Knock On Wood Prefab Sprout

They didn't need a driver They walked a thousand miles He left her on the roadside He thumbed himself a ride He swore he'd never leave her, he meant it till he did He swore he'd never leave her, he meant

Andromeda Heights Prefab Sprout

Were building a home on the side of a mountain Above the clouds, next to the sky And after our labours our stars will be neighbours Well take our place with them in space Were not using concrete

Til The Cows Come Home Prefab Sprout

Doesn't it just little boy There'll be no stampede on the Pearly Gates I'll say "after you" you'll say "I don't mind the wait" There'll be no stampede on those imposing doors Naked and afraid, cowering

Pearly Gates Prefab Sprout

Doesn't it just little boy There'll be no stampede on the Pearly Gates I'll say "after you" you'll say "I don't mind the wait" There'll be no stampede on those imposing doors Naked and afraid, cowering

When The Angels Prefab Sprout

When the angels take the angel voice away Some lower their eyes, some of us shout cheats For cheating on the deal, pulling off the sting, Tuning up the harps, dishing out the wings If they can dance on

Mercy Prefab Sprout

Mercy on me, oh say that I'm forgiven And wrap your arms around me To your goodness I surrender Without mercy where is goodness ? Won't you have mercy on me ?

Swans Prefab Sprout

Swans and their partners they stay Faithful forever or die on the water Foxes are only good for Ruffling feathers, leading lambs to the slaughter Swans effortlessly beautiful, take care!

Here On The Eerie Prefab Sprout

Cool critique of new Gomorrah, Or schoolboy crush on Che Guevara, Face yourself or Give it away.

Desire As Prefab Sprout

I've got six things on my mind you're no longer one of them Desire as a sylph figured creature who changes her mind ?

Hey Manhattan! Prefab Sprout

Summer's arrived I feel the world's on my side The Brooklyn Bridge stretches below me A billion souls all dying to know me Well here I am !

The Golden Calf Prefab Sprout

Once upon a time I stalked the streets on raining evenings When the distant sea blended with the sky Past Coliseum's filled with brass on pavements carved from toasted glass I carried in my heart a word

Wicked Things Prefab Sprout

Like by the grace of God He'll be the bugle boy on judgment day All the jokers running wild, Their politics are street, But still elite The revolution's underway The dream is coming true But not for

Hallelujah Prefab Sprout

in close, closer still, I hear the songs of Georgie Gershwin I swear at you 'cause I believe that sweet talk like candy rots teeth No Hallelujahs, or gifted voices To sing your praises I'd be walking on

Avenue Of Stars Prefab Sprout

up faces, faces that have been Close enough to shine at what they have seen Love is an Avenue of Stars, and if it is light years away One day I'll get there nursing tired feet Happy beyond words to be on

Faron Young Prefab Sprout

Every other sentiments an antique As obsolete as warships in the baltic I'm driving on a straight road it never alters And the radio serenades but doesn't falter You offer infrared instead of sun

Scarlet Nights Prefab Sprout

close This is where the weary find repose This is where a kinder bugle blows This is where you'll wake To find the River Jordan flows Scarlet nights waiting sleep is overdue Scarlet nights ending here on

LOOKING FOR ATLANTIS Prefab Sprout

If you're looking for Atlantis You should cast your eye on me Put your two and two together Don't you know who built Atlantis Then returned to the sea Don't you know who owns the weather ?

The Ice Maiden Prefab Sprout

Standing on the boulevard You wish to know my name I'm the Ice Maiden I think perhaps you like being unhappy I'm the Ice Maiden - The limit of your dreams Arctic winds blow and still you believe Loves

Doo-Wop In Harlem Prefab Sprout

There is a door we all walk through And on the other side I'll meet you Reunion in the air - A cappella meets pure prayer Somewhere : I can't wait to meet you there Somewhere : I can't wait to meet you

Tiffanys Prefab Sprout

Time is the healer, time was on my hands The bus stopped at tiffany's So i went to hear the band I saw Cinderella, then the curtain dropped Time hung heavy on my hands but today The clock just stopped

Ghost Town Blues Prefab Sprout

I know the Mayor Of this hysterical town, He worked himself up From the dirt on the ground. Now everyone asks him questions and so on.

The World Awake Prefab Sprout

well, not forever It's just the way I am, it's just the way we are It's just a nervous flickering of old flames Now everybody wears the look of the child Who wished to marry you Who, knocking proudly on

The Venus Of The Soup Kitchen Prefab Sprout

The Venus of the soup kitchen is waiting There for me and all us poor Cripples, who've been in the wars End up sleeping on her floor Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah When you're scared of down and out You

Moving The River Prefab Sprout

to it and say My back is broad enough sir to take the strain and it's Hello mother, it's your son and aren't you proud, of all I've done But I'm turkey hungry, I'm chicken free, and I can't breakdance on

Horsechimes Prefab Sprout

And it's cheap to say that she's delicious When she's someone's daughter Horse chimes so stupid and so mean On the offensive all wolf whistle and jeans Horse chimes they neigh they never bell All straw

Whoever You Are Prefab Sprout

Whoever you are I'm looking for you On street after street, in bar after bar The search for love is never ending Whoever you are Wherever you are I'm prepared to travel No matter how long no matter how

Appetite Prefab Sprout

you right But I'm a simple slave of appetite, I'm a poor slave of appetite Hunger howls, hungers red, Hungers stays till it's fed Then it some h-h-how fades, Then it somehow leaves your sight Depending on

The Sound Of Crying Prefab Sprout

s on the way Start singing now, a song to greet the joyful day Just when we thought the time was right for celebrating With music of the spheres What?

Steal Your Thunder Prefab Sprout

But no-one's ever, ever gonna steal Ever gonna steal your thunder Never, ever gonna steal Ever gonna steal your thunder Never, ever gonna steal your thunder Of course, I might get lucky And roll a six on

Weightless Prefab Sprout

Weightless among the stars tonight Weightless among the stars Love has given me a new slant on it all The Galaxy's a nightclub, Earth's a mirror ball!

Dublin Prefab Sprout

Who does not adore the sound Of music in the name of towns To build a city on such picturesque ground That takes some sort of flair We draw a line the ink is fear You stay that side we'll stay here It's

Couldn't Bear To Be Special Prefab Sprout

So, don't stare at me that way, of course it gives me pride, but I won't take on the risk, of letting down the sweet sweet side Did you mean to humble me ? So you did it unsuspectingly !

I Never Play Basketball Now Prefab Sprout

Leave it behind on an overcrowded desk Where the in-tray is higher Than the OUT ever will be. Before the tea rooms fill With flirting couples call. Remember to call.

Enchanted Prefab Sprout

glue that binds and bonds The dying to the new, plain enchantment Ain't no purple rain quite like it Here's something to dwell upon Now we're living next we're gone, so if you've love please pass it on

The Mystery Of Love Prefab Sprout

It's a mystery, but no mystery like the mystery of love Should I live to see someone smarter than me Explain the secrets of the skies I won't be too impressed, I've got a tougher test What's going on behind

A Prisoner Of The Past Prefab Sprout

I'm a ghost to you now, I'm someone you don't really wish to see I'm a ghost to you now, a shadow since you turned your back on me Maybe you'll learn why it was I shook Baby your turn to wear the haunted

Life's A Miracle Prefab Sprout

Hey half the day is gone Get a move on Life's a miracle, let me tell you why If you look above you, there are no more stars Like this one in the sky Life's a miracle, we gotta make the most Of the passing

Don't Sing Prefab Sprout

Cast a shadow on Mexico-denial doesn't change facts. Like most I'll cone when I want things done, please God don't let that change. The anguish of love at long range.

The King Of Rock 'N' Roll Prefab Sprout

fine figure fine cut a fine figure fine oh yeah ; Now my rhythm ain't so hot, but it's the only friend I've got I'm the king of rock'n roll completely All the pretty birds have flown now I'm dancing on

When Love Breaks Down Prefab Sprout

I, we work well together But often we're apart Absence makes the heart lose weight, yeah, Till love breaks down, love breaks down Oh my, oh my, have you seen the weather The sweet September rain Rain on

Cruel Prefab Sprout

I'm a liberal guy, too cool for the macho ache, with a secret tooth, for the cherry on the cake. With a pious smile, a smile that changes what I say.

Electric Guitars Prefab Sprout

I'd a dream that we were rock starsAnd that flash bulbs popped the airAnd girls fainted, every time we shook our hair.We were songbirds, we were Greek GodsWe were singled out by fateWe were quoted ...

Anne Marie Prefab Sprout

There's a person that I'd like to be, Anne MarieI can glimpse him when you're next to me, Anne MarieThere is music that no-one can hear, Anne MarieYet it's audible when you are nearAnne Marie, Anne...

The Fifth Horseman Prefab Sprout

You do not have to see meTo know that I'm aroundPupils dilateThe anxious heart will poundIf you've a problem sleepingWell that's a danger signIt means your troubled heartWill soon be mineThe Bible ...

Bonny Prefab Sprout

I spend the days with my vanityI'm lost in heaven and I'm lost to earthDidn't give you minutes not even momentsAll my life in a tower of foilShaded feelings, don't believe youWhen you were there be...

Horsin' Around Prefab Sprout

It's me again your worthless friend or foeI somehow let that lovely creature downHorsin' around, horsin' aroundSome things we check and double check and loseI guess I let that little vow get lostFo...

Blueberry Pies Prefab Sprout

Lying is killing the good things in meAsk me what the time is baby, ask me honeyMy eyes shift and slideSure there are reasons for acting like thisBut reasons are kill kill killing the everything we...

Nightingales (Full Version) Prefab Sprout

Tell me do, something true, true of you and meThat we're too busy living through, too busy to see.What is it that we do makes us what we areIf we sing are we nightingales, shine are we stars ?Who a...

Nancy (Let Your Hair Down For Me) Prefab Sprout

Weekday mornings find me moodyI kiss my wife goodbye,I drive the boss to work each day.At the office, no one's watchingCan I catch her eye?The hours squeeze by, the boss works lateStill I'll always...

Cue Fanfare Prefab Sprout

Some expressions take me back, like "Hair of Gold" and"Sweet Mary" and "Running to Me".The sweet sweet songs that cloud your eyes - nostalgia supplies.Loredo hihgstreet buried me - beneath an oak t...