Three Wishes
So frightened, so worried
So cold and it's raining
My naive illusions
Distraught by confusion
You're laughing, I'm crying
Outside it's still raining
Graveyard of soldiers
No flowers on their graves
So helpless and lonely
Outside it's still raining
To afraid to ask why
No questions are made
You're laughing, I'm crying
I feel like I'm dying
My naive illusions
Distraught by confusion
If I had three wishes
I'd wish for three more
But dreams are for lovers
And love is so precious
You're laughing, I'm crying
I feel like I'm dying
My naive illusions
Distraught by confusion
If I had three wishes
If I had three wishes
If I had three wishes
David Hockney's Diaries
I want to wear the finest shoes
My credit card can buy
I want to eat the finest food
And drink the finest wine
I want the world to stop and stare
Whenever it sees me
But most of all I want to be
In David Hockney's diaries
Most of all I want to be
In David Hockney's diaries
I want to fly around the world
In my own private plane
I want to party every night
So I can sleep all day
I want the world to stop and stare
Whenever it sees me
But most of all I want to be
In David Hockney's diaries
Most of all I want to be
In David Hockney's diaries
I want to be in magazines
And be part of the scene
I want to see my paintings hang
In every gallery
I want the world to stop and stare
Whenever it sees me
But most of all I want to be
In David Hockney's diaries
Most of all I want to be
In David Hockney's diaries
In A Perfumed Garden
I could happily spend
The rest of my life
In a perfumed garden
With you, with you
I'd invite all my friends
To stay a weekend
In a perfumed garden
With you, with you
That's too easy
Please let me stay
In the Summer I'd stay
In your garden all day
In a perfumed garden
With you, with you
It's so peaceful and warm
And I'd come to no harm
In a perfumed garden
With you, with you
That's too easy
Please let me stay
In the Summer I'd stay
In your garden all day
In a perfumed garden
With you, with you
But I don't envy you
Or the things that you do
In a perfumed garden
With you, with you
I could happily spend
The rest of my life
In a perfumed garden
With you, with you
King And Country
Do you always clean your medals on a wet weekend?
And polish all your military ornaments?
I bet you tell romantic stories about the war
You never explained what it's all for
It's hard for me to understand
The fascination of a gun for a man
Still you tell romantic stories about the war
You never explained what it's all for
Do you wake up screaming in the middle of the night
When your mind recalls the firing line?
Still you tell romantic stories about the war
You never explained what it's all for
King and Country
King and Country
The Boy In The Paisley Shirt
The girls all dressed like Kathy McGowan
Wearing make up by Mary Quant
The boys all dressed in velvet hipsters
Pointed shoes, high bouffants
There's one boy who catches her eye
Doesn't even know his name
Ever such a groovy fella
Let him out the groovy cellar
The girl she thought that he was shy
Tried everything to catch his eye
When that boy gets up to dance
All the girls are in a trance
Just to say "hello" to him
Would really make her day
Ever such a groovy fella
Let him out the groovy cellar
And she's so in love and she's so in love
With the boy in the paisley shirt
And she's so in love yeah she's so in love
With the boy in the paisley shirt
And the girl's in love and the girl's in love
With the boy in the paisley shirt
And the girl's in love and the girl's in love
He's the boy
Yes he's the boy
That she loves
Woah, woah, woah
She feels so low
Woah, woah, woah
He's never even said hello
Games For Boy
Games for boys
Society teaches you a new game each day
Games for boys
Games your mother wouldn't like you to play
Action man for the little boy
A bow and arrow and a Tonka toy
Sindy doll for the little girl
A rocking horse and a string of pearls
Little girls help with the washing up
Mummy does the dishes, Lucinda does the cups
Jason and Wayne are out in the rain
Daddy's washing his car again
Games for boys
Society teaches you a new game each day
Games for boys
Games your mother wouldn't like you to play
Wouldn't it be fun if we all swapped clothes?
Everyone except the adults would know
All the boys come out to play
And frighten all the girls away
Action man for the little boy
A bow and arrow and a Tonka toy
Sindy doll for the little girl
A rocking horse and a string of pearls
Games for boys
Society teaches you a new game each day
Games for boys
Games your mother wouldn't like you to play
Psychedelic Holiday
It's yours to take
It's all for free
It's yours to take
It's all for free
It's yours to take
Would you like to come with me
On a psychedelic holiday?
And I'll show you things you've never seen
They'll really take your breath away
It's all for free
It's all for free
It's yours to take
It's all for free
It's yours to take
It's all for free
And we can sink beneath the golden sea
And watch the waves turn into trees
And the dolphin sings a pretty tune
And he sings for you, he sings for me
It's yours to take
It's all for free
It's yours to take
It's yours to take
And if I held your hand
Then would you understand?
If i held your hand
Would you understand?
I'll be your friend
I'll be your friend
And that's all I need
It's yours to take
It's all for free
And you can come with me
And we can chase and catch
A falling star
And take it home to
Mum in a jar
And if you've seen
Half the things I've seen
You still ain't seen
Half as much as me
14th Floor
I'm looking down on London
But there's little I can see
Cos I'm living so high up
And it looks so small to me
And I'm feeling so frustrated
Cos the lifts are out once more
And when I get home from work tonight
I gotta climb 14 floors, I tell you mate...
14th floor
Oh no, my face don't fit
14th floor
Just a number on the council list
14th floor
Oh no, there's nothing to do
14th floor
It's got a roof, it hasn't got a view
I've lived here for seven years now
But I don't know anyone
I think the bloke next door is a Jamaican
But he could be an Irishman
And life's no fun in a tower block
When you're locked behind your door
I think I must have had enough
Of living on the 14th floor, I tell you mate...
14th floor
Oh no my face don't fit
14th floor
No no another number on the council list
14th floor
No no no there's nothing to do
14th floor
No no no it hasn't got a view
14th floor
No no no I've really got to go
14th floor
Had enough of yesterday's show
14th floor
Oh no my face don't fit
14th floor
Just a number on the council list
When Emily Cries
Emily cries in her bedroom at night
Dreams in her sleep of the boy that she loves
Letters he sent will she treasure before
Scattered in pieces on her bedroom floor
She's so sad
She's so sad
Hear her cry through the night
She's so sad
She's so sad
Hear her cry through the night
She'll never love again
Melanie cries in her bedroom at night
Dreams in her sleep of the boy that she loves
Letters he sent will she treasure before
Now her heart is broken she'll never love again
Love is blue
Why does it hurt?
So much pain, so much pain
Yeah love is blue
Why does it hurt so much
So much pain, so much pain
She'll never love again
Too scared to fall in love agin
She'll never love again
Too scared to fall in love again
She'll never love again
Too scared to even try again
The Glittering Prizes
In the past I always tried
I never got amongst the glittering prizes
I put it down to confidence
Or something trendy
Like an emotional complex
Thinking to myself that I've got something to prove
Waiting for the chance to accept my point of view
Pretty soon you will recognise me
Glittering prizes for me
Glittering prizes for me
I wear a clean shirt every day
I quite enjoy my job as an office boy
The novelty begins to fade
I never get the chance
To play with executive toys
Thinking to myself that I've got something to prove
Waiting for the chance to accept my point of view
Pretty soon you won't recognise me
Glittering prizes for me
Glittering prizes for me
Anxiety Block
Doctor I haven't been able to paint
For two weeks now and I'm feeling faint
Is there anything I can do?
Is there anything you can do?
I try and concentrate but my body aches
And my head goes round and my hands begin to shake
Is there anything I can do?
Is there anything you can do?
Perhaps I could have some little blue pills
Like you gave me when I was ill
Oh I hope you can stop
This feeling that I've got
Please help me
Please help me
Doctor I haven't been able to sing
For three weeks now and I feel poorly
Is there anything I can do?
Is there anything you can do?
I get on the stage and I see the crowd
And suddenly everything's twice as loud
Anything you can do?
Anything you can do?
Perhaps I could have some little blue pills
Like you gave me when I was ill
Oh I hope you can stop
This feeling that I've got
Please help me
Please help me
My heads going round and round
Mysterious Ways
I believe in what I see
You believe what you want to believe
But you're the one who's got more need
So don't bother lighting a candle for me
Faith in something
Faith in something
You'll find yourself, if you have faith
You'll see the error of your way
Send for your membership form today
Faith in something bigger they say
In an empty room I cried alone
With a bottle of wine and a handful of pills
I was too scared to call for you
I was afraid you wouldn't hear
Faith in something
Faith in something
Well I'm so ashamed I laughed at you
But you reached out to hold my hand
Communication is the key
Candle burn brightly for me
A bomb's gone off at the BBC
The headlines say at half past three
But no one's claimed responsibility
For the 22 bodies in the mortuary
God acts in mysterious ways
God acts in mysterious ways
God acts in mysterious ways
God acts in mysterious ways
All songs by Daniel Treacy - Twist and Shout Music
Transcribed by Mark Sheerin (except for "Three Wishes", transcribed by Filippo Dulio).
Please note that these are not the official lyrics and some parts may be wrong.
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