Comedy

The Big One

Do you remember
the way things used to be?
Our lives untainted by memory
And we laughed, and we cried, and we played, and we fought
And never stopped to think
Oh never stopped to think

That this could be
(This could be the Big One)
Explain just how we came to part
I never really wanted to

And now we flounder
in the wake of those days
we wish we’d never found out each other’s ways
And we laugh, and we flirt and we cry, and make love
Could it be the same?
How could it be the same?

Oh tell me how we came to part
I never really wanted to

I Can Laugh About it Now

I can laugh about it now, but couldn’t then
You made me ache, so I went for a run
In the driving rain
Through your neighbourhood streets
And there you were, a silhouette in the wet night air
Me in my pumps in the pouring rain
A kind of despair upon finding you there
Couldn’t whisper your name

Oh, I can laugh about it now by your side
Oh, I can laugh about it now by your side
Oh, sha la la la, we’re all in trouble
Is there room in the sky for all of us angels here?

And the very next day, through the shrieks of the crowd
Came your careless self, your oh-so-couldn’t careless self
And you just pass me by, your friends catch my eyes
“We know you love her, we saw you dancing with her shadow”
And I couldn’t disagree, and for the life of me
I could call out your name, and call out your name,
And call out your name

Oh, I can laugh about it now by your side
Oh, I can laugh about it now by your side
Oh, sha la la la, we’re all in trouble
Is there room in the sky for all of us angels here?

Sha la la la, oh, we’re all in trouble,
Or is there room in the sky for all of us angels here?

I can laugh about it now
I can laugh about it now by your side

Oh, sha la la la, we’re all in trouble
Or is there room in the sky for all of us angels here?

Whatever People Say You Are

I never courted suffering, never valued paid
I’m not cruel, or a fool, just not used to it
And now our fingers stay where once they hurried past
We’ve the time and the place, let’s get used to it

And never feel lonely (I don’t want to)
And never stay hungry (I don’t care to)
You are what people say you are
Whatever people say you are
How can you stay happy?

We never would admit, no not to a man
If you can’t get what you want, get what you can
But you always made me feel like I’ve just received
an invite to last week’s Halloween

I’ll never feel lonely (I don’t want to)
I’ll never stay hungry (I don’t care to)
You are what people say you are
Whatever people say you are
How can you stay happy?

If I’m wrong I will take it all back
If you ask
It’s the price of good fortune I ask
If I can, if I can

You’re a Big Girl Now

You’re a big girl now
With a big girl’s needs
And a big girl’s dreams and promises
Why don’t you accept yourself?
Accept your desires
Meet your needs
Deny your problems

And don’t cry, cry, don’t cry you’re a big girl now

It’s so hard to be humble
When you know you’re worth more
To live and learn
Is all we can hope for
An attraction of pasts
Like the blindness of the summer sun
But what will you do
On when the rain comes through?

And don’t cry, cry, don’t cry you’re a big girl now

Let Me Watch You Make Love

Sometimes I wonder at this shame I hide
Pare away the man and find the worm inside
Your mind’s unclear and instinct is a lie
I hear what you say you’d do
And I wish it were true

How can he take you when you give yourself?
All the old lies just to bind yourself
Then you wrap yourself around me and
Whisper in my ear
‘where is your jealousy?’
all I feel is fear
I want to hear you, I want to see
Let me watch you make love
And imagine that it’s me

Hey, I Was Right You Were Wrong!

Hey, hey what you say just might be true
But I still can’t take a chance on you if it’s true
Oh if it’s true
We’ve had our problems just trying to make the whole thing last
You thought that we might break if we drove too fast
Oh it is true
Just like I used to do

I was right, you were wrong
Who’s picking holes in who?
You were always a silly child
I was right, you were wrong
Oh look at you
You were always a silly child

Hey, hey what you say just might be true
Then there’ll be nothing left of me and you when I’m through
if it’s true
You are my target, I plan to make this last a while
I could sit and watch you suffer with a smile
Just like I used to do

I was right, you were wrong
Who’s picking holes in who?
You were always a silly child
I was right, you were wrong
Oh look at you
You were always a silly child

All We Need is the Money

I make no promises
I make no guarantees
It makes no difference
When you’re all at sea

Try me for money
You can try me for days
I’ll be indifferent
When you’ve none you can’t pay

Say something good to me
Say it’s not always
You’ve got the power
Now give us the means
We can do it, we can do it
All we need is the money

You made your preference
You made your guarantee
And it made no difference
We’re still all at sea

Tell me it’s working now
You can tell me for day
I’ll be indifferent
There’s no justice this way

Say something good to me
Say it’s not always
You’ve got the power
Now give us the means
We can do it, we can do it
All we need is the money
You’ve got the power
Now give us the means

You Don’t Always Do What’s Best For You

You tender-eyes me with those baby browns
’til I can’t get around
The fact that I still love you
and I’m not supposed to

This is supposed to be over
I’m not supposed to care

I wanted not to
But you don’t always do what’s best for you

Was your first name “lover”,
was your second “nomore”.
What the hell were we lovers for
Just to end up this way?

Now I feel that I can’t go forward
and I can’t go back

I wanted not to
But you don’t always do what’s best for you

I curl up inside when I remember
all the times I was weak
and the drinks seem to fly by like all passing years
Buying dear and selling cheap

You tried to make me so jealous
I resented your point of view

I wanted not to
But you don’t always do what’s best for you

Now You’re Gone

Well now, you wouldn’t stay
And there’s not much more that I can say
But your lips that I kissed
Will never go away
From my memory
They will remain with me

You were tied, now you’re gone
There was time, now it’s gone

Is this the best we can do?
Have we come as far as we intend to?
This was comedy, it is true
I was not innocent under you

Ah, my memories
they will remain with me

You were tied, now you’re gone
There was time, now it’s gone

No-one, None, Nothing

The walls are closing in
And who will drive you out?
Who will clear your dreams
of your heart’s debris?

There’s no-one, none, nothing
In the fullness of time

But oh such a stupid boy
To wear his pain like a badge
I though I mattered
My mistake

There’s no-one, none, nothing
In the fullness of time

So many

It’s Not Over Yet

You should see my world
How it crumbled inside
You should see my world
from the inside

Walls can have ears
But what about you
It’s not over
It’s not over yet

Oh, I’ll hold you in my arms
I’ll hold you in my heart
I’m holding out for love

But the truth of it is
I was never so brave
As to speak my own mind
to misbehave

Mouths can tell lies
and they often do
It’s not over yet
It’s not over yet

Oh, I’ll hold you in my arms
I’ll hold you in my heart
I’m holding out for love

But what if it’s true
What if it’s true
What if it’s true
What if it’s true

You should see my world
How it crumbled inside
You should see my world
from the inside

Oh say it’s a good one
I so rarely do
It’s not over
It’s not over yet

Paradise Lost

It’s late and I’m drunk and my stomach
Sounds like the hot water pipes in the attic room
And who’d have thought the sky could hold
so much snow inside of it just to let it go

So? The stars may shine and the moon may be blue
But what comes, comes from you?

So don’t turn around
cause that’s paradise lost
Don’t turn away Mersey rose
Nothing good could last forever
So don’t turn around
that’s paradise lost
The very place that we chose
Only dreams could last forever

I was meant to take you there
We could pack our bags and be on our way
Hold on to your childlike fears
All your worries, tantrums, tears
I don’t need to know

So? The stars may shine and the moon may be blue
But what comes, comes from you?

So don’t turn around
cause that’s paradise lost
Don’t turn away Mersey rose
Nothing good could last forever
So don’t turn around
that’s paradise lost
The very place that we chose
Only dreams could last forever

Hold it now,
there is something you should know
I would never turn away from you
My intentions are clear
That’s the only truth
My only wish is never to lose

So don’t turn around
cause that’s paradise lost
Don’t turn away Mersey rose
Nothing good could last forever
So don’t turn around
that’s paradise lost
The very place that we chose
Only dreams could last forever