My Love's Strong Graham Parker

When the world's asleep And there's no one in your arms Raindrops hit the window Like distant alarms You don't have to worry Hey girl don't you cry My love beats adversity baby Eats it alive And I got

Strong Winds Graham Parker

wild things Dropping behind her the child's things that she'll no longer need Scattering like seeds they are discarded then Nothing can give them a life again they're comfort only when she bleeds And strong

Cupid Graham Parker

Cupid draw back your bow And let your arrow flow Straight to my lover's heart for me Nobody else but me hey hey hey Cupid please hear my cry And let your arrow fly Straight to my lover's heart for me Listen

You Can't Be Too Strong Graham Parker

chance, it's lucky in a way It must have felt strange, to find me inside you I hadn't intended to stay If you want to keep it right, put it to sleep at night Squeeze it until it could say You can't be too strong

There’s A Ghost In My House Graham Parker

There's a ghost in my house The ghost of your memories The ghost of the love you took from me Well, our love used to be Only shadows from the past I see Time can't seem to erase The vision of your smiling

Success Graham Parker

shimmers Around success Success success Success success success Success success success All you ever need success You can't be happy while Someone else has a fistful They glow from TV screens Healthy strong

Long Stem Rose (BBC Session) Graham Parker

My long stem rose won't sit on the mantelpiece She's not disposed to being one of a dozen she's A living thing that's bound to get tired She won't be content just being admired funny that's the way it

Love Is A Burning Question Graham Parker

nails Laugh at the butterfly that's just been impaled We're always running and don't know what we're running from We're always sweating bricks The only time the world makes sense to us is when we come Love

Long Stem Rose Graham Parker

My long stem rose won't sit on the mantelpiece She's not disposed to being one of a dozen she's A living thing that's bound to get tired She won't be content just being admired funny that's the way it

Love Gets You Twisted Graham Parker

E b e ac#m e a e Love gets you twisted, love gets you twisted all the way The hearts are enlisted, the hearts are enlisted to break each day G#m e I try to straighten out but Im too wrapped up to see C

Hotel Chambermaid Graham Parker

When the lights are low you know I'm going to go to my hotel chambermaid I'm going to jump the garden and come on hard all right While the river's rolling outside the window Going to see her going to get

Mr. Tender Graham Parker

mr tender Mr tender it's almost a joke if it were funny and didn't make you choke A pretender yeah that's what I am, acting the part but it's really a sham But I am working, working hard to give the love

Release Me Graham Parker

Na na nah I can still feel your teethmarks in my neck your footprints on my back And the gris gris you sprinkled in my bed is starting to make me crack I can still hear your twang ringing in my ears, your

I Don't Know Graham Parker

questions to no avail I don't know why there's empty shelves Empty books and silent bells I don't know I don't know I don't know I don't know I don't know why it's not enough To feel moments of mighty love

Dancing For Money Graham Parker

When I ask you for a light you don't turn the lights out When I'm looking for a fight you don't punch my lights out Sometimes they say love is invincible I wouldn't go as far as to say that One thing I

Call Me Your Doctor Graham Parker

Call out the thing you really want And I'll be there I'll make a housecall I'll find the problem's root No matter how deep Call me your doctor Call me your doctor Call me your doctor Call me your doctor My

The Sun Is Gonna Shine Again Graham Parker

what a man wants to be And every woman will look at her child and know that he's growing up free The sun is gonna shine again We'll make it around that bend I'll walk one more mile with you Cos you're my

Silly Thing Graham Parker

A E You want me be someone better A E I just wanna monkey 'round yeah A E You want me to write you a letter A E A E But the words just won't come the right way A E B My pen won't listen to a thing that

I’m Into Something Good Graham Parker

Woke up this mornin' feelin' fine There's somethin' special on my mind Last night I met a new girl in the neighbourhood, whoa yeah Somethin' tells me I'm into something good Somethin' tells me I'm into

I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down Graham Parker

hit you too hard One of these days when you're at play, I'm gonna catch you off guard CHORUS I'm gonna tear your playhouse down, pretty soon I'm gonna tear your playhouse down, room by room You think love

That's Where She Ends Up Graham Parker

Monday And Tuesday in the trash That's where she ends up It's not right the way that you don't listen She's not something you hang on a wall To be moved at the earliest convenience Well you say that you love

Worthy Of Your Love Graham Parker

If I had the slightest clue as to what you are and what's inside you I would know exactly what to do and be worthy of your love If a flower bloomed in the frozen wastes and the moon had a smiling face

I'm Just Your Man Graham Parker

even someone who does good I'm not made of iron or steel or stone, gold or bronze or wood I may not notice the little things sometimes I can't see But I'm not the kind of fool I'm made out to be But I love

And It Shook Me Graham Parker

And it shook me, it shook me up, it shook me up, yeah I remember the way you looked when we first met There are some things in this world you can't forget You were standing underneath the light I lost my

Local Girls Graham Parker

Sit by my window and look outside, wonder why the sun don't shine on me What's wrong with you, you stupid child, don't you think that I'm the one you're waiting to see?

I Want You Back (Live) Graham Parker

made you Stand out in a crowd But someone picked you from the bunch One glance was all it took Now it's much too late for me To take second look Oh baby give me one more chance To show you that I love

Protection Graham Parker

C G C D protection, protection Every bomb is detonated every switch is thrown And everybody tells me don't be scared act as if you never cared So I wear a blank expression to conceal my

Oasis Graham Parker

I am a lucky man that's what I think I might come close to the edge but I never sink And I notice that vulnerable look in your eyes tonight And in the desert that passes for my heart, Sweet rain is falling

Just Like Hermann Hesse Graham Parker

I took off my mask that night and bared my teeth in your face You saw something else living under my skin the wolf with no thought of disgrace I know I know some things you must never confess I drop to

Soul Shoes Graham Parker

CHORUS G CG G CG I got my soul shoes I got my soul shoes G CG G D I got my soul shoes I got my soul shoes on my feet.

Wrapping Paper Graham Parker

I've broken your glass, called someone a dirty name Made a nuisance of myself in front of friends I've dug my own grave, please don't let me lie in it Instead let's bury everything that caused us pain

Wrapping Paper (Alternate Take) Graham Parker

I've broken your glass, called someone a dirty name Made a nuisance of myself in front of friends I've dug my own grave, please don't let me lie in it Instead let's bury everything that caused us pain

Don't Get Excited Graham Parker

There is always some advantage to be wielded and brought to bear It's a lonely occupation keeping others out of your hair Fingers on all the switches talk in whispers talking soft You know all my favourite

Black Honey Graham Parker

This used to be capo at 2 but since I can't find my capo just now, I've put it in open chords. Intro G D F

Little Miss Understanding Graham Parker

Understanding Understanding When I get mad I'm really a drag, tear down walls start losing my rag Like a bunch of cats tied up in a bag, how come I make your tail wag You're little miss understanding yeah

Guardian Angel Graham Parker

are not a distant thing They're not celestial spheres, Saints or seers Or heavenly bells that ring But they'll never let you down We're all down here anyway They might slip up now and again But their love

Waiting For The Ufo'S Graham Parker

UFOs We know that they're there We're just a joke they sometimes crack, they'll get away with anything The government is holding back, they won't say a word Now is that a light in sky or just a spark in my

Big Man On Paper Graham Parker

Oooh la la la la la la la la bop bop bop I look at a news cast being broadcast and Try to connect with the events in front of my eyes But I can't see any further than the bills on the table Or my kids

Just Like Joe Meek's Blues Graham Parker

My head was swimming in a Bangkok joint You got paint on your coat like an arrow point I followed where it led as if pulled by a bow Fired into the night deep and slow to where I'll never know The hotel

Short Memories Graham Parker

Cause they have short memories, they forget it all so quickly They have short memories, now it's gone They have short memories, it disappears just like quicksilver They have short memories, now it's gone My

New York Shuffle Graham Parker

with a sing song voice G D she got her place in the human zoo D A I went to living on the boulevard G A now that the revolution's due G A She said I've been around from town to town G A and I learned to love

Saturday Nite Is Dead Graham Parker

don't matter what they say G A You've got to use your own head some day D A E (intro chords) Saturday night is dead Saturday night is dead Yeah it's dead The ultraviolet light hurts me so it used to be my

Soultime Graham Parker

When I was a boy I never felt The weight I'm feeling I had a crowd around me And that was that I'd get on the bus and go to the Ata every weekend And feel the ultraviolet show the fluff up on my collar

When I Was King Graham Parker

When I was King I was not really the man I am now I was like anyone sitting on a throne made out of china When I was king I had already abdicated Already melted my crown down to sell as scrap But they'd

Ten Girls Ago Graham Parker

thing The wrong act in the wrong circus ring The sweet pain of a needle's sting Ten girls ago, ten girls ago Eddie and Burt sneaked out the back And threw up before every scene The camera rolled and my

Daddy's A Postman Graham Parker

are old We won't have poverty or destitution We will be able to Afford a nursing home or an institution And Daddy's a postman Black skin white picket fences Jewels we bought for a dime When I came to my

Yesterday's Cloud Graham Parker

There's a man in my suitcase, a woman in your clothes Skeletons inside us that dance on hot coals Cannibals are outside following our trail All our information comes from junk mail Don't leave it among

I Was Wrong Graham Parker

I dreamed I was someone special In another life They gave me my fifteen minutes Then they pulled the knife It was just another deal It was just another reel On a tape that keeps on turning In the dark

You Got The World (Right Where You Want It) Graham Parker

want Where do you want the world You got the girl Right where you want her But where do you want Where do you want the girl I pulled up at your door And turned the key once more Took a calculator from my

Lady Doctor Graham Parker

G C G C I went in with a heart burn into the surgery To my surprise two pretty eyes was running up and down me.