JOE BONAMASSA: Breakthrough (2025)

 

1.Breakthrough
2.Trigger finger
3.I'll take the blame
4.Drive by the exit sign
5.Broken record
6.Shake this ground
7.Still walking with me
8.Life after dark
9.You don't own me
10.Pain's on me

BREAKTHROUGH

Oh, I'm headed for a breakthrough, I see it all

Gonna take me a hammer, knock down the walls

Every stone I chip away, I think of you

I'm headed for a breakthrough

Oh, come on and get here, woman

I don't know where you've been the past few days

My mindful eyes are weak and weary

I shed no tears when I see things clearly

Oh, what good is it anyway?

It's after dark, there's steam from the drains

Solitude is a lonely journey

Got work to do, but I ain't worried

Oh, I'm headed for a breakthrough, I see it all

Gonna take me a hammer, knock down the walls

With every stone I chip away, I think of you

I'm headed for a breakthrough

I'm headed for a breakthrough

I'm headed for a breakthrough

It's gonna get me over you

When your trust is gone

Like being lost, left for dead

The blues can pull you down and leave you empty

Sleeping alone in an empty bed

Oh, I'm headed for a breakthrough, I see it all

Gonna take me a hammer, knock down the walls

With every stone I chip away, I think of you

I'm headed for a breakthrough

I'm headed for a breakthrough

I'm headed for a breakthrough

It's gonna get me over you

You hurt me so bad, it's criminal

Left me on the streets to die

Your version of love is so wonderful

You didn't have to say goodbye

Oh, I'm headed for a breakthrough, I see it all

Gonna take me a hammer, knock down the walls

With every stone I chip away, I think of you

I'm headed for a breakthrough

I'm headed for a breakthrough, I see it all

Gonna take me a hammer, knock down the walls

With every stone I chip away, I think of you

I'm headed for a breakthrough

(Headed for a breakthrough)

I'm headed for a breakthrough

Gonna get me over you

I'm headed for a breakthrough

(Headed for a breakthrough)

I'm headed for a breakthrough, I see it all

(Headed for a breakthrough)

I'm headed for a breakthrough

Yeah (Headed for a breakthrough)

I'm headed for a breakthrough, I see it all

TRIGGER FINGER

I got a heart that's busting, don't wanna think about it

I got a letter from you, don't wanna read about it

I got a lot of lonely, ain't gonna moan about it

I got a trigger finger, don't wanna think about it

(Don't wanna think about it)

(Don't wanna think about it)

I got a lot of money, don't wanna spend it all

I got a lot of words, I might just write a song

I got a certain nature, don't wanna think about it

I got a trigger finger, don't even ask about it

(Change) Never bothered me

When one door slams, somebody leaves

(Change) Never bothered me

When one door slams, baby, I'm free

(Don't wanna think about it)

(Don't wanna think about it)

I got a nasty habit that just won't go away

I got a lot of trouble I deal with every day

I got a box of change, saved up for a rainy day

I got a trigger fingеr, don't even talk about it

(Change) Nеver bothered me

When one door slams, somebody leaves

(Change) Never bothered me

When one door slams, baby, I'm free

(Don't wanna think about it)

(Don't wanna think about it)

I got a busted taillight I know you all can see

Behind my back you're talking, that shit don't bother me

I got another side, you all should know about it

I got a trigger finger, don't even show you 'bout it

(Change) Never bothered me

When one door slams, somebody leaves

(Change) Never bothered me

When one door slams, baby, I'm free

(Don't wanna think about it)

(Don't wanna think about it)

(Don't wanna think about it)

(Don't wanna think about it)

I'LL TAKE THE BLAME

Yeah, that's right

She's the one

I turned to her when you turned away

Yeah, she's the one I call

When there's nothing left to say

She's the one I took for granted

And now, I'll take the blame

Someone told you I was with her

Before we were really through

You were running with my best friend

What am I supposed to do?

Yeah, that's right

She's the one

I turned to hеr when you turned away

No more taking hеr for granted

And now, I'll take the blame

(I'll take the blame)

Oh, people love to tell their stories

That's never gonna change

Yeah, she's the one I call

When there's nothing left to say

Yeah, that's right

She's the one

I turned to her when you turned away

No more taking her for granted

And now, I'll take the blame

(I'll take the blame)

No more taking her for granted

And I'll take the blame

(I'll take the blame)

No more taking her for granted

And I'll take the blame

(I'll take the blame)

DRIVE BY THE EXIT SIGN

Daydreamin', we were out till the mornin' light

Not a care in the world, I couldn't even pick a fight

But I'm out here on the interstate in Tennessee

Wonderin' what the hell ever happened to you and me

I'm gonna have to find me another way home

'Cause I'm out in the open, now my cover's blown

Got a heavy load, I'm comin' up to the crossroads

It's blocked, it's all I've got

You don't see me in my prime

Everywhere, all the time

You just stroll right by the exit sign

There's no reason, there's no rhyme

That's what makes it such a crime

When you just drive by (Just drive by)

Drive by the exit sign

(Drive by the exit sign)

(Drive by the exit sign)

I see you in my mind all the time

Maybe somewhere down the line, we'll be fine

Got a heavy load, I'm comin' up to the crossroads

Of life, ain't got no wife

You don't see me in my prime

Everywhere, all the time

You just stroll right by the exit sign

There's no reason, there's no rhyme

That's what makes it such a crime

When you just drive by (Just drive by)

Drive by the exit sign

(Drive by the exit sign)

(Drive by the exit sign)

Got a heavy load comin' up to the crossroads

(Which way to turn?) Which way to turn?

(Will I ever learn?) Will I ever learn?

You don't see me in my prime

Everywhere, all the time

You just stroll right by the exit sign

There's no reason, there's no rhyme

That's what makes it such a crime

When you just drive by (Just drive by)

Drive by the exit sign

(Drive by the exit sign)

Drive by the exit sign, baby (Drive by the exit sign)

Drive by, baby (Drive by the exit sign)

Drive by the exit sign (Drive by the exit sign)

BROKEN RECORD

I've walked the line

Promises kept and my troubles behind

I've spent the time

Upon reflections of my days gone by

Now, I've been lost on this road for too long, for too long

I've been lost in the wilderness for too long, too long

Singing the same old song

Breaking down inside

Broken glass of my shattered life

Breathing the autumn air

Whole world stops if you stand and stare

Now, I've been lost on this road for too long, for too long

Now, I've been lost in the wilderness

I've been searching for another path for too long

I've been lost in the wildеrness for too long, too long

Singing the same old song

Wе're leavin' all the past

And make amends till the very end

Hiding behind the veil

If you don't try, then you'll never fail

I've been gone on this road for too long, for too long

I've been lost in the wilderness

I've been searching for another path for too long

I've been lost in the wilderness for too long, too long

Singing the same old song

SHAKE THIS GROUND

Baby, let's shake this ground

Turn things around

Lose these clowns

Before the sun goes down, yeah

Got a feeling that I ain't letting go for nothing

Like a thief been stealing my sleep at night

Maybe it's time that you and I start running

Take this thing right up to the fault line

Baby, let's shake this ground

Turn things around

Lose these clowns

Before the sun goes down, yeah

Ain't saying that I have all the answers

'Cause I got more questions than I need

All I know when I see you, you're my dancer

And you keep on knocking me off my feet

Baby, let's shake this ground

Turn things around

Lose thеse clowns

Before thе sun goes down, yeah

Standing on the shoulders of giants

You can see beyond the blue

And like the poet whispered

The only way out is through

Night's alive and the juke joint's jumpin'

Drum pounding out proud like a heartbeat

Hear the thunder in the distant sky a-rumbling

That's where passion and desire meet

Baby, let's shake this ground

Turn things around

Lose these clowns

Before the sun goes down

Baby, let's shake this ground

Turn things around

Lose these clowns

Before the sun goes down, yeah

Before the sun goes down

Before the sun goes down

Baby, let's shake this ground

Before the sun goes down, yeah

STILL WALKING WITH ME

Still walkin' with me, talkin' to me

Makin' me see what you mean to me

Still walkin' with me, right by my side

Doublin' down and let it ride

(Oh, yeah) Yeah, still walkin' with me

You could've left a long time ago

Left me standing on the side of the road

I wouldn't blame ya

Yeah, I wouldn't blame ya, honey

You know I treated you two times bad

I'm the worst and best you ever had

You're welcome

Yeah, you're welcome, honey

Still walkin' with me, talkin' to me

Makin' me see what you mean to me

Still walkin' with me, right by my side

Doublin' down and let it ride

(Oh, yeah) Yeah, still walkin' with me

The Good Lord is still workin' on me

And with you, it's right where I need to be

Right where I need to be

Sometimes I'm shakin' like a leaf on a tree

You never once ever gave up on me

I wanna thank ya

Yeah, I wanna thank ya, honey

Still walkin' with me, talkin' to me

Makin' me see what you mean to me

Still walkin' with me, right by my side

Doublin' down and let it ride

Still walkin' with me, talkin' to me

Makin' me see what you mean to me

Still walkin' with me, right by my side

Doublin' down and let it ride (Doublin' down)

Yeah, still walkin' with me (Still walkin' with me)

Yeah, still walkin' with me (Still walkin' with me)

One more time (Still walkin' with me)

(Still walkin' with me, walkin' with me)

(Still walkin' with me)

LIFE AFTER DARK

To get to the truth

Had to get through to you

Dragging my blues behind from a faraway city

I came here tonight

For something to take me higher

Death before love always sets things right

No, I can't pray you away

There's no simple goodbyes

A new beginning awaits

When I turn out the lights

Slowly but surely

I'm mending this broken heart

That's my life, that's my life

Life after dark

Resurrection

Be the one who rises up

Your power over me, all turns to dust

Desperation

It's a dark and dirty world

Deep down inside, I miss my only girl

I know I can't pray you away

There's no simple goodbyes

A new beginning awaits

When I turn out the lights

Slowly but surely

I'm mending this broken heart

That's my life, that's my life

Life after dark

No, I can't pray you away

There's no simple goodbyes

A new beginning awaits

When I turn out the lights

Slowly but surely

I'm mending this broken heart

That's my life, that's my life

Life after dark

To get through to the truth

I had to get through to you

Dragging my blues behind from a faraway city

YOU DON'T OWN ME

We hit the road and I hit the bank

It's a big machine, got a hungry tank

The highway hums and the rubber rolls

Beat the street, gotta pay the tolls

Dreamed Jimmy Page was in my band

’Cos his soul is in my hand

I smoke what I like

I drink what I choose

Don't tell me how to play the blues

'Cos you don’t own me

The beast won't rest and must be fed

The band's on fire, needle hits the red

The lights go down and you pack the load

Lock the door, baby, hit the road

Dreamed Jimmy Page was in my band

'Cos his soul is in my hand

I smoke what I like

I drink what I choose

Don't tell me how to play the blues

'Cos you don't own me

'Cos you don’t own me

The cards are stacked so I can’t fold

It's all on black and my drink is cold

Dreamed Jimmy Page was in my band

’Cos his soul is in my hand

I smoke what I like

I drink what I choose

Don't tell me how to play the blues

'Cos you don't own me

’Cos you don't own me

PAIN'S ON ME

Another storm

Another storm is about to rage

Broken home

Another heart that's about to break

I had it all, I had it all

I gave it all away for free

I haven't had the blues this bad

And all the pain's on me

Right on (Right on)

I had it in the palm of my hand

Went wrong (Went wrong)

I messed it all up again

I had it all, I had it all

I couldn't just let it be

I haven't had the blues this bad

And all the pain's on me

I turn the good to bad

You know it's driving me mad

Girl, I know the good in you

I turned it all into the blues

You were strong (So strong)

I was the one who was weak

Now you're gone (You're gone)

I'm the one who made you leave

I had it all, I had it all

I'm my worst enemy

I haven't had the blues this bad

And all the pain's on me

I haven't had the blues this bad

And all the pain's on me

I haven't had the blues this bad

And all the pain's on me

NEIL YOUNG: Talkin to the Trees (2025)

 

1. Family Life
2. Dark Mirage
3. First Fire of Winter
4. Silver Eagle
5. Lets Roll Again
6. Big Change
7. Talkin to the Trees
8. Movin Ahead
9. Bottle of Love
10. Thankful

FAMILY LIFE

When today is come and gone

I might be singing my new song

Might be short and it might be long

But I'll be singing my new song

Might be one I wrote for Ben

Who always smiles when I sing to him

Might be one I wrote for my grandchildren

Who I can't see

But I'll sing it from the heart

And that'll be the easy part

Singing for Ronan and Aliyah

So they know just how I feel

MIght be one for my man Zeke

Who's growing tall and strong and free

Building dreams with his new girl

Living life that's meant to be

And I call it family life

When I sing it for my wife

Who I love and I adore

And she'll smile for me once more

Yeah I'll sing it from the heart

And that'll be the easy part

Singing for my best wife ever

The best cook in the world

Yeah I'll sing it from the heart

That'll be the easy part

Then I'll remember Amber Jean

And I'll sing it from the heart

DARK MIRAGE

Well I lost my little girl

To the darkness inside

Her mama's gone now

And there's nowhere to hide

But she told me she can go

She can really go low

Yeah, she told me that

She can really go low

I still got my boy

With the joy in his eyes

Rollin' down the beach

With the sun climbin' the sky

Got my big boy too

He's so happy inside

Found the right lover

And they're buildin' the sky

Yeah, they're buildin' the sky

They're buildin' the sky

Dark, dark, dark

Dark mirage

Dark, dark, dark

Dark mirage

Dark daughter called me "stealin' daddy"

She won't say what I stole

Dark daughter won't tell me

Won't say what I stole

I lost my grandchildren though

In the dark mirage

Now I can't see them

They're in the dark mirage

Dark, dark, dark

Dark mirage

Dark, dark, dark

Dark mirage

Yeah, her mama had a wish

Her mama had a wish

And I want to make that wish come true

Yeah, I want to make that wish come true

Yeah, I want to make that wish come true

Yeah, I want to make that wish come true

Dark, dark

Dark mirage

Dark, dark, dark

Dark mirage

Well I lost my little girl

To the darkness inside

Her mama's gone now

And there's nowhere to hide

Nowhere to hide

She can go so low

Dark, dark, dark

Dark mirage

Dark, dark, dark

Dark mirage

Dark, dark, dark

Dark mirage

 

FIRST FIRE OF WINTER

First fire of winter

Spreadin' warmth throughout the house

Bein' soaked up by those old timbers

Makin' me feel like now's the time

Time to gather wood and feeling

It's time to walk among the love

Time's ripe now for changin'

Time to walk among the love

Don't worry now, girl

'Cause I know how you care

The fears of what might happen

Will always be there

There's always been a lion

Lurkin' there in the trees

But he knows where you're goin'

And he sees what he sees

Breathe deep now, baby

'Cause your dreams are your friend

I will always be here with you

And the nightmares will end

First fire of winter

First fire of winter

First fire of winter

Breathe deep now, baby

SILVER EAGLE

Silver eagle, keep rollin' on

Cross this country, still young and strong

Big green valleys and shining seas

Silver eagle, you're part of me

Traveled miles now on these old roads

Some are new, as time explodes

Full of stories, both yours and mine

Silver eagle, we're rollin' through time

Many drivers behind your wheel

Many songs now, for us to feel

As we roll on through this country

Silver eagle, you're part of me

On those old trailways

We used to see

And down those new roads

For you and me

I'll keep on singin' as we roll on

Silver eagle, you're my new song

We hit big traffic, we saw big things

As we remember, and the roadway sings

You carried my friends, you carried me

Silver eagle, I'm feelin' free

I'm feelin' free

I'm feelin' free

Silver eagle, you're part of me

LETS ROLL AGAIN

Come on, Ford, come on, GM

Come on, Chrysler, let's roll again

Build somethin' useful people need

Build us a safe way for us to be

Build us somethin' won't kill our kids

Runs real clean, yeah, it runs real clean

On down the highway, from place to place

Come on, America, let's get in the race

Yeah, China's way ahead, they're buildin' clean cars

Some days are like that, it doesn't matter

Some days are like that, so taste your freedom

Come on, Ford, come on, GM

Build us some small vans for city streets

That spend a clean day delivering

Don't want no loud sounds comin' from the back

Spewin' macho poison, it's not a race track

This ain't no new news, it ain't no big deal

It's time to build now, what's good for real

Come on, America, let's cover our back

Protect our children, protect our children

Over in China, they're way ahead

That's hard to swallow, they're way ahead

If you're a fascist, then get a Tesla

If it's electric, it doesn't matter

If you're a Democrat, then taste your freedom

Get whatever you want and taste your freedom

Yeah, China's way ahead, they're buildin' clean

Some days are like that, it doesn't matter

Come on, Ford, come on GM

Come on, America, let's roll again

Build somethin' useful that people need

Build us a safe way for us to be

BIG CHANGE

Big change is coming

Coming right home to you

Big change is coming

You know what you gotta do

Big change is coming

Could be bad, and it could be good

Big change is coming

It's coming right home where you stood

Big change is coming

Big change is coming

Big drums are drumming

Heading up the wrong parade

Big change is coming

Coming right through your gate

Big guitars strumming

The singer says, "Don't be late"

Big change is coming

Could be bad, and it could be great

Big change is coming

Big change is coming

Coming to right where you stood

Might be a politician

Tryna say something new

Might be your decision

Now you've got to see it through

Looks like a collision

Ain't the worst that you could do

Might be bad, might be good

Big change is coming to you

Big change is coming

Big change is coming

Big change is coming

Take the bits and pixels

Put your old phone down

Gotta do what you gotta do

Head to the hills or go to town

Big change is coming

Big change is coming

TALKIN TO THE TREES

Today again, like I've never seen you

Waitin' 'round for the world to change

Buyin' food at the Farmer's Market

Standin' in line, people everywhere

Rooster crowin' like I never heard it

Sunshine climbin', the mountain rise

Dogs asleep like they might be dreamin'

Standin' there, lookin' for the breeze

Thinkin' 'bout Bob, all the songs he was singin'

All that time, wantin' just to say hello

Prime of life thinkin' 'bout that old song

Passed me by, could be yesterday

Goin' back to sleep

Might be time to get up

Might be time

Might be time to sleep

Talkin' to the trees, waitin' for the answer

Waitin' around for the world to change

Might be time, time to get up

Today again

Today again

Today again

MOVIN AHEAD

Think about this, forget about that

Keep movin' ahead, that's where it's at

Think about this, forget about that

Yeah, movin' ahead is where it's at

Think about this and forget about that

Yeah, movin' ahead is where it's at

Don't wanna look back if it brings you down

Makes you feel bad or kicks you around

It's hard to forget it, but you gotta let go

Keep movin' ahead, wherever you go, movin' ahead

That's the way home, that's the way home

On in the future where the love is found

Where the love is found, where the love is found

Yeah, movin' ahead where the love is all 'round

That's the word, the word is good

Good for the soul to sing like it should

Movin' ahead, movin' ahead

Want to turn around inside your head

Think about this and forget about that

Yeah, movin' ahead is where it's at

Think about this, forget about that

Movin' ahead is where it's at, movin' ahead

BOTTLE OF LOVE

Flyin' across the fields with lifetime

Shinin' in her eyes

Lookin' at the freedom out there

Inside the open sky

All your tears are being saved

In a bottle of love

Go and touch the animals

Gallopin' through the gates of heaven

Like a little girl

No one could see the future

As it would unfurl

All your tears are being saved

In a bottle of love

Go and touch the animals

Open fields of heaven waiting

For that little girl, still in our eyes

Years of love we were creating

Taking the time to fly

All your tears are being saved

In a bottle of love

THANKFUL

I've been pilin' on the years

Full of laughter, sometimes tears

I feel thankful for them now

Want to keep them here with me somehow

Thankful

Thankful

When I look at what we've done

When I think of all the fun

I'm thankful for the way I feel

When I look at what is real

Thankful

Thankful

Thankful for the beauty of peaceful Earth

The days of life, the days of birth

If we can stay here for some more

If we can open heaven's door

Thankful

Thankful

Thankful for the life we have

The way we love, the way we love

Thankful

Thankful

JETHRO TULL: Curious Ruminant (2025)

 

1. Puppet and the Puppet Master
2. Curious Ruminant
3. Dunsinane Hill
4. The Tipu House
5. Savannah of Paddington Green
6. Stygian Hand
7. Over Jerusalem
8. Drink from the Same Well
9. Interim Sleep

PUPPET AND THE PUPPET MASTER

Holding court on a black box stage, dangling from the strings

I twirl and face the music and the prompter in the wings

I am both willing puppet, puppet master also

With lofty expectations set to pull me to and fro

I live only to serve, bring smiles to friendly faces

Dancing on a sixpence, singing from a tree

With birds of a feather chirping high and low together

Make everybody happy, starting with me

Please feel no sorrow or remorse, I dance willing only to

A tune crafted by me, both captain and crew

In a black box cage, rattling at soft bars

Bendy steel to part, I slip through to the stars

Through the duskfall peeping, me, unlikely lad

To paint a smile behind the mask, the pay is not too bad

I, the willing puppet, puppet master also

Lofty expectations set to pull me to and fro

To and fro, fro and two, to and fro

CURIOUS RUMINANT

I count my life in seconds passed

In meeting minutes, hours surpass

Days of quiet watching felt upper class

Flow through the years, wondering aloud

Needle matches spark my fires

Dissenting voices from steeple spires

Ring out across the woody hills

As brief as mad March daffodils

Asking "Why am I here?"

Answering "Why am I anywhere?"

Orbiting construct of Jung and Freud

Psycho dreaming asteroid

Faced with big questions, toss and turn

Unfit to frolic, unconcerned

Asking "Why am I here?"

Answering "Why am I anywhere?"

Orbiting construct of Jung and Freud

Psycho dreaming asteroid

Ruminant pleasures, write them down

Harsh adjective, improper noun

We consider each every day

I'll change my viewpoint, shift and sway

No pedant pickle, soup, or stew

Sit on the fence, enjoy the view

Needle matches spark my fires

Dissenting voices from steeple spires

Ring out across the woody hills

As brief as mad March daffodils

Dead gone, detached from your reality

Pray, thinker, be kindly anyway

In wee hours you peer midst the gathering gloom

My ghostly whisper, "Cogito, ergo sum"

DUNSINANE HILL

We two hard men of arms as brothers roam the Commons

Encounter pushy spin doctors, one, two, and three

Whispering dark prophesies, with their cackling and their moaning

I am seduced by wicked promises of the Walpole house to me

Here rule I from high on Dunsinane Hill

But first, I have to banish, blame the deed on servile others

They must be cast out into exile and gone without delay

God save me, king of cabinet, now I look over my shoulder

To see my brother warrior, damned spot to wash away

Such treachery unbecoming tears my heart strings still strumming

But my options grow diminished, no choice but to betray

See the wooded lower chamber, a cloak of green disguise

I nurse bleak imaginings amidst that Quercus wall

Mere matter of delusion, no Speaker's firm intrusion

Let guilty solace soon surpass the tears that fall

I shall reign resolved, proud, never vanquished until

Great Birnam Wood comes to high Dunsinane Hill

To high Dunsinane Hill

THE TIPU HOUSE

In the Tipu house live all kinds of people

Old ladies up the back stairs

Young wives drained away

The useless husband's drink

Through the long, cold evening

Maybe I could be one with some practice and a prayer

Oh, God's children play in the toxic city garden

Stealing from their brethren a saucy view of war

Of domestic incidents, a guilty copulation

The day of books and roses shown firmly to the door

In the Tipu house, you feel for your neighbor

Trade rice and greasy vegetables

Shoulders on which to cry

You don't feel so good about them

Quite all of the time

And someone has to fix the plumbing

Or at least give it a try

Oh, God's children play in the toxic city garden

Stealing from their brethren a saucy view of war

Of domestic incidents, a guilty copulation

The day of books and roses shown firmly to the door

In the Tipu house, there's a quiet and distant babble

Marital possibilities for all a kind in the air

Secrets for better dowries, for joining better families

Whispered promises in the hubbub of the market square

Oh, God's children play in the toxic city garden

Stealing from their brethren a saucy view of war

Of domestic incidents, a guilty copulation

The day of books and roses shown firmly to the door

In the Tipu house, there are forever changes

Young gladiators nourished by the football terrace beat

Aspired to fly in the moneylenders' temples of Madrid

Dream hungry dreams in smooth Brioni, turning up the heat

SAVANNAH OF PADDINGTON GREEN

Glimpse me, squeeze me, see if I'm real

Tangible fauna, slippery eel

Chart me and dart me, faint dot on the screen

On the urban savannah of Paddington Green

I am the wild beast, tiny part of the herd

Flock, shoal and theatre of the absurd

Compare us to lemmings, death wish contemplation

Or in mindlessly happy sweet murmuration

Wheeling and whirling, in social display

Free flight celebration of synchronous play

Irresponsible echoes best heard and not seen

Over urban savannah of Paddington Green

I have a faint folk memory of trees, lush meadows

Right here on this spot where dust gathers and blows

Threatening species, we turned in on ourselves

Like others before us, now left on the shelves

Wheeling and whirling, in social display

Free flight celebration of synchronous play

Irresponsible echoes best heard and not seen

Over urban savannah of Paddington Green

But hey, we had glorious times of sweet ignorance

Reveling in shady, shared points of indifference

Adjacent cracked flyover, silent, serene

By the urban savannah of Paddington Green

By the urban savannah of Paddington Green

Of Paddington Green, of Paddington Green

Of Paddington Green

STYGIAN HAND

Cobbled road, cobbled way, dark as pitch, grey mist swirling

Something lightly treading, this way comes

Could be the bobby on his beat, torch probe a-curling

Along the dead-end alley between the slums

Crash! The Stygian hand, against my brow

Unholy tempter, with confrontation face

I proffer cross of comfort, defiant exorcism

No starting gun to join this hoary devil's race

Symbol of faith, symbol of sacrifice

Icon of glory, graven in gold

Alpha, Omega, and all things between

Strength to the bearer, good grace to behold

Glimpse of peace and grasp of last hope divine

In the gathering dusk, when nightlights dim

Give firm resolve in times of desperation

As spectral visitants in life's dark corridor swim

Symbol of faith, symbol of sacrifice

Icon of glory, graven in gold

Alpha, Omega, and all things between

Strength to the bearer, good grace to behold

Cobbled roadway, dark as pitch, grey mist swirling

Something lightly treading, this way comes

Could be the bobby on his beat, torch probe a-curling

Along the dead-end alley between the slums

Crash! The Stygian hand, against my brow

Unholy tempter, with confrontation face

I proffer cross of comfort, defiant exorcism

No starting gun to join this hoary devil's race

OVER JERUSALEM

Am I the hawk? Am I the dove?

The vulture swooping down from above?

Am I the drone, circling high

Whirring tuneless, pie-eyed in the sky?

Angry gods of retribution

Driving hate without solution

City, home to all who came and ever will

Long lost tribes, invaders of old

Staking their claim to spiritual gold

Layers of antiquity buried below

Each with a sad tale to better not know

There is no time for meditation

Pause for thought or hesitation

Set in stone, firm pledges to fulfil

Angry gods of retribution

Driving hate without solution

City, home to all who came and ever will

Rocks upon rocks

Ashes on ashes

Bagels and lox

Warak dawali

Divisible loaves

Two fish from the Galilee

As friends sit and dine

Take water and wine

I walk the cobbled alleys nervously

Soldier girls, soldier boys stare at me

Down the line, out of time, switch alliance in my mind

I walk the cobbled alleys nervously

Soldier girls and soldier boys stare at me

Down the line, out of time, switch alliance in my mind

Am I the hawk? Am I the dove?

The vulture swooping down from above?

Am I the drone, circling high

Whirring tuneless, pie-eyed in the sky?

There is no time for meditation

Pause for thought or hesitation

Set in stone, firm pledges to fulfil

Angry gods of retribution

Driving hate without solution

City, home to all who came and ever will

But I never will

I'm not over Jerusalem

Jerusalem

DRINK FROM THE SAME WELL

I drink from the same well as you

I drink from the same well as you

Throng of disparate priestly spirits

Wind-blown, drift on the blood-red sands

They cast a spell of early warning

No welcome shake of their blood-red hands

They drink from the same well as you

They drink from the same well as you

A nod, a wink from the neon bar

In a sad backstreet of sweet ladyboys

Defy the leer of phobic drunken

Macho men chanting football noise

They drink from the same well as you

Yes, and they drink from the same well as you

Draw the bucket, roll the dice

Call the coin, call it twice

Tell me which way you choose

Do I care? Yours to lose

I drink from the same well as you

Yes, and I drink from the same well as you

Culture bending, message sending

Shouts of river to the sea

Displaying wilful ignorance

As to shifting tides of history

They drink from the same well as you

Yes, and they drink from the same well as you

We lovers lost in doomed matrimony

Cast adrift on an angry sea

Of angry words, vicious, vindictive

Low-hanging fruit on Eve's poisoned tree

I drink from the same well as you

You drink from the same well as me

Yes, I drink from the same well as you

Yes, and you drink from the same well as me

Chew it over, chew the cud

Join hand in hand before the flood

Tell me which way you choose

Do I care? Yours to lose

INTERIM SLEEP

When interim sleep takes me

I want you close beside

No tears, no sad goodbye

I am calm and still as a fallen autumn leaf

When that interim sleep takes me

I will pass first into a room next door

Not far away, nor lost to finer senses

Not gone forever, nor to be forgotten

And when your turn comes at last

To close those waking eyes

Pass willing to the room next door

Seeking no blameless redemption

Walk to that open window, open to the stars

Look out down the winding river valley

Where lights sparkle, marking stations

Stations where trains start and stop

On the separate journeys of our many lives

High above the nearest empty station

Flies a solitary bird, faint in the higher distance

Circling, soaring in the infinite blue

Reach up to that bird to find me waiting

On firm, welcoming, feathered wings

Together we will circle in that infinite blue

Glide down past stately barges to the next twinkling station

Buy tickets, stow useless excess baggage

To board the onward train, another journey

ERIC CLAPTON: Meanwhile (2024)

 

1. Pompous Fool
2. Heart of a Child
3. Moon River
4. Sam Hall
5. Smile
6. Always On My Mind
7. One Woman
8. The Rebels
9. The Call
10. How Could We Know
11. This Has Gotta Stop
12. Stand and Deliver
13. You’ve Changed
14. Misfortune

POMPOUS FOOL

Don't you worry, don't be blue

Let your woman, take care of you

Live your life, by the golden rule

Pay no mind, to the pompous fool

Do you wanna dance, do you wanna sing

Do you still believe that Jerry Lee was king

Is it your opinion that Charlie Wilson’s cool

Pay no mind, to the pompous fool

In life you know, may I say to you

Be careful who you follow

There may be no more tomorrow

If you follow the pompous fool

So don’t you worry, don’t be blue

Let your woman, take care of you

Do your thing by the golden rule

Pay no mind, to the pompous fool

In life you know, may I say to you

Be careful who you follow

There ain't nobody home

Fear knocking on the door

In the mind of the pompous fool

Do you wanna laugh, do you wanna cry

Do you still believe in you and I

Is it your opinion, that we should start again

And turn the volume down from number 10

Don’t you worry, don’t be blue

Let your woman, take care of you

Live your life, by the golden rule

Pay no mind, to the pompous fool

HEART OF A CHILD

Put down that gun boy

Don't blow your life away

We're gonna need you

Make it through the day

They put it to you

They put it in your head

Made you believe that

You'd be better off dead

But don't break the heart of your child

Don't let the fear drive you wild

We lost the love of a

Man I was proud to know

They locked you down boy

Made you grieve alone

Turn off the TV

Throw your phone away

Don't you remember

What your daddy used to say

Don't break the heart of your child

Don't let your fear drive you wild

The pain you're feeling

Cuts me to the bone

I'm right there with you boy

You'll never be alone

There's someone else here

Someone who can't complain

She don't know if you'll be

Coming home again

Don't break the heart of this child

Don't let your tears drive you wild (oh Lord)

Don't break the heart of your child

Don't let your tears drive you wild

Don't break the heart of your child

Don't let the fear drive you wild

MOON RIVER

Moon river, wider than a mile

I'm crossing you in style some day

You dream maker, you heart breaker

Wherever you're goin', I'm goin' your way

Two drifters, off to see the world

There's such a lot of world to see

We're after the same rainbow's end

Sailin' 'round the bend

My huckleberry friend

Moon river and me

We're after the same rainbow's end

Sailin' 'round the bend

My huckleberry friend

Moon river and me

SAM HALL

Well my name it is Sam Hall, chimney sweep, chimney sweep

Yes my name it is Sam Hall, chimney sweep

Well my name it is Sam Hall, and I've robbed both great and small

And my neck will pay for all, when I die, when I die

Yes my neck will pay for all, when I die

I have 20 pounds in store, that's not all, that's not all

I've got 20 pounds in store, that's not all

I've got 20 pounds in store, and I'll rob for twenty more

For the rich must help the poor, so must I, so must I

Yes the rich must help the poor, so must I

And they took me to Coote Hill in a cart, in a cart

Yes they took me to Coote Hill in a cart

Well they took me to Coote Hill, and that's where I wrote my will

For the best of friends must part, so must I, so must I

And the best of friends must part, so must I

Up the ladder I did grope, that's no joke, that's no joke

Up the ladder I did grope, that's no joke

Up the ladder I did grope, and the hangman pulled the rope

Oh, twas ne'er a word I spoke, tumblin' down, tumblin' down

Oh, twas ne'er a word I spoke, tumblin' down

Oh, me name it is Sam Hall, chimney sweep, chimney sweep

Yes my name it is Sam Hall, chimney sweep

Well my name it is Sam Hall, and I hate you one and all

You're a bunch of muggers all, damn your eyes, damn your eyes

You're a bunch of muggers all, damn your eyes

SMILE

Smile, though your heart is achin’

Smile, even though it's breakin’

When there are clouds in the sky

You'll get by If you smile through your tears and sorrow

Smile, and maybe tomorrow

You'll see the sun come shining through

If you just smile

Light up your face with gladness

Hide every trace of sadness

Although a tear may be ever, ever so near

That's the time you must keep on tryin’

Smile, what's the use of cryin’

You'll see that life is still worth while

If you'll just smile

Light up your face with gladness

Hide every trace of sadness

Although a tear may be ever so near

That's the time you must keep on tryin’

Smile, what's the use of cryin’

You'll see that life is still worth while

If you'll just smile

ALWAYS ON MY MIND

Maybe I didn't love you

Quite as often as I could have

And maybe I didn't treat you

Quite as good as I should have

If I made you feel second best

Girl, I'm sorry I was blind

You were always on my mind

You were always on my mind

And maybe I didn't hold you

All those lonely, lonely times

And I guess I never told you

I'm so happy that you're mine

Little things I should have said and done

I just never took the time

You were always on my mind

You were always on my mind

Tell me

Tell me that your sweet love hasn't died

And give me

Give me one more chance to keep you satisfied

I'll keep you satisfied

Little things I should have said and done

I just never took the time

You were always on my mind

You were always on my mind

You were always on my mind

You were always on my mind

ONE WOMAN

If the sun should fall from Heaven

Would you rescue me?

Give me eyes to see?

And if I lose the joy of living

Would you feel my need?

Would you rescue me?

Well, I've had love, both good and bad

From all the love l've had

I've learned something, baby

Something 'bout me

It's gotta be

One woman

To hold on to

Baby, through the good and the bad

We all know that a man needs

One woman

To hold on to

Maybe that woman is you

And when the world turns cold and friendless

Will you reach for me?

'Cause you know that I'll be thеre

When the tеars you cry are endless

Lady, don't cry in vain

You know I'll ease your pain

'Cause l've got open arms for you

A heart that's always true

Love has opened up my eyes

To the one thing I need

It's gotta be

One woman

To hold on to

Baby, through the good and the bad

We all know that a man needs

One woman

To hold on to

Maybe that woman is you

And with everything I got

Baby, I'm holding on

With what I am and what I'm not

Baby, I'm holding on

With every breath and every thought

Holding on

One woman

One woman

'Cause l've got open arms for you

A heart that's always true

Love has opened up my eyes

To the one thing I need

It's gotta be

One woman

To hold on to

Baby, through the good and the bad

We all know that a man needs

One woman

To hold on to

Baby, that woman is you

One woman

One woman

One woman

One woman

One woman

One woman

One woman

One woman

One woman

One woman

THE REBELS

Where have all the rebels gone

Hiding behind their computer screens

Where's the spirit, where is the soul

Where have all the rebels gone

Better come out of the woodwork now

One for the money, and two for the show

It's not very rock-n-roll

Where have all the rebels gone

Where have all the rebels gone

Someone else gotta make a move

They're not saying very much at all

Where have all the rebels gone

Were they really all that tough

Or was it just some PR stunt

One for the money, two for the show

Where did all the rebels go

Where have all the rebels gone

One for the money, two for the show

It's not very rock-n-roll

Where have all the rebels gone

Were they really all that tough

Or was it just some PR stunt

They're not saying very much at all

Where have all the rebels gone

Where have all the rebels gone

Hiding behind their computer screens

Where's the spirit, where is the soul

Where have all the rebels gone

Why don't they come out of the woodwork now

One for the money, two for the show

I can't find anyone at all

Where have all the rebels gone

THE CALL

Got a message last night

Came through loud and clear

Called you right back

But there's no one there

Sounded so sad

Tried the other phone

Either you're gone

Or you're all alone

The tone of your voice

Sounded so weird

Like you've been drinking

After all these years

Sent me to thinking

About those bad good old days

All the corners we cut

And all the halls we played

Sins that we stole

The hell we raised

Spite of it all

The music we played

The music God made

Remember those sisters

With the shiny black hair

One fell in love

One didn't dare

Sounded so sweet

One high, one low

Where are they now?

Nobody knows

Still got some pictures

You still got my shirt

You know the one

I let you wear to work

Remember that night

We both nearly cried

Singing that song

Somebody dies

Somebody died

Show that you noticed

Still out on the road

Singing them songs

To bring it all back home

I give you a shout

When you're somewhere near

You could come on out

It's not far from here

You could come on out

And you might even play

Just one more time

For old times' sake

For old times' sake

HOW COULD WE KNOW

Look at me

Suddenly I'm as sad as can be, lonely

Look at you

Even blue eyes can turn deeper blue, so blue

How could we know where this love would go

Faith is a word that means love will grow

Now we've found out

That it isn't always so

Look at us

Something changed and it turned all our dreams to dust

And we lost

All the joy that we had just like gold to rust

How could we know where this love would go

Faith is a word that means love will grow

Now we've found out, that it isn't always so

How could we know, that it isn't always so

Nobody's to blame

Nothing's gonna change

The way the river flows

The way she flows

People learn to love again

When they learn to just let go

How could we know where this love would go

Faith is a word that means love will grow

Now we've found out, that it isn't always so

How could we know, that it isn't always so

Look at time

It can heal you and help you to find new hope

One sweet night

We might find the love we search for

The love we own

How could we know where this love would go

Faith is a word that means love will grow

Love breaks your heart, but it isn't always so

If we don't try again, how will we ever know

THIS HAS GOTTA STOP

This has gotta stop

Enough is enough

I can't take this BS any longer

It's gone far enough

If you wanna claim my soul

You'll have to come and break down this door

I knew that something was going on wrong

When you started laying down the law

I can't move my hands

I break out in sweat

I wanna cry

Can't take it anymore

This has gotta stop

Enough is enough

I can't take this BS any longer

It's gone far enough

If you wanna claim my soul

You'll have to come and break down this door

I've been around

Long, long time

Seen it all

And I'm used to being free

I know who I am

Try to do what's right

So lock me up and throw away the key

This has gotta stop

Enough is enough

I can't take this BS any longer

It's gone far enough

If you wanna claim my soul

You'll have to come and break down this door

Thinkin' of my kids

What's left for them

And then what's coming down the road

The light in the tunnel

Could be the southbound train

Lord, please help them with their load

This has gotta stop

Enough is enough

I can't take this BS any longer

It's gone far enough

If you wanna claim my soul

You'll have to come and break down this door

This has gotta stop

Enough is enough

I can't take this BS any longer

It's gone far enough

If you wanna claim my soul

You'll have to come and break down this door

STAND AND DELIVER

Stand and deliver

You let them put the fear on you

Stand and deliver

But not a word you heard was true

But if there's nothing you can say

There may be nothing you can do

Do you wanna be a free man

Or do you wanna be a slave?

Do you wanna be a free man

Or do you wanna be a slave?

Do you wanna wear these chains

Until you're lying in the grave?

I don't wanna be a pauper

And I don't wanna be a prince

I don't wanna be a pauper

And I don't wanna be a prince

I just wanna do my job

Playing the blues for my friends

Magna Carta, Bill of Rights

The constitution, what's it worth?

You know they're gonna grind us down, ah

Until it really hurts

Is this a sovereign nation

Or just a police state?

You better look out, people

Before it gets too late

You wanna be your own driver

Or keep on flogging a dead horse?

You wanna be your own driver

Or keep on flogging a dead horse?

Do you wanna make it better

Or do you wanna make it worse?

Stand and deliver

You let them put the fear on you

Slow down the river

But not a word of it was true

If there's nothing you can say

There may be nothing you can do

Stand and deliver

Stand and deliver

Dick Turpin wore a mask too

YOU'VE CHANGED

Gee, you've changed

Since the day you told me your name

Yes, you've changed

Your kisses don't feel the same

How, you've changed

Our romance to a crazy game

First you told me

How you loved me and I believed

Then you sold me

On the vow that you'd never leave

Now you scold me

Caring not how my heart grieves

Oh, how I've loved you

Since the day you told me your name

Yes, I loved you

Thinking you all the while felt the same

And I'll still love you

Even though I know you've changed

MISFORTUNE

Good morning, misfortune

What you got for me today?

Good morning, misfortune

What you got for me today?

Nothing but trouble

Ever seems to pass this way

Good morning, misfortune

What you doing to my head?

Good morning, misfortune

What you doing to my head?

Making me remember

All those things I shouldn't have said

Good morning, misfortune

What you doing with my heart?

Good morning, misfortune

What you doing to my heart?

Taking all my lovin'

Tearing me apart

DEEP PURPLE: =1 (2024)

 

1. Show Me
2. A Bit On The Side
3. Sharp Shooter
4. Portable Door
5. Old-Fangled Thing
6. If I Were You
7. Pictures Of You
8. I'm Saying Nothin'
9. Lazy Sod
10. Now You're Talkin'
11. No Money To Burn
12. I'll Catch You
13. Bleeding Obvious

SHOW ME

Come in

Don't be shy

Show me, what you got there

What you got behind your back and why you're doing that

You really think you know me, are you lead free?

Well that's taken off the shine

Have you lost your freaking mind

Come on and show me

Take it easy

Before you fall into a trap and then sumpt'ns going splat

Or we could negotiate

I could raise my hat

And, baby, what you think of that?

You're on a hiding all for nothing

We're not going anywhere

Until you give a little something

If you want me, really want me

And you're putting on the pressurе

Got your fingers on the treasurе

You could hit me

Hmm

Knock me down with a feather

It's partic'ly nasty weather

If you take me, then you shake me

Take me down to the cleaners

There'll be nothing left between us

I could stop you in a heartbeat

That'll be appealing

'Cause I love to hear you squealing

Depends on what you're thinking

How far you want to go

Will you swim or are you sinking

It's another way of saying

You have to keep this to yourself

You never know who might be listening

And think we're up to something else

I hope you know just what you're doing

I hope you get what you desire

It all depends on what you're thinking

Will you swim or are you sinking

A BIT ON THE SIDE

You just arrived in the city, Charlene

Now you're working the underground scene

You've been getting bolder

Now you're leaning on my shoulder

I can guess how you want things to be

Climbing up this old money tree

Well, that won't do it for you or me

No, no

I don't want no left or right

I want up-n-down

And a little bit o' lovin' on the side

Well, it's none of my business, Charlene

Though I couldn't help but notice, my darlin'

The make-up don't quite cover up the early evening shadow

On your enigmatic jawline, Charlene

I have to say it's all right by me

I don't care which way you lean

But I don't want no left or right

I want front-n-back

And a little bit o' lovin' on the side

It made me pause to consider, Charlene

You may not be much different to me

You got to earn a living

With the tools that you were given

Don't we all?

If you see what I mean

Everybody follows a dream

But to beat the street, huh... we've got to eat, or so it seems

I don't want no left or right

I want in-n-out

And a little bit o' lovin' on the side

I have to say it's all right by me

I don't care which way you lean

To beat the street, huh... we've got to eat, or so it seems

I don't want no left or right

I want in-n-out

Back-n-front

Up-n-down

Oh, oh

And a little bit o' lovin' on the side

SHARP SHOOTER

You're just another sharp shooter, got your finger on the trigger

You're aiming at this big head of mine

And from there you can't miss, the only trouble is I have to put you, put you in line

Take a shot in the dark, oh yeah

It's just a walk in the park

Oh, you're my baby-faced assassin with your weapons of seduction

You'll get me sooner or not

And there's a lot gone before you

I can certainly assure you

Your hand's too shaky for the job

Oh yeah

Take a shot in the dark

It's just a walk in the park

My hands behind my back

Unarmed, we're face to face

You won't get a second chance

I got friends in low places

You got your mind on other things

Wonderin' where to place your skills

I'm your man in case you're wondering

Oh, go ahead, go for the kill

And take a shot in the dark

It's just a walk in the park

I'm an old bushwhacker

Yodelling up the canyon

I'll getcha, you better believe

Behaving with abandon, got some tricks of my own

I'll keep them hid up my sleeve

So take a shot in the dark

It's just a walk in the park

Take a shot in the dark

It's just a walk in the park

Oh yeah

PORTABLE DOOR

When it came to me one day in Jerksville

Man, I was right on the edge

That jacket's too small for a man of your size

And those socks are too big for your head

My eyes glaze at whatever you say

But I'm listening, do tell me more

It goes under the bridge, right over my head

And out through my portable door

I was trapped in a dire situation

Between reason and someone-in-law

The winner takes all and runs off with the ball

Nothing could pleasure me more

Times were, I'd have spoken my piece

For a minute or two held the floor

But I can't get a word in so here I am hurtling

Right out through my portable door

The jabbering's hurting my brain cell so bad

For once in my life I am bored

The public house beckons, I follow the call

And slip in through my portable door

The unlikely event came upon me

I wasn't prepared for the shock

Once round my neck and twice round the deck

And the rest disappeared up the block

So here we are and everything's changed

Faster than ever before

You gotta be jokin', man what are you smoking

Blow it out through my portable door

OLD-FANGLED THING

It was a hot steamy night

I was drinking on my own

Just me and my guitar

The bar was empty

Except for the regular few

Then along came you

Well, that sounds familiar

Uh uh, it's early days, unfinished tune, y'know how it is

Going nowhere up until now

I was dickin' around

Trying something new

Then along came you

You track me like a lover breathing down my neck

Tingle touching as I shiver in the heat

You're so serene and now I'm the living wreck

The melody is hot and the message so sweet

Sweet and spicy

It's feeling good man, it has that golden ring

That, that'll do nicely, something I can sing

I can get it down with this old fangled thing

Why does your eraser have a handle so long?

It's for the lead in my pencil man, I got to keep it sharp

Knock it into shape, I can't go wrong

But even then, when I'm done, here comes another part

You track me like a lover breathing down my neck, yeah

Tingle touching as I shiver in the heat

You're so serene and now I'm a living wreck

The melody is hot and the message so sweet

IF I WERE YOU

You hit me where it hurt

Left me face down in the dirt

You hit me with a cheap shot

Took me down, never gave it a thought

I never saw it coming especially from you

Right out of the blue

If I were you

If I were you

And now you want to make up

Put aside this little shake up

I don't know what else there is to say

It all belongs to yesterday

Love and betrayal are not the best of friends

Getting back with you is the last thing on my mind

Without that feeling it goes against the grain

It can never be the same again

If I were you

If I were you

I'll think of something

When my blood runs cool

Love and betrayal are not the best of friends

Getting back with you is the last thing on my mind

Without that feeling it goes against the grain

It can never be the same again

If I were you

If I were you

I'll think of something

When my blood runs cool

If I, If I were you

If I, If I were you

If I, If I were you

If I, If I were you

If I, If I were you

If I, If I were you

PICTURES OF YOU

I'm pickin' up a new vibe

It's nothing too much

Antenna says I may be losing my touch

I'm hanging round a bee-hive

Feeling the buzz

It's hard to explain let's say it's simply because

I like the rough

Much more than these smooth

Pictures of you

They're too good to be true

So I'm trusting my eyes again

These cameras never lie

Giving up a day job

Working at night

You're looking so fine in that cool amber light

You're running with a new mob

Working the crowd

The final result? Oh should make you proud

Forgive me asking, I can't help saying

But what you got there, the price you're paying

In the light of day, what do I see

For what it's worth, seems no better to me

These pictures of you

Are too good to be true

I'm using my eyes again

These cameras never lie

You got it, you're down and dirty

You're made for pleasure

The frame is frozen, you watch the birdie

You're made to measure

Ah-ah, look at you now

Oh-oh, stand out in a crowd

The real you showing up on your face

Your hair is blowing all over the place

Ha-ha-ha-ha

Smooth pictures of you

Are too good to be true

So I'm trusting my eyes again

These cameras never lie

I'M SAYING NOTHIN'

I'm saying nothin'

I'm walking small

You get the picture, those shifting eyes could tell it all

I've been too easy, for too many years

Ain't been so dumb, since I was wet behind the ears

So now my lips are sealed

I could never reveal

Just where I buried the gold

And the bodies that never grew old

I'm saying nothin'

I'm keeping schtum

I know what's going on behind a closed door, in a darkened room

I'm saying nothin'

Nothing at all

You'll hear no rumours, with your ear to the whispering wall

So now my lips are sealed

I could never reveal

What lies deep in my cave

The secret goes to my grave

Oh-oh-oh

The perfect crime

Is a work of art

Locked in a safe place

And that breaks my heart

Nothing to share, that wouldn't be too smart

Now my lips are sealed

I could never, ever reveal

Just where I buried the gold

And the bodies that never grew old

Oh-oh-oh

Whoa, I'm saying nothin'

I'm saying nothin' baby, nothin' at all

I'm saying nothin'

My lips are sealed

I'm saying nothin' at all

LAZY SOD

Oh yeah

Mhh, something burning

You know the world's on fire

And I can't get my ass out of bed

The world is on fire

There's smoke all around my head

What was I thinking about when I crashed last night...

The oceans are rising

And I can't do a thing about that

So it's hardly surprising

I built an ark for me and my sleek black cat, man

What was I thinking about when I crashed last night...

Oh yes, turn off the gas and don't forget to switch off the light

But that's all right coz I'm a lazy sod and I'm hot, oh yeah

Don't mind me coz I'm a lazy sod

You can like it or not

I'm guessing not, oh

What was I thinking about when I crashed last night...

Oh yes, turn off the gas and don't forget to switch off the light

That's all right coz I'm a lazy sod and I'm hot, so hot, yeah

Don't mind me coz I'm a lazy sod

Whether you like it, like it or not, oh

And I'm guessing not baby

Oh, no

So fucking what, oh

NOW YOU'RE TALKIN'

Some are in the garden with a bottle of Chardonnay, pinkies up in the air

We steppin' over the gruesome twosome, still making out on the stairs

There's a whole load of bodies, kinda hard to tell

Could be a menage-a-many from hell

And I don't know who's doing what to whom, but surely they are doing it well

Whatever does you good

Lifts your skirt

Gets you done

Unbuttons your shirt

Wakes you up

Turns your head

Hits the spot

That guy from the dealership he can't be still, he's bouncing up and down all the time

Luvvies in the kitchen, full of virtue and compassion, you hear that righteous whine

A bunch a freaking eejits swivelling on their digits, dumber than the average bear

OMFG the state of me, man, whatever happened to my hair

Whatever does you good

Lifts your skirt

Gets you done

Unbuttons your shirt

Wakes you up

Turns your head

Hits the spot

Well, now you're talkin'

Ring-tone Joe is gazing in the bowl, he's deep-arm fishing for his phone

Renee is full of guilt, she's had it up to the hilt, but it's far too soon to go home

The neighbours are screaming and banging on the wall, our music is not to their taste

This thing'll end badly if it ends at all, man, the place is getting laid to waste

Whatever does you good

Lifts your skirt

Gets you done

Unbuttons your shirt

Wakes you up

Turns your head

Hits the spot

Now you're talkin'

NO MONEY TO BURN

I hear a blackbird sing

I feel a scorpion sting

Whatever gets to me first

It's what it is, man, it could be worse

Dig up a treasure chest

Step in a hornets' nest

Whatever gets to me first

Well, that's alright, I've had worse

I got no money

I got no cash

I got no moolah

I got no stash

Lost my deposit

I never learn

I got no money to burn

I live my life on the run

Under a burning sun

A man could die of thirst

Now, that's a curse

Couldn't be much worse

I got no money

I got no cash

I got no moolah

I got no stash

Lost my deposit

I never learn

I got no money to burn

I hear a church bell ring

Commit a cardinal sin

Whatever gets to me first

Well that's all right, it could be worse

I'LL CATCH YOU

I guess that it's to be expected

When I have to talk this way

When I have to speak in tongues

I want to say what can't be said

I have to keep a straight face

When I'm breaking up inside

If you know who, knew what I thought

Then we'd both be crucified

I dream about you every night

But you're just beyond my reach

So now you never know my touch

And we shall never meet

Mother nature's keeping her socks on

Father time's gonna be late

Ships at night are passing silently

And our love will have to wait

My bags are always ready

My keys are in the car

Anytime you want to jump

I'll catch you in my arms

Yes, I'll catch you in my arms

I'll catch you in my arms

Anytime, anytime, anytime you want to jump

I'll catch you in my arms

BLEEDING OBVIOUS

It started off so easy and now it's clear as mud

Your life is complicated and I'd help you if I could

Time is slipping by you know and things are moving fast

You've got a long wait ahead my friend, if you save the best for last

It's bleeding obvious

What a thing to say

Don't mind the rest of us

Have it your own way

You raise your voice to make your point and I'm trying to get some sleep

I said man it's all right by me, but you're getting in way too deep

I got it all the first time 'round so turn it down, give it a rest

It's not that complicated and I know what's coming next

It's all so obvious

You shouldn't be surprised

But I find it curious

They don't have it in your size

I have forgotten where we started

'Cause somewhere along the line

The salient point departed

And parked itself in a back street

In a lonely part of town

It was lost in the fog of time

You started so well

Then went off on a trip around the world

Everywhere under the sun

If you ever return

We'll see if you learned

That it all adds up to one

I know you think I'm stupid but you got to give me time

I'm sitting with my hand up but you send me to the back of the line

I hear you but it's all too much for the likes of little old me

You say this and that and who knows what, it's so hard to believe

It's bleeding obvious

If what you're trying to say's

The same as all the rest of us

In quite another way

JOE BONAMASSA: Blues Deluxe Vol. 2 (2023)

 

1. Twenty-Four Hour Blues
2. It's Hard But It's Fair
3. Well, I Done Got Over It
4. I Want to Shout About It
5. Win-O
6. Hope You Realize It (Goodbye Again)
7. Lazy Poker Blues
8. You Sure Drive a Hard Bargain
9. The Truth Hurts
10. Is It Safe to Go Home

TWENTY-FOUR HOUR BLUES

Every morning when I wake up

Lord, I cry a pool of tears

Seven days now, since you left me

Well, it seems like seven years

Loneliness keeps hanging around my door

An unwanted friend I can't lose

Every day the same dog-gone thing

Twenty-four hour blues

Lonely minutes turn into hours

I keep waiting by the telephone

But you don't call me, I guess I'll be

Spending another sleepless night alone

I can't seem to get myself together

Without you it's all bad news

Every day the same dog-gone thing

Twenty-four hour blues

If you don't hurry on back to me

Then I have nothing left to lose

Just these four gray walls

Twenty-four hour blues

Yeah!

Every day the same dog-gone thing

Twenty-four hour blues

IT'S HARD BUT IT'S FAIR

Gonna tell ya, it's hard but it's fair

You had a good home, but you wouldn't stay there

I swear

I'll tell it anywhere

It's hard but it's fair

It's hard but it's fair

When a man loves you, woman, and you don't even care

I swear

Tell it everywhere

It's hard but it's fair

So hard to love someone when they don't love you

Ask somebody quick, what am I to do?

Play the blues

Play the blues

It's hard but it's fair

Can't find no one to love, I've been lookin' everywhere

I swear

Tell it anywhere

It's hard but it's fair

Tellin' еverybody anywhere

I'm tеllin' anybody over there

Tellin' everybody I don't care

I'm tellin' everybody

I'm gonna play the blues

(It's hard but it's fair)

Play the blues

(It's hard but it's fair)

I'm gonna play the blues

(It's hard but it's fair)

WELL, I DONE GOT OVER IT

Well, I done got over it

Well, I done got over it

Yeah, I done got over it

Well, I done got over it

Yeah, I done got over it

I done got over at last

Now the day that I first met you

You seemed like a sweet little thing

But after a while you got so bad

You know it was a cryin' shame

But I done got over it

Lord, I done got over it

Yeah, I done got over it

I done got over at last

I was so in love I was miserable

I know my love was in vain

'Cause every time I turned my back

You was out with another man

But I done got over it

Lord, I done got over it

Yeah, I done got over it

I done got over at last

Yeah, I didn't want you to be no angel

Neither no gal that's jive

'Cause all I wanted was some good woman

To keep me satisfied

But I done got over it

Ooh, got over it

I done got over it

I done got over at last

I WANT TO SHOUT ABOUT IT

Well, she's strong enough to hold me

Strong enough to turn me loose

Let me sing my song

And do the best that I can do

I want to shout about it

She's so good for me

When I'm miles from home

And it's week 'til we kiss again

One thought of her

And I burst out in a grin

I wanna shout about it

She's so good for me

Oh yeah

I come up short

She slips me a ten

When I need good lovin'

I just say when

She takes me for who I am

I know, I'm a lucky man

Yeah, I'm a lucky man

You know that I'm a lucky man

Yeah, I'm a lucky man

When I'm draggin' on home

Throw my bags on the floor

Like I never left

She loves me long, long and slow

I want to shout about it

She's so good to me

I want to shout about it

She's so good to me

I want to shout about it

Oh, tell the whole world about it

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Shout!

Shout about it

Shout

Shout

Shout about it

Shout

Shout about it

Shout

Shout about it

WIN-O

I'm a win-o

As high as I can be

I'm a win-o

As high as I can be

I've got an office in the White House

All the laws are made by me

I don't drink no good whiskey

Lord knows I can't stand beer or gin

I don't drink no good whiskey

I can't stand no beer or gin

When I drink my whiskey down

Wow, I drink to the bitter end

I say I'm a great politician

And I make all the laws

I say I'm a great politician

And I, ooh, I make all the laws

You know I got a seat in Congress

Right next to Santa Claus

Oh, look out!

HOPE YOU REALIZE IT (GOODBYE AGAIN)

Left you a letter in a combo box

Saw a live feed when the truck pulled up

You were running hot, I couldn't sit still

I was busy pushing rocks up that hill

I ain't been in love in a long time

And I'm not the one who gets cast aside

All my hopes, all your sins

Hope you realize it's goodbye again

Hope you realize it's goodbye again, hope you realize it

Goodbye again, babe

Hope you realize it's goodbye again, hope you realize it

Listen!

I'm a wanted man from Wichita

Snakeskin boots running from the law

Made a wrong left at the Oklahoma line

Roadblock ahead, guess I'm out of time

Leavenworth Prison here I come

Ain't no mercy for what I done

Judge looked at me with a Tulsa grin

Said, "I hope you realize it's goodbye again"

Hope you realize it's goodbye again, hope you realize it

Hope you realize it's goodbye again, hope you realize it

Hope you realize it's goodbye again, hope you realize it

Hope you realize it's goodbye again, hope you realize it

No place lower than down and out

I had to move back to my momma's house

Two drink drunk, one night stand

Momma said, "Son, it's goodbye again"

What'd my momma say?

Hope you realize it's goodbye again, hope you realize it

Hope you realize it's goodbye again, hope you realize it

Hope you realize it's goodbye again, hope you realize it

Hope you realize it's goodbye again, hope you realize it

LAZY POKER BLUES

Yeah, me and my baby don't do nothing

But lay around all day long

Me and my baby don’t do nothing

But lay around all day long

Yeah, when I'm with my baby

Lazy poker goin' on

She puts some coal on the fire

So I can keep my poker hot

She puts some coal on the fire

So I can keep my poker hot

Well, we stoke around all day long

Nighttime we stoke some more

Oh, me and my baby don’t do nothing

But lay around all day long

Oh, me and my baby don't do nothing

But lay around all day long

When I'm with my baby

There's some lazy poker goin' on

YOU SURE DRIVE A HARD BARGAIN

I walked into your store

Just to have a look around

Asked if you could help me

With the bargain that I found

Tried to explain to you, darling

I was just a working man

You came up with some term, little girl

I just couldn't understand

Little lady, little lady

You sure drive a hard bargain

The price you're asking, mama

Is too much for me to pay

Now you're trying to tell me

I can't have it layaway

I know your merchandise is good

Your sample proved it so

If it was to kill me, little girl

What a good way to go

Little lady, little lady

You sure drive a hard bargain

I'm just a guy in town

And it's plain for me to see

If I come into your store

You're gonna make a stock boy out of me

Little lady, little lady

You sure drive a hard bargain

Drive a hard bargain

Little lady

You sure drive a hard bargain

THE TRUTH HURTS

The truth hurts

You wanna tell her, but you can't

The truth hurts, baby

You wanna tell her, but you can't

When you can't tell it like it is

You gotta tell it like it ain't

Tell it like it ain't, Kirk

Some say it's wrong

Some say it's right

But who am I to judge someone else's life

The truth hurts

No one claimed to be a saint

When you can't tell it like it is

You gotta tell it like it ain't

Yeah, tell 'em about it, Joe

Well, some have patience

Some can't wait

Some come homе early

Some stay out late

Thе truth hurts, baby

You wanna tell her, but you can't

When you can't tell it like it is

You gotta tell it like it ain't

Come on, Josh

…

The truth hurts

No one claimed to be a saint

When you can't tell it like it is

You gotta tell it like it ain't

Come on, fellas

…

Alright

IS IT SAFE TO GO HOME

Every now and then I get a feeling

And it chills me to my bones

When the lights go down and I'm all alone

Is it safe to go home?

In my own world every night

While the world passes me by

When the fog is lifted and I just don't know

Is it safe to go home?

It's a lonely life for anyone

How can anything change

I pushed you away for fortune and fame

How could I be so wrong

When it all comes down and I'm left all alone

Is it safe to go home?

Is it safe to go home?

Is it safe to go home?

When it all comes down and I'm left all alonе

Is it safe to go home?