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Mr. Grimsdale
02:33
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Phone It In
03:31
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SHE TELLS HIM TO HAVE A GO HE SAYS I DON'T MIND IF I DO
BEEN HERE SINCE 7pm BUT IT DIDN'T REALLY KICK OFF 'TIL 2
AND THEIR HEARTS NOT IN IT AND THE GROUND'S THE LIMIT
IF YOU'RE THERE TO MAKE DO
SO THEY STAY ON 'TIL 4am COS IT'S ALL ABOUT PUSHING ON THROUGH
AND YOU PHONE IT IN AND YOU TICK THE BOX JUMP THROUGH THE HOOPS AND YOU PLAY NICE
PHONE IT IN UNTIL SOMEONE TELLS YOU IT'S OVER AGAIN
AND YOU PHONE IT IN AND YOU'RE THERE IN BODY IF NOT MIND SO WHY WOULD THEY MIND
PHONE IT IN UNTIL SOMEONE TELLS YOU IT'S OVER AGAIN
HE DOESN'T APPRECIATE HER AND SHE WOULDN'T KNOW IF HE DID
HER MIND'S ON TOMORROW'S MEETINGS AND WHETHER THEY SHOULD JUST HAVE A KID
AND THEIR HEARTS NOT IN IT AND THE GROUND'S THE LIMIT
IF YOU'RE THERE TO MAKE DO
SO THEY STAY IN A HOLDING POSITION COS IT'S ALL ABOUT PUSHING ON THROUGH
AND YOU PHONE IT IN AND YOU TICK THE BOX JUMP THROUGH THE HOOPS AND YOU PLAY NICE
PHONE IT IN UNTIL SOMEONE TELLS YOU IT'S OVER AGAIN
AND YOU PHONE IT IN AND YOU'RE THERE IN BODY IF NOT MIND SO WHY WOULD THEY MIND
PHONE IT IN UNTIL SOMEONE TELLS YOU IT'S OVER AGAIN
AND YOU PHONE IT IN AND YOU TICK THE BOX JUMP THROUGH THE HOOPS AND YOU PLAY NICE
PHONE IT IN UNTIL SOMEONE TELLS YOU IT'S OVER AGAIN
AND YOU PHONE IT IN AND YOU'RE THERE IN BODY IF NOT MIND SO WHY WOULD THEY MIND
PHONE IT IN UNTIL SOMEONE TELLS YOU IT'S OVER AGAIN
PHONE IT IN UNTIL SOMEONE TELLS YOU IT'S OVER AGAIN
PHONE IT IN UNTIL SOMEONE TELLS YOU IT'S OVER
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OH YEAH I'M MAKING PLANS FOR NIGEL
I ONLY WANT WHAT'S WORST FOR HIM
START WITH A LONG WALK ON A SHORT PIER
A WICKER MAN TO LOCK HIM IN
AND IF NIGEL SAYS HE'S HAPPY
THEN SOMEONE MUST BE SUFFERING
HE WANTS US ALL TO BE UNITED
HE WANTS US ALL TO CALL HIM KING
OH YEAH I'M MAKING PLANS FOR NIGEL
I ONLY WANT WHAT'S WORST FOR HIM
GIVE HIM ENOUGH ROPE TO HANG HIM
OR FIND A WELL TO PUSH HIM IN
A PRIVILEGED AND POISONOUS WASTE OF BLOOD AND SKIN
HE'S A POSTER BOY FOR THE HARD UP OF THINKING
HE WANTS US ALL TO HAVE OUR FREEDOM
FREEDOM TO SPEAK AND THINK LIKE HIM
NO WAY!
OH YEAH I'M MAKING PLANS FOR NIGEL
I ONLY WANT WHAT'S WORST FOR HIM
BECAUSE IF NIGEL SAYS HE'S HAPPY
THEN SOMEONE ELSE IS SUFFERING
OH YEAH I'M MAKING PLANS FOR NIGEL
I ONLY WANT WHAT'S WORST FOR HIM .. HIM .. HIM ...
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THIS SONG WON'T CHANGE YOUR WORLD
IT'S NOTHING YOU'VE NOT ALREADY HEARD
JUST A SECOND HAND TUNE AND WORDS WITHOUT MEANING
THIS WILL NEVER BE YOUR FAVOURITE BAND
ONE YOU FOLLOW ALL OVER THE LAND
JUST A GUILTY ONE NIGHT STAND FOR THIS EVENING
THE GUITAR.S NOT QUITE IN TUNE
THE SINGER COMES IN TOO SOON
AND THE DRUMS ARE TOO LOUD FOR THE ROOM
AND WHAT'S THAT BUZZING
ONE TWO TESTING SOMEONE GET THE BEERS IN
FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY THEY'RE IN TOWN
IN THE CORNER OF THE PUBLIC BAR
WHERE THE FRUIT MACHINES USUALLY ARE
THE PART TIME POP STARS TAKE THE FLOOR
THE BAR STAFF ALL LOOK BORED
MORE INDIFFERENCE THAN APPLAUSE
WITH THEIR EYES ON THE LATEST SCORES AND THE DOOR
THEY'RE SELLING CDs AND CASSETTES
MEMORIES AND REGRETS
BUT IT'S NOT OVER YET HERE'S THE ENCORE
ONE TWO TESTING SOMEONE GET THE BEERS IN
FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY THEY'RE IN TOWN
THEY REALLY GIVE IT THEIR ALL
LIKE IT'S WEMBLEY OR THE ALBERT HALL
NOT THE BACK ROOM HERE AT THE BULL ON A WET THURSDAY
ONE TWO TESTING SOMEONE GET THE BEERS IN
FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY WE'RE IN TOWN
LAST ORDERS CALLING EARLY START IN THE MORNING
TAXI FOR PAULINE
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5. |
Chorlton & the Wheelies
03:17
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YOU'VE GOT TO BE A CERTAIN AGE
IF YOU WANNA APPRECIATE IT
BORN IN A CERTAIN DECADE
IF YOU WANT TO UNDERSTAND
ALL THE IN-JOKES AND REFERENCES
THAT WILL ENDEAR YOU TO THE BAND
OR WE'LL THROW SOME CHORDS IN THE AIR
AND JUST SEE WHERE THEY LAND
YOU'VE GOTTA GET WITH THE PROGRAMME
WHILE WE OBSESS ABOUT THE PAST
THERE'S SO MANY GREAT SOUNDS GOING 'ROUND
BUT DO YOU THINK THEY'RE GONNA LAST
WHEN EVERYTHING'S BEEN DONE BEFORE
BIGGER, BRIGHTER AND BETTER
AND EVERY OTHER BANDS A TRIBUTE ACT
AND EVERY SONG'S A LOVE LETTER
COMING HOME FOR LUNCH FROM SCHOOL
I KNOW I'M GONNA BE LATE
CHECKING GHOST TOWN'S NUMBER ONE
EDUCATION CAN WAIT
I SAID TO IAN IT'S A FUNNY THING AND IT PUZZLES ME THE MOST
I FORGET THE WORDS TO MY SONGS BUT I CAN SING ALONG TO RENTAGHOST
DRIVING RAIN IN MY FACE
EVERY MILE'S A SLOG
COLOSSAL YOUTH IN MY BAG
GOTTA GET BACK HOME IN TIME FOR MURPHY'S MOB
SOMEONE SAID THAT WE WERE CHOSEN
SOMEBODY SAID THAT WE WERE BLESSED
BUT I GUESS EVERY GENERATION
WILL SAY THEIR CHILDHOOD WAS BEST]
BUT WE HAD ALL THE SONGS THE FILMS THE BOOKS
EVEN ALL THE ADVERTS ON TV
THEY MAY SEEM DATED NOW
BUT THEY STILL MEAN SO MUCH TO PEOPLE LIKE ME
I SAID TO DAVE
HEY DAVE, I WAS WATCHING GET BACK I THOUGHT MY HEAD WAS ABOUT TO EXPLODE
AND DO YOU THINK IN FIFTY YEARS PEOPLE WILL BE LISTENING TO IDLES AND BLACK COUNTRY NEW ROAD?
BLACK COUNTRY NEW ROAD
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6. |
"Nice One Pete"
04:19
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I COULD BE SOMEONE IF I WAS SO INCLINED
MAKE A DIFFERENCE IF I GOT OFF MY BACKSIDE
BUT I'M NOT BONO CHRIS MARTIN MICHAEL STIPE
I GOT TOO MUCH APATHY AND NO STOMACH FOR THE FIGHT
TOO MANY PEOPLE THROW THEIR HATS INTO THE RING
HOLDING UP THEIR HANDS AND THEY'RE FIGHTING OVER EVERYTHING
SOMEONE'S GOTTA FEIGN INDIFFERENCE TO IT ALL
I'M LIKE LE TISSIER I DON'T GO AFTER EVERY BALL
I WON'T GO CHASING DREAMS WHEN I CAN FIND THEM IN MY SLEEP
I'M NOT COMPLACENT WHEN IT COMES TO MY COMPLACENCY
HARD WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES AN UNHAPPY BOY
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE SCORE NOT THE METHODS YOU EMPLOY
I'M AN IDEAS MAN MIGHT THINK I'M SLEEPING BUT I'M THINKING YES I AM
AND O NE THING IS CLEAR MAN
I DON'T GIVE UP THE GHOST I DON'T GIVE UP
SO DON'T GO COMPLAINING THERE'S NO POINT COMPLAINING
I COULD BE SOMEONE IF I WAS SO INCLINED
IF I ONLY SHOWED THE AMBITION AND THE DRIVE
OF ANDREW OLDHAM BRIAN EPSTEIN ALLEN KLEIN
I COULD MAKE A MILLION IF I ONLY GAVE IT TIME
TOO MANY PEOPLE THROW THEIR HATS INTO THE RING
HOLDING UP THEIR HANDS AND THEY'RE FIGHTING OVER EVERYTHING
I'M AN IDEAS MAN MIGHT THINK I'M SLEEPING BUT I'M THINKING YES I AM
AND ONE THING IS CLEAR MAN
I DON'T GIVE UP THE GHOST
I DON'T LET GO THE COAT I DON'T GIVE UP HOPE YOU KNOW
THERE'S NO POINT COMPLAINING
SO DON'T GO COMPLAINING
I COULD BE SOMEONE IF I WAS SO INCLINED
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7. |
I'm Not Your Messiah
03:37
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DO WHAT I SAY DON'T MIND WHAT I DO
BE MORE LIKE ME AND LESS LIKE YOU
TALK LESS LISTEN MORE
AND MAYBE YOU'LL BE LESS OF A BORE
FOLLOW ME BUT FROM AFAR
I DON'T NEED TO SMELL YOU TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE
YOU'RE NOT LIKE ME HOW COULD YOU BE
I'M YOUR EVERYTHING YOU'RE NOTHING TO ME
BUT YOU CAN BE THE BEST VERSION OF YOU
IF YOU DO WHAT I TELL YOU TO DO
BUT I'M NOT YOUR MESSIAH
I'M JUST SMARTER AND WISER
MORE HUMBLE AND KINDER
SO MUCH BETTER THAN YOU
DO WHAT I SAY DON'T JUDGE WHAT I DO
I'M THE ONE THAT YOU LOOK UP TO
AND IF YOU GIVE ME MORE MONEY
YOU MIGHT BE POPULAR AND FUNNY
BUT YOU CAN BE THE BEST VERSION OF YOU
WELL I GUESS THAT WILL HAVE TO DO
BUT I'M NOT YOUR MESSIAH
I'M JUST SMARTER AND WISER
MORE HUMBLE AND KINDER
JUST KINDA BETTER THAN YOU
BELIEVE IN ME THOUGH I DON'T BELIEVE IN YOU
JUST DO WHAT I TELL YOU TO DO
AND I'LL ALWAYS BE HERE FOR YOU
SO WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO LOSE
BUT YOU CAN BE THE BEST VERSION OF YOU
THAT'S ALL YOU ASPIRE TO
BUT I'M NOT YOUR MESSIAH
I'M JUST SMARTER AND WISER
MORE HUMBLE AND KINDER
JUST KINDA BETTER THAN YOU
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8. |
A $outhern $oul
03:48
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PEOPLE BEFORE WE BEGIN
OPEN YOUR EYES TAKE IT ALL IN
BE YOURSELF LEAVE YOURSELF WIDE OPEN
GET ON BOARD BEFORE THE SPELL IS BROKEN
LEAVE YOUR TROUBLES AND YOUR CARES BEHIND
PRESS THE PAUSE UNTIL YOU START TO UNWIND
PUT ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER
ONE MORE STEP AND PUT YOUR SHOULDERS UNDER
LIFE IS SO SIMPLE WHEN YOU LEARN TO TAKE IT EASY
IT'LL BE FINE IF YOU LET YOUR SELF BELIEF IN
THERE'S A STORY WAITING TO BE TOLD
BETTER WRITE IT BEFORE YOU GET TOO OLD
LEAVE YOUR TROUBLES AND YOUR CARES BEHIND
PRESS THE PAUSE UNTIL YOU START TO UNWIND
PUT ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER
ONE MORE STEP AND PUT YOUR SHOULDERS UNDER
CLOSE YOUR EYES TAKE A DEEP BREATH
ONE MORE STEP AND PUT YOUR HEAD RIGHT UNDER
PEOPLE BEFORE WE BEGIN
OPEN YOUR EYES TAKE IT ALL IN
THERE'S A STORY WAITING TO BE TOLD
BETTER WRITE IT BEFORE YOU GET TOO OLD
LEAVE YOUR TROUBLES AND YOUR CARES BEHIND
PRESS THE PAUSE UNTIL YOU START TO UNWIND
PUT ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER
ONE MORE STEP AND PUT YOUR SHOULDERS UNDER
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I LOVE MUSIC GET HIGH ON THE FEELING IT BRINGS
I LOVE THE SOUND AS A PLECTRUM SLIDES DOWN THE GUITAR STRINGS
CAN'T BEAT THE BUZZ AS THE BAND TAKES TO THE FLOOR
AND THE MOMENT THE DRUMMER COUNTS IN 1 2 3 4
I'VE GOT ALBUMS I PLAY TO THE END
CAN'T WAIT TO PUT THEM TO THE START ONCE AGAIN
THE SOUND OF AN AMPLIFIER TURNED UP TO TEN BUT SOMETIMES
IT'S JUST NOT ENOUGH
I LOVE TO DANCE BUT I'VE GOT NO CO-ORDINATION
I MOVE LIKE A MAN WHO IGNORED ALL THE WARNINGS
AND HOPPED THE FENCE TO A SUB STATION
I LOVE THE MOMENT THE BEAT FINDS IT'S WAY FROM MY HEAD TO MY FEET
AND I DREAM OF THE DAY WHEN CHANCERS LIKE ME WILL BE DANCING IN THE STREET
LET THE MUSIC SET MY SOUL FREE
WAVE MY ARMS IN THE AIR LIKE NOBODY CAN SEE
GIVE IN TO THE RHYTHM AND DROP TO MY KNEES BUT SOMETIMES IT'S JUST NOT ENOUGH
I LOVE PEOPLE I'M DRAWN TO THE SOUND OF THE CROWD
AND IF THERE'S A PARTY IT CAN'T BE TOO LONG OR TOO LOUD
I NEED LAUGHTER WHEN I'M FOOLING AROUND LIKE A CLOWN
IF YOU'RE MESSING YOU MIGHT AS WELL BRING THE WHOLE HOUSE DOWN
I'VE GOT FRIENDS AND I CAN DEPEND
ON THEM TO BACK ME 'TIL THE VERY END
AND I'VE SAID IT BEFORE AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN I LOVE YOU
BUT SOMETIMES IT'S JUST NOT ENOUGH
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10. |
Hopelessly Alone
04:46
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IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SUMMER I'M MAKING THIS PARK BENCH MY HOME
AND THE DOOR'S ALWAYS OPEN AND THE WELCOME HERE IS WARM
REDISCOVER MY SENSES DRINK THE SIGHTS IN WITH MY EYES
I'M REVITALISED
AND THE SUN RISES EARLY AND THE LOVERS DO THEIR LAPS
OF THE STREETS AND PARKS AND HILLS AND RIVERBANKS
HOLDING HANDS IN THE SUNSHINE THEY SMILE AS THEY PASS
AND I RAISE MY GLASS
TO THE GIRL IN A MILLION THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY
AND IF I HADN'T BEEN STUPID SHE'D BE HERE TODAY
BUT IT'S TOO LATE TO BE SORRY FOR THE CHANCES I HAVE BLOWN
AND I FIND MYSELF SITTING HOPELESSLY ALONE
NOW THE HEAT OF THE SUNLIGHT DOES IT'S BEST TO HEAL THE PAIN
SO I LET IT KISS MY FACE AGAIN AGAIN AGAIN AGAIN
CLOSE MY EYES AND IT FEELS LIKE I'M ALIVE AND YOU'RE STILL HERE
TO KISS MY FACE AGAIN AGAIN AGAIN AGAIN AGAIN
TO THE GIRL IN A MILLION THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY
AND IF I HADN'T BEEN STUPID SHE'D BE HERE TODAY
BUT IT'S TOO LATE TO BE SORRY FOR THE CHANCES I HAVE BLOWN
AND I FIND MYSELF SITTING HOPELESSLY ALONE
BA-BA-BA-BA-BA
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