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Jumping Falling Flying
04:13
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Thought I was jumping
But it turned out I had trampoline shoes
With every step I took
Well I bounced further from the truth
It might sound strange
Yeah it’s all been pretty weird
But now I understand
It’s all so very clear
Thought I was jumping
But it turned out I was falling
When I wanted to be flying
Thought I was jumping
But it turned out I was falling
When I wanted to be flying
Jumping, falling, flying
Jumping, falling, flying
Jumping, falling, flying
Thought I was falling
But it turned out I was dreaming instead
Before I hit the floor
Grabbed all the sheets from off my bed
It might sound strange
Yeah it’s all been pretty weird
But now I understand
It’s all so very clear
Thought I was jumping
But it turned out I was falling
When I wanted to be flying
Thought I was jumping
But it turned out I was falling
When I wanted to be flying
Jumping, falling, flying yeah
Jumping, falling, flying yeah
Jumping, falling, flying yeah
But when you think about it
It all seems pretty cool
There ain’t no doubt about it
I’ve only got me to fool
Thought I was flying
But it turned out I was somebody else
With every passing cloud
I flew further from myself
It might sound strange
Yeah it’s all been pretty weird
But now I understand
It’s all so very clear
Thought I was jumping
But it turned out I was falling
When I wanted to be flying
Thought I was jumping
But it turned out I was falling
When I wanted to be flying
Jumping, falling, flying yeah
Jumping, falling, flying yeah
Jumping, falling, flying yeah
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2. |
All These Things
03:47
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Somethings you come to late in life
And there are things you leave behind
All these things mean something, all these things mean something
The things you keep, the things you lose
All these things are part of you
Somethings you always keep inside
And other things just pass you by
But all these things mean something, all these things mean something
The things you keep, the things you lose
All these things are part of you
So let yourself be liberated
From what you created in your past
What is gone is over
So brush it off your shoulder
Your time is moving grab it fast
Somethings you learn from your mistakes
Like what you give is what you take
All these things mean something, all these things mean something
The things you keep, the things you lose
All these things are part of you
Somethings are worth the wait
Like love and hope and faith
All these things mean something, all these things mean something
The things you keep, the things you lose
All these things are part of you
So let yourself be liberated
From what you created in your past
What is gone is over
So brush it off your shoulder
Your time is moving grab it fast
Somethings you come to late in life
And there are things you leave behind
All these things mean something, all these things mean something
The things you keep, the things you lose
All these things are part of you
All these things
All these things
All these things are part of you
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3. |
Rock and Roll Party
03:24
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Hey hey it’s a rock ‘n’ roll party
White tie, black suit, best shoes on
Come on everybody, ooh we gotta hurry
Eddie, Chuck and Buddy H are coming along
Hey hey it’s a rock ‘n’ roll party
Hey hey it’s a rock ‘n’ roll party
Hey hey yeah, rock ‘n’ roll party on
Hey hey it’s a rock ‘n’ roll party
Straighten up your stockings put your high heels on
Play another record don’t waste another second
Little Rich and Big Joe are singing their song
Hey hey it’s a rock ‘n’ roll party
Hey hey it’s a rock ‘n’ roll party
Hey hey yeah, rock ‘n’ roll party on
Hey hey it’s a rock ‘n’ roll party
There’s Ray, Gene, Jerry Lee, Phil and Don
Fats got on the piana, way down Louisiana
Susie says she’s staying and she won’t go home
Hey hey it’s a rock ‘n’ roll party
Hey hey it’s a rock ‘n’ roll party
Hey hey yeah, rock ‘n’ roll party on
Hey hey it’s a rock ‘n’ roll party
Lizzy’s getting dizzy but she still raves on
Johnny’s being good like you knew he would
Elvis left the building but the party went on
Hey hey it’s a rock ‘n’ roll party
Hey hey it’s a rock ‘n’ roll party
Hey hey yeah, rock ‘n’ roll party on
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4. |
Big Shot
02:58
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He was a big shot
His life was red hot
He liked to straddle the world
He liked to globe trot
He had a weak spot
For making piles of dough
He had a lot to learn
But he was not concerned
He had his own point of view
The world kept turning
While he kept burning
Up everything that it grew
He drove a big car
He had a pink star
On Hollywood Boulevard
He got it chiefly
For work on tv
But someone smashed it apart
He had a lot to learn
But he was not concerned
He had his own point of view
The world kept turning
While he kept burning
Up everything that it grew
High on the rich list
The family business
Was built on secrets and lies
No one could touch him
Except for one thing
The day the climate expires
He had a lot to learn
But he was not concerned
He had his own point of view
The world kept turning
While he kept burning
Up everything that it grew
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The high priestess of hippyness
Was dancing coast to coast
By a standing stone she cast her runes
In a purple hat and coat
She lived in her world of empathy
For all that grows around
Her belief was Mother Nature
And the magic in the ground
A Cornish pixie catching lord
A Geordie woodland man
Drank cider in the setting sun
On the steps of a caravan
Sitting in his feathered hat
Taking in the view
Carving wood and telling tales
Whilst swearing at the moon
A white witch and a highwayman
Kept a minotaur
In a cave of twinkling light
On the edge of a sweeping moor
People came from near and far
To see that magic place
They smiled and serve them tea and beer
With gratitude and grace
So when the high priestess and woodland lord
Met the witch and the highwayman
The white witch read their tarot cards
And they drank her nettle wine
The highwayman pulled out his knife
It was his party trick
The high priestess just laughed
And carved new symbols on her stick
The Geordie lord got up and said
It’s time for me to leave
He had a yearning to return
To his forest near the sea
My caravan awaits me there
My urge is to be gone
But he’d drunk to much nettle wine
And passed out on the lawn
The white witch and the highwayman
Were restless for their bed
The Minotaur looked on
Their wasn’t much he ever said
They dimmed the light and said goodnight
And stole a furtive glance
Their passion was a drug to them
They stole off in a trance
This only left the high priestess
Of hippieistic nature
She off her purple hat and coat
And then a while later
She slipped out to the moor
And danced naked in the rain
She threw her head back
Happy to be free and wild again
So travelling from shore to shore
There are many sights to see
But the strangest thing you’ll never find
Cloaked in it’s oddity
Is the white witch and the highwayman
The high priestess and lord
Gathered in the glistening cave
Of the silent Minotaur
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6. |
Love and Lies
04:03
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We used to be brothers in arms
Armed with a song and two guitars
We thought we had good times on our side
We were collaborators
And nothing could stop or faze us
We never got far but we sure tried
We had to keep running fast
But somethings can never last, woh oh oh
It was a far and distant world
Woh oh oh
But it was all so long ago
We were collaborators
Making a world that was bound to break us
The architects of our demise
With songs of love and lies
We used to make light of the world
Carrying on like there was no tomorrow
But now all we have is yesterday
We used to ride the crowd
But foolishness haunts the proud
And after the fall what could we say
And time just kept running past
Cos somethings can never last, woh oh oh
It was a far and distant world
Woh oh oh
But it was all so long ago
We were collaborators
Making a world that was bound to break us
The architects of our demise
With songs of love and lies
And if I said I still want you
Loving me loving you
What would you say what would you do
Lay yourself down, into the blue
We were collaborators
Making a world that was bound to break us
The architects of our demise
We were collaborators
Making a world that was bound to break us
The architects of our demise
With songs of love and lies
We used to be brothers in arms
Armed with a song and two guitars
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7. |
À La Tienne
03:05
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I wanna say hi
Welcome to my sky
Don’t ask me why
I was passing by
À La Tienne
It’s good to see you my friend
It’s after four
So bon soir to you monsieur
I wanna make time
And stay with you awhile
Drop me a line
It always makes me smile
And in the end
It’s good to see you again
Cos after all
The world is only small
I wanna say hi
Welcome to my sky
Don’t ask me why
I was passing by
À La Tienne
It’s good to see you my friend
It’s after four
So bon soir to you monsieur
And in the end
It’s good to see you again
Cos after all
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8. |
Look up to the Sky
03:23
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I’ve been staring at the ground too long
I’ve been dragging my feet
I’ve been looking to hard to see where I’ve been
I’ve been wishing my life away
I’ve been wasting my time
I’ve been waiting so long I missed everything
Look up look up to the sky, look up look up to the sky
I’ve been scratching the earth away
I’ve been digging beneath
I’ve been searching to find what I’ve always seen
I’ve been swimming the darkest sea
I’ve been lost in the deep
I’ve been looking to hard to see anything
Look up look up to the sky, look up look up to the sky
So don’t wish your life away
And don’t waste your time
Start looking to hold onto what you find
Why don’t you raise your head
Set yourself free
Look up from the ground and you’ll see
Look up look up to the sky, look up look up to the sky
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9. |
Not Going Back
04:02
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Tara came from Okehampton
I was driving across the moor
She said she had a key for me
But it wouldn’t unlock the door
Winter was holding on to Spring
There was snow across the road
I set off from Sourton Cross
In the rain and in the cold
Not going back now
No I’m not going back no more
Not going back now
No I’m not going back for sure
Not going back now
No I’m not going back no more
Not going back now
No I’m not going back
Not going back no more
A lot of folk thought I was wrong
But I’d met her once before
She said she had a place for me
But I wasn’t really sure
I’d come a long way from the East
I drove five hours or more
I rode that hill so I could see
The view from on the Tor
Not going back now
No I’m not going back no more
Not going back now
No I’m not going back for sure
Not going back now
No I’m not going back no more
Not going back now
No I’m not going back
Not going back no more
The day was dark but I kept on
Didn’t know what laid in store
I found her at the junction
She was leaning against the door
I pushed the key into the lock
It was then I knew she’d lied
A breath of stale air greeted me
And I stepped up inside
Not going back now
No I’m not going back no more
Not going back now
No I’m not going back for sure
Not going back now
No I’m not going back no more
Not going back now
No I’m not going back
Not going back no more
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It always rains around here
But at least the grass is green
It don’t matter on the time of year
It always rains around here
It always rains on Friday afternoons
I’ve been told it’s a safe bet
And you can always count on it
It always rains around here
It always rains round here
And there ain’t nothing you can do about it
It always rains round here
Well you’re gonna get wet so get used to it
It always rains around here
Everyone I met agrees
It don’t matter if the sky is clear
It always rains around here
It always rains round here
And there ain’t nothing you can do about it
It always rains round here
Well you’re gonna get wet so get used to it
It always rains around here
But at least the grass is green
It don’t matter on the time of year
It always rains around here
It don’t matter if the sky is clear
It always rains around here
It always rains around here
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Jimmy Lee Morris Holsworthy, UK
An eclectic writer and singer of songs, Jimmy Lee Morris has been weaving songs into hearts of those happy to listen for 40 years. Songs have been sung from folk clubs to festivals, around the UK & Europe. Played in blues band Mojo Filter & rock 'n' roll band The Collaborators. In the 80’s was lead singer for synth band À La Tienne & at turn of millennium was half of the folk duo The Hat Band. ... more
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