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- Albums: How Did This Happen And What Does It Now Mean
Here's what I know
Life is for living
From the desert to the mountains
From the desert to the mountains
Here's what I know
The heart burns from the lying
No phoenix in the ashes
There's no phoenix in the ashes
Can't change the past if I wanted
Can't predict the future if I'm honest
Nothing new is built to last
Walk away
And don't look back
Stop building trust
With fingers crossed behind your back
Here's what I know
I don't know what I should know
Trying hard to learn more
Trying hard to learn more
Here's what I know
Don't want the Hollywood version
Just a little bit Freudian
That's gotta be harmful
Can't change the past if I wanted
Can't predict the future if I'm honest
Nothing new is built to last
Walk away
And don't look back
Stop building trust
With fingers crossed behind your back
I get chills
When I think of you
Like a fever that I'm going through
I try to fight it but my sugar's low
My vision's not twenty-twenty
No no
I know you're not good for me
Can't think of one reason
It's my decision gotta move away
Where's the motivation to make me stay
Can't change the past if I wanted
Can't predict the future if I'm honest
Nothing new is built to last
Walk away
And don't look back
Stop building trust
With fingers crossed behind your back
Can't change the past if I wanted
Can't predict the future if I'm honest
Nothing new is built to last
Walk away
And don't look back
Stop building trust
With fingers crossed behind your back
Can't change the past if I wanted
Can't predict the future if I'm honest
Nothing new is built to last
Walk away
And don't look back
Stop building trust
With fingers crossed behind your back
- Albums: How Did This Happen And What Does It Now Mean
These questions on my mind
How did this happen and what does it now mean
How can I understand
In the aftermath of what I just saw
Who should I blame
Was it my fault
Can you see what we've created
Was it the moon
Was it fate
I'll find out later
These question on my mind
How did this happen and what does it now mean
No certainties
In this short life
Of smoke and mirrors
Trying to find
Some good advice
But nothing was offered
What were the motives
What action pressured you into causing this much pain
I never worried
I never thought that you would hurt my heart
Now we are not broken but we're flawed
Hold on
Where's that version
Of ourselves
That we held dear
That was so precious
In our world
In our heart
These question on my mind
How did this happen and what does it now mean
How can I understand
In the aftermath of what I just saw
Who should I blame
Was it my fault
I'll find out later
What were the motives
What action pressured you into causing this much pain
These questions on my mind
These questions on my mind
These questions on my mind
These questions on my mind
- Albums: Whatever's For Us
(lyrics by Pam Nestor)
Caught this bit of news
From unexpected quarters
You in your close-knit family
Who says what you should be after
After, after
Don't you know
What you should be after
Unless you consult
The head of the table
Caught this bit of news
From unexpected quarters
Such a close-knit family
Keeps you on the straight and narrow,
straight and narrow
You find that you're unable
To do what you want
The head of the table
He's stern and strong
So run along
Little boy run along
The head of the table
Would bend if you're able
To prove that you're right
And he's wrong
- Albums: How Cruel (EP)
He's a tom cat, a stallion
After a lusty mare
She kicks and bucks
With love big eyes
He just hangs on in there
He wants her, and it's simple man
He wants her, 'cause she's his kind
He wants her, he wants her, he wants her
He's a rat, a fighter
They're a match
What he wants he means to get
You better understand
And he wants her, to bear his child
He wants her to love her man
He wants her, he wants her, he wants her
He wants to be a lion to her lamb
You know he means to love her all he can
He wants to be a lion to her lamb
You know he means to love her all he can
He wants her, he wants her, he wants her
He's a fox, a rooster
After a broodin' hen
Watch out ma'am he says you can't
Rough on this male man
He wants her, with all her frills
He wants her, to give him thrills
He wants her, he wants her,
He wants her, he wants her
- Albums: This Charming Life
Going back to New York city
To do the things I never did
I'm heading back to New York city
To see the things I never saw
Things like the ABC No Rio oh oh
I'm gonna search this town both high and low
I'm gonna go all the places where New Yorkers go.
I'm gonna see Staten Island gonna take the boat
I'm gonna search every place till I reach zero
Going back to New York city
You might be by those Asian trees
I'm heading back to New York city
Times square and all those broadway babes
And if the devil has a playground yeh yeh
You wanna bet New York is the devil's swing
Let's shake let's make a deal
Of all the bright light cities spread around the globe
There ain't a skyline better than New York New York
I'm going back to the place I lost my heart
I'm going back to the place I lost my heart
Spend my time trying to find you
Here in New York
Going back to New York city
To do the things I never did
I know I'm gonna find you baby yeh yea
I'm gonna search this town both high and low
I'm gonna go all the palces where New Yorkers go.
I'm gonna see Staten Island gonna take the boat
I'm gonna search every place till I reach zero
I'm going back to New York city
Heading back to find you
I'm going back to New York city
Heading back to find you
- Albums: Hearts And Flowers
You've got the sweet innocent smile
Eyes to idolize
Shivers down my spine
Take my breath away
I want to thank you for the love you gave
And I want to thank you for the heart you saved
Thank you
Thank you for the love
I want to thank you for the hearts and flowers
People let me say
Mmm this is nice
I know you think I'm foolish
And I'm making a mistake but
To me this is perfect
I want to
Thank you
Thank you for the love
I can't believe it's really happening to me
Thank you
Thank you for the love
I want to thank you for the hearts and flowers
Oh yea
I want to thank you for our rainy days
And I want to thank you for the love you gave
And I want to thank you for the month of May
'Cos that's when you came and took my tears away
And I want to thank you
Want to thank you
Want to thank you for our rainy days
And I want to thank you for the love you gave
And I want to thank you for the month of May
'Cos that's when you came and stole my heart away
And I want to thank you
Want to thank you
Thank you for the love
I want to thank you for the hearts and flowers
Oh yea
- Albums: Track Record Classics
Came into my life
Made me think that I
Was really something
Took me by surprise
Someone with your charm
Looking my way
Am I in Heaven?
Am I in Heaven?
Am I in Heaven?
Have I gone up
Have I gone up
To the big cloud
Number Nine
Hey you
Brought me out of my shell
I don't know how you felt
But you do it well
Started a dream
Dreaming made me see
Oh Babe
You're so right for me!
And I wanna to be the sunshine when you're down
I wanna be the apple of your eye
I wanna be the one you run to
Day and night
Cause I found the perfect someone
Who could take in their arms and love me
- Albums: Joan Armatrading
If you're gonna do
Do it right
Don't leave it overnight
If you're gonna help me
Help me now
Another ten minutes
Will be too late
Like a crying child
I need comfort now
Don't pick me up
When the tears are dry
On my face
Need someone
To help me
But not you
You're not ready
Seems you have trouble
Helping yourself
It takes time
To notice
You don't seem to know
Time keeps moving
What you're doing
Is wasting my time
You would help me more
Help me more if you
Helped yourself
Help yourself
Help yourself
You wanna get yourself together
Don't you wanna put yourself to right
I said
Get yourself together
Don't you wanna put yourself to right
I said no
Don't apologize
You've done your best
Seems it still ain't right
Leave me alone
No more to be said
To get it right
You got to do it yourself
I'm going out to help myself
Help myself
Help myself
I'm going out to help myself
Help myself
Help myself
If you're gonna say it
Say it now
Don't leave it overnight
If you're gonna hold me
Hold me tight
I don't wanna leave
Not if it seems alright
Like a crying child
I need confort now
Don't pick me up
When the tears are dry on my face
You've got to govern
The situation
But not you
You're no
And anyway
Hold up
Hold up
Hold up
You're trying to sort out your mind
You've got to
Get it together
You've got to
Get it together
You would help me more, help me more
If you helped yourself
- Albums: How Cruel (EP) Steppin' Out (live) Master Series
Some people want to see my blood gush out
And others want to watch while I crawl
I heard somebody say once I was way too black
And someone answered she's not black enough for me
I bite my tongue and it bites me back
I bought a house and the neighbours moved
I had a dog but it was stolen
(chorus)
Some people say that it's comin'
And I'll get it
It must be something I have no control of
They'll put the skin of the fruit on the ground
And I'll slip and fall
Oh how cruel to make a girl cry
Oh how cruel to make a girl cry
Oh how cruel to make a girl cry
I have no hope in hell and I want to get to heaven
Too many lies or not enough sinnin'
Some people say that it's comin'
And I'll get it
It must be something I have no control of
They'll put the skin of the fruit on the ground
And I'll slip and fall
Oh how cruel to make a girl cry
Oh how cruel to make a girl cry
Oh how cruel to make a girl cry