I Just Can't Make It Richard Clapton

Clapton Gonna sit out the summer on the esplanade, Make a little spending money washing cars, Sit here, drink beer, looking for fun, But you won't catch me working for anyone.

Katy's Leaving Babylon Richard Clapton

Clapton I should have known that it would turn out bad, You ain't a girl to do things by half.

What Does It Take To Get Lucky Richard Clapton

Look at my face in the window Of that big Mercedes Benz I'm just another bum on the streets downtown I ain't worked since God knows when Each night in Bluesville I been hanging out With all the usual layabouts

Blue Bay Blues Richard Clapton

Clapton Janie - see how good the sky looks today, I'll bet they're having fun up in Byron Bay - all our friends, Oh I'm feeling just a little bit blue I can tell it's been getting to you too - trying to

Hearts On The Nightline Richard Clapton

Here on the razor's edge, stranded here from my friends Stumbling along through the canyons Wasting away in shady cafes I don't have smile I can turn on And I don't know if I can survive Keep getting caught

Suit Yourself Richard Clapton

Maybe it's just the way you've been living to extremes That shows a side of you that I ain't seen Now Rita come on give it up and I'll take you to a show We can sit down and throw popcorn at the folks

Walk On Water Richard Clapton

Walk on the water You can reach the dry land Walk on the water And hold it in your hands I've been taking photographs today I must have photographed a hundred waves And everytime the shutter clicked It

All The Prodigal Children Richard Clapton

Clapton Jesus got his picture in the paper, Cut it out and brought it in for me to see, I can tell he's trying to save my soul again, And though I don't believe him, I can still pretend He's the light

Diamond Mine Richard Clapton

I met a girl And she never tried to change me And I knew she trusted in me Led me through her garden gate ‘Till I finally found my way The road is dark, and it ain't too clear Whatever things have brought

Chinatown Richard Clapton

Clapton-Slavich Chinatown Shakedown I went down to Gentleman Jim's, He looked so wild, I didn't recognize him, I got out the side door, 'cos I had a hunch That when Jim gets wild he packs a real Mean punch

Liberty Bell Richard Clapton

Working every single day To make some other guy a rich man Working for that overtime pay And doing every job that you can You're working for those mystery motives You're working for the government You're

Le Club Des Fools Richard Clapton

Clapton Drinking with the boys at Le Club des Fools, Got my silly hat on 'cos it's in the rules, I gotta be a big hit here tonight Whatever I say gotta come out right We're all pretty elite at Le Club

Goodbye Tiger Richard Clapton

Clapton Geez, he said, the bands don't seem to play round here no more And Saturday night just ain't the same Wish everything was back the way it used to be before Now I sit here and push my long hair

The Night Train Richard Clapton

Clapton Hold on to your dreams Your dreams are the place where you want to be I hold on to my dreams That's the one thing they can't take away from me Everyday, we struggle against mediocrity And we can't

Love Is Strong Richard Clapton

So many times, you give in just a little bit False hopes and compromise, but don't you give in to it No rhyme or reason, it's all just a state of mind Then when the pressure's on You dull your senses and

Goodbye Tiger (Remastered 2009) Richard Clapton

Geeze he said, the bands don't seem to play round here no more And Saturday night just ain't the same Wish everything was back the way it used to be before Now I sit here and push my long hair back behind

Throw Me Down A Line Richard Clapton

Clapton Down river from my memories, of all those summer years, You come riding by on horseback crowned with tears, I've watched you from the shadows, behind this wall of trees, I would comfort you if

Kickin' The Moon Around Richard Clapton

She's such an inhibited girl You can tell by her mouth That she's very limited Afraid to think those things she doesn't know She seems to be so full of life But inside she's just a ghost Sometimes she

Need A Visionary Richard Clapton

So much dirt on the street It sticks to the edge of your feet And your girl won't come around This is a down town These questions I don't understand I keep searching the palm of my hand But I've known

Thorn in My Saddle (Billboard Live Version - Previously Unreleased) Richard Clapton

When I look up in to the darkness With the night sky over me I can feel a cold wind blowing From out across the sea I've got the freeway road confusion I was bound to be confined To be lost and disillusioned

Last Train To Marseilles Richard Clapton

Clapton I'm sinkin' down On the edge of the bed With my head in my hands And I'm feelin' real down I feel all kinda jumped up inside, And I just can't describe What it is that I'm trying to say.

Get Back To The Shelter Richard Clapton

Clapton What are you up to Sylvia?

Dark Spaces Richard Clapton

Clapton What are you up to Sylvia?

Hardly Know Myself Richard Clapton

Clapton The sailors and thieves are all laughin' out loud, From their Paddington pub on the corner, If you give 'em a wink, they will know what you mean, They'll be after you little Jack Horner.

New World Richard Clapton

Clapton Take me out tonight – so far away, Out among the stars, I know a magic place, a secret space, There's an opening in the sky, We can ride a million miles.

Burn Down Your Bridges Richard Clapton

Seabird flying down so low It makes me restless watching you I'm chained down here to mundane goals As you soar and glide over that blue horizon Sitting here beside the sea I come here as a fugitive Sneak

Glory Road Richard Clapton

Clapton And when there's only one mountain to climb You can't take the mountain 'cause the mountain is mine As long as we hang on just one more day That is something they can't take away You lead your

Southern Germany Richard Clapton

Clapton Feel the stillness in the valleys, Of Southern Germany, And see the shadows of the fir trees, And the world that dwells within, The old girls slaving in the cornfields, They know no other life,

Ace Of Hearts Richard Clapton

Go ahead babe, you're the dealer, I only know what I see I don't know what kinda tricks you're playing But you've got a few tricks up your sleeve I've seen every face printed on my cards But I've seen

Ace of Hearts (Best Years Of Our Lives Live With Jon Farris) Richard Clapton

Go ahead babe, you're the dealer I only know what I see I don't know what kinda tricks you're playing But you've got a few tricks up your sleeve I've seen every face printed on my cards But I've seen you

Wild Child Richard Clapton

Must be love But I'm not sittin' round here Wondering what this means I'm goin' out, I'm goin' into town Gonna shake off my confusion I'm gonna find out, I'm gonna hang around 'Til I manifest my vision

Capricorn Dancer Richard Clapton

Gypsies ride from wonderla-and I took my horse down to the sa-and Underneath a thousand miles of sky-why I watch the waves come tumblin' dow-own And heard so many different sou-ounds Cleared my head and

Shadows Richard Clapton

Clapton It's over now you know, No need to kid ourselves, You're nothing but a go - between, Running like a fool, From one side to the other, I never thought I'd see you, Whispering on your knees; I thought

Down In The Lucky Country Richard Clapton

Clapton Standing on the corner, with the sunlight in my eyes, The streets are full of brown skinned girls, And yellow beach front signs, The radio plays the horses, the announcer calls 'em out, He's got

Solidarity Richard Clapton

Clapton Hey kid! don't you lean on me, I wanna talk to you, about Solidarity, Hey ma!

Atom Bomb Richard Clapton

Clapton I last saw my baby, Just before the siege, ATOM BOMB She was dancing, Dancing in between the trees ATOM BOMB When the big flash came, You could feel the heat, ATOM BOMB, We're two thousand years

High Society Richard Clapton

Clapton Oo - wee! ain't life grand?

Kathleen Richard Clapton

Clapton-Delandro Down on the waterfront, In the haze of the neon lights, Kathleen's staring into the mirror, Like she's looking back into her life, There isn't one thing she wouldn't give, Just to get

Rose Wine Cafe Richard Clapton

Clapton Everyone's dressed in their masquerade clothes, Tryin' to look just that little bid bold, Looking for someone - they need someone I like to come down here sometimes It's a real good place to hide

The Working Class Life Richard Clapton

Clapton Too many mornings, Caught me running behind time Mondays to Fridays It's just the same old grind, You know I think too much, And I keep losing touch, I'm chained to the working class life.

Real Love Richard Clapton

Where did that feeling go, like I had wings Love seems to slip away like an empty dream Life keeps rushing by, still I don't know why Why I keep on wasting all this precious time I keep holding on till

Poor Man's Saviour Richard Clapton

Clapton I'm the Lone Star Ranger, Riding across Lonesome Plains, Somehow I lost my way On a strange Anniversary Day, And you were the last to be told, That I'd kinda lost my control, Now I know why you

Sometimes The Fire Richard Clapton

on me Straight to my heart Ooo baby, you're so fine, fine, fine And I'm waiting here with two feet, babe On both sides of the line Friday night, the kids are jumpin' And the feeling's running strong I

Burning Ships Richard Clapton

Clapton I hear the air raid sirens, Howling out so violent, And the churchyard gates are closed, I've seen the rich men smiling, New born babies dying, And I don't know where to go, Machines guns cracking

Prussian Blue Richard Clapton

Clapton Why thank you, yes - I guess I'm doing fine, The chances are I just could lose my mind, 'Cause I'm sure I was with you that icy winter's night, And this picture in my memory, sure seems to fit

BEAUTIFUL THING Eric Clapton

BEAUTIFUL THING by Richard Manuel and Rick Danko I've told you once, now you should know The reason that I'm coming down.

The Ride Out Richard Clapton

Clapton I'm estranged by circumstances Beyond my control, Spent my life, oh so futile Upon my father's road.

Strange Days In Chippendale Richard Clapton

Clapton I been shufflin' down the Redfern streets, Backyards without a lawn And the yella haze that's in the air, It seems to grab your lungs.

Out On The Edge Again Richard Clapton

The Countess sits there dressed up In the shadows of her dreams And her eyes are lookin' everywhere But never look at me And I should be the sucker Who waits upon her whims But she flicks her writ so gracefully

Deep Water Richard Clapton

They closed down the doors of the Trocadero, And I came back looking just like a ghost, The posters are scattered all over the stairs, Nobody reads them so nobody cares, The kids all retired when they