English Boy Pete Townshend

I'm an English boy I was brought up right Hold me down And I will bite I know no fear I serve with joy I'm proud to be here An English boy I feel like a stray dog Blurred like a movie You say you've come

Sheraton Gibson Pete Townshend

I'm sittin' in the Sheraton Gibson playin' my Gibson And boy do I want to go home. I'm sittin' in the Sheraton Gibson playin' my Gibson And boy do I feel all alone. Cleveland, you blow my mind.

Brooklyn Kids Pete Townshend

Girl lays on a white sheet, she's deep in a trance While her friends go out and dance She's all alone don't ask me why this kid from Brooklyn cries Boy struts on a main street, he's dressed for effect

Evolution Pete Townshend

kind it all was Well, once I was a bullfrog, had to struggle for survival And once I was a carp and lived in waters on the meadow And once I was a myna bird, quoting verses from the Bible I said, Pretty boy

Keep On Working Pete Townshend

on working Keep on working Don't care if they say where a dying race I'd rather be here than any other place Keep on working Keep on working And there's another whirl They can't ever touch Just need a boy

Rough Boys Pete Townshend

can find Tough kids Take a bottle of wine When your deal is broken Ten quid She's so easy to find Not a word is spoken Rough boys Don't walk away I'm still pretty blissed here Tough boy

Heart To Hang Onto Pete Townshend

Johnny boy, he's always propping up the bar He's sees life crystallized through his jar He says he only lives for beer But deep in his heart is a cry of fear Give me a heart to hang onto Give me a soul

Pinball Wizard Pete Townshend

Ever since I was a young boy I've played the silver ball From Soho down to Brighton I must've played them all But I never seen anything like him In any amusement hall That deaf, dumb and blind kid Sure

Crashing By Design Pete Townshend

crashing by design In your single-roomed flat in a courtyard building You sit alone just like a broken toy Where's your mother, where's your lover And where are the children Are you a man or still a boy

You Came Back Pete Townshend

Hey little girl, playing in the street Baking as an apple, no shoes on your feet I think I can remember you You look a whole lot better off than you used to do Hey little boy, throw me the ball The kids

Let's See Action Pete Townshend

Let's see who cares Give me a drink boy wash my feet I'm so tired of running from my own heat Take this package and here's what you do Gonna get this information through I don't know where I'm going I

(Nothing Is Everything) Let's See Action Pete Townshend

Let's see people Let's be free Let's see who cares Let's see action Let's see people Let's see freedom In the air Let's see action Let's see people Let's be free Let's see who cares Give me a drink, boy

Let My Love Open The Door Pete Townshend

When people keep repeating That you'll never fall in love When everybody keeps retreating But you can't seem to get enough Let my love open the door Let my love open the door Let my love open the d...

Love Reign O'er Me (Demo) Pete Townshend

Only love can make it rain The way the beach is kissed by the sea Only love can make it rain Like the sweat of lovers laying in the fields Love reign o'er me Love, love reign o'er me, reign o'er me...

The Real Me (Demo) Pete Townshend

I went back to the doctor to get another shrink I sit and tell him about my weekend But he never betray what he thinks Can you see the real me, doctor? Can you see the real me, doctor? Can ya, can ...

Empty Glass Pete Townshend

Why was I born todayLife is useless like Ecclesiastes sayI never had a chanceBut opportunity's now in my handsI stand with my guitarAll I need is a mirrorThen I'm a starI'm so sick of dud TVNext ti...

Give Blood Pete Townshend

Give bloodBut you may find that blood is enoughGive bloodAnd there are some who'll say it's not enoughGive bloodBut don't expect too ever see rewardGive bloodYou can give it all but still asked for...

Exquisitely Bored Pete Townshend

The tissue box is emptyNo coffee for my creamDogs howl in the alleyCrazy women screamSome kids shout from there pick up truckThere stoned on life and beerFifty radios playing in this streetBut I'm ...

Jools And Jim Pete Townshend

Anyone can have an opinionAnyone can join in and jumpAnyone can pay or just stay awayAnyone can crash and thumpBut did you read the stuff that Julie said?Or little Jimmy with his hair died red?They...

Don't Try To Make Me Real Pete Townshend

Make me of clay, make me of steelBut whatever you do don't try and make me realMake me your dream, a secretive dealBut don't ever scheme to try and make me realStop trying to make me realI haven't ...

Face The Face Pete Townshend

Face the face, got to face the faceFace the face, got to face the faceYou must have heard the cautionary talesThe dangers hidden on the cul-de-sac trailsFrom wiser men who've been through it allAnd...

Uniforms (Corp D'esprit) Pete Townshend

I don't matter, you don't matterNeither does this mindless clatterIt don't matter where you're fromWhat matters is your uniformWear your braces 'round your seatDoctor Marten's on your feetKeep your...

My Baby Gives It Away Pete Townshend

My baby wakes in the deep of the nightShe doesn't need itBut she says it's all rightMy baby digs it, just a Rollin' awayMy baby gives it up every dayMy baby gives it, she gives it awayMy baby gives...

Outlive The Dinosaur Pete Townshend

I breatheMy throat clenchesClutching to excludeA dozen different stenchesIn Falmouth BayA blue whale rollsGonna drown in the swillFrom city sewer holesSummer's longerDeltas gashedAncient treesUproo...

White City Fighting Pete Townshend

The White City, that's a joke of a nameIt's a black violent place if I remember the gameI couldn't wait to get out but I love to go homeTo remember the White City fightingThe White City Fighting, r...

All Shall Be Well Pete Townshend

HOGARTHYou can wake deep in the nightAnd know that out of sightA dangerous passion growsA force you can't opposeVIXEN and HOGARTHIn the safety of your bedYou dream of a flaming headYou know you've ...

Time Is Passing Pete Townshend

I'm playing my guitar while my sister bangs the jarThe glass sets up a sound like people laughingIt's going to my brain and it's easing all my painI must hear this sound again 'cause time is passin...

I Am Afraid Pete Townshend

I stand beside youI face the futureI'll admit to youI am afraidI am afraidAs I stand beside youI have denied youI am afraidI am not drunk nowI am not pilled downMy windows wound downI am not brainw...

Misunderstood Pete Townshend

Just want to be misunderstoodwant to be feared in my neighborhoodJust want to be a moody manSay things that nobody can understandI want to be obscure and obliqueInscrutable and vagueSo hard to pin ...

Pure And Easy Pete Townshend

There once was a note pure and easyPlaying so free like a breathe rippling byThe note is eternalI hear it, it sees meForever we blend as forever we dieI listened and I heard music in a wordAnd word...

Parvardigar Pete Townshend

O Parvardigar, the Preserver and Protector of allWithout beginning are you Lord without endNon-dual , beyond compare, and none can measure YouWithout color, expression, or form, nor attributes to l...

Secondhand Love Pete Townshend

Don't bring me secondhand loveDon't bring me secondhand loveI know you went out tonightWho've you been hanging around with this time?I don't care if he's black or whiteI just don't like his kind.I ...

A Little Is Enough Pete Townshend

They say that love often passes in a secondAnd you can never catch it upSo I'm hanging on to you as though eternity beckonBut it's clear that the match is roughCommon sense'd tell me not to try and...

The Sea Refuses No River Pete Townshend

I remember being richer than a kingThe minutes of the day were goldenI recall that when the joint passed 'roundMy body felt a little colderBut now I'm like a sewer channelRunning lime and scagLet m...

Brilliant Blues Pete Townshend

Say goodbye to the brilliant bluesSay goodbyeIt's time, to liveMake me, take meIt's time, to giveSo don't betray me, pay meThe brilliant bluesDon't want to be frozenI'll spend my mornings at the su...

Now And Then Pete Townshend

Now and then you see a soul and you fall in loveYou can't do a thing about it(repeat 3 times)In you I saw someone that I recognizedHad no idea what was in your mindI met your eyes and I was hypnoti...

I Won't Run Anymore Pete Townshend

WOODLAND CREATURESDon't be afraid of the nightOnly you hear the scream that you screamDon't turn away from the lightOnly you see the dream that you dreamHOGARTHI'm not going to run anymoreI'm not g...

Keep Me Turning Pete Townshend

River's getting higherNo wood for the fireThey saw the messiahBut I guess I missed him againThat brings my score to a hundred and tenThe water's getting closerBetter ring up the grocerStack up the ...

Slit Skirts Pete Townshend

I was just thirty-four years old and I was still wandering in a haze I was wondering why everyone I met seemed like they were Lost in a maze I don't know why I thought I should have some kind of Di...

A Friend Is A Friend Pete Townshend

When eyes meet in silence, a pact can be madeA life-long alliance that won't be betrayedWon't be betrayedBe friendly, befriend me nowBe friendlyA friend is a friend, nothing can change thatArgument...

Street In The City Pete Townshend

Street in the city. Street in the city on a working day.Street in the city. Street in the city on a working day.There's a man up on that ledge. He's only cleaning windows.What a shame, who's to bla...

Over The Top Pete Townshend

Over the top we goYeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah, yeahOver the top we goYeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah, yeahNo idea where my life beganBut I am a fearless iron manI am a fearless iron manI am a fearless iron...

Man Machines Pete Townshend

Man makes machines To man the machines That make the machines That make the machines Make a machine To make a machine And man and machine Will make a machine To break the machines That make the machines

Dig Pete Townshend

Dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, digWe old ones have seen two warsWe old ones have seen two warsWhen you're sick and afraid, and there's danger aroundTake a pick and a spade, and cut into the groundAway fr...

I Eat Heavy Metal Pete Townshend

I eat heavy metal and gargle premium gasI drink heavy water and nitro demitasseI eat heavy metal and chew up a LimousineI munch barbed wire in my submarineI like stainless razor, sharpen appetiteI ...

Was There Life Pete Townshend

HOGARTHWas there life before this loveWas there love before this girl I can seeWas there ever love for her before meAnd if I look will sheLook back at meIs fantasyEnough?Was there heat before this ...

Fast Food Pete Townshend

Fast food, feed me fastI've been waiting for an aeonAnd I just won't lastI want fast food, I want food fastFood fast foodShe wants food fastShe wants fast foodFast food fastNo, I haven't bookedI do...

A Fool Says Pete Townshend

A fool says love is like a melodyOr something like a symphonyBut this love is cacophonyNever changing keyWe, we can't fool our audienceWe put up such a poor pretenseDon't hide a shred of evidenceWe...

Fire Pete Townshend

Fire I'll take you to burnFire I'm gonna take you to learnI'll see you burnYou fought hard and you saved and earnedNow all of it's going to burnIn your mind, your tiny mindYou know you've been comp...

New Life (Reprise) Pete Townshend

What we want is a brand new yearOpen your heart and set us freeWhat we need is a brand new lifeWe'll decide on our own destinyWhat we want is a brand new lifeFor every brother and sister husband an...