The Sea Refuses No River Pete Townshend

me get at the master panel Let me at my stack The sea refuses no river And right now This river's banks are blown The sea refuses no river Whether stinking and rank Or red from the tank Whether pure as

Driftin' Blues Pete Townshend

I'm driftin' and driftin', like a ship out on the sea I'm driftin' and driftin', like a ship out on the sea Nobody seems to want me Except the wide and open sea My ship ain't got no captain, my ship ain't

Forever's No Time At All Pete Townshend

And nothing sure is forever When forever's no time at all As I lie amongst the heather bed High above the ocean's roar I seem to hear my name being called Yet who am I waiting for And I love the lover

Brilliant Blues Pete Townshend

sunshine cafe I've read the news and the clique-ridden notions I know that now is the time to say It's time, to teach So tell me, come on tell me It's time, to preach So help me, come on and help me The

Uniforms (Corp D'esprit) Pete Townshend

you're from What matters is your uniform Wear your braces 'round your seat Doctor Marten's on your feet Keep your bar net very neat For credibility on street We are marching as to war We won't be obscure no

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

Keep On Working Pete Townshend

I was digging in the yard today When a letter came from Southampton way Keep on working Keep on working I must admit I was a bit in the red But if you never have pleasure then you could be dead Keep on

Time Is Passing Pete Townshend

I'm playing my guitar while my sister bangs the jar The glass sets up a sound like people laughing It's going to my brain and it's easing all my pain I must hear this sound again 'cause time is passing

Cat's In The Cupboard Pete Townshend

Cat's in the cupboard You've got to set him free Cat's in the cupboard You've got to set him free Cat's in the cupboard You've got to set him free Rats on the high street You've got to let 'em be Rats

Slit Skirts Pete Townshend

The incense burned away and the stench began to rise And lovers now estranged avoided catching each others' eyes And girls who lost their children cursed the men who fit the coil And men not fit for

English Boy Pete Townshend

I'm an English boy I was brought up right Hold me down And I will bite I know no fear I serve with joy I'm proud to be here An English boy I feel like a stray dog Blurred like a movie You say you've come

Don't Let Go Of The Coat Pete Townshend

let go the coat Don't let go the coat Don't let go the coat I seen you alone on a Tuesday morning Everyone but me seems to still be yawning I can write a letter, have no nerve to do that Am I going blind

Praying The Game Pete Townshend

Sitting in clouds of air Praying no on is there Holding your head to the sky, in there Swinging the smoke around Cross like in Heaven bound Hot line is cut up, because your bills all paid Praying the game

Pinball Wizard Pete Townshend

Ever since I was a young boy I've played the silver ball From Soho down to Brighton I must've played them all But I never seen anything like him In any amusement hall That deaf, dumb and blind kid Sure

White City Fighting Pete Townshend

The White City, that's a joke of a name It's a black violent place if I remember the game I couldn't wait to get out but I love to go home To remember the White City fighting The White City Fighting, remember

I Won't Run Anymore Pete Townshend

WOODLAND CREATURES Don't be afraid of the night Only you hear the scream that you scream Don't turn away from the light Only you see the dream that you dream HOGARTH I'm not going to run anymore I'm not

Over The Top Pete Townshend

Over the top we go Yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah, yeah Over the top we go Yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah, yeah No idea where my life began But I am a fearless iron man I am a fearless iron man I am a fearless iron

Keep Me Turning Pete Townshend

River's getting higher No wood for the fire They saw the messiah But I guess I missed him again That brings my score to a hundred and ten The water's getting closer Better ring up the grocer Stack up the

Can't Outrun The Truth Pete Townshend

This lockdown is bringing me down My Mind's gone underground Though I crawl from room to room I can't leave myself behind I can't outrun the truth I won't turn to face it either Should I lay down in this

Crashing By Design Pete Townshend

just have to be resigned You're crashing by design You once believed that crazy accidents Were happening to you You were chasing a capricious wind Whenever bad luck and trouble Happened to pursue you The

New Life (Reprise) Pete Townshend

is a brand new year Open your heart and set us free What we need is a brand new life We'll decide on our own destiny What we want is a brand new life For every brother and sister husband and wife For the

Exquisitely Bored Pete Townshend

The tissue box is empty No coffee for my cream Dogs howl in the alley Crazy women scream Some kids shout from there pick up truck There stoned on life and beer Fifty radios playing in this street But I'm

My Baby Gives It Away Pete Townshend

My baby wakes in the deep of the night She doesn't need it But she says it's all right My baby digs it, just a Rollin' away My baby gives it up every day My baby gives it, she gives it away My baby gives

A Friend Is A Friend Pete Townshend

pact can be made A life-long alliance that won't be betrayed Won't be betrayed Be friendly, befriend me now Be friendly A friend is a friend, nothing can change that Arguments, squabbles can't break the

Evolution Pete Townshend

Well, once I was a stone, many years ago Into a pool was thrown, many years ago Time went by and the pool ran dry Excavated was I and tempered And beat in the fiery heat By the hand of a man whose name

Parvardigar Pete Townshend

firmament above and in the deep On all the seven planes and farther on And in all that's hidden to our eyes and always see Beyond the trinity of words and in the vow You can not be perceived or no one

You Came Back Pete Townshend

Hey little girl, playing in the street Baking as an apple, no shoes on your feet I think I can remember you You look a whole lot better off than you used to do Hey little boy, throw me the ball The kids

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?

I Am Afraid Pete Townshend

I stand beside you I face the future I'll admit to you I am afraid I am afraid As I stand beside you I have denied you I am afraid I am not drunk now I am not pilled down My windows wound down I am not

I Am An Animal Pete Townshend

I was always here in the silence But I was never under your eye Gather up your love in some wiseness For every memory shall always survive And you will see me I am an animal My teeth are sharp and my mouth

Now And Then Pete Townshend

Now and then you see a soul and you fall in love You can't do a thing about it (repeat 3 times) In you I saw someone that I recognized Had no idea what was in your mind I met your eyes and I was hypnotized

Was There Life Pete Townshend

Was there heat before this flame Were there flames before this fire in my heart Was I wrong about it from the start Am I in ecstasy Or next to see That fantasy S'to blame Was there life before this love

Jools And Jim Pete Townshend

Anyone can have an opinion Anyone can join in and jump Anyone can pay or just stay away Anyone can crash and thump But did you read the stuff that Julie said? Or little Jimmy with his hair died red?

A Fool Says Pete Townshend

says love is like a melody Or something like a symphony But this love is cacophony Never changing key We, we can't fool our audience We put up such a poor pretense Don't hide a shred of evidence We have no

Fast Food Pete Townshend

Fast food, feed me fast I've been waiting for an aeon And I just won't last I want fast food, I want food fast Food fast food She wants food fast She wants fast food Fast food fast No, I haven't booked

Gonna Get Ya Pete Townshend

I'm gonna get ya, yeah Gonna get ya, gonna get ya Gonna get ya, gonna get ya Gonna get ya, yeah I'm gonna get ya anyway, yeah I'm cooking Hot Me Not raping Blue eyes Just looking You got me Not gaping No

The Shout Pete Townshend

Oh, oh Oh, oh I miss you, I miss you I remember lying by your side Up in the eerie waters of paradise 'N then one day you walked out Now I have nothing to do but shout And I want my voice To cut over mountains

The Seeker Pete Townshend

Looked under chairs Looked under tables Tried to find the key To fifty million fables They call me, The Seeker I've been searching low and high I won't find what I'm after 'Til the day I die I asked my

Face The Face Pete Townshend

Face the face, got to face the face Face the face, got to face the face You must have heard the cautionary tales The dangers hidden on the cul-de-sac trails From wiser men who've been through it all And

Football Fugue Pete Townshend

You What I'm talking to you, you're wearing the wrong colored scarf So what Well, you're playing your tune to the Torrence of the enemy Hauf Hey you What I'm talking to you, concentrate on the game What

Long Live Rock Pete Townshend

Down at the Astoria the scene was changing Bingo and rock were pushing out X rating We were the first band to vomit in the bar And find the distance to the stage too far Meanwhile it's getting late at

Guantanamo Pete Townshend

Down in Guantanamo We still got the ball and chain Down in Guantanamo We still got the ball and chain That pretty piece of Cuba Resolved to cause men pain When you light up in Cuba You won't feel the same

Begin The Beguine Pete Townshend

When they begin the beguine It brings back the sound of music so tender It brings back a night of tropical splendor It brings back a memory ever green I'm with you once more under the stars And down by

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

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.

Outlive The Dinosaur Pete Townshend

I breathe My throat clenches Clutching to exclude A dozen different stenches In Falmouth Bay A blue whale rolls Gonna drown in the swill From city sewer holes Summer's longer Deltas gashed Ancient trees

The Love Man Pete Townshend

You and I are having problems Pretend you're simply me and I am you Watch the way we weep and slip under Making love before the evening's through Say hello to the love man You can't afford to pass him

Happy Jack Pete Townshend

Happy Jack wasn't old but he was a man He lived in the sand at the Isle Of Man The kids all would sing, he would take the wrong key So they rode on his head on their furry donkey But they never stopped

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

Girl In A Suitcase Pete Townshend

When I have to get on my bike When I look back on my life I think of the days of the wine Of what I put you threw that time When I have to move away Pick up the pieces another day I remember little white