KEVIN
COYNE LYRICS - ALBUM: Romance Romance
1990
Ready
for Love (Hans Pukke/Kevin Coyne)
Alleluia,
gonna get through to you
Oh
I'm so proud of you, ready for love
Alleluia,
honey will this do you?
Oh
I'm so proud of you, ready for love
Alleluia,
gonna get through to you
honey
will this do you, ready for love
Weary
and willing and evil too
This
kisses I just can't miss
Honey,
will it do for you?
Weary
and willing and evil too
This
kisses I just can't miss
Honey,
will it do for you?
Alleluia,
gonna be true to you
honey
will this do you, ready for love
Alleluia,
gonna get through to you
Honey
I'm so proud of you, ready for love
??
and willing and evil too
This
kisses I just can't miss
Honey
will it do for you?
Weary
and willing and evil too
This
kisses I just can't miss
Honey
will it do for you?
Alleluia,
gonna get right through you
Gonna
get down to you, ready for love
Alleluia,
honey will this do you?
Gonna be true
to you, ready for love
Weary
and willing and evil too
This
kisses I just can't miss
Honey,
will it do for you?
Weary
and willing and evil too
This
kisses I just can't miss
Honey,
will it do for you?
Alleluia,
gonna get right through you
Cause
I'm so proud of you, ready for love
Alleluia,
honey will this do you?
Gonna be true
to you, ready for love
Alleluia,
gonna get down to you
Alleluia,
gonna get down with you, ready for love
Alleluia,
I'm feeling (...)
Happy,
Happy (Hans Pukke/Kevin Coyne)
Gonna
make you, gonna make you, gonna make you happy
Gonna
make you, gonna make you, gonna make you smile again
Gonna
make you, gonna make you, gonna make you happy
Gonna
make you, gonna make you, gonna make you smile again
I
know that you've been lonely, you had a bad time
I
know you're almost crazy, amost lost your mind
(repeat
everything)
And
now the sun is coming, see it coming through
That
sad look on your face, baby it won't do
And
you can see the sun, the sun is coming through
That
sad look on your face, baby it won't do
Gonna
make you, gonna make you, gonna make you happy
Gonna
make you, gonna make you, gonna make you smile again
Gonna
make you, gonna make you, gonna make you happy
Gonna
make you, gonna make you, gonna make you smile again
Gonna
make you smile, smiling all the while (repeat)
Chances (Hans Pukke/Kevin Coyne )
Ah,
the strangeness strangles on ?? cardboard walls
I
hear your stereo playing a tune that makes me crawl
Ah,
the memories and the wine is strong tonight
I
can see a vision of why things didn't go right
I
gave too much and you gave just enough, enough for me
It
was ?? I was bleeding
But
you refused to see
Chorus:
Ah the way we used to dance
Ah,
the perfume of romance
Ah,
the chance we took with life, with life, with life.
Now
I'm slowly crawling across this great big floor
Reaching
for the telephone, I'm gonna call you once more
Tomorrow's
another day but it may not arrive
I've
got to hear your voice, got to know love's still alive
Chorus
(x2)
It's
All Over (Hans Pukke/Kevin Coyne)
It's
almost over, it's almost done (x4)
My
head it spins, how it beats all day (x4)
This
house, this house, this house is not a home
It's
cold, it's cold, it's cold and alone
This
house, this house, this house is not a home
It's
cold, it's cold, it's cold and alone
(repeat
everything)
This
house, this house, this house is not a home
It's
cold, it's cold, it's cold and alone
This
house, this house, this house is not a home
It's
cold, it's cold, it's cold and alone
My
head it spins, how it beats all day (x8)
Since
you've gona away, there's nothing here
You've
left me and the ??
There's
no coming back, no return
I'm
looking at the letters you burned
The
garden's empty with you
The
wind is dirty and the ??
The
street is filled with empty sounds
Eyless
faces all around
This
is a nightmare, it's coming home
??
there's no more fun
Keep
on drinking, another cigarette
17th Floor (the) (Kevin Coyne)
There's
a man weakening down, wandering round, up on the 17th floor
Curtains
drawn, all alone, it's almost done, up on the 17th floor
He
wants to cry, he'd like to die, he'd like to fly from the 17th floor
People
passing by shout Hello
Through
the letter boxes as they gaily go
People
passing by shout Hello
They
don't really, really know
It's
all so false up on the 17th floor
It's
late at night, there's no light
Nothing
bright, up on the 17th floor
Looks
down below, watches people as they go
They
look up, they don't know, up on the 17th floor
They
could lift up a helping hand
They
could try to understand up on the 17th floor
People
passing by shout Hello
Through
the letter boxes as they gaily go
People
passing by shout Hello
But
it's just a show up on the 17th floor
People
passing by shout Hello
Through
the letter boxes as they gaily go
People
passing by shout Hello
But
they don't know up on the 17th floor
It's
all pain (x2)
There's
no gain up on the 17th floor
There's
no end, where are the friends
There's
no friends up on the 17th floor
Social
worker calls, a social call
Doesn't
care at all up on the 17th floor
People
passing by shout Hello
Scream
through the letter boxes as they go
People
passing by shout Hello
They
just scream, they don't know up on the 17th floor
Up
on the 17th floor (repeat)
Theresa (Hans Pukke/Kevin Coyne)
Down
at the Cafe Pompadour
, we were twirling, we were having
fun
A
tall woman flashed by, she said: "You could be my son"
I
looked up at her and I started to smile
It
was love at first sight
So
we skipped and we hopped till we twirled around
Off
into the purple night
It
felt so marvelous, didn't know what to do
I
was on a big pink cloud just thinking of you
I
felt histerical, I started to scream
That's
so wonderful to find the girl of my dreams
We
walked to slowly through the big city streetts
Then
I gazed down and looked at your enormous feet
I
said: "They're big, they're enormous, they're huge!"
You
said: "It doesn't matter at all"
I
shook my head, I said: "Let's go to bed, I'm tired, I could almost crawl"
It
felt so marvelous, I found you at last
??self
concious, you blessed my prayers
You
touched me everywhere, a secret desire
And
it felt so wonderful to find the girl of my dreams
When
we got to your flat, your cat sat on your mat
Glancing
across with his big green eyes at your poodle white and fat
You
said: "I've got some explaining to do, it's really necessary
My
name's not Theresa at all, it's really Big Terry"
I
said: "It doesn't matter, I don't care one bit
I
like you just the same, in fact I don't give a shit
If
you're Doreen, Derik, Divinia or Don
It
doesn't matter at all
When
love creeps in, you can't let go
And
I can hear the call"
It
felt so good, never felt like this before
Heaven
was oppening, thrusting back the door
I
did not care, I felt so free
And
it felt so wonderful to find the girl of my dreams
Felt
so nice, felt perfectly right
Something
had happened that wonderful night
I
found ??, I found a true friend
And
it felt so wonderful to find a friend in the end
Everybody
said it's wrong, you should make a break
With
your job in the bank, you should be franck
The
boss he can't take
Your
comings and goings, your strange little ways
He
thinks you're going mad
I
said I'm just free, I'm like a buzzy little bee
I've
no time to be sad
They
dismissed me, they let me go
They
drove me out of the door
So
I'm working on the building site
now
And I'm happy
like never before
I'm not ashamed,
you could know my name
I'm
a friend of Terry,Theresa
No
Kindness, No Pity (Hans Pukke/Kevin Coyne)
Your
?? hat and your nice ??
clothes. A little lipstick on
your lips, a little powder on your nose
Well
it's Saturday night in a West End bar
You're
telling everybody who you are
Everybody
knows you're nothing at all
That
you're struggling, you're fighting up against the wall
But
you do insist you know what's hip
??
But
I can see and I know you're lonely at heart
Your
mother never answers when you call
Chorus:
This is no life down in the city
, y
ou can't find no
kindness, can't find no pity (x2)
Everybody
knows you're gonna stumble back home
To
your little flat all on your own
And
your new pair of shoes that looks so bad
It's
the worst in fashion and it looks so sad
But
you think that it's stylish and you know best
You
talk about politics, get it of your chest
But
it's all rubbish, ??
You're
really quite sad, you're really quite ill
Chorus
And
now you're gonna get back home, tell everybody you're doing well
You're
going to forget that you are struggling and you're living in a big city hell
And
you've got no job, nothing at all, ??
And
things get worse, worse, worse, worse
There's
a lonely little home you have to like
Maybe
write it tomorrow night
Tell
you're doing well, you're doing good
Telling
everybody it's understood
But
when you come home you'll be well of
You'll
be smart, a real though
And
you accent to impress them ??
But
somehow I know you won't get there
Chorus
And
you're all alone down here, not a single friend to help you out
When
you have your nightmares at night, not a single neighbour hears your shouts
You
can't buy your rent, it's a very strange way to live
When
nobody really loves you
When
nobody wants you
So
you've got to impress all the girls who you have left behind
But
in doing this you're getting pissed and quietly loosing your mind
You're
loosing your mind, leaving it behind
Loosing
your mind
Heaven
Song (The) [We are Going to Heaven] (Hans Pukke/Kevin Coyne)
We're
going to heaven, that's what we're gonna do
Hippocrits
and accolytes, old beggars too
I really
heard it, just heard the news
We're
going to heaven, that's what we're gonna do
They're
dancing on, all around the world
Ragged
children, brazen boys and girls
Their
toes are twinkling like little pearls
We're
going to heaven, that's what we're gonna do
No gloomy
people, they all got big smiles
We're
gonna get the feeling in a little while
Jump
through the garden over fields and stars
We're
going to heaven, that's what we're gonna do
There's
a train a-coming, wheels spinning round
Big wings
flapping take you off the ground
You're
all up, you're never down
We're
going to heaven, that's what we're gonna do
It's
never boring, there's a job to do
Spread
the word of love, it's up to you
Come
on now everybody, you can hear the truth
We're
going to heaven, that's what we're gonna do
You've
got the feeling, feel it in your bones
You're
really up, you're never alone
You can
jump up, you don't need to get stoned
You're
going to heaven, that's what you're gonna do
You're
moving in a haze, going up, you're going, can't stop you, you're moving, moving
on
You're flying,
?? exploding like a bomb, you can see it in the night sky, you're going, you're
going, you're really going, you're really going
, you're going to
Heaven, almost there.
Lovers
And Friends (Hans Pukke/Kevin Coyne)
It
was a burning summer
, l
ove was around
Dreams
were coming true
,
I was high off the ground
Thinking
of you
a
lmost
all the time
I
was a little histerical, almost out of my mind
Then
I looked at you with your beautiful eyes
I
had to turn away and start to cry
You
went on and on, you never seemed to end
Then
I introduced you to a special friend
One
day, not so very long ago
You
rang me, told me that you didn't want to see me no more
Then
I think of you with your wonderful eyes
I
have to turn away and start to cry
All
lovers become friends, friends in the end (x2)
Now
I'm wandering in some some strange far away town
Where
nobody knows me, with my eyes cast down
I'm
looking for someone to share my problems with
I
see you across the street and then I'm reborn and I live
Then
I look at you with your wonderful eyes
I
have to turn away and start to cry
All
lovers become friends, friends in the end (x2)
Then
I look at you with your wonderful eyes
I
have to turn away and start to cry
All
lovers become friends, friends in the end (x6)
Wild
Eyes (Henry Beck/Kevin Coyne)
Whispering
through the walls
Their
shadows are big and tall
Like
a baby you crawl
You
stumble and you fall
If
there's anybody watching?
If
there's a voice out there?
If
there's anybody watching?
If
there's a voice out there?
Moon
has a purple ??
Winking
right down at you
Gazing
right to your eyes
Wispering
little lies
If
there's anybody watching?
If
there's a voice out there?
If
there's anybody watching?
If
there's a voice out there?
Big purple
motor car
The windows
so blue and dark
The landscape
sheer and stark
Fear the big
dogs bark
If
there's anybody watching?
If
there's a voice out there?
If
there's anybody watching?
If
there's a voice out there?
The nurse
brings you a towel
??
It's such
a beautiful scene
The garden
is very green
The lake is
very blue
The
sunlight looks at you
You
smile and the you wake
You
wake and wake and wake
Your
eyes a gleaming wire
Your
mouth's a marvelous smile
You're
just a little child
Tender,
meak and mild
You're
just a little child
Tender,
weak and mild
Your
eyes a little wild
(x3)
Best
Friend (Kevin Coyne)
Sitting
in a corner with her silly fat friends
Waiting
for the doom, we're waiting for the end
My
wife is in the kitchen, sitting in the dark
I'm
out in the big world surrounded by sharks
Chorus:
I need a best friend, she'll never let me down (x2)
I
need a best friend, she'll never she'll never she'll never she'll never she'll
never let me down.
No
she won't never, never
Somewhere
in the distance a little voice calls
I'm
down in the West End, my back against the wall
In
some smoky club I just have ??
I
might be made to crumble, I might be made to fall
Chorus
(x2)
Standing
alone, I haven't got a girl friend
Maybe
this is the last time, this is the end
The
door will be closed and I'll be locked out
She
won't even hear me when I wail and shout
Chorus
Looking for
my keys, they don't work, the door's locked
, my best friend's let
me down
My
best friend's let me down
Where's
my best friend? (x3)
Impossible
Child (Hans Pukke/Kevin Coyne)
Just
twenty one and he's got to learn
The
heart
Ragged and
restless, rolling and tumbling
Dancing on
the tables in a hotel
bar
Telling
everybody that he's the big boy
Telling
everybody that he's a star
Nobody
believes him, comes his money around
Proving
everything to everybody he can
Everybody
knows that he's just a boy
He's
impossible, he's not really a man
Moonlight,
he's gone crazy
Midnight,
brings on fire
Moonlight,
he's going bad now, bader than bader than bader than bad
Moonlight,
he's gone crazy
Midnight,
head's on fire
Moonlight,
he's going bad now, everybody says he's an impossible child
Looking
and talking, tumbling and laughing
Everybody
says that he's really a clown
Nobody
sees that he's really crying
Sometimes
he's pitiful, sometimes he's down
His
little girlfriend she stands in the corner
Everything
he got she celebrates
Now
she's getting crazy in the head now
She's
going ??, she just can't wait
I
said midnight, he's gone crazy
Moonlight,
head's on fire
Midnight,
he's getting bad now, bader than bader than bader than bad
Midnight,
he's gone crazy
Moonlight,
head's on fire
Midnight,
he's going bad now, everybody says he's an impossible child
Midnight,
he's gone crazy
Moonlight,
head's on fire
Midnight,
he's going bad now, bader than bader than bader than bad
Midnight,
he's gone crazy
Moonlight,
head's on fire
Midnight,
he's going bad now, everybody says he's an impossible child
Struggling
and tumbling, rolling and rocking
Reeling
and rolling down the road at night
His
girl friend's with him, his girl friend's holding on
He's
looking bad, he's looking out a sight
Policeman
comes and stops him and holds him
??
He
says I am a crazy lunatic, I am the chosen one
Midnight,
going crazy
Midnight,
head's on fire
Midnight,
feeling bad now, bader than bader than bader than bad
Midnight,
going crazy
Midnight,
head's on fire
Midnight,
going bad now, everybody says he's an impossible child
Midnight,
going crazy
Midnight,
head's on fire
Moonlight,
feeling bad now, bader than bader than bader than bad
Midnight,
going crazy
Midnight,
head's on fire
Midnight,
feeling bad now, everybody says he's an impossible child
Neighborhood
Girl (Kevin Coyne)
Just
a neighborhood girl, got me out this world (x3)
I
love the neighborhood girl, pretty neighborhood girl
Makes
me fly so high into the clear blue sky
(x
3)
I
love the neighborhood girl, pretty neighborhood girl
She's
the one, she's alive, she's alright, I love my neighborhood girl, pretty neighborhood
girl
Gonna
get her one day to say she'll marry me (x2)
But
she wants to be free, says she wants to be free
My
neighborhood girl, I love the neighborhood girl
She's
the one, she's alive, she's alright, I love my neighborhood girl,
Love
the neighborhood girl (x4)
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