KEVIN
COYNE LYRICS - ALBUM: The Adventures of Crazy Franck
- 1995
Born
crazy
(Friedl Pohrer/Kevin Coyne)
Born
crazy, got voices in my head, prophets from paradise talking from the dead
My mother
she said son you're crazy, you've got to stop
I said
I cant help it, heaven's in my brain and it makes me jump and hop
Like
a sparrow on the wing
I was born to sing
Chorus:
I was born crazy, born born crazy (x2)
Everybody
talks to me like I was totally mad
They
whisper in corners, they say he's out of control
The devil's
got him, captured him and it's eating up his soul
Chorus
I can
feel it coming. The iceman runs his pearly fingers over my brow, a voice inside
me says, you'll get through, you'll get through somehow but I don't always
understand why it takes so long, why can't I always live in paradise and sing
happy songs?
Chorus
(ad lib)
Drunk
again
(Friedl Pohrer/Kevin Coyne)
Big
Beryl's standing at my door, she's one of the helpless spoor, hasn't got no
money, nowhere to go, can't even wear good clothes, can't put on a show, the
factories closed, what can she do, there's nowhere to go but just to booze
down to the pub Saturday afternoon, gonna drink away all the doom
She's
drunk oh she's drunk, yes she's drunk, certainly, certainly drunk again
Yes shes
drunk, drunk as a skunk, yes she's drunk, ah Beryl's drunk again
Cyril's
walking round my garden, he keeps on saying I beg your pardon, his head's
in a dream, he wants to scream but he can hardly speak, it seems that everything
he does it seems to go wrong, he dreams of Rolls Royces cars, long queens
and kings and clouds of blue but there's nothing else for him to do
He's
drunk, he's got to get drunk, he's got to get drunk, got to get drunk again
He's
got to get drunk, drunk as a skunk, this little punk's got to get drunk again
Beer
and whiskey makes you frisky, it's the only thing to do
Beer
and whiskey makes you frisky, it's good for me and you
Neville
thinks he knows the daughter of the devil, it seems he sees her in his dreams
at the foot of his bed every night when he switches out his light but I think
hes crazy baying a tthe moon, it must be the air round here, soon everybodys
going to go mad
, w
hat can we do, we've got to get drunk
Ah drunk,we've
got to get drunk, drunk as skuns, we'll get drunk again, we've got get drunk,
drunk as skunks, we little punks, we've got to get drunk again
Moon
Madness
(Friedl Pohrer/Kevin
Coyne)
I've a got
a touch of moon madness, looking for light, a touch of gladness
I'm waiting
in this hotel room, I'm wishing, I'm praying, I'm screaming for a change,
I'm wishing, I'm praying for a change
I've got a
touch of moon madness, hotel room and much sadness
I'm looking
for a new light, I'm wishing, I'm praying, sometimes screaming, looking for
a change, a change
I'm looking,
I'm praying for a change, I need a change, I'm looking, looking for a change
I see a sparrow
by my window bleeding, screaming, wailing out
I can see
the ice and snow, he's slipping, he knows what life's about
I've got a
touch of moon madness, looking for light, looking for gladness, I'm looking,
looking for a change
I'm looking,
I'm praying, I was singing, give me a change, a change, I need a change
I'm looking,
I'm praying for a change
Moon madness
I'm praying
for a change, I need a change (x2)
You're
so Wonderful
(Friedl Pohrer/Kevin
Coyne)
Walking down
the avenue, the trees are bowing to look at you
It comes as
no surprise to me because you're so wonderful wonderful
All my friends
say, why are you living in a fantasy, I say I've found my dream on earth with
her, she's so wonderful
And I dont
know the time of day, I cant even find my way, I'm lost without control, you've
taken over my soul
But it's wonderful,
and I don't mind
Sitting in
my hotel room, gazing into the mirror there, there's your beautiful face again
and it looks so wonderful
Tomorrow you'll
be gone, the ten o'clock train home but the memory lingers on because you're
so wonderful
And I dont
know the time of day, I can't even find my way, can't find the words to say,
can't find the words to say, all I can say is wonderful, you're so wonderful,
you're so wonderful, you're so wonderful. A wonderful one (ad lib)
Crazy
Dream (Kevin Coyne)
I
could win all your love (four times)
If I
just stayed sober, i
f I just stayed clean
I would
realise all of my dreams, my dreams, my dreams, little dreams
I could
be a king of the scene (four times)
If I
just stayed sober
, i
f I just stayed clean
I would
realise all of my dreams, my dreams, my dreams, my dreams
So play
the trumpets,
let's hear the violins (x2)
I'm
going to stay sober, I'm going to stay clean
And then
I'll realise all of my crazy dreams, crazy dreams, crazy dreams, crazy crazy
dreams (ad lib)
Devil
Calling (The) (Kevin Coyne)
T
his
is the devil calling from the pit of hell (x2)
Can't
you smell the fire Frankie, can't you smell, can't you smell the fires of
hell?
You're
in your hotel room and you're sinking down
I can
help you even more, make your head spin round
You're
a long way from home and there's no-one here can help you
There's
only me and I maybe can help you
Chorus:
You're falling (x7) down (x3).
And you
know there'll be nobody there to help you (x3)
But me
This
is the devil calling, I hope you got the message clear
I hope
you got the message, I hope it's ringing clear
I am
your companion throughout your life, you can see me everywhere, feel me in
the air
So don't
you worry and don't you frown, I'll be there
Holding
your claw, your hand
,
I can help you along
I'm the
devil and I'm your best friend
Pick
up that whisky, let's drink to the end
Chorus
You know
that I'll be with you till the time has come for you to go
On the
cellestial train to nowhere, I'll push you along and I'll rule the show
It's
the devil calling, it's the devil calling
Turn
out the lights (repeat)
Married (Kevin Coyne)
Let's get
married, let's get hooked
Why don't
we do it perfectly like they do in books?
We could be
so happy, a good little pair together, little birds upon a tree, singing away
so merrily
So let's get
married, let's get hooked, why don't we do it perfectly like they do in books?
We could join
together, blend into the scenery
There'd only
be one little world and that world would be for you and me
Do we want
any children? Do we need any children? (x2)
Le't s get
married, they say that's the thing to do
Let's get
married, its for me and you
We can close
the world off outside in our little home,
We'd always
have each other, we could get stoned alone
Let's get
married, maybe its not such a good idea?
Let's get
married, some of our friends say its not such a good idea
But I think
we're going to try it, I think we're going to buy it
We can fit
naturally, there'll always be people like you and me
Deep
the Darkness (Kevin Coyne)
Walking
down the street, I'm a stranger here
Looking
everywhere for your face so clear
Another
bad argument
a
nd I'm down again
Another
ragged and lonely man
Chorus:
How deep the darkness, how deep the pain (x2)
Rain
rain rain (x2).
How deep
the darkness, how deep the pain (x2)
I've
messed things up and I'm all alone
We used
to have such a perfect home
But now
I'm drifting on stormy seas
Not even
my dog recognises me
Chorus
How deep
the darkness, how deep the pain (x2)
Some
day some way, I'm going to find a perfect day
I'm going
to seek the clouds so pure, I'm going to open up squeaky heavens door
I'm going
to move on if I can
I'm going
to become a pearl of a man
And I
hope darling you understand in that lonely house back there cause
Chorus
I
Stood up (Kevin Coyne)
Well
I stood up and I stood down
,
I looked up and I spun round
Chorus:
Thought I saw an angel standing there (he was standing, standing right there)
(x2).
And everybody
says he's going crazy, (crazy) his mind's befuddled, it's becoming hazy (hazy)
But I
believe, I believe what I saw (I saw it),
I held the key (it was
there) to heavens door
Cause
I stood up (I stood up) and I stood down (well I stood right down), I looked
up (I looked right up, right up) and I spun round (I spun, I spun right round
Chorus
And everybody
said he's going down (going right down)
,
he used to be the king
but he's lost his crown (lost his crown)
We don't
want his drunken sort around
(he's drunk) b
ut I believe (I believe)
what I saw
Cause
I stood up (yes I stood up) and I stood down (well I stood right down), yes
I looked up (and I looked right up, I looked right up) and I spun round (I
spun, I spun right round)
I knew
I saw an angel standing there (he was standing, standing right there) (x2)
It doesn't
matter what the people say (doesn't matter at all), I'll always believe any
old way (I believe, I believe)
They'll
never change my mind it seems (I'll never change), I've seen heavens dream
(dreaming on)
I stood
up (I stood up, I stood up), yes I stood up (dreaming on, I stood up), yes
I stood up (yes I stood up)
and I spun round (I spun, I spun right
round)
Playing
the Fool
(Friedl Pohrer/Kevin Coyne)
Show must
continue, the lights burning bright, keep those clowns clowning
It's a drunken
saturday night
Chorus: Playing
the fool, playing the fool, playing the fool, life is cruel, life is cruel,
life is cruel
Playing the
pool, playing the fool, playing the fool, life is cruel when you're playing
the fool.
(The boy's
very foolish, yes he is) (repeat)
Draw back
the curtains, you can see my face
Not much of
it no, just powder and paint
Chorus
(The boy's
very foolish, yes he is) (repeat)
The show is
over, I'm ringing home
Wondering
what's happening,
If you're
sitting there all alone while I play the fool
Chorus
(The boy's
very foolish, yes he is) (repeat)
I get no answer,
silence on the line, what happened to our love? That used to be so fine
Heart
of Hearts
(Friedl Pohrer/Kevin
Coyne)
Heart
of hearts, that's what you are
A lovely
glistening star in a big blue sky
You burn
so bright, an eternal flame
Heart
of hearts, my one desire is to forever hold your fire
Keep
the flame burning in my soul, in my soul, in my soul
If you
ever went away, I wouldn't wash and wouldn't shave
Lock
myself in this house of gloom, I wouldn't answer any letters no, talk to no-one
Heart
of hearts, oh come to me, you're the loving consistency
That
a lonely fool like me will always need, always crave, always need, always
crave
If you
ever went away, I wouldn't wash and wouldn't shave
I'd lock
myself in this house of gloom, I wouldn't answer any letters no, talk to no-one
Heart
of hearts, can you hear my plea, its a cry for all eternity
That
you'll be there, always by my side, be my guide, by my side
Perversion
(Friedl Pohrer/Kevin Coyne)
You by
a mindless sea, shouting, screaming at me
I don't
understand, what is it this time?
What have I done?
Sea,
mindless sea, never stops churning, raging at me
And you
join in the chorus, what have I done again to make you so angry?
I wonder
why we're always shouting at each other?
Is my
drunken foolishness just a cover?
Could
I blame it on my father and my mother? Or is it just perversion?
You laughing
at me, saying, why can't you control yourself?
Then
I start to get angry, t
he squirming and the turning and the hate
never stops, never stops
I wonder
why we're always shouting at each other?
Is my
drunken foolishness just a cover?
Could
I blame it on my father and my mother? Or is it just perversion?
(x4)
Frankie's Dream no.1
(Kevin Coyne)
All my world turns luscious pink (x4), luscious pink (x8)
All my seas turn purple blue (x4), purple blue (x7), all my seas turn purple
blue
All my angels sing for me (x2), tralalala tralale (x2)
All my angels sing for me (x3), tralalala tralale
I hear voices late at night (x3), what's going to become of me? (x3)
Frankie's Dream no.2
(Kevin Coyne)
I've got the whole world in my ears
I play a tune for everyone, I make a joke for everyone
I've got the whole world in my ears
No more nonsense, no more fears
I can read your mind it seems (x2)
I can tell you all your dreams, tell you the meaning of your dreams
I've got the whole world in my ears (x3)
No more nonsense, no more fears
I've got the whole world in my ears, no more nonsense no more fears
Sing a happy song, sing a joyous song, everybody sing along, sing a happy
song (x3)
I've got the whole world in my ears, no more nonsense, nor more fears (x2)
Time
for Tears
(Friedl Pohrer/Kevin Coyne)
Time
for tears, a little crying
Time
for sadness, time for dying
The nurse
has gone from this room, left some flowers, yellow and in bloom
Chorus:
Blazing
storm, blazing storm, it's gone, it's gone
Blazing
storm, blazing storm, can't do me no harm
Blazing
storm, blazing storm, it's gone, it's gone
Blazing
storm, can't do me no harm.
Time
for tears, I'm smiling
Time
for tears, at your vision in this room
Time
for tears but I'll soon be laughing
I can
hear the pipes, the songs
Chorus
Can you
hear the pipes they're playing? Mandolins in the rain
Fierce
guitars strumming, it's the end of all pain
Time
for tears, a little crying
Time
for tears, sadness, a little sighing
The nurse
is gone from this room left some flowers, yellow and in bloom
Chorus
Time
for tears, I'll say goodbye
Time
for tears but I'll see you in a while
Time
for tears in a world where all is smiles
Time
for tears, say goodbye
Time
for tears (ad lib)
Blast
of Glory
(Friedl Pohrer/Kevin Coyne)
I've
had the warning from my tiger brain
This
boy's mad, he's insane
I've
had the warning but I don't care
I've
had a warning, going to smash this chair
I've
had a warning in my living room
I'll
break the windows, smash this living room
I've
had the warning from suburbia, I've had the warning, dont listen, don't care
I'm going
out on a blast of glory (x2)
I'm going
out, I'm going to scream at them all
I've
had a warning from the doctor over there, I've had a warning, it says please
take care
I've
had a warning but I am deaf, I've had a warning, all I do is laugh
I'm going
out on a blast of glory (x2)
I'm going
out, I'm leaving this a crazy life
Born
crazy? Maybe that's the truth?
I'm going
out on a blast of glory (x3), the whole world will know my story
Never
Ending
(Friedl Pohrer/Kevin Coyne)
Chorus:
Never
ending (x6), how time flies
Never
ending (x6), how time flies (x2).
I can
see the man with the spotty nose, standing on the beach with a big red rose,
I can see my mother, she's over there, she looks older, full of care but the
window is open and there's a big bright light, seems to be like Saturday night,
is it Sunday, Monday? I don't care, it could be Friday, it could be anywhere
Chorus
I can
see the sun, I can see the moon, it could be the month of December or June,
I can see snow upon my bed, I can see someone with a big red head, it's my
father with a big moustache, he's starting, he's starting to laugh, hahaha,
he laughs at me, ha ha ha, he's laughing at me
Chorus
I don't
wonder, I don't know (twice), I'm confused, I've got to go, bye bye everyone,
I've got to go, waving my hand, goodbye, goodbye, waving my hand, goodbye,
goodbye, could be an angel, I just might fly
, never ending, bye
bye bye
Chorus
How it
flies
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