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Broken bottles and broken bones
Broken promises and unpaid loans
Repo man’s knocking at my door
Cos I can’t cover what I owe no more
Had some money from my job goin down
Word got round across my town
A deal came up – put the money up front
The risks were low so I took a punt
You think I’d learned from the age I’m at
That you can’t pull a rabbit from a magic hat
A suit and a smile and a firm handshake
Made me think that the deal was straight
‘ Should have known when it looks that real
That there’s gotta be something behind the deal
You think I’d know from the life I led
That it’s no good being a sucker in a world that’s full of bad
I tell you know, for what it’s worth
I should have steered a real wide berth
So I got no money to pay the rent
Nothing to give to the guys they’ve sent
Tell you people don’t do as I’ve done
If a deal’s that good you gotta look for the con
You think I’d learned from the age I’m at
That you can’t pull a rabbit from a magic hat
Broken Bottle and broken bones
Broken promises and unpaid loans
Repo man’s knocking at my door
Cos I can’t cover what I owe no more
You think I’d learned from the age I’m at
That you can’t pull a rabbit from a magic hat
You think I’d know from the life I led
That it’s no good being a sucker in a world that’s full of bad
If I see him in a downtown drinker
Gonna grab him by the throat and put him through the nearest window
You got that?
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Hold On
05:15
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It’s been a long time coming
Been a long time waiting
Don’t run away
Hear what I say
Hold on
Hold on
I know it’s hard to let me in
‘Cause the past is in your head
But it’s so easy to fally in love
Like Buddy said
Hold On
Let’s Hold on
You’ve come a long long way
Learned to settle for the pain
Don’t want to risk your heart
Falling again
Hold on
Hold on
We can meet down at The Rendezvous
Watch the waves rolling in
See the clouds racing ‘cross the sky
Won’t wait a day, won’t wait a week. Won’t wait a year
I’ll wait ‘til the day I die
Oh darling darling darling darling darling
Take my hand
Come walk with me
Bare foot across the sand
As the waves crash on the beach
Hold on
Hold on
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If you’re gonna get up there
For god’s sake earn it, show you care
Too many people on the rounds
They put it up don’t get it down
Too much smells of cabaret
Don’t think that it should work that way
Can’t you draw a little sweat
And get your shirt a little wet?
Les Pauls, ‘Casters set on stun
Boutique rigs – a sold out run
Same old structures, same old poses
Next big thing, a brand new Moses
I need tru by pass, high class leads
To get the kind of sound I need
A one off amp, hand made in heaven
Can’t use just anything I’m given
Hey now I’m doing pretty good
Selling albums treading wood
Imagine all the folks who’d see
Me with your gear – want some for free
The sweat should pour down from the walls
The music mixing with the calls
Forget about what you can get
And get your shirt a little wet
If you’re gonna get up there
For god’s sake earn it, show you care
Too many people on the rounds
They put it up don’t get it down
Too much smells of cabaret
Don’t think that it should work that way
Can’t you draw a little sweat
And get your shirt a little wet?
Too much smells of cabaret
Don’t think that it should work that way
Can’t you draw a little sweat
And get yourself a little wet?
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I’ve travelled the world, played in every town
When you’re up you’re up, when you’re down you’re down
Bleeding fingers and rusted strings
A bottle of booze and broken wings
One thing people, I tell you it’s true
The blues ain’t gonna feed you like your mama used to do
The places you play, the money you make
The shadows you chase for your next big break
There’s a thousand places I’d rather be
I’d rather be anywhere else today
Come on people, I’ll tell you the truth
The blues ain’t gonna feed you like your mama used to do
The wheels and the deals and the guys on the take
The time on the road and the smiles that are fake
The money you soend on the road and your bed
And next to nothing to get yourself fed
Come on people, I tell you it’s true
The blues ain’t gonna feed you like your mama used to do
Got the blues in my heart, got the blues in my soul
Been playing the blues before I could crawl
Bleeding fingers and rusted strings
A bottle of booze and those broken wings
One thing people, I tell you it’s true
The blues ain’t gonna feed you like your mama used to do
Come on people, I’ll tell you the truth
The blues ain’t gonna feed you like your mama used to do
Woah!
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Save Me
04:55
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Gonna leave this town behind
Gonna head out to the coast
Sit down by The Rendezvous
Chasing ghosts
Save me
Take me back where I should be
Save me
I can’t do it by myself
I’ll watch the sun go down
I’ll walk back up the steps
Catch the breeze up on the top
‘Cause that’s where we met
Save me
Take me back where I should be
Save me
I can’t do it by myself
I’m gonna head back to the ruins
They’re dark against the sky
Slip into The Surf Café
Drink the time by
Save me
Take me back where I should be
Save me
I can’t do it by myself
Head back on the train
Jump out at The Central
Head ‘round to the Bridge Hotel
One more drink won’t hurt me – I already fell.
Save me
Take me back where I should be
Save me
I can’t do it by myself
Save me
Take me back where I should be
Save me
I can’t do it by myself
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God Bless
03:55
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It was a cool time long ago
We thought of places we could go
We needed space to live and breathe
New lands to find and cut and reave
God bless America
God bless The Empire
God bless the way the British sorted out Australia
God bless The Raj
God bless Hong Kong
It don’t matter that they never did no wrong
Hell we did it on our doorstep
Pushed the Emerald Isle to ruin
Snagged the thistle, barred the crofters
Stopped them doing what they were doin
God bless America
God bless The Empire
God bless the way the British sorted out Australia
God bless The Raj
God bless Hong Kong
It don’t matter that they never did no wrong
Now they’ve got a voice to hear
No longer sitting in the rear
Let’s hope they catch us in their vice
Westminster ain’t that nice
God bless America
God bless The Empire
God bless the way the British sorted out Australia
God bless The Raj
God bless Hong Kong
It don’t matter that they never did no wrong
You know what I’m talking about
God bless America
God bless The Empire
God bless the way the British sorted out Australia
God bless The Raj
God bless Hong Kong
It don’t matter that they never did no wrong
Native American’s on welfare
Aborigines froze out
But the east is growing stronger
‘Cause they pushed us jokers out
We don’t like it not on top
When control has dwindled down
But where we got the power in our hands
We push the sacred crown
God bless America
God bless The Empire
God bless the way the British sorted out Australia
God bless The Raj
God bless Hong Kong
It don’t matter that they never did no wrong
God bless America
God bless The Empire
God bless the way the British sorted out Australia
God bless The Raj
God bless Hong Kong
It don’t matter that they never did no wrong
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Bad Bob Bates Blaydon, UK
Tyneside (UK) based solo/duo/band performer - a mix of foot stompin' solo workouts and band pieces, ranging from full on dirty blues to Americana ballads that’ll have you crying in your beer. BBB also plays in The Bates Motel, The Bandits, Ma Kelly's Boys and West Brook & Swamp Tea. ... more
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