1.Big River
Words：jimmy nail
Music：jimmy nail
Walking on cobble stone, little bits of skin and bone
Jumping on the tram car for a ride
I can remember then, i was just a boy of ten
Hanging out along the old quayside
Not all the capstans and the cargo boats
And stevadores are gone
To where all the old ships go
But memories just like the seas live on
That was when coal was king,
The river a living thing
And i was just a boy, but it was mine,
The coaly tyne
This was a big river,
I want you all to know that i was proud
This was a big river, but that was long ago,
That's not now, that's not now
My fther was a working man,
He earned our living with his hands
He had to cross the river every day
He picked up a union card out of the neptune yard
Mouths to feed and the bills to pay
Then came a time for him to sail across the sea
And far away
Finally when the war was won
You brought him home and home he stayed
And when his days were done, under a golden sun
You carried him to where he longed to be,
Back to the sea
This was a big river,
I want you all to know that i was proud
This was a big river, but that was long ago,
That's not now
The neptune was the last to go,
I heard it on my radio
And then they played the latest number one
But what do they do all day？
And what are they supposed to say？
What does a father tell his son？
If you you believed that there's a bond between our future
And our past
Then try to hold on to what we had,
We build them strong, we built to last
'cause this is a mighty town,
It's built upon solid ground
And everything they tried so hard to kill,
We will rebuild
This was a big river
I want you all to know that i was proud
This was a big river, but that was long ago,
That's not now
This is a big river,
And in my heart i know it will rise again
The river will rise again
2.I Think Of You
Words：peter lee stirling
Music：peter lee stirling
When the night is cold and my arms want
Something to hold,
I think of you
When the rain falling i hear you calling to me,
I think of you
I think of you every minute,
I lie awake each lonely night
I think of you yeah that day you walked away, and out of my
sight
But now my arms just long to hold you
Like they used to do before
But i'm a broken man now you don't love me no more
When the night is cold and my arms want
Someone to hold,
I think of you
When the rain is falling i hear you calling to me,
I think of you
I think of you
3.Can't Hold On
Words：jimmy nail
Music：jimmy nail／andy caine／danny schogger
It was a kind of town, edge of the universe
Nothin' happened there to ever make the news
Lived a little boy and a girl next door
Had opinions and independent views
They dreamed of nights and big city lights
It helped to kill each dreary day
And all the things that gettin' out would bring
If only they could get away
He say
I can't hold on 'cause i'm feelin' strong
But there's so many things i'm not knowing
But the city light didn't burn so bright
And the light of day was never warm
And the little boy got into one more fight
And the girl next dorr said 'i miss my home'
He said 'believe in me'
She said 'i don't know'
He said 'can't you see？'
I can't hold on 'cause i'm feelin' strong
And there's so many things i'm not knowing
And i can't hang round this one-horse town
When my soul's tied down, i'm for going
So the little boy became a broken man
With a broken face and broken dreams
And the girl next door disappeared one day
And in her place
Was a woman-child, with long red hair
And a price per hour, that she feels is fair
I can't hold on, i'm not feeling strong
There's so many things that hurt me now
And i can't step down from this big cold town
Where my soul's tied down
4.Right To Know
Words：jimmy nail
Music：jimmy nail
My arms are just as strong as his arms
But my arms had to let you go
You walked straight into his arms
Hadn't i the right？ hadn't i the right to know？
My heart is really such a big heart
With big love and room enough to grow
So my heart was summarily ripped apart
But i hadn't i the right？ hadn't i the right to know？
I want to tell everybody all around the world
To stay away from you 'cause you're a wicked girl
But no can do
I'm still in love with you
'cause in a world gone crazy where nothing rhymes
The breaking of a heart is just a small-beer crime
Even so, i think i had a right to know
One day when all of this is far away
I'll say 'that's the way it goes'
Until then let me remember when
I held you oh, so tight, i think i had a right to know
I want to tell everybody all around the world
To stay away from you 'cause you're a bad bad girl
But you know me, too much decency
'cause in a world gone crazy where nothing rhymes
And breaking someone's heart is just a small-beer crime
Even so, i think i had a right to know
5.Love
Words：john lennon
Music：john lennon
Love is real, real is love
Love is feeling, feeling love
Love is wanting, to be loved
Love is touch, touch is love
Love is reaching, reaching love
Love is asking, to be loved
Love is you, you and me
Love is knowing, we can be
Love is free, free is love
Love is living, living love
Love is needing, to be loved
6.What Kind Of Man Am I？
Words：jimmy nail
Music：jimmy nail
Since you've been gone, i've cried a river for you
But i'm just wastin' time, and wastin' water, too
I'm hanging out these nights, in these twilight worlds
With all the late-night news, and the weather-girls
No-one here but me, so i sit and cheer,
Watchin' sports t.v., sipping luke-warm beer
I can take the pain, i can stand the rain
But what i cannot bear, is that bum givin' you his name
I'd like to tell all the whole wide world,
What a cryin' shame this is
But i get tongue-tied up,
Just tryin' to say my name without sayin' his
What kind of a man am i？ givin' up on love without a try
Thought what we had was, like, a special thing,
Now i find your wearin' that bum's ring!
And what kind of a girl are you,
Tell me you love me then you tell him, too
Guess i'll be wonderin' 'til the day i die,
What kind of man am i？
It's a cryin' shame, what's become of me
I'm not half the man, that i used to be
And it's you's to blame, with your dirty tricks
Give a dog a name, you'd best beleave it sticks
I can't compete with the fancy cars
And the limousines he owns
But there's a heart beatin' ten feet tall
Inside of all of this skin an' bones
What kind of a man am i？ i read the papers,
Let the world go by
I let him walk you right through the door,
When i should'a punched him on the jaw
And what kind of a girl are you,
Tell me you love me then you tell him, too
Too dumb to laugh and too proud to cry,
What kind of man am i？
Instrumental solo
It's bad enough tryin' to hold my head up
On the streets of our tiny town
If ther's a god up in heaven,
I wonder if he'd send a bolt of lightnin' down？
What kind of a man am i？
I'd love to tell you but i'm too damn shy
I stood an' let him give me all that grief,
When i should'a kicked him in the teeth!
And what kind of a girl are you,
Tell me you love me then you tell him too
Guess i'll be wonderin' 'til the day i die,
What kind of man am i？
7.Something That We Had
Words：jimmy nail
Music：jimmy nail／andy caine／danny schogger
On a day like today i could blow my cares away
Not a sign of a cloud to make me blue
But then you said goodbye, took the sun out of my sky
When you told me that you and me were through
Catch a falling star, fall down from above
Put it where you are, wrap it up in love
On a day like today i could blow my cares away
Not a sign of a cloud above my head
But then you said goodbye, took the sun out of my sky
When you told me of something that you'd said
Take me as i am, it's all i have to give
Give you all i have, for all the days i live
On a day like today, i could blow my cares away
Not a sign of a cloud to make me sad
But then you said goodbye, took the sun out of my sky
When you walked away from something that we had
8.What's The Use？
I broke my world in pieces yesterday
I woke to find my angel gone away／astray
I was loud and i was strong
I was proud but i was wrong
Didn't realise the price i'd have to pay
Long ago when sharing things was new
I did the things i thought a man should do
So i tried to break her will
But it was me who paid the bill
'cause instead of breaking one heart
I broke two
What's the use in askin' where she's been to
What's the use in askin' what she's done
I'm the one who told her she was leavin'
So what's the use in askin' where she's gone
Loneliness is tearin' me apart
I swear to god i'll make a brand new start
So i'm on the telephone
Sayin' angel, please come home
Before you break your poor old daddy's heart
What's the use in askin' where she's been to
What's the use in askin' what she's done
I'm the one who told her she was leavin'
So what's the use in askin' where she's gone
Instrumental solo
Anything you need i'll be there／i'm tryin'
Heaven knows i'm cryin;'
Angel
What's the use in askin' where she's been to
What's the use in askin' what she's done
I'm the one who told her she was leavin'
So what's the use in askin' where she's gone
9.Hands Of Time
If i could turn back the hands of time
If i could turn back the clock
I wouldn't be in the place i'm in
I wouldn't be in the dock
Where's your friends when you need them most
Probably hidin' under a rock
If i could undo the things i did
If i could turn back the clock
It started out like any other day
Lazin' around with nothing to do
My mind started wondering onto criminal things
And how to make a dollar or two
I called the guys on my telling phone
And told them of my little scheme
We drank some beer, we ate some pills,
I shared with them my dream
I can't recall exactly how
I got to where i shouldn't have been
]my head seemed filled with hombre stuff
I fealt like i was on the screen
I drank more beer, i ate more pills
Gained myself a spinning head
I raised a gun, i killed a man
I'm told it was for something he said
It's been a year since i said a prayer
But god almighty, if your listening up there
If i could turn back the hands of time
If i could turn back the clock
I wouldn't be in this cell right now
I wouldn't be in the dock
Where's your friends when you need them most
Probably hidin' under a rock
If i could undo the things i did
If i could turn back the clock
Misters life and death drone on
In their salutary tones
While i stand in that wooden dock
All sober and alone
The papers say it's such a crime
What's been dished to me
And people who i do not know
Are banging on for clemency
Now i have the best of cells
With ladies on my walls
When i'm moved they holler 'dead man walking'
The words echo around the halls
I ponder on where my soul is bound
As i stare up at the moon
Above the clouds, beneath the ground
I'm gonna find out real soon
Strap me in to the killing chair
Give me the volts, straighten out my hair
It's been a year since i said a prayer
But god almighty, if your listening up there
If i could turn back the hands of time
If i could turn back the clock
I wouldn't be in this place right now
I wouldn't be in the dock
Where's your friends when you need them most
Probably hidin' under a rock
If i could undo all the things i did
If i could turn back the clock
10.I Wonder(Will I Ever Love Again)
Since youv'e been gone i've lived my life
In dreams of used to be
And i wonder if i'll ever love again？ i don't know
I'm gonna lock my heart today
And throw away the key
And i wonder if i'll ever love again？
I wonder if i will ever love this way again
Walking a straight line through the sunshine and the rain
Makin' a vow and seein' it through
Doing the things that lovers do
I wonder if i will ever love this way again
I take your picture from my wall
And gently lay it down
Oh, and i wonder if i'll ever ease this pain, i don't know
Now as the rain begins to fall
And there's darkness all around
That's when i wonder if i'll ever love again
I wonder if i will ever love this way again
I can survive by staying alive every now and then
But that's not the way that i want it to be
I want it back the way it was with you and me
I wonder if i will ever love this way again
Instrumental solo
I wonder if i will ever love this way again
I'm willing to try but i don't know that i can stand
The hurt and the pain
But just as i am sure that there's a heaven above
I know there can be no life if there is no love
I wonder if i will ever love this way again
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