To The Bone

The Kinks To The Bone Lyrics
1.All Day and All of the Night

Lyricist:Ray Davies

And here come The Kinks with, 'All day and all of the night'

I'm not content to be with you in the daytime
Girl I want to be with you all of the time
The only time I feel alright is by your side
Girl I want to be with you all of the time

All day and all of the night
All day and all of the night
All day and all of the night

I believe that you and me last forever
Oh yeah, all day and nighttime yours, leave me never
The only time I feel alright is by your side
Girl I want to be with you all of the time

All day and all of the night
All day and all of the night
Oh, come on

I believe that you and me last forever
Oh yeah, all day and nighttime yours, leave me never
The only time I feel alright is by your side
Girl I want to be with you all of the time

All day and all of the night
All day and all of the night time
All day and all of the night


2.Dedicated Follower of Fashion

Lyricist:Raymond Douglas Davies

They seek him here, they seek him there
His clothes are loud, but never square
It will make or break him so he's got to buy the best
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion

And when he does his little rounds
'Round the boutiques of London Town
Eagerly pursuing all the latest fads and trends
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion

Oh yes he is, oh yes he is
(Oh yes he is, oh yes he is)
He thinks he is a flower to be looked at
And when he pulls his frilly nylon panties right up tight
He feels a dedicated follower of fashion

Oh yes he is, oh yes he is
(Oh yes he is, oh yes he is)
There's one thing that he loves and that is flattery
One week he's in polka-dots, the next week he is in stripes
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion

They seek him here, they seek him there
In Regent Street and Leicester Square
Everywhere the Carnabetian army marches on
Each one an dedicated follower of fashion

Oh yes he is, oh yes he is
(Oh yes he is, oh yes he is)
His world is built 'round discotheques and parties
This pleasure-seeking individual always looks his best
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion

Oh yes he is, oh yes he is
(Oh yes he is, oh yes he is)
He flits from shop to shop just like a butterfly
In matters of the cloth he is as fickle as can be
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion

He's a dedicated follower of fashion
He's a dedicated follower of fashion


3.Don't Forget to Dance

Lyricist:Ray Davies

You look out of your window into the night
Could be rain, could be snow
But it can't feel as cold as what you're feeling inside
And all of you friends are either married, vanished or just left
alone
But that's no reason to just stop living
That's no excuse to just give in to a sad and lonely heart

Don't forget to dance, no, no, no
Don't forget to smile
Don't forget to dance, no, no, no
Forget it for a while

'Cause darling, darling
I bet you danced a good one in your time
And if this were a party
I'd really make sure the next one would be mine
Yes, you with the broken heart

Don't forget to dance, no, no, no
Don't forget to smile
Don't forget to dance, no, no, no
Forget it for a while

Don't forget to dance, no, no, no
Forget it for a while

You walk down the street and all the young punks whistle at you
A nice bit of old just goes to show
What you can achieve with the right attitude
As you pass them by they whisper
Their remarks one to another and you give them the eye
Even that you know that you could be their mother

You do the thing you love the most
What separates you from the rest
And what you love to do the most?
And when they ask me how you dance
I say that you dance real close

Don't forget to dance, no, no, no
Don't forget to dance


4.Tired of Waiting for You

Lyricist:Ray Davies

So tired, tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for you
So tired, tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for you

I was a lonely soul
I had nobody till I met you
But you, keeping me waiting
All of the time, what can I do?

It's your life
And you can do what you want
Do what you like
But please don't keep me waiting
Please don't keep me waiting

'Cuz I'm so tired, tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for you
So tired, tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for you

I was a lonely soul
I had nobody till I met you
But you, keeping me waiting
All of the time, what can I do?

It's your life
And you can do what you want
Do what you like
But please don't keep me waiting
Please don't keep me waiting

'Cuz I'm so tired, tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for you
So tired, tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for you
For you, for you


5.You Really Got Me

Lyricist:Ray Davies

Girl, you really got me goin'
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin'
Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night

Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now
Oh yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night

You really got me
You really got me
You really got me

See, don't ever set me free
I always wanna be by your side
Girl, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night

Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now
Oh yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night

You really got me
You really got me
You really got me, oh no

See, don't ever set me free
I always wanna be by your side
Girl, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night

Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now
Oh yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night

You really got me
You really got me
You really got me


6.Muswell Hillbilly

Lyricist:Ray Davies

Well, I said goodbye to Rosie Rooke this morning
I'm gonna miss her bloodshot alcoholic eyes
She wore her Sunday hat so she'd impress me
I'm gonna carry her memory till the day I die

They'll move me up to Muswell Hill tomorrow
Photographs and souvenirs are all I've got
They're gonna try and make me change my way of living
But they'll never make me something that I'm not

'Cause I'm a Muswell Hillbilly boy
But my heart lies in Old West Virginia
Never seen New Orleans, Oklahoma, Tennessee
Still I dream of those Black Hills that I ain't never seen

They're putting us in identical little boxes
No character just uniformity
They're trying to build a computerized community
But they'll never make a zombie out of me

They'll try and make me study elocution
Because they say my accent isn't right
They can clear the slums as part of their solution
But they're never gonna kill my cockney pride

'Cause I'm a Muswell Hillbilly boy
But my heart lies in Old West Virginia
Though my hills they're not green I have seen them in my dreams
Take me back to those Black Hills that I ain't never seen

Well, I'm a Muswell Hillbilly boy
But my heart lies in Old West Virginia
Though my hills they're not green I have seen them in my dreams
Take me back to those Black Hills that I ain't never seen


7.Waterloo Sunset

Lyricist:Raymond Douglas Davies

Dirty old river, must you keep rolling
Flowing into the night
People so busy, make me feel dizzy
Taxi light shines so bright

But I don't feel afraid
As long as I gaze at
Waterloo sunset
I am in Paradise

Every day I look at the world
From my window
Chilly, chilly is the evening time
Waterloo sunset's fine

Terry meets July
Waterloo station
Every Friday night
But I'm so lazy don't want to wander
I stay at home with dad

But I don't feel afraid
As long as I gaze at
Waterloo sunset
I am in Paradise
Waterloo sunset's fine


8.Set Me Free

Lyricist:Ray Davies

Set me free, little girl
All you gotta do is set me free, little girl
You know that you can do it if you try
All you gotta do is set me free, free

Set me free, little girl
All you gotta do is set me free, little girl
You know that you can do it if you try
All you gotta do is set me free, free

I don't want no one
If I can't have you to myself
I don't need nobody else
So if I can't have you to myself

Set me free
Set me free

Oh, set me free, little girl
All you gotta do is set me free, little girl
You know that you can do it if you try
All you gotta do is set me free

Set me free
Oh, set me free


9.Better Things

Lyricist:Ray Davies

Here's wishin' you the bluest sky
And hopin' somethin' better comes tomorrow
Hopin' all the verses rhyme and the very best of choruses to
Follow all the doubt and sadness
I know that better things are on the way

Here's hopin' all the days ahead
Won't be as bitter as the ones behind you
Be an optimist instead and somehow happiness will find you
Forget what happened yesterday
I know that better things are on the way

It's really good to see you rockin' out and havin' fun
Livin' like you just begun, accept your life and what it brings
I hope tomorrow you'll find better things
I know tomorrow you'll find better things

Here's wishin' you the bluest sky
And hopin' somethin' better comes tomorrow
Hopin' all the verses rhyme and the very best of choruses to
Follow all the drudge and sadness
I know that better things are on the way

I know you've got a lot of good things happenin' up ahead
The past is gone it's all been said, here's to what the future
brings
I know tomorrow you'll find better things
I know tomorrow you'll find better things

I hope tomorrow you'll find better things
I know tomorrow you'll find better things
I hope tomorrow you'll find better things


10.Autumn Almanac

Lyricist:Raymond Douglas Davies

From the dew-soaked hedge creeps a crawly caterpillar
When the dawn begins to crack, it's all part of my autumn
almanac
Breeze blows leaves of a musty-colored yellow
So I sweep them in my sack, yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn
almanac

Friday evenings, people get together
Hiding from the weather, tea and toasted
Buttered currant buns, can't compensate
For lack of sun because the summer's all gone

La la la la, oh my poor rheumatic back
Yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn almanac
La la la la, oh my autumn almanac
Yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn almanac

I like my football on a Saturday
Roast beef on Sundays, all right
I go to Blackpool for my holidays
Sit in the open sunlight

This is my street and I'm never gonna to leave it
And I'm always gonna to stay here if I live to be ninety-nine
'Cause all the people I meet, seem to come from my street
And I can't get away because it's calling me, come on home
Hear it calling me, come on home

La la la la, oh my autumn almanac
Yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn almanac
La la la la, oh my autumn almanac
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes

Bop bop bop bop bop, whoa
Bop bop bop bop bop, whoa


11.Sunny Afternoon

Lyricist:Raymond Douglas Davies

The tax man's taken all my dough
And left me in my stately home
Lazing on a sunny afternoon

And I can't sail my yacht
He's taken everythin' I've got
All I've got's this sunny afternoon

Save me, save me
Save me from this squeeze
I've got a big fat momma tryin' to break me

And I love to live so pleasantly
Live this life of luxury
Lazing on a sunny afternoon
In the summertime, in the summertime
In the summertime

My girlfriend's gone off with my car
And gone back to her ma and pa
Telling tales of drunkenness and cruelty

Now I'm sitting here
Sipping at my ice cold beer
Lazing on a sunny afternoon

Help me, help me, help me sail away
Well, give me two good reasons
Why I ought to stay

'Cause I love to live so pleasantly
Live this life of luxury
Lazing on a sunny afternoon
In Summertime, in summertime
In summertime

Save me, save me
Save me from this squeeze
I've got a big fat momma tyin' to break me

And I love to live so pleasantly
Live this life of luxury
Lazing on a sunny afternoon

In the summertime, in the summertime
In the summertime, in the summertime
In the summertime


12.See My Friends

Lyricist:Ray Davies

See my friends, see my friends
Layin' 'cross the river
See my friends, see my friends
Layin' 'cross the river

She is gone
She is gone and now there's no one left
'Cept my friends, layin' 'cross the river

She just went, she just went
Went 'cross the river
Now she's gone, now she's gone
Wish that I'd gone with her

She is gone
She is gone and now there's no one left
'Cept my friends, layin' 'cross the river

She is gone and now there's no one else to take her place
She is gone and now there's no one else to love
'Cept my friends, layin' 'cross the river

See my friends, see my friends
Layin' 'cross the river
See my friends, see my friends
Layin' 'cross the river


13.Apeman


14.Death of a Clown