Surviving The Kinks

Look at us here today Lots of talking with nothing to say And if I seem somewhat afraid I'm surviving, that's all I am I'm surviving to be a better man I'm surviving, that's my plan Just surviving

How Do I Get Close The Kinks

Living in a world where the flesh is cheap. Body touches body but it's only skin deep. I can hold you in my arms every time that you weep But we've lost that emotional flow.

The Contenders Kinks

Hush little mammy don't you cry I've got to see what it's like on the world outside Got to get out of this life somehow Got to be free got to be free now <Interlude> I don't want to be a

The Moneygoround Kinks

Robert owes half to Grenville Who in turn gave half to Larry Who adored my instrumentals And so he gave half to a foreign publisher She took half the money that was earned in some far distant land

Village Green Kinks

Out in the country Far from all the soot and noise of the city There's a village green It's been a long time Since I last set eyes on the church with the steeple Down by the village green 'Twas

Village Green Preservation Society Kinks

We are the Village Green Preservation Society God save Donald Duck Vaudeville and Variety We are the Desperate Dan Appreciation Society God save strawberry jam and all the different varieties Preserving

The Village Green Preservation Society Kinks

We are the Village Green Preservation Society God save Donald Duck Vaudeville and Variety We are the Desperate Dan Appreciation Society God save strawberry jam and all the different varieties Preserving

Cadillac Kinks

Cadillac - Kinks (킨크스) I don't want no Cadillac (CADILLAC) The one I got I'm gonna take it back Come down to my house early in the morning (CADILLAC) Look at the car wouldn't give me no warning

Denmark Street Kinks

Down the way from the Tottenham Court Road Just round the corner from old Soho There's a place where the publishers go If you don't know which way to go Just open your ears and follow your nose

Powerman [demo version] Kinks

I know a man he's a powerful man He's got the people in his power In the palm of his hand He started at the bottom and he worked his way up Now he's never going to stop Until he reaches the top

Powerman Kinks

I know a man he's a powerful man He's got the people in his power In the palm of his hand He started at the bottom and he worked his way up Now he's never going to stop Until he reaches the top

People Take Pictures Of Each Other Kinks

People take pictures of the Summer Just in case someone thought they had missed it And to proved that it really existed Fathers take pictures of the mothers And the sisters take pictures of brothers

Apeman [demo version] Kinks

in their cages in the zoo man 'Cos compared to the flowers and the birds and the trees I am an ape man I think I'm so educated and I'm so civilized 'Cos I'm a strict vegetarian But with the over-population

Apeman Kinks

in their cages in the zoo man 'Cos compared to the flowers and the birds and the trees I am an ape man I think I'm so educated and I'm so civilized 'Cos I'm a strict vegetarian But with the over-population

Get Back in the Line Kinks

Facing the world ain't easy when there isn't anything going Standing at the corner waiting watching time go by Will I go to work today or shall I bide my time 'Cos when I see that union man walking

Days Kinks

Thank you for the days Those endless days those sacred days you gave me I'm thinking of the days I won't forget a single day believe me I bless the light I bless the light that lights on you believe

This Time Tomorrow Kinks

This time tomorrow where will we be On a spaceship somewhere sailing across an empty sea This time tomorrow what will we know Well we still be here watching an in-flight movie show I'll leave the

All Of My Friends Were There Kinks

My big day, it was the biggest day of my life It was the summit of my long career But I felt so down and I drank too much beer And my manager said that I should not appear I walked out onto the

Got to Be Free Kinks

Hush little baby don't you cry Soon the sun is going to shine We're going to be free like the birds and the bees Running wild in the big country Got to be free to do what I want Walk if I want, talk

Sitting By The Riverside Kinks

Just sitting down by the riverside Spreading my arms to the open wide Now I am free and the world's at my feet I can close my eyes Oh Love, keep me warm keep me satisfied Please keep me calm

Too Much Monkey Business Kinks

Running to and fro, hard working at the mill, Never failed at the mill, there come a rotten bill.

Too Much Monkey Business (Alt. Take) (Bonus Track) Kinks

Running to and fro, hard working at the mill, Never failed at the mill, there come a rotten bill.

Animal Farm Kinks

This world is big and wild and half insane Take me where real animals are playing Just a dirty old shack Where the hound dogs bark That we called our home I want to be back there Among the cats

Big Sky Kinks

Big Sky looks down on all the people looking up at the Big Sky Everybody pushing one another around Big Sky feels sad when he sees the children scream and cry But the Big Sky is too big to let

Living On a Thin Line Kinks

All the stories have been told Of kings and days of old, But there\'s no England now. All the wars that were won and lost Somehow don\'t seem to matter very much anymore.

Do You Remember Walter? Kinks

Walter, remember when the world was young And all the girls knew Walter's name Walter, isn't it a shame the way our little world has changed Do you remember Walter playing cricket in the thunder

Phenomenal Cat Kinks

A long, long time ago In the land of idiot boys There live a cat a phenomenal cat Who loved to wallow all day No one bothered him As he sat, content in his tree He just lived to eat 'cause it kept

Wicked Annabella Kinks

house Where no Christian man has been Wicked Annabella mixes a brew That no one's ever seen Relatives have passed her by Too scared to even say hello She's in perpetual midnight She shuts out the

Everybody Gonna Be Happy Kinks

Come on baby let me tell you All the things I wanna say Come on baby let me tell you All the things I wanna say, and Ev'rybody's gonna be happy, Which means you and me, my love Ev'rybody's gonna

Top of the Pops Kinks

I've just come in at Number 25 I'm oh so happy so glad to be alive And everybody says it's going to get to the top Life is so easy when your record's hot Go tell my mamma and my sister too To

Johnny Thunder Kinks

Johnny Thunder lives on water feeds on lightning Johnny Thunder don't need no one don't want money And all the people of the town They can't get through to Johnny they will never, ever break him

Starstruck Kinks

Baby, you don't know what you're saying Because you're a victim of bright city lights And your mind is not right You think the world's at your feet 'Cause you're starstruck baby, starstruck Taken

Waterloo Sunset Kinks

Dirty old river, must you keep rolling Flowing into the night People so busy, make me feel dizzy Taxi light shines so bright But I don\'t feel afraid As long as I gaze at Waterloo sunset I am

Surviving Disasters Our Last Night

> Say farewell to the anchor this ship is sailing away this ship is sailing away say farewell to the anchor this ship is sailing away and as we watch the sky consume its remains we watch the sky consume

Long Tall Shorty Kinks

They call me the long tall shorty 'cause I know what love is all about They call me long tall shorty 'cause I know what love is all about Well I can tell you where the lights go Oh, when they go out

Long Tall Sally (Bonus Track) Kinks

They call me the long tall shorty 'cause I know what love is all about They call me long tall shorty 'cause I know what love is all about Well I can tell you where the lights go Oh, when they go out

Lola Kinks

cherry-cola C-O-L-A cola She walked up to me and she asked me to dance I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said Lola L-O-L-A Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola <Interlude> Well I'm not the

Phobia Kinks

Everybody got something hidden In a darkness deep inside Everybody gotta fatal flaw Everybody got something to hide Take a look into my eyes See the fear and silent cries - phobia Deep inside

Louie Louie (Bonus Track) Kinks

TO CATCH A SHIP ACROSS THE SEA SAIL THAT SHIP I ALL ALONE WE NEVER KNEW I MAKE IT HOME A LOUIE LOUIE, NAH NAH NAH NAH, SAYIN' WE GOTTA GO, OH NO SAID A LOUIE LOUIE, OH BABY, SAID A WE GOTTA GO.

A Long Way from Home Kinks

You've come a long way from the runny-nosed and scruffy kid I knew You had such good ways I can remember the little things that always made you smile They made you happy Now you think you're wiser

I Took My Baby Home Kinks

Well I took my baby home She said don't you leave me alone She kissed me on the cheek and I moaned I said I wo-wo-wo-wo-won't Well, she said, baby I know what's best She said I could do with

Surviving Emily The Warren Brothers

Beyond the cost of diesel fuel And the tearing down of my old high school I still think about her The nation's rising deficit And my fatal crave for cigarettes They all make me think about her My life's

I Gotta Move (Bonus Track) Kinks

I don't wanna get left behind Gonna love my baby all the time If I don't wanna get left alone I gotta move on down my baby's home And if my baby isn't there I'm gonna fill my gap and comb my

Strangers Kinks

afraid I'll die So I will follow you wherever you go If your offered hand is still open to me Strangers on this road we are on We are not two we are one So you've been where I've just come From the

Monica Kinks

turn up her nose and say what a fool you are I, I shall die I, I shall die if I should lose Monica (Oh Monica my love) People can try People can try but they can't buy Monica my love You take the

Rats Kinks

people lost their heads Masses trampling on my feet inconsiderate in their heat Those rats breeding angriness and spite Never have done anything right for people like you and me Walk over all the

Kinks Shirt Matt Nathanson

It's the way she walks The way she talks Can't stop thinking About the girl in the kinks shirt Take me home San Francisco Can't stop thinking about the girl in the kinks shirt You and my imagination

Picture Book Kinks

Picture yourself when you're getting old Sat by the fireside a-pondering on Picture book pictures of your mama taken by your papa a long time ago Picture book of people with each other to prove

Things Are Getting Better (Bonus Track) Kinks

The money I've got wouldn't get me far. (Things getting better.) But I don't mind now that you've packed. (Things getting better.) It's a fact, that Things getting better.

I'm A Lover Not A Fighter Kinks

lover not a fighter Yes, I'm a lover not a fighter And I'm really built for speed Built for speed Well, some people think I'm lazy but there's one thing they don't know 'Cause when I'm in the