunnel in the trees
Just remember that’s how you get to me

There’s no number on the house
The birds are heading south
Sometimes you have to turn the wrong way round
Sometimes you get too close to nowhere now

Restless and hopeful
In the silence I wait
With a blank piece of paper on the top of my head
All I want is something I can write about
All I want is something I can cry about

English Trees 


English trees in my garden
We planted seeds in a faraway land
In between the palms and the succulent grove

They lose their leaves in the winter
Mark the seasons for him and for her
Once upon a time in the fallen snow
Up against the sky made a silhouette show

England cries and she plays for him
Two chords entwined like a requiem
Although it’s springtime, colour is new
In Regent’s Park, I will mourn for you

And I must be wise somehow
‘Cause my heart’s been broken down

It’s so far to fall
And so hard to climb
Nothing’s sadder, I know
Than the passing of time

Won’t forget me
You won’t forget me

English trees in my garden
Summer’s missed you, my darling
And all your crimes are forgiven
Yeah, all your crimes are forgiven

And I must be wise somehow

English trees in my garden

Even A Child     

I want to turn on the lights
I want to keep your hopes alive
So where do I begin
To help you believe again
Makers of secret planes
Keepers of our last remains
Dream of a holy state
In a nightmare time
you know I meant it well but who was it meant to help

Even the child knows you don't waste it
a promise is only given once
And there is no doubt that changes have begun
even a child knows that you can't fake it
As long as the world is waking up
You are free now to recover your heart

the stories left to write
the ebb and flow of my life
to justify the end
I'll do everything I can
And its a dangerous game
I heard you tell someone that you don't care
But I don't believe the message
And when you sing about love
what are you thinking of

even a child knows you don't waste it
as long as the world is waking up
And there is no doubt that changes have begun
even a child knows you don't fake it
a promise is only given once
You are free now to go wherever you want
There's nothing like waking up in some foreign town
music is a call to prayer
wailing out of speakers in the market place
The first time …..even a child
even a child knows you don't waste it
a present can always be delivered twice
You are free now to receive the gift of insight
From now on lets be open
All in time lets breathe in
Am I brave ?..... you're so brave
Am I afraid?..... no not afraid
Even the child

Heaven That I'm Making      


Plead with my saint
Wash his hands and feet
Find his complaints
Make this world complete

And this heaven that I’m making
Can’t come quickly enough
And the big wave that I’m taking
It feels like I’m just waking up

Find out, don’t think
I can’t get used to it
Right on the brink
I end up losing it

And this heaven that I’m making
It can’t come quickly enough
And the big wave that I’m taking
It feels like I’m just waking up

And I’ll be there
With all of creation ?
And each conversation I hear
As I’m walking in through the crowd
As if I can float through the air

And this heaven

Well, this heaven that I’m making
It can’t come quickly enough
And the big wave that I’m taking
Feels like I’m just waking up

If there is hell on Earth
There must be heaven, too
Both in one place
And not a second to lose

Lester     

Saw my life go flashing past
In the eyes of a faithful friend
Four legs four lives
And the screeching tyres never seem to end
I will change if Lester lives
Not mess him round just cause I own him
He was nearly wiped away
But he had good luck and strong bones
you make me clench my teeth
Us humans ain't got dignity
Eat my plants and steal my things
You're the head of security
I will change if Lester lives
Not mess him round just cause I own him
He was nearly wiped away
But he had good luck and strong bones
Inside and behind him
I will change if Lester lives
Not mess him round
Just cause I own him.

Never Be The Same     

Don't stand around like friends at a funeral
Eyes to the ground
It could've been you
Why do you weep for the passing of ages
You slip with the back of your hand
You're taking it out on the one you love
I couldn't believe it

Chorus

But we might still survive
And rise up through the maze
If you could change your life
And never be the same

How long must I wait
For you to release me
I pay for each mistake
While you suffer in silence

I could still have an easy life
But the lie ain't worth the living
Once more will I hear you say

chorus 2
That we might still survive
And rise up through the maze
If you could change your life
And never be the same

Don't stand around
Like friends at a funeral
Eyes to the ground
Don't suffer in silence

'Cause we might still survive
And rise up through the maze
If you could change your life
And never be the same

And every time I hear you
Never be the same
And every time I mess up
Never be the same

Nobody Wants To      

Down on the ocean floor
That’s where I’m heading for
Hold on to a sinking stone
Until the worst is known

Nobody wants to
Think about it
Nobody wants to
Talk about it
Nobody protects you

They make it go away
Pretending that it’s all okay
Broken pieces on the ground
And everyone’s still turning ‘round

Nobody wants to
Think about it
Nobody wants to
Talk about it
Nobody protects you

Are we losing something
We used to cry
We used to say why
For all I know
I might not get home
Well, I found out
If we opened it up
We could work this out

Nobody wants to
Nobody wants to
Talk about it now

What you suspected all along
Everything told you was wrong
And you can see it if you want
But nobody wants to

People Are Like Suns     


Sweet madness it must be wrong
What kind of fool imagines love
With all this going on
Stars burning in the empty sky
And the city is aflame
With a million lights
And they come and they go
In the blink of an eye
People are like suns
Science will enable us to hear
T o be crystal clear
To make diamonds in the shifting sand
Better take all the love that you got in a single hand
And they come and they go
In the fullness of time
People are like suns
They are burning up inside
People are like suns
Breathing into life
All that's good in us
To saints become
And they come and they go
Yeah they come and they go
People are like suns
People are like suns
And we'll go out tonight
Set the town alight
All fade into white

Pour Le Monde     


He imagines the world
As the angels sending
Not the ghost of a man
Who is tied up to the chair

And he wants to believe
That his life has a meaning
With his hand on his heart
Pour le monde, pas pour la guerre
And I wake up blind
Like my dreams were too bright
And I lost my regard
For the good things that I had
And the radio was sad

When you listen for good
To find that nothing out there can touch you
‘Cause the liars moved in
And they believe their own
Dark medicine

You act so nonchalant
That he is not a dog
Perform for you in the stadium
For the world, not for the war

And he tries to believe
Though it might lead to heartache
In the night ? indigo
Pour le monde, pas pour la guerre
Pour le monde, pas pour la guerre

When you listen for good
In the hope that comes to nothing
As the liars moved in
And they believe their own
Dark medicine

Believing it’s good
Behind their jaded eyes
A dilemma

He’s the best
You’ve ever had
He’s so low
You never know
He’s the best
You’ve ever had

He’s the best
You’ve ever had
He’s so low
You’ll never know

Here we go

Say That Again     


Say that again i won't forget
The prase that turned in my head
And at the start it makes no sense
A long time left to understand
There on the shore the girl that i adore
She combs her hair on the sand

And i know you got fight the plan
You got to bend the rules
Yeah i know you got be your own man
You got to break the rules

Say that again, the alphabet
They dance a pihouette in my head
A chance remark become the spark
And maybe luck has come again
The hint of a smile
The accidental rhyme
That captured me the first time

I know you got to fight the plan
You got to bend the rules
I know you got to be your own man
You've got to break the rules
Midnite is standing in the shadows
This haunting is a reckless escape
Late nights of crawling on the sidewalk
Lets stay on in the mansion for the weekend
Lets go on making moments last a lifetime
We live on in the promises we keep

The hint of a smile
The accidental rhyme
That captured me the first time

I know you got to fight the plan
You got to bend the rules
I know you got to be your own man
You got to make your own rules

Lets go on making moments last a lifetime
We live on in the promises we keep