HIGHER POWER The Lyrics
GOT TO WAKE UP (Jones)
Message from dreamland
Early in the morning
You gotta wake up
Around my head
Message from dreamland
Early in the morning
You gotta wake up
And get out of bed
Gonna tell ya bout
A friend of mine
He never gets up to see then sun shine
Sun shine
You don`t know bout
Breakfast in the morning
You lie an bed just
Sleeping all the time
Message from dreamland
Early in the morning
You gotta wake up
Around my head
Message from dreamland
Early in the morning
You gotta wake up
And get out of bed
Now hear our words
Hear our words
He ain`t got no money
Money
His girlfriend gave up where he had lied
No matter how hard she would try to wake him
No matter how hard he just wouldn`t rise
Rise
Message from dreamland
Early in the morning
You gotta wake up
Around my head
Message from dreamland
Early in the morning
You gotta wake up
And get out of bed
He missed the day
Missed the day
Always outta time now
Out of time with a constant flow
He missed the day
Missed the day
And he`s always late now
He don`t have that
Should I get up and go
Message from dreamland
Early in the morning
You gotta wake up
Around my head
Message from dreamland
Early in the morning
You gotta wake up
And get out of bed
Message from dreamland
Early in the morning
You gotta wake up
Around my head
Message from dreamland
Early in the morning
You gotta wake up
And get out of bed
Message from dreamland
Early in the morning
You gotta wake up
Around my head
Message from dreamland
Early in the morning
You gotta wake up
And get out of bed
Message from dreamland
Early in the morning
You gotta wake up
Around my head
Message from dreamland
Early in the morning
You gotta wake up
And get out of bed
Message from dreamland
Early in the morning
You gotta wake up
Around my head
Message from dreamland
Early in the morning
HARROW ROAD (Jones/Stonadge/Fisher/Hare)
(feat. Ranking Roger)
I saw Elvis washing clothes
In the lauderette by the Grove
Washing powder on his nose
Down the Harrow Road
He was talkin bout a song
Had it all but got it wrong
Now he wants to join the band
And play along
So many stories being told
Down Harrow Road
Since you were young intil you`re old
Down Harrow Road
Down the Harrow Road
There`s this bloke who thinks he`s handy
Selling herbs and home made brandy
He comes all the way from Wembley
Down to Harrow Road
You see over the cemetry wall
From the bridge about to fall
Though they`re working all the night
They`ll never finish it all
So many stories being told
Down Harrow Road
Since you were young intil you`re old
Down Harrow Road
Down the Harrow Road
I was having a smoke at Royal Oak
It was raining down on me
I was getting soaked and it`s no joke
Tryin to finish my LP
So many stories being told
Down Harrow Road
Since you were young intil you`re old
Down Harrow Road
Down the Harrow Road
So many stories being told
Down Harrow Road
Since you were young intil you`re old
Down Harrow Road
Down the Harrow Road
So many stories being told
Down Harrow Road
Since you were young intil you`re old
Down Harrow Road
Down the Harrow Road
Down the Harrow Road
LOOKING FOR A SONG (Jones/Portaluri/Sion/Zefret)
Looking for a song
About 3.30 long
A song that I can sing
It don`t need no complicating theme
A melody reverberates
A backbeat synchopates
Something has got to ring
It don`t need no complicated theme
Complicating theme
It ain`t as easy as it looks
Coming up with all these hooks
Remember that it has to swing
It don`t need no complicated theme
Do you feel what you play
Well if you do that is OK
Maybe add a little string
It don`t need no complicating theme
Complicating theme
We`re going over this bridge
Of bars like we always do
Somewhere roundabout the middle of the last
After chorus two
Here we got the drums bass and guitars
And a DJ too
And we`re coming to a town near you
Looking for a song
Looking for a song
Looking for a song
About 3.30 long
A song that I can sing
It don`t need no complicating theme
A melody reverberates
A backbeat synchopates
Something has got to ring
It don`t need no complicated theme
Complicating theme
Yeah it ain`t as easy as it looks
Coming up with all these hooks
Remember that it has to swing
It don`t need no complicated theme
Do you feel what you play
Well if you do then that`s OK
Maybe add a little string
It don`t need no complicated theme
Complicating theme
It don`t need no complicated theme
SOME PEOPLE (Jones/Hawkins)
None of us are perfect
But some don`t even try
Sat on your fat asses
Watch the world go by
Some seek vindication
And want their pound in flesh
Where`d you find that know-how
To sort out all the mess
Some people thrive
On watchin peoples lives
Waiting for a chance to do `em down
Easy to critisize
I`ve got nothing to hide
This city really could be a small town
Small town talk
And we don`t ever love
To take a long long time
Make sure you get your turn
Yeah
That`s right
Backstabbing frenzy
Bend over then you scream
One thing is for certain
And that`s we never learn
Some say I'm a fool now
He lives his life in Hell
But though I live in Porquee
I know the feeling well
Some people thrive
On watchin peoples lives
Waiting for a chance to do `em down
Easy to critisize
I`ve got nothing to hide
This city really could be a small town
Small town talk
And we don`t ever love
To take a long long time
Make sure you get your turn
Yeah
That`s right
If you have ambitions
Keep your eyes on the prize
Try to have compassion
And come to realize
To know the truth within you
And go on tellin' lies
But this perpetuation
Is really none to wise
Some people thrive
On watchin peoples lives
Waiting for a chance to do `em down
Easy to critisize
I`ve got nothing to hide
This city really could be a small town
Small town talk
And we don`t ever love
To take a long long time
Make sure you get your turn
Yeah
That`s right
Don`t wanna hear what you gotta say
Please you keep out of my way now
`Cause I can`t hear a word you say now
Thanks for makin` me stayin` now
Alright
Come on
Get away
Hop away
Alright
Come on
Get away
Ride away
Some people thrive
On watchin peoples lives
Waiting for a chance to do `em down
Easy to critisize
I`ve got nothing to hide
This city really could be a small town
SLENDER LORIS (Jones)
Slender Loris
Looking round the door
Don`t you know that things
Ain`t like they were before
Slender Loris
Looking down a tree
Can`t you find and stop buggering me
Slender Loris
I got to stay
You wont get nothing done
If you`re sleeping all day
Slender Loris
I hope you really will
Strechin` and a scratchin` all over town
A really tea pause
I`m gonna get some
We could fly
Don`t even give up
When you come from
Those big black clouds
Slender Loris
Walkin next to me
Should I refuse some maternal company
Slender Loris
Go out and take a climb
You`re so slow
And you`re wastin` all my time
Slender Loris
Got me out of my mind
Slender Loris
Got me out of my mind
Slender Loris
Got me out of my mind all the time
Slender Loris
Got me out of my mind all the time
Slender Loris
Got me out of my mind all the time
Slender Loris
Got me out of my mind all the time
Slender Loris
Got me out of my mind all the time
MODERN STONEAGE BLUES (Jones/Stonadge)
Whooooo!
Don't be a square
Wave the hands in the air
Got nothing to loose but
The Stoneage Blues
Show them out there
That you haven`t a care
Got nothing to loose but
The Stoneage Blues
Livin` in Bedrock can be sweet
But it`s a little hard on the feet
But I don`t mind what I have to do
As long as I can`t loose
The Modern Stoneage Blues
The whistle blows and it`s time to go
You got nothing to loose but
The Stoneage Blues
If you wanna go bowl to rock `n roll
You got nothing to loose but
The Stoneage Blues
Prehistoric times we`re living in
So please don`t consider givin` in
But I don`t mind what I have to do
As long as I can`t loose
The Modern Stoneage Blues
What have you got to loose
The Modern Stoneage Blues
What have you got to loose
The Modern Stoneage Blues
Take the weekend away
And ride to Rockapulco Bay
Got nothing to loose but
The Stoneage Blues
There gonna be no delay
On teradactyl airway
Got nothing to loose but
The Stoneage Blues
Pressure something surely can
Get to a mixed up cro-magnon man
But I don`t mind what I have to do
As long as I can`t loose
The Modern Stoneage Blues
What have you got to loose
The Modern Stoneage Blues
What have you got to loose
The Modern Stoneage Blues
What have you got to loose
The Modern Stoneage Blues
What have you got to loose
The Modern Stoneage Blues
Rock Out !
Lala lala lala
What have you got to loose
The Modern Stoneage Blues
What have you got to loose
The Modern Stoneage Blues
MELANCHOLY MAYBE (Jones/Stonadge)
See that guy over there
He`s as crazy as hell
Spending his time inside a wishing well
Gazing at water
Saying what if I...
And he`s still there gazing in six months time
He`s got a girl that`s crazy `bout him
But her heart is locked away from him
He doesn`t realise that he holds the key
To unlock the pain and set them free
But that`s alright
A little melancholy maybe
That`s a part of you see
On a one way ticket
Headed to nowheresville
I know `cause I`ve already been
Heard about Sister Elly was a party girl
Now she`ve seen the troubles of a future world
Tellin` everybody when the bombs gonna drop
And she`s packed in a job at the corner shop
She joined the church
Help the get away
Now she sees the Lord every time she prays
Asks for forgiveness for all our sins
But when she sits down she doesn`t know where to begin
But that`s alright
A little melancholy maybe
That`s a part of you see
On a one way ticket
Headed for nowheresville
I know `cause I`ve already been
A little bit of la la la la love
A little bit of la la la la love
A little bit of la la la la love
Where d`ya think you`re goin`
You ain`t goin` nowhere
Ain`t no way of knowing
If you`ve not been there
But that`s alright
A little melancholy maybe
That`s a part of you see
On a one way ticket
Headed for nowhere
I know `cause I`ve already been
Thats alright
A little melancholy maybe
That`s a part of you see
On a one way ticket
Headed for nowheresville
I know `cause I`ve already been
Yeah I know `cause I`ve already been
I said I know `cause I`ve already been
OVER THE RISE (Jones)
".....We`ve got to keep up with the Joneses."
But the moonlight
Was a good night
To socialise
No one was uptight
We were alright
Over the rise
Now far you bet me
You would let me
If you were surprised
Now you`ve met me
You wont forget me
Over the rise
Over the rise
Over the rise
It`s been a long long time
Over the rise
If were loved dear
It could be nice here
And the same applies
To you dear
In your third year
Over the rise
If you`re right here
And you can`t tell
It`s quite a disguise
But you adapted
With your dust pan
Over the rise
Over the rise
Over the rise
It`s been a long long time
Over the rise
Over the rise
Over the rise
It`s been a long long time
Over the rise
Over the rise
Over the rise
It`s been a long long time
Over the rise
Over the rise
It`s been a long long time
Over the rise
It`s been a long long time
Over the rise
WHY IS IT? (Jones/Stonadge)
Why is it baby that we never see things clearly
Why is it baby that we hurt the ones we love
Why is it baby that we`re taking everything so freely
Why is it baby that we can`t stop fooling around
You always said we had a real good time
And I believed you
`Cause I`ve been following you so completely
Every step of the way
But now we`re back to square one
And our journey's just begun
Why is it baby that we can`t stop fooling around
Why is it baby that we don`t know how to show our feelings
Why is it baby that it seems so hard to do
Why is it tell me we can`t keep it together
Why is it baby I`m so stuck on you
I`d do it over and over again `cause I had a good time
And I`ll be coming round to see you every single day
Are you gonna take it
Please dont mistake me
Take me back where I belong
Why is it baby that we can`t stop fooling around
Don`t ever change
We love you just the way you are
You`re beautiful
My little heart breaker
My little ball breaker
Why is it baby that we never see things clearly
Why is it baby that we hurt the ones we love
Why is it baby that we`re taking everything so freely
Why is it baby that we can`t stop fooling around
Why is it baby that we can`t stop fooling around
Why is it baby that we can`t stop fooling around
MOON (Jones)
Neil Amstrong landed on the moon
Said the world`s not bigger than a spoon
Stuck his thumb up to all of mankind
And the world that he left behind
Tue-o tue-o tue-o
Tue-o tue-o tue-o
Tue-o tue-o
A shooting star and a glimpse of the sun,
The belt of Orion come undone
Though the food from the tube was a drag,
As he planted down the flag
Watchin` you from the moon
Six thousand miles gonna be home soon
Watchin` you from the moon
Six thousand miles gonna be home soon
Amazing fantastic
How far are the moon and stars
Amazing fantastic
I can`t still see where you are
Watchin` you from the moon
Six thousand miles gonna be home soon
Watchin` you from the moon
Six thousand miles gonna be home soon
When Gagarin was way up in space,
Must`ve known the world`s a little place
There are pictures of you in my mind
And the world that I left behind
Tue-o tue-o tue-o
Tue-o tue-o tue-o
Tue-o tue-o
From the moon we will not seem so bad
Except for the weather and the lost `n sad
For we'll blot it all out with a smile,
`Cause it that`s more from six thousand miles
Watchin` you from the moon
Six thousand miles gonna be home soon
Watchin` you from the moon
Six thousand miles gonna be home soon
Watchin` you from the moon
Six thousand miles gonna be home soon
Watchin` you from the moon
Six thousand miles gonna be home soon
LUCAN (Jones/Hawkins)
The day is great
I`m feeling fine
I won`t be late
Be there 'fore nine
All the splender that you see is mine
Done a bunk and left my washing on the line
Well I`m not a punk
And I`m not a skiver
Well Lucan didn`t need it
And I don`t need it either
Congratulate
The sun to shine
Anticipate
And it`s the same
We're all grapes ripe to be picked from the vine
I left all my clothes on the beach
And an empty bottle of wine
Well I`m not a punk
And I`m not a shiver
Well Lucan didn`t need it
And I don`t need it either
Slow coach
Snail trail
Down the lane
Traffic jam and again
Lost luggage
Junk mail
Pouring a rain
Brought me down again
Investigate
Scene of the crime
On my own estate
So I`ll be gone a long time
While they're out looking
I`m drinkin` tequila and lime
Since I took off in search of that long lost sunny 'clime
Well I`m not a punk
And I`m not a skiver
Well Lucan didn`t need it
And I don`t need it either
Well I`m not a punk
And I`m not a skiver
Well Lucan didn`t need it
And I don`t need it either
LIGHT UP MY LIFE (Jones)
I like the way you giggle and you talk
I like the way you wiggle when you walk
This is what makes you stand out in a crowd
I have to say you make me feel so proud
I`m really looking forward seeing you
And all the things that we`re gonna do
`Cause you light light light light
Light up my life you do
You light light light light
Light up my life
I like the way you enjoy all you meet
I like the way you smile upon your feet
There is no hurry to be a star
`Cause you`re a star just the way you are
I`m really looking forward seeing you
And all the things that we`re gonna do
`Cause you light light light light
Light up my life you do
Yeah you light light light light
Light up my life
Ain`t it a shame when you have yourself to blame
It can never be the same if I don`t get to see you grow up
When I was far away
An I used to hear you say
Are you coming back today
Never knowin' when
I was gonna show up
Well I hope this comes to you as nothin' new
I will always be around for you
`Cause you light light light light
Light up my life you do
You light light light light
Light up my life
Aaaa-aa
Aaaa-aa
Aaaa-aa
Aaaa-aa
Aaaa-aa
Light light light light
Light up my life
Light light light light
Light up my life
I like the way that you let your glasses fall
I like the way you got a lot of heart
We`re all together clever and you`re cool
Pick you up later after school
I`m really looking forward seeing you
And all the things that we`re gonna do
`Cause you light light light light
Light up my life you do
You light light light light
Light up my life
`Cause you light light light light
Light up my life you do
You light light light light
Light up my life
HOPE (Jones/Stonadge)
Here comes Tommy and he`s late again
Whose that`s leaving with his new girlfriend
I`d bet he`s only met her and he doesn`t even know her name
My cousin Miney says it`s just for now
He`s not taking any marriage vows
So why don`t we have a good time any place any how
From what I see there`s still a little hope
That`s if we don`t hang from too much rope
Oh Dear
I`d like a boy from the housing estate
High on hope and dreaming all this game
Know's he`s on his own got to get out `fore it gets too late
He`s looking good the best I`ve seen for days
He`s tellin` people how he`s changed his way
He`s given up drinkin` and he`s down to three smokes a day
From what I see there`s still a little hope
That`s if we don`t hang from too much rope
From what I see there`s still a little hope
That`s if we don`t hang from too much rope
Hey Tommy how ya feeling up there
You`re looking good with the corc-screw hair
And in you`re best kaki to your suit
Tellin` everybody all `bout the crocodile boots
Told `em you can`t loose
A social mover always in the right places
Got all the contacts knows the latest faces
Got the flavour of it now it`s walkin in other taste
But every night he gets the urge to go West
And now it`s party he`s a V.I.P guest
He loves the life he leads and he leads the life he loves best
From what I see there`s still a little hope
That`s if we don`t hang from too much rope
From what I see there`s still a little hope
That`s if we don`t hang from too much rope
From what I see there`s still a little hope
That`s if we don`t hang from too much rope