DAVE SHARP with The Alarm (and others) The Lyrics

MY LAND YOUR LAND (The Alarm)


My land your land
All through the years
My land your land
Don`t get me no tears
That`s the way it should be
That`s the way it is
My land your land
Out through the years
Yeah

Green green summer
Are turned to rest
Is this one nation
Or just a rum of pecks
My land your land
Are turned to rest

Wherever you wonder
Wherever you roam
Wherever you wonder
Wherever you roam
Nothing tastes sweeter
Than the grass of home
My land your land
Wherever you roam
Let`s roll

Aah yeah yeah

My land your land
All through the years
My land your land
Don`t get me no tears
That`s the way it should be
That`s the way it is
My land your land
Out through the years
Yeah

My land your land
All through the years
My land your land
Don`t get me no tears
That`s the way it should be
That`s the way it is
My land your land
Out through the years
Yeah

My land your land
My land your land
My land your land
My land your land


UP FOR MURDER (The Alarm)


Well take a look and listen
To the things that I have said
Now could I really tell the truth
Or be the rightfull at my head
Now I gunned down a President
I have done a crime
But now you got to listen
Cause I`m runnin` out of time

It`s not me
That you`re after
It`s not me that`s gonna pay
It`s not me
That is guilty
It`s the man at the CIA
Hey hey hey

Well I got put in jail
Because I got into a fight
And while I was in prison
I got beat up every night
Well torture it was black mail
I was messed up with cocaine
I even got to thinkin`
That I knew just who to blame

It`s not me
That you`re after
It`s not me that`s gonna pay
It`s not me
That is guilty
It`s the man at the CIA
Hey hey hey

So there I stood before him
A revolver in my hand
With watchout for the top jaw
And a bullet for the man

So now I`m up for murder
On a crime I can`t deny
Well there ain`t no clues
I`m gonna loose
No one`s gonna ask me why

It`s not me
That you`re after
It`s not me that`s gonna pay
It`s not me
That is guilty
It`s the man at the CIA
It`s not me
That you`re after
It`s not me that`s gonna pay
It`s not me
That is guilty
It`s the man at the CIA
Hey Hey Hey
CIA
Hey Hey Hey
CIA

Oooh CIA


LIE OF THE LAND (M. Peters / D. Sharp)


Too young to care too old to fight
I ain`t bothered about your life
Drop out fall out
Don`t go to school
Get out while the going`s good
Sign up for the dole make home
For your bones and moan ain`t got any cash
Have a lipstick man while you can
And your head of sand
Keep the lie of the land

Let`s keep the flames
Of hope
Alive
And never let
The fires die
Take a lie of the land

Today don`t wait don`t hesitate
Get out there and join the march
Join hands make plans
And take a chance
On the right hand side of the road
I fought the gang of the man named Vicious Henry
And his friend called Billy Wiz
Don`t stand in the dark where the sharks will rip you up
They`re gonna tear you apart

Let`s keep the flames
Of hope
Alive
And never let
The fires die
Take the lie of the land
We ain`t lying

And at home you`re alone
You`re the people that your parents warned you about
And all the walls are adorned with protest
As you always quote the

Let`s keep the flames
Of hope
Alive
And never let
The fires
Die
Let`s keep the flames
Of hope
Alive
And never forget
That if the fires die
There will be no light in the land
Take a lie of the land
Take a lie of the land
Take a lie of the land
Take a lie take a lie take a lie
Take a lie of the land
Take a lie of the land


TELL ME (D. Sharp)


And if you know
What is the answer
Why don`t you tell me
What does it feel like
To be free
What does it feel like

Take a look at the punks
On the run from all the ministers
Collecting for the criminals
And the judges or the blame
If you`re innocent or you`re guilty
Or you`re never been given a chance
Then you`ll never find an answer
There`s always always always always just one
More link
To the chain

And if you`ve found
What you think you`ve been looking for
Well don`t look back
`Cause you won`t find nothing
Anymore
And now that I know
I guess you won`t find nothing

You take a look at the punks
On the run from all the ministers
Collecting for the criminals
And the judges or the blame
If you`re innocent or you`re guilty
Or you`re never been given a chance
Then you`ll never find an answer
There`s always always always always just one
More link
To the chain

Just one more link to the chain
Just one more
Just one more link to the chain
To the chain
Take a
Take a
Take a look
Just one more link to the chain
Take a look at the punks
Just one more link to the chain
And the ministers
Collecting for the
Just one more link to the chain
There`s always always always always just one
More link
To the chain


ONE STEP CLOSER TO HOME (D. Sharp)


Back in `75
When the kid was on the line
And he left no pain
`Cause there was none
He would bend in the wind takin` anything
Like sniffin` roses
And it was alright
Until he fell
And cut his hand
He just could not
Understand
He ran away
Blame pretence for defence
Or plain innocence

Said it was alright
The harder it fights
I`m one step closer to home
The deeper it bites
I`m one step closer to home
And you can tie my hands
Or whip my back
I can`t give in
`Till the sky turns black
I may get lost
I`m one step closer to home

Ooh yeah he ran
Hitch rides travelled lights
Left his bags behind
Said he lost down
He said
That`s OK
I`ll get money and a smile
From place to place
And they don`t mind
I`ve had the heads
Of businessmen
And I just give them
Right back again
I got no need for device
Disguise
Or plain compromise

Said it`s alright
The thougher it gets
I`m one step closer to home
The more that I sweat
I`m one step closer to home
And you can tie my hands
Or whip my back
I can`t give in
`Till the sky turns black
I may get lost
I`m one step closer to home

There ain`t no need for this
At all at all
Surely you could help me out say
I know a lot of people
Just like you
Plenty to live for
And nothing to lose
So tear it all down
Smash it all
Break it all down
And then just stop
Build it up

Build it up
And a build it up
And you build it up
Build it up
Right now build it up
Aaah build it up
Build it up build it up build it up
Up up up

And the thougher it gets
And the more that I sweat
And the harder it fights
And the deeper it bites
I`m one step closer to home

The harder it fights
I`m one step closer to home
And you can tie my hands
Or whip my back
I can`t give in
`Till the sky turns black
I may get lost
I`m one step closer to home


PASTURES OF PLENTY (The Alarm)


It`s a mighty hard road that my
Poor hands have hold
So I travel along on this hard busted road
Out of your duskbowls and this` where we roam
Your deserts was hard and your
Mountains was cold
The edge of your city
You`ll see us and then
We come with the dust and we
Blow with it away

Green pastures of plenty
From dry desert ground
From the grand canyon down were the
Waters run down
Every state in the union a small glimpse has been
We`ll work in this spot and we`ll
Talk `till we went

It`s always we rumble
And river run down
Along your green valley
I`ll work `till I die
My lands I`ll defend with my
Love heated bee
For my pastures of plenty
Will always be free

Green pastures of plenty
From dry desert ground
From the grand canyon down were the
Waters run down
Every state in the union a small glimpse has been
We`ll work in this spot and we`ll
Talk `till we went

It`s a mighty hard road that my
Poor hands have hold


ACROSS THE BORDER (The Alarm)


Across the Irish border
And hidden
In a car
Lies guns and amunition
That were smuggled
From Armagh

Well
That`s not right and they
Should stop the fight and they
Should sort it out and they
Let them march and let them shout

Kill it
Shoot it down
And if you put it
To the ground
And kill it
Like a fuse
What`s the point and what`s the use
Kill it
Shoot it down
And if you put it
To the ground
And if you kill it
Like a fuse
There ain`t no point and there ain`t no use aah

Now mister
Ian Paisley`s marching
From Irland to LA
Now he`s looking
For your symphaty
And guns
For the UDA

Well
That`s not right and they
Should stop the fight and they
Should sort it out and they
Let them march and let them shout

Kill it
Shoot it down
And if you put it
To the ground
And kill it
Like a fuse
What`s the point and what`s the use
Kill it
Shoot it down
And if you put it
To the ground
And if you kill it
Like a fuse
There ain`t no point and there just ain`t no use aah

What about the guns
What about the guns

Well now the letter bombs are posted
And the boogie traps are laid
And the British soldiers marching
They`re marching to their graves

Well
That`s not right and they
Should stop the fight and they
Should sort it out and they
Let them march and let them shout

Kill it
Shoot it down
And if you put it
To the ground
And you kill it
Like a fuse
What`s the point and what`s the use
Kill it
Shoot it down
And if you put it
To the ground
And if you kill it
Like a fuse
There ain`t no point and there ain`t no use aah


GOD SAVE SOMEBODY (D. Sharp)


People are saying money`s falling off the trees
And I don`t see nobody here with a piece
Nobody got it
Everybody want it
Even people out there beggin` on the streets
From
Red square
Down to the sea
Step down off the sidewalk
And you might see
Something going on make a poor heart bleed
Sounds like new age world stampede
 
God save somebody
God save somebody
All trough the land
Everybody lend a hand
God save
Somebody

Broke walls
People digging through
Skidding on the tarmac
And tripping on the wiew
Halfway useful
Wholeway hopeful
Soaking their hearts in a vision of food
Welcome west to the world excess
Bet you halway through some`ll settles for less
With a big break sleeping rough at night
On a
Stone floor like freezed ice

God save somebody
God save somebody
Walk trough the land
Everybody lend a hand
God save
Somebody

Well the whole place looks like a war`s goin` on
Flash floods and fire bombs
And a whole bunch of folks who say
It ain`t so
But they`re from a place that
Nobody knows
Shell shock
Big decay
No policies made that`s
Gonna take that away
Bells ringin` out right now for the day
They`re even tryin` to tear down
God`s highway

God save somebody
You better save somebody
Walk trough the land
Everybody lend a hand
God save somebody

God save somebody
God save somebody
Walk trough the land
Everybody lend a hand
God save
Somebody

God save somebody
They`re even tryin` to tear down
God`s highway
You better save
Somebody

When the bells are ringin` out right now for the day
You better save
Somebody
Save somebody
You better
Save somebody

Well it chimes like a beagle crawls down on me
You better
Save somebody


SAVE YOUR CRYING (D. Sharp)


You say that there`s no place to run to
Is that any kind of place for you to hide
You say no one is tellin` you the truth
Anymore
But for God`s sakes
Who`s tellin` lies

Now you might need something to believe in
That`ll help you
To see what is right
So save it
`Till later
And later
And later
Again

Save all your crying `till later
Take a hard
Hard
Look around
Save all your crying `till later
You know it won`t
Fall down

And if today
Feels like
It should never be
And you can`t
Get your words out right
And the pressure is down like a
Guillotine
To cut off every road from the light

Now you might need something to believe in
That`ll help you
To see what is right
So save it
`Till later
And later
And later
Again

Save all your crying `till later
Take a hard
Hard
Look around
Save all your crying `till later
Because it won`t
Fall down

Nothing that I ever do
Seems to please you honey
You always seem the new from that I`d got
But I`m gonna love you so save it
`Till later
And later
Again

Save all your crying `till later
Take a hard
Hard
Look around
Save all your crying `till later
Because it won`t
Fall down
You know it won`t
Fall down

`Cause it won`t
Fall down


WONDERFUL WORLD (D. Sharp)


Well guys wearing gas masks are levelling them guns
At school children singing whilst studying sums
It`s a clear sign of violence
And it`s laced with heavy support
This whole situation`s been
Dragged through the dirt
By gargoyles and monstres and
Man eating birds
Who act like the jury
But you never see them stand up in court

Well it`s savage and ugly
The riots unfurl
But these are the ways of this wonderful world
These are the ways
Of this wonderful world

Now back at their banquet the madam meets her fate
Whilst almost a mile
From a country estate
The helpless
And homeless
Are dancing their ring in the rain
Whilst hunted by pressure
From an old man abroad
Fifty five of them ministers are trying to reach accord
On some ill judged remark concerning Madam Baby Lorraine

Well it`s savage and ugly
The riots unfurl
But these are the ways of this wonderful world
These are the ways
Of this wonderful world

Aah rock it son

Aha

Consignments of bibles and
Passenger planes
Japanese funerals and
Gambeling games
Backers and bidders are
Dealing in textiles and lace
They order reviews
That will salvage the state
Can`t seem to put off
And cast off their capes
While the latest concers
Are reports of a slackening pace

Well it`s savage and ugly
The riots unfurl
But these are the ways of this wonderful world
These are the ways
Of this wonderful world
Of this wonderful world


BREAKWATER DAYS (K. Hunter / Wire Train)

(Dave Sharp - lead guitar and backing vocals)

Esra Pound and all the junior jumping off bridge Queens
Wondered what`s the diff between a river and a dream
But you can`t stand on high heels in a great winter northwest
Of this I can be sure
And the rain
It fell like China
Smashin` at your feet

Breakwater days
Breakwater days

Jackie and the swimteam and all the associated sexual needs
Wondered why her boyfriend wouldn`t give her no more weed
Standin` there in those high heels
Uh huh
I remember you
And her toes
Were spread by cotton
While her fingers
Laid that paint

Breakwater days
Breakwater days
Breakwater days
Breakwater

You can see the sun and moon
You can see the rain again
On a breakwater day
Sun and wind
Winter and rain
Rain will fall
You can see the autumn on the gound
And the leaves were red
And her eyes were green
Wait for it
Live now wait for it
Live wait live wait live wait live

Break
Water days
Break
Water days
Break
Water days
Break
Water
Wait for it live now wait for it
Breakwater

Break
Water days
Break
Water days
Break
Water days
Break
Water days
Break
Water days
Break
Water days