Street In The City Pete Townshend

Street in the city. Street in the city on a working day. Street in the city. Street in the city on a working day. There's a man up on that ledge. He's only cleaning windows.

White City Fighting Pete Townshend

The White City, that's a joke of a name It's a black violent place if I remember the game I couldn't wait to get out but I love to go home To remember the White City fighting The White City Fighting, remember

Cat's In The Cupboard Pete Townshend

Cat's in the cupboard You've got to set him free Cat's in the cupboard You've got to set him free Cat's in the cupboard You've got to set him free Rats on the high street You've got to let 'em be Rats

Street In The City Pete Townshend, Ronnie Lane

Street in the city Street in the city on a working day Street in the city Street in the city on a working day There's a man up on that ledge he's only cleaning windows What a shame, who's to blame, for

My Baby Gives It Away Pete Townshend

My baby wakes in the deep of the night She doesn't need it But she says it's all right My baby digs it, just a Rollin' away My baby gives it up every day My baby gives it, she gives it away My baby gives

You Came Back Pete Townshend

Hey little girl, playing in the street Baking as an apple, no shoes on your feet I think I can remember you You look a whole lot better off than you used to do Hey little boy, throw me the ball The kids

I Am Secure Pete Townshend

My room looks out to the wide open spaces My heart is touched by awakening faces I see the panic of people in motion I can stand here, look out on an ocean I am a wall awaiting a catchword I see the city

Exquisitely Bored Pete Townshend

The tissue box is empty No coffee for my cream Dogs howl in the alley Crazy women scream Some kids shout from there pick up truck There stoned on life and beer Fifty radios playing in this street But I'm

Uniforms (Corp D'esprit) Pete Townshend

does this mindless clatter It don't matter where you're from What matters is your uniform Wear your braces 'round your seat Doctor Marten's on your feet Keep your bar net very neat For credibility on street

Outlive The Dinosaur Pete Townshend

I breathe My throat clenches Clutching to exclude A dozen different stenches In Falmouth Bay A blue whale rolls Gonna drown in the swill From city sewer holes Summer's longer Deltas gashed Ancient trees

Brooklyn Kids Pete Townshend

Girl lays on a white sheet, she's deep in a trance While her friends go out and dance She's all alone don't ask me why this kid from Brooklyn cries Boy struts on a main street, he's dressed for effect

Secondhand Love Pete Townshend

love Give your love, and keep blood between brothers Give your love, and keep blood between brothers I don't want your secondhand love I can guess where you've been tonight You've been hanging out on the

Guantanamo Pete Townshend

Down in Guantanamo We still got the ball and chain Down in Guantanamo We still got the ball and chain That pretty piece of Cuba Resolved to cause men pain When you light up in Cuba You won't feel the same

Girl In A Suitcase Pete Townshend

lies And pretty brown blue eyes Little girl in a suitcase Little girl in a suitcase I'll be leaving you behind, oh yeah Girl in the suitcase I took you with me 'round the world Couldn't get used to a

Pure And Easy Pete Townshend

There once was a note pure and easy Playing so free like a breathe rippling by The note is eternal I hear it, it sees me Forever we blend as forever we die I listened and I heard music in a word And words

Long Live Rock Pete Townshend

Down at the Astoria the scene was changing Bingo and rock were pushing out X rating We were the first band to vomit in the bar And find the distance to the stage too far Meanwhile it's getting late at

Time Is Passing Pete Townshend

I'm walking by the sea and the shingle sings for me The crabs are swimming down among the starfish The rocks all clatter down and the seagulls fly around But the whole trip rubs it in that time is passing

Slit Skirts Pete Townshend

right to the blues It's sympathy not tears people need when they're the Front page sad news.

Sheraton Gibson Pete Townshend

I'm sittin' in the Sheraton Gibson playin' my Gibson And boy do I want to go home. I'm sittin' in the Sheraton Gibson playin' my Gibson And boy do I feel all alone. Cleveland, you blow my mind.

Parvardigar Pete Townshend

Imperishable beyond conception by our minds Nothing can devied you ,oh God you are eternal None can see you but with eyes divine You always were, You always are, and always will be You are everywhere, in

The Shout Pete Townshend

Oh, oh Oh, oh I miss you, I miss you I remember lying by your side Up in the eerie waters of paradise 'N then one day you walked out Now I have nothing to do but shout And I want my voice To cut over mountains

Praying The Game Pete Townshend

Sitting in clouds of air Praying no on is there Holding your head to the sky, in there Swinging the smoke around Cross like in Heaven bound Hot line is cut up, because your bills all paid Praying the game

The Sea Refuses No River Pete Townshend

a spring There's no damn thing stops the poem The sea refuses no river And this river is homeward flowing I have seen a trace of strain In other's eyes, not spoken I must admit that I enjoyed their pain

Now And Then Pete Townshend

Now and then you see a soul and you fall in love You can't do a thing about it (repeat 3 times) In you I saw someone that I recognized Had no idea what was in your mind I met your eyes and I was hypnotized

Jools And Jim Pete Townshend

Anyone can have an opinion Anyone can join in and jump Anyone can pay or just stay away Anyone can crash and thump But did you read the stuff that Julie said? Or little Jimmy with his hair died red?

Forever's No Time At All Pete Townshend

And nothing sure is forever When forever's no time at all As I lie amongst the heather bed High above the ocean's roar I seem to hear my name being called Yet who am I waiting for And I love the lover

Keep Me Turning Pete Townshend

River's getting higher No wood for the fire They saw the messiah But I guess I missed him again That brings my score to a hundred and ten The water's getting closer Better ring up the grocer Stack up the

Happy Jack Pete Townshend

Happy Jack wasn't old but he was a man He lived in the sand at the Isle Of Man The kids all would sing, he would take the wrong key So they rode on his head on their furry donkey But they never stopped

Evolution Pete Townshend

Well, once I was a stone, many years ago Into a pool was thrown, many years ago Time went by and the pool ran dry Excavated was I and tempered And beat in the fiery heat By the hand of a man whose name

I Am An Animal Pete Townshend

I was always here in the silence But I was never under your eye Gather up your love in some wiseness For every memory shall always survive And you will see me I am an animal My teeth are sharp and my mouth

Christmas Pete Townshend

Did you ever see the faces of the children They get so excited Waking up on Christmas morning, hours before the winter sun's ignited They believe in dreams and all they mean including heavens generosity

A Little Is Enough Pete Townshend

They say that love often passes in a second And you can never catch it up So I'm hanging on to you as though eternity beckon But it's clear that the match is rough Common sense'd tell me not to try and

Was There Life Pete Townshend

Was there heat before this flame Were there flames before this fire in my heart Was I wrong about it from the start Am I in ecstasy Or next to see That fantasy S'to blame Was there life before this love

Don't Try To Make Me Real Pete Townshend

me of clay, make me of steel But whatever you do don't try and make me real Make me your dream, a secretive deal But don't ever scheme to try and make me real Stop trying to make me real I haven't got the

All Shall Be Well Pete Townshend

HOGARTH You can wake deep in the night And know that out of sight A dangerous passion grows A force you can't oppose VIXEN and HOGARTH In the safety of your bed You dream of a flaming head You know you've

Vicious Interlude Pete Townshend

(Pete) If I see you put that on the wall I'll smack you (little girl in background) I'm not I'm not (Pete) You got a mischief look in your eye

Content Pete Townshend

I am ready to learn and to grow I am alone with the truth I am brave, what is there to fear I am strong, God supports me I am patient, each moment of eternity I am able to help when necessary I am happy

Crashing By Design Pete Townshend

dice would surely save your skin But when you look back you must realize That nothing in your life's divine Everything that's ever befallen you Happened simply 'cause it crossed your mind You're crashing

Let's See Action Pete Townshend

Nothing lasting I try to scream, 'cause nothing dies Nothing is everything Everything is nothing is Please the people, audiences Break the fences, nothing is Let's see action.

Hiding Out Pete Townshend

From my window, I see roads Lead to darkness, leading home In the midnight of a soul's unsleeping I hear the waterfall of women weeping Hear the distant noise of traffic stalling I hear the prostituted

New Life (Reprise) Pete Townshend

single and lonely, living in fear What we want is a brand new year While this year is still young enough for laughter We must insist that no tears follow after Resolve to be strong And right the wrong

And I Moved Pete Townshend

And I moved As I saw him looking In through my window His eyes were silent lies And I moved And I saw him standing In the doorway His figure merely filled the space And I moved But I moved toward him And

Football Fugue Pete Townshend

You What I'm talking to you, you're wearing the wrong colored scarf So what Well, you're playing your tune to the Torrence of the enemy Hauf Hey you What I'm talking to you, concentrate on the game What

Keep On Working Pete Townshend

I was digging in the yard today When a letter came from Southampton way Keep on working Keep on working I must admit I was a bit in the red But if you never have pleasure then you could be dead Keep on

Over The Top Pete Townshend

Over the top we go Yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah, yeah Over the top we go Yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah, yeah No idea where my life began But I am a fearless iron man I am a fearless iron man I am a fearless iron

A Friend Is A Friend Pete Townshend

When eyes meet in silence, a pact can be made A life-long alliance that won't be betrayed Won't be betrayed Be friendly, befriend me now Be friendly A friend is a friend, nothing can change that Arguments

Let My Love Open The Door Pete Townshend

When people keep repeating That you'll never fall in love When everybody keeps retreating But you can't seem to get enough Let my love open the door Let my love open the door Let my love open the

Face Dances (Pt. 2) Pete Townshend

I watch you sit and twitching with a match between your teeth You seem to have a knack of moving it It's in time to the beat Face dances tonight fate chances moonlight Face dances tonight fate chances

Misunderstood Pete Townshend

Just want to be misunderstood want to be feared in my neighborhood Just want to be a moody man Say things that nobody can understand I want to be obscure and oblique Inscrutable and vague So hard to pin

Pinball Wizard Pete Townshend

Ever since I was a young boy I've played the silver ball From Soho down to Brighton I must've played them all But I never seen anything like him In any amusement hall That deaf, dumb and blind kid Sure