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Shiny New Things
02:49
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I just love shiny new things
They keep the ground beneath my feet
They make me feel so happy
They make my life complete
They always look so pretty
When you see them in the store
I’ve got a lot already
But I think I need one more
Even if you make a big mistake
You ordered white but wanted black
There ain’t no need for panic
‘Cos you can always send it back
I just love shiny new things
Doesn’t matter what I pay
They’re better than all that old stuff
That I bought yesterday
I just love shiny new things
They are the wind beneath my wings
They oil the cogs of living
I love new shiny things
I just love shiny new things
They keep the ground beneath my feet
They make me feel so happy
They make my life complete
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Don't let the Dreams Die
03:54
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When you’re down and feeling lost
No future there to see
Use the time to see what’s right
Decide just what you want to be
Remember when your life was fun
And everything seemed clear
Use the power to end the night
And take away the thoughts of fear
Don’t let the dreams die
It’s up to you
Don’t let the love slide by
Whatever you do
It’s your life, the only one that you will get to see
You have got to make it good
So don’t let the dreams die
There’s was a time when you
Decided this was that
So take the higher ground
Instead of tit for tat
Don’t let the dreams die...
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Care for the Carers
04:14
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Care for the carers, heavens above
Without the carers, the people we love
How would they manage, and where would we be
Without the careers,
To care for you and me
We ask questions, we want to know why,
Isn’t it time we all took stock, we just can’t stand by
It’s alright clapping, to show how you feel
Words and thoughts don’t pay the bills, money is real.
Care for the carers...
Why don’t we listen when people ask why?
Is it enough to sing a song and watch people cry?
It’s never ending, the plight of the poor
Something’s got to change you know, we’ve got to do more!
Care for the carers...
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She brings me water in the night if I feel lonely
Nothing ever tasted quite so right
And if I look to find the reason for this feeling
The answer always shines too bright
I don’t know how to say the things she wants to hear
The words I use don’t echo half my thoughts
And when she comes for me I’ll know my search is over
And still I haven’t learnt the things I taught
Little lady laughing eyes, how I hate to see you cry
When you smile the sun comes out for me
Little lady laughing eyes, now I see that I must try
To finish what I started can’t you see I want to set you free
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5. |
You Like it There
04:20
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I saw you this morning, just before I woke up
I’m glad that you’re happy and I hope that your sun keeps on shining bright through my night
I read right through your letter twice but I knew you’d never write
It’s good to hear you’ve settled in, I hope your friends are nice
I thought you’d like it there
You took it to the east, where I know they give the best
But I read between the lines and you gave away the rest
You know I always mean what I say, but I don’t say what I mean
It’s not that I don’t care or I’m just not keen enough
Please don’t you laugh at me, or I’ll cry. Don’t just lie there, please don’t stare
But beware what’s behind you, the future will remind you of me
Can’t you see that you’re free from this world and all the bad things that surround you here
I thought you’d like it there
There’s your life up above in the place that you love
And no preacher to tell you what not to do and nothing to worry you
Oh oh you like it there
Where in the sky do you live now, is there anything there for me to be?
You know I always mean what I say, but I don’t say what I mean
It’s not that I don’t care or I’m just not keen enough
Please don’t you laugh at me, or I’ll cry. Don’t just lie there, please don’t stare
But beware what’s behind you, the future will remind you of me
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Need to Know
04:06
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Take the time to see what’s right, find the new way through a night
Let the light of day come bright into your way, it’s alright
What was now is also then, know that time knows nought of men
Just make your way across the fray
Do you know what it’s like to be afraid
Only know what it’s like to be delayed
In the eyes of all the ones you see, standing here
There’s a love in their soul, you will find, if you call
They will teach you what you need to know
In the soul of all the ones you see, standing here
There’s a love inside each, you will find, if you call
They will teach you what you need to know
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Tiger at my Window
05:28
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Tiger at my window, covers slipping down
Wireless on my side, clear blue wall of sound
Candy floss and rainbow picture of delight
Cobwebs and wood stain, entering the night
Making my mind up, seeing through the sky
Sun is going down and up, makes me want to try
Pots and pans, cross country fun, wooden bridge, sand bulldozer
Crystal trees and a chicken run, four and twenty lovers
Making their way up to the sun and then behind
Rain is going up and down, leaving us defined
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Time and a Fool
04:23
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Whatever happened to the future?
The leisure life, the flying cars
I should have realized, but it came a slow surprise
We’re never gonna live among the stars
Whatever happened to the future?
We seemed to get here way too fast
It seems only yesterday we were going out to play
But it’s fifty years or more
And it don’t seem like a day
Well you think that you know me
You don’t know me at all
The world’s full of jokers
And time makes a foll of us all
Whatever happened to the future?
It seemed to get lost in the past
I walked through a door in the Spring of ‘64
And came out in the Autumn of my life
Well you think...
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9. |
Don't Look Back
03:36
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Did you ever wonder why
When you’re young the minutes take hours to go by
The days seem endless, good times and bad
Whatever the mood, happy or sad
And as you get older it passes you by
Hours take minutes, and the days fly by
Before you know it, you’re starting to slow
And then start the questions come and go
Don’t look back
No matter what you do
It’ll do you no good
And It’s not a good view
don’t look back
Take it from me
(What happened before)
Is not what’s going to be
When the days of summer pass
And the nights start drawing in
You think about the things you’ve done
And the places that you’ve been
The best times and the worst times
And the good times still to come
And the going away and having fun
But mostly just the coming home
Don’t look back...
Every day, the paths we choose,
Help us decide If we win or lose.
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A Stitch in Time
04:22
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As we walk this lonely road
Stopping from time to time
Picking up all the pieces
The others have left behind
Well we can look into the future
We can look into the past
Nothing matters till we let the first go last
If we think that it’s broken
Why not try to help it mend
A stitch in time might save us
Not attack but just defend
Well we can look out on the bright side
Or we can peer into the dark
Nothing matters till we start to make our mark
Let’s all try harder
Easier said than done
The rising tide of love
Will make you feel that you’ve won
Let’s all look closer
Maybe we’ll finally see
A stitch in time will help us all
To set ourselves free
As we turn the corner
And the light comes blinding through
Think of the chances rejected
And the good things we didn’t do
Well we can look to all the others
We can look nearer to home
Nothing matters if we haven’t even grown
Let’s all try harder…
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11. |
Like a Song
03:55
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Times are hard and life is rough
At the bottom of the pile
But singing songs can keep you free for a while
People swimming round and round
They’re just treading time
Marching feet don’t make a sound
If you’re feeling fine
And every way I turn, there’s another bridge to cross
I don’t remember winning, but I’m sure that I ain’t lost
And every way I look it seems we’re all going wrong
But nothing takes the sting out like a song
Bombs are loud, and not aloud
And sometimes they’re too near
And when they’re gone there’s nothing left but a tear (or two)
People wandering round and round
They’re just marking time
And marching feet don’t make a sound
If you’re drowned in wine
And every way I turn...
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Things may come and things may go
We’ve all got something to lose
I’ve tried the lot, nothing to show
And it all comes back to the blues
Yes it all comes back to the blues
The place it all came from
I woke up this morning, world’s gone mad
Somebody’s getting it wrong
You can fool around in the country
You can even try to swing
You can open the garage and start it all up
It might be a pretty thing
The folk and the trad, they came and they went
But they really stayed forever
The disco and dance, and the new romance
Had the weight of a falling feather
Things will come and things will go
We all have something to choose
If you don’t do it right, then you’re doing it wrong
And it all comes back to the blues
Yes it all comes back to the blues
It all comes back to the blues
If you don’t do it right, you’re doing it wrong
It all comes back to the blues
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Andy Dalby London, UK
Andy has played and recorded with:
The Outer Limits
Charge
Arthur Brown’s
Kingdom Come
Keith Christmas Band
Kiki Dee
Jack Green Band
Brian Chatton
Vapour Trails
Stan Campbell
Camel
and has done many studio sessions as musician and sound engineer.
He also spent 25 years as a video editor and composer for corporate videos and conferences.
His previous album ‘It’s About Time’ was released in 2015.
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