No Smoke No Mirrors

The Holloways No Smoke No Mirrors Lyrics
1.AAA

Do you remember where we met at the turn of the century,
Ripping up the dancefloors in all and a plenty,
Wasted with the young,
Just like our education

We were at the school of life, learning valuable lessons,
Be polite to the police or you'll end up arrested,
And I apologised to be wasted made in England

I don't know what they thought of me,
Why don't you open up and see

And now that everybody wants,
Everybody wants,
Everybody wants,
Their piece of fame and,
When it never comes,
When it never comes,
Everybody wants,
Someone to blame

We were looking for the dream, we'd be promised as children,
A purpose and a pleasure and a little fulfillment,
But the life that's advertised,
Is just a dream to cling to

When you think the jackpot has finally hit you,
It's under the void, 'Sorry, we can't permit you',
You're just not qualified,
You tried a new attestive

Suss out what you can do,
'Cause this dream was not designed for you

And now that everybody wants,
Everybody wants,
Everybody wants,
Their piece of fame and,
When it never comes,
When it never comes,
Everybody wants,
Someone to blame

Now it's snowing in the toilets, oh my will I carry on,
Take a bow, it's not alright,
You bag it up, rip it out, shape it up and it's alright,
The dogs won't bark tonight

The dogs won't bark tonight,
The dogs won't bark tonight
The dogs won't bark tonight,
The dogs won't bark, no, the dogs won't bark

'Cause everybody wants,
Everybody wants,
Everybody wants,
Their piece of fame and,
When it never comes,
When it never comes,
Everybody wants,
Someone to blame

Now it's snowing in the toilets, oh my will I carry on,
Take a bow, it's not alright,
You bag it up, rip it out, shape it up and it's alright,
The dogs won't bark tonight


2.Public Service Broadcast

Where'd the control to my TV go,
It's the witness to the world but a nuisance to my soul,
Where'd the control to my TV go,
Trisha's on the telly man, I don't wanna know,
Just how low this country can go

Where'd the control to my TV go,
This boxer's in prison without parole,
Where'd the control to my TV go,
The weather girl forecasts rain and snow,
But outside my window, sunshine glows

Where's my control,
Where's my control, my control

I stick my hand down my settee,
And I get stuck I can't get free,
All I find's a measly 50p

And now I'm stuck on my settee,
With one hand free and shit TV,
And I can't quite reach my cup of tea

Where's my control,
Where's my control, my control

Where'd my control go, I don't know,
Where'd my control go, I don't know,
Where, I don't know where

BBC and ITV, they're meant to educate their PSBs,
I might as well watch QVC

QVC's alright with me, it's got exactly what I need,
A brand new control for my TV

Where's my control,
Where's my control, my control (x2)

Where'd my control go, I don't know,
Where'd my control go, I don't know,
Where, I don't know where

Where'd my control go, I don't know, (where'd my control to my
TV go)
Where'd my control go, I don't know, (where'd my control to my
TV go)
Where, I don't know where


3.On The Bus

Why do all the rude boys on the bus,
Find it fun to make a fuss of anyone,
A little bit dissimilar

Why can't they just leave us all alone,
And allow each to their own devices,
Even if they're unfamiliar to you

And they say, why'd you wanna dress like that, son,
I say, I just wanna have some fun if that's alright with you,
I really rather not have to talk to you (x2)

You sit there with your music blaring out,
So you have to scream and shout so loud,
Why're you so busy hating

A little old lady sits in front of you,
Why're you busy screaming black and blue,
It's really intimidating for her

And they say, why'd you wanna dress like that, son,
I say, I just wanna have some fun if that's alright with you,
I really rather not have to talk to you (x2)

There's a fire inside you kindly put it out,
Kindly put it out (x2)

You always claim we're disrespecting you,
As if you're generous with you're RESP-ECT for us,
It's something you neglect

Why can't all the good folk make a stand,
And bring an end to all their happy slaps,
They can be the treason, we'll be the love attract

And they say, why'd you wanna dress like that, son,
I say, I just wanna have some fun if that's alright with you,
I really rather not have to talk to you (x2)
(And they say, why do you wanna dress like that, son,
And I say leave me alone, why can't you leave me alone) (x2)


4.Jukebox Sunshine

Wooohoooo woooooo

They say money talks
But it never answers me, no
Here's my calls
Never a penny spared to
Buy all my thoughts
All the reaching reasons
That I never bought
Just like the seasons
Can't be caught

So I say

Drop the coin for a jukebox sunshine
Set the past on fire wooohooooo woooooo

We had a dream,
You woke up screaming
And you fled to scene
Yeah you were leaving for your
That's just a dream
I guess you don't believe in dreams not like me
And I won't let you chase my dreams away

So I say

Drop the coin for a jukebox sunshine
Set the past on fire wooohooooo woooooo

Drop the coin for a jukebox sunshine
Set the past on fire wooohooooo woooooo

You've got there's space and time
You've got a call in the after laugh
Come on shake your wings like a butterfly
You've got the money for the parking fine
I know I don't. Won't you give me a loan?
Won't you leave me alone?
Coz I just want to have a good time
Throw the past into the night
So I say to you

Wooohooo wooooo

Drop the coin for a jukebox sunshine
Set the past on fire wooohooooo woooooo

Drop the coin for a jukebox sunshine
Set the past on fire wooohooooo woooooo


5.Sinners 'N' Winners

Out on the tarmac
There stands Scouse Jack
Megaphone and anorack
Shouting out âListen Matt
Choose Christianity, don't choose humanity
He lost sanity a long time ago

Coming out of Topshop
Girl with a mop top
Cheeky little boob tube
YouTube lover
Round at the back door, crack whore,
Morals slack for a reason, I'll tell you what's more

Play her down and beat her
Treat her meaner
Never made her keener, man you should've seen her
Now on the forecast, she's got a snow blast,
She better run fast, she'll die a young lass

All the sinners and the winners, sitting down for dinner,
All the salaries are fat, the mistresses are thinner,
All these cats have their kittens on celery,
And all these twats have their mittens on the treasury

And my mum always said to me
You gotta do the right thing, do the right thing
Or they'll hunt you down, karma's always quicker than a clown,

Outside the school gates
That's where your mum waits
Burger and chips, playing up cos you never ate
Healthy little bite size, pasta and salad sides,
Literary lettuce and a lesser known appetite

Jamie Oliver
Stick out your olive branch
Kids ain't got a chance, stuck in a trance
Sat on computers, join up the routers,
Big distributors of fatness is fruitless

All the sinners and the winners, sitting down for dinner,
All the salaries are fat, the mistresses are thinner,
All these cats have their kittens on celery,
And all these twats have their mittens on the treasury

And my mum always said to me
You gotta do the right thing, do the right thing
Or they'll hunt you down, karma's always quicker than a clown,

Out on the tarmac
There stands scouse jack
Megaphone and anorack
Shouting out 'Listen Matt
Why be a sinner when you can be a winner?
The man's got a point, yeah, he can be forgiven

All the sinners and the winners, sitting down for dinner,
All the salaries are fat, the mistresses are thinner,
All these cats have their kittens on celery,
And all these twats have their mittens on the treasury

(The meaning of life)

And my mum always said to me
You gotta do the right thing, do the right thing
Or they'll hunt you down, karma's always quicker than a clown,
Yeah my mum always said to me
You gotta do the right thing, do the right thing
Or they'll hunt you down, karma's always quicker than a clown,
Karma's always quicker than a clown.


6.Under A Cloud

Walking around under a cloud,
I don't mind 'cause I'm outside again,
Free from the net where I nearly drowned,
Outside the house my frown's upside down

Your friends say you're square, I say you're round,
Perving on your PC, piling on the pounds,
If you were a ship, you'd run a ground,
That machine was more than you now

Come on everybody and turn off computers,
Log out of the forums, stop being so boring,
Come on everybody and throw down your laptops,
Chuck out your Macs and shut down your Windows

Google your name and Ask Jeeves the time,
Millions of women waiting online,
No real need to venture outside,
Open up a window, simulate the sunshine

There must be more than this,
There must be more than this

Come on everybody and turn off computers,
Log out of the forums, stop being so boring,
Come on everybody and throw down your laptops,
Chuck out your Macs and shut down your Windows,
Chuck out your Macs and shut down your Windows

Sheets of paper and printed words,
Just gathering dust on your side board,
Do you remember the spoken word before Bill became our lord

Walking around under a cloud,
I don't mind 'cause I'm outside again,
Free from the net where I nearly drowned,
Nothing else to do when the chips are down

Come on everybody and turn off computers,
Log out of the forums, stop being so boring,
Come on everybody and throw down your laptops,
Chuck out your Macs and shut down your Windows

Come on everybody and turn off computers,
Log out of the forums, stop being so boring,
Come on everybody and throw down your laptops,
Chuck out your Macs and shut down your Windows,
Chuck out your Macs and shut down your Windows,
Chuck out your Macs and shut down your Windows


7.Cool Down

Cool down (cool down) (x4)
Hey

Cool down Joe, there's no need to rob me,
It's not really worth it you won't make a pretty penny,
Calm down, you can't take my life,
Your knife won't cut you the best slice of the pie

Your life has been a misery but give a little mercy,
It's no excuse, to do another move

Cool down (cool down) (x2)

Cool down Joe, no don't bother me,
Why'd you want my phone, why'd you want my money,
Calm down, what you trying to brew,
All you prove to me is that you're going to lose

You say you're so unlucky and you lost all your money,
It's only you to blame, for choosing this game

You can change your wicked ways, your dignity, you're safe

Cool down Joe, your baby is at home,
If you end up doing time will she spend her time alone,
Cool down, there must be something better,
The jobs are in the paper, go ahead and write a letter

It's a line, you can work if you put your heart to it,
Don't sell yourself shut, you know you can do it now

Cool down,
Cool down (cool down)

You can shoot, you can stab, you can steal,
Until the very day you die,
But it's impossible to steal,
A better quality of life

Cool down
Cool down (cool down)
Cool down (cool down)
Cool down (cool down)
Now


8.Alcohol

Lyricist:Bryn Trmayne Fowler, David Richard Healey, David Steven
Jackson, Robert Gareth Skipper

Well, it seems like everyday
I'm counting down to Friday night
There's Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
Wednesday, Thursday, never feel right
I do believe that you agree

I feel the river run through my liver
Flooding my heart and soul
Taking me over, wish I was sober
I start to lose control

And then she says to me
Just don't get drunk tonight
Please

But I drink alcohol
'Cause I'm bored of being rational
Yes, I drink alcohol
But I know I might regret it
When the sun comes up tomorrow morning

When I woke this morning, man
My head was in a thiz
I couldn't understand just what my girl was
And then she said

Drinking with friend's a night to remember
You've gone and forgot it all
I don't recall the hole in the wall
Being there the night before

And then she says to me
Just don't get drunk tonight
Please

But I drink alcohol
'Cause I'm bored of being rational
Yes I drink alcohol
But I know I might regret it
When the sun comes up tomorrow morning

All this time I never learnt
All this time I never learnt

She says, don't drink alcohol
'Cause you turn into an animal
But I drink alcohol
'Cause I know I might regret it
If I don't get drunk again this evening

I drink alcohol
'Cause I like being an animal
I don't care if I'm rational
But I know I might regret it
When it all comes up tomorrow morning

But I drink alcohol
'Cause I'm bored of being rational
Yes I drink alcohol
But I know I might regret it
When the sun comes up tomorrow morning


9.Listen

There's always too much time I can spend on my own,
Sitting by the river and watching it flow,
Am I gonna get a woman, only time will tell,
I'm getting lonely sitting by myself

You could come and see me tonight,
Oh, you could come and see me tonight

If you're looking for a new direction,
Turn to me,
And if you're looking for an explanation,
Listen to the wild wind whistling through the trees

Stay in tune to the wavelength,
Nature calling at your heart,
You'd like to hit the road you see,
But you can't on account of lukewarm ice cream

You can come and see me tonight,
Why don't you come and see me tonight

If you're looking for new foundations,
Why don't you come and find me,
And if you're looking for an explanation,
Listen to the wild wind whistling through the trees

Don't listen to me,
Listen, listen, listen, listen to me,
Don't listen, listen, listen, listen to me,
Spin around you won't see me

I'm getting lonely sitting by myself,
There's only so much time I can spend on my own,
Getting bored, all alone,
You can come and see me tonight,
Why don't you come and make things right

If you're looking for new foundations,
Why don't you come and find me,
Listen to the wild wind whistling through the trees

Don't listen to me,
Listen, listen, listen, listen to me,
Don't listen, listen, listen, listen to me,
It's a question of the birds and the bees...
1, 2, 3

Don't listen, listen, listen, listen to me
Don't listen, listen, listen, listen to me
Don't listen, listen, listen, listen to me
Don't listen, listen, listen, listen to me


10.Little Johnny Went To Parliament

Well we've all heard times about Little Johnny,
Get in trouble at school, filthy little mouth,
He called a teacher a tool, during his honour technology

During science, the teacher he respected,
Wrote down his defiance with a subject unexpected,
Of what would be, when massive chunks of ice fall in the sea

And Johnny comes in from school and says,
Mum, there's a star on fire in the sky,
And it scares me I don't know why,
Little Johnny's got tears in his eyes and his mum says,
Calm down son, we don't want anymore of them floods in here,
Remember last year when we nearly lost the house,
And the mouse that ran around the kitchen drowned

So look here now, Little Johnny's on a mission,
Down to Parliament, by his own admission,
It's an argument he expects and he's gonna let his anger flow

So Johnny starts a talk for the MPs and the speaker,
'Bout his worries for the Earth but they're lost in the ether,
Johnny ain't daft so he leaves and he wipes up the thermostat

He locks them inside, they cannot be breathing,
Now Little Johnny's outside, the MPs are on fire,
So Johnny gets his dad along with the rest of the fire brigade

Aimed for the windows as Little Johnny did a cry,
The world flooded in and all the faders shut an eye,
And none of them were sailors,
And were scared of chopping seas and catastrophe

'Cause there's a star on fire in the sky,
And it scares me I don't know why,
Little Johnny's got tears in his eyes and his mum says,
Calm down son, we don't want anymore of them floods in here,
Remember last year when we nearly lost the house,
And the mouse that ran around the kitchen drowned

So off went the water and down came the heat,
All the way down to an ice age degree,
And Johnny shouted out, 'I'll turn the key if you can all agree'

So in comes Johnny, not so little now,
Back at my school, our ... says how,
The teacher's a lesson and prior to concession for us all to see

'Cause there's a star on fire in the sky,
And it scares me I don't know why,
But Little Johnny's got tears in his eyes and his mum says,
Calm down son, we don't want anymore of them floods in here,
Remember last year when we nearly lost the house,
And the mouse that ran around the kitchen drowned


11.Knock Me Down

Out in the yard there's a man stealing flowers from the garden,
Claiming they're all his to take with a smile and a wink,
And he's off until tomorrow, laughing all the way singing,

Oh my, I've been on the wrong side,
I thought you were out to get me,
You never have me round for tea,
I've never been the wrong type,
But you know that sometimes people get the wrong idea about me

Sound the alarm, there's a man stealing flowers from the garden,
And he's eyeing up the ones next door with a smile and a wink,
And he's off until tomorrow, laughing all the way singing,

Oh my, I've been on the wrong side,
I thought you were out to get me,
You never have me round for tea,
I've never been the wrong type,
But you know that sometimes people, they get the wrong idea
about me

And then he pipes up, 'Knock me down',
With a feather from your cap and a leaf from your book,
That I've never even looked at,
I've been left, right, on the outside, inside, upside down to me
(Sound the alarm, there's a man stealing flowers from the
garden,
Laughing all the way singing,)

Oh my, I've been on the wrong side,
I thought you were out to get me,
You never have me round for tea,
I've never been the wrong type,
But you know that sometimes people, they get the wrong idea
about me

Oh my, I've been on the wrong side,
I thought you were out to get me,
I should have had you round for tea,
I've never been the wrong type,
But you know that sometimes people get the wrong idea about me

I've never been the wrong type,
But you know that sometimes people get the wrong idea about me
I've never been the wrong type,
But you know that sometimes you might get the wrong idea about
me

Get the wrong idea about me
Might get the wrong idea about me
Might get the wrong idea about me
Might get the wrong idea about me