There we stood and there we left
Outside the flashing neon sign
With the smell of cheap cigars
And the hope of sweet perfume
And his heart it was reeling
With the th

silhouette

Down in the streets they're walking and kissing
All he sees is the lights in her her eyes
She feels his hand and smells his warm breath
Looking up all she sees is the night sky<

this_changing_light

I wrote this once before
Long before the summer
You were then a student
And we were dark as angels
We were in the east
Working to the west
The west was looking

one_hundred_things

Poorly - you're more than poorly jimmy
More than that worse than that

This is a case of photographs
Smudged and dropped and laughed at
Here's some things that came

circus_lights

You're tired and you say you're angry
You're thankful for this blessed rain
And you think you'd know
But your old friends have to tell you again

Your books taught y

your_constant_heart

Your constant heart beats like the road
It cuts through the rain and clears the snow
And in our summer we take it slow
Letting the wind die in the hollow

Your const

fergus_sings_the_blues

Fergus sings the blues
In bars of twelve of less
I'm a stranger to the land
To this wilderness
All things are possible but happen less and less
This is my country th

this_train_will_take_you_anywhere

Down by the beach road
Crawling through the undergrowth
Stand by the railing
And look along
Put your ear to the ground
Listen for a while
Till all the tracks s

the_world_is_lit_by_lightning

So maybe you're standing
In some foreign town
You've walked for miles
Till the heat slows you down
And your jeans and your curls
Are bleached and split
And you

orphans

I now describe my country
As if to strangers
This train is full of songs
Of local winners
And the wind surrounds the towers
And the flags they are blowing
And

blue_horse

Take me over again,that's alright on the wayssee me shine when i swim,blue horse
There's a mountain ahead,we can lie and get some rest
We'll brush the tail and we'll dress,blue horse<

queen_of_the_new_year

You're so young
And you know so much
Heaven help us all
From the tales you tell
You're so old
And innocent as hell
How i love your questions
You queen of

sad_loved_girl

He saw her trying on his old clothes
He watched herstretch and pull and tear
He said you're impatient as the wind
Your laugh is strong and right and scared she was the sad loved

take_me_to_the_place

For oscar marzaroli 1933 - 1988

Take me to the place where your heart hurts most
Lead me through the dark world gates down there
Where all the ghosts of sorrow and pain
proud_to_be_an_arab

Walk the hill, slowly down
Get all of saturday's news
From the back of the grampian end
All fife's kingdom is in view

The pitch it looks like blackpool
Sound