Fully Qualified To Be Your Man Richard Thompson

I don't want to be your friend anymore You've got fifty friends knocking at your door Life is short, so please understand I'm fully qualified to be your man You know zoology is up my street And your anatomy

Persuasion Richard Thompson

You and I, tempted by the promise of a different life Time has fled, there's a constant battle Running through my head I don't know what to do 'cause I still believe After all the foolish things you put

Poisoned Heart and a Twisted Memory Richard Thompson

Oh, you took my word and you took my key You took my pride and you took my dignity How can I still pretend To be what a man should be Well, whatever I say is in a book Whatever I do there's someone

Uninhabited Man Richard Thompson

Only a misdirected dart At an unprotected heart I'm sure it happens every day Just a passing interlude A fresh face to change the mood I'll find my feet again you say What rock, I had you rolled What rock

Keep Your Distance Richard Thompson

fooling with us, friend Keep your distance, oh keep your distance When I feel you close to me what can I do but fall Keep your distance, keep your distance Ah with us it must be all or none at all It's

I Can't Wake Up To Save My Life Richard Thompson

But you seem too happy to see me somehow Then the sky falls in on my head Your nails grow long, your eyes turn red You say, forever dear and a day You promise you're never going to go away And my feet

Easy There, Steady Now Richard Thompson

Jack-knife with a precious load spills its guts all over the road Excuse me, I had to smile, lost my grip, too, for a while It's easy there, steady now, easy there, steady now She didn't have the decency

A Heart Needs A Home Richard Thompson

I know the way That I feel about you I'm never going to run away I'm never going to run away Never knew the way When I lived without you I'm never going to run away I'm never going to run away I came to

1952 Vincent Black Lightning Richard Thompson

Says Red Molly, to James, "Well that's a fine motorbike. A girl could feel special on any such like." Says James, to Red Molly, "My hat's off to you. It's a Vincent Black Lightning, 1952.

Crawl Back Under My Stone Richard Thompson

This time you hurt me You really did it this time you did Did you count your fingers after shaking my hand God forbid Riff raff crawling from the slums Right there in front of all your chums I swear by

Hope You Like The New Me Richard Thompson

I stole your style, hope you don't mind I must try to be all I can be It suits me more than it ever suited you Hope you like the new me And I stole your laugh so bright and breezy It stops parties in mid-air

Cold Kisses Richard Thompson

Here I am in your room going through your stuff Said you'd be gone five minutes, that's time enough Here in your drawer there's lacy things Old credit cards and beads and bangles and rings But I think

Two-Faced Love Richard Thompson

Oh, I try to dull my feelings down In every bar, in every town But your eyes follow me around Why can't I get you off my mind?

Beeswing Richard Thompson

I was nineteen when I came to town They called it the Summer of Love They were burning babies, burning flags The hawks against the doves I took a job in the steamie Down on Cauldrum Street And I fell in

Mr. Rebound Richard Thompson

My sweetheart, she bounced right out of my arms She was gone before I remembered to cling Was I moving too slowly to catch her Or was she by nature a slippery thing Into the arms of Mr.

I Misunderstood Richard Thompson

She said "Darling I'm in love with your mind. The way you care for me, it's so kind. Love to see you again, I wish I had more time".

Walking The Long Miles Home Richard Thompson

Oh, the last bus has gone Or maybe I'm wrong, it just doesn't exist And the words that flew between me and you I must be crossed off your list So I'm walking the long miles home I don't mind losing you

The End Of The Rainbow Richard & Linda Thompson

I feel for you, you little horror Safe at your mother's breast No lucky break for you around the corner 'Cause your father is a bully And he thinks that you're a pest And your sister she's no better than

Bathsheba Smiles Richard Thompson

Do you raise your face to kiss angels? Do you float on air to hear oracles?

Old Man Inside A Young Man Richard & Linda Thompson

it while you can I'm an old man inside a young man You've got to take it while you can I'm just an old man inside a young man Take a heart and break it while you can He said, I'm sick of whores, Madames

Devonside Richard Thompson

shiver in her eyes By Devonside his love was drifting He looked for comfort otherwise And there never was a rope or chain about him Ah, she held him with the shiver in her eyes Ah, she said, my John, I'll be

Man in Need Richard & Linda Thompson

hard, It's so hard to find Well, well, well.

King Of Bohemia Richard Thompson

Let me rock you in my arms I'll hold you safe and small A refugee from the Seraphim In your rich girl rags and all Did your dreams die young? Were they too hard won? Did you reach too high and fall?

Hard On Me Richard Thompson

rage I stop my breath I shake my cage I swim with emptiness Hard on me, hard on me Like they were hard on you Hard on me, hard on me So I can stumble too My circuits seize My senses jam I don't know who to

Waltzings For Dreamers Richard Thompson

Oh play me a blue song And fade down the light I'm sad as a proud man can be sad tonight Just let me dream on, Oh just let me sway While the sweet violins And the saxophones play And Miss, you don't

Sibella Richard Thompson

Oh some girls hold the ace, the deuce, the trey X-ray the deck to see what's coming Mary Antoinette she smiled that way Easy to smile when the luck is running Like a myth you rode in from the west From

How I Wanted To Richard Thompson

When we parted just like friends We never tied loose ends I could never say the words That would make amends Oh, how I wanted to, oh, how I wanted to To say I loved you, to say I loved you Oh,

That's All, Amen, Close The Door Richard Thompson

She gave as much as she had to give Please don't ask for more Please don't ask for more That's all. The curtain's down. The lights are up. Go home. Did I care? Was I in love?

Two Left Feet Richard Thompson

feet, two left feet How can you dance with two left feet I love you honey, you're so sweet Just get rid of them two left feet You got no style, you got no beat All you've got is them two left feet Well, your

Wrong Heartbeat Richard Thompson

From the beating of my heart But you're listening to the wrong heartbeat Oh you're listening to the wrong heartbeat You're listening to the wrong heartbeat My love is strong If you should see a tear,

Dry My Tears And Move On Richard Thompson

I'll dry my tears and move on If you don't need me there's someone else who needs me out there She's kind and tender and one day I'll find her I swear So set me free while I've still got time Don't try to

Hokey Pokey Richard & Linda Thompson

Little boy running and the little girl too Got the money tucked up in their hands Over the wall and down into the street Give your money to the hollering man Give your money to the hollering man Everybody

Cooksferry Queen Richard Thompson

no rule Where you find the darkest avenue There you'll find the brightest jewel Now my name, it is Mulvaney And I'm known quite famously People speak my name in whispers What higher praise can there be

The Ghost Of You Walks Richard Thompson

If that was our goodbye kiss Seems a habit too good to miss Once more for the memory Hit the heights too well that time To leave it there would be a crime Seems more like beginning to me At least we tried

The Sun Never Shines On The Poor Richard & Linda Thompson

the mud, Like eels playing tag in a barrel The old Sally Army sound mournful and sweet As they play an old Chrissmassy carol; The world is as black as a dark night in hell What kind of a place can this be

Where the Wind Don't Whine Richard Thompson

"Get in the car", she said and drive me into next week I should have turned her down, blame my curious streak I never dreamt that we'd be driving into trouble Until we hit a rock that bent my nose double

She Twists The Knife Again Richard Thompson

twists the knife again I shut my memory, I close my eyes and then She takes another bite, she twists the knife again She never leaves me my dignity Makes a dunce of me in mixed company No bygone can be

Both Ends Burning Richard Thompson

Well, I bought me a horse with a broken leg They said that she never could win "Only fit for a bullet", they said She'll be coming out of a tin So I took her home, I fed her on hay I tied her up

Turning Of The Tide Richard Thompson

Like I'm holding you tonight Too many nights, staying up late Too much powder and too much paint No, you can't hide from the turning of the tide Did they run their fingers Up and down your shabby

Hand of Kindness Richard Thompson

Well I wove the rope and I picked the spot Well I struck out my neck and I tightened the knot O stranger, stranger, I'm near out of time You stretch out your hand, I stretched out mine O maybe just the

I Feel So Good Richard Thompson

I feel so good I'm going to Break somebody's heart tonight I feel so good I'm going to Take someone apart tonight They put me in jail for my deviant ways Two years seven months and sixteen days Now I'm

Al Bowlly's In Heaven Richard Thompson

Well we were heroes then, And the girls were all pretty And a uniform was a lucky charm, Bought you the key to the city We used to dance the whole night through While Al Bowlly sang "The Very Thought

Tear-Stained Letter Richard Thompson

"It was three in the morning when she took me apart She wrecked the furniture, she wrecked my heart She danced on my head like Arthur Murray The scars ain't never going to mend in a hurry Just when I thought

Qualified Dr. John

pop Looky here, I'm ready to take care of business Have no fear, I'm already here I'll Tell you now (I'm qualified) You know that I'm qualified (You know that I'm qualified) Your top hat ain't no better

I'll Regret It All In The Morning Richard & Linda Thompson

Whisky helps to clear my head Bring it with you into bed If I beat you nearly dead I'll regret it all in the morning I'm so drunk I couldn't care If that's a wig or your own hair Here's my ticket, take

Never Again Richard & Linda Thompson

O who will remember, o who will be sure And still feel the silence as close as before And was there a season without any rain, And never, o never, o never again?

It Only Hurts (Richard Durand Remix) Julie Thompson

Every breath that you take almost adds to the pain But this emptiness holds no shame Gave you all that I could always more than I should Now this bitterness owns me But it’s not the first time It

The Calvary Cross Richard & Linda Thompson

I was under the Calvary Cross The pale-faced lady, she said to me "I've watched you with my one green eye And I'll hurt you ?

The Little Beggar Girl Richard & Linda Thompson

only a poor little beggar girl I've been down to London, I've been up to Crewe I travel far and wide to do the work that I do 'Cause I love taking money off a snob like you For I'm only a poor little

A Heart Needs A Home Richard & Linda Thompson

I know the way that I feel about you I'm never gonna run away, I'm never gonna run away Never knew the way when I lived without you I'm never gonna run away, I'm never gonna run away I came to you when