Hope You Like The New Me Richard Thompson

I stole your style, hope you don't mind I must try to be all I can be It suits me more than it ever suited you Hope you like the new me And I stole your laugh so bright and breezy It stops parties in mid-air

Persuasion Richard Thompson

You and I, tempted by the promise of a different life Time has fled, there's a constant battle Running through my head I don't know what to do 'cause I still believe After all the foolish things you put

Hand of Kindness Richard Thompson

hand of kindness Maybe just the hand of kindness Maybe just a hand, stranger Will you reach me in time in time Well I scuppered the ship and I bent the rail Well, I cut the brakes and I ripped the sail

I Can't Wake Up To Save My Life Richard Thompson

In my nightmare everything's wrong I'm waiting for love, but you come along You smile, you wave, you great me, Ciao!

I Misunderstood Richard Thompson

The way you care for me, it's so kind. Love to see you again, I wish I had more time".

Tear-Stained Letter Richard Thompson

"It was three in the morning when she took me apart She wrecked the furniture, she wrecked my heart She danced on my head like Arthur Murray The scars ain't never going to mend in a hurry Just when I thought

Two-Faced Love Richard Thompson

Two-faced love will make me doubt my mind Two-faced love will keep me paralyzed Two-faced love, I pace the room at night Why can't I get you off my mind?

Poisoned Heart and a Twisted Memory Richard Thompson

there to look You just can't shake a man The way that I've been shook Now is this the way it's supposed to be Is this the way it's supposed to be A poisoned heart and a twisted memory Oh, is

Ghosts in the Wind Richard Thompson

Did you call my name in the night?

Beeswing Richard Thompson

As long as there's no price on love, I'll stay And you wouldn't want me any other way" Brown hair zig-zag around her face And a look of half-surprise Like a fox caught in the headlights There was animal

The Ghost Of You Walks Richard Thompson

If that was our goodbye kiss Seems a habit too good to miss Once more for the memory Hit the heights too well that time To leave it there would be a crime Seems more like beginning to me At least we tried

Sibella Richard Thompson

Oh some girls hold the ace, the deuce, the trey X-ray the deck to see what's coming Mary Antoinette she smiled that way Easy to smile when the luck is running Like a myth you rode in from the west From

Hard On Me Richard Thompson

Hard on me, hard on me Why do you grind me small?

King Of Bohemia Richard Thompson

Let me rock you in my arms I'll hold you safe and small A refugee from the Seraphim In your rich girl rags and all Did your dreams die young? Were they too hard won? Did you reach too high and fall?

1952 Vincent Black Lightning Richard Thompson

A girl could feel special on any such like." Says James, to Red Molly, "My hat's off to you. It's a Vincent Black Lightning, 1952. And I've seen you on the corners and cafes, it seems.

Shoot Out The Lights Richard Thompson

In the dark, who can see his face? In the dark, who can reach him? He hides like a child. He hides like a child. Keeps his finger on the trigger You know he can't stand the day Shoot out the lights.

Wrong Heartbeat Richard Thompson

Don't think my love is something that you can play with I'm not the one to spend the time of day with You learn to hide love, you lock it up or find it gone You think you need me, you think you read me

Walking The Long Miles Home Richard Thompson

Oh, the last bus has gone Or maybe I'm wrong, it just doesn't exist And the words that flew between me and you I must be crossed off your list So I'm walking the long miles home I don't mind losing you

Al Bowlly's In Heaven Richard Thompson

Well we were heroes then, And the girls were all pretty And a uniform was a lucky charm, Bought you the key to the city We used to dance the whole night through While Al Bowlly sang "The Very Thought

Turning Of The Tide Richard Thompson

How many lips, how many hands have held you?

Uninhabited Man Richard Thompson

Only a misdirected dart At an unprotected heart I'm sure it happens every day Just a passing interlude A fresh face to change the mood I'll find my feet again you say What rock, I had you rolled What rock

Crawl Back Under My Stone Richard Thompson

This time you hurt me You really did it this time you did Did you count your fingers after shaking my hand God forbid Riff raff crawling from the slums Right there in front of all your chums I swear by

Waltzings For Dreamers Richard Thompson

Oh play me a blue song And fade down the light I'm sad as a proud man can be sad tonight Just let me dream on, Oh just let me sway While the sweet violins And the saxophones play And Miss, you don't

Where the Wind Don't Whine Richard Thompson

"Get in the car", she said and drive me into next week I should have turned her down, blame my curious streak I never dreamt that we'd be driving into trouble Until we hit a rock that bent my nose double

Cold Kisses Richard Thompson

back of the drawer Here's the life that you led before Old photographs of the life you led Arm in arm with Mr.

Dry My Tears And Move On Richard Thompson

If you don't want me I'll dry my tears and move on If you don't want me I'll dry my tears and move on You treated me just good enough until now But if you're tired of me I'll get over you somehow Oh, if

Easy There, Steady Now Richard Thompson

Jack-knife with a precious load spills its guts all over the road Excuse me, I had to smile, lost my grip, too, for a while It's easy there, steady now, easy there, steady now She didn't have the decency

How I Wanted To Richard Thompson

When we parted just like friends We never tied loose ends I could never say the words That would make amends Oh, how I wanted to, oh, how I wanted to To say I loved you, to say I loved you Oh,

Two Left Feet Richard Thompson

You got no style, you got no beat All you've got is them two left feet Well, your hair is pretty and your face is a treat But I don't like your two left feet I'm not one to admit defeat But I can't win

Fully Qualified To Be Your Man Richard Thompson

I don't want to be your friend anymore You've got fifty friends knocking at your door Life is short, so please understand I'm fully qualified to be your man You know zoology is up my street And your anatomy

A Heart Needs A Home Richard Thompson

I know the way That I feel about you I'm never going to run away I'm never going to run away Never knew the way When I lived without you I'm never going to run away I'm never going to run away I came to

Cooksferry Queen Richard Thompson

Well, there's a house in an alley In the squats and low-rise Of a town with no future But that's where my future lies It's a secret, but no secret It's a rule, but no rule Where you find the darkest avenue

Keep Your Distance Richard Thompson

If I cross your path again, Who knows where, Who knows when On some morning without number, On some highway without end Don't grasp my hand and say "Fate has brought you here today" Oh fate is only

She Twists The Knife Again Richard Thompson

me my dignity Makes a dunce of me in mixed company No bygone can be a bygone She throws the spanner in, she puts the screws on In the middle of a kiss, she twists the knife again When I get up off my

That's All, Amen, Close The Door Richard Thompson

Close the door. She gave as much as she had to give Please don't ask for more Please don't ask for more That's all. The curtain's down. The lights are up. Go home. Did I care? Was I in love?

Both Ends Burning Richard Thompson

Well, I bought me a horse with a broken leg They said that she never could win "Only fit for a bullet", they said She'll be coming out of a tin So I took her home, I fed her on hay I tied her up

I Feel So Good Richard Thompson

I feel so good I'm going to Break somebody's heart tonight I feel so good I'm going to Take someone apart tonight They put me in jail for my deviant ways Two years seven months and sixteen days Now I'm

Mr. Rebound Richard Thompson

Rebound Into the arms of clean up Joe Into the arms of Mr. Rebound Mr.

Bathsheba Smiles Richard Thompson

Bathsheba smiles She smiles and veins turn to ice She smiles and heads bow down She works the room Air-kisses every victim twice She spreads her joy around Do you close your eyes to see miracles?

The Little Beggar Girl Richard & Linda Thompson

I'm just a little beggar girl and Sally is my name You can call me a skiver and I'll call you the same You can show me you're sorry if you think it's a shame That I'm only a poor little beggar girl Yes

Has He Got A Friend For Me Richard & Linda Thompson

Saturday night and I'm all alone No ring on the door bell, no ring on the phone And nobody wants to know anyone lonely like me Your boy friend's good looking, he's got it all there He looks like

It Only Hurts (Richard Durand Remix) Julie Thompson

Every breath that you take almost adds to the pain But this emptiness holds no shame Gave you all that I could always more than I should Now this bitterness owns me But it’s not the first time It

Streets Of Paradise Richard & Linda Thompson

The tears fall down like whisky The tears fall down like wine On an island made of cocaine In a sea of turpentine We all need some assistance But won't that day be fine When we're walking down the streets

Devonside Richard Thompson

By Devonside she was a-marching It was a gang of no great size And surrender was the banner that she carried And hungry was the shiver in her eyes She met a boy, his health was failing She dropped the

Mingus Eyes Richard Thompson

What a fool I was What a thin disguise Brando mumble Mingus eyes Was a time she fell But then she got wise Brando mumble Mingus eyes Never had the squint of James Dean or the Stanislavsky tears Or the

For Shame Of Doing Wrong Richard & Linda Thompson

It seems like a lifetime since I saw you Lover lover I've been away too long When I see lovers holding hands and sighing I hang my head for shame of doing wrong Bus wheels spinning, song birds singing

The Great Valerio Richard & Linda Thompson

High up above the crowd The great Valerio is walking The rope seems hung from cloud to cloud And time stands still while he is walking His eye is steady on the target His foot is sure upon the rope Alone

The Sun Never Shines On The Poor Richard & Linda Thompson

The urchins are writhing around in the mud, Like eels playing tag in a barrel The old Sally Army sound mournful and sweet As they play an old Chrissmassy carol; The world is as black as a dark night in

Hokey Pokey Richard & Linda Thompson

runs for Hokey Pokey Hear the ringing on the ice-cream bell He's got the stuff that'll cool you right down It's the best that they ever did sell It's the best that they ever did sell Girl on the corner

When I Get To The Border Richard & Linda Thompson

Dirty people take what's mine, I can leave them all behind They can never cross that line when I get to the border Sawbones standing at the door waiting 'til I hit the floor He won't find me anymore when