For Shame Of Doing Wrong Richard & Linda Thompson

It seems like a lifetime since I saw you Lover lover I've been away too long When I see lovers holding hands and sighing I hang my head for shame of doing wrong Bus wheels spinning, song birds singing

The Little Beggar Girl Richard & Linda Thompson

I'm just a little beggar girl and Sally is my name You can call me a skiver and I'll call you the same You can show me you're sorry if you think it's a shame That I'm only a poor little beggar girl Yes

Back Street Slide Richard & Linda Thompson

Those backstreet women, watch what you say You turn your back and they slide away They run next door, they give it all away Doing the slide The backstreet slide, the backstreet slide They're gonna get

Streets Of Paradise Richard & Linda Thompson

The tears fall down like whisky The tears fall down like wine On an island made of cocaine In a sea of turpentine We all need some assistance But won't that day be fine When we're walking down the streets

Jet Plane In A Rocking Chair Richard & Linda Thompson

Jet plane in a rocking chair Roller coaster roll nowhere Deaf and dumb old dancing bear I'll change this heart of mine This time, this time Sea cruise in a diving bell Run a mile in a wishing well Soft

Wrong Heartbeat Richard Thompson

Don't think my love is something that you can play with I'm not the one to spend the time of day with You learn to hide love, you lock it up or find it gone You think you need me, you think you read me

The End Of The Rainbow Richard & Linda Thompson

I feel for you, you little horror Safe at your mother's breast No lucky break for you around the corner 'Cause your father is a bully And he thinks that you're a pest And your sister she's no better than

Never Again Richard & Linda Thompson

The time for dividing and no-one will speak Of the sadness of hiding, and the softness of sleep O will there be nothing of peace till the end, Or never, o never, o never again?

We Sing Hallelujah Richard & Linda Thompson

And we'll sing hallelujah At the turning of the year And we work all day in the old fashioned way 'Till the shining star appears A man is like a briar He covers himself with thorns He laughs like a clown

Georgie On A Spree Richard & Linda Thompson

Me mammy told me, Isabel, Now don't stay out too late One day they'll throw you out of school So get yourself a steady date But Georgie meets me every night We go out and we have a bite Eyes of blue, and

Has He Got A Friend For Me Richard & Linda Thompson

boy friend's good looking, he's got it all there He looks like God made him with something to spare You look good together, scurrying off down the street Has he got a friend, has he got a friend for

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight Richard & Linda Thompson

I'm so tired of working every day, Now the weekend's come I'm gonna throw my troubles away If you've got the cab fare, mister you'll do all right I want to see the bright lights tonight Meet me at the

Withered And Died Richard & Linda Thompson

This cruel country has driven me down Teased me and lied, teased me and lied I've only sad stories to tell to this town My dreams have withered and died Once I was bending the tops of the trees Kind words

The Calvary Cross Richard & Linda Thompson

til you need me" You scuff your heels and you spit on your shoes Oh, you do nothing with reason One day you catch a train Oh, you never leave the station Everything you do Oh, everything you do You do for

The Sun Never Shines On The Poor Richard & Linda Thompson

writhing around in the mud, Like eels playing tag in a barrel The old Sally Army sound mournful and sweet As they play an old Chrissmassy carol; The world is as black as a dark night in hell What kind of

When I Get To The Border Richard & Linda Thompson

'til I hit the floor He won't find me anymore when I get to the border Monday morning, Monday morning closing in on me I'm packing up and I'm running away to where nobody picks on me If you see a box of

Old Man Inside A Young Man Richard & Linda Thompson

You've got to take it while you can I'm an old man inside a young man You've got to take it while you can I'm just an old man inside a young man Take a heart and break it while you can He said, I'm sick of

Down Where The Drunkards Roll Richard & Linda Thompson

ll be bleary eyed Under a keg of wine Down where the drunkards roll Down where the drunkards roll See that lover standing Staring at the ground He?

Hokey Pokey Richard & Linda Thompson

running and the little girl too Got the money tucked up in their hands Over the wall and down into the street Give your money to the hollering man Give your money to the hollering man Everybody runs for

Poisoned Heart and a Twisted Memory Richard Thompson

it's supposed to be A poisoned heart and a twisted memory Oh, is this the way it's supposed to be Is this the way it's supposed to be A poisoned heart and a twisted memory Oh, see that lifer doing

Man in Need Richard & Linda Thompson

Who's going to cure the heart of a man in need?

Two-Faced Love Richard Thompson

Face the music, face the facts Different sides of different tracks Had my feet on holy ground Then I helter-skelter down, confused or being used Two-faced love, two-faced love It feels so wrong, it must

A Heart Needs A Home Richard & Linda Thompson

never gonna run away, I'm never gonna run away Never knew the way when I lived without you I'm never gonna run away, I'm never gonna run away I came to you when no one could hear me I'm sick and weary of

Night Comes In Richard & Linda Thompson

Take my hand, oh real companion And we'll dance, dance till we fade away Oh, the songs pour down like silver They can only, only break my heart Drink the wine, the wine of lovers Lovers tired of being

Dry My Tears And Move On Richard Thompson

If you don't want me I'll dry my tears and move on If you don't want me I'll dry my tears and move on You treated me just good enough until now But if you're tired of me I'll get over you somehow Oh, if

I'll Regret It All In The Morning Richard & Linda Thompson

fright With your knuckles turning white You're a lonely, lonely sight To wake up to in the morning This is no way to exist With some girl who keeps a list Naming all the boys she's missed And she's longed for

The Great Valerio Richard & Linda Thompson

stumble in the mire Fools who think they see the light Prepare to balance on the wire But we learn to watch together, And feed on what we see above Till our hearts turn like the seasons And we are acrobats of

Walking on a Wire Richard & Linda Thompson

When all the pain is on my side of the fence I'm walking on a wire, I'm walking on a wire And I'm falling Too many steps to take Too many spells to break Too many nights awake And no one else This grindstone's

It Only Hurts (Richard Durand Remix) Julie Thompson

I had loved you for so long Time tears at this heart of mine Don’t you see what you have done?

Walking The Long Miles Home Richard Thompson

Oh, the last bus has gone Or maybe I'm wrong, it just doesn't exist And the words that flew between me and you I must be crossed off your list So I'm walking the long miles home I don't mind losing you

Beat The Retreat Richard & Linda Thompson

I'm beating my retreatBack home to youI'm beating my retreatBack home to youI'm burning all my bridgesI'm burning all my bridgesI'm burning all my bridgesI'm running back home to youI'm trailing my...

Crawl Back Under My Stone Richard Thompson

This time you hurt me You really did it this time you did Did you count your fingers after shaking my hand God forbid Riff raff crawling from the slums Right there in front of all your chums I swear by

King Of Bohemia Richard Thompson

And there is no rest for the ones God blessed And he blessed you best of all Your eyes seem from a different face They've seen that much that soon Your cheek too cold, too pale to shine Like an old and

Mr. Rebound Richard Thompson

Rebound Into the arms of clean up Joe Into the arms of Mr. Rebound Mr.

I Can't Wake Up To Save My Life Richard Thompson

In my nightmare everything's wrong I'm waiting for love, but you come along You smile, you wave, you great me, Ciao!

Turning Of The Tide Richard Thompson

Like I'm holding you tonight Too many nights, staying up late Too much powder and too much paint No, you can't hide from the turning of the tide Did they run their fingers Up and down your shabby

Cold Kisses Richard Thompson

through your stuff Said you'd be gone five minutes, that's time enough Here in your drawer there's lacy things Old credit cards and beads and bangles and rings But I think I've found what I'm looking for

1952 Vincent Black Lightning Richard Thompson

Says James, to Red Molly, "Here's a ring for your right hand. But I'll tell you in earnest I'm a dangerous man; For I've fought with the law since I was seventeen.

Waltzings For Dreamers Richard Thompson

light I'm sad as a proud man can be sad tonight Just let me dream on, Oh just let me sway While the sweet violins And the saxophones play And Miss, you don't know me, But can't we pretend That we care for

Al Bowlly's In Heaven Richard Thompson

Well we were heroes then, And the girls were all pretty And a uniform was a lucky charm, Bought you the key to the city We used to dance the whole night through While Al Bowlly sang "The Very Thought Of

The Ghost Of You Walks Richard Thompson

If that was our goodbye kiss Seems a habit too good to miss Once more for the memory Hit the heights too well that time To leave it there would be a crime Seems more like beginning to me At least we tried

Easy There, Steady Now Richard Thompson

Jack-knife with a precious load spills its guts all over the road Excuse me, I had to smile, lost my grip, too, for a while It's easy there, steady now, easy there, steady now She didn't have the decency

Cooksferry Queen Richard Thompson

Well, there's a house in an alley In the squats and low-rise Of a town with no future But that's where my future lies It's a secret, but no secret It's a rule, but no rule Where you find the darkest avenue

I Feel So Good Richard Thompson

I feel so good I'm going to Break somebody's heart tonight I feel so good I'm going to Take someone apart tonight They put me in jail for my deviant ways Two years seven months and sixteen days Now I'm

Sibella Richard Thompson

X-ray the deck to see what's coming Mary Antoinette she smiled that way Easy to smile when the luck is running Like a myth you rode in from the west From the go you had my button pressed Did the tea-time of

Beeswing Richard Thompson

I was nineteen when I came to town They called it the Summer of Love They were burning babies, burning flags The hawks against the doves I took a job in the steamie Down on Cauldrum Street And I fell in

Fully Qualified To Be Your Man Richard Thompson

got fifty friends knocking at your door Life is short, so please understand I'm fully qualified to be your man You know zoology is up my street And your anatomy is far from discreet I'm good and ready for

Devonside Richard Thompson

By Devonside she was a-marching It was a gang of no great size And surrender was the banner that she carried And hungry was the shiver in her eyes She met a boy, his health was failing She dropped the

Both Ends Burning Richard Thompson

Well, I bought me a horse with a broken leg They said that she never could win "Only fit for a bullet", they said She'll be coming out of a tin So I took her home, I fed her on hay I tied her up

Tear-Stained Letter Richard Thompson

feel better Set it all down in a tear-stained letter Well my head was beating like a song by The Clash It was writing cheques that my body couldn't cash Got to my feet, I was reeling and dizzy I went for