1. |
Who are you Who am I
04:06
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Who are you, who am I
What are you talking about? I'm not your clown.
I'm a six pack older than you are now.
I've been round the world, Ballet dancers and elephants.
Tiger eyed flowers, Arabian dance.
Who are you, who am I
Who are you, who am I
Who are you, who am I
Who are you, who am I
I bought a boat and I sailed far away.
Coconuts and saffron, drinks on white trays.
Peaches and moonbeams you could hold in your hand.
Laughter and language, I just didn't understand.
Who are you, who am I
Who are you, who am I
Who are you, who am I
Who are you, who am I
If I circled the world a million more times.
To find out what yours, to find out what’s mine.
Jumping through hoops, chase the stars in your eyes.
Burning my hands in the ashes of time.
Who are you, who am I
Who are you, who am I
Who are you, who am I
Who are you, who am I
© Ger Costelloe
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2. |
I will Follow
03:40
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I Will Follow.
Resting my thoughts from what you said
Flowing like liquid lead
You got what you want I got mine.
Taking out my point of view
Aiming my words straight at you
Is there anything I can do to help you?
I can make a fire of blood and coal
You can break my heart and hide my soul
Is there anything I can teach you?
Stumble over to the village chapel
You do the sinning and eat the apple
And I’ll follow you.
No grief.
No grief …..
Nothing died but belief . x2
Saw you glide across that bridge
Stop and look over the ridge
Drop a coin in the fast moving water.
You were born of yesterdays
In so many far aways
Is there nothing now you can offer?
Time goes through your hands
Like the shifting sands
Breaks the dams that holds back the wonder.
Stumble over to the village chapel
You do the sinning and eat the apple
And I’ll follow you.
I’ll follow you through the war of roses
I’ll follow you through all proposals
I’ll change my mind just in time and leave,
No grief.
No grief …..
Nothing died but belief . x2
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3. |
Ghosts
03:40
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Ghosts
Ghosts at the window, tapping wanting to get in
Ghosts all around me, coming back from where I’ve been
Up ahead on the roadway,
No point in standing still
You keep me hanging on
You keep me hanging on
Ghosts all around me, ghosts outside my bed
Ghosts in the window, ghosts inside my head
Up ahead on the roadway,
No point in standing still
You keep me hanging on
You keep me hanging on
But I really didn’t mind that we talked about the time
When we sat up and we drank till the dawn
Get off of that that track, no point in looking back
You keep me hanging on
There’s a life all around you, yes it still goes on
Other mountains to climb, different things to be done
Up ahead on the roadway,
No point in standing still
You keep me hanging on
You keep me hanging on
Ghosts at the window, tapping wanting to get in
Ghosts on the ceiling, coming back from where I’ve been
Up ahead on the roadway,
No point in standing still
You keep me hanging on
But I really didn’t mind that we talked about the times
When we sat up and we drank till the dawn
Get off of that that track, no point in looking back
You keep me hanging on
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4. |
Man on Wire
02:42
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Man On Wire
They say the main thing is don’t look down
Look at him he breaks all the rules and yet
he’s dancing on a high wire
floating high above the ground
they say there’s nothing to it
Take my hand we’ll go one step at a time
Man on Wire
Would you catch me if I fall
Man on Wire
Time to take a good look around
I found the ideal place for that
Lots of room up here for fancy moves
Even time to pull a rabbit out of a hat
I can see how you do it
but it’s still not easy letting go
Man on Wire
Would you catch me if I fall
Man on Wire
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5. |
Cold Cold Winter
02:28
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COLD COLD WINTER.
You want to sleep but it won't get dark
The van want's to go but it won't spark
Your feeling high but your looking low
Hanging around the corner.
Put your money into a bank account
The man there won't let it out
They don't like the look of your family tree
But they love the colour of your money.
{Chorus}
It's a cold cold winter going to come around
It's a cold cold winter going to freeze up the ground
And the sun bakes down on the other side of town
While you huddle around your fire.
Huddle around your fire.
Go round the back to buy your Tawny wine
Drink there with a friend of mine
While the Mayor toasts his toes
Drunk as a Lord in the corner.
The Doctor's daughter she ran away
With a travelling man who passed that day
Now she's selling merchandise
A little hot at a knock down price.
Tinker tailor soldier spy
Watch the guy with the evil eye
Don't give him bread or water
Why he'll only steal your daughter.
{chorus}
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6. |
Can you Hear Me
04:02
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Can you Hear Me?
Can you see me? can you hear me? can you touch me? can you heal me?
Can you see me? can you feel me? can you touch me? Can you feel me?
Are you sailing far away beyond the blue
Past the purple sky and out beyond the stars?
Can you tell us of the place you’re going to?
Can you tell us where you are?
Oh oh oh oh oh my heart is breaking now
Breaking now never felt such pain
Oh oh oh oh oh my heart is breaking now
And I’ll never be the same
Can you see me? can you hear me? can you touch me? can you feel me?
Can you see me? can you feel me? can you touch me? Can you heal me?
Are you sailing far away beyond the blue
Past the purple sky and out beyond the stars?
Can you tell us of the place you’re going to?
Can you tell us where you are?
Oh oh oh oh oh my heart is breaking now
Breaking now never felt such pain
Oh oh oh oh oh my heart is breaking now
And I’ll never be the same
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7. |
One Things for Certain
03:28
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One Thing's for certain.
There's time for working.
There's time to play.
Lord gave us the nightime.
Cause we're working all day.
You're only human.
Just like everybody else.
Rolling and a fumbling.
Cause you're afraid of the shelf.
Well there's just one thing for sure now.
We'll all be longer dead.
Save up for somebody.
Save up for some things.
Say all your prayers.
Cause you'll be wanting those wings.
Give everybody all the time it takes.
I don’t know why, but its written down some place?
I owe nobody, never did disgrace myself.
Say I'm a dreamer, but baby only for your bed.
Well there's just one thing for sure now.
We'll all be longer dead.
And that’s a fact!
Save all your wise words for sombody else.
Take my advice. In fact just keep it to yourself.
Spend all your money, cause your baby I’ll keep you in good stead.
In between the fools and wise, is the place where you should lay your head.
Well there's just one thing for sure now.
We'll all be longer dead.
Well there's just one thing for sure now.
We'll all be longer dead.
Just one thing for sure now.
We'll all be longer dead.
Well there's just one thing for certain.
We'll all be longer dead.
© Ger Costelloe
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8. |
You're a big girl now
04:54
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You’re a Big Girl Now
Written by: Bob Dylan
Our conversation was short and sweet
It nearly swept me off-a my feet
And I’m back in the rain, oh, oh
And you are on dry land
You made it there somehow
You’re a big girl now
Bird on the horizon, sittin’ on a fence
He’s singin’ his song for me at his own expense
And I’m just like that bird, oh, oh
Singin’ just for you
I hope that you can hear
Hear me singin’ through these tears
Time is a jet plane, it moves too fast
Oh, but what a shame if all we’ve shared can’t last
I can change, I swear, oh, oh
See what you can do
I can make it through
You can make it too
Love is so simple, to quote a phrase
You’ve known it all the time, I’m learnin’ it these days
Oh, I know where I can find you, oh, oh
In somebody’s room
It’s a price I have to pay
You’re a big girl all the way
A change in the weather is known to be extreme
But what’s the sense of changing horses in midstream?
I’m going out of my mind, oh, oh
With a pain that stops and starts
Like a corkscrew to my heart
Ever since we’ve been apart
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9. |
The Resilient Sun
03:28
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Instrumental
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10. |
Denmark Street
03:33
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DENMARK STREET:
Sad stretch of water
Sad piece of land
Nobody's walking to freedom
They're just lying there
Trapped by a quick hand
They wake up every morning
Coats heavy with rain
They go down to the factory floor
Or they walk home again
Later on they go drinking
Talk of diamonds and jewels
And the one giving the sermon
He's the king of the fools
CHORUS:
Can't you hear him, King of the Fools
King of the Fools
Take me out before I get mad
At this King of Fools
Burn the chairs they sat upon
To heat the floor they're lying on
Nobody wants tomorrow
They're just lying there
Trapped by a quick hand
She bows down and begs for forgiveness
For taking her Valium pills
While architect who designed the boxes
Lives on Castletroy Hill.
The parish council slips a cherry
Armed with prayers and rules
And the one with all the answers
Is the King of the Fools.
CHORUS
But hold on honey, I can hear a war beat
In a town that doesn't speak
But I remember laughing a lot
Laughing a lot,
Down Denmark Street.
The swingers dine in an uptown bar
At the rent collector's ball
And nobody is making a scene
They're just lying there
Waiting for a fall
And they all agree that it's cheaper to fly
Up to their eyes in red
And they all agree that the diamond lady
Is one good body in bed?
But Rose takes them out of school
Shows them all she knows
And the one paying for the lessons
Is the King of the fools.
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11. |
If I were a Carpenter
03:10
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13. |
It makes no Difference
05:58
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The O'Malleys Limerick, Ireland
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