Slit Skirts Pete Townshend

skirts, Jeanie never wears those slit skirts I don't ever wear no ripped shirts Can't pretend that growing older never hurts.

Let My Love Open The Door Pete Townshend

When people keep repeating That you'll never fall in love When everybody keeps retreating But you can't seem to get enough Let my love open the door Let my love open the door Let my love open the d...

Rough Boys Pete Townshend

Tough boys Running the streets Come a little closer Rough toys Under the sheets Nobody knows her Rough boys Don't walk away I very nearly missed you Tough boys Come over here I wanna bit...

Love Reign O'er Me (Demo) Pete Townshend

Only love can make it rain The way the beach is kissed by the sea Only love can make it rain Like the sweat of lovers laying in the fields Love reign o'er me Love, love reign o'er me, reign o'er me...

The Real Me (Demo) Pete Townshend

I went back to the doctor to get another shrink I sit and tell him about my weekend But he never betray what he thinks Can you see the real me, doctor? Can you see the real me, doctor? Can ya, can ...

Empty Glass Pete Townshend

Why was I born todayLife is useless like Ecclesiastes sayI never had a chanceBut opportunity's now in my handsI stand with my guitarAll I need is a mirrorThen I'm a starI'm so sick of dud TVNext ti...

Give Blood Pete Townshend

Give bloodBut you may find that blood is enoughGive bloodAnd there are some who'll say it's not enoughGive bloodBut don't expect too ever see rewardGive bloodYou can give it all but still asked for...

Exquisitely Bored Pete Townshend

The tissue box is emptyNo coffee for my creamDogs howl in the alleyCrazy women screamSome kids shout from there pick up truckThere stoned on life and beerFifty radios playing in this streetBut I'm ...

Jools And Jim Pete Townshend

Anyone can have an opinionAnyone can join in and jumpAnyone can pay or just stay awayAnyone can crash and thumpBut did you read the stuff that Julie said?Or little Jimmy with his hair died red?They...

Crashing By Design Pete Townshend

Nothing must pass this lineUnless it is well definedYou just have to be resignedYou're crashing by designYou once believed that crazy accidentsWere happening to youYou were chasing a capricious win...

Don't Try To Make Me Real Pete Townshend

Make me of clay, make me of steelBut whatever you do don't try and make me realMake me your dream, a secretive dealBut don't ever scheme to try and make me realStop trying to make me realI haven't ...

Face The Face Pete Townshend

Face the face, got to face the faceFace the face, got to face the faceYou must have heard the cautionary talesThe dangers hidden on the cul-de-sac trailsFrom wiser men who've been through it allAnd...

Uniforms (Corp D'esprit) Pete Townshend

I don't matter, you don't matterNeither does this mindless clatterIt don't matter where you're fromWhat matters is your uniformWear your braces 'round your seatDoctor Marten's on your feetKeep your...

My Baby Gives It Away Pete Townshend

My baby wakes in the deep of the nightShe doesn't need itBut she says it's all rightMy baby digs it, just a Rollin' awayMy baby gives it up every dayMy baby gives it, she gives it awayMy baby gives...

Outlive The Dinosaur Pete Townshend

I breatheMy throat clenchesClutching to excludeA dozen different stenchesIn Falmouth BayA blue whale rollsGonna drown in the swillFrom city sewer holesSummer's longerDeltas gashedAncient treesUproo...

Keep On Working Pete Townshend

I was digging in the yard todayWhen a letter came from Southampton wayKeep on workingKeep on workingI must admit I was a bit in the redBut if you never have pleasure then you could be deadKeep on w...

White City Fighting Pete Townshend

The White City, that's a joke of a nameIt's a black violent place if I remember the gameI couldn't wait to get out but I love to go homeTo remember the White City fightingThe White City Fighting, r...

All Shall Be Well Pete Townshend

HOGARTHYou can wake deep in the nightAnd know that out of sightA dangerous passion growsA force you can't opposeVIXEN and HOGARTHIn the safety of your bedYou dream of a flaming headYou know you've ...

Time Is Passing Pete Townshend

I'm playing my guitar while my sister bangs the jarThe glass sets up a sound like people laughingIt's going to my brain and it's easing all my painI must hear this sound again 'cause time is passin...

I Am Afraid Pete Townshend

I stand beside youI face the futureI'll admit to youI am afraidI am afraidAs I stand beside youI have denied youI am afraidI am not drunk nowI am not pilled downMy windows wound downI am not brainw...

Misunderstood Pete Townshend

Just want to be misunderstoodwant to be feared in my neighborhoodJust want to be a moody manSay things that nobody can understandI want to be obscure and obliqueInscrutable and vagueSo hard to pin ...

Pure And Easy Pete Townshend

There once was a note pure and easyPlaying so free like a breathe rippling byThe note is eternalI hear it, it sees meForever we blend as forever we dieI listened and I heard music in a wordAnd word...

Parvardigar Pete Townshend

O Parvardigar, the Preserver and Protector of allWithout beginning are you Lord without endNon-dual , beyond compare, and none can measure YouWithout color, expression, or form, nor attributes to l...

English Boy Pete Townshend

I'm an English boyI was brought up rightHold me downAnd I will biteI know no fearI serve with joyI'm proud to be hereAn English boyI feel like a stray dogBlurred like a movieYou say you've come to ...

Secondhand Love Pete Townshend

Don't bring me secondhand loveDon't bring me secondhand loveI know you went out tonightWho've you been hanging around with this time?I don't care if he's black or whiteI just don't like his kind.I ...

A Little Is Enough Pete Townshend

They say that love often passes in a secondAnd you can never catch it upSo I'm hanging on to you as though eternity beckonBut it's clear that the match is roughCommon sense'd tell me not to try and...

Heart To Hang Onto Pete Townshend

Johnny boy, he's always propping up the barHe's sees life crystallized through his jarHe says he only lives for beerBut deep in his heart is a cry of fearGive me a heart to hang ontoGive me a soul ...

Sheraton Gibson Pete Townshend

I'm sittin' in the Sheraton Gibson playin' my GibsonAnd boy do I want to go home.I'm sittin' in the Sheraton Gibson playin' my GibsonAnd boy do I feel all alone.Cleveland, you blow my mind.Clevelan...

The Sea Refuses No River Pete Townshend

I remember being richer than a kingThe minutes of the day were goldenI recall that when the joint passed 'roundMy body felt a little colderBut now I'm like a sewer channelRunning lime and scagLet m...

Brilliant Blues Pete Townshend

Say goodbye to the brilliant bluesSay goodbyeIt's time, to liveMake me, take meIt's time, to giveSo don't betray me, pay meThe brilliant bluesDon't want to be frozenI'll spend my mornings at the su...

Now And Then Pete Townshend

Now and then you see a soul and you fall in loveYou can't do a thing about it(repeat 3 times)In you I saw someone that I recognizedHad no idea what was in your mindI met your eyes and I was hypnoti...

I Won't Run Anymore Pete Townshend

WOODLAND CREATURESDon't be afraid of the nightOnly you hear the scream that you screamDon't turn away from the lightOnly you see the dream that you dreamHOGARTHI'm not going to run anymoreI'm not g...

Keep Me Turning Pete Townshend

River's getting higherNo wood for the fireThey saw the messiahBut I guess I missed him againThat brings my score to a hundred and tenThe water's getting closerBetter ring up the grocerStack up the ...

A Friend Is A Friend Pete Townshend

When eyes meet in silence, a pact can be madeA life-long alliance that won't be betrayedWon't be betrayedBe friendly, befriend me nowBe friendlyA friend is a friend, nothing can change thatArgument...

Let's See Action Pete Townshend

Let's see action. Let's see peopleLet's see freedom. Let's see who caresTake me with you. When you leave meAnd my shell behind us thereI have learned it. Known who burned meAvatar has warmed my fee...

Street In The City Pete Townshend

Street in the city. Street in the city on a working day.Street in the city. Street in the city on a working day.There's a man up on that ledge. He's only cleaning windows.What a shame, who's to bla...

Over The Top Pete Townshend

Over the top we goYeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah, yeahOver the top we goYeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah, yeahNo idea where my life beganBut I am a fearless iron manI am a fearless iron manI am a fearless iron...

Man Machines Pete Townshend

Man makes machines To man the machines That make the machines That make the machines Make a machine To make a machine And man and machine Will make a machine To break the machines That make the machines

Dig Pete Townshend

Dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, digWe old ones have seen two warsWe old ones have seen two warsWhen you're sick and afraid, and there's danger aroundTake a pick and a spade, and cut into the groundAway fr...

I Eat Heavy Metal Pete Townshend

I eat heavy metal and gargle premium gasI drink heavy water and nitro demitasseI eat heavy metal and chew up a LimousineI munch barbed wire in my submarineI like stainless razor, sharpen appetiteI ...

Was There Life Pete Townshend

HOGARTHWas there life before this loveWas there love before this girl I can seeWas there ever love for her before meAnd if I look will sheLook back at meIs fantasyEnough?Was there heat before this ...

Fast Food Pete Townshend

Fast food, feed me fastI've been waiting for an aeonAnd I just won't lastI want fast food, I want food fastFood fast foodShe wants food fastShe wants fast foodFast food fastNo, I haven't bookedI do...

A Fool Says Pete Townshend

A fool says love is like a melodyOr something like a symphonyBut this love is cacophonyNever changing keyWe, we can't fool our audienceWe put up such a poor pretenseDon't hide a shred of evidenceWe...

Fire Pete Townshend

Fire I'll take you to burnFire I'm gonna take you to learnI'll see you burnYou fought hard and you saved and earnedNow all of it's going to burnIn your mind, your tiny mindYou know you've been comp...

New Life (Reprise) Pete Townshend

What we want is a brand new yearOpen your heart and set us freeWhat we need is a brand new lifeWe'll decide on our own destinyWhat we want is a brand new lifeFor every brother and sister husband an...

You Better You Bet Pete Townshend

You better you better you betYou better you bet you betI call you on the telephoneMy voice too rough with cigarettesI sometimes feel I should just go homeBut I'm dealing with a memory that never fo...

Girl In A Suitcase Pete Townshend

When I have to get on my bikeWhen I look back on my lifeI think of the days of the wineOf what I put you threw that timeWhen I have to move awayPick up the pieces another dayI remember little white...

Brooklyn Kids Pete Townshend

Girl lays on a white sheet, she's deep in a tranceWhile her friends go out and danceShe's all alone don't ask me why this kid from Brooklyn criesBoy struts on a main street, he's dressed for effect...

Pinball Wizard Pete Townshend

Ever since I was a young boyI've played the silver ballFrom Soho down to BrightonI must've played them allBut I never seen anything like himIn any amusement hallThat deaf, dumb and blind kidSure pl...

Football Fugue Pete Townshend

I was listening to a guitar, bass drum thingStarted hearing chest screech, thought I had a gut strengthThen I saw a big band, right on the pavementViolins and heavy boots, wondering where the wave ...