Lyrics by john hailey
ATMABALA
you critisized the clothes i'd wear
dispised the colours in my hair
the little things i used to do
were never good enough for you
don't think we ever stood a chance
you couldn't drink and you wouldn't dance
i was feeling so alone
Chorus
I'd like to say i loved you but i wouldn't tell a lie
I'd rather spend an evening sticking needles in my eyes
dispite the pain you caused me with your ridicule and lies
there's somthing deep inside me and i know it never dies..
never dies hmmm never dies
you never made me laugh or smile
you never went that extra mile
and if i bought myself a dress
you'd say it looks rediculous
i washed your clothes and cooked your meals
you never let me wear high-heals
i was feeling so alone
Chorus
I'd like to say i loved you but i wouldn't tell a lie
I'd rather spend an evening sticking needles in my eyes
dispite the pain you caused me with your ridicule and lies
there's somthing deep inside me and i know it never dies..
never dies hmmm never dies
you never had a good excuse
for your frustration and abuse
we've all got ego's don't you know
i think you need some time to grow
and very evening i would pray
you'd pack your bags and you'd go away
i was feeling so alone
Chorus
I'd like to say i loved you but i wouldn't tell a lie
I'd rather spend an evening sticking needles in my eyes
dispite the pain you caused me with your ridicule and lies
there's somthing deep inside me and i know it never dies..
never dies hmmm never dies
so if you pass me on the street
just drop your head down to your feet
don't turn around or look at me
coz i am not your property
and i'll just go about my day
i didn't love you anyway
so much better on my own
Chorus
I'd like to say i loved you but i wouldn't tell a lie
I'd rather spend an evening sticking needles in my eyes
dispite the pain you caused me with your ridicule and lies
there's somthing deep inside me and i know it never dies..
never dies hmmm never dies
dispised the colours in my hair
the little things i used to do
were never good enough for you
don't think we ever stood a chance
you couldn't drink and you wouldn't dance
i was feeling so alone
Chorus
I'd like to say i loved you but i wouldn't tell a lie
I'd rather spend an evening sticking needles in my eyes
dispite the pain you caused me with your ridicule and lies
there's somthing deep inside me and i know it never dies..
never dies hmmm never dies
you never made me laugh or smile
you never went that extra mile
and if i bought myself a dress
you'd say it looks rediculous
i washed your clothes and cooked your meals
you never let me wear high-heals
i was feeling so alone
Chorus
I'd like to say i loved you but i wouldn't tell a lie
I'd rather spend an evening sticking needles in my eyes
dispite the pain you caused me with your ridicule and lies
there's somthing deep inside me and i know it never dies..
never dies hmmm never dies
you never had a good excuse
for your frustration and abuse
we've all got ego's don't you know
i think you need some time to grow
and very evening i would pray
you'd pack your bags and you'd go away
i was feeling so alone
Chorus
I'd like to say i loved you but i wouldn't tell a lie
I'd rather spend an evening sticking needles in my eyes
dispite the pain you caused me with your ridicule and lies
there's somthing deep inside me and i know it never dies..
never dies hmmm never dies
so if you pass me on the street
just drop your head down to your feet
don't turn around or look at me
coz i am not your property
and i'll just go about my day
i didn't love you anyway
so much better on my own
Chorus
I'd like to say i loved you but i wouldn't tell a lie
I'd rather spend an evening sticking needles in my eyes
dispite the pain you caused me with your ridicule and lies
there's somthing deep inside me and i know it never dies..
never dies hmmm never dies
16 ROUNDS (Song for Sergiy)
An empty bridge in a foreign land
A young man stands with a gun in hand
he stands alone he stands alone
stench of war hangs in the air
people fleeing everywhere
he stands his ground he stands his ground
Chorus
he's only fired 16 rounds
he's only fired 16 rounds
had to go when the tanks rolled in
leaving home to protect his kin
he left alone he left alone
crack of gunfire wakes the night
distant fires light up the skies
he stands his ground he stands his ground
Chorus
he's only fired 16 rounds
he's only fired 16 rounds
day's so long he's feeling tired
keeps his eyes open wide
he's full of pride he's full of pride
guards the bridge to save the streets
of a city that never sleeps
he stands his ground he stands his ground
Chorus
he's only fired 16 rounds
he's only fired 16 rounds
he's only fired 16 rounds
yeh he's only fired 16 rounds
A young man stands with a gun in hand
he stands alone he stands alone
stench of war hangs in the air
people fleeing everywhere
he stands his ground he stands his ground
Chorus
he's only fired 16 rounds
he's only fired 16 rounds
had to go when the tanks rolled in
leaving home to protect his kin
he left alone he left alone
crack of gunfire wakes the night
distant fires light up the skies
he stands his ground he stands his ground
Chorus
he's only fired 16 rounds
he's only fired 16 rounds
day's so long he's feeling tired
keeps his eyes open wide
he's full of pride he's full of pride
guards the bridge to save the streets
of a city that never sleeps
he stands his ground he stands his ground
Chorus
he's only fired 16 rounds
he's only fired 16 rounds
he's only fired 16 rounds
yeh he's only fired 16 rounds
IT'S A CRYING SHAME
Are your lips too small for ya Facebook wall
Gotta get a nasal tan
Does ya skin look rough is it good enough
Good enough for Instagram
Is ya mind still broke are you over-woke
Are you a boy or a girl
It's a mixed up messed up crazy life
It's a crazy world
Take a walk in my shoes
Look inside my head
Don't watch the news
I ain't quite dead
Take a walk in my shoes
Look inside my head
Don't watch the news
I ain't quite dead
Is your head still spinning
Do you feel you're winning
Gotta get money n fame
Every step you take is a big mistake
That's the name of the game
If you just can't make it
You can always fake it
Every bodies doing the same
It's a mixed up messed up crazy world
It's a crying shame
Take a walk in my shoes
Look inside my head
Don't watch the news
I ain't quite dead
Take a walk in my shoes
Look inside my head
Don't watch the news
I ain't quite dead
Is ya head head still sore
From the night before
Drinking takes the pain away
But it don't last long
And you know its wrong
Suffering the very next day
So you go to work
And ya head still hurts
You got bills to pay
It's a mixed up messed up crazy world
It's a crying shame
Take a walk in my shoes
Look inside my head
Don't watch the news
I ain't quite dead
Take a walk in my shoes
Look inside my head
Don't watch the news
Cos i ain't dead yet
Gotta get a nasal tan
Does ya skin look rough is it good enough
Good enough for Instagram
Is ya mind still broke are you over-woke
Are you a boy or a girl
It's a mixed up messed up crazy life
It's a crazy world
Take a walk in my shoes
Look inside my head
Don't watch the news
I ain't quite dead
Take a walk in my shoes
Look inside my head
Don't watch the news
I ain't quite dead
Is your head still spinning
Do you feel you're winning
Gotta get money n fame
Every step you take is a big mistake
That's the name of the game
If you just can't make it
You can always fake it
Every bodies doing the same
It's a mixed up messed up crazy world
It's a crying shame
Take a walk in my shoes
Look inside my head
Don't watch the news
I ain't quite dead
Take a walk in my shoes
Look inside my head
Don't watch the news
I ain't quite dead
Is ya head head still sore
From the night before
Drinking takes the pain away
But it don't last long
And you know its wrong
Suffering the very next day
So you go to work
And ya head still hurts
You got bills to pay
It's a mixed up messed up crazy world
It's a crying shame
Take a walk in my shoes
Look inside my head
Don't watch the news
I ain't quite dead
Take a walk in my shoes
Look inside my head
Don't watch the news
Cos i ain't dead yet
BIG LOVE MAKES IT BETTER
There's a place i know behind your eyes
A highway to your heart
Way too many unkind miles
Keeping us apart
If I close my eyes think about
All of the above
I'm closer than i realise
Sending you big love
CHORUS
Big love makes it better
Whenever it's said or heard
Write it in a letter
Send it round the world
Big love is all i have for you
Big love is all i own
Big love's the destination
Whenever I'm coming home
Just another hotel room
Just another town
Wanting to be close to you
Now you're not around
My mind is screaming cigarette
No smoking says the sign
I hear the wall clock ticking yet
Slow motion is the time
CHORUS
Big love makes it better
Whenever it's said or heard
Write it in a letter
Send it round the world
Big love is all i have for you
Big love is all i own
Big love's the destination
Whenever I'm coming home
I miss the way you hold me
I miss the things you say
Nobody ever told me
About the longest day
Be back home in a day or two
Be in the skies above
Just wanna say to you
I'm sending you big love
CHORUS
Big love makes it better
Whenever it's said or heard
Write it in a letter
Send it round the world
Big love is all i have for you
Big love is all i own
Big love's the destination
Whenever I'm coming home
Cotton candy clouds below
This plane ain't fast enough
Seems it's flying way too slow
Take me to my love
Rubber kissing tarmac
A reassuring sound
Message you I'll soon be back
The plane is on the ground
CHORUS
Big love makes it better
Whenever it's said or heard
Write it in a letter
Send it round the world
Big love is all i have for you
Big love is all i own
Big love's the destination
Whenever I'm coming home
A highway to your heart
Way too many unkind miles
Keeping us apart
If I close my eyes think about
All of the above
I'm closer than i realise
Sending you big love
CHORUS
Big love makes it better
Whenever it's said or heard
Write it in a letter
Send it round the world
Big love is all i have for you
Big love is all i own
Big love's the destination
Whenever I'm coming home
Just another hotel room
Just another town
Wanting to be close to you
Now you're not around
My mind is screaming cigarette
No smoking says the sign
I hear the wall clock ticking yet
Slow motion is the time
CHORUS
Big love makes it better
Whenever it's said or heard
Write it in a letter
Send it round the world
Big love is all i have for you
Big love is all i own
Big love's the destination
Whenever I'm coming home
I miss the way you hold me
I miss the things you say
Nobody ever told me
About the longest day
Be back home in a day or two
Be in the skies above
Just wanna say to you
I'm sending you big love
CHORUS
Big love makes it better
Whenever it's said or heard
Write it in a letter
Send it round the world
Big love is all i have for you
Big love is all i own
Big love's the destination
Whenever I'm coming home
Cotton candy clouds below
This plane ain't fast enough
Seems it's flying way too slow
Take me to my love
Rubber kissing tarmac
A reassuring sound
Message you I'll soon be back
The plane is on the ground
CHORUS
Big love makes it better
Whenever it's said or heard
Write it in a letter
Send it round the world
Big love is all i have for you
Big love is all i own
Big love's the destination
Whenever I'm coming home
IF YOU WANT ME TO
I can take your pain away
Everything thats wrong
Keep it from the light of day
Wrap it in this song
Softly whisper I love you
Dry your crying eyes
Chase away the moody blues
Read between these lines
If you want me to
Voulez-vous
Voulez-vous
I can get you through the night
Whenever you're feeling small
I can be a shining light
Catch you when you fall
I can take your pain away
Everything thats wrong
Keep it from the light of day
Wrap it in this song
Softly whisper I love you
Dry your crying eyes
Chase away the moody blues
Read between these lines
If you want me to
Voulez-vous
Voulez-vous
I can Make it all worth while
Whenever you'ree feeling down
I can make you laugh or smile
Turn your life around
I can be your destiny
I can take the lead
I can be a hero
In your hour of need
If you want me to
Voulez-vous
Voulez-vous
I can take your pain away
Everything thats wrong
Keep it from the light of day
Wrap it in this song
Softly whisper I love you
Dry your crying eyes
Chase away the moody blues
Read between these lines
If you want me to
Voulez-vous
Voulez-vous
Everything thats wrong
Keep it from the light of day
Wrap it in this song
Softly whisper I love you
Dry your crying eyes
Chase away the moody blues
Read between these lines
If you want me to
Voulez-vous
Voulez-vous
I can get you through the night
Whenever you're feeling small
I can be a shining light
Catch you when you fall
I can take your pain away
Everything thats wrong
Keep it from the light of day
Wrap it in this song
Softly whisper I love you
Dry your crying eyes
Chase away the moody blues
Read between these lines
If you want me to
Voulez-vous
Voulez-vous
I can Make it all worth while
Whenever you'ree feeling down
I can make you laugh or smile
Turn your life around
I can be your destiny
I can take the lead
I can be a hero
In your hour of need
If you want me to
Voulez-vous
Voulez-vous
I can take your pain away
Everything thats wrong
Keep it from the light of day
Wrap it in this song
Softly whisper I love you
Dry your crying eyes
Chase away the moody blues
Read between these lines
If you want me to
Voulez-vous
Voulez-vous
FOOTPRINTS WHERE I'VE NEVER BEEN
Sat in the corner and i'm watching you dance
Raven black hair the occasional glance
Feel uneasy when i catch your eye
Heart is pounding and i dont know why
Take a chance and i ask you to dance
So our story begins
CHORUS
So many times ive been broken
So many dreams put aside
So many words were unspoken
In the name of pride
So many pictures inside me
So many moments i've seen
So many paths to missguide me...oh
Footprints where i've never been
At the end of the day
Every step of the way
You wrapped your arms around me
Had a life in the bottom of a bottle of wine
You came along in the nick of time
Day you said you would wear my ring
I felt my life begin
Now we say the same words at the very same time
Hearts are one souls are entwined
CHORUS
So many times ive been broken
So many dreams put aside
So many words were unspoken
In the name of pride
So many pictures inside me
So many moments i've seen
So many paths to missguide me...oh
Footprints where i've never been
At the end of the day
Every step of the way
You wrapped your arms around me
I've seen sunshine I've seen rain
Given the chance I'd do it all again
Life is a shadow life is a dream
Two halves of a formidable team
Blessed 3 times by the lord above
Filling our dream with love
CHORUS
So many times ive been broken
So many dreams put aside
So many words were unspoken
In the name of pride
So many pictures inside me
So many moments i've seen
So many paths to missguide me... oh
Footprints where i've never been
At the end of the day
Every step of the way
You wrapped your arms around me
Raven black hair the occasional glance
Feel uneasy when i catch your eye
Heart is pounding and i dont know why
Take a chance and i ask you to dance
So our story begins
CHORUS
So many times ive been broken
So many dreams put aside
So many words were unspoken
In the name of pride
So many pictures inside me
So many moments i've seen
So many paths to missguide me...oh
Footprints where i've never been
At the end of the day
Every step of the way
You wrapped your arms around me
Had a life in the bottom of a bottle of wine
You came along in the nick of time
Day you said you would wear my ring
I felt my life begin
Now we say the same words at the very same time
Hearts are one souls are entwined
CHORUS
So many times ive been broken
So many dreams put aside
So many words were unspoken
In the name of pride
So many pictures inside me
So many moments i've seen
So many paths to missguide me...oh
Footprints where i've never been
At the end of the day
Every step of the way
You wrapped your arms around me
I've seen sunshine I've seen rain
Given the chance I'd do it all again
Life is a shadow life is a dream
Two halves of a formidable team
Blessed 3 times by the lord above
Filling our dream with love
CHORUS
So many times ive been broken
So many dreams put aside
So many words were unspoken
In the name of pride
So many pictures inside me
So many moments i've seen
So many paths to missguide me... oh
Footprints where i've never been
At the end of the day
Every step of the way
You wrapped your arms around me
AIN'T IT GOOD TO BE ALIVE
They fly their little airplanes
Sixty miles high
So many souls they could've saved
Playing in the sky
Rich men getting richer
By the minute by the day
Ain't a pretty picture
All the taxes they don't pay
Rich men making money
It's no longer funny
When common people struggle to survive
Kids dying of starvation
Born to the wrong nation
Ain't it good to be alive
CHORUS
Ain't it good to be alive
Living through the darkest times
Ain't it good to shine a light
On the never ending lies
When you wake up in the morning
Do you ever wonder why
They call it global warming
White lines in the sky
All the food is modified
Natures codes crucified
Big bad c is running wild
Touching every other child
CHORUS
Ain't it good to be alive
Living through the darkest times
Ain't it good to shine a light
On the never ending lies
We build them crystal towers
Reaching for the sky
They plot n scheme for hours
Keep their profits high
Using fear as currency
Can only lead to debt
Until the people wake n see
You ain't seen nothing yet
CHORUS
Ain't it good to be alive
Living through the darkest times
Ain't it good to shine a light
On the never ending lies
Man made boarders scar the land
Never living hand in hand
I am you you are me
We are one don't you see
When everything has gone
And there isn't any more
All the money in the world
Wont even up the score
CHORUS
Ain't it good to be alive
Living through the darkest times
Ain't it good to shine a light
On the never ending lies
Sixty miles high
So many souls they could've saved
Playing in the sky
Rich men getting richer
By the minute by the day
Ain't a pretty picture
All the taxes they don't pay
Rich men making money
It's no longer funny
When common people struggle to survive
Kids dying of starvation
Born to the wrong nation
Ain't it good to be alive
CHORUS
Ain't it good to be alive
Living through the darkest times
Ain't it good to shine a light
On the never ending lies
When you wake up in the morning
Do you ever wonder why
They call it global warming
White lines in the sky
All the food is modified
Natures codes crucified
Big bad c is running wild
Touching every other child
CHORUS
Ain't it good to be alive
Living through the darkest times
Ain't it good to shine a light
On the never ending lies
We build them crystal towers
Reaching for the sky
They plot n scheme for hours
Keep their profits high
Using fear as currency
Can only lead to debt
Until the people wake n see
You ain't seen nothing yet
CHORUS
Ain't it good to be alive
Living through the darkest times
Ain't it good to shine a light
On the never ending lies
Man made boarders scar the land
Never living hand in hand
I am you you are me
We are one don't you see
When everything has gone
And there isn't any more
All the money in the world
Wont even up the score
CHORUS
Ain't it good to be alive
Living through the darkest times
Ain't it good to shine a light
On the never ending lies
This War (lockdown)
If I go out i just wanna be free
Don't want everybody lookin' at me
If i go out I just wanna breathe
don't want people thinking I'm a disease
Won't put a mask on my face
Still a member of the human race
If i breathe out ant C02
Promise I won't breathe it on you
chorus
This war is the worse thing Iv'e ever seen
Oooh it's like a terrible dream
This want won't let me be
Don't watch the news coz it's bringing me down
The empty schools and the empty towns
Politicians all shoutin' at me
Do as your told and we'll set you free
Don't wanna be stuck inside anymore
There's a world outside o' my door
Don't wanna be depending on the state
Jobs are gone could it be too late
chorus
This war is the worse thing Iv'e ever seen
Oooh it's like a terrible dream
This want won't let me be
Keep your distance six foot apart
Kids in masks just breaks my heart
Touching elbows at the end of the day
Shakin' hands coud mean hell to pay
The world is changing as we turn a new page
In the middle of a climate change
Got no money but there's credit out there
Be ok if we learn to share
chorus
This war is the worse thing Iv'e ever seen
Oooh it's like a terrible dream
This want won't set me free
Sit at home and I watch tv
Very soon they're gonna set us free
You can go visit nan in a home
For a year she's been all alone
Won't break my spirit coz i'm full of love
My patent's in the stars above
My heart's full of empathy
Won't get the better of me
chorus
This war is the worse thing Iv'e ever seen
Oooh it's like a terrible dream
This want won't set me free
Don't want everybody lookin' at me
If i go out I just wanna breathe
don't want people thinking I'm a disease
Won't put a mask on my face
Still a member of the human race
If i breathe out ant C02
Promise I won't breathe it on you
chorus
This war is the worse thing Iv'e ever seen
Oooh it's like a terrible dream
This want won't let me be
Don't watch the news coz it's bringing me down
The empty schools and the empty towns
Politicians all shoutin' at me
Do as your told and we'll set you free
Don't wanna be stuck inside anymore
There's a world outside o' my door
Don't wanna be depending on the state
Jobs are gone could it be too late
chorus
This war is the worse thing Iv'e ever seen
Oooh it's like a terrible dream
This want won't let me be
Keep your distance six foot apart
Kids in masks just breaks my heart
Touching elbows at the end of the day
Shakin' hands coud mean hell to pay
The world is changing as we turn a new page
In the middle of a climate change
Got no money but there's credit out there
Be ok if we learn to share
chorus
This war is the worse thing Iv'e ever seen
Oooh it's like a terrible dream
This want won't set me free
Sit at home and I watch tv
Very soon they're gonna set us free
You can go visit nan in a home
For a year she's been all alone
Won't break my spirit coz i'm full of love
My patent's in the stars above
My heart's full of empathy
Won't get the better of me
chorus
This war is the worse thing Iv'e ever seen
Oooh it's like a terrible dream
This want won't set me free