KEVIN
COYNE LYRICS - ALBUM: Carnival
- 2002

Sugar
Turning Sour (RobertCoyne/Kevin Coyne)
My memory's
failing, don't know where to go, I switch from up, way down below
Everybody
tells me I could do much better, but I don't like this city and I don't like
the weather
Now if
you kiss me, put some sugar in it, when your eyes light up, don't let them
dim it, I want to feel your love everywhere, I'm getting old, whisper, tell
me you'll care and share
Tell
me you'll care and share, tell me you love me, even in my underwear
Sugar's
turning sour (x3)
I used
to be funky but I think I've lost most of that, everything that was muscle
has certainIy turned to fat
I'm abrasive
but nohody takes no notice anymore, when I start shooting, they just slam
the kitcheen door
I look
out the windows for friends that might arrive, I'm lost and lonely, I can't
even drive
They
took my license, took my number, took everything away, take me out into the
countryside, I want to feel the sun
Sugar's
turning sour (x3) sour, stinks, alright
Sugar's
turning sour (x3)
I'm on
a train, it's travelling somewhere but nobody really knows, I'm leaving this
city at last and I've just got a change of clothes
I'm
aiming for the seaside, for all those hobbing boats, I want to get out on
that blue, I want to float
I want
to float on an empty sea, to a land that's far away, I'm looking for a little
paradise, a lovely happy day
But there's
no chanc ehere (x2), till I get to that wondeerful place
I think
they call it heaven (x2)
Sugar's
turning sour (x7)
Charlene (Robert Coyne/Kevin Coyne/Michael Lipton)
I'm
going round to Charlene's house
I'm going
to play with her video games
Bounce
around upon her big settee
Gaze
with lust at her beautiful knees
Chorus:
I might marry her when I get my divorce, just might marry her when I get my
divorce.
I'm going
round to Charlene's house
I'm
going to eat a pizza pie
Watch
her as she decorates her living room
And she
turns and looks at me, and gives me the eye
Chorus
I'm going
round to Charlene's house
I hope
her husband will be away
He spends
weeks out in the country
Charlene's
lonely and she doesn't find it very funny
S
he
believes in ghosts, she thinks the house is creepy
She daren't
go to the bathroom after eight o'clock
Chorus
(x2)
When
my divorce comes through, Charlene, I, I'll marry you, when my divorce comes
through, Charlene, I'II marry you, it' s a promise (x4), I'll marry you
Wobble (the) (Robert Coyne/Kevin Coyne)
Went
to a party the other night, my girlfriend got quite uptight
She said
I can't dance, I got trouble, I said, "Just move around and do the wobble,
just wobble, like a jelly on a plate"
She got
the idea and she couldn't stop, she kept doing it, she couldn't stop
She wobbled
to the be-bop, slop, everything, she was top of the shop, wobble, like a jelly
on a plate
Now the
town is in uproar, she wobbles out of her door
A queue
of kids, they follow her around, they like the way she wobbles down, oh the
way she wobbles, wobbles like a jelly on a plate
Alright,
she wobbles, oh she wobbles, oh she shakes that thing, oh shakes that thing,
she wobbles, like a jelly on a plate
Summer's
here and the sun it shines, my baby is in the garden all the time
Cooking
out and having fun, she's got the wobbles, she starts to run, up and down
and round and rund, does the wobble, like a jelly
When
she wobbles, oh she' s right, oh she wobbles, three o'clock at night, way
she wobbles, oh she wobbles, ooh she wobbles, it' s alright, every night,
she wobbles
The whole
world's wobbling, every boy and girl, she's my wobbling girl
Wobble
wobble (x5)
Missing
You (Kevin Coyne/Michael Lipton)
In
the palace of a fool, there' s a million smiles
Lots
of mirrors to catch everyone
Out in
the garden there's a funny owl
And a
little boy that sucks his thumb
On the
kitchen table, there's an ice cream cake
A thing
she loved to eat
Chorus:
All he knows is he's missing you (x2).
Remembers
every little detail of everything you used to do, he can't forget a thing
Out on
the strange roadway, there's a strange little car
A madman
at the wheel
Heading
for the coastline, he's obsessed
Life
gave him a, gave him a raw deal
Chorus
Can't
forget any little thing that we used to do, no he can't forget a thing
Chorus
Every
little detail of every little thing you used to do, he can't forget a thing
(x3), missing you (x3)
All he
knows is he's missing you
Don't
Forget Me (Robert Coyne/Kevin Coyne)
Don't
forget me now the rain has come (x4)
Send
a boat, make it swift and strong (x3)
Send
me a boat, make sure it floats
Don't
forget me now the sun's gone down (x4)
Send
me an aeroplane, make it swift and sure (x3)
Send
me an aeroplane, don't forget the parachute
I
Heard you (Robert Coyne/Kevin Coyne)
I
heard you, I think I heard you, I'm sure I heard you, was it you?
I heard
you, calling, calling, calling, crawling, calling very loud it seemed, echoing
across the dance floor
I heard
you, I'm convinced I heard you, I believe it was you I heard, I' m sure it
was you I heard, I heard you (x2)
Was it
you? (x6), somebody else maybe, echoing across that dance floor, that day,
last week, I think it was last week, was it the week before?
My
Story (Robert Coyne/Kevin Coyne)
I
get hot, I get cold, I get hot, very cold, I get hot, fall down, when I see
you running around
I got
to ring you, I got to ring you, I hope you answer, hope you answer when I
call, when I call, I'll be calling, I'll be calling you
We can
take a roll, stroll down by the river, tell you my history, my story
Don'
t tell your mother, don't tell your father, don't tell mama, don't tell papa,
don't tell 'em a thing, don't give 'em a clue, don't tell 'em a thing, what
I'm planning to do
Saturday
night, maybe Friday night, the whole weekend, spend with you, spend with you,
little you
We take
a roll, stroll down by the river and I could tell you my, all my history,
my story, you might like it, alright
Yes,
I'm a sailor, from the sea, little sailor, way from the deep sea, cross the
ocean, far away, I've never been round to your place
You know
I like it, I must like it, I know I 'll love it, sitting in your living room,
in that room, in that cosy room
Make
sure the house is empty, make sure there's no-one in, we will stroll, down
by the river and I'll tell you my history, my story, my story, you got to
hear my story, I wanna tell you my story, oh my story, such a story, my history,
my story, my story
Sweet
Melinda (Robert Coyne/Kevin Coyne)
Oh
my sweet Melinda, my true solid sender, my little bobby socks girl, from that
teenage world
I remember
you by the garden gate, such a lovely sight, you were never late for the schoolbus
as it rolled down the road, I love you so much, I said go Melinda, go
Oh Melinda,
my sweet solid sender, my bobby socks girl, from that teenage world
You're
so wonderful, even now, I hold your photograph, I squeeze you somehow, I see
your big blue eyes and your lovely red lips, I want to touch your hands and
your fingertips
Oh Melinda,
my sweet Melinda, my true solid sender, my bobby socks girl, from that teenage
world, alright
Oh I
love you Melinda, my sweet Melinda, my true solid sender, from my teenage
world
What
a wonderful girl, oh I love you Melinda, you're a real solid sender (x2),
my eternal girl from that teenage world (x3)
Party Party Party (Robert Coyne/Kevin Coyne)
Hey,
honey,let's go out tonight, hey honey honey honey, let's move and groove tonight
We're
going downtown, we're gonna boogaloo, I'm going to twist and shout, do the
knees bend with you
Oh, let's
party party party party (x3), party, let' s do it
Hey Baby,
put your glad rags on, those sparkling tights of yours, oh they turn me on
I wanna
go in a taxi, I ain't driving no car, wanna get drunk drunk drunk, so I don't
know who I am or where you are
Going
to party party party (x3), I' m going to party
Mambo
with me baby, and do the frug too, we can do all the dances, and do them again
I get
dizzy in the street, there's a call for the cab, I can see that glint in your
eyes as you turn to me and you laugh, you laugh, you sing it out
Oh, let's
party party party (x3), let's party
My goodness,
going to see your feet move, oh Miss Twinkle Toes, look at those clothes you're
wearing, all the fun we're sharing, we're having a good time
All
My Friends (Robert Coyne/Kevin Coyne)
All
my friends are far away (x2), wonder when they'll return (x2), all my friends,
my friends are far away
All my
friends, they ask why don't you write, all my friends ask why don't you write,
they ask why don't you write, I can't shine a light at night, can't see the
paper, that's why I don't write
All my
friends say what causes your pain (x2), well I say I don't know, it's something
inside that grows and grows, it keeps happening again and again, it keeps
on happening, again and again, all my friends say smile a little while (x2),
no I haven't got the time, I just don't have the time to smile a while, to
smile a while, my friends, to smile a while, to smile a while, my friends,
all my friends (x3)
For
Angel Eyes (Robert Coyne/Kevin Coyne)
Drifting
heart, across the sea, waiting for you and me, angel eyes shining out, everywhere,
everywhere,
Looking
for a new sunrise, a world where they don't tell lies, honesty, love for me,
everywhere, everywhere
I'm a
dreamer, I don't mind, I love you but you might find that sometimes I lose
my patience and lose my tolerance and start to scream
City
minds, city madness (x2)
I will
try in my way, to help you through the days, if I cause pain, if I cause pain,
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
Looking
out on my world, I love you like no other girl, I' m wondering, I' m losing
control, am I losing, losing control?
It'
s just a dream, just a dream, such a dream, honey I, I mean it, when I say
I, I will try
City
mind, city madness (x4)
But
You Do (Robert Coyne/Kevin Coyne)
I
don't know why you get me like you do, don't know why you get me like you
do (x2), but you do (x3)
I don't
know why you crush my heart (x3), but you do (x3)
I don't
know why I'm living like this (x3), oh come on over and give me a kiss (x4)
I don't
know why you do me like you do, I don't know why, honey, you do me like you
do, I don't know why you do me like you do, but you do (x3)
I don't
know why I'm feeling like this (x3), come on over and give me a kiss (x4)
Carnival (Robert Coyne/Kevin Coyne )
We're
at the carnival amidst those big blue-white lights, we're walking hand in
hand through the dark, the purple night, we watch the big wheel turning, spinning
round, the people scream, I wonder if we're really here or are we just in
a dream
I hear
you laugh, you cough, you turn and then you skip around, just like a five
year old, a brand new life, you have found, you say you 'll leave me when
the carnival is done and gone, I wonder if I can find my real way, my way
back home
Crawling
through the tunnel of love (twice), gonna find the light at the end, when
will I reach the light at the end?
Riding
bumper cars, we wheel and we turn, the flares above us, they burn and they
burn, the strongman flexes his muscles and smiles, you'll be leaving in a
very short while
Meet
him at the gate in his big fancy car, take you into town where I know you'll
star at some niterie, down in the gloom, leave me all alone in my bed-sitting
room
Crawling
through the tunnel of love (x6), will I ever reach the light at the end (x2)
Crawling
through the tunnel of love (x2), will I ever reach the light at the end (x3)
Almost
Invisible (Robert Coyne/Kevin Coyne)
I'm
a regular kind of guy, I think you've seen me around
I suppose
you've noticed me as I passed your window, I suppose you heard my voice that
time I called
l suppose
you laughed when I made a joke at the supermarket,
I suppose
you noticed me as I helped you with your bags, the oranges, the apples
I suppose
everything goes right for you in your world,
I suppose,
I know, I'm sure you're a regular kind of girl
If it'
s true that you've noticed, then let me know, if it's true that you've noticed
me, then please God, let me know
If it'
s true that you're interested, then drop me a line, if it's true that you
noticed me, then indicate, gesticulate, help me
I'm just
a regular kind of guy
I'm the
sort you'll meet almost every day, down by the railway station, up by the
market, just passing your way
I'm the
sort you might meet at the back of the church, in your pew
I'm
the sort that 'll help you when you stumble and fall at the bus queue
That's
me, I'm afraid, it's nothing special (x2), that's me, I'm afraid, but I'm
nothing special
,
I hope you realise how ordinary I am
That's
me, I'm nothing special, oh honey, that's me, you know I'm nothing special
Nothing
at all, I'm almost invisible (x2). If I shake my head, I might disappear (x2),
if I move a leg, you won't see me again, I'll vanish into the air
I'm almost
invisible (x4), I'm invisible, a regular kind of guy
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