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Lorna Doone
03:34
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Lorna Doone
Woman be happy, woman be splendid
Woman may you know peace all your days
Woman be gracious, adored & befriended
Woman may you know love in a thousand ways.
Woman be tender, woman be knowing
Woman be righteous, all of your days
Woman be faithful, woman be growing
Woman be exalted this much I pray.
Chorus
Hair tawny as autumn; eyes bright as the moon
I shall love you forever my own Lorna Doone
Hair tawny as autumn; eyes bright as the moon
I shall love you forever my own Lorna Doone.
Woman be merry, woman be contented
Woman may your skies never be grey
Woman be married, be my intended
Woman may laughter fill all your days.
Chorus
(Instrumental)
Shine like the sun, shine like the sun
Shine like the sun, shine like the sun.
Chorus
Woman be wondrous, woman be glowing
Woman be elated all your days
Woman be mighty, woman be flowing
Woman may you know love in a thousand ways.
Chorus
My own Lorna Doone, my own Lorna Doone, my own Lorna Doone.
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2. |
TIme's Moving On
03:47
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Time’s Moving On
No nursery rhymes can help me now
I’ve grown up, supposed to be a man
No poems for me, written on playground swings
No mumbling choirboys in church halls sing
Time’s moving on.
No Chopper bikes, no climbing trees
No playful fights in fallen leaves
I’m a grown up man in a grown up world
Of angry looks and broken words
Time’s moving on.
Chorus
Fly away Wendy, fly away Paul
It doesn’t matter, not at all
Just close your eyes and fly away
To the land where lost children play.
No Airfix kits, no Hornby trains
No holding hands down Lovers Lanes
No Tommy Gun, no Flashing Blade’s
Just silent tears at the lives we’ve made
Time’s moving on.
Instrumental.
Chorus
No Rubber Souls, no Apollo flights
No jumper goals, no bonfire nights
Just broken hearts and red, red wine
Not cowboy books but passing time
Time’s moving on
Time’s moving on
Time’s moving on.
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3. |
Loving You All My Days
02:29
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Loving You All My Days
And she wakes up
And she makes up
And she says I think its time to break up
And she sighs now
And smiles goodbye now
And then she says I think its time to cry now
And then she walks away
And there's only thing to say:
Chorus
I'll be loving you all my days
I'll be loving you in a thousand ways
I'll be loving you all my days
This my love I pray.
And the days pass
And the tears pass
And the years and all the beers pass
And I sigh now
Sometimes I cry now
And I wonder every night just why now
I dream of when she walked away
And there's only one thing to say:
Chorus
The clock will turn and the candle will burn
And the torch grow cold, as the heart grows old.
(Instrumental)
And she's gone now
And it's all wrong now
Lord I just have to be strong now
I won't forget her
Always regret her
And I know I'll never meet a better
I remember when she went away
When the only thing that I could say:
Chorus
This my love I pray
This my love I pray.
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4. |
A Better Land
04:20
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A Better Land
Riding the Underground with a thousand strangers
On a train that's crowded, cold and grey
Wondering about the lives of all the strangers
Day dreaming the endless winter away.
London can be hard & unforgiving
But my days of self destructions are long gone
Since I've met you, girl, I believe in living
You're my truth in a world gone wrong.
Chorus
Woman, you and I can make a stand; together we can find a better land
Woman, we can fly just take my hand; together we can find a better land.
Depressions & recessions come like seasons
And banks are thieves who'd even steal the sun
But these bitter times will never kill my reason
'Cause you've shown me there's a better world to come.
Chorus
My dreams were left were dead in another lifetime
And I've spent too many years living in that past
But girl, with you I can live another lifetime
With you, girl, I'll build a better life to last.
Chorus
England was haunting me, England was haunting me
England was driving me down
England was haunting me, England was haunting me
England was driving me down.
Chorus
London sometimes drowns you in its sorrows
But with you, girl, I know I can be strong
We'll face each & every grey tomorrow
Now that love not hate is my song.
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5. |
Go Gently
04:13
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Go Gently
If she is tired then go gently
If she is weary do the same
All these things are elementary
After all, love is not a game.
If she is crying then be tender
For her days can be hard
You must have sympathy to render
Times you need to let down your guard.
If she is angry bring her laughter
If she is bitter ease her pain
It may be tenderness she’s after
For when her life is constant rain.
Chorus
And if you build this house she will come
And if you build this house she will be the one
And if you build this house she will come
If you build this house her love will be won.
If she is broken try to mend her
If she is lost then guide her home
Sometimes the message you must send her
Is that she will never ever walk alone.
If she trembles you must hold her
Let her know she has your heart
No matter what words you have told her
Tell me again you shall never ever part.
(Instrumental)
Chorus
If she is tired then go gently, if she is tired then go gently, if she is tired then go gently.
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6. |
This Summer Haze
03:44
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This Summer's Haze
Golden the sunshine is golden
The sun almost swollen as it conquers the sky; as it conquers the sky
The ocean, the glittering ocean
Hardly in motion, so still it could die; so still it could die
So touch me, I want you to touch me
And tell me you love me, in the dream of a daze of this summer's haze
Need me, tell me you need me
That you'll never leave me; in the dream of a daze of this summer's haze.
Chorus
Are you a dream sent by the summer? A ghost of my gaze, haunting my days?
Are you a dream sent by the summer? Soon blown away with these summer days?
The beach is, as far as it reaches
Burning & churning, as white as a lie; as white as lie
The sighing of sea birds flying
As it were crying tears for the sky; tears for the sky
So touch me, I want you to touch me
And tell me you love me, in the dream of a daze of this summer's haze
Need me, tell me you need me
That you'll never leave me; in the dream of a daze of this summer's haze.
Chorus
(Instrumental)
Ships sail as silent as rainbows
Into the sun's glow, their bows proudly high; their bows proudly high
The wind's still like a bride waiting
Anticipating the wild autumn sky; the wild autumn sky
So touch me, I want you to touch me
And tell me you love me, in the dream of a daze of this summer's haze
Need me, tell me you need me
That you'll never leave me; in the dream of a daze of this summer's haze
Of this summer's haze, of this summer's haze, of this summer's haze.
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All I Really Care About (Is You)
I know one day the world will stop its turning
I know the seas won’t stay forever blue
I know the cities may somehow keep on burning
But all I really care about is you; yes, all I really care about is you.
I know the leaves won’t be forever falling
I know this planet’s future could be through
I know that war will always come calling
But all I really care about it you, yes, all I really care about is you.
Chorus
Let the world end what care I?
Let the world end what care I?
Let the world end what care I?
As long as there is you and I (x2).
I know one day the sun will stop its dawning
I know there’ll be an end to all things new
I know that the earth will cry in mourning
But all I really care about is you; yes, all I really care about it you.
Marchers march and drummers drum while hating
Cursing gods of other men above
Let them march: you will not find me hating
Not while I believe in you and love.
I know that every mountain may well crumble
I know but there is nothing I can do
I know that nations may someday tumble
But all I really care about it you; yes, all I really care about is you.
(Instrumental)
Chorus
I know that mighty kingdoms might fall crashing
I know that Noah’s flood might just come true
What care I for all of the rain lashing?
When all I really care about is you; when all I really care about is you?
When all I really care about is you; when all I really care about is you?
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The Sidewalks & The Subways
Girl, I know that London’s for the leaving
Girl, I know you really had to go
But girl it would be pointless & deceiving
To say it didn't hit me like a blow.
The Thames has turned to grey as if in mourning
London Bridge has hung its head in shame
Cathedral bells toll out a muffled warning
The statues cry after the bitter rain.
Chorus
And the subways and the sidewalks call your name
But I know I'll never see your face again
And the sidewalks and the subways call your name
But I know I'll never see your face again.
Girl, I know these streets started to haunt you
Girl, I know that sadness gripped your soul
Girl, I know that life began to taunt you
In a city where no love can match the dole.
Chorus
Instrumental
Chorus
Girl, I know that London’s not for dreaming
Girl, I know you needed to be free
Girl, I hope you find life of some meaning
Girl, won’t you sometimes think of me.
Chorus (X2)
Your face again, your face again, your face again.
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9. |
Clancy
04:02
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Clancy
I know your world has stopped its turning
Now the woman you loved has walked away
But all your boats are not for burning
Clancy don’t grieve your heart away
Clancy don’t grieve your heart away.
I know you’ll spend your days regretting
All the things you somehow did not say
And I know you’ll never start forgetting
Clancy don’t long your heart away
Clancy don’t long your heart away.
You know she never meant to hurt you
As you know there were reasons she couldn’t stay
And though it pains you that she’d desert you
Clancy don’t cry your heart away
Clancy don’t cry your heart away.
Chorus
There’s are cruel lessons for the learning
And life can sometimes tear you down
But when your woman’s not for turning
You either live or else you drown.
You know there are things she’ll never tell you
Like why your love had to end its days
Maybe it’s the bad times that befell you
Clancy don’t mourn your heart away.
Clancy don’t mourn your heart away.
Chorus
(Instrumental)
Chorus
I know your heart is beyond its hurting
And self hating is always your normal way
But love is not a thing for deserting
Clancy don’t grieve your heart away
Clancy don’t grieve your heart away
Clancy don’t grieve your heart away.
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10. |
Girls Of Summer
02:32
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Girls Of Summer
Leaves will fall, sure as love will fail
The broken rain, is beyond the pale
August passed, as the year got stale
And the girls of Summer have gone.
Brown and gold are September's days
The sun will shine, only yesterday
The wind will blow, all your dreams away
And the girls of Summer have gone.
Chorus
Calling from your memory
Whispering from your past
Wondering if suddenly
The love you knew’s your last (last).
October comes, the trees will bare
November's storms disturb the air
Autumn dies; she's still not there
And the girls of Summer have gone.
Chorus
Snow will blind; the cold will rack
December's dark, its nights are black
Winter's cruel; she's not coming back
And the girls of Summer have gone.
(Instrumental)
Chorus
Snow will blind; the cold will rack
December's dark, its nights are black
Winter's cruel; she's not coming back
And the girls of Summer have gone
Gone, gone; and the girls of Summer have gone.
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11. |
Magpie
03:21
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Magpie
Magpie: stay away from my window
Magpie: stay away from my door
Magpie: don’t tell me of your sorrows
Magpie: I won’t hear them anymore.
Magpie: you won’t kill my laughter
Magpie: you won’t spoil my day
Magpie: you won’t harm my karma
Magpie: why don’t you fly away?
Chorus
One for sorrow, two for mirth
Three for a funeral, four for a birth
Five for silver, six for gold
Seven for a secret that can never be told
Eight’s for heaven, nine's for hell
Ten is for a love that treats you well (that treats you well).
Magpie: you won’t be my fortune
Magpie: you’ll not break my heart
Magpie: love will be my tomorrow
Magpie: each day a brand new start.
Magpie: I know my woman’s waiting
Magpie: you’ll not destroy my love
Magpie: she will be forever
Magpie: the sun will shine above.
Chorus
(Instrumental)
Winter is coming, why don't you fly?
Back to the land where dreams go to die?
Winter is coming, why don't you fly?
Back to the land where dreams go to die?
Chorus
Magpie: fly away this morning
Magpie: don’t haunt my days again
Magpie: for better times are coming
Magpie: there’ll be no more bitter rain.
Magpie: there’ll be no more bitter rain
Magpie: there’ll be no more bitter rain.
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El Dorado
03:15
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El Dorado
I went in search of El Dorado
I rode out wild, without a care
It was my quest for El Dorado
And the fortune & glory that I’d find there.
It was in need of El Dorado
I left my love so far behind
It was my greed for El Dorado
That froze my heart & stole my mind.
And so I searched for El Dorado
Down all the years and through my days
But found no sign of El Dorado
As the girl I loved slipped far away.
Chorus
To money we're peasants, to Mammon we're slaves
The wage packet our king from the cradle to grave
Fortune we worship, to riches we pray
But like Judas & silver: it's love we betray.
(Instrumental)
Middle 8
Over the mountain of the moon
Into the valley of shadow
I rode & rode in search of gold
And that place called El Dorado.
Chorus
And I came to hate that El Dorado
Losing my love in search of fame
For in that quest for El Dorado
I never saw my love again.
So tell the world of El Dorado
And let my story be sometimes told
No need to seek for El Dorado:
For love's that city made of gold
For love's that city made of gold
For love's that city made of gold.
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Has Anybody Here Seen A Friend?
When every dream has been broken
When every hope is a lie
When every truth stays unspoken
But no man alive can tell you why.
When every soul has been battered
When every heart is afraid
When every faith has been shattered
And every cause you’ve known has been betrayed.
Chorus
Has anybody here seen a friend?
Has anybody here seen a friend?
I’m so beaten and broken: I need a place to mend
Has anybody here seen a friend?
When every prayer’s left un-Sunshine
When every song’s touched by pain
When every hate’s almost naked
And you’re living just trying to stay sane.
When every word’s in desperation
When every poem fails to rhyme
When every thought is desolation
And your days are like doing prison time.
Chorus
Has anybody here seen a friend?
Has anybody here seen a friend?
I’m so beaten and broken: I need a place to mend
Has anybody here seen a friend?
Lord won’t you help me find
Lord won’t you help me find
Lord won’t you help me find a friend?
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14. |
Love Of A Woman
03:18
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Love Of A Woman
Well, I’ve been to heaven and I’ve been to hell
But which was which? Well, I never could tell
Been beaten by life and kicked as I fell
It was the love of a woman that saved me
It was the love of a woman that saved me.
Been thrown in the gutter and thrown up to the sky
Been saved for salvation but knew it a lie
Been so forsaken even statues might cry
It was the love of a woman that saved me
It was the love of a woman that saved me.
What made Jack Daniels famous made a loser out of me
What gave the south its comfort brought me only misery
There was no such thing as drinking responsibly
It was the love of a decent woman that finally set me free.
Guzzled red wine like a pig at a trough
No matter how much it was never enough
My liver surrendered but I called its bluff
It was the love of a woman that saved me
It’s was the love of a woman that saved me.
Chorus
What shall we do with the drunken sailor, what shall we do with the drunken sailor?
What shall we do with the drunken sailor, earl-aye in the morning?
Sail away down the High Street, sail away down the High Street
Sail away down the High Street, until you drown your dreams.
What made Jack Daniels famous made a loser out of me
What gave the south its comfort brought me only misery
There was no such thing as drinking responsibly
It was the love of a decent woman that finally set me free.
Instrumental.
Chorus
The woman stood by me she wouldn't let me hide
For the way I was drinking was a slow suicide
She gave me back my soul, my future, my pride
It was the love of a woman that saved me
It was the love of a woman that saved me
It was the love of a woman that saved me.
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Roy Smiles London, UK
Roy Smiles has recorded ten albums:
'Drunks & Dreamers' (2011), 'Time's Moving On' (2012),'Seize The Day' (2013),
'Autumn Song' (2014), 'Bremen' (2014), 'The Trains & The Rain' (2015), 'Northern Angels'.(2018), 'Lost Souls' (2020), 'November's Child' (2023) & 'Tales Of The Ocean' (2023).
All available on Bandcamp.
Contact: roy.smiles@aol.co.uk.
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