And It Shook Me Graham Parker

And it shook me, it shook me up, it shook me up, yeah I remember the way you looked when we first met There are some things in this world you can't forget You were standing underneath the light I lost

Ten Girls Ago Graham Parker

Buster turned round to me And said hey kid you 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

Mr. Tender Graham Parker

Mr tender is something I'm not I pulled too tight when we tied the knot Surrender is something I can't, I can't let go and I rave and I rant But I resolve to solve this problem and be the one you need

Don't Get Excited Graham Parker

There is always some advantage to be wielded and brought to bear It's a lonely occupation keeping others out of your hair Fingers on all the switches talk in whispers talking soft You know all my favourite

I’m Into Something Good Graham Parker

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 I hoped she would she danced with me like I hoped she would Somethin' tells me I'm into

Wrapping Paper Graham Parker

I've broken your glass, called someone a dirty name Made a nuisance of myself in front of friends I've dug my own grave, please don't let me lie in it Instead let's bury everything that caused us pain

Wrapping Paper (Alternate Take) Graham Parker

I've broken your glass, called someone a dirty name Made a nuisance of myself in front of friends I've dug my own grave, please don't let me lie in it Instead let's bury everything that caused us pain

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

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

Soultime Graham Parker

When I was a boy I never felt The weight I'm feeling I had a crowd around me And that was that I'd get on the bus and go to the Ata every weekend And feel the ultraviolet show the fluff up on my collar

A Brand New Book Graham Parker

tragedy I pulled it by chance from a second hand bin But it could've been written just for me Because the words came out Not twist and shout Cause that's not what a grown man writes about That chapter's

Release Me Graham Parker

Na na nah I can still feel your teethmarks in my neck your footprints on my 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

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

When I Was King Graham Parker

made out of china When I was king I had already abdicated Already melted my crown down to sell as scrap But they'd run the first run of stamps People had cashed in their post office savings To buy some and

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

The Sun Is Gonna Shine Again Graham Parker

Someday we will cross a bridge, someday we will see That I can lean on you and you can put your weight on me And every man will get a chance to be what a man wants to be And every woman will look at her

White Honey Graham Parker

it from the candy man C F C F C F C F White honey yeah any time I think I can.

Oasis Graham Parker

I am a lucky man that's what I think I might come close to the edge but I never sink And I notice that vulnerable look in your eyes tonight And in the desert that passes for my heart, Sweet rain is falling

Love Is A Burning Question Graham Parker

We work through the rituals and cover our poisonous tracks Making good use of weaknesses, horoscopes, rumors and facts Inspired by the needles and pins and the pains in the heart With no control over the

Passion Is No Ordinary Word Graham Parker

It worked much better in a fantasy Imagination's one thing that comes easy to me Cause this is nothing else if not unreal When I pretend to touch you, you pretend to feel CHORUS Passion is no ordinary

Protection Graham Parker

everybody tells me don't be scared act as if you never cared So I wear a blank expression to conceal my real impression Turn off all the information radios just pick up that station REPEAT CHORUS Then

Local Girls Graham Parker

Sit by my window and look outside, wonder why the sun don't shine on me What's wrong with you, you stupid child, don't you think that I'm the one you're waiting to see?

OK Hieronymus Graham Parker

ties up the house, with the kids inside; They just want to curl right up and die Them and us are only passing by Hey Hieronymous I know where your garden grows I know where your bloody roses bloom Hey

Too Many Knots To Untangle Graham Parker

I don't understand telepathy, but I am thinking of you I am going to get my feelings across the gulf that divides me and you Cos when the doors get locked and the windows are shuttered The oaths get broken

You Got The World (Right Where You Want It) Graham Parker

As you wash your hair and bathe in Perrier As you hit the bank machine at night Drinking money for tomorrow's flight As you count your loss or bet on a black horse Sit behind the wheel of a black Porsche

Just Like Joe Meek's Blues Graham Parker

My head was swimming in a Bangkok joint You got paint on your coat like an arrow point I followed where it led as if pulled by a bow Fired into the night deep and slow to where I'll never know The hotel

Weeping Statues Graham Parker

Weeping statues, Elvis sightings Visitations, man struck by lightning Everyday someone gets a sign It rips apart the fabric of their daily lives Is it fear of flying That keeps us rooted to the ground

Here It Comes Again Graham Parker

make him pick up the check Well, here it comes here it comes, here it Here, here, here it comes again twice While you were sleeping the neighbors crept in Saw you were naked and called it a sin The next

New York Shuffle Graham Parker

Manhattan baby with a sing song voice G D she got her place in the human zoo D A I went 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

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

Strong Winds Graham Parker

strong winds are blowing through her hair I reach out to touch it but it's not there Strong winds are beating at her door Even with it locked they come back stronger than before And when she takes a walk

Museum Of Stupidity Graham Parker

One day there'll be a museum of stupidity Where we can hang ourselves and throw away the key Along with the attitudes of the pmrc And this bullshit drug war full of hypocrisy The banning of 2 live crew

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

Little Miss Understanding Graham Parker

You're little miss understanding yeah You're little miss understanding yeah You're little miss understanding yeah You're little miss understanding yeah I know I got a kink somewhere A chip on the shoulder and

Cupid Graham Parker

Cupid draw back your bow And let your arrow flow Straight to my lover's heart for me Nobody else but me hey hey hey Cupid please hear my cry And let your arrow fly Straight to my lover's heart for me Listen

Lady Doctor Graham Parker

G C G C I've got a lady doctor She cure da pain for free G C Bb F G I've got a lady doctor Oh there ain't nothing wrong with me.

There’s A Ghost In My House Graham Parker

There's a ghost in my house The ghost of your memories The ghost of the love you took from me Well, our love used to be Only shadows from the past I see Time can't seem to erase The vision of your smiling

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

Over The Border (To America) Graham Parker

A man smokes and a dog stretches A woman works and a kid kvetches I'm ridin' on a road that stretches Over the border to America Over the border to America I got nothin' but lonesome time A backyard and

Platinum Blonde Graham Parker

Stuff comes down from the golden triangle On ferries from Denmark to Helsingborg The band strikes up but they're out of time On synthesiser and washboard Wooden tulips grow by the roadside Made in a factory

Platinum Blonde (BBC Session) Graham Parker

Stuff comes down from the golden triangle On ferries from Denmark to Helsingborg The band strikes up but they're out of time On synthesiser and washboard Wooden tulips grow by the roadside Made in a factory

Yesterday's Cloud Graham Parker

There's a man in my suitcase, a woman in your clothes Skeletons inside us that dance on hot coals Cannibals are outside following our trail All our information comes from junk mail Don't leave it among

Blue Highways Graham Parker

The kid's left home, the kid's got a kid of her own Don't knock that door, don't knock it, nobody's home The mystery sign, turn off and follow it blind The interstate is jammed and crammed with exhaust

Slash And Burn Graham Parker

The world was stripped of beauty baby By the working man He was told it was his duty baby Again and again and again They took the slaves from Africa baby Along with sugar sacks To build the British Empire

Worthy Of Your Love Graham Parker

If I had the slightest clue as to what you are and what's inside you I would know exactly what to do and be worthy of your love If a flower bloomed in the frozen wastes and the moon had a smiling face

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

They Murdered The Clown Graham Parker

The ringmaster looked a bit pasty and down Dying as he was to get out of town The lions and the tigers had gnawed at his feet But the lion tamer's whip hurt much more than their teeth The Giovanni Sisters

She Wants So Many Things Graham Parker

yes her to death With their hands on their mouths to hide their bad breath And she lives in a fortress at the back of a project And she'll let you in soon but not now and not yet And she likes to see

Dancing For Money Graham Parker

out Sometimes they say love is invincible I wouldn't go as far as to say that One thing I know one thing is certain honey We're not dancing for money ooh ooh When I ask you for a buck you don't call me

Short Memories Graham Parker

They took their kids in their teenage years Fitted them out with combat gear Filled their hearts with mortal fear and sent them away Some came home their pants in creases Some came home in bits and pieces