Just Like Joe Meek's Blues Graham Parker

was dark as we made our arrival Waiting breathlessly for the Joe Meek revival But it didn't stand any chance of survival You know Joe had an American rival Poor old Joe, poor old Joe It takes a leap of

Hotel Chambermaid Graham Parker

VERSE When the world is dead I'm going to make the bed with that hotel chambermaid She'll bring the coffee in the morning with a smile She don't ask me where I come from I crept in and I soon be done I just

Just Like Hermann Hesse Graham Parker

mask that night and bared my teeth in your face You saw something else living under my skin the wolf with no thought of disgrace I know I know some things you must never confess I drop to the ground like

I'm Just Your Man Graham Parker

I'm not a page in history not something that bold I'm not the greatest mystery that was ever told I may not be who you wanna spend a whole life with alone I'm not that fascinating with features carved like

Platinum Blonde Graham Parker

like the passenger's imitation Then it hits you she was just the dregs All you wanna do now is break her legs Kick that brunette into a pond Replace her with a Platinum blonde Platinum blonde Platinum

Platinum Blonde (BBC Session) Graham Parker

like the passenger's imitation Then it hits you she was just the dregs All you wanna do now is break her legs Kick that brunette into a pond Replace her with a Platinum blonde Platinum blonde Platinum

The Girl Isn't Ready Graham Parker

The girl isn't ready, the girl isn't ready The girl isn't ready, is what her mother says We just put her toys away, it seems like yesterday She has seen something better through the window She will reach

When I Was King Graham Parker

When I was King I was not really the man I am now I was like anyone sitting on a throne made out of china When I was king I had already abdicated Already melted my crown down to sell as scrap But they'd

Too Many Knots To Untangle Graham Parker

you Cos when the doors get locked and the windows are shuttered The oaths get broken and the curses are muttered And every emotion's confused and cluttered There's nothing to stop us from burning out, just

Long Stem Rose Graham Parker

My long stem rose won't sit on the mantelpiece She's not disposed to being one of a dozen she's A living thing that's bound to get tired She won't be content just being admired funny that's the way it

Long Stem Rose (BBC Session) Graham Parker

My long stem rose won't sit on the mantelpiece She's not disposed to being one of a dozen she's A living thing that's bound to get tired She won't be content just being admired funny that's the way it

Back In Time Graham Parker

gardens that had trees and stolen apples Now have small businesses flourishing in cinder blocks Then they will call your name and hand you a gold watch Then they will call your name but it doesn't sound like

Wrapping Paper Graham Parker

it Instead let's bury everything that caused us pain Speak to me now, speak to me, darling You're not a princess, I'm not prince charming Speak with your tongue, use body language And pull your skin like

Wrapping Paper (Alternate Take) Graham Parker

it Instead let's bury everything that caused us pain Speak to me now, speak to me, darling You're not a princess, I'm not prince charming Speak with your tongue, use body language And pull your skin like

Children And Dogs Graham Parker

She said she just wanted a friend And then she'd be good Something to play with now again And give lots of food We've got a yard that's big enough She says he's like a dream But they've got us running

Burning On A Higher Flame Graham Parker

The night falls dark around me, and the dogs bark out a curse A bad dreams twist inside me and I scream for a doctor or a nurse But I'm just dyin' for morning, watch the sun rise like a pearl Just to feel

Dancing For Money Graham Parker

When I ask you for a buck you don't call me deer When I try to push my luck you don't twist my ear Sometimes when I'm blind drunk I see it all But I can't do anything about it I fall on my face and jerk like

Silly Thing Graham Parker

A E You want me be someone better A E I just wanna monkey 'round yeah A E You want me to write you a letter A E A E But the words just won't come the right way A E B My pen won't listen to a thing that

I’m Into Something Good Graham Parker

neighbourhood, whoa yeah Somethin' tells me I'm into something good Somethin' tells me I'm into somethin' She's the kind of girl who's not too shy And I can tell I'm her kind of guy She danced close to me like

Soul Shoes Graham Parker

BRIDGE C G Yeah I feel like I've been a-living to die C G D But when that rhythm play I don't know how to cry.

Short Memories Graham Parker

president made a lot of speeches and went fishing for the day Cause they have short memories, they forget it all so quickly They have short memories, now it's gone They have short memories, it disappears just

Saturday Nite Is Dead Graham Parker

A Bm A D Everybody just looks ugly now information don't compute A Bm I draw a blank every time I think E A the football crowd is going to give me a boot CHORUS D A E And Saturday night is dead Saturday

Big Man On Paper Graham Parker

into town And go to the Hudson Valley Mall And look at the youth in their White snake T shirts They're wearing a poor man's version of the haircut Man they might as well be from another universe I'd like

Discovering Japan Graham Parker

that's midnight to you, Midnight to you Midight to you I dreamed headlong collisions in jet lag panavisions I shouted sayonara it didn't mean goodbye But lovers turn to posers show up in film exposures Just

She Wants So Many Things Graham Parker

She wants so many things you can't give to her She wants so many things you don't have much She wants so many things you can't deliver to her She wants so many things all at once Like a brick wall that'll

Protection Graham Parker

infected waiting to be collected Am C D I must get out at any price before the feeling gets too nice CHORUS Em C G D Just

Passion Is No Ordinary Word Graham Parker

this is nothing else if not unreal When I pretend to touch you, you pretend to feel CHORUS Passion is no ordinary word, Passion is no ordinary word Passion is no ordinary word, Ain't manufactured or just

Little Miss Understanding Graham Parker

Understanding Understanding When I get mad I'm really a drag, tear down walls start losing my rag Like a bunch of cats tied up in a bag, how come I make your tail wag You're little miss understanding yeah

Ten Girls Ago Graham Parker

must be joking You got an attitude You think you're funny but you're choking hey hey Back every word that comes out of your mouth Ten girls ago You thought you had something to laugh about But it was just

Waiting For The Ufo'S Graham Parker

their life now they are obsolete We're dying to be invaded and put the blame on something concrete Waiting for the UFOs Waiting for the UFOs We are waiting for the UFOs We know that they're there We're just

Release Me Graham Parker

back And the gris gris you sprinkled in my bed is starting to make me crack I can still hear your twang ringing in my ears, your perfume I still smell You bought it way down below the mason dixon line Like

I Was Wrong Graham Parker

I dreamed I was someone special In another life They gave me my fifteen minutes Then they pulled the knife It was just another deal It was just another reel On a tape that keeps on turning In the dark

Lady Doctor Graham Parker

REPEAT CHORUS Well all the cats said go see her it's only just down the road You go in with pneumonia come out with just a heavy cold She won't give you no jargon no medical how-do-you-do Well just get

Don't Get Excited Graham Parker

talk in whispers talking soft You know all my favourite bitches you know what gets me off But try to reach a vital part of me My interest level's dropping rapidly It's all excuses baby all a stall I just

Daddy's A Postman Graham Parker

We wake up every morning Rush downstairs to the car Jump inside it with mummy Her eyes are shining like stars The sun's like something that God sent The air's as fresh as our clothes We're going to the

Black Honey Graham Parker

This used to be capo at 2 but since I can't find my capo just now, I've put it in open chords. Intro G D F

Don't Let It Break You Down Graham Parker

Now don't get bent out of shape Don't start tearing out your hair One a sweet little angel That stuff's nowhere When the bombs go off on Oxford Street And the kids beat up old people It's just a soundtrack

There’s A Ghost In My House Graham Parker

found someone new I can't get over you There's a ghost in my house I can't hide ghost in my house From the ghost of your love that's inside ghost in my house It keeps on haunting me ghost in my house Just

A Brand New Book Graham Parker

man who lived with his wife With the usual kids in his hair There was happiness a lot of weirdness And a sprinkle of tragedy I pulled it by chance from a second hand bin But it could've been written just

OK Hieronymus Graham Parker

rejects all of the unpretty faces, sticks them full of knives I take a shot at birds flying south, he takes the gun barrel into his mouth She takes a rope and ties up the house, with the kids inside; They just

My Love's Strong Graham Parker

When the world's asleep And there's no one in your arms Raindrops hit the window Like distant alarms You don't have to worry Hey girl don't you cry My love beats adversity baby Eats it alive And I got

Love Is A Burning Question Graham Parker

facts Inspired by the needles and pins and the pains in the heart With no control over the chemistry that brings us then tears us apart Now we're as hard, as hard as nails Laugh at the butterfly that's just

That's Where She Ends Up Graham Parker

It's not right the way that you deal with her She's not something you handle like cash To be undressed like Sunday's leftovers To be picked on Monday And Tuesday in the trash That's where she ends up It's

New York Shuffle Graham Parker

to living on the boulevard G A now that the revolution's due G A She said I've been around from town to town G A and I learned to love and hate G A But time don't change not a unique game, G A D they just

Soultime Graham Parker

the ultraviolet show the fluff up on my collar Yeah They'd play Otis Redding Sam and Dave and Wilson Pickett Prince Buster The Skatelites and the Bees Would be buzzing their horns The boys would dance like

The Sun Is Gonna Shine Again Graham Parker

again We'll make it around that bend I'll walk one more mile with you Cos you're my friend The sun is gonna shine again Someday we will ride a train that only seats one class To a destination that feels like

Green Monkeys Graham Parker

In a distant street a distant beat repeats machine gun like In a forest grows a sweet fruit filled with poison In a clear blue sky a plane bursts into flames high above us In an office blind machines blink

You Can't Be Too Strong Graham Parker

Did they tear it out, with talons of steel And give you a shot, so that you wouldn't feel And washed it away, as if it wasn't real It's just a mistake, I won't have to face Don't give it a name, don't

The Heat In Harlem Graham Parker

Harlem The heat in Harlem, yep The heat in Harlem The heat in Harlem and the heat of the soul And when the heat burns your feet, Got to jump to save your skin And when you jump the water pump The water just

Success Graham Parker

The dreams and hopes of men Are powered by addiction And who am I to say that This is an affliction When everybody gets Suckered in and lives their Lives like fiction Writing their own story Of success