Southpaw

Gilbert O'sullivan Southpaw Lyrics
1.Introduction(Southpaw)

Well, before we go any further, we agree
It's a pleasure to introduce gilbert's l.p.
It's a pleasure of course providing we are paid
If not, we think it's the worst one he has made

Well, before i go any further let me say
That as far as i'm concerned you will be paid
And as stanley said when he saw livingstone
I presume the opening tune's
You got me going...


2.You Got Me Going

Now move a little closer baby
Don't stand in the road
There's such a lot of traffic about
You'll catch your death of cold
And as you can well imagine
What with your death on my hands
Nobody would believe me
They just wouldn't understand
Without you knowing
You got me going
Without your knowing
You got me going... (you got me going)
You got me going... (you got me going)
All the way

Now waiting for the bus to come
Is getting to be a drag
Time was when it used to get here
Dead on quarter past
Now its almost quarter to
And still it hasn't shown
By the time i get to your place
I might just as well have flown
Without you knowing
You got me going
Without your knowing
You got me going... (you got me going)
You got me going... (you got me going)
All the way

And i don't ever want you to think
That i'm the sort
Who has a woman waiting for me
In every port
I mean, as far as i know
I've never been to sea
Unless you count the time i went out
In it up to my knees

And i don't ever want you to think
That for a start
I would ever do anything
To break your heart
You see, the bond we have between us
Is enough
To ensure when we're together
We are miles away in love

Now i'm not superstitious
But if ever i see a cat
The first thing that i do
Is check and see it isn't black
And if on close inspection
It turns out to be maroon
I'll breathe a heavy sigh of relief
And grab you on my broom
Without you knowing
You got me going
Without your knowing
You got me going... (you got me going)
You got me going... (you got me going)
All the way


3.No Telling Why

I can see by that look on your face
You despise all the tears
You've had to embrace
And i can tell by that look in your eye
There's no telling why
There's no telling why

Oh, i really love you
I do so desperately
And i'll never be above you
You're all there is to me
Running off
With another man's wife
But when love takes control
Of your soul
There's no telling why

I can't help feeling sorry for us both
We are victims of a crime
We otherwise loathe
And for as long as we live
Till we die
There's no telling why
There's no telling why

Oh, pretty baby
You've got me on a limb
And you know you drive me crazy
For you i'd do most anything
Having stolen you from someone
Who loves you no less than i
It's amazing how love takes control
And there's no telling why


4.Tomorrow Today

You seem to be wanting
Everything yesterday
Always the impossible
That's what you seem to portray
Give me one good reason
Why, even if i stay
You won't walk away from me
Tomorrow today

You seem to be wanting
Everything yesterday
Why, all of a sudden
Are you acting in this way

Leave me as you found me
Astound me no more
Who cares what tomorrow's like
The morning before

Did you ever stop to ask him
Where he's going
Has it not occurred to you
Without you knowing
You're reducing me to no more
Than a wreck
I cannot stand the pace you're keeping
What's your meaning


5.The Best Fun I Ever Had

You were the best fun i ever had
You gave me a love that couldn't be bad
You taught me things that i thought were rude
Oh-you were the best girl i ever knew
You were the best girl i ever knew

We were a couple so much in love
We gave to each other over and above
You made my life and i'm glad
Oh-you were the best fun i ever had
You were the best fun i ever had

From the time we met
Till the time you left
It was one big beautiful dream
Even lsd with its potency
Couldn't match the thrills we've seen
You were the best fun

Now as i look back on those good old days
When the singing nun was all the rage
You'll see engraved around my eyes
A sadness i cannot disguise

From the time we met
Till the time you left
It was one long glorious affair
Even casanova for all his know-how
Would have died had he been there
You were the best fun

From the time we met
Till the time you left
It was nothing short of superb
Even d.h. lawrence for all his novels
Would have been shocked had he heard
You were the best fun


6.I Remember Once

I remember once as a boy of nine
My sister eating glass
Though she thought it strange
For a glucose fruit
She enjoyed the taste it had

Having lived with you over seven years
It's amazing looking back
At the time our parents were of the view
Outside marriage it would never last
Now my parents they were
Divorced last year
And yours are separating soon
If they'd spent less time picking holes in us
Maybe they might not have been doomed

I remember once, as a child at school
My teacher calling me
And it, wasn't 'raymond, step forward please'
It was 'o'sullivan, come here'
Now at school they teach you to be polite
But as far as i am concerned
If the ones who teach you
Don't know themselves
How on earth are we supposed to learn

You might remember, just a few years back
Man's first footprints on the moon
Who'd have thought that after
Such a giant step
It would mean so little so soon
Mean so little so soon

If you go outside for a breath or air
And you start by breathing in
When you feel it's done you a power of good
It could have done more damage than you'd think
For the air we breath may be all that's ours
But you mustn't be fooled by space
At the rate we're going we'll all be dead
Breathing in our very own waste

Its amazing really, let me explain
But the thought of ending up dust
Is a clear reminder to those who feel
They're superior to us...superior to us


7.Introduction

Now you've turned me over
You're on the other side
I hope that up to now
There's been at least one track you've liked
And even if there hasn't
I won't give up just yet
There's still this side of me to go
And your favourite could be next...


8.I Of Course Replied

Hey pretty baby have you heard the news
Somebody stepped upon my blue suede shoes
They said they were sorry
And as you can see
I took it all in my stride
But when they said, is there something we can do
I of course replied

I went to my doctor, just ten other day
I said 'listen doc, are you feeling okay?'
I told him to lie down on his couch
And that i would look inside
But when he began to hurl abuse
I of course replied

As you might well have heard
And as from today
Not only have women equal rights
Now they have equal pay

They said run along now
There's a good chap
So i pushed them to one side
And when they said 'hey,
What's the meaning of this?'
I of course replied


9.That's Were I Belong

Twist me round your little finger
Wrap me round your thumb
Give me what it is i'm after
Make me feel i'm the one
And anytime you need a friend
I'm yours to lean upon
'cos where you're going i am too
That's where i belong

Sentence me to life in prison
But grant me one request
See to it there's no remission
And be sure it's your address
Build me up or put me down
Whatever turns you on
'cos where you're going, i am too
That's where i belong

I'll love you true
I'll love you fair
I'll love you when you're old
And not just care
I'll love you now right here, and yes
Although i love you in so many ways
My favourite is undressed

Give me hope where once was fear
Don't keep me holding on
'cos where you're going i am too
That's where i belong
'cos that's where (that's where i belong)
I belong with you
That's where i belong


10.My Love And I

I have just one regret in life
That change i wasted
When you said goodbye
And to be honest, at the time
Though i could see
I must have been blind
Oh what i'd give to have you back
Relive those moments once again
I'd take your hand
And we would fly
Just you and me
My love and i

I pray to god that there will be
An end to all this hatred
People are showing
If seems you cannot even breathe
Without the fear of bombs exploding

Whatever happened to our world
Where making love
Meant holding hands
Remember how we used to try
Just you and me
My love and i
My love and i

We used to meet after work
Me all covered in dirt
And you with your hair all scattered
But it didn't matter

Oh for those days of present, past
Those happy moments we would share
Above the clouds beyond the sky
Just you and me
My love and i
Above the clouds beyond the sky
Just you and me my love
Just you and me
My love and i


11.If I Can't Have You All To Myself

Having been so long a loner
Always coping on my own
Girls were more or less
A trail of one night stands
But with you i realized
The morning after you arrived
A change of plans (a change of plans)
Instead of wishing you'd leave
I got down on my knees
Begged and pleaded with you
Not to get dressed
It's no secret that i love you
But what good is our affair
If i can't have you all to myself

She says while you're having fun
You are not the only one
There is someone else she sees
From time to time
Into detail she won't go
Only that he loves her so
But that's unkind (that's unkind)

Well you'll have to decide
I may not be riding high
In fact i'm so down
That i'm almost in hell...
Have you no consideration
What am i supposed to feel
If i can't have you all to my
(can't have you all to my)
Can't have you all to myself

If i (can't have you all) to myself
If i (can't have you all) to myself
If i (can't have you all,
Can't have you all,
Can't have you all) to myself

I don't know what i'm supposed to do
Love they say can break your
Heart in two
I always thought, rubbish, that's
Not true
It's true

You think you should run around
You don't want to settle down
Still you like me more than anyone else
It's not like me to be jealous
But what else is there to do
If i can't have you all to my
(can't have you all to my)
Can't have you all to myself


12.Miss My Love

Miss my love today
As i miss the stars that shine above
Telling me one day my love
Will come to me again

Miss my love i'd say
Is the only thing that i can do
I just can't live with someone new
Reminding me of her

She said before she left
That she would return to me
Although it may take quite a
While i know
That she'll come back
And once again the time
To fall in love will still be mine
Till then i'll wait in morbid company

Miss my love i do
Just as one would miss both day
And night
Waiting here alone is not right
But what else can i do?