Suit Yourself Richard Clapton

way you've been living to extremes That shows a side of you that I ain't seen Now Rita come on give it up and I'll take you to a show We can sit down and throw popcorn at the folks below You'd better suit

Hiding From The Light Richard Clapton

Angel got her wings all caught up in the wire She came down here to comfort me But I was out with the night flier Now don't you try to shelter me If you can't help yourself You need a cure and love alone

Real Love Richard Clapton

rushing by, still I don't know why Why I keep on wasting all this precious time I keep holding on till I find a love that's true REAL LOVE WILL ALWAYS SHINE THROUGH I FOUND LOVE INSIDE OF YOU Don't lock yourself

Need A Visionary Richard Clapton

of my hand But I've known enough mysteries Without a gypsy NEED A VISIONARY Need a visionary No missionary Is gonna take the load Off of me Man it's might scary When you just don't care And you give yourself

Ace of Hearts (Best Years Of Our Lives Live With Jon Farris) Richard Clapton

as the Ace Of Hearts It's so easy for you to keep saying You don't care who'll lose or who'll win But you know damn well when this hands played out We're gonna start all over again One day you'll find yourself

Ace Of Hearts Richard Clapton

as the Ace of Hearts It's so easy for you to keep saying You don't care who'll lose or who'll win But you know damn well when this hands played out We're gonna start all over again One day you'll find yourself

I Just Can't Make It Richard Clapton

Clapton Gonna sit out the summer on the esplanade, Make a little spending money washing cars, Sit here, drink beer, looking for fun, But you won't catch me working for anyone.

Love Is Strong Richard Clapton

times, you give in just a little bit False hopes and compromise, but don't you give in to it No rhyme or reason, it's all just a state of mind Then when the pressure's on You dull your senses and drink yourself

Down In The Lucky Country Richard Clapton

Clapton Standing on the corner, with the sunlight in my eyes, The streets are full of brown skinned girls, And yellow beach front signs, The radio plays the horses, the announcer calls 'em out, He's got

Wild Child Richard Clapton

Lord above,Who is this childThat's flown into my dreams?Must be love But I'm not sittin' round hereWondering what this meansI'm goin' out, I'm goin' into townGonna shake off my confusionI'm gonna f...

Deep Water Richard Clapton

We used to go down to the beach at night,Fireflies dancing in the promenade lights,Oh those rock 'n roll bands used to really swing,And I'd do the foxtrot with sweet Christine,She'd speak to me wit...

Out On The Edge Again Richard Clapton

The Countess sits there dressed upIn the shadows of her dreamsAnd her eyes are lookin' everywhereBut never look at meAnd I should be the suckerWho waits upon her whimsBut she flicks her writ so gra...

Wintertime In Amsterdam Richard Clapton

Flying across the North SeaFlying to AmsterdamComing into the airport lightsPlaying tricks with my crazy mindDon't know where I'm going toComing down from this endless flightFlying across the North...

Chinatown Richard Clapton

Clapton-Slavich Chinatown Shakedown I went down to Gentleman Jim's, He looked so wild, I didn't recognize him, I got out the side door, 'cos I had a hunch That when Jim gets wild he packs a real Mean punch

Amsterdam Richard Clapton

Clapton Flying – across the North Sea, Flying – to Amsterdam Coming into the airport lights, Playing tricks with my crazy mind, Don't know where I'm going to, Coming down from this endless flight; Flying

Kathleen Richard Clapton

Clapton-Delandro Down on the waterfront, In the haze of the neon lights, Kathleen's staring into the mirror, Like she's looking back into her life, There isn't one thing she wouldn't give, Just to get

Solidarity Richard Clapton

Clapton Hey kid! don't you lean on me, I wanna talk to you, about Solidarity, Hey ma!

Feelin' Alright Tonight Richard Clapton

Clapton Steppin' out in the modern world, The Twilight Club and the candy girls, Hold on tight, honey it's alright, We're gonna fly through the canyons tonight, Watching the view from the Regal Room, The

Atom Bomb Richard Clapton

Clapton I last saw my baby, Just before the siege, ATOM BOMB She was dancing, Dancing in between the trees ATOM BOMB When the big flash came, You could feel the heat, ATOM BOMB, We're two thousand years

New World Richard Clapton

Clapton Take me out tonight – so far away, Out among the stars, I know a magic place, a secret space, There's an opening in the sky, We can ride a million miles.

Southern Germany Richard Clapton

Clapton Feel the stillness in the valleys, Of Southern Germany, And see the shadows of the fir trees, And the world that dwells within, The old girls slaving in the cornfields, They know no other life,

Poor Man's Saviour Richard Clapton

Clapton I'm the Lone Star Ranger, Riding across Lonesome Plains, Somehow I lost my way On a strange Anniversary Day, And you were the last to be told, That I'd kinda lost my control, Now I know why you

Strange Days In Chippendale Richard Clapton

Clapton I been shufflin' down the Redfern streets, Backyards without a lawn And the yella haze that's in the air, It seems to grab your lungs.

I Wanna Be A Survivor Richard Clapton

Clapton When I was a young boy, I knew peace of mind, I'd sit down by the ocean, And watch the seabirds flyin' But as the years went by And the men grew tired of the country life, We moved up to the city

Last Train To Marseilles Richard Clapton

Clapton I'm sinkin' down On the edge of the bed With my head in my hands And I'm feelin' real down I feel all kinda jumped up inside, And I just can't describe What it is that I'm trying to say.

All The Prodigal Children Richard Clapton

Clapton Jesus got his picture in the paper, Cut it out and brought it in for me to see, I can tell he's trying to save my soul again, And though I don't believe him, I can still pretend He's the light

Burning Ships Richard Clapton

Clapton I hear the air raid sirens, Howling out so violent, And the churchyard gates are closed, I've seen the rich men smiling, New born babies dying, And I don't know where to go, Machines guns cracking

Hardly Know Myself Richard Clapton

Clapton The sailors and thieves are all laughin' out loud, From their Paddington pub on the corner, If you give 'em a wink, they will know what you mean, They'll be after you little Jack Horner.

Throw Me Down A Line Richard Clapton

Clapton Down river from my memories, of all those summer years, You come riding by on horseback crowned with tears, I've watched you from the shadows, behind this wall of trees, I would comfort you if

The Night Train Richard Clapton

Clapton Hold on to your dreams Your dreams are the place where you want to be I hold on to my dreams That's the one thing they can't take away from me Everyday, we struggle against mediocrity And we can't

Angelou Richard Clapton

Clapton Don't need a tour guide Through these canyons of the heart What do you think these scars are for?

Kickin' The Moon Around Richard Clapton

She's such an inhibited girlYou can tell by her mouthThat she's very limitedAfraid to think those things she doesn't knowShe seems to be so full of lifeBut inside she's just a ghostSometimes she ac...

Goodbye Tiger (Remastered 2009) Richard Clapton

Geeze he said, the bands don't seem to play round here no moreAnd Saturday night just ain't the sameWish everything was back the way it used to be beforeNow I sit here and push my long hair back be...

Steppin' Across The Line Richard Clapton

Steppin' across the line, I ain't seen you look so good beforeHoping your bright blue eyes, shine a light, shine on me once moreAll that I've been trying to say, is I ain't standing in your wayBut ...

Sometimes The Fire Richard Clapton

Ooo baby, like a sea of starsShow me a sign, put this magic on meStraight to my heartOoo baby, you're so fine, fine, fineAnd I'm waiting here with two feet, babeOn both sides of the lineFriday nigh...

The Best Years Of Our Lives Richard Clapton

Oh Michael, all the lines are down, it's Australia Day againEverytime the wheel slows down, I think of all my friendsWhatever happened to the days way back when the Bondi Lifesaverwas always raging...

I Am An Island Richard Clapton

Young hearts on Paradise Street, tumble down like poetryOh my I've got to fly, reach up and touch the skyUp and down with the party clownsBallroom dancing in sequined gownsI get so confused searchi...

The Universal Richard Clapton

Oh I'm living in a noisy neighbourhoodWriting words with a cruel penAnd I play my guitar to the radioWith a very, very shaky handHear me singing shooby doo wop shooby doo wahOh my life feels so emp...

Walk On Water Richard Clapton

Walk on the waterYou can reach the dry landWalk on the waterAnd hold it in your handsI've been taking photographs todayI must have photographed a hundred wavesAnd everytime the shutter clickedIt lo...

Thorn in My Saddle (Billboard Live Version - Previously Unreleased) Richard Clapton

When I look up in to the darknessWith the night sky over meI can feel a cold wind blowingFrom out across the seaI've got the freeway road confusionI was bound to be confinedTo be lost and disillusi...

Distant Thunder Richard Clapton

You hear a lot of talk aboutDignity and finding sanityThese words have such a hollow soundBut be free be free with meThese are the days we have been waiting for so longBut now is the time to set th...

That Moon Richard Clapton

The moon hangs heavy in the sky tonightIt's sad reflection shining in my eyeThe weight of the world, keeps dragging me downMy feet's so heavy upon the groundThat moon is making me crazyFull moon is...

Diamond Mine Richard Clapton

The city haze in the summertimeThe traffic rolls like a serpentineSitting down here by the harbourWith a six pack of cold beerSo many thoughts fly round my headAnd then they disappearBack in the da...

What Does It Take To Get Lucky Richard Clapton

Look at my face in the windowOf that big Mercedes BenzI'm just another bum on the streets downtownI ain't worked since God knows whenEach night in Bluesville I been hanging outWith all the usual la...

Liberty Bell Richard Clapton

Working every single dayTo make some other guy a rich manWorking for that overtime payAnd doing every job that you canYou're working for those mystery motivesYou're working for the governmentYou're...

Hearts On The Nightline Richard Clapton

Here on the razor's edge, stranded here from my friendsStumbling along through the canyonsWasting away in shady cafesI don't have smile I can turn onAnd I don't know if I can surviveKeep getting ca...

Trust Somebody Richard Clapton

Clapton Life in the city is a cul-de-sac Everybody wears a two faced mask Trade virtues in a thin disguise That's why they can't look you in the eye Making money is a means to an end But all that money

Blue Bay Blues Richard Clapton

Clapton Janie - see how good the sky looks today, I'll bet they're having fun up in Byron Bay - all our friends, Oh I'm feeling just a little bit blue I can tell it's been getting to you too - trying to

Glory Road Richard Clapton

Clapton And when there's only one mountain to climb You can't take the mountain 'cause the mountain is mine As long as we hang on just one more day That is something they can't take away You lead your

Get Back To The Shelter Richard Clapton

Clapton What are you up to Sylvia?