You know his breath and you know his shape you know he's there you can feel his grace the warmth will come sometimes you have to brace the strength of a demon but a gentleman too when he speaks to you well, yes I do you'd do it too if you knew him like I […]

He’s living on welfare cheques Staying drunk, well I expect He’s got a home in every town Scratching his way just like a hound Twice weekly come what may We pass the time away Spilling our hearts out to each other He calls me son, I call him mother Ma ma (my my) Ma ma […]

I have this monkey on my back I dare not even mention its name But it clambered aboard sometime back On the road to my El Alamein My sweetheart she swore it was a poison Turning my blood into brine But I knew for a fact that behind my back It was you on my […]

I have a name inside my head I was given this at birth All I have to do is find you Before the time I leave this earth As the clock it has no memory My tongue is silent still Of the name I’ve never spoken I swallowed it just like a pill I’ve got […]

Where do you think she's going, boy? That's correct sir, under your skin Old lovers, she's forgetting their names now Her name is Mercy, and you're out on a limb She picks your letter up, spits it out again Drops it into the paper shredder She's seventeen, and she's tasted your blood, boy Already she's […]

In an old house in Paris, covered in vines lived a girl by the name of Madeline She was not afraid of spiders or mice Madeline loved winter, snow and ice She watched from her window, onto the street below The soldiers and the ladies stopped to say hello They asked for her pleasure, be […]

I’m dead on my feet Forgive me if I slip away I’m losing track of every day I’m dead on my feet Don’t ask me for the time of day I couldn’t tell you anyway Did you speak? ’Cause I can’t hear For the ringing in my ears Let me go now Let me go […]

Some get branded some get hung some keep their hands clean lucky for some yeah some get loaded some even go on the run some keep their little mouths shut lucky for some I heard your step on the hospital tiles and the thought of your arms around me kept me warm for a while […]

Leave your home say goodbye to your friends and your family You know what's best for you Give up your vows and your memory I'm your clean slate, new leaf, blank cheque Choose between a love boat and an old shipwreck Oh my lover sister When I kissed you I was like a brother to […]

(Love the fever) (Love to love the fever) I catch lovers like diseases Oftentimes they keep me in my bed But given time and love you know the fever eases I get to thinking with a clearer head chorus: But I love the fever When I'm coming down with a dose of you Love to […]