Unreleased Songs

Housemartins Unreleased Songs Lyrics
1.Caravan Of Love

Lyricist:Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, Chris Jasper

Are you ready?
Are you ready?
Are you ready?
Are you ready?

Are you ready for the time of your life?
It's time to stand up and fight
It's all right, it's all right
Hand in hand, we'll take a caravan to the marvel land

One by one we're gonna stand up with pride
Warm the carpet tonight, stand up, stand up
From the highest mountain, valley low
We'll join together, with hearts of gold

Now the children of the world can see
There's a better place for us to be
The place in which we were born
So neglected and torn apart

Every woman, every man
Join the caravan of love
Stand up, stand up, stand up
Everybody take a stand
Join the caravan of love
Stand up, stand up, stand up

I'm your brother
I'm your brother, don't you know
She's my sister
She's my sister, don't you know

We'll be living in a world of peace
On the day when everyone is free
We'll bring the young and the old
Won't you let your love flow, from your heart?

Every woman, every man
Join the caravan of love
Stand up, stand up, stand up
Everybody take a stand
Join the caravan of love
Stand up, stand up, stand up

I'm your brother
I'm your brother, don't you know
She's my sister
She's my sister, don't you know

So are you ready?
Are you ready?
Are you ready?
Are you ready?

You'd better get ready
You'd better get ready
You'd better get ready
You'd better get ready


2.There Is Always Something There To Remind Me

Lyricist:Cullimore, Heaton

The teacher's name was Charles
He made me feel like Jack
Thought Martin was late
'Cause he sat right at the back

Thought my name was Peter
The time that I was there
I told him it was Paul
But he didn't seem to care

Drawing mustaches and glasses
While on the ruling classes
Drawing willies on soldiers
From Berlin to Damascus

It shouts out loud
I'm more than you, I'm more than you
It shouts out loud
I'm more than you, I'm more than you

Making bombs in chemistry
And catapults in craft
He thought I must be far too
Down for this class

He even told the caretaker
I didn't want to pass
And he agreed he'd seen me
Cutting cross his grass

Would he keep all the marbles
He'd taken in that year?
Would we storm-troop the staffroom
And pinch his cans of beer?

It shouts out loud
I'm more than you, I'm more than you
It shouts out loud
I'm more than you, I'm more than you

There is always something there to remind me
Something that I should've left behind me
It taps you on the shoulder in a queue
It shouts across the street, I've more than you
And there is always something there to remind me of you

It shouts out loud
I'm more than you, I'm more than you
It shouts out loud
I'm more than you, I'm more than you
It shouts out loud


3.I Smell Winter

Lyricist:Stan Cullimore, Paul Heaton, Key

Now the sun was in my eyes
So forgive me if I was blind
But I can suddenly see the light
Now the blinds are raised

Now he's finally spoken
Winter's finally broken
Realize I'm heading
For colder days

He can feel it just around the corner
He can feel it on every breath
And something tells him it's good goodbye summer
And something tells him it's the kiss of death

Losing at the tracks
(I smell)
Loosens all his taps
(Winter)
I smell winter on his breath

There's a chill down my spine
(I smell)
But the weather's fine
(Winter)
I smell winter on his breath

You better button up your coat
Or it will catch you in the pit of the throat
You can certainly feel the wind blow
When you're by yourself

And when the snow has finally melted
You better think about who you shelter
'Cos one of these days
It might just be someone else

And he's searched underground and overground for a partner
Played his harmonica 'til his lips were raw
He's looked through tins and rubbish bins just for an answer
So far each year he's drawn the shortest straw

Losing at the tracks
(I smell)
Loosens all his taps
(Winter)
I smell winter on his breath

There's a chill down my spine
(I smell)
But the weather's fine
(Winter)
I smell winter on his breath

I smell winter
I smell winter
I smell winter
I smell winter

And he's searched underground and overground for a partner
Played his harmonica 'til his lips were raw
He's looked through tins and rubbish bins just for an answer
So far each year he's drawn the shortest straw

Losing at the tracks
(I smell)
Loosens all his taps
(Winter)
I smell winter on his breath

There's a chill down my spine
(I smell)
But the weather's fine
(Winter)
I smell winter on his breath

I smell winter
I smell winter
I smell winter


4.Light Is Always Green

Lyricist:Ian Peter Cullimore, Paul Heaton

We dig our models with the brains the size of models
And cars that we can trust with out wives
And we dig conversations with girls from every nation
But not the ones that whisper or tell lies

Wherever theres a will theres a motorway
Wherever there is greed there is speed
And they've always got to be there for yesterday
Welcome to the new scalextrics breed

And the light they always show to them
Is green, green, green
And the heels they always show to me
Are clean, clean, clean
And the light they always show to them
Is green, green, green, green, green

We're only flying past so we dig our service fast
From the waiters to the women to the wine
Never mind the match, I've an urgent date to catch
Get me to the concert hall on time

Pretending to be pilots in a war
Pretending to weave between the flak
No one knows what the mission's for
Blinkered horses on the track

And the light they always show to them
Is green, green, green
And the heels they always show to me
Are clean, clean, clean
And the light they always show to them
Is green, green, green

And the light they always show to them
Is green, green, green
And the heels they always show to me
Are clean, clean, clean
And the light they always show to them
Is green, green, green


5.People Get Ready

All aboard, get on board
All aboard, get on board

There's a train comin' somewhere down the track
The people that ain't ready, better step on back
This rain has been runnin' since the time began
It's runnin' on the love of your fellowman

All aboard, get on board
All aboard, get on board

So people get ready, there's a train a-coming
You don't need no ticket, you just get on board
All you need is faith to hear the diesel's hummin'
You don't need no ticket, you just thank the Lord

I believe, I truly believe
That one day the world will be full of love
Yes, I believe, yes, I believe
Yes, I believe, yes, I believe
I believe