I WANT THE ONE THAT I CANT HAVE On the day that your mentality Decides to try to catch up with

your biology Come round ... 'Cause I want the one I can't have And it's driving me mad It's all over, all over, all over my face On the day that your mentality Catches up with your biology I want the one I can't have And it's driving me mad It's all over, all over, all over my face A double bed And a stalwart lover for sure These are the riches of the poor A double bed And a stalwart lover for sure These are the riches of the poor

And I want the one I can't have And it's driving me mad It's all over, all over my face A tough kid who sometimes swallows nails Raised on Prisoner's Aid He killed a policeman when he was Thirteen And somehow that really impressed Me And it's written all over my face Oh, these are the riches of the poor These are the riches of the poor I want the one I can't have And it's driving me mad It's written all over my face On the day that your mentality Catches up with your biology And if you ever need self-validation Just meet me in the alley by the Railway station It's all over my face Oh ...

FIRST OF THE GANG TO DIE You have never been in love, Until you've seen the stars, reflect in the resevoirs And you have never been in love, Until you've seen the dawn rise, behind the home for the blind We are the pretty petty thieves, And you're standing on our street.. ...where Hector was the first of the gang with a gun in his hand and the first to do time the first of the gang to die. Oh my. Hector was the first of the gang with a gun in his hand and the first to do time the first of the gang to die. Oh my. You have never been in love, Until you've seen the sunlight thrown over smashed human bones We are the pretty petty thieves, And you're standing on our street.. ...where Hector was the first of the gang with a gun in his hand and the first to do time the first of the gang to die. Such a silly boy. Hector was the first of the gang with a gun in his hand and a bullet in his gullet and the first lost lad to go under the sod. And he stole from the rich and the poor

and the not-very-rich and the very poor and he stole all hearts away he stole all hearts away he stole all hearts away he stole all hearts away

THERE IS A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT Take me out tonight Where there's music and there's people Who are young and alive Driving in your car I never never want to go home Because I haven't got one anymore Take me out tonight Because I want to see people And I want to see life Driving in your car Oh please don't drop me home Because it's not my home, it's their home And I'm welcome no more And if a double-decker bus Crashes into us To die by your side Is such a heavenly way to die And if a ten ton truck Kills the both of us To die by your side Well the pleasure, the privilege is mine Take me out tonight Take me anywhere, I don't care I don't care, I don't care And in the darkened underpass I thought Oh God, my chance has come at last But then a strange fear gripped me And I just couldn't ask Take me out tonight Oh take me anywhere, I don't care I don't care, I don't care Driving in your car I never never want to go home Because I haven't got one

No, I haven't got one And if a double-decker bus Crashes in to us To die by your side Is such a heavenly way to die And if a ten ton truck Kills the both of us To die by your side Well the pleasure, the privilege is mine There is a light that never goes out There is a light that never goes out There is a light that never goes out There is a light that never goes out

I KNOW ITS OVER Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head And as I climb into an empty bed Oh well. Enough said. I know it's over - still I cling I don't know where else I can go Oh ... Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head See, the sea wants to take me The knife wants to slit me Do you think you can help me ? Sad veiled bride, please be happy Handsome groom, give her room Loud, loutish lover, treat her kindly (Though she needs you More than she loves you) And I know it's over - still I cling I don't know where else I can go Over and over and over and over Over and over, la ... I know it's over And it never really began But in my heart it was so real And you even spoke to me, and said : "If you're so funny Then why are you on your own tonight ? And if you're so clever Then why are you on your own tonight ? If you're so very entertaining Then why are you on your own tonight ? If you're so very good-looking Why do you sleep alone tonight ? I know ... 'Cause tonight is just like any other night That's why you're on your own tonight With your triumphs and your charms While they're in each other's arms..." It's so easy to laugh It's so easy to hate

It takes strength to be gentle and kind Over, over, over, over It's so easy to laugh It's so easy to hate It takes guts to be gentle and kind Over, over Love is Natural and Real But not for you, my love Not tonight, my love Love is Natural and Real But not for such as you and I, my love Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my ... Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head Oh Mother, I can even feel the soil falling over my head Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my ...

MEAT IS MURDER Heifer whines could be human cries Closer comes the screaming knife This beautiful creature must die This beautiful creature must die A death for no reason And death for no reason is MURDER And the flesh you so fancifully fry Is not succulent, tasty or kind It's death for no reason And death for no reason is MURDER And the calf that you carve with a smile It is MURDER And the turkey you festively slice It is MURDER Do you know how animals die? Kitchen aromas aren't very homely It's not "comforting", cheery or kind It's sizzling blood and the unholy stench Of MURDER It's not "natural", "normal" or kind The flesh you so fancifully fry The meat in your mouth As you savour the flavour Of MURDER NO, NO, NO, IT'S MURDER NO, NO, NO, IT'S MURDER Oh ... and who cares about an animals life?

HOW SOON IS NOW I am the son and the heir Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar I am the son and heir Of nothing in particular You shut your mouth How can you say I go about things the wrong way I am Human and I need to be loved Just like everybody else does I am the son And the heir Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar I am the son and heir Of nothing in particular You shut your mouth How can you say I go about things the wrong way I am Human and I need to be loved Just like everybody else does There's a club, if you'd like to go You could meet somebody who really loves you So you go, and you stand on your own And you leave on your own And you go home And you cry And you want to die When you say it's gonna happen now, When exactly do you mean? See I've already waited too long And all my hope is gone

YOURE THE ONE FOR ME, FATTY You're the One for me, fatty You're the One I really, really love And I will stay Promise you'll say If I'm in your way You're the One for me, fatty You're the One I really, really love And I will stay Promise you'll say If I'm ever in your way A-hey All over Battersea Some hope; and some despair All over Battersea Some hope; and some despair Oh ... You're the One for me, fatty You're the One I really, really love And I will stay Promise you'll say If I'm in your way You're the One for me, fatty You're the One I really, really love And I will stay Promise you'll say If I'm ever in your way A-hey All I'm about to say Some hope; and some despair All I'm about to say Some hope; and some despair Oh, oh ... You're the One for me, fatty You're the One I really, really love

And I will stay Promise you'll say If I'm ever in your way A-hey You're the One for me, fatty You're the One for me, a-hey-hey A-hey A-hey A-hey

WHEN LAST I SPOKE TO CAROL When last I spoke to Carol I said: "I can't pretend it gets easier." she said: "I've hung on, I have edged around this narrow ledge since the day I was born in 1975." When last I spoke to Carol I said: "I can't pretend I feel love for you." she said: "I've hammered a smile across this pasty face of mine since the day I was born in 1975." When I said goodbye to Carol black earth upon the casket fell she had faded to something I always knew to the rescue nobody ever comes.

BLACK CLOUD The one I love is standing near the one I love is everywhere I can woo you I can amuse you but there is nothing I can do to make you mine black cloud, black cloud The one I love roosts in the mind can snap this spell or, increase hell I can chase you and I can catch you but there is nothing I can do to make you mine black cloud, black cloud oh, black cloud oh, black cloud I play the game of Favorites now I can I must I will I do I can please you or, I can freeze you out but there is nothing I can do to make you mine Black cloud, black cloud, black cloud I can choke myself to please you and I can sink much lower than usual but there's nothing I can do to make you mine

SPEEDWAY And when you slam Down the hammer Can you see it in your heart ? All of the rumours Keeping me grounded I never said, I never said that they were Completely unfounded So when you slam Down the hammer Can you see it in your heart ? Can you delve so low ? And when you're standing On my fingers Can you see it in your heart ? ... ah ... And when you try To break my spirit It won't work Because there's nothing left to break Anymore All of the rumours Keeping me grounded I never said, I never said that they were Completely unfounded You won't sleep Until the earth that wants me Finally has me Oh you've done it now You won't rest Until the hearse that becomes me Finally takes me Oh you've done it now And you won't smile Until my loving mouth Is shut good and proper FOREVER

All of the rumours Keeping me grounded I never said, I never said that they were Completely unfounded And all those lies Written lies, twisted lies Well, they weren't lies They weren't lies They weren't lies I never said I never said I could have mentioned your name I could have dragged you in Guilt by implication By association I've always been true to you In my own strange way I've always been true to you In my own sick way I'll always stay true to you

EVERYDAY IS LIKE SUNDAY Trudging slowly over wet sand Back to the bench where your clothes were stolen This is the coastal town That they forgot to close down Armageddon - come Armageddon! Come, Armageddon! Come! Everyday is like Sunday Everyday is silent and grey Hide on the promenade Etch a postcard : "How I Dearly Wish I Was Not Here" In the seaside town ...that they forgot to bomb Come, Come, Come - nuclear bomb Everyday is like Sunday Everyday is silent and grey Trudging back over pebbles and sand And a strange dust lands on your hands (And on your face...) (On your face ...) (On your face ...) (On your face ...) Everyday is like Sunday "Win Yourself A Cheap Tray" Share some greased tea with me Everyday is silent and grey

LET ME KISS YOU There's a place in the sun For anyone who has the will to chase one..AND I I think I've found mine Yes, I do believe I have found mine So, close your eyes and think of someone you physically admire And let me kiss you, let me kiss you I've zig-zagged all over America and I cannot find a safety haven Say, would you let me cry on your shoulder I've heard that you'll try anything twice Close your eyes and think of someone you physically admire And let me kiss you, let me kiss you But then you open your eyes and you see someone that you physically despise But my heart is open, my heart is open to you.

IM THROWING MY ARMS AROUND PARIS In the absence of your love And in the absence of human touch I have decided Im throwing my arms around Around Paris because only stone and steel accept my love In the absence of your smiling face I traveled all over the place and I have decided Im throwing my arms around Around Paris because only stone and steel accept my love Im throwing my arms around Around Paris because only stone and steel accept my love Im throwing my arms around Paris because Nobody wants my love Nobody wants my love Nobody needs my love Nobody wants my love Yes you made yourself plain Yes you made yourself very plain

OUIJA BOARD, OUIJA BOARD Ouija board Would you work for me ? I have got to say Hello To an old friend Ouija board, ouija board, ouija board Would you work for me ? I have got to get through To a good friend Well, she has now gone From this Unhappy Planet With all the carnivores And the destructors of it Ouija board, ouija board, ouija board Would you help me ? Because I still do feel So horribly lonely Would you, ouija board Would you, ouija board Would you help me ? And I just can't find My place in this world She has now gone From this Unhappy Planet With all the carnivores And the destructors of it Oh hear my voice ("hear my voice") Oh hear my voice ("hear my voice") Hear my voice ("hear my voice") Hear my voice ("hear my voice") The table is rumbling ... The table is rumbling The glass is moving "No, I was NOT pushing that time"

It spells : S.T.E.V.E.N The table is rumbling The glass is moving "No, I was NOT pushing that time" : P.U.S.H.O. double F. Well, she has now gone From this Unhappy Planet With all the carnivores

I WILL SEE YOU IN A FAR OFF PLACES Nobody knows what human life is. Why we come, why we go. So why then do I know I will see you, I will see you in far off places? The heart knows why I grieve And yes one day I will close my eyes forever But I will see you I will see you in far off places. It's so easy for us to sit together But it's so hard for our hearts to combine And why? And why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Destiny for some is to save lives But destiny for some is to end lives But there is no end And I will see you in far off places. If your god bestows protection upon you And if the USA doesn't bomb you I believe I will see you somewhere safe Looking to the camera, messing around and pulling faces.

YOU HAVE KILLED ME Pasolini is me 'Accattone' you'll be I entered nothing and nothing entered me 'Til you came with the key And you did your best but As I live and breathe You have killed me You have killed me Yes I walk around somehow But you have killed me You have killed me Piazza Cavour, what's my life for? Visconti is me Magnani you'll never be I entered nothing and nothing entered me 'Til you came with the key And you did your best but As I live and breathe You have killed me You have killed me Yes, I walk around somehow But you have killed me You have killed me Who am I that I come to be here...? As I live and breathe You have killed me You have killed me Yes I walk around somehow But you have killed me You have killed me And there is no point saying this again

there is no point saying this again But I forgive you, I forgive you Always I do forgive you.

ALMA MATTERS So : the choice I have made May seem strange to you But who asked you, anyway ? It's my life to wreck My own way You see : to someone, somewhere, oh yeah ... Alma matters In mind, body and soul In part, and in whole Because to someone, somewhere, oh yeah ... Alma matters In mind, body and soul In part, and in whole So the life I have made May seem wrong to you But, I've never been surer It's my life to ruin My own way You see : to someone, somewhere, oh yeah ... Alma matters In mind, body and soul In part, and in whole Because to someone, somewhere, oh yeah ... Alma matters In mind, body and soul In part, and in whole To someone, somewhere, oh yeah ... Alma matters In mind, body and soul Part, and in whole So to someone, somewhere, oh yeah ... Alma matters In mind, body and soul Part, and in whole

To someone, somewhere, oh yeah ... Oh yeah ... Oh yeah, oh yeah

ACTION IS MY MIDDLE NAME Biting my initials into your neck You are my possession You don't realise yet Am I moving too fast for you? Am I beginning to confuse you? Action is my middle name I can't waste time anymore Everybody has a date with an undertaker A date that they cannot break Tongue against tongue And we've only just begun Could I interest you in hours of fun? Am I moving too fast for you ? Am I beginning to confuse you? Action is my middle name I can't waste time anymore Everybody has a date with an undertaker A date they cannot break

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, LET ME GET WHAT I WANT Good times for a change See, the luck I've had Can make a good man Turn bad So please please please Let me, let me, let me Let me get what I want This time Haven't had a dream in a long time See, the life I've had Can make a good man bad So for once in my life Let me get what I want Lord knows, it would be the first time Lord knows, it would be the first time

ONE DAY GOODBYE WILL BE FAREWELL Always be careful when you abuse the one you love the hour or the day no one can tell but one day "goodbye" will be "farewell" and you will never see the one you love again you will never see the one you love again I have been thinking ("What with?") my final brain-cell how Time grips you slyly in its spell and, before you know, goodbye will be farewell and you will never see the one you love again and the smiling children tell you that you smell well, just look at me - a savage beast I've got nothing to sell and when I die I want to go to hell and that's when goodbye should be farewell Ta-ta, ta-ta, ta-ta-ta Ta-ta, ta-ta, ta-ta-ta Ta-ta, ta-ta, ta-ta-ta Ta-ta, ta-ta, ta-ta-ta One day "goodbye" will be "farewell" so grab me while we still have the time

STILL ILL I decree today that life Is simply taking and not giving England is mine - it owes me a living But ask me why, and I'll spit in your eye Oh, ask me why, and I'll spit in your eye But we cannot cling to the old dreams anymore No, we cannot cling to those dreams Does the body rule the mind Or does the mind rule the body ? I dont know.... Under the iron bridge we kissed And although I ended up with sore lips It just wasn't like the old days anymore No, it wasn't like those days Am I still ill ? Oh ... Am I still ill ? Oh ... Does the body rule the mind Or does the mind rule the body ? I dont know... Ask me why, and I'll die Oh, ask me why, and I'll die And if you must, go to work - tomorrow Well, if I were you I wouldn't bother For there are brighter sides to life And I should know, because I've seen them But not very often ... Under the iron bridge we kissed And although I ended up with sore lips It just wasn't like the old days anymore

No, it wasn't like those days Am I still ill ? Oh ... Oh, am I still ill ? Oh ...

IRISH BLOOD, ENGLISH HEART Irish blood, English heart, This I'm made of There is no one on earth I'm afraid of And no regime can buy or sell me I've been dreaming of a time when To be English is not to be baneful To be standing by the flag not feeling shameful, Racist or partial Irish blood, English heart, This I'm made of There is no one on earth I'm afraid of And I will die with both of my hands untied I've been dreaming of a time when The English are sick to death of Labour, And Tories And spit upon the name Oliver Cromwell And denounce this royal line that still salute him, And will salute him forever.