Slow Motion
Slow motion, slow motion baby
We want our love to last
Everything's so right, why try to go so fast
And it's easy to lose sight and then the moment's passed
Go easy, go easy baby
You know there's time for us
Even though this world seems to be speeding up
Maybe we can try to slow things down
Because we need to draw the line
Because we need to make the time
Because we need to sip the wine
Because the clock is running, and it's going so fast
The future's coming but it's soon the past
It's here today and there's no turning back
Go lightly, go lightly baby
In time we'll find a way
It's never over till it's over. Why rush it through?
Never pausing to admire the view
Slow motion, well if we get tired then we can rest awhile
If we're gonna go, we're gonna go in style
Isn't that what life is all about?
Little By Little
Oh I don't know anymore,
Oh I just don't know anymore
Think of what you're saying, I really think you should
You better stop complaining it won't do you any good
You know you should have done the right thing
When you drew your master plan
But little by little, I'll try to make you understand
Oh you don't know anymore
You got so far from the shore
You're one in a million, if you could only see
But you're less than perfect vision, can't see the woods before the trees
Gonna to shake you 'till your bell rings, you're like a ship that's lost at sea
But little by little I'm gonna bring you back to me
Little by little I'm gonna bring you back to me
You got to get back home, 'cos you got to change your ways
You can't do it all alone, 'cos you got too much at stake
So get to it right away
I'm gonna set out on a rescue, until this mission is complete
Oh yes you know I'm gonna get you, I'll make you listen to my plea.
You thought the grass was greener, but then it didn't prove to be
Broken Hearted
You make me nervous when you're flying around
The secret service couldn't track you down
You tell me no then you kiss me
You say hello then you ditch me
You try to run when you see me
I never knew what this dream was about
You say let's go then you're lost in the crowd
I don't know where you're going
You won't show then you're showing
I don't know then I'm knowing
You're always busy when I call on the phone
I'm broken-hearted, are you made out of stone
Snakes alive why yuh grievin'
It's six to five and I'm leavin'
I can't stand no more teasin'
I wrote a letta, I couldn't gedda, some otha fella, was gonna tella
This kinda weatha, you need a sweatta, it's geting wetta, drink amaretta
Lite as a fetha, ain't no one bedda, you wearin' leatha, ain't nothing betta,
I'm going renta, spiffy lambretta, I wanna wedda, the day I medda
Love me, hug me, shove me, blow me away
Bug me, snub me, club me, fill me with praise
Tell me this way or that way
Take it thin way or fat way
I say it's my way or highway
Over You
Trouble is my calling card. That's my middle name
Ever since you walked away, things are not the same
Now my life is misery, don't know what to do
Yes you're gone, you're history but I can't get over
Used to be in Shan-Gri-la, life used to be so good
You and me were going so far and that was understood
But ever since you walked away, my world has turned so blue
So now I live from day to day 'cos I can't get over
Give our love another chance, you could make it so
Just how this could go so wrong, I will never know
Well I want you right next to me, and that's all I can say
And I've been calling ever since you drove me away
You were on my mind so long, it's hard for me to take
Now my heart is not so strong, and it might break over you
You can wear a wig and some elevator shoes
Make yourself twice as big, but I'm still coming after you
Tenth Avenue Breakdown
Well now, how yuh doin', do I know you?
Are you livin' round here? Or just passin' thru
Seems like I met you before, how do you do
Take care while you're in there, the lights are low
Tho' the gals look good, they're not the kind you wanna know
But sit back, drink a stiff one, enjoy the show
'They got nothin' on me, nothin' I can see, nothin' that could do me wrong
Cos I'm in my disguise, they'll never get wise
There's nothin' that could cause alarm'
One hit, that'll do yuh. You won't look back
You'll be feelin' no pain. Put you right on track
Why don't you do it again, now you're getting the knack
Let's go to a new place, the lights look good
Reflecting the rain, across the neighbourhood
But who's that over there, looks like he's up to no good
'Hey what cha' doin' to me, is that a knife that I see
Are you tryin' to bring me down
I'm tryin' to run. But my legs are all numb
I'm messin' with the wrong side of town
You're on the wrong station, you're on the wrong track.
You lost your reservation, now you can't get back
You're getting a shakedown, unlucky for you tenth avenue breakdown.'
'S' getting rough, just too tough, I'm all abused, so confused
I gotta go, I feel so low, just can't wait it's gettin' late.'
Spoken (by Policeman):
Get down now
Put your hands behind your head
You have the right to remain silent
Anything you say can be used against you
'Don't know who came, he just set upon me
It's all kinda vague and I'm kinda groggy
But you must believe me, he just stopped breathin'
I didn't do it, it wasn't me
I know it wasn't me.'
Sting In The Tail
I don't care about the summer rain
I know it's good for the garden
Don't care when blue skies, they turn to gray
But when you come around, and try to run me down
The storm clouds darken
I don't get down when the leaves go brown
It's just a charm of the season
Things in nature have their reason
But when you come along, and try to do me wrong
Well the first time I'll ignore it.
But don't you push me beyond the pail
But when you're gonna find there's no more water in the well
You may think you're gonna walk right all over me
But there's a sting in the tail
Of this honey bee
The wind blows cold as the year grows old
That's just the natural way it goes
I feel the chill from my head down to my toes
Each time you call my name and tell me I'm to blame
Well the cold winds gonna blow
Let it rain let it snow
But don't give me your grief
I can't take it anymore
Bee In Your Bonnet
I keep on churning away, but pay no mind
You don't know nothin' 'bout me, but that's alright
I tell you true, that I'll be there, and that's for sure
You gotta let me go everywhere, let me through that door
Let me through that door
You say you gotta bee in your bonnet
You know for every sting there is a cure
But don't you put your finger right on it
You'll only make it hurt all the more
I doubt if you'll be liable, to read it in the bible,
But I ain't gonna say anymore
You can't build enough in a row, don't kid yourself
You gotta know they're all insane
They're goin' ridin' on the range
Don't need no hi-fly strutter
Go babe, you're drivin' me crazy
You gotta new shiny beau
It don't pay to love
It don't pay to love
You say you gotta bee in your bonnet
You know for every sting there is a cure
But don't put your finger right on it
You'll only make it hurt all the more
Well there you go blaming yourself
There you go hiding so deep in your shell
You better not cry when your baby comes home
You know she's gonna find out somehow
You're having a breakdown right here and now
I guess you don't know where you're headed for now
It's OK. You'll live to see another day
Lie, cheat, beg, borrow, steal
You gotta find a way to be real
Show me somethin' I ain't seen before
We're gonna make it through that door
You may be in love it's true
But it's a romance that you can't use
Give me somethin' and take it away
You're gonna get it right some day
Gonna get it right some day
You say you gotta bee in your bonnet
You know for ever sting there's a cure
But don't put your finger right on it
You'll only make it hurt all the more
Goldrush
Bless my heart and soul
I've discovered gold
Spread the news around
Get the ship afloat
Rock and roll the boat
Let's get into town
I am living down by the creek
Getting hired in the mud
No liquor for a week
I feel the cold in my blood
Here's a very busy lady
On her knees in the sludge
Well I do believe she's crazy
You know she's working like a drudge
Bless my heart and soul
She's discovered gold. Etc.
Even though she smells like a drain
She's an angel to me
Her intentions are plain
And the whiskey is free
Breakin' out another bottle
Keep it cool in the dirt
It's a water baby heaven
I got the papers in my shirt
Bless my heart and soul
We've discovered gold. Etc.
You work hard all your life little honey
But you can't afford to save any money
You lay it down you leave the town
To see what you could find
For more than twenty years you a diggin'
Then you can't believe what you are a pickin'
It's a piece of change. Just like a mountain range
Whoopee we're gonna lay it down.
Dead Man's Blues
Goin' through my life, day by day
Wonderin' why, n' what road it'll take
Sometimes low, sometimes high
Tryin' to find a reason, to live by
Well I've been seachin' far and wide
Over the water, beyond the sky
An' I been watchin' the moon above
Smilin' down at me, what's he thinkin' of
What's he thinkin' way up in the sky
Bet he could tell me where my future lies
There ain't no promise, or guarantee
Ain't no wisdom being laid on me
And it's a low down dirty shame
But I gotta find the answer, just the same
Well I've been playin' the dead man's blues
Now I need a drink, it's gonna be on you
The day of judgement ain't far away
But who'll be the judge? 'S hard to say
All words by Rick Davies
All titles © 2002 Silver Cab Music Inc., adm. by Almo Music Corp. (ASCAP)
+ 11/05/02