(MichaelWeston King / Mark Billingham / Lou Dalgleish)

There is “love” and there’s “in love” and there's a difference
Time crawls and then it flies by in a flash
It only counts if you go the distance
When passion cools and fires burn to ash

She doesn't stop your breath any longer
He doesn't make your blood race as fast
When romance fades, a hardened heart becomes stronger
To keep us loving in the present, not the past

Hearts and flowers, they don't live forever, darling
A love that lasts can't always stay the same
Love’s holding on and keeping it together
The embers are as precious as the flame

It's hard to lose the things you should be keeping
He once desired
Now she's so tired
And the bedroom's just for sleeping

You raise hell, then you raise kids and something changes
Who says that oil and water cannot blend?
What brought you both together rearranges
It's love that warms the cinders in the end

Rings of fire, they don't burn forever, darling
A love that lasts can't always stay the same
Love's holding on and keeping it together
The embers are as precious as the flame
The embers are as precious as the flame
The embers are as precious as the flame

It's showing up
And messing up
And cleaning up
And saving up
Remembered thrills
And tales all told
It's paying bills
And growing old

(Lou Dalgleish)

I was travelling through the West
I was way beyond my best
But there was beauty everywhere
We were driving through the night
I held my husband’s hand so tight
And our little girl was sleeping all the way

I was Eugene, Eugene bound
Through the blue screen, it’s you that I found
I was searching for a place
But, then I turned about face
In two days I was gone
Thank you, Eugene, Oregon

We were heading for the shore
She’d never been there, not once before
But she was dreaming all the time
As we were playing on the sand
She was praying we’d understand
That is was Eugene on her mind

I was Eugene, Eugene bound
Like a true dream, it’s you that I found

She was searching for a place
But, then she turned out two faced
In two days she was gone
Thank you, Eugene, Oregon

I was Eugene, Eugene bound
Like a movie scene, it’s you that I’ve found

As the eagles caught my eye
I was wishing I could fly
Back to Eugene, you and I
Where you helped me save face
How I longed for that place

In two days she was gone
Thank you, Eugene, Oregon

Thank you, Eugene, Oregon
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(Michael Weston King)

Despite all the years we have not been together
Despite all the things that we haven’t shared
There’s a tie that binds, a seam that can’t be undermined
Yours is the cross that I still bear
Yours is the cross that I still bear

Something from way back, when we were younger
A secret chord we can never let go
No one will have the connection we share
Yours is the cross that I still bear
Yours is the cross that I still bear

Oh, my brother, I want you to see
All the goodness that’s still here in me
Oh, I love you still

Oh, my sister, how I wish I knew
Is there some fight left inside of you?

Before the die is cast
Before we put on our mask
Let’s take one more walk up on Calvary Hill

Despite me leaving you for another
Despite all the miles and miles in between
It’s always there, that fateful prayer
Yours is the cross that I still bear
Yours is the cross that I still bear

(Michael Weston King)

Since I fell for you, the world seems brighter
Since I fell for you, I walk tall
I would stumble, I would trip
You held out your arms
Now I don't slip away
Since I fell for you

Since I fell for you, I don't wear violet
Since I fell for you, I’ve come down from my horse
Now, that I’m standing by your side
I understand the sin of pride
Since I
Since I fell you

I tripped at every step
Now, I fall at your feet
From the dark end of the road
To the bright side of the street

Oh, hand me down my walking cane
My shoes keep walking back to you
I’m walking back to happiness
Every time that you walk in the room

Since I fell for you, the world is lighter
Since I fell for you, I stand tall
I used to tremble, I used to shake
You hold me together
Now I don't break away

Since I fell for you
Since I fell for you
Since I fell for you

Pride; linked with the horse and the color violet.

“It was Pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels” - St. Augustine

(Michael Weston King)

Oh, the lines around your eyes tell me the story of your life
The groove on your third finger tells me you once had a wife
And the silver in your hair that you don't want to show
There's nothing you can tell me that I don't already know

Ten long years of misery
Ten long years of shame
With a man you were too scared to leave
But you still keep his name
Now, the measures in your glass are all you've got to show
There's nothing you can tell me that I don't already know

Well, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing
Too much is dangerous too
But, people likes us
They never learn
So, lets try something new

I’ll be here same time next week
If you should happen by
I’ll pretend that we’ve just met
So you don't have to lie
But, oh, oh, don’t let this moment go

There's nothing you can tell me that I don't already know
There's nothing you can tell me that I don't already know
There's nothing you can tell me that I don't already know

(Lou Dalgleish)

I took another woman’s man
But he was looking for the taking
She said
“Now, please don't take him just because you can”
“Or I will be forsaken"

She said
“The children need him home”
“Please don't tell him that we’ve spoken”
“I know he’ll follow you, no matter where you roam”
“But this family will be broken"

And then she said
“Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I’m begging of you
Please, please, please”

But I’m ashamed to say, I didn’t walk away
And I’m still with him today

I took another woman’s hand
And so the guilt is on my shoulder
And though betrayal was the last thing I had planned
Together we’ve grown older

Because I said
“Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I’m begging of you
Please, please, please”

But I'm so glad that say, she didn't walk away
And she's still with me today

We stand guilty as charged
For a life time sentence together
And everyone can see, that the innocent go free
But that’s not you and me

I wont lay down the law
I wont sit on my hands
I won’t go crawling back
The jury understands

We stand guilty as charged
For a life time sentence together
And everyone can see
That the innocent go free
But that’s not you and me

‘Cause everyone can see, that the innocent go free
But that’s not you and me

(Michael Weston King)

Well, it’s Friday night at The Tulip Hotel
Ruby is here, Spencer as well
Everything’s easy between eight and twelve
Every Friday at The Tulip Hotel

His car’s on the road side, her’s by the door
So, no-one will know that they’ve been here before
Every Friday, it’s been going on for years
The Tulip Hotel hosts bouquets and tears

A drink at the bar, then she heads on up to the room
He gives her a moment
Then follows her up
For the bitterest of sweet rendezvous

Come morning, the parting, he waves her goodbye
No time for laughter, still time to cry
Once more she leaves him standing alone
Two years, three months, how little have they grown

But, how could she know that he wouldn’t show up next time?
Did the wife and the children
The fear and self-loathing
Weigh far too heavy on his mind
This time?

There's no point in calling, she’ll get no reply
The reasons for deceiving, you can’t justify
The truth is, she knows that she got what she deserved
Soon will come morning, black coffee to serve
Soon will come morning, black coffee to serve

(Lou Dalgleish)

Do you remember how the telephone would ring?
It was November before you suspected a thing
I was holding the receiver but, the line was already down
When a voice inside had spoken
I knew that everything had broken

‘Cause after all, I’m just a woman
Doing everything I could
With all the power I can summon
To stand exactly where she stood
You held the door and she went through it
Followed by the feet at which I’d fall
When you stood up for her, I knew it
She’s just a woman, after all

Can you imagine what the neighbours had to say?
They raised a sloe gin as they watched you walk away
I was hanging out the laundry but, the line was empty now
Except the shirt that you’d forgotten
I let my tears stain the cotton

‘Cause after all, you’re just a woman
Doing everything you could
With all the power you can summon
To stand exactly where she stood
I held the door and she went through it
Followed by the feet at which you’d fall
When I stood up for her, you knew it
I’m just a woman, after all

I turned the other cheek and waited for his kiss
I’d always aimed to please her but, I’d always miss
So, we’ll try to stay together
‘Cause our hearts are leather bound
With all the happiness I wished her
And wedded bliss just turns to blisters

‘Cause after all, you’re just a woman
Doing everything you could

With all the power I can summon
To stand exactly where she stood

I held the door and she went through it

Followed by the feet at which I’d fall

When I stood up for her, you knew it
She’s just a woman, after all
She’s just a woman, after all

I’m just a woman, after all

(Michael Weston King)

There's a tear behind your smile
It’s been there all the while
It says, I'll never have you for my own

With every kiss that you bestow
It speaks ‘I told you so’
You won't ever leave him
You’re not cruel enough to go

A heart of marble, a face of stone
That's what I’ve come to own
I can't be weak and let my feelings show

And my tears, they never fall
I am braver than us all
While you fall to pieces
I stand strong and tall

Oh, darling, come quickly
I hear he’s fading fast
With each last breath, I’m closer to your heart

No darling, step back now
Take the pillow from his face
Love won’t survive the murder, on your part

There's a tear behind my smile
And it’s been there for a while
It says, I'll never have you for my own

Oh, darling, come quickly
I fear he’s fading fast
With each last breath, I’m closer to your heart

No darling, step back now
Take the pillow from his face
Love won’t survive the murder, on your part

Today they’ll put me on trial
Guess I’ve been there all the while
No longer will I see your tear stained smile
No longer will I see your tear stained smile
No longer will I see your tear stained smile

(Michael Weston King / Lou Dalgleish)

They’re widening the road by the old Texaco
From two lanes to four now, the cars will go
Rolling past our town
And no-one will know that we’re here

The old wooden church is just splinters on the ground
They hung up a “Closed” sign at the lost and found
Well, I’m missing something
But, what it is has not become clear
How about it, will you visit me here?

Oh, Texaco, you brought us to our knees
For every soul that landed here, a hundred more would flee
Now it’s too late to take us back to how it was before
No-one wants to stop here anymore, oh brother
No-one comes here anymore

The old picket fence was white, now it’s grey
Once neighbours talked over, now there’s nothing left to say
We’ve sold the family silver
But, there’s gold still buried underground
How about it, will you still come around?

Oh, Texaco, you brought us to our knees
For every soul that landed here, a hundred more would flee
Now it’s too late to take us back to how it was before
No-one wants to stop here anymore
No-one comes here anymore

What ever happened to The Megawatt Valley?
It pumped out the sounds to the avenues and alleys
Carry us back to Wolfman Jack, who soundtracked our days
50,000 watts from that old Shreveport tower
From Main Street to farm yards, The Wolf rocked the hour

There’s peace in the valley because there’s no-one around
Everyone's gone driving to those heart attack towns
I still miss you girl
But not as much as I miss my home town
How about if I still come around?

Oh, Texaco, you brought us to our knees
For every soul that landed here, a hundred more would flee
Now it’s too late to take us back to how it was before
No-one wants to stop here anymore, oh brother
No-one comes here anymore

(Michael Weston King)
Featuring Mabel Dalgleish-King

You told me the ocean was mine to keep
You said that you’d call down the moon
But, love is a promise too wide and deep
We were shallow and fell in too soon

I told you that I’d try to do my best
To honour the vow that me made
But, I wore the air of a single man
And never strayed far from the shade

She sang him ‘The Roses of Picardy’
While he sang ‘The Workingman's Blues’

I’m sorry I hurt you, I’m sorry I failed
It’s not like I set out to lose

Two shells washed up on the shore
A couple who swam out too far

(Michael Weston King )

We took a ride to the courthouse today
To hear for ourselves what the judge had to say
He looked at us both and then shook his head
And in hushed tones of pity he said

Think back to that day when you first met in Spring
And how you felt in the summer when you exchanged rings
And your joy when the leaves fell and you were blessed with a child
Now tell me again what you can’t reconcile
Tell me what you can’t reconcile

But he never brings me flowers anymore
He doesn’t say goodbye now when he walks out the door
He has long stopped listening to anything I say
He’s not the man I married that day
He’s not the man from our wedding day

In the chill of each evening we both lie alone
No sign of affection so tired has she grown
If I knew back then what I realise today
I never would have shown up on our wedding day
I never would have shown up that day

Think back to the day when you first met in Spring
How you felt in the summer when you exchanged rings
And your joy when the leaves fell and you were blessed with a child
Now tell me again what you can’t reconcile?
Tell me what you can’t reconcile?

He broke his promise, he went back on his word
I still feel the pain from that day when I heard
I thought we were stronger, and she’d heal in time
But we don’t lie together, so I don’t walk the line

Think back to that day when we first met in Spring
How we felt in the summer when we exchanged rings
When you both said “I Will” instead of “I wont”
When you both said “ I Do” instead of “I don't’

(Michael Weston King )

There’s no heart in this heartache
There’s no tear in this beer
Since you left with another
I always find myself here
At this table by the window
Where I should sit and cry
But there’s no ache in this heart ache
There’s only good in goodbye

I’m not losing sleep over you my darling
I’m not worried now what time you’ll come home
Now that you’re gone I dream so much better
Now that you’re gone I’m no longer alone

There’s no heart in this heartache
There’s no tear in this beer
Since you left with another
I always find myself here
At this table by the window
Where I should sit and cry
But there’s no ache in this heart ache
There’s only good in goodbye

Oh tell me at least you shed a few tears?
Come on tell me, you wished I was back
Don't be so strong something must have been broken ?
I know that smile on your face is an act

There’s no heart in this heartache
There’s no tear in this beer
Since you left with another
I always find myself here
At this table by the window
Where I should sit and cry
There’s no ache in this heart ache
There’s only good in goodbye
There’s no heart in this heartache
There’s only good in goodbye

(RONNIE SELF / Michael Weston King )

Well, it’s finally come to this
Our last goodbye kiss
And I leave you with the memory of somebody else
I’ve tried to make you see
But you can’t live with me
How can you, when you, can’t live with yourself

Too bad I’ve got such a past behind me
So sad when I touch you it reminds me
Take my picture from off the wall
Place it on your memory shelf
Cos I cant’ live with you when I can’t live with myself

I didn’t want this to come
But I’ve got to be the only one
Lord I tried in every way I know to help
Still the past comes to your eyes
And at last I release
That I cant’ live with you when you can’t, live with yourself

Too bad I’ve got such a past behind me
So sad when I touch you it reminds me
Take my picture from off the wall
Place it on your memory shelf
Cos I cant’ live with you when I can’t live with myself

I’ll take the picture from off the wall
Place it on the/my memory shelf
Because I cant’ live with you when you can’t, live with yourself
I cant’ live with you when I can’t, live with myself
No I cant’ live with you when you can’t, live with myself

(Michael Weston King )

I know it's over
Our race is run
You were once on my shoulder
Now you've passed me and gone

Since you pulled away I can’t catch my breath
Someone fired the starting pistol and scared you half to death
Our race is run

I know it's over
We've had our day
That last ray of sunshine
Just clouded away

Since you went away the nights have grown long
Since you went away all that I hear are the saddest songs
Our day is done

I sleep, in the darkest of rooms, oh my love
Here, where I dream of you, oh my love
How could you really think about leaving
How could you really think about leaving....
I know it’s over

Since you pulled away and I fell behind
The tracks of my tears run in straight lines
This taste of defeat is the bitter, sweetest kind.
Our race is run
Our race is run
Our race is run
I know it’s over
Our race is run

(Michael Weston King / Lou Dalgleish)

When I come home from work and you are not around
That means you’re out somewhere tonight painting up the town
You’ve got no time to join me, close your eyes and say a prayer
The only thing you’ve time for now is, fixing up your hair

Don't leave the good book on the shelf
Don't leave the good book on the shelf

I’m not that little girl that you met back in school
The little girl you married who just followed all the rules
Yes I started backsliding, and I’ve slid a long, long way
But don’t try and quote the gospel to me, all you’ll hear me say

Is Leave the good book on the shelf
Leave the good book on the shelf

I’m tired of testifying
Until my face turns blue
So sad, but no denying
The devil will catch up with you

Leave the good book on the shelf
Don't leave the good book on the shelf

Well I ’m tired of testifying
Until my face turns blue
So sad, but no denying
The devil will catch up with you

When I get home at night and the place is in a mess
You’re up in the bedroom trying on a brand new dress
What is it you’re not getting, oh darling can’t you see
All the good men in this world have made a bad girl out of me

So leave the good book on the shelf
Leave the good book on the shelf
Keep the sermons to yourself
Leave The Good Book On The Shelf

Don't Leave The Good Book On The Shelf
Don't Leave The Good Book On The Shelf
Just keep yourself to yourself
Don't leave The Good Book On The Shelf

(Lou Dalgleish)

Everybody thinks the nicest man you’d ever meet
Is the one that placed this ring upon my hand
But a love that’s true can sometimes be lost in deceit
And if you’re looking for the lie well here I stand

I’m seeing black and blue and purple
‘cause he keeps seeing red
I look up at the church and tower and steeple
And I wonder who’s better off dead
He’s down on his knees and begs forgiveness
and that’s the worst part I dread
But no I won’t stand by him
No matter what Tammy said

Everybody thinks he’s full of charm and treats her right
But that’s not how it looks from where I stand
When her turns to take her arm and holds it just too tight
I want to tell the world just what I’ve planned

When he leaves the bar and staggers home on Friday night
He’s going to see the colour of my eyes
‘cause a man should know the difference between wrong and right
And he’s going to learn the truth before sunrise

She’s seeing black and blue and purple
‘cause he keeps seeing red
I look at the church, the tower, the steeple
And I wonder who’s better off dead
He’s down on his knees and begs forgiveness
And that’s the worst part I dread
But no she won’t stand by him
No matter what Tammy said

He tells me he’s sorry
He says that he’ll try
But I say enough, I’ve got to be tough
This time it’s goodbye

I’m seeing black and blue and purple
‘cause he keeps seeing red
I look up to the church and tower and steeple
And I wonder who’s better off dead
He’s down on his knees and begs forgiveness
and that’s the worst part I dread
But no I won’t stand by him
No matter what Tammy said
But no she won’t stand by him
No matter what Tammy said
No I won’t stand him
No matter what Tammy said

(Michael Weston King / Lou Dalgleish)

Yes, I’m a man
Who likes to dress right
A sharp crease in my stride
My shirts tailored and tight

A white cuff below the sleeve
Of my jacket cut fine
Shoes polished to gleam
The right knot in my tie

But if you take a closer look
You’ll see my collar has worn
And this suit needs a clean
And these trousers are torn
Since the day she passed on
And I changed my ways
I no longer take pride
In my appearance these days

I used to frequent
The finest cafes in town
Where the waiter knew my name
Before I even sat down

I drove the most stylish car
An immaculate machine
White wall tyre, leather seats
Chrome polished to gleam

But these days I don’t drive
I lost my license last fall
Driving under the influence
Of a girl blonde and tall
And those places we would dine
They’re too rich for me now
And I no longer take pride
In my appearance somehow

I’m looking down my darling watching over you
See me in the reflection if you keep shining up your shoes
My life would have been nothing without you
I’m there at the table
I’m there on the back seat with you
And although I know I hide
In our love, you must always take pride

(Michael Weston King)

Down in Guadalajara there’s a man behind the bar who understands his pain
He will pour his heart out, they will pour the drinks, so he’s drunk again.
Louisa up and left him, took the children when she could no longer take the life
Tonight they leave for Juarez and he wonder’s if he’ll ever see his wife

Another show to go, then the breakdown, and finally another town
Last night they lost he money when somebody went and shot the ticket booth down
Through the streets of the Barrios he watches the young boys run with their knives
No wonder she left him, this is no place for the children, or a wife

But as the spotlight hits the ring
And the crowd begins to call
It’s the greatest ever feeling
That makes this little man, feel so tall
No matter how much it hurts
When the rope burns his palm
He’s the king of the carnival
And he can come to no harm, he can come to no harm

Down in Juan Repose, where the bars never close he can hear them play
He dreams that he’s beside you, walking right behind her as he watches her sway
That’s the only way he’ll see me, in dreams, until he can find a better line
He’s not the only man who can show her the very worst of times

No matter how much it hurts
I’ll forever be blue
If you’re going to leave me girl
You can’t stop me, waiting for you
One day we’ll lay this burden down
And we’ll move across the river
And you will be my only world
You will be my only world
You will be my only world
You will be my only world

(GEORGE JONES / Michael Weston King )

Here stands the man, who lived to tell it all

Yes I’ve spilled a lot of money
Now some may think that’s funny
But what’s the use, if you cannot spend
And yes I hate the daylight
And to look upon those I’ve not treated right
Who’ve seen my dark side, but I can’t make amends

You only came back so you could leave
Me for good, but why deceive me
Those lies are something you cannot defend
And all those times that you cheated
When I thought we had it beaten
You always seemed to hurt me in the end

But I always seemed to make just by curtain
Yes always seemed to make it around 9
Though I’ve cut it close a thousand times
I never once doubted my mind
That I would always make it to the end

Old whiskey, loud music, young women
Have kept these eyes from dimming
They’re still in my present, not just in my past

I've used them all for my protection
Steel plated from rejection
And I viewed it all from the bottom of a glass

You lived to tell to it all but how you hurt us
You lived to tell it all but why desert us
Well you swam too long in scarlet waters
You drowned a son and lost a daughter
And many more who never made it to the end

I’m tarnished by my history
The very thing that made me...
the strongest man with a will to conquer all

And those that fell by the wayside
The ones who lived like you, but died,
So week, all you could do was watch them fall

I was a sailor on the tarmac sea
For too many years,  I agree
There are questions I’m still not wise enough to answer

Just wise enough to no longer ask
Don’t dig too deep into the past
You know it’ll only hurt you in the end
You know it’ll only kill you in the end

(Lou Dalgleish)

The day my daddy had to go
I told him that I loved him so
Not something that he didn’t know
but still, I told him so

I lost the kindest man I knew
I felt the last breath that he drew
Now he’s in everything I do
I lost the kindest man I knew

I’m holding ashes and flowers and dust
Give me three wishes, this is my first,
That you’ll come back here, for a few hours
Because I guess you couldn’t stay
But hold my daughter’s hand once more
Before you go away.

The day my mother had to go
I held her and I thanked her so
Her skin was still as pure as snow
That day, she had to go.

I lost the girl who chose my name
No words now for the pain
Is there a God who can explain
Why we all lost that girl, Elaine

I’m holding ashes, and flowers, and dust
Give me three wishes, this is my first
That you’d come back here for a few hours
Because I guess you couldn’t stay
and hold my daughter’s hand once more
before you go away.

Wish two, is seeing you at the christmas table once again
Wish three, is you and me, out walking, and talking

I’m holding ashes, and flowers and dust.
Give me three wishes, this is my first,
That you’d come back here for a few hours
Because I guess you couldn’t stay
And hold my daughters hand once more
Hold my daughter’s hand once more
Hold our daughter’s hand once
Before you go away.

(Michael Weston King)

I know you’re lonely, although you’ve got her
Why don’t you want me, because I’m not her?
Oh I know that, she’s not the woman for you

I say I love her but you don’t believe me
You keep on watching in case she deceives me
Oh let me try and be happy without you

Now when the sun sets, that’s when you go walking
If the key turns we’re gonna stop talking
You know it will be me that comes visiting you

I don’t want to hear you come creeping
Every night when she and I are sleeping
I know but I just want to be unhappy with you

Let’s be unhappy
Let’s be untrue
Let me be unhappy with you

Well if I scare you, oh my dear
I won’t hurt you if you keep me near
I’m the one who’s going to take care of you

I’ll close the curtains, so you can’t see me
Turn up the TV, so you can’t hear me
It gets so hard trying to be happy without you

Let’s be unhappy
Let’s be untrue
Let me be unhappy with you

Now don’t think I’m stalking you
I just want to give her a good talking to
And show you what you’re missing now you fool

I’ll bolt the door, just in case
You lose your sense of time and place
But maybe I should just be unhappy with you

Let’s be unhappy
Let’s be untrue

You wiped the smile from my loving face
Now wrap me up in your cold embrace

Let Me Be Unhappy for You
Let Me Be Unhappy for You
Let Me Be Unhappy for You

(Lou Dalgleish)

This is not a song for Christmas
There’s no manger or a stable
But there is a shining bright star
And a miracle, Mabel

There were kings and there were wise men
Shaking hands across the table
And a woman in a blue shirt
Holding miracle Mabel

But how can it be?
This is so hard to believe.
It happened to me
But before I wouldn’t even have conceived of it.

This is not a song for Christmas
Not a story, nor a fable
Just a dream that really came true
And a miracle, Mabel

But how can it be?
This is so hard to believe
When she looks up at me
She’s immaculate, you see, don’t you see?
We are three

This is not a song for Christmas
From that book with Cain and Abel
Just a tale of every day folk
And their miracle Mabel

(Michael Weston King)

By a Thread
This love is hanging by a thread
Neither of us knowing if it’s alive or dead
Or how long before we fall...

Out of love
Hopelessly falling out of love
The very thing you were so scared of
Is coming back to haunt us now

Nothing should come between
Someone and their dreams
But holding on like this, is not the answer for us now

Hanging by a thread
Neither alive or dead
Is no use to us know
We should just let go

And fall away
Into the darkness, we will fall away
There is nothing more to say
To try and save this love now

Nothing should come between
Someone and their dreams
But holding on like this, it’s not the answer for us now

So you fall your way
And I’ll fall mine
Then we’ll see what’s left behind
If these ties that bind still stay strong

By a Thread
Is this love is hanging by a thread?
Neither of us knowing if it’s alive or dead
Or how long before we fall...

(Michael Weston King)

I recall the day that we first met
And I promised things that I’d come to regret
Sometimes it’s too hard to see things through
So I’m taking back the promises that I made to you

Well the words you spoke never meant much anyway
For every truth you told to me, a lie wasn’t far away
If you can’t keep your word or tell the truth
Goodbye for now, goodbye me dear, I’m walking out on you

A hundred thousand words have passed between
A hundred thousand people just like you and me
Where everyday they dissapear and then
They soldier on, they carry on, while the light fades within

But you won’t know
Which way to go
Which way is fine
Come back you are mine

If we could only spend more time apart
I’m sure that we could find what we had at the start
If absence makes the heart grow fonder still
I wont come back at all, I’ll just stay away, and you can do what you will

A hundred thousand words have passed between
A hundred thousand people just like you and me
Where everyday they dissapear and then
They soldier on, they carry on, while the light fades within

(Michael Weston King)

There will be times when he won’t call you
There will be nights when you lie alone
And if you can’t sleep because his memory haunts you
Darling please pick up the phone

Call me
Anytime
I’ll be waiting with you on my mind
Call me
Night or day
Even if there’s nothing to say

There will be songs that make me wonder
I’ll hear your voice each time he sings
And if that band of gold he gave you me starts to wear thin
Darling I’ll give you a ring

Call me
Anytime
I’ll be waiting with you on my mind
Call me
Night or day
Even if there’s nothing to say

There will be tears before bedtime
You’ll hear my footsteps echo down the hall
And if the door to my dream home is slammed too many times
Darling I’ll give me a call

Call me
Anytime
I will be waiting with you on my mind
Call me
Night or day
Even if there’s nothing to say

(Lou Dalgleish)

I’ll put my hair, back behind my ears
Out of myeyes, I won’t leave a strand
So you can watch the running of mytears
And you can try to understand

You sit on the bed just crying
And I stand staring into space
Honey it’s not for the lack of trying
But I just cannot see your face

So I’ll put my hair back behind my ears
Out of my eyes, I won’t leave a strand
So you can watch the running of my tears
And you can try to understand

I don’t need a scarlet ribbon
I don’t need no Alice band
All I need are your sweet fingers
Running through my hair, and wrapped around my hand

So put your hair back behind your ears
Out of your eyes, don’t leave a strand
And I will watch the running of your tears
And I will try to understand
Yes I will try to understand

(Michael Weston King)

I’m going back to Memphis
I left somebody there
I need to go and see her
Find out if she cares
14 hours in one city
Now I can’t shake her from my mind
So I’m going back to Memphis
Think I’ll stay for good this time

He says he’s coming back to Memphis
Well I don't know if that’s true
He said that when he left here
He’d be back by June
Now it’s been the coldest winter
That I have ever felt
But if he comes back to Memphis
This snow will surely melt

All, down, Music Highway
I’m, found, heading her way

There is nothing you can do
but turn around and face the truth.....I need her
Every mile that passes by
your closer to your baby’s eyes.....I see her

So I’ve come back to Memphis
I feel at home here in this town
I’ve come to hear the sun rise
I’ve come to sing the glory down
So lay your head on my shoulder
We’ll take away each others pain
Now you’ve come back to Memphis
You’ll never need to leave again

Now that I’ve come back to Memphis
I will never leave again

(Lou Dalgleish)

You don't know the half
of what you mean to me
The whole world can laugh
They think I don't see
That you're not alone
and never will you be
Cos your other half, today
You'll marry

I'm going to turn up
And gather alll the courage I can find
Oh I half a mind
To be so unkind
And tell her that one and one is two
It's true
but I still hold a fraction of you
But it will never be
As much as she ...the other half

You don't know the half
of what you mean to me
The whole world can laugh
Because they don't see
That I'm so alone
And ever shall I be
If my other half, today, I marry

I'm going to stand up
And tell them all the secrets I can't hide
And tell my future bride
Just how much I've lied
And tell her that
even though I care, I swear
But I still love that girl over there
And it can never be
as much as she ...the other half

They say if two halves make a whole
Count yourself luky
Because the sum of those two parts can add up to nothing
And if you keep the love you stole
There will be heartbreak on patrol
Sometimes you risk your life and soul

You don't know the half
Of what you mean to me
The whole world can laugh
Because they don't see
That we're not alone
And never will we be
Cos our other halves,
today, we'll marry

I'm going to rise up
And when the preacher asks me if I do
Well I'm going to turn to you
And I'll say it too
And tell her that
one and one is three, you see
Cos I've a baby inside of me
And on his daddys knee
I long to be ....the other half
And everyone will see
that I take thee... the other half
And there will never be
a love like he......The other half

(Michael Weston King / Lou Dalgleish)

Hello darling
How have you been?
Are you still sleeping with that
Bottle of gin
Or did wake up
With my perfume

Hello sweetheart
It’s been sometime
Are you still seeing
That old friend of mine
Or did you leave him
In that way you do

Hello stranger
Yes I am
He’s nothing like you
He’s a Decent Man
and he’s not bitter
not like you

Hello darling
Ain’t That The Truth
But you’re now sweeter now and here’s the proof
I’ve bought some roses
They’re not for you

Who needs roses?
I’m doing fine
His kisses only taste like summer wine
And you turn roses
From red to blue

When our roses were in bloom
Their perfume filled our room
Now I don’t mean for these words to be cruel
But wotht know who’s the fool

Goodbye darling
See you sometime
Say hello to that old friend of mine
Give him these roses
They’re not for you

I’ve bought some roses
They’re not for you

(Michael Weston King)

There’s a place that’s been reserved for me at my former best friends house
It wasn’t many years ago, I’d have been there, there’s no doubt
But tonight you will pull up your chair as one instead of two
The table that you're eating at has been reserved for me and you

As the night wears on, the drink takes hold, the room it gets so loud
You feel like you are on your own even though you’re in a crowd
Your eyes will fall upon the chair that sits empty next to you
The table that you're eating at was reserved for me and you

The table feels so empty, the candles burn too dark
The company is killing you with their singular remarks

The table feels so empty, the candles burn too dark
The company is killing you with their singular remarks
You grew tired of waiting but there’s still this bill to pay
The silver service and golden rings have all been cleared away

There’s a place that’s been reserved for me at my former best friends house
It wasn’t many years ago that I’d have been there, there’s no doubt
But knives and forks will break my bones they way words used to do
The table that you're eating at was reserved for me and you

(Michael Weston King)

You are watching for the car lights
An empty glass sits on the chair
The snow is piled against the back door
As if to keep me lying here

Tonight the room is like an ice box
I watch your breath/words collide with mine
Don’t waste your breath on these excuses
You know we haven’t got much time

You’ve found your your man, and I can see
Where he know stands now, once stood me
Girl have you missed me, the answers “no”
Yound found your man, so I must go

We’ve lost the art of coversation
Though we never really talked that much
Now with every line you want to hold me
With every word you want to touch

But everytime I come near you
why do you pull away from me
Yes I’m looking for affection
but I don’t want your sympathy

But I’ve found my man, and it seems yoiu knw
where he stands now, once stood you
I haven’y missed you,I cant pretend it’s so
I’ve found my man, so you must go

I guess i’m happy if your happy
I’m sorry if I can’t let it show
and I am going to ask uou once more
Is it me of him who has to go

I want you out of this house
Out of sight and out of mind
I want my memory to haunt
Think of me as the jealous kind

You’ve found your your man, and I can see
Where he know stands, once stood me
I haven’t missed you,I cant pretend it’s so
I’ve found my man, so you must go
You’ve found your man, So I must go
I’ve found my man, so you must go
You’ve found your man, So I must go

(Michael Weston King)

She is still my weakness
And I can’t help but be concerned
She is still my weakness
And I still hurt when someone hurts her

Maybe you should draw a veil over her
Maybe you should just let the past stay where it is
But that’s your weakness

She is still my weakness
And she only has to say the word
And as God’s my witness
I swear that I could fall down for her

Maybe you should just give it one more try
I never really knew why you said goodbye to her
Your weakness

Your weakness is a strength some say
But everything about this face cries pity, oh pity
When we’re apart she can’t see
What her absence does to me
It’s not pretty, oh not pretty
But she is still my weakness

Maybe I should draw a veil over her
Maybe you should just let the past stay where it is
But that’s my weakness

(Michael Weston King)

So this is goodbye week
I cant bring myself to speak
I just don't know what to do
Now you’re not around
The lights they no longer shine
In the bars that were yours and mine
I just don't know what to do
This goodbye week through

Somehow I found you, at the station
That old suitcase in your hand
Like smoke leaves a chimney stack
You went away without looking back
Now you cant face those rooftops again

So this is goodbye week
I can’t bring myself to speak
I just don't know what to do
Now you’re not around
The lights they no longer shine
In the bars that were yours and mine
I just don't know what to do
This goodbye week through

This goodbye week is going to break me
Why did you forsake me
And took your longings when you ran

In these days of my misfortune
There’s no light that makes this dark room
Shine when you’re not here
Make it shine when your not here

Like smoke leaves a chimney stack
You went away without looking back
Now I cant face those rooftops again

So this is goodbye week
I cant bring myself to speak
I just don't know what to do
Now you’re not around
The lights they no longer shine
In the bars that were yours and mine
I just don't know what to do
This goodbye week through

(Michael Weston King)

Through this pane I see the plane
That carries you away
It brought you here two years ago
But it would not let you stay

So as you fly above,
The rooftops of this town
You’re the one who’s taking off and I’m in the Departure Lounge

From seat 13, I see our dreams
Lying broken on the ground
I was lost, and for a while
I was happy to be found
But as I fly on over,
The rooftops of this town
I’m the one who’s taking off and you’re in the Departure Lounge

You took all you could from me
You took my sobriety
Then you left me in this lounge alone
And with each drink drunk your closer to home

Through the smoke I hear the jokes
That remind me of your voice
It carries all that went before
When we did not have a choice

So in this airport bar tonight
That’s were you can be found
The first place that I saw you
In our departure lounge
The last place that I saw you
In our departure lounge

(Michael Weston King)

I’m scared to call you, in case we argue
I can’t stand the tears on the phone
It’s not the first the time but this is the last time
You ever will see me at home
I cannot shame you but I’ll surely blame you
For the way I’m feeling tonight
So kiss me my darling and then we can turn out the light

Good night Louise
from now on you can do as you please
Good night Louise
I will see you in my dreams

Darling don't hurt me, please show some mercy
Let’s bring an end to this night
You were the first one to bring me some peace
But now all you want to do is fight
Think of those first years
The years without tears years, and the way you felt so obsessed
Come lay down beside me, and lets get us some rest

Good night my dear
I sleep sounder knowing your here
Good night my dear
Your darkness is all that I fear

I cannot share you, and she’ll never have you
I’m betrayed by the man I adore
One last kiss my darling
You ‘ll never betray me no more

Good night Louise
from now on you can do as you please
Good night Louise
I will see you in my dreams

Good night Louise
from now on you can do as you please
Good night Louise
I will see you in my dreams