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Love and Money
03:31
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I was right and I was ruthless
I was bulletproof, I could not fail
Then I spent so long in the doghouse, that I started to grow a tail
Had it good, I did not know it
I'm a man who never learned his lesson
Now I'm drinking like it's getting scarce
And my dreams are total Armageddon
Oh, no surprise! I never paid the price, or thought about it twice
I never started running, I never rode my luck
You could almost say I never gave a fuck
For love or money
Oh, if only
I was frank and I was fearless
When the fuel and the fire was in me
When misery loved my company and poverty kept me skinny
I'm dwelling on the dawn of time
I was sure that I would end up someone
Guess that life just happened to me
I never even saw it coming, no...
Oh, no surprise! I never paid the price, or thought about it twice
I never started running, I never rode my luck
You could almost say I never came unstuck
For love or money
Oh, if only
Surprise! Never paid the price, or thought about it twice
No I never started running, I never rode my luck
You could almost say I never gave a fuck
For love and money
Oh, if only
Oh, If only
Oh, if only
Oh, if only
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2. |
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I'm alone, out of sight, and I'm waiting for some people to arrive
Keep me sane, make me smile
I've been drinking tonight
And if I make it out of Carlingford alive
I'll survive, I'll survive
I'm on the bottle, I'm on my pills
I'm on the phone to someone I can't hear
Please tell me where this is
What a blessed relief
From George Best to John Lennon in one piece
I'll survive, I'll survive
I need you woman, but tell me have you got the guts
I need to know if you are one them, or you are one of us?
I've got fear in my eyes, if I make it back to Barcelona's heights
I'll survive, I'll survive
Oh I'm on the bottle, I'm on my pills, yeah
I'm on the phone to someone who can't hear me
Please tell me where this is
So with tears in my eyes, I will journey south to Sarasota skies
I'll survive, I'll survive
Oh, what a blessed relief
From George Best to John Lennon in one piece
I survived, I survived
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Walking circles for days
Willing seasons to change
Keeping my eyes on the horizon
Throwing fuel in the fire
Feeling nothing but tired
Little changes, no surprises
Oh - Gotta stay sane for the one who needs me
Oh - Trying to keep both of my feet from stumbling
The bands have gone quiet, the floodlights are dying
I'm full of wonder
I've left that cathedral behind
All the people who tried to drag me under
No flower in this desert, a light in the tunnel
Is only what you could have been
Absent with leave
Living life on repeat
Empty roads in the heat
Just for the sake of moving
I have climbed every wall
Justifying it all
Make a note of the months we're losing
Oh - Nightmares soaking the sheets on my bed
Oh - How the hell is she still living rent free in my head?
The bands have gone quiet, the floodlights are dying
I'm full of wonder
I've left that cathedral behind
All the people who tried to drag me under
No flower in this desert, a light in the tunnel
Is only what you might have been
Absent with leave
You let your defences down
And I thought for one moment that you could see me
The bands have gone quiet, the floodlights are dying
I'm full of wonder
I've left that cathedral behind
All the people who tried to drag me under
No flower in this desert, a light in the tunnel
Is only what you should have been
Absent with leave
Absent with leave
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Be Brave
03:30
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We were all young once
Our eyes opened wide
Possibilities, and so full of pride
We've got to get that feeling back
We were all young once
We were all young once
How our spirits soared
But we're older now
We got tired and bored
Forgot just what this life is for
We were all young once
And isn't it a shame
That as we play the game
We're living in denial
Of all that we became
And life when taken slow
Becomes a muddy road
We've got to keep our smiles
We've all got to be brave
We have got to be brave
We were all young once
Time was on our side
And our lust for life
Could not be denied
As long as hot blood flows inside
We are all young once
We were all young once
Our eyes opened wide
Such possibilities, and so full of pride
How can we get that feeling back?
We were all young once
And isn't it a shame
That as we play the game
We're living in denial
Of all that we became
And life when taken slow
Becomes a muddy road
We've got to keep our smiles
We've all got to be brave
Be Brave
Be Brave
We have got to be brave
Cause we were all young once
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Footsteps
03:58
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I'll follow you, you follow me
I'll follow you, you follow
Boy, when I have to leave
Do you remember me, when I'm hardly ever there?
When I get home at night
Do you reach out for me, as I'm climbing up the stairs?
You're changing everything
You're changing everything
And I'll always show I care
I remember how it feels, running wild in open fields
It's taken a long time to see, your footsteps following me
I remember how it goes, and how we got here, heaven knows
It's taken a lifetime to see, your footsteps following me
I'll follow you, you follow
You are the little king of all that you survey
Wherever you lay your head
We are so very tired,
But we will learn to sleep on what's left of our bed
You're changing everything
You're changing everything
It will not be left unsaid
I remember how it feels, running wild in open fields
It's taken a long time to see, your footsteps following me
I remember how it goes, and how we got here, heaven knows
It's taken a lifetime to see, your footsteps following me
I'll follow you, you follow
I see you reach for my guitar, you've wondered from afar
You twinkle, little star
But you will play with different strokes, and hit some better notes
You twinkle little star
Oh, you're my melody
I remember how it feels, running wild in open fields
It's taken a long time to see, your footsteps following me
I remember how it goes, and how we got here, heaven knows
It's taken a lifetime to see, your footsteps following me
I'll follow you, you follow me
I'll follow you, you follow me
I'll follow you
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6. |
Cillian
03:36
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Your house is quiet and the visitor is here
Congratulations are still ringing in your ears
You look to each other, oh you're nervous and you're tired
You're going to learn fearlessness
Get ready to inspire
And I know you'll show him he is one in millions
Fill your hearts with hope and so will Cillian
Wake up with laughter
Kiss him with a smile at night
Fill your home with music, and your days with fun and fight
Show him your passion, oh he'll soak it up for sure
Brothers and sisters, we never know just what's in store
And I know you'll show him he is one in millions
Fill your hearts with hope and so will Cillian
When you hold him in your hands
You'll begin to understand
And he'll be with you as you dance along the wire
And as he grows, he'll discover his own truth
Let him choose his own path and it will lead back to you
And I know he's gonna get a lot of love from you
Oh but love ain't everything, we need a purpose too
And I know you'll show him he is one in billions
Fill your hearts with hope and so will Cillian
Cillian
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Philip McCarroll Belfast, UK
@philmccarroll on Twitter
Solo Artist
Also long term
frontman / vocalist / songwriter / guitarist with Belfast, Northern Ireland Rock / Power-Pop band Pay*ola
Have supported Rival Sons, Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes, Ricky Warwick of Black Star Riders/Thin Lizzy, Warwick/Johnson, Dan Reed, Danny Vaughn (Tyketto), Mike Tramp (White Lion), Jizzy Pearl (Love/Hate)
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