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It Is What It Is
02:50
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I saw the starlight saw the waning moon
Shadows silence lying in your room
I couldn’t say it though I wanted to
It is what it is, I’ll get over you
Before sunrise at the peep of day
One bird sings and then it flies away
One set of footprints in the morning dew
It is what it is, I’ll get over you
Songbird songbird
Grew a little bolder
Landed on my shoulder
Looked me in the eye
Songbird songbird
Come a little closer
Now I think you once were mine
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2. |
Piece of My Heart
03:25
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Just a little piece of my heart
Just a little piece of my soul
Just a little peace in my mind
Just a little place I can go
I know when it’s time to leave
Out the door down through the trees
Skip the rocks over the stream
On my own, hide and seek
Just a little piece of my heart
Just a little piece of my soul
Just a little peace in my mind
Just a little place I can go
Dug it alone no machine
I made a tunnel down in the ravine
Nailed up a poppy and a rosary
Put in a stove and a case of beer
Hey sister get off my case
I’m looking for my own space
I’m able to help myself
On terms not set by somebody else
Just a little piece of my heart
Just a little piece of my soul
Just a little peace in my mind
Just a little place I can go
Just a little piece of my heart
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3. |
I've Never Been Wrong
02:35
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I’ve never been wrong
I’ve never been wrong
So sure am I
I wouldn’t lie
I’ve never been wrong
I’m sorry that you feel this way
I’m sorry that you chose to burden me with this today
But you know how it goes
You get garrulous and sad
You turn it all around
And somehow I’m the one who’s bad
I’m sorry backing down is weak
I’m sorry you chose someone as strong as me
I don’t know why you cry
Like I’m guilty of some crime
It might happen baby
You could be right next time
I’ve never been wrong
I’ve never been wrong
So sure am I
I wouldn’t lie
I’ve never been wrong
I’m sorry you’re not making sense
I’m sorry I didn’t think you’d take offence
But you’re kind of soft
And that’s what’s I like about you
But keep up this business
And baby we’ll be through
I’ve never been wrong
I’ve never been wrong
So sure am I
I wouldn’t lie
I’ve never been wrong
I’m sorry
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4. |
Under The Moon
02:31
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Under the Moon and over the sea
One day you’ll bring my love home to me
Over the sea and under the moon
Bring them home quickly, safely and soon
Out there somewhere
They know I care
Under the moon
Bring them home safely and soon
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Marlboro Reds rolled in his T-shirt sleeve
So the girls took off their coats and decided not to leave
Zippo bashed and beaten he held it to the light
Didn’t matter who he was he’s get one of them tonight
Just enough unshaven, tattoos on display
He drank bourbon neat then he pushed the glass away
As he drew the smoke in his lip curled up in a sneer
Washed up in the Highlands like a gaudy souvenir
American promise,
Thinly disguised
We want to believe
American lies
He growled he shook he pointed through his Karaoke song
Pulled his Tom Waits hat down and muttered sing along
Unimpressed the girls whispered and they yawned
By the time he finished they’d put on their coats and gone
American promise,
Thinly disguised
We want to believe
American lies
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6. |
Slip of the Tongue
05:14
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The audience jumped they are stung
In one word his career was undone
They turned out his light
It was over that night
A slip of the tongue
He’s done so well for one so young
Out over nowhere this good man had sprung
He was sure to regret it
The moment he said it
A slip of the tongue
A slip of the tongue
And he felt a little older
A slip of the tongue
And he felt a little colder
A slip of the tongue
All fall down
A slip of the tongue
In a perfect world he could have won
In the past the stink wouldn’t have clung
There’s no avoiding
It may have been Freudian
A slip of the tongue
A slip of the tongue
And he felt a little older
A slip of the tongue
And he felt a little colder
A slip of the tongue
All fall down
A slip of the tongue
Slip of the Tongue
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7. |
La La La Song
02:23
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La la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la
La la la la
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8. |
White Collar Criminal
03:02
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Millions, models, a little time served
All that I ever had was my word
Fake Diet pills, Bai Lin Tea
You know the rest is history
White collar criminal
I’m the white collar criminal
And I did my time
For a victimless crime
I have a past, I paid my dues
I found myself on the evening news
When you see something you’ve got to have
Nothing can stop you, you want it so bad
White collar criminal
I’m the white collar criminal
And I did my time
For a victimless crime
There’s no such thing as an innocent man
He’ll find a loophole to get what he can
That’s how it is, free enterprise
Everyone cheats, everyone lies
White collar criminal
I’m the white collar criminal
And I did my time
For a victimless crime
It’s a victimless crime
It’s a victimless crime
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You’re no longer Cinderella
You’re the ugly sister now
Worry lines, worry lines
Eyes narrow when you see your figure
Passing by the mirror
Worry lines, worry lines
Never used to be this complicated
Now you hate her
Worry lines, worry lines
It’s not silver, you’re not grateful
Growing old and you’re disgraceful
Worry lines, worry lines
Madison Avenue
Fountain of youth
Madison Avenue
Here’s looking at you
Your hair collects unpleasant odours
After midday you’re not sober
Worry lines, worry lines
Dishpan hands ill fitting dresses
Tear the moustache from your face
Worry lines worry lines
This is no shape for a girl
When everyone is thinking small
Worry lines worry lines
Once you were as close as sisters
At your back you hear their whispers
Worry lines, worry lines
Madison Avenue
Fountain of youth
Madison Avenue
Here’s looking at you
Kissing frogs and fitting slippers
Poison apples angry witches
Lifting’s got you all in stitches
Amazing how the old skin stretches
Madison Avenue
Fountain of youth
Madison Avenue
Here’s looking at you
Madison Avenue
Fountain of youth
Madison Avenue
Does she look younger than you
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10. |
What's the Bets
04:02
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What’s the Bets?
Torn up betting slips on the subway floor
Another little flutter now the dreaming’s over
She touched you on the shoulder as she walked out the door
Didn’t even look at you she doesn’t talk anymore
Look at those horses look at them run
Look at all the pretty ladies with their hats on in the sun
There’s money and there’s majesty all swimming in champagne
But her touch is worth a night with any one of them
What’s the bets she’s never coming back
What’s the bets she’s never coming back
Well I folded up my money and I gave it to the man
I stood down at the trackside with the slip inside my palm
Felt the thunder as they passed me, felt their breath upon my face
But her touch, her look, her voice can never be replaced
What’s the bets she’s never coming back
What’s the bets she’s never coming back
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11. |
Gates of Eden
02:48
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Adam ate the apple
Eve gave him the idea
Someone whispered it to her inside the garden
And they’re at the Gates of Eden
And they’re at the Gates of Eden
See the the happy couple
Wearing nothing but a smile
As they make their way into the desert
They pass through the Gates of Eden
They pass through the Gates of Eden
And it’s funny how you hurt the ones you love
The ones you love
And it’s funny how you hurt the ones you love
Out there it seems darker
The wind it’s cutting cold
They can’t find their way back to where they came from
And you closed the Gates of Eden
And you closed the Gates of Eden
And it’s funny how you hurt the ones you love
The ones you love
And it’s funny how you hurt the ones you love
And you closed the Gates of Eden
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12. |
Last to Leave
03:11
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Good night to all the dancers to the cast and to the crew
I watch the people file out and bid their fond adieus
Now the stage is ready for my one man show
Last to leave turn the lights out when you go
As I flip the seats back up I wander through the hall
I wait in crowded wings all night and never got the call
I run the brush across the boards I never break my flow
Last to leave turn the lights out when you go
Imagine all those faces, imagine the applause
Imagine standing in the limelight picking up the flowers
All that adulation, you would never feel this low
Last to leave turn the lights out when you go
Spread your arms, step forward, take one final bow
In time they may forget you who cares they love you now
Clap your hands and clear your head of dreams you’ll never know
Last to leave turn the lights out when you go
Last to leave turn the lights out when you go
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Findlay Napier Glasgow, UK
One of Scotland's finest songwriters. In 2021 he was nominated for Musician of the Year at the Scot’s Trad Music Awards and in 2018 he was the first solo act to be nominated for Live Act of the Year. Described as Micheal Marra meets Elvis Costello, a Caledonian Loudon Wainwright or a Scottish James Taylor this master storyteller's songs are full of earthy humour, hopeless love and biting satire. ... more
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