SHIT CREEK
Early morning six days a week
I catch the bus to work
Mopping lifts that reek of piss
for a hundred fifty quid a week
And my mates are playing lotto
on a ten year losing streak
Only half as long as mine
and I don’t even play the damn thing
And we, we’re the lucky ones
Way down shit creek with no paddle
We’re way down shit creek with no paddle
Sometimes a Chinese girl comes around
and sell us DVD’s
She’s all smiles and no speak English
The guys browse through the piles of porn
And I wonder what her choice might be
And I wonder if she’s scared of me
I bet some Mafioso’s got her
Threatening and abusing her
And to think
She’s a lucky one
Way down shit creek with no paddle
She’s way down shit creek with no paddle
MALAGA
I took the time machine back to -92
Unfinished business in not a healthy brew
And looking back I knew I had work to do
Had to connect with my ghosts and kill a few
Where are all the other weirdos?
I guess you’ve all gone into hiding
I’m going crazy here
I’ll turn into a loony
And who knows what madness would ensue
I can’t get over all my anger
All my hate I can’t explain
If I don’t do something, I’m gonna go insane
Drove into Malaga town one afternoon
The sun was blazing on the Roman ruins
The radio blaring out a malicious tune
Dog shit and smoke leaving a disgusting fume
Where are all the other weirdos?
I guess you’ve all gone into hiding
I’m going crazy here
I’ll turn into a loony
And who knows what madness would ensue
I can’t get over all my anger
All my hate I can’t explain
If I don’t do something, I’m gonna go insane
I walked the empty streets in search for the grail
Felt like I was stuck in the belly of a whale
Put my hand on my gun when I heard a chilling cry
This is not a place to live but a place to die
LOST YET
At the boring bottom of your life you're on your own
When you really need someone you find you're all alone
All your friends where did they go?
Can they reach you now?
You haven't lost yet!
There might be someone out there who needs someone like you
And she feels like dying buy she's pushing her way through
Without you all the pain she's had is wasted and that's too bad
You haven't lost yet!
Your honey shot you down and you're really sick of living
You gave all you had but it wasn't enough
So you didn't get what you wanted
Why don't you try and get something else?
ENJOY EVERY SANDWICH
When your problems tower up all around
When the pressure’s bringing you to the ground
Don’t take life so seriously
You’re worrying in vain
Too high expectations will drive anyone insane
After all we’re all a bunch of clowns
You’re not the only one in town
Who knows how to take life for what it is
Life’s a bitch and then you die
So enjoy every sandwich
Sometimes it surprises me
The answer is so clear
What’s the point with living
If you can’t enjoy your share
Really there’s not much you have to do
Really there’s not a lot you have to go through
Now I’m still alive
And I’m here to fight for a better place
With armor to wear
‘cause I’ve been there
In the suicidal maze
MURDERER, GRAMPA
You were a murderer, grampa
And I ain't proud of you
You were a murderer, grampa
What do you want me to do?
You were a murderer, grampa
One must call things by the right name
You're proud you fought for your country
But your so called enemies felt just the same
Now I've heard many stories
of heroes and sacrifice
Of battle fields in foreign lands
amongst gun-smoke and battle cries
But while you were risking your life
Getting crippled and earning stars
Killing people you'd never met, your ministers
were sitting on their fatty arse
They say it wasn't your fault
You only did what you were told
You think you did your duty
Taking orders, brave and bold
Although your country called on you
to kill for king and crown
You didn't know what was going on
You let all of humanity down
THE LAST DANCE
There will never be a place for some of us
Some of us are not allowed a share
We’re supposed to rip each others hearts out
For something that’s not there
No-one’s going to change it for us
But is seems like you don’t really care
Those on the bottom
The ones that have nothing
Seems they don’t really want to hear
When you’re asked, you say it’s bloody awful
But I never hear you bring it up
You don’t believe that you can make a difference
So you throw it off your shoulders
No-one’s going to change it for us
But is seems like you don’t really care
Those on the bottom
The ones that have nothing
Seems they don’t really want to hear
No, you don’t really want to know
BEST FRIEND I EVER LOST
I had a friend when I was a kid
Properly weird, looking back at it
He was kind of camp, but he didn’t play with dolls
He played sex, drugs and rock’n’roll
Then life
Tore these two kids apart
Best friend I ever lost
I think his parents drank pretty hard
Mountains of booze bottles in the yard
All year ‘round, come sun come sleet
We’d play hockey out on the street
Then life
Tore these two kids apart
Best friend I ever lost
MY COUNTRY IS DIFFERENT FROM YOURS
My country is different from yours
My country is different from yours
We don't bother to salute the flag, no we don't even have one
Because my country is different from yours
My country is different from yours
If you make a gorgeous wine, you also get to drink it
Because my country is different from yours
My country is different from yours
My country is different from yours
No-one has to scrub the toilets that some other people crap in
Because my country is different on the whole
Yes my country is different from yours
DEAD TERRORIST
I was burning
Outraging
With all the will
In the world
Wanted to kill
Wanted to die
Now the fire
Is out of fuel
Nothing left
Of me
My dream is dead
I’m dead
DON’T TELL ME THAT I DON’T CARE
I have seen the flipside, I’m not blind
I know what’s going on, I’m not stupid
And I have seen the gutter, I’m not blind
I know it can’t go on, I’m not stupid
Don't tell me that I don't care
You're fucking out of line
Don't tell me that I don't care
You're selling I'm not buying
Don't tell me that I don't care
I need truth but you're lying
I can hear the beggars, I’m not deaf
I know who’s in charge, I’m not stupid
And I can see the dopers, I’m not blind
Wanna save the world?, I don’t think so
It’s gonna take much more
Than you and I can come up with
You want me to join you?, forget it
Good luck mate, I salute you
But I think you’re wasting time
It’s not gonna change anything
JUSTICE
Once upon a time we all had justice
Once upon a time we all played fair
And no-one had to slave for anybody
Everybody starting with an equal share
Do we all have the same chance?
If Jah’s not in the government, I don’t want one
Mankind cannot govern on its own
Mankind has no right to issue order
The whole idea is rotten to the bone
Do we all have the same chance?
I ALONE CAN STOP MYSELF
I alone can stop myself
Now that feels pretty good
I need to feel that I am in control
I give away what’s right and wrong
To me that’s basic sense
I like my life, I’m perfect for the role
And I’m not talking immortality
I alone
Only me
All those people running around
In circles all their lives
Splendid if that’s what you wanna do
I wonder if it matters
What path we choose to walk
At 40 we’ll wish we’d done different too
And I’m not talking immortality
I alone
Only me
Talk is cheap when on a roll
But I know what you think
You think I’m all holier than thou
But the last thing I want to do is shove
The truth down someone’s throat
Or point a finger at you and go KA-PLOW
KEEP LOOKING FOR TREASURE
Riding through the mountains on a red hot summer day
Cuz I kept looking for treasure
Taking in the view of the Acropolis at night
Cuz I kept looking for treasure
Crawling through a life void of joy and void of love
Isolated and forgotten, robbed of dreams and hope
Staring at dark waters on those desperate lonely walks
But I kept looking for treasure
Laying on the tarmac holding hands under the stars
Cuz I kept looking for treasure
Rowing around a reservoir of friendship, love and rum
Cuz I kept looking for treasure
LADBROKE GROVE
For twenty years I just keep looking
When I got the chance I turned away
For all he’d done, for all he’d given
I didn’t know what to say
Everybody says the door was open
Could have just gone up and shake his hand
But I couldn’t stop thinking
He’d meet thousands like me in every land
Looking back at highs and lows
I wish I’d been to every show
And I wish I’d been there on Ladbroke Grove
Yeah I wish I’d been there on Ladbroke Grove
I just wish that I’d been there in Ladbroke, Joe
And now I walk the streets of Camden
I’ve crossed his path a million times
Been by the Westway outside Wilmcote House
Where he cracked all those wicked rhymes
And there were times when I was thinking
I might bump into him some day
Maybe give something little back to him
And now it’s too bloody late
I keep wasting all my time
My life’s propelling away
I envy all the action
It makes me want to go out and play
That voice, those chords, those words,
It’s still propane
High octane
MARY MAGDALENE
I have nails driven through me
I wear a crown of thorn
But what hurts me most is
Seeing how you mourn
Standing before me
An ocean us part
We could never happen, Mary
You knew it from the start
Mary Magdalene, Mary Magdalene
I know you heart is bursting
Of all that could have been
I will heal your broken heart
Before your tears have dried
I can walk on water, Mary
I’ll cross the great divide
I have healed the blind
The hungry ones I fed
I drove seven demons
Out of your head
LIKE IT WHEN YOU’RE UPSET
I know where I’ve got myself
That’s one of my laments
We could be so close but there’s a
Reason why it’s tense
Who can ask for more?
And maybe I’m just trying to make a scene
You know, I play with all I’ve got
And one more thing
I like it when I see that you're upset
Because I hope that I was I
That hurt you
The closer that we get the higher
Price I have to pay
I always have to leave when I know
I’ll die if I can’t stay
Who can ask for more?
And maybe I’m just trying to make a scene
You know, I play with all I’ve got
And one more thing
I like it when I see that you are sad
Because I hope that I was I
That hurt you
THE RAT PAVILION
Whenever I go, I hope to see her there
Walking past, I hope to see her in that chair
I walk down the road to the spot where I saw her last
where she left me behind and walked into the past
Do you mean to tell me there's
nothing between us
are you saying you feel nothing at all
She told me straight, that we could never be
But I guess I never let go and broke free
I'm a grown man, and I'm not kidding myself
I respect her choice and now I leave her be
PUNK ROCK JEHOVAH
Once upon a time in a rotten town in Sweden
There lived a tiny fellow
All quiet, shy and mellow
Like all the other kids he went to school and he played ball
But he also loved The Clash and went with mum to the Kingdom Hall
Punk rock Jehovah
Punk rock Jehovah
Punk rock Jehovah
They called him punk rock Jehovah
The girls would laugh and look away
A punk rock Jehovah freak
Angry kids would hassle him and whack him on the beak
All his friends would stand in silence, just as scared as he
and watch him get annihilated, as lonely as can be
Punk rock Jehovah
Punk rock Jehovah
Punk rock Jehovah
He was a punk rock Jehovah
But finally the kid grew up and learnt to face his fear
A bully came up to do his thing and was stopped by an icy glare
And now the girls all love him though they hate his noisy band
He may be a punk rock Jehovah but he knows how to take a stand
Punk rock Jehovah
Punk rock Jehovah
Punk rock Jehovah
Still a punk rock Jehovah!
LEAVING HELL BEHIND
It wasn't easy, you know I tried
to be an ordinary Joe
I can't live the way you all live,
but where's a misfit like me to go?
But my self medication never made me blind
I dealt with it the only way I could,
and now I'm leaving hell behind
It wasn't easy, you know I tried
I like to be an optimist.
And when I see you all in Eden,
we'll have a party and get pissed.
Goodbye!
PLEASE DON’T
So you want to know what’s bothering me?
You say you can see something somewhere
So you want to know what’s bothering me?
You say you can see something somewhere
She shouldn’t have said that
Please don’t say it
I’m safe under the spell
Please don’t break it
I’m not sure I want to know what myself
‘cause I’m sure it’s pretty bad
And I’m not prepared to take anything
Not after all the crap I’ve had
She shouldn’t have said that
Please don’t say it
I’m safe under the spell
Please don’t break it
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS
I remember your wild confessions
You said it was love
True love
Real love
I suspect it was pure desire you felt
For that creep
Is that love
True love
You misuse the word
You're a sinner
And your sin is this
You don't know what love is
The guy is a perfect sod
But your love is so strong
So true
Good for you
You give yourself away to a punk
But you're not ashamed
You're proud
Unbelievable
You misuse the word
You're a sinner
And your sin is this
You don't know what love is
You say that you care so much
About what's right and fair
But tell me how that loser got
Inside your underwear
Is she downright stupid
Is that where the answer lies?
Women say that love is blind
And so they close their eyes
You don't know what love is
SNIPERS
A question of survival
A shotgun pointing at your back, night and day
Snipers in the shadows
And every second a brother is taken away
I look back at all the fallen and the fire from above
Is wiping out the land
And I can't stand it any longer
I can't take it anymore
I give up now
I wanted to prove my motive
To be satisfaction of a conscience clear and free
I wanted to prove my actions
Did not need a bond to the guarantee
It's an overwhelming battle
I can't see where I've gone wrong
I've failed, I've fallen short
And I can't stand it any longer
I can't take it anymore
I give up now
MY STUPID LIFE
I've got to go out
And play my guitar
Play it really loud
So that anyone can hear
I'd rather not believe it
But I've got to be honest
I've got to go out
And play my guitar
Play it really loud
So that anyone can hear
I fear that one day
It will be too late
And I've got to do it
While there is time
I'd rather not believe it
But I've got to be honest
I've got to go out
And play my guitar
Hear it echoing
In the stratosphere
One day I'll drink
My last cup of coffee
One day I'll kiss you
For the very last time
I'd rather not believe it
But I've got to be honest
I've got to go out
And play my guitar
Play it really loud
So that anyone can hear
That stupid guitar
My stupid songs
My stupid life
My stupid self
I want to play my guitar
DIRTY DAY
In control, but nothing is fun
Nothing's important if
You don't have anyone
I don't have anyone
Should feel great and I keep on trying
Hard to escape from this degradation of mine
And I say, one dirty day
When I've been longing forever
Yeah I say, one dirty day
It's gonna kill me kill me kill me
GUARDIAN ANGEL
Every second out of every day
All you hear and every word you say
Everything you read and all you see
Cherishing every moment silently
Oh I envy your guardian angel
Clearing all your paths and all the roads
Move all obstacles and watch you go
Watching every smile and every tear
And every laughter such a joy to hear
Oh I envy your guardian angel
Even looking down from high above
Seeing you with the one you love
Seeing you happy and without a care
And although you’ll never know he’s there
Oh I envy your guardian angel