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I Know Where The Sun Shines
Well I got up late this morning thought I better make the effort
But I couldn't see for looking put my right boot on my left foot
And this is how it's always been so how was it for you?
I'll bet that you were teacher's pet, one of the chosen few
If I told you all my secrets would you keep them all inside?
Or maybe I would be committing mental suicide
I think I'll chance my arm this time but if you let me down
I guarantee that you'll get up while I get kicked around
Cos I know where the sun shines but I really don't know why
Yeah I know where the sun shines and it's not out of the sky....
When you're in a crowded nightclub watch the people that arrive
But look beyond the poses and the image they contrive
Some will soon be fathers, some will soon be wives
And some wont even be here having taken their own lives
I know where the sun shines etc...
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I know where the sun shines etc.....
Another day of dirty hands impatiently awaits
My presence at the treadmill so I put it down to fate
But fate's another F word that's really not allowed
Unless you are a genius, a poet or a coward.
And I know where the sun shines etc.....(X2)
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Neptune Girl
03:37
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Neptune Girl
There's a lot of big hearts and a lot of small minds
And I'm falling apart while I'm reading the signs
Then I notice that Neptune Girl is out of this world x 3
There's a lot of square pegs in a lot of round holes
And a lot to be said for holding on to your your soul
But I notice that Neptune Girl is out of this world x3
I'm dedicated when online
And dictated to by time
Cos I've wasted much of mine
Life gave me lemons so I made
Sure I drank more lemonade
But I mixed it up with wine
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And I notice that Neptune Girl is out of this world x3
I'm dedicated when online etc....
Repeat first verse, chorus then fade.
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The Money Shot
02:39
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The Money Shot
Oh my God, I'm gonna have to tell you who the winner is
Comin' up, the mum of four who doesn't know where Pinner is
She can't sing or dance but she can try
And there but for the grace of God go I
Oh my God, I'm comatose before I've even had my tea
Comin up, a sugar coated dose of faux celebrity
She'll fall on her face and then she'll cry
And there but for the grace of God go I
Is this your dream, is that your goal
Are those real tears or just for show
Let's cut straight to the money shot right now.
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4. |
When I Saw Love
02:37
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When I Saw Love
Holding me together for a while
Things were looking better
And I even raised a smile
When I saw love
When I saw love
I didn't shed a single tear I swear
Anyway how would you know?
You couldn't see me there
When I saw love
When I saw love
I don't know how I got from A to Z
By listening to my heart and not my head
And though I wrote the words you never read
It's fine
It's fine
It's fine
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Up before the crack of daft to find
You just thought me stupid,
Self obsessed, deaf, dumb and blind
Yet I saw love
Yet I saw love
I don't know how I got from A to Z (etc....)
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Memory
02:33
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Memory
Throughout the early morning I've been waving till I drown
I couldn't recollect your name I didn't write it down
I needed conversation but I won't get it from him
The man who wears a track suit but goes nowhere near a gym
And if my memory serves me well
There was a time when my own
Memory served me well
I kept a caring eye on anybody I could tell
About the old school type of memories
The afternoon that lead me to where old habits die hard
Sat me down to light a phat one in my own back yard
Where I found me choking on the chorus of a song
It hadn't yet been written
But I know it wont be long
And if my memory serves me well (etc...)
But my baby wants me back (that's what I tell myself)
Yeah she really wants me bad (I don't need your help)
There are those who say I'm mad
But I'm not, I'm just sad
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And if my memory serves me well (etc...)
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Brand New Badge
02:40
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Brand New Badge
I got a brand new badge gonna pin it on you
I got a brand new badge gonna pin it on you
You go too far you wont get laid
You don't work hard you wont get paid
I got a brand new badge gonna pin it on you
You wont be bought you can't be sold
But open up your eyes cos man you just been pigeon holed
I got a brand new badge gonna pin it on you
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Repeat...
Fade......
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Ordinary Day
03:10
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Ordinary Day
When I wake up in the morning and the sky is not a blue one
I know I'm gonna have to fight the urge to say why don't you do one
Cos I'm not inclined when in this state of mind
And I know that your love isn't mine-and it never could be
That's when I run and I race for the gates and escape
From an ordinary day
There's a fella on the corner and I'm sure he is a racist
I know his brother pretty well he is a big fan of Oasis
But I'm not inclined to agree I've a mind of my own
And your hate isn't mine-got my Beady Eye on you
As I run in a state for the gates and escape
From an ordinary day
By the muddy river there's a man
Who believes his old guitar's a better plan
Outside he will sit awhile
To avoid all conversation when he can
There's a bloke I often see in town he thinks we are related
And every time he asks me for a pound he calls me bruv-I hate it
Am I being cruel I'm quite kind as a rule
But my heart has a mind of it's own-on a scale of one to ten
I'm a five but I'm sure I'll survive and escape
From an ordinary day
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Must Have
02:34
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Must Have
You ain't ever gonna win that race
I tell you that for nothin' as I'm looking at your face
You ain't ever gonna hit those heights
The mirrors on the ceiling and the mirror doesn't lie
I know you've never had a sleepless night
Like the sleepless night that you just had
But in the end it's just a fact of life
That she must have all her must haves
She ain't ever gonna give it up
Her style is made to measure so you'll need to measure up
She ain't ever gonna realise
To see what's straight ahead you need to open up your eyes
But I can see it's just a simple case
There's not a saving grace and it's so sad
I know it's easy for me to say
But she must have all her must haves
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I know you never had a sleepless night etc
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November
03:48
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November
I woke up feeling lost and found November
Turned out to be everything except a dream
If I could learn forgetting to remember
I'd behave much better than the way I've been
And as I watch the leaves fall down I tell the ground
I'm no good at love
Tempted by the shapes that dance in the flame
You'll forget much more than I ever could, my love
And I'll neglect to ever mention your name
I thought I'd found a friend in my November
Turned out to be everything but good for me
I couldn't let it go on through December
Snow might hurt my eyes so much I couldn't see.
And as I watch the sun go down
I hear the sound of an empty room
Waiting for the night to cover the day
Another life not done or sated and gone too soon
Maybe like the year it melted away
And I gotta let you know I'm always here
And I'm gonna let you know I'm always near
I need to tell you so I'll make it clear
I'm no different to those in the crowd
I'm no different it's just that I say it out loud
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And I gotta let you know...etc....
No pain, no gain, no big deal, November
Should have seen it coming for me long ago
There's so much I don't want to remember
Tell me only what I really need to know
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10. |
It's Not Like Me
03:06
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It's Not Like Me
You say you'd like to see inside my mind
You say you know exactly what you'll find
There may well be just one or two lies
Hidden from your curious eyes
One thing is for certain, you'll see
It's not like me, oh no...
I told you how I'm happy by myself
Content among the dust upon the shelf
Please don't tell me how to behave
I just might have to dance on your grave
Don't say it, please let me I'm your slave
It's not like me
Why is it you want to get into my head you'll just regret it all
There you'll find the side of me that's better off inside of me-don't fall
Let's pretend we never had this conversation, let's forget it all
The painful truth is of no use
So don't ask questions just stop...!
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Why is it you want.....etc....
Repeat first verse.....fade........
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11. |
Consider It Done
02:55
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Consider It Done
I don't want to be a burden/ I never meant to be such a curse
I'm not sure if I believe in karma/ and somehow that makes it worse
The lessons that I learned were not in school
I don't believe in breaking each and every rule
So if you want me gone/ consider it done
Coloured by the years that fly /I'm making amends for my past mistakes
Hold on tight and I'll put right/ the mess I made however long it takes
The punishment I know must fit the crime
I don't believe in breaking hearts apart from mine
So if you want me gone/ consider it done
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The punishment I know etc...
Now it's time to close the door/ and never go back to that old refrain
I hope you find something more/ I promise you wont see my face again
I know the things I've said might sound absurd
But I don't think you've listened to a single word
So if you want me gone/ consider it done
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Me And My Fair Weather Friend
You were the one with the clever ideas
Never afraid to press send
We haven't spoken for more than two tears
Me and my fair weather friend
It's good to know you're still there
Spouting your bile and hot air
Tell it to someone who cares
You were the one with the sun in your hair
Until you suffered some loss
No longer carry a comb everywhere
Threw it away and got cross
You not too well got disease
You got no mail quelle suprise
Needless to say, not best pleased....but....
You've got a girl's name (x6)
You were the one with the pointless tattoos
Something profound in Chinese
Got what you wanted but she stole your shoes
After she ate all your cheese
Double entendre-ing me
Troubled mind wandering free
Let yourself out, here's the key
You got the checked shirt, the crombie and boots
Sartorial elegance buff
You love to shoot from the hip when it suits
Sometimes is never enough
You're such a wit and a card
But rather like Shakespeare you're barred
I'd better be on my guard....you're so hard but...
You've got a girl's name (x6)
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You've always known what your right arm is for
Talk with your fist, yeah you do
Now that you work for security corps
The irony's wasted on you
Give me the thousand yard stare
Sit anywhere but not there
I've got a secret to share.....how queer....
You've got a girl's name (x6)
Me and my fair weather friend
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13. |
I'm Nearly Mad About You
03:24
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I'm Nearly Mad About You
Why? (x 4)
I'm nearly mad about you, I'm nearly mad about you
I really haven't a clue why I'm nearly mad about you
I've not been here before
Are you the madness I've been waiting for?
And now I'm convinced I'm a shadow of my former shadow
Why? (x 2)
I'm nearly mad about you, I'm nearly mad about you
I really haven't a clue why I'm nearly mad about you
I don't have much time before I go completely out of my mind
And now I'm convinced I'm a shadow of my former shadow
You'd really need to have eyes in the back of your mind
To get an idea of exactly what goes on behind
These eyes that cry too much
The times I've felt like such a real mad case
In a real, real, real bad place
Why? (x 4)
I don't have much time until I go completely out of my mind
And now I'm convinced I'm a shadow.....
Why?...till fade...
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14. |
Human Scaffold
02:47
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Human Scaffold
Thank you very much for the love you gave me, thank you very much for the pain
Thank you very much for the sunshine, super, man I could've done without the rain
Thank you very much for the sound advice, I heard it through the grapevine on the train
Thank you very much for thinking of me...
Thank you very much for the Facebook wisdom- never fails to make me LOL
Thank you for the caring words I've missed them more than you could ever know or tell
Thank you for the promises you kept this year, I have to say you've all done very well
Thank you very much for thinking of me...
Thank you very much for the isolation helping me toward the very edge
Thank you very much for the inspiration, knowing you has been a privilege
And while we're on the subject of the darker side this is just the thin end of the wedge
Thank you very much for ... thank you very much for...
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Thank you for the Big Society and making sure we never walk alone
Thank you for the awesome and amazing things I'm capable of doing on my phone
Thank you for the handy hints you'll find on tins-I never would've done it on my own
Thank you very much for thinking of me...
Thank you very much for the lion's share that helped me through the daily grind and slog
Thank you all for travelling with Ryan Air and all the lovely comments on my blog
Thank you very much for this high tech world for being digital and analogue
Thank you very much for... thank you very much for...
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Groovy Uncle Chatham, UK
Groovy Uncle is the brainchild of Medway songwriter Glenn Prangnell. GU began releasing records in 2010 and have released something every year since. In 2013 Glenn set up his own Trouserphonic Records label.Guest vocalists include Suzi Chunk, Miss Modus and Jane Wrangham. Glenn also collaborated with Mare Rozzelle on the 'New York Letters' album. The 13th album is out on 25th November 2023. ... more
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