Can't Outrun The Truth Pete Townshend

This lockdown is bringing me down My Mind's gone underground Though I crawl from room to room I can't leave myself behind I can't outrun the truth I won't turn to face it either Should I lay down in this

Outlive The Dinosaur Pete Townshend

I breathe My throat clenches Clutching to exclude A dozen different stenches In Falmouth Bay A blue whale rolls Gonna drown in the swill From city sewer holes Summer's longer Deltas gashed Ancient trees

Parvardigar Pete Townshend

O Parvardigar, the Preserver and Protector of all Without beginning are you Lord without end Non-dual , beyond compare, and none can measure You Without color, expression, or form, nor attributes to live

Jools And Jim Pete Townshend

Anyone can have an opinion Anyone can join in and jump Anyone can pay or just stay away Anyone can crash and thump But did you read the stuff that Julie said? Or little Jimmy with his hair died red?

Cat Snatch Pete Townshend

think it's strange When I try to explain how I feel And that I still need your love After all that I've done You won't believe me All you will see is a girl you once knew Although she's dressed up to the

Content Pete Townshend

I am ready to learn and to grow I am alone with the truth I am brave, what is there to fear I am strong, God supports me I am patient, each moment of eternity I am able to help when necessary I am happy

And I Moved Pete Townshend

And I moved As I saw him looking In through my window His eyes were silent lies And I moved And I saw him standing In the doorway His figure merely filled the space And I moved But I moved toward him And

The Real Me (Demo) Pete Townshend

I went back to the doctor to get another shrink I sit and tell him about my weekend But he never betray what he thinks Can you see the real me, doctor? Can you see the real me, doctor?

Evolution Pete Townshend

Well, once I was a stone, many years ago Into a pool was thrown, many years ago Time went by and the pool ran dry Excavated was I and tempered And beat in the fiery heat By the hand of a man whose name

Face The Face Pete Townshend

We must take the takes And know the known Try to place the place Where we can face the face.

Love Reign O'er Me (Demo) Pete Townshend

Only love can make it rain The way the beach is kissed by the sea Only love can make it rain Like the sweat of lovers laying in the fields Love reign o'er me Love, love reign o'er me, reign o'er me

A Friend Is A Friend Pete Townshend

When eyes meet in silence, a pact can be made A life-long alliance that won't be betrayed Won't be betrayed Be friendly, befriend me now Be friendly A friend is a friend, nothing can change that Arguments

Never Ask Me Pete Townshend

I passed her once, I passed her twice Her first reply, just seemed as cold as ice Never ask me, if I love you I was in doubt, I begin to shout She kept on laying the same line out Never ask me, if I love

Sleeping Dog Pete Townshend

Sleeping dog by the open fire You're sleeping your life away You don't know how far you've got to go Or the trouble that you'll have to face Yet all I can do is love you Provide you with some fun and food

All Shall Be Well Pete Townshend

HOGARTH You can wake deep in the night And know that out of sight A dangerous passion grows A force you can't oppose VIXEN and HOGARTH In the safety of your bed You dream of a flaming head You know you've

Christmas Pete Townshend

Did you ever see the faces of the children They get so excited Waking up on Christmas morning, hours before the winter sun's ignited They believe in dreams and all they mean including heavens generosity

Face Dances (Pt. 2) Pete Townshend

I watch you sit and twitching with a match between your teeth You seem to have a knack of moving it It's in time to the beat Face dances tonight fate chances moonlight Face dances tonight fate chances

White City Fighting Pete Townshend

The White City, that's a joke of a name It's a black violent place if I remember the game I couldn't wait to get out but I love to go home To remember the White City fighting The White City Fighting, remember

Rough Boys Pete Townshend

Tough boys Running the streets Come a little closer Rough toys Under the sheets Nobody knows her Rough boys Don't walk away I very nearly missed you Tough boys Come over here I wanna

Don't Try To Make Me Real Pete Townshend

me of clay, make me of steel But whatever you do don't try and make me real Make me your dream, a secretive deal But don't ever scheme to try and make me real Stop trying to make me real I haven't got the

Misunderstood Pete Townshend

Just want to be misunderstood want to be feared in my neighborhood Just want to be a moody man Say things that nobody can understand I want to be obscure and oblique Inscrutable and vague So hard to pin

The Love Man Pete Townshend

You and I are having problems Pretend you're simply me and I am you Watch the way we weep and slip under Making love before the evening's through Say hello to the love man You can't afford to pass him

Let My Love Open The Door Pete Townshend

When people keep repeating That you'll never fall in love When everybody keeps retreating But you can't seem to get enough Let my love open the door Let my love open the door Let my love open the

You Came Back Pete Townshend

Hey little girl, playing in the street Baking as an apple, no shoes on your feet I think I can remember you You look a whole lot better off than you used to do Hey little boy, throw me the ball The kids

I Am Secure Pete Townshend

My room looks out to the wide open spaces My heart is touched by awakening faces I see the panic of people in motion I can stand here, look out on an ocean I am a wall awaiting a catchword I see the city

Pure And Easy Pete Townshend

There once was a note pure and easy Playing so free like a breathe rippling by The note is eternal I hear it, it sees me Forever we blend as forever we die I listened and I heard music in a word And words

Was There Life Pete Townshend

HOGARTH Was there life before this love Was there love before this girl I can see Was there ever love for her before me And if I look will she Look back at me Is fantasy Enough?

Secondhand Love Pete Townshend

I don't want your secondhand love I don't want your secondhand love I don't want your secondhand love Don't bring me secondhand love He's been leaving his scent on you I can sense it from a mile All my

Pinball Wizard Pete Townshend

Ever since I was a young boy I've played the silver ball From Soho down to Brighton I must've played them all But I never seen anything like him In any amusement hall That deaf, dumb and blind kid Sure

Don't Let Go Of The Coat Pete Townshend

let go the coat Don't let go the coat Don't let go the coat I seen you alone on a Tuesday morning Everyone but me seems to still be yawning I can write a letter, have no nerve to do that Am I going blind

Street In The City Pete Townshend

Street in the city. Street in the city on a working day. Street in the city. Street in the city on a working day. There's a man up on that ledge. He's only cleaning windows.

You Better You Bet Pete Townshend

You better you better you bet You better you bet you bet I call you on the telephone My voice too rough with cigarettes I sometimes feel I should just go home But I'm dealing with a memory that never forgets

A Little Is Enough Pete Townshend

They say that love often passes in a second And you can never catch it up So I'm hanging on to you as though eternity beckon But it's clear that the match is rough Common sense'd tell me not to try and

Dig Pete Townshend

the light, away from the sound Make a trap for the beast, dig his burial mound Dig for your life, dig it to the death Dig for salvation till your very last breath Dig for a protection, dig for release

Heart To Hang Onto Pete Townshend

Johnny boy, he's always propping up the bar He's sees life crystallized through his jar He says he only lives for beer But deep in his heart is a cry of fear Give me a heart to hang onto Give me a soul

Empty Glass Pete Townshend

switch on You might see me, oh.what a thrill for you I've been there and gone there I've lived there and bummed there I've spun there, I gave there I drank there and I slaved there I've had enough of the

Give Blood Pete Townshend

Give blood But you may find that blood is enough Give blood And there are some who'll say it's not enough Give blood But don't expect too ever see reward Give blood You can give it all but still asked

Uniforms (Corp D'esprit) Pete Townshend

on street We are marching as to war We won't be obscure no more In uniform, in uniform I am really living life inside a jar: I'm all alone So I feel forgiven if I'm under par, a fallen clone Only in the

Let's See Action Pete Townshend

Let me see you Time and life can meet Rumor has it. Minds are open Then rumors fill them up with lies Future passing.

Slit Skirts Pete Townshend

blues It's sympathy not tears people need when they're the Front page sad news.

My Baby Gives It Away Pete Townshend

My baby wakes in the deep of the night She doesn't need it But she says it's all right My baby digs it, just a Rollin' away My baby gives it up every day My baby gives it, she gives it away My baby gives

(Nothing Is Everything) Let's See Action Pete Townshend

freedom Let's see who cares Take me with you When you leave me And my shell Behind us there I have learned it Known who burned me Avatar has warmed my feet Take me with you Let me see you Time and life can

Fast Food Pete Townshend

food fast She wants fast food Fast food fast No, I haven't booked I don't want it grilled and I don't want it cooked I don't even want it killed If it's dead I heave, it makes me sick So check that it can

The Seeker Pete Townshend

Looked under chairs Looked under tables Tried to find the key To fifty million fables They call me, The Seeker I've been searching low and high I won't find what I'm after 'Til the day I die I asked my

The Shout Pete Townshend

Oh, oh Oh, oh I miss you, I miss you I remember lying by your side Up in the eerie waters of paradise 'N then one day you walked out Now I have nothing to do but shout And I want my voice To cut over mountains

Brilliant Blues Pete Townshend

Say goodbye to the brilliant blues Say goodbye It's time, to live Make me, take me It's time, to give So don't betray me, pay me The brilliant blues Don't want to be frozen I'll spend my mornings at the

Football Fugue Pete Townshend

You What I'm talking to you, you're wearing the wrong colored scarf So what Well, you're playing your tune to the Torrence of the enemy Hauf Hey you What I'm talking to you, concentrate on the game What

The Sea Refuses No River Pete Townshend

me get at the master panel Let me at my stack The sea refuses no river And right now This river's banks are blown The sea refuses no river Whether stinking and rank Or red from the tank Whether pure as

Long Live Rock Pete Townshend

Down at the Astoria the scene was changing Bingo and rock were pushing out X rating We were the first band to vomit in the bar And find the distance to the stage too far Meanwhile it's getting late at

Guantanamo Pete Townshend

Down in Guantanamo We still got the ball and chain Down in Guantanamo We still got the ball and chain That pretty piece of Cuba Resolved to cause men pain When you light up in Cuba You won't feel the same