Lyrics & Poetry
I Won't Hide
Verse
There is a place where I go
when the world gets rough with me
Like all those times when I covered my face
when we played hide and seek
Bridge
I always thought
I would be invisible
But in the end
All it did was make me miserable
Chorus
So I stood up
And opened my eyes
Threw down my hands
And took a step outside
I took a deep breath
And shouted outloud
Well I promised myself
I won't hide, I won't hide now
Verse
So when the wolves leave here
I will take up my sword and shield
Like all the people who use all their courage
To fight in foreign fields
Bridge
I always thought
I would be invisible
But in the end
All it did was make me miserable
Chorus
So I stood up
And opened my eyes
Threw down my hands
And took a step outside
I took a deep breath
And shouted outloud
Well I promised myself
I won't hide, I won't hide now
Hopscotch
Verse
Hopscotch on the pavement
Dodging cracks in the pavingstone
And I walk this tight rope wall
On my old route home
Bridge
I'm not the one to go along with the grain
But I've always been who I have been
So don't tell me now that I'm the one to blame
So I'm calling my cards in
Chorus
Don't put me down
My hopscotch love
I've been haunted by these wall
So close the blinds
And shut the doors
then I won't be haunted
No more
Verse
Did I hear the bell ring?
Salvation, comes from all the strangest things
But i never said a word
So stubborn in my silence
Bridge
I'm not the one to go along with the grain
But I've always been who I have been
So don't tell me now that I'm the one to blame
So I'm calling my cards in
Chorus
Don't put me down
My hopscotch love
I've been haunted by these wall
So close the blinds
And shut the doors
then I won't be haunted
No more
Home
Verse
Well I've been lonely
Far too long
The grey light of morning
Is bringing me home
Well we have suffered
A world full of sin
But I'm home again
Chorus
So when we break even
We never sit still
Nothing is broken if you have the will
I dont know how
And I don't know when
But I'll be home,
I'll be home
when you come home again
Verse
So lord I've been trying
As hard as I can
But I've got no money
And I've got no plans
And now my cars broken
I'll walk myself there
I'll live off my hopes and my dreams
Like I don't have a care
Chorus
So when we break even
We never sit still
Nothing is broken if you have the will
I dont know how
And I don't know when
But I'll be home,
I'll be home
when you come home again
Bridge/Chorus
Are we lost ?
In the crowd
Well I can't see you there
No I don't know my way out
But I'll find you
In wind storm or rain
But I'll be home
I'll be home
I'll be home,
If you come home again
Simple Said Than Done
Verse
One day, your brother skipped town
Your momma she cried
And your father broke down
I saw alot of hearts break that day
Its a sad thing
No reason or rhyme
He was too scared of living out a familiy life
buts its not fair to take away his fathers pride
Chorus
But its all more simple said than done
Two sides of every story
A coin left in the sun
Shines brighter than in the rain
And its okay for you to say
Hes the one to blame
But its all more simple
Yeah its all more simple said than done
Verse
Life for your brother got bad
Its started with a baby
That he wasnt supposed to have
Then he, got fired from every single job he had
Then he, got caught, just driving round town
With a gun in his hand and a bottle of crown
Then he had to spend a sleepless night
In a cell down-town
Chorus X 2
But its all more simple said than done
Two sides of every story
A coin left in the sun
Shines brighter than in the rain
And its okay for you to say
Hes the one to blame
But its all more simple
Yeah its all more simple said than done
Verse
One day, your brother skipped town
Your momma she cried
And your father broke down
I saw alot of hearts break that day
Its a sad thing
No reason or rhyme
He was too scared of living out a familiy life
buts its not fair to take away his fathers pride
Friday Night
Verse
Oh, I told you darling
Don't youve know you're the stars that shine
When I'm tired, and I'm feeling down
You just take away that stress of mine
Chorus
When you're not around
And I'm feeling down
Well it never feels quite right
Cause you feel like a Friday night, to me
Verse
Oh, And when you're failing
And your time has been haunting you
Just take, another long deep breath
And forget about your dues
Chorus
When you're not around
And I'm feeling down
Well it never feels quite right
Cause you feel like a Friday night
Oh the world never feels quite right
Cause you feel like a Friday night to me
The Yorkshire Man
Verse
Johnny was a mine worker down in the old steel mine
He'd rise before the sun came up and never pay a mind
His father worked in vinegar
And Johnny tagged along
And when the day was over
His old man would sing this song
Refrain
Get your coat and your cap
And your Pipe in your hand
And have another smoke
With your old man
Verse
So Johnny met a girl
And he had a child or two
His Julie was his gem
And his steven's eyes were blue
Well johnny was a quiet man
A mand of little words
But when Julie came home crying
He would sing this song he'd heard
Refrain
Get your coat and your cap
And your Pipe in your hand
And have another smoke
With your old man
Verse
His Steven had grown up
And his Julie moved away
But he remained in yorkshire
And he smoked his pipe each
When Steven came to visit
He'd sit by his fathers side
And when the day was over
He need but give his son the eye
Refrain x 2
Get your coat and your cap
And your Pipe in your hand
And have another smoke
With your old man
Instrumental
Verse
So many long years on
Johnny was a good old boy
He never asked for more
And he lived his life with joy
but Johnny's memory's failing
Our Johnny's fading fast
But when he gets to singing
This old song will be his last
Refrain x 2
Get your coat and your cap
And your Pipe in your hand
And have another smoke
With your old man
I Am Not An Ocean
Verse
Hold on my friend
I've learnt a lot
On this road
And these daily fears are hard to bear
When nobody else knows
Verse
Well its not as if I'm perfect too
Ive had my rights and wrongs
But ive learnt a thing or two about life
And how hard it can be to be strong
Chorus
But I am not an ocean
And you are not alone
There is no storm
Hanging over your head
So dry off your eyes and move on
Instrumental Verse
Verse
So learn from me
Don't take my road
Do as I say now
And not as I've wrote
Cause I'm a martyr for my own cause
Don't make me a martyr for your's
Chorus
But I am not an ocean
And you are not alone
There is no storm
Hanging over your head
So dry off your eyes and move on
Bridge
Well its not easy
But I'm sure
Somewhere close
There's brighter shores
For you Darling oh
Chorus
But I am not an ocean
And you are not alone
There is no storm
Hanging over your head
So dry off your eyes and move on
Extraordinary
Verse
I See, the pink and purple sky
The clouds that move aside
But I can never see
The fire, that flickers in the dark
That never seems to stop
And it keeps on blinding me
Pre-Chorus
So I'm lost
But I wanna know where I'm going
And you
Always fool me in to thinking
Chorus
Can you really be
everything I wanna see?
Enough's not quite enough
I wanna see Extraordinary
Can you really be
everything I wanna see?
Enough's not quite enough
I wanna see Extraordinary
Verse
I know
That time's not on our side
We're all humans full of pride
And its always in our way
And there's times
Where we all feel alone
Drinking wine by the bottle
Eating dinner on our own
Pre-Chorus
So I'm lost
But I wanna know where I'm going
And you
Always fool me in to thinking
Chorus
Can you really be
everything I wanna see?
Enough's not quite enough
I wanna see Extraordinary
Can you really be
everything I wanna see?
Enough's not quite enough
I wanna see Extraordinary