Love Is Strong Richard Clapton

rhyme or reason, it's all just a state of mind Then when the pressure's on You dull your senses and drink yourself blind There's only so much you can take Before you're drowning in heartache I need your love

Sometimes The Fire Richard Clapton

this magic 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

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.

Wild Child Richard Clapton

Lord above, Who is this child That's flown into my dreams?

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

Hiding From The Light Richard Clapton

Angel got her wings all caught up in the wire She came down here to comfort me But I was out with the night flier Now don't you try to shelter me If you can't help yourself You need a cure and love alone

Suit Yourself Richard Clapton

just suit yourself All the broadside dancers stayed up till way past dawn Jiving in the alleyway with their costume make up on But Rita hold my picture closely to your breast Don't you know that only love

Steppin' Across The Line Richard Clapton

Steppin' across the line, I ain't seen you look so good before Hoping your bright blue eyes, shine a light, shine on me once more All that I've been trying to say, is I ain't standing in your way But I'd

That Moon Richard Clapton

The moon hangs heavy in the sky tonight It's sad reflection shining in my eye The weight of the world, keeps dragging me down My feet's so heavy upon the ground That moon is making me crazy Full moon is

What Does It Take To Get Lucky Richard Clapton

In a big abyss So many times Got a knife in the back That's how it goes On the wrong side of the tracks What does it take to get lucky When you've been living on the edge The price we pay to get happy Is

Distant Thunder Richard Clapton

You hear a lot of talk about Dignity and finding sanity These words have such a hollow sound But be free be free with me These are the days we have been waiting for so long But now is the time to set things

Trust Somebody Richard Clapton

Clapton Life in the city is a cul-de-sac Everybody wears a two faced mask Trade virtues in a thin disguise That's why they can't look you in the eye Making money is a means to an end But all that money

The Universal Richard Clapton

radio With a very, very shaky hand Hear me singing shooby doo wop shooby doo wah Oh my life feels so empty now Living here in this bourgeois town The TV news and their dumbassed views All I think of is

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,

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

Wintertime In Amsterdam Richard Clapton

Amsterdam Coming into the airport lights Playing tricks with my crazy mind Don't know where I'm going to Coming down from this endless flight Flying across the North Sea Flying to Amsterdam The whole world is

Amsterdam Richard Clapton

Clapton Flying – across the North Sea, Flying – to Amsterdam Coming into the airport lights, Playing tricks with my crazy mind, Don't know where I'm going to, Coming down from this endless flight; Flying

Girls On The Avenue Richard Clapton

they're trying to get you in, Strolling by with their rosebud smiles, They're all dressed up to kill, lean on the windowsill, Looking your way with eyes of fire; But don't you slip don't you slip In love

High Society Richard Clapton

Clapton Oo - wee! ain't life grand?

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

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?

Goodbye Tiger (Remastered 2009) Richard Clapton

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 my ears The face I used to hide behind, is

Liberty Bell Richard Clapton

that Liberty bell There's a world where we belong The city bus it keeps you waiting Waiting till the end of the line You're stranded at the very last station Got to fight to keep the fire alive The wind is

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

I Am An Island Richard Clapton

fly, reach up and touch the sky Up and down with the party clowns Ballroom dancing in sequined gowns I get so confused searching for you babe How come you keep walking off that way Little darling this is

Diamond Mine Richard Clapton

changes Innocence got complicated I'm a prisoner of my dreams And this tangled web I've weaved Lost my way in the city lights Now I try too hard to make up the time The journey doesn't end here And the end is

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

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

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

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 By these ideas in my mind I got a thorn in my saddle Now if love

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.

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.

Walk On Water Richard Clapton

locked the picture right away Sometimes I know I think too much I think so much, I just lose touch With whatever's going down today But I have seen so many of you Walking on the water And I know where it is

Burn Down Your Bridges Richard Clapton

bridges While you still got the time Burn, burn down your bridges Look ahead, not behind Mother ocean comfort me I come here as a fugitive I'm tired of all society's lies I'm searching for the joy there is

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

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.

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

Capricorn Dancer Richard Clapton

and eased my worried mi-ind Capricorn dancer I'm ridin' to shelter Show me a si-ign Lead me on to the tropical zo-one Diamonds scattered out to sea The sun keeps laughin' down on me This crazy horse is

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

The Best Years Of Our Lives Richard Clapton

waste time, these are the best years of our lives They say the circle turns around, there'll be better days And I don't mind waiting I wish time had stopped ten years ago But I'm learning slowly, life is

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

Ace Of Hearts Richard Clapton

Go ahead babe, you're the dealer,I only know what I seeI don't know what kinda tricks you're playingBut you've got a few tricks up your sleeveI've seen every face printed on my cardsBut I've seen y...

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

Deep Water Richard Clapton

We used to go down to the beach at night,Fireflies dancing in the promenade lights,Oh those rock 'n roll bands used to really swing,And I'd do the foxtrot with sweet Christine,She'd speak to me wit...

Out On The Edge Again Richard Clapton

The Countess sits there dressed upIn the shadows of her dreamsAnd her eyes are lookin' everywhereBut never look at meAnd I should be the suckerWho waits upon her whimsBut she flicks her writ so gra...

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

Solidarity Richard Clapton

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

Feelin' Alright Tonight Richard Clapton

Clapton Steppin' out in the modern world, The Twilight Club and the candy girls, Hold on tight, honey it's alright, We're gonna fly through the canyons tonight, Watching the view from the Regal Room, The

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

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.