She Wants So Many Things Graham Parker

She wants so many things you can't give to her She wants so many things you don't have much She wants so many things you can't deliver to her She wants so many things all at once Like a brick wall that'll

The Girl Isn't Ready Graham Parker

The girl isn't ready, the girl isn't ready The girl isn't ready, is what her mother says We just put her toys away, it seems like yesterday She has seen something better through the window She will reach

Strong Winds Graham Parker

Have you seen her run through the 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

Children And Dogs Graham Parker

She said she just wanted a friend And then she'd be good Something to play with now again And give lots of food We've got a yard that's big enough She says he's like a dream But they've got us running

I’m Into Something Good Graham Parker

a new girl in the neighbourhood, whoa yeah Somethin' tells me I'm into something good Somethin' tells me I'm into somethin' She's the kind of girl who's not too shy And I can tell I'm her kind of guy She

Under The Mask Of Happiness Graham Parker

the dirt's lying under the carpet He swallowed a drink and then checked her heartbeat Her wedding gown has been burned to ashes Fanned by the flutter of her false lashes One last chance to kiss again She

They Murdered The Clown Graham Parker

world's not a funnier place Funnier place first and last time only The kids rode the elephant heavy as lead I think he'd much rather have sat on their heads They're ripping the horn from the Rhino tonight So

Platinum Blonde Graham Parker

out of time On synthesiser and washboard Wooden tulips grow by the roadside Made in a factory in Jonjoping Fake glass baubles hang in the station Just like the passenger's imitation Then it hits you she

Platinum Blonde (BBC Session) Graham Parker

out of time On synthesiser and washboard Wooden tulips grow by the roadside Made in a factory in Jonjoping Fake glass baubles hang in the station Just like the passenger's imitation Then it hits you she

Too Many Knots To Untangle Graham Parker

locked and the windows are shuttered The oaths get broken and the curses are muttered And every emotion's confused and cluttered There's nothing to stop us from burning out, just like a candle With too many

When I Was King Graham Parker

on is like putting a silk purse on a sow's ear And if I want it to be Like I want it to be I'll have to assassinate someone with a guitar as a gun On it's good to be King I know that I've been there Many

Local Girls Graham Parker

Don't talk too much 'cause she falls for the suckers, makes her feel everything is secure Don't ever leave a footprint on her floor Don't bother with the local girls Don't bother with the local girls Don't

Get Started. Start A Fire Graham Parker

The mona lisa's sister doesn't smile She tried to pose but only for a while Leonardo sent her home since then she has lived alone With her few belongings and a copy of a painting of herself unhappy She

That's Where She Ends Up Graham Parker

It's not right the way that you deal with her She's not something you handle like cash To be undressed like Sunday's leftovers To be picked on Monday And Tuesday in the trash That's where she ends up It's

The Kid With The Butterfly Net Graham Parker

She walks through the field Walks in the heat through the field She swings with her arm But can what she catches be real And when you look into her eyes You see what you want When everything was undone

The Kid With The Butterfly Net (Alternate Take) Graham Parker

She walks through the field Walks in the heat through the field She swings with her arm But can what she catches be real And when you look into her eyes You see what you want When everything was undone

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

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

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

Back In Time Graham Parker

You stop in the old cafe where you used to play pinball And look for the air raid shelter but it's gone and the cafe seems so Small and all the gardens that had trees and stolen apples Now have small businesses

Discovering Japan Graham Parker

heart is nearly breaking, the earth is nearly quaking The Tokyo's taxi's braking, it's screaming to a halt And there's nothing to hold on to when gravity betrays you And every kiss enslaves you-oo-oo She

The Sun Is Gonna Shine Again Graham Parker

Someday we will cross a bridge, someday we will see That I can lean on you and you can put your weight on me And every man will get a chance to be what a man wants to be And every woman will look at her

Lady Doctor Graham Parker

G C G C I've got a lady doctor She cure da pain for free G C Bb F G I've got a lady doctor Oh there ain't nothing wrong with me.

New York Shuffle Graham Parker

D A Manhattan baby 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

OK Hieronymus Graham Parker

I break a heart in a thousand places, she makes a slur against other races He rejects all of the unpretty faces, sticks them full of knives I take a shot at birds flying south, he takes the gun barrel

Guardian Angel Graham Parker

Your guardian angels are looking down on you As they fold your wings and collect your things And lift you into the blue Your guardian angels they can't just fly away They're going to stay on Earth their

Everything Goes Graham Parker

don't worry don't worry baby Everything'll work out fine But everything goes don't worry daddy's on drugs Mummy's on the welfare line And the schoolgirl's books are found in the lane Not far from where she

Everything Goes (Single Version) Graham Parker

don't worry don't worry baby Everything'll work out fine But everything goes don't worry daddy's on drugs Mummy's on the welfare line And the schoolgirl's books are found in the lane Not far from where she

I'm Just Your Man Graham Parker

before you run away Hey I'll tell you what I am I'm just your man I'm not a hero or 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

Burning On A Higher Flame Graham Parker

breath of your life as your smile lights up the world And I'm burnin' on a higher flame, burning' on a higher flame Burning' on a higher flame, burning' on a higher flame Oh hoo burnin, burnin A lot of things

Weeping Statues Graham Parker

clear to think But it came out in black and white, written in invisible ink Weeping statues, Elvis sightings Stained glass window, man struck by lightning Every minute someone loses control And sees things

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

Hotel Chambermaid Graham Parker

see her going to get love Going to shut the bellboy out tonight VERSE When the world is dead I'm going to make the bed with that hotel chambermaid She'll bring the coffee in the morning with a smile She

Protection Graham Parker

Capo at 2 (intro D Em G Em D Em G G C So all of you be damned we can't have heaven crammed Am C D So Winston Churchill

A Brand New Book Graham Parker

And I guess I'll be travelling on Fill another suitcase up with possessions And put on a Badfinger song I've got much more than most people have And a little less than a few But you can't measure these things

Cupid Graham Parker

to my lover's heart for me Listen I don't want to bother you but I'm in distress There's danger of me losing all of my happiness 'Cause I love a girl who doesn't know I exist Ah and this you can fix so

There’s A Ghost In My House Graham Parker

You're always in my heart There's a ghost in my house I can't hide ghost in my house From the ghost of your love that's inside ghost in my house You're still such a part of me ghost in my house Still so

Sugar Gives You Energy Graham Parker

I believe every man has a chance to make good I'm convinced that this is so Equal opportunity for the king or the hood And everybody knows Sugar gives you energy Sugar gives you energy Sugar gives you

Daddy's A Postman Graham Parker

Rush downstairs to the car Jump inside it with mummy Her eyes are shining like stars The sun's like something that God sent The air's as fresh as our clothes We're going to the golden arches Our life's so

Just Like Joe Meek's Blues Graham Parker

the trigger on the world you're accustomed to You might as well take out the landlady too It's only a small thing to choose Just like Joe meek's blues, just like Joe meek's blues It's a twisted world so

Mr. Tender Graham Parker

and be everything you need Mr tender yeah that's what I'll be you won't believe that it's coming from me The agenda is nothing but love I'll make it come from below and above And I am working working so

Dancing For Money Graham Parker

Sometimes when I'm blind drunk I see it all But I can't do anything about it I fall on my face and jerk like a puppet honey Just like dancing for money then instrumental verse Familiarity breeds contempt so

Short Memories Graham Parker

them away Some came home their pants in creases Some came home in bits and pieces The president made a lot of speeches and went fishing for the day Cause they have short memories, they forget it all so

Wrapping Paper Graham Parker

darling You're not a princess, I'm not prince charming Speak with your tongue, use body language And pull your skin like wrapping paper 'round my heart Sometimes I feel the kick has gone, it gets mundane So

Wrapping Paper (Alternate Take) Graham Parker

darling You're not a princess, I'm not prince charming Speak with your tongue, use body language And pull your skin like wrapping paper 'round my heart Sometimes I feel the kick has gone, it gets mundane So

Saturday Nite Is Dead Graham Parker

night is dead G It 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

You Can't Be Too Strong Graham Parker

Did they tear it out, with talons of steel And give you a shot, so that you wouldn't feel And washed it away, as if it wasn't real It's just a mistake, I won't have to face Don't give it a name, don't

Big Man On Paper Graham Parker

la bop bop bop I look at a magazine designed for the successful woman And look for one designed for the unsuccessful man But I can't see it anywhere on the newsstands Maybe next week Maybe next week So

Fools` Gold Graham Parker

A D A D I been doing my homework now for a long long time A D A D And everything that I look for I know I will one day find E D E D I'm a fool so I'm told I get left in the cold E D A Cause I will

Fools' Gold Graham Parker

A D A D I been doing my homework now for a long long time A D A D And everything that I look for I know I will one day find E D E D I'm a fool so I'm told I get left in the cold E D A Cause I will search