Keep Your Distance Richard Thompson

If I cross your path again, Who knows where, Who knows when On some morning without number, On some highway without end Don't grasp my hand and say "Fate has brought you here today" Oh fate is only

Two-Faced Love Richard Thompson

Two-faced love will make me doubt my mind Two-faced love will keep me paralyzed Two-faced love, I pace the room at night Why can't I get you off my mind?

How I Wanted To Richard Thompson

never say the words That would make amends Oh, how I wanted to, oh, how I wanted to To say I loved you, to say I loved you Oh, how I wanted to From my blue room did you creep A love too rare to keep

Shoot Out The Lights Richard Thompson

Shoot out the lights Keep the blind down on the window Ah, keep the pain on the inside Just watching the dark.

She Twists The Knife Again Richard Thompson

I keep my nose clean, I keep my speech plain I keep my promises, she twists the knife again I shut my memory, I close my eyes and then She takes another bite, she twists the knife again She never leaves

Walking The Long Miles Home Richard Thompson

Oh, the last bus has gone Or maybe I'm wrong, it just doesn't exist And the words that flew between me and you I must be crossed off your list So I'm walking the long miles home I don't mind losing you

Fully Qualified To Be Your Man Richard Thompson

I don't want to be your friend anymore You've got fifty friends knocking at your door Life is short, so please understand I'm fully qualified to be your man You know zoology is up my street And your anatomy

Bathsheba Smiles Richard Thompson

Do you raise your face to kiss angels? Do you float on air to hear oracles?

King Of Bohemia Richard Thompson

Let me rock you in my arms I'll hold you safe and small A refugee from the Seraphim In your rich girl rags and all Did your dreams die young? Were they too hard won? Did you reach too high and fall?

I Can't Wake Up To Save My Life Richard Thompson

But you seem too happy to see me somehow Then the sky falls in on my head Your nails grow long, your eyes turn red You say, forever dear and a day You promise you're never going to go away And my feet

Hope You Like The New Me Richard Thompson

I stole your style, hope you don't mind I must try to be all I can be It suits me more than it ever suited you Hope you like the new me And I stole your laugh so bright and breezy It stops parties in mid-air

Turning Of The Tide Richard Thompson

Like I'm holding you tonight Too many nights, staying up late Too much powder and too much paint No, you can't hide from the turning of the tide Did they run their fingers Up and down your shabby

Easy There, Steady Now Richard Thompson

there, steady now She didn't have the decency to sweep away what's left of me I don't have the presence of mind to walk along on a straight line Easy there, steady now, easy there, steady now I call your

Cold Kisses Richard Thompson

Here I am in your room going through your stuff Said you'd be gone five minutes, that's time enough Here in your drawer there's lacy things Old credit cards and beads and bangles and rings But I think

Hand of Kindness Richard Thompson

Well I wove the rope and I picked the spot Well I struck out my neck and I tightened the knot O stranger, stranger, I'm near out of time You stretch out your hand, I stretched out mine O maybe just the

Dry My Tears And Move On Richard Thompson

my tears and move on If you don't need me there's someone else who needs me out there She's kind and tender and one day I'll find her I swear So set me free while I've still got time Don't try to hide your

Two Left Feet Richard Thompson

feet, two left feet How can you dance with two left feet I love you honey, you're so sweet Just get rid of them two left feet You got no style, you got no beat All you've got is them two left feet Well, your

Sibella Richard Thompson

the deck to see what's coming Mary Antoinette she smiled that way Easy to smile when the luck is running Like a myth you rode in from the west From the go you had my button pressed Did the tea-time of your

Devonside Richard Thompson

in her eyes By Devonside his love was drifting He looked for comfort otherwise And there never was a rope or chain about him Ah, she held him with the shiver in her eyes Ah, she said, my John, I'll be your

A Heart Needs A Home Richard Thompson

you I'm never going to run away I'm never going to run away I came to you when No one could hear me I'm sick and weary Of being alone Empty streets and Hungry faces The world's no place when You're on your

Crawl Back Under My Stone Richard Thompson

This time you hurt me You really did it this time you did Did you count your fingers after shaking my hand God forbid Riff raff crawling from the slums Right there in front of all your chums I swear by

I Misunderstood Richard Thompson

She said "Darling I'm in love with your mind. The way you care for me, it's so kind. Love to see you again, I wish I had more time".

Wrong Heartbeat Richard Thompson

you're listening to the wrong heartbeat My love is strong Oh you're listening to the wrong heartbeat Oh listening to the wrong heartbeat Oh listening to the wrong heartbeat My love is strong Don't throw your

1952 Vincent Black Lightning Richard Thompson

Says James, to Red Molly, "Here's a ring for your right hand. But I'll tell you in earnest I'm a dangerous man; For I've fought with the law since I was seventeen.

Hokey Pokey Richard & Linda Thompson

Little boy running and the little girl too Got the money tucked up in their hands Over the wall and down into the street Give your money to the hollering man Give your money to the hollering man Everybody

Waltzings For Dreamers Richard Thompson

Oh play me a blue song And fade down the lightI'm sad as a proud man can be sad tonightJust let me dream on, Oh just let me swayWhile the sweet violins And the saxophones playAnd Miss, you don't kn...

I Feel So Good Richard Thompson

I feel so good I'm going to Break somebody's heart tonightI feel so good I'm going to Take someone apart tonightThey put me in jail for my deviant waysTwo years seven months and sixteen daysNow I'm...

Beeswing Richard Thompson

I was nineteen when I came to townThey called it the Summer of LoveThey were burning babies, burning flagsThe hawks against the dovesI took a job in the steamieDown on Cauldrum StreetAnd I fell in ...

The Ghost Of You Walks Richard Thompson

If that was our goodbye kissSeems a habit too good to missOnce more for the memoryHit the heights too well that timeTo leave it there would be a crimeSeems more like beginning to meAt least we trie...

Tear-Stained Letter Richard Thompson

"It was three in the morning when she took me apartShe wrecked the furniture, she wrecked my heartShe danced on my head like Arthur MurrayThe scars ain't never going to mend in a hurryJust when I t...

Both Ends Burning Richard Thompson

Well, I bought me a horse with a broken leg They said that she never could win "Only fit for a bullet", they said She'll be coming out of a tin So I took her home, I fed her on hay I tied her up w...

Poisoned Heart and a Twisted Memory Richard Thompson

Oh, you took my word and you took my key You took my pride and you took my dignity How can I still pretend To be what a man should be Well, whatever I say is in a book Whatever I do there's someon...

Where the Wind Don't Whine Richard Thompson

"Get in the car", she said and drive me into next week I should have turned her down, blame my curious streak I never dreamt that we'd be driving into trouble Until we hit a rock that bent my nose ...

Al Bowlly's In Heaven Richard Thompson

Well we were heroes then, And the girls were all prettyAnd a uniform was a lucky charm, Bought you the key to the cityWe used to dance the whole night throughWhile Al Bowlly sang "The Very Thought ...

Mingus Eyes Richard Thompson

What a fool I wasWhat a thin disguiseBrando mumbleMingus eyesWas a time she fellBut then she got wiseBrando mumbleMingus eyesNever had the squint of James Deanor the Stanislavsky tearsOr the rebel ...

Persuasion Richard Thompson

You and I, tempted by the promise of a different lifeTime has fled, there's a constant battleRunning through my headI don't know what to do 'cause I still believeAfter all the foolish things you pu...

Mr. Rebound Richard Thompson

My sweetheart, she bounced right out of my armsShe was gone before I remembered to clingWas I moving too slowly to catch herOr was she by nature a slippery thingInto the arms of Mr. ReboundInto the...

Ghosts in the Wind Richard Thompson

Call my name?Did you call my name in the night?In the whispers and sighsIn the whispers and sighs of the nightAh, ghosts in the windYeah, ghosts in the windNow this old house movesThis old house mo...

Cooksferry Queen Richard Thompson

Well, there's a house in an alleyIn the squats and low-riseOf a town with no futureBut that's where my future liesIt's a secret, but no secretIt's a rule, but no ruleWhere you find the darkest aven...

Hard On Me Richard Thompson

Hard on me, hard on meWhy do you grind me small?Hard on me, hard on meAt every fence I fallI bite my rageI stop my breathI shake my cageI swim with emptinessHard on me, hard on meLike they were har...

Uninhabited Man Richard Thompson

Only a misdirected dartAt an unprotected heartI'm sure it happens every dayJust a passing interludeA fresh face to change the moodI'll find my feet again you sayWhat rock, I had you rolledWhat rock...

That's All, Amen, Close The Door Richard Thompson

That's all. That's all there was.Say Amen. Close the door.She gave as much as she had to givePlease don't ask for morePlease don't ask for moreThat's all. The curtain's down.The lights are up. Go h...

Never Again Richard & Linda Thompson

Old man how you tarry, old man how you weep The trinkets you carry and the garlands you keep For the salt tears of lovers and the whispers of friends Come never, o never, o never again ------------- Lyrics

Over and Over Teddy Thompson

then I make them again I find it comfortable here Repeating myself cuts the fear Some time ago I came up with a plan Shit on myself so that no one else can I have perfected this stance You better keep

Shine (Frontier Radio Edit) Julie Thompson

Faced your failures on your own Turn in circles, letting go.

Shine (JPL & George Hales Radio Edit) Julie Thompson

Faced your failures on your own turn in circles letting go.

Shine Julie Thompson

Faced your failures on your own turn in circles, letting go.

Shine (Kid Massive 3AM Mix) Julie Thompson

Faced your failures on your own turn in circles, letting go.

The Calvary Cross Richard & Linda Thompson

til you need me" You scuff your heels and you spit on your shoes Oh, you do nothing with reason One day you catch a train Oh, you never leave the station Everything you do Oh, everything you do You do

I'll Regret It All In The Morning Richard & Linda Thompson

Whisky helps to clear my head Bring it with you into bed If I beat you nearly dead I'll regret it all in the morning I'm so drunk I couldn't care If that's a wig or your own hair Here's my ticket, take