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Rainbow Man
03:50
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Took the broad Atlantic Highway
Carried you down to the sea
Laid to rest upon the morning
Rang the bell to set you free
To your son upon your passing
I will put some words to song
A message bottled on the ocean
A mantra to your memory
He was born in the year of our Lord
Blessed with eyes his chosen work
To love this life and worship song
Raging hard but done no wrong
He cast the sun into the grey
Lifted Hearts most every day
with tea and Sympathy he cried
All the time doors open wide
Rode a horse across the land
Motioned pictures where you stand
Kissed the birds and the angels flew
The Rainbow man the man I knew
For sporting pride he played the blues
He'd rant and rave upon the news
In many hearts he lit a fuse
But never played a game to lose
Come friends from far and children too
Like autumn leaves in they blew
You lit a fire and the sparks they flew
The Rainbow Man the man I knew
all the time that passed away
Oh so quickly never waste a day
Contemplate to your surprise
the world of wonder through Jeffreys eyes
He'd lift you up and put you down
With Angels wings a perfect Clown
And all the while the smoke he blew
The Rainbow Man the man I knew
Come Friends from far and children too
Like autumn leaves in they blew
To catch the fallen might tree
and scatter ashes upon the sea
The shore it washed a tree then grew
For the Rainbow Man the man I knew
all things to all in everything you do
the Rainbow Man the man I knew
He Lit a Fire the sparks they flew
The Rainbow Man the man I knew
So proud to have a friend like you
The Rainbow Man the man I knew
You Took the broad Atlantic highway
Rode the tailgate of the storm
You're somewhere on the Heavenly skyway
Rolling on to where the blues were born.
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FIGHTING THE BATTLE FOR STOURBRIDGE
your mother was born on a boat in a lock
Your father hauled coal coal from the pit to the dock
Your family were cursed as they travelled around
They never knew comfort no feet on the ground
But time can pass quickly and history moves on
What once was the future tomorrow’s become
Fighting for freedom like father like son
Fighting the battle for Stourbridge
The cut it was heavy with rubbish and weed
In London decisions are built upon greed
But we all saw the future we all saw the need
and took to the water like boatmen
making the journey was tough at the time
but we are glad that we did and we held to the line
For there's more to this life than just money you find
Fighting the battle for Stourbridge
Now boats they can travel from the sea to the shore
London to Stourbridge to dudley and more
Onwards to Manchester , Leeds and beyond
Down to the North sea at Boston
Seems a long time ago in sixty two
Fighting for the freedom of boats to pass through
But there’s lessons to learn from the deeds of the few
Fighting the battle for Stourbridge
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London Town
04:07
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IN LONDON TOWN
Johnny lives by the river overlooking tower bridge
In a flat worth several million he contemplates the day ahead
Works all day with peoples money creating wealth beyond your dreams
Like a miner underground he can find the richest seams
A million miles away lives Mary in a high rise in the sky
Two children and no money yet she manages to get by
On a pay day loan with interest enough to make young johnny rich
Oh its hard to find the common ground the cotton to sew the stitch
In London Town in London Town
where Mary lives in London town
For Johnny too no common ground
In London Town in London Town
Hamed fled from a country torn apart by foreign war
came in search of hope and glory a better life for sure
made his way across the med through Italy and France
At the Calais Dover ferry hitched a ride and took his chance
Meanwhile saskia bought a hotel a football club and more
Hammed works for him for pennies hes got billions laid offshore
with a big house in the city he joined the Lords of the earth
Oh its hard to keep a tally man Oh god knows what hes worth
In London Town in London Town
Where saskia lives in London Town
For mohammed too no common ground
In London Town in London Town
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This is a war in any other name
When times are tough Find someone weak to blame
The Gloves are off you play a deadly game
this is a war in any other name
Don’t use guns to put you down
Theres other ways of destroying your hometown
Value nothing but the price of fame
This is a war in any other name
The streets are cold you don’t count the human cost
Jerusalem became Paradise Lost
Theres a price to pay for everything you’ve done
This is a war until the battles won
you line your pockets with money and Fools Gold
You couldn’t spend that much before your cold
Is there nothing in this world you wouldn’t sell
this is a war we're on our way to hell
Choosing sides you hang your head in shame
where is the love you extinguished every flame
Crossed the line when my enemy became
This is a war in any other name
And if theres hope its surely hard to find
With fear and hate spread so far and wide
Broke the mould ain’t it such a shame
this is a war in any other name
Sick and tired of all the lies you peddle on
I sometimes wish I was buried dead and gone
we all pay the price and your time will surely come
This is war look what you have done
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Bad News on the rise
Guess its my demise
Hind sight is so wise
i was Fooled by your disguise
you cover your tracks so well
Well damn you into hell
With a smile thats fit to kill
I guess I’ve had my fill
Lord you aint no friend of mine
I can count them on one hand every time
keep the goddam money well thats fine
Lord you aint no friend of Mine
karma comes around
often I have found
You reap the seeds you sow in the
Cold and empty ground
Friend Extend a hand
Ill never understand
why you bite the hand that feeds you
I guess I just don’t need ya
Lord you ain’t no Friend of Mine
I couldn’t count on you last time
It ain’t about the money well thats Fine
Lord you ain’t no Friend of Mine
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When I'm Gone
03:40
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When I’m Gone when I’m gone
Rise up the morning , ignite the sun
The road is long but I walk on
When I’m gone , when I’m gone
The Sky is black search the Stars
Shine on the moon make war on Mars
Let Venus love and memory reside
In the grand scheme of things hold back the tide
When I’m Gone when I’m gone
Rise up the morning , ignite the sun
The road is long but I walk on
When I’m gone , when I’m gone
Aint no place in this world I find
For you and me and all of our kind
Lost in space and out of time
No matter where I go always running blind
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when grace came to the field
and met jimmy on the wheel
it was glamorous she found
he would spin her round and round
and at that her head was turned
for the secret life she yearned
to run away from home
the country she would roam
when the circus come to town
with all the travelling folk
whose neck resist the yoke
chasing colored dreams
no black and white for them it seems
like a human caravan
a catch me if you can
and a burning bush desire
to court with brimstone hell and fire
when the circus come to town
all humanity is there
naked ladies heads a bare
street fighters fight to win
preachers preach and sinners sin
Its a carnival of despair
And a road that leads nowhere
For the boys who run the rides
which one and who decides
when the circus come to town
she said they'd never part
but Jimmy broke her heart
swept her off her feet
left her standing in the street
With all the sadness of the clown
When the circus came to town
not the leaving nor the grieving
but the hope that she'd be leaving
when the circus come to town
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Angel's Never Cry
03:17
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Pictures in a magazine
painted on a silver screen
Your oh so familiar face
in some god forsaken place and I
Wonder why, Angels never cry Cry Cry
All the worlds a house of pain
The things we do in your name
Brother sister suffering
As hymns of praise we proudly sing and I
Wonder why , yea and I wonder why
Angels never Cry Cry Cry
It could break a heart of stone
Is it that we are all alone
There must be more than this
Something that I’ve missed
Angels never cry , cry cry
There must be more than this
Something that I’ve missed
Angels never cry
Cry cry cry Angels never Cry cry cry
there must be more than this
Something that I’ve missed
Angels Never cry
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Emily
02:44
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Oh Emily
I hate your love for me you tried to steal my crown
Well I hope your happy now in the sad place you have found
Emily
Oh emily
I trusted you right from the start with my fathers name and heart
I never thought you would attack well you stabbed me in the back
Emily
Placed a sign around my neck and this train became a wreck
And you just dont give a flying fuck for all the liberties that you took
Emily
Oh Emily
you think you've got it made so smart the game you played
You turned me inside out but I'll get you have no doubt
Emily
Oh Emily
you’ve flown to close to the sun now look what has become
I remember what you’ve done I’ve placed a bullet in this gun
Emily
Now I've got you in my sights and how I dream of moonless nights
When I’ll pay you back in full and our sham marriage will be annulled
Emily
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Born into enchantment
roses by the door
Kissed goodbye the morning
Red Letters on the floor
Courting with the future
Clutching to your breast
on the journey from the schoolhouse
To where you lay to rest......
On the road we'd travel
Some times we would take
memories that we'd carry
And promises we'd make
days would be longer
miraculous the best
on the journey from the schoolhouse
To where you lay to rest ...................
in the search for solace
scattered in the room
the books we use to guide us
faded in the gloom
we yearn to be as free as the young birds we
That fly the nest
On the journey from the schoolhouse
to where we lay to rest
They fill your head with wonder
Your pockets full of gold
Till you're Weighed down with your keychains
Until your heart grows cold
every days a new day
to put you to the test
On the journey from the schoolhouse
To where you lay to rest
Blinded by your passion
They’ll twist your words in time
Until you start believing
that what’s yours is theirs is mine
Confusing your intentions
and you think its for the best
On the journey from the schoolhouse
to where you lay to rest
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Ghostland
07:15
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The Ghostland
Set the wheels a hummin "
Fill up with Gasoline
Rubber tyres for burnin"
Head west to find a dream
The madmen they are comin
To take away your corn
your houses are forgotten
No matter where your born
Politics and money
And the monster must be fed
No matter what the consequences
Turn you out your bed
The land must be for profit
A new time has begun
Your friend becomes your enemy
At the barrel of a gun
On and On and On and On
a Ghostland we've become
Many chase the Gold rush
To find the biggest seam
Break their souls for riches
Beyond your wildest dreams
Gone to California
Hearts of Boom and bust
See the storm a comin
the land has turned to dust
Head across the desert
from the mountain to the sea
where the orange blossom grows
In the land of the free
Onward ever onward
Shoulder to the wheel
Until your heart lies bleeding
And there nothing left to feel
On and On and On and On
a Ghostland we've become
On and on and on and on
a Ghostland we've become
We are Hollowed out and fractured
Cut and stitch the seam
New clothes put together
From rags to richest dream
Americas Steam Roller
Is a giant head of steam
Tractored out the farmer
On a ship of heavy beam
Built up hell for leather
Made a Rustbelt in the sun
Free land for the cropper
A dustbowl has become
With Fortunes built on Oil
Hard labour iron, and steel
We are Trading cash for money
With machines that make the deal
On and On and On and On
a Ghostland we've become
Leave behind a wasteland
Sail on a ship Of fools
Carrying your belongings
All your courage and your tools
Head across the desert
from the mountain to the sea
Where the orange blossom grows
In the land of the free
The Skylines constant changing
Before your very eyes
where once we built the future
Its hard to recognise
Now standing on the corner
With echoes of the past
The children of tomorrow
Contemplate a world so vast
On and On and On and On
a Ghostland we've become
On and on and on and on
a Ghostland we've become
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Katie Fitzgeralds Stourbridge, UK
Katie Fitzgerald's has built a reputation for live music and comedy, but it's about more than that, it's also about history and tradition. Originally a private house, the building is over 200 years old and has been a pub since the 1830 Beer Act.
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