KEVIN
COYNE LYRICS - ALBUM: Babble
1979
Are
you Deceiving me? (Kevin Coyne)
Are
you deceiving me?
That's
not what I see
Are my
eyes just like a child's
Am I
just the product of a mind
A head
gone wild
Are you
deceiving me?
Are you
deceiving me?
I know
that you will see
The face,
the grace of the eyes I never saw
My heart
cries out
What
is more, this room is dead
It's
almost gone, I don't like the bed
The bedhead
is wrong
Are you
deceiving me?
When
you say that I'm alright
You shout
through holes in the lino night after night
Don't
undress in front of the mirror
I've
seen it all before
And I've
still got my Social Security, I'm not really poor
Are you
deceiving me? (x2)
I'm
not deceiving anyone (x2)
Are you
deceiving me?
I can
recall my family tree
The heart
and soul of any man
Is it
anyone really understands
Are you
deceiving me?
Come
Down Here (Kevin Coyne)
(Come
on) (repeat)
Chorus:
Come down here, why don't you come, come down here? (x2)
Your
lines are crossed, you seem to lose
Everytime
you get depressed, you rush, you rush, you rush to the booze
Chorus
You race
around like a man on the town (with no money)
They
will put you down, I'm your one, I'm your honey bunch
Come
down here, why don't you come, come down here?
Come
down here, why don't you come, please come down here?
Nightmares
I know, they can spoil the daylight glow
Build
on top of your head, drive you silent into bed
Daytimes,
they are rough, come down to see me, I will show you some stuff
Well
a better night, I will persevere
Alright,
I won't give in
Come
down here, you know it's not a sin
Dead
Dying Gone (Kevin Coyne)
You
sleep, you wake, there's nothing more, you wake
I'm not
dead for heavens sake (x2)
Chorus:
I'm dead, I'm dying, I'm gone (x2)
, I c
an't carry on
You say,
you know
You rule
every show
I'm here,
I'm gonna stay
You'll
never change me anyway
Chorus
You cream
and you scream, you dare to see me
I'm not
like you, can't you see, I'm not you and you're not me
Chorus
Nightmares
I have none, I am the chosen one
Slippered
fools die in bed
I'm
the one that's got the head
Dead
and dying, I'm gone
I am
dead and dying, I'm gone
Can't
carry on (x2)
What's
the point of carrying on? (x2)
Stand
up (Kevin Coyne)
Stand
up, stand up and be counted baby (x2)
I'll
be, I'll be your good friend tonight, alright
Wait
on, wait on just one minute (x2)
I'll
be, I'll be your good friend tonight, alright
Stand
up, stand up! Get up, get up! Stand up, get up!
Stop
breaking, breaking down, y
ou're making me cry
, s
top
breaking down
(repeat
the whole 3 times)
Alright
Lonely
Man (Kevin Coyne)
Lonely
man crawling in corners
Opening
drawers with nothing to hide
Seeing
doors that don't exist
Living
your life in a vacant mist
Creeping
down and falling around
Lonely
man, you're not walking
Never
go on streets, you're not talking
You remain
so silent, it seems so sad
Your
heart is good, I know it isn't bad
There's
someone downstairs waiting for you
Chorus:
You've still got your mind (x4)
You've
got it if you want it
You can
get if you want it
Don't
lose it, don't let it go, don't lose, don't lose, don't lose your mind.
Lonely
man, you're never crying
There's
no-one to hear you when you cry
There's
no one you know to hear you cry
I can
hear you, I can see you, I'm everywhere, I'm watching over you
Chorus
Lonely
man, there's something
There's
a new generation coming
They
hold hands, they smile at each other
Every
sister, every brother
Something's
there for you to find
Chorus
I
Really Love You (Kevin Coyne)
Nights
I've wasted waiting in that lonely bedroom
Face
pressed against the window, face all full of gloom
Watching
wild men screaming in the public bars
Seeing
the headlights whirling, wondering where you are but oh
Chorus
:
I really love you baby (x3)
I want
you to get down and come on round (x2)
You are
so far away, you seem so distant now
Just
a line or a letter, a word to reach me somehow
I'm burning
inside and the rage is climbing to my head
I suppress
my anger, spend most of my life in bed but oh
Chorus
So it
seems that has to, has to be the way with me
I'm not
thinking too much, most sensible men would agree
That
I shou\d leave you, somewhere some way
Never
talk of you again
But then
I can't do that darling
Your
very face gives me a yen
Chorus
Sun
Shines Down on me (Kevin Coyne)
Daylight's
shining through at last
It's
running right through my past
I know
that everything is alright
Oh because
the lord let the sun shine down on me
Oh because
the lord let the sun shine on you and me
Crying,
it somehow don't seem right
I've
gained back my soul and my appetite
I'm
happy like I've never been before
Oh, because
the lord let the sun shine down on me
Oh because
the lord let the sun shine on you and me
I know
I was crazy
Never
did the right thing at all
I know
I let my mind go lazy
I let
my spirit fall
I know
there was something wrong
But now
it seems to have truly gone
The lord
let his sun shine down on me
Oh, because
the lord let the sun shine on you and me
I said
now smile everybody
Don't
you see it's gone
I'm surrounded
by good spirits
Day and
nigh time long
And when
I walk, I walk like I've just been born
Oh, because
the lord let the sun shine down on me
Just
because the lord let the sun shine on you and me
I
Confess (Kevin Coyne)
I
confess that I killed the cat
That
cat was speckled and fat
It was
an angry cat
But I
thought it was laughing
I confess
that I hit my brother
Then
I trapped my mother
And then
I struck my sister
Her
nose was bleeding
I confessed
to the priest one day
He said
undress your soul and go away
I undressed
and what did he say
He started
his laughing
I recall
a big black bird
Flapping
his wings
The sound
was heard over the town
As he
pounced on me
I wasn't
breathing
Chorus:
I did it, I said it, I did it, I said it all the time (x2)
I've
cried a million tears
I'v e
been crying through the years
Too many
wines and too much beer
I'm feeling
dozy
I know
that I'm not the one
I'm
a rebel and a rebel is alone
Wherever
you go you'll find the same
They're
always breeding
And you
reach out and you say that you're mine
You make
me much better
And I'm
waiting on time
For the
time come when I feel like you
So optimistic
I confess
I killed the cat
That
cat was speckled and fat
Oh it
was an angry cat
It was
laughing
Chorus
Sweetheart (Kevin Coyne)
Sweetheart,
sweetheart
I know
I love you, I'm taking you, needing you
,
I'm always wanting you
Sweetheart,
sweetheart
Let's
make it together, we can, yes we can, we can together now
We're
walking down darkened streets
There's
a daylight beneath our feet
Don't
mind their smiles
Don't
look at them
We have
our little castle
We've
really built a den
Sweetheart,
sweetheart
Let's
make it together
Let's
mean it, let's mean it, let's try it
Let's
really mean it
Sweetheart,
sweetheart
Any kind
of weather is my kind of weather
And your
kind of weather now
It's
raining, see the splashes fall
There
are shadows on the city wall
Strangers
we can take them
They
can't move us, we can make them
Sweetheart,
sweetheart
Let's
keep on loving, let's hold it, let's hold it, let's hold it
Don't
cold it now
Sweetheart,
sweetheart
You know
I'm making my life for you and you for me forever now
The birds
are crying, so they say
It could
be that you and I are on our way
We're
steppin' out, steppin' out in style
We don't
need no defence
We've
got ourselves all the while
Sweetheart,
sweetheart
You know
I'm mumbling, I'm making up things and I don't know why I'm talking
Sweetheart,
sweetheart
Let's
keep on crying if crying's going to change it
Let's
see the sun shine our way
Hold
up the clouds, lock them back
I'm telling
you now
We're
on the right track
Hold
onto everything
Don't
let it go
We are
here and everyone should know
Sweetheart,
sweetheart
Here
we are together, it's you and me
You're
looking better
You're
looking so much better now
Sweetheart,
sweetheart
There's
no denying that crying is lying
So don't
let us cry forever now
I see
you, you and me
My long
hair shaking like a tree
Covering
your body with every single strand
It's
about time you saw
You really
are a man
Shaking
Hands With The Sun (Kevin Coyne)
Well
they crucified the saviour because he knew
A little
more than maybe me or you
Well
they hung his head and they made him bow so low
But I
tell you honey that's not the way we're going to go, no no no
Chorus:
Shaking hands with the sun (x3)
, let's hope the sun it doesn't
burn.
Well
Mussolini, he had it all
They
pinned him and his mistress agains the backside wall
Well
they hung them from a lampost
Hung
them upside down
But I
tell you honey they won't drive us to ground, no no no
Chorus
Well
Hitler, he marched through foreign lands
Tried
to teach the people how to live and understand
Well
I think he was a great man, I think he knew more than me
Yes he's
sending us up together darling, sending us up to be free (I want to fly like
him)
Chorus
Well
the marchers in the dark will never drive me down
You and
I little woman we can run, we can run around
Let's
jump in the city, show them what we can do
We've
got our ideals and we've got our life style too
We know
where to go
Chorus
It doesn't
burn (x7)
My
Mind's Joined Forces (Kevin Coyne)
I
said I'm so happy
There's
a smile on my face
Well,
I'm so happy
Loving
you in this place
Well
I feel like a princess
I'm so
happy and gay
I've
just changed my hairdo
Oh what
a happy day
Chorus:
My mind's joined forces with you (x2)
Well,
I'm so happy
You can
strike up the band
Tell
everyone I'm so happy
Cos you're
my man
We've
got some big plans
We've
got some places to go
I'm so
happy and I think you know I know
Chorus
Check
out the whole world
Tell
them what it's about
They
can hear the whisper now, soon they'll hear a scream and a shout
We've
got our marching orders and we are ready to go
So turn
up the headlights and down the road we go
Chorus
And I
love you so
, I love you so
Joining
forces with you (x2)
We know
what we do, I love you so
It's
My Mind (Kevin Coyne)
Sitting
out on the moors drinking bottles of wine
Getting
drunk getting drunk to well past midnight
Watching
your eyes as they stick like glue on me
I don't
need it, can't you see I'm independent
My mind
is free (x2)
Chorus
:
It's my mind. (x6)
What's
that you said in the shop last night?
Words
of love that didn't seem right
Long
fingers running down my back
Leave
me alone, you're on the wrong track, say...
Chorus
It's
my mind
I don't
want to meet your mother, she bores me to death
All she
needs is a smile and maybe a wreathe (for her head)
I don't
want to know relations, I don't want to know in-laws
I don't
want to paint the windows, I don't want to paint the doors (I want to be free,
I want to be)
Chorus
We can
run around the park at night
We can
gaze into the bright moonlight
Don't
touch me when I don't want you to
If you
keep it up our love is through, say...
Chorus
It's
my mind (x7)
Love
Together (Kevin Coyne)
We
can put our love together
Yes we
can put it together
Don't
mind what all the people say
You and
I are here and we're staying this way
There
is laughter from those that don't know
They
don't know and why should we tell them so?
We're
putting it together
a
nd that's all we need
We are
putting our love together
Don't
mind the faces at the window
Don't
mind when they knock upon our door
We've
got it made and what is more
I see
you as my king
I'm prepared
to be your loyal queen
Any lover
would know what I mean
We are
putting our love together
Don't
you refrain from my love
I understand
you and I don't need you to reject me
We're
made like angels, we're like stars
We're
the ones, our love is going far
We've
thought it all, don't take it away
Don't
take it away (x3)
We've
got it made, really got it made
Don't
take it away (x9)
Happy
Homes (Kevin Coyne)
Happy
homes in the moonlight
Snow
on the East Lancs road
Little
children at windows
Grandpa
with a red nose
They're
happy, so happy, they're happy (x3) ooh
Happy
homes in the moonlight
Mother-in-law
is having fun
Son-in-law's
in the bathroom
He's
toying with a gun
They're
happy
(x3)
So happy
Happy
homes in the moonlight
It's
festive time again
Remember
all you people
It's
good will to all men
They're
happy (ad lib)
It
Really Doesn't Matter (Kevin Coyne)
It
doesn't really matter
(x3)
(Repeat
8 times
)
We
Know Who We Are (Kevin Coyne)
It
doesn't matter who you are
(x3)
We know
who we are (x2)
(Repeat 5 times)
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