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Hold up
04:28
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September’s rain is falling
With tears in my heart keep calling
This road I ride, going nowhere
Will you help me friend will you meet me there
This world’s tears have brought me to my knees
Hold up, hold on, hold tight
There’s nothing but trouble in mind tonight
Hold up, hold on, hold tight
There’s nothing but trouble in mind tonight
So the summer’s gone for another year
When it comes again will we still be here?
Through falling snow and icy winds let’s make a pact to meet in spring
If I can believe that you’ll be there for me
Chorus
And now I can see you’re always there for me
Hold up, hold on, hold tight, there’s nothing but loving in mind tonight
Hold up, hold on, hold tight, there’s nothing but loving in mind tonight
Hold up, hold on, hold tight, there’s nothing but loving in mind
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Stop, take a minute
02:16
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Hustle and bustle, wheelin’ and dealin’
Gonna leave us no time for just being
Hustle and bustle, wheeling and dealing
Gonna leave us no time for real feeling
You gotta stop, take a minute to smell the flowers
Stop, take a minute, could last for hours
Stop, take a minute in your busy life
You’d better stop, take a minute to watch the grass grow
Take a minute, it grows so slow
Stop and take a minute, it might just save your life.
Always wanting, often getting
Never satisfied, fussing and fretting
Always wanting, usually getting
Time in the minute, less time regretting
Chorus
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Dry your tears
04:12
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There’s always a cloud to climb, always a tune won’t rhyme
It’s not always bright, can’t always be right
There’s always a day seems far away
So dry your tears love for I’m strong enough
Come back here love, let’s start again
Chorus
Dry your tears love for I’m strong enough
Come back here love, let’s start again
No matter where you go, no matter what you do
If you should need me just say the word (say the word)
I’ll always be here, waiting for you
Chorus
And for the times when sticks and stones may break your bones
For the times when names will really hurt you
Chorus
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Other people
03:38
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Other People, other people, why
Pounded by the driving beat and I’m not even in the driver’s seat
Other people’s music makes me feel bad
When I need some solitude, sorry if you think it’s rude
But too much ‘other people’ makes me feel sad
Too much other people can make me feel sad
The world is full of other people and the things they say and do
World’s so full of other people like you and you and you
Other people, other people, why let other people make you feel so bad
Other people, other people, why let other people make you feel so bad
Why do others want to share the bad news that is everywhere?
It’s doom and gloom, now leave the room the bad news bears
But if you look, you will see the light that shines in you and me
Other people make the world go round
Other people, other people, other people make me feel glad,
Other people, other people, make me feel glad, make me feel so glad
Some of my best friends are other people; lift my spirits when I’m feeling blue
Some of my best friends are other people, like you and you and you
Whether you’re gay or straight don’t even hesitate
If your heart is true believe that you can be so good
No matter race or creed cut your finger and you’ll bleed
‘cos people are people under the skin
Other people, other people, make us happy make our lives complete
We all need people, other people, keep us smiling make it all so sweet
Other people, other people…………..
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No money
02:42
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Got no money, you can’t eat
No money, you can’t sleep
Got no money, you can’t play
With no money you just can’t pay
Got no dollars, cents or rupees
Got no sterling, some kind of disease
No money it’s the worm in your brain
All this worry’s going to drive you insane
All the bankers and the politicians too
They’ve gone and dumped lots of debt on you
Gone and dumped lots of debt on you
What can you do, what can you say?
Does it really have to be this way?
Are we gonna have to wait until the judgement day?
Are we gonna have to wait until the judgement day?
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Girl on a bicycle in the sun
Girl on a bicycle having fun
She’s swooping and swirling
And laughing out loud
Flying through the summer like a bird
Flying through the summer like a bird
All troubles gone like the wind through her hair
All troubles gone now she’s devil-may-care
As she’s swooping and swirling
The sun beating down
Flying through the summer like a bird
Flies through the summer like a bird
And she’s flying, flying, flying, flying
Life in that moment so precious and sweet
Life in that moment is all it can be
As she’s swooping and swirling
Her hair streaming out
Flying through the summer like a bird
Flying through the summer like a bird
And she’s flying, flying, flying, flying
And she’s flying, flying, flying, flying
Flying through the summer like a bird
Flies through the summer like a bird
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You help to make life whole for me and I hope I do the same for you
You help to pick all the pieces up and I wanna do the same, wanna do the same
We walk and talk and share our thoughts, you’re always there when I’m down
And when I think about the things I’ve got, you’re the best one that’s around
You pick me up when I’m feeling down, when I’m no fun to be around
Up when I’m down, you turn it around, you pick me up when I’m down
You understand where I’m coming from and you hear just what I’m saying
And for the times when I need a laugh it’s around you I’ll be staying
You pick me up when I’m feeling down, when I’m no fun to be around
You understand me and I think I understand you
‘cos you’re my friend, you’re my friend, my friend, friend, friend, friend, friend, friend
Gonna stick with you through thin and thick, if I had to choose it’s you I’d pick
You’re the whiskers on the cat, a feather in your own cap
You’re one of a kind, kind, kind, kind, kind friend
And it’s so good to be, so good to be, so good to be, to be your friend, to be your friend………
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Call on me
03:08
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Sometimes you need the sunshine but the sky is full of grey
You want to see the light but it’s darkness all the way
You can always call on me, always call on me
When you’re looking for that rainbow and get caught in all the rain
You know a trouble shared can help you ease the pain
You can always call on me, always call on me
You can, you can, you can, you can, call on me, call on me
You can’t always be wrong and you can’t always be right
Only see the darkness when you need to see the light
And if you need a friend in the lonely, lonely night
You know that you can call on me
You can, you can, you can, you can, call on me, call on me
You can, you can, you can, you can, call on me, call on me
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Scratch the surface
04:08
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They say I’m over you
How I wish that it were true
But in the silence of the night there’s no escape from you
I dream of you
Although I try not to
And the me that others see is shown to be such a lie (such a lie)
What makes you think I still love you
Scratch the surface and you’ll know it’s true
How can you think I still love you
Scratch the surface and you’ll know it’s true
REPEAT 1ST VERSE AND CHORUS
I see you on the street and steel myself to meet your eyes with my lies
‘I’m good, life’s great. How are you?’
And then we go our very different ways
What makes you think I still love you
Scratch the surface and you’ll know it’s true
How can you think I still love you
Scratch the surface and you’ll know, you’ll know it’s true
I still love you, I still love
Scratch the surface and you’ll know, you’ll know
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Clouds colliding
03:00
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Can you feel the clouds colliding; can you hear the distant thunder roar?
I believe a flood is coming like we’ve never seen, never seen, like we’ve never seen before
All those people you know their faces; all those people on your screen
They don’t make the front page anymore but they’re the survivors, they’re the survivors
Survivors of things you just would not believe
With hopes and dreams and aspirations
They pour out to the sea
Washing up on our shores, to our closed hearts and doors
And we’re so lucky, you and me
Yes I can feel the clouds colliding; I can hear the distant thunder roar
And I know a flood is coming like we’ve never seen, like we’ve never seen, never seen before
Like we’ve never seen, never seen, like we’ve never seen before
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There was a man who as a boy had been a soldier in the war
He never talked about the time he was a soldier in the war
He never talked about the time
He never talked about the time
He never talked about the time he was a soldier in the war
And all the things he’d seen and things he’d done as a soldier in the war
He never talked about the things he’d seen and done as a soldier in the war
He never talked about the things
He never talked about the things
He never talked about the things he’d seen and done as a soldier in the war
Many years after he died I heard his story
He did not go to fight for his own glory
He was a child
He was a son
He was a brother
He was a man
He was a friend
He was a lover
He married a French girl, then divorced her
Then wed a Scots girl, through drink he lost her
He was tormented by his demons
Had seen the devil, knew his dealings
He was tormented by his demons
Had seen the devil, knew his dealings
He was tormented, he was tormented, he was tormented, he was tormented
There was a man who as a boy had been to war
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rosie nimmo Scotland, UK
With comparisons with Billie Holiday, Alison Kraus, Patti Smith and Dory Previn, Rosie has a voice of clarity and
depth'.
Rosie has been praised in both Scottish broadsheets, the music press and reviewed by the Guardian
STOP PRESS – Ian Rankin has just (17/10) tweeted my new album, Where Time Suspends, as one of four albums that are his soundtrack of the week. He's also called it 'beautiful!!!'
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