Oracabessa Moonshine

Oracabessa moonshineIs washing over meThe Jacaranda treeAnd bathing in the seaOracabessa sun upWill chase the night awayAcross the Lada bayAnd back to yesterday A warm Blue Mountain raincloud, welcomed by the landMade the morning cooler, left a rainbow in the sandSweet Hibiscus lingers in my own backyardWith a million different […]


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Guns In The Ghetto

Daddy don’t go out tonightJust stay home till morning lightMe and mamma don’t feel rightPlease hold us tight Daddy why did you go to workWhen you know just how much we love you soPlease come back tomorrow Chorus They’re giving out guns in the ghettoThey’re saying they will set you […]


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I Really Can't Say

Chorus I really can’t sayHow I feel right nowI would if I couldBut I don’t know howJust give me some timeAnd I’ll come aroundI’ll pick myself upI’ll dust myself down Verse One Let’s leave it at thatI don’t want to fightDon’t say anything that you may regretIn fact, it’s the […]


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I've Been Missing You

It’s not because I’ve just been caughtIt’s not as if I planned thisI didn’t give a single thoughtOne big misunderstandingI see how things look from your sideI see how you’re hurtingThe reason that I didn’t hideOne big misunderstanding So I blew it again just like I always doIt’s too late […]


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I Love It When You Smile

Chorus I love it when you smileWhen you’re with me honeyIt happens all the whileHow it kills me when you cryAnd you know my heartThat’s no word of a lie Verse One Everyday you show me something new about youHonestly I could never live without youLook at me here’s a […]


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Always There

I’m running awayI’ve got to get homeI’m lost in a crowdBut I’m still on my ownI’m looking aheadSo I’m staying behindI’m not being cruelI’m just being kind I close my eyesIt’s no surpriseI’m always thereCan’t count the timesI’ve tried to hideAnd found nowhere I’m trying to lay lowBut I keep […]


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Tell Me Is It True

Tenderly she smilesForgiving my mistakesGetting her to love meWas my biggest breakEvery place I go, she’s inside of meGiving up her love unconditionally She shines the sunShe pours the rainShe touches me in places that I can’t explainShe’s got a powerful hold on meThe kind of hold from which I’d […]


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Friendly Fire

We were partners in crimeSpending our days, serving our timeIn the usual wayWe went behind the linesTo even the scoreI won the battle but you won the war I used to be a gun for hireThen I was killed by friendly fireI used to be a real high flyerThen I […]


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Lisa

I admire you from afarYou’ve changed the way I seeI used to think that IShould make you be like meBut after this short timeWatching what you doI realise that I Should strive to be like you Whenever I am near youI tread so awkwardlyAfraid someone may steal youI guard you […]


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Hurry Come Up

Chorus Hey, you, hurry come upSee how fast you come downYou run up your mouthYou run out of luckYou’re running out of town Verse One Hurry come up now you’re all aloneYou had to kick dirt on your stepping stoneYou lost your way across the landFoundations crumble built on shifting […]


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