Here On The Eerie Prefab Sprout

Cool critique of new Gomorrah, Or schoolboy crush on Che Guevara, Face yourself or Give it away.

Hey Manhattan! Prefab Sprout

Summer's arrived I feel the world's on my side The Brooklyn Bridge stretches below me A billion souls all dying to know me Well here I am !

The Venus Of The Soup Kitchen Prefab Sprout

The Venus of the soup kitchen is waiting There for me and all us poor Cripples, who've been in the wars End up sleeping on her floor Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah When you're scared of down and out You

A Prisoner Of The Past Prefab Sprout

I'm a ghost to you now, I'm someone you don't really wish to see I'm a ghost to you now, a shadow since you turned your back on me Maybe you'll learn why it was I shook Baby your turn to wear the haunted

Scarlet Nights Prefab Sprout

This is where your sleepless eyes will close This is where the weary find repose This is where a kinder bugle blows This is where you'll wake To find the River Jordan flows Scarlet nights waiting sleep

I Never Play Basketball Now Prefab Sprout

After the last unholy row I never, ever play basketball now. It joins a list of things I'll miss Like fencing foils and lovely girls I'll never kiss.

Faron Young Prefab Sprout

Every other sentiments an antique As obsolete as warships in the baltic I'm driving on a straight road it never alters And the radio serenades but doesn't falter You offer infrared instead of sun

Horsechimes Prefab Sprout

Hello Johnson your mother once gave me A lift back from school That's no reason to get so excited I'd been playing football with the youngsters, Johnson says don't dramatize And you can't even spell salacious

Hallelujah Prefab Sprout

There are all kinds of things I could ask you if I choose But I don't do I dear good intentions don't survive here No instead my requests tend to be dumb as hell Move in close, closer still, I hear the

The Golden Calf Prefab Sprout

Once upon a time I stalked the streets on raining evenings When the distant sea blended with the sky Past Coliseum's filled with brass on pavements carved from toasted glass I carried in my heart a word

Dublin Prefab Sprout

Who does not adore the sound Of music in the name of towns To build a city on such picturesque ground That takes some sort of flair We draw a line the ink is fear You stay that side we'll stay here It's

The Sound Of Crying Prefab Sprout

Hang out the flags, a new world order?s on the way Start singing now, a song to greet the joyful day Just when we thought the time was right for celebrating With music of the spheres What?

Jordan: The Comeback Prefab Sprout

They say the spirit moves in mysterious ways Sometimes the way it moves looks plain berserk But two things you should be slow to criticize A mans choice of woman and his choice of work Some work'll earn

Appetite Prefab Sprout

Please be careful is never careful Till it hears the gun She will always pay the bills For the having big fun He talks so well, what can you do, It's pretty plain he means it too I don't want to sell you

One Of The Broken Prefab Sprout

Hi, this is God here, Talking to me used to be a simple affair Moses only had to see a burning bush And he'd pull up a chair Well it's been a long time since we talked in that way If you're wondering what

Diana Prefab Sprout

All the boys I know love diana, some calming apparition you bet she is The world careering nightmare somewhere it is her arms reach out And stop the savagery at least they do for me Her eyes china blue

When The Angels Prefab Sprout

When the angels take the angel voice away Some lower their eyes, some of us shout cheats For cheating on the deal, pulling off the sting, Tuning up the harps, dishing out the wings If they can dance on

Til The Cows Come Home Prefab Sprout

Feel the sun upon your back Someone somewhere wants to steal it Pray each night you'll catch the thief But while you sleep he comes and takes it Does that make you think little girl?

Pearly Gates Prefab Sprout

Feel the sun upon your back Someone somewhere wants to steal it Pray each night you'll catch the thief But while you sleep he comes and takes it Does that make you think little girl ?

Swans Prefab Sprout

Swans and their partners they stay Faithful forever or die on the water Foxes are only good for Ruffling feathers, leading lambs to the slaughter Swans effortlessly beautiful, take care!

Wicked Things Prefab Sprout

Your Mother's got bags of good advice The don'ts exceed the do's But she's not you All it takes is a little nerve As I close in for the kill Just stand still What could make a girl believe The wicked

Desire As Prefab Sprout

They were the best times, the harvest years with jam to lace the bread So goodness, goodness knows why I'd throw it to the birds But there it is, and there we are And all I ever want to be is far from

Andromeda Heights Prefab Sprout

Were building a home on the side of a mountain Above the clouds, next to the sky And after our labours our stars will be neighbours Well take our place with them in space Were not using concrete

The Ice Maiden Prefab Sprout

Standing on the boulevard You wish to know my name I'm the Ice Maiden I think perhaps you like being unhappy I'm the Ice Maiden - The limit of your dreams Arctic winds blow and still you believe Loves

The World Awake Prefab Sprout

That frightening little sound, it's just the world awake It's just a way of saying we're in business It's just a lightning strike, it's just a family row It's just the give and take of forgiveness Chance

Tiffanys Prefab Sprout

Time is the healer, time was on my hands The bus stopped at tiffany's So i went to hear the band I saw Cinderella, then the curtain dropped Time hung heavy on my hands but today The clock just stopped

Ghost Town Blues Prefab Sprout

I know the Mayor Of this hysterical town, He worked himself up From the dirt on the ground. Now everyone asks him questions and so on.

Moving The River Prefab Sprout

You surely are a truly gifted kid But you're only good as The last great thing you did And where've you been since then Did the schedule get you down I hear you've got a new girlfriend How's the wife taking

Knock On Wood Prefab Sprout

They didn't need a driver They walked a thousand miles He left her on the roadside He thumbed himself a ride He swore he'd never leave her, he meant it till he did He swore he'd never leave her, he meant

LOOKING FOR ATLANTIS Prefab Sprout

If you're looking for Atlantis You should cast your eye on me Put your two and two together Don't you know who built Atlantis Then returned to the sea Don't you know who owns the weather ?

Doo-Wop In Harlem Prefab Sprout

There is a door we all walk through And on the other side I'll meet you Reunion in the air - A cappella meets pure prayer Somewhere : I can't wait to meet you there Somewhere : I can't wait to meet you

Avenue Of Stars Prefab Sprout

Love is an Avenue of Stars, I know because I've seen the glow Lighting up faces, faces that have been Close enough to shine at what they have seen Love is an Avenue of Stars, and if it is light years away

Weightless Prefab Sprout

He was the first man in funky bass, space Somewhere among the stars tonight my heart Floats like a Russian satellite Weightless, love is a pure sensation Weightless, I feel like Yuri Gagarin Somewhere

Couldn't Bear To Be Special Prefab Sprout

BO BEE, BO BEE, BO So don't look at me and say, that I'm the very one, who makes the cornball things occur, the shiver of the fur.

Enchanted Prefab Sprout

I've been asking what is new, like my streetwise buddy do Body talk seems big with him, so it's conversations in the gym Ooh enchanted ooh enchanted "Pray Forsooth" and "I Adore" ain't the ticket anymore

The Mystery Of Love Prefab Sprout

It's a mystery, but no mystery like the mystery of love Should I live to see someone smarter than me Explain the secrets of the skies I won't be too impressed, I've got a tougher test What's going on behind

When Love Breaks Down Prefab Sprout

My love and I, we work well together But often we're apart Absence makes the heart lose weight, yeah, Till love breaks down, love breaks down Oh my, oh my, have you seen the weather The sweet September

Don't Sing Prefab Sprout

The burden of love is so strange. The stubborn beast and the priest, are hiding from the captians. The burden of love is so plain. Are they happy to see you? No, you always bring trouble.

The King Of Rock 'N' Roll Prefab Sprout

All my lazy teenage boasts are now high precision ghosts And they're coming round the track to haunt me.

Steal Your Thunder Prefab Sprout

Perhaps one day I'll love another Whose eyes may be storm cloud grey Whose every kiss is hot as summer With the suns every ray But no-one's ever, ever gonna steal Ever gonna steal your thunder Never, ever

Life's A Miracle Prefab Sprout

Hey half the day is gone Get a move on Life's a miracle, let me tell you why If you look above you, there are no more stars Like this one in the sky Life's a miracle, we gotta make the most Of the passing

Whoever You Are Prefab Sprout

Whoever you are I'm looking for you On street after street, in bar after bar The search for love is never ending Whoever you are Wherever you are I'm prepared to travel No matter how long no matter how

Cruel Prefab Sprout

Cruel is the gospel thats sets us all free, then takes you away from me. There is no Chicago urban blues, more heartfelt than my lament for you.

Mercy Prefab Sprout

Mercy on me, oh say that I'm forgiven And wrap your arms around me To your goodness I surrender Without mercy where is goodness ? Won't you have mercy on me ?

The Fifth Horseman Prefab Sprout

You do not have to see me To know that I'm around Pupils dilate The anxious heart will pound If you've a problem sleeping Well that's a danger sign It means your troubled heart Will soon be mine The Bible

All The World Loves Lovers Prefab Sprout

All the world loves lovers. All the world loves people in love Don't forget it. Don't forget it. Love whatever the price All the world loves lovers.

Moon Dog Prefab Sprout

The funeral cars crawl down The heartbreak side of town The mourners all discuss The boy who caused a fuss We chopped a billion trees to print up eulogies But guys we should have guessed, The girls would

The Wedding March Prefab Sprout

One dance whose steps I never could learn It's called the wedding march The grace that it takes, the grace you deserve, Require a lighter touch I know you love dancing.

We Let The Stars Go Prefab Sprout

There was that girl I used to know She'd tease me about my name Fan the embers long enough I sometimes catch her flame The soothing voice of distance tells me "That was just a fling" Other music fills

Bonny Prefab Sprout

I spend the days with my vanity I'm lost in heaven and I'm lost to earth Didn't give you minutes not even moments All my life in a tower of foil Shaded feelings, don't believe you When you were there before