All The Way From Memphis Ian Hunter

trail And the sun burns hot on the cold steel rails N I look like a bum n I crawl like a snail All the way from memphis Well I got to oreoles ya know, it took a month And there was my guitar, electric

Memphis Janis Ian

Memphis (Janis Ian) WE WERE STANDING BY THE RIVER STARING INTO TOWN ALL THE WORLD WAS ON HIS SHOULDERS THE TEARS WERE RAINING DOWN ALL ALONG THE SOUTHERN SKYLINE CITY LIGHTS BEGAN TO BLOOM

Memphis Janis Ian

WE WERE STANDING BY THE RIVER STARING INTO TOWN ALL THE WORLD WAS ON HIS SHOULDERS THE TEARS WERE RAINING DOWN ALL ALONG THE SOUTHERN SKYLINE CITY LIGHTS BEGAN TO BLOOM HE SAID -- IF

All The Way From Memphis Mott The Hoople

(Ian Hunter) Forgot my six-string razor - hit the sky Half way to Memphis 'fore I realised Well I rang the information - my axe was cold They said she rides the train to Oreoles Now its a mighty long

Wild East Ian Hunter

Well it's tuesday night How i'd like to be inside at this time Watchin' t.v. is killin' me It's such a drag tonight I feel like jason Just found a rusty fleece And the cyclops all laughin' at me You can't

3,000 Miles From Here Ian Hunter

Fare thee well, gentle maid, I'll see you on your way; And the sun will rise tomorrow And wash my sins away. For I know that I've abused you But I only had a day.

All The Young Dudes Ian Hunter

Billy rapped all night 'bout his suicide How he'd kick it in the head when he was 25 Don't wanna stay alive when you're 25 Wendy's stealing clothes from unlocked cars Freddy's got spots from ripping

The Outsider Ian Hunter

Death be my mistress, guns be my wife Breath is my witness and roads are my life Just give my future's clean as a knife Far on the way from l.a.

Shades Off (Poem) Ian Hunter

But the time isn't right and there's things to be done And you're trapped half-way up, you don't want to go back So you keep going on, compromising the lack And you see the green fields as you travel on

Once Bitten Twice Shy Ian Hunter

Well the times gettin' hard for you little girl I'm a hummin' and a strummin' all over God's world you don't remember when you got your last meal and you forgot just how a woman feels you didn't know what

23A Swan Hill Ian Hunter

Wrote this poem called "the floods roll on" he said this ain't yours, where'd you get it from? you must have stole it from a book, oh yeah you must have stole it from a book.

Cleveland Rocks Ian Hunter

(bunch of ah-ah-ah's here) All this energy calling me Back where it comes from It's such a crude attitude It's back where it belongs All the little kids growing up on the skids are goin' Cleveland rocks

Don't Let Go Ian Hunter

Hunter When you're school shy and the world it ain't easy to find And it's breakin' your heart cos you know you were no good from the start Don't let go, don't let go, don't let go, don't let go oh oh

Waterlow Ian Hunter

Hunter I followed the night till the morning sunlight And I thought of the changing times And I followed the child with the evergreen smile And the blue broken tears start to cry.

Theatre Of The Absurd Ian Hunter

You figured for an evening And you made it all worthwhile It's seldom people have a job And even rarer that I smile [Chorus] Play me some, play me some, Play me Brixton power Teach your children to be

Old Records Never Die Ian Hunter

Oh me, I did not see The danger every day. But music's something in the air, So he can play it anywhere. Old records never die. Get you're healing from a song, Just when everything goes wrong.

When The Daylight Comes Ian Hunter

You smell as fresh as the rain Instead of leaving you came Let me feel your hair A light shines in your eyes The hungry years are so nice Shadows shake in the lamplight No writer could explain

Rain Ian Hunter

I used to meet him down at his cafe, He had one eye on the door And the other on the writing on the wall.

I Wish I Was Your Mother Ian Hunter

I scream at you for sharing I curse you just for caring I hate the clothes you're wearing, they're so pretty I tell you not to see me I tell you not to feel me I make your life a drag, it's such a pity

Noises Ian Hunter

(ian hunter/tommy morrongiello) Noises are taking away my freedom. Noises seem to rob me of myself. Noises are the sound of mediocrity. Noises ... to take that ... from out of myself.

Standin' In My Light Ian Hunter

Well I finally found you out All through your mess of dreams You won't make it to the night and your standing in my light You know you've been bad for me You ain't got the weight to hate But you ain't

Once Bitten; Twice Shy Ian Hunter

Well the times are gettin' hard for you little girl I'm a hummin' and a strummin' all over God's world You can't remember when you had your last meal And you don't know just how a woman feels You didn't

Once Bitten, Twice Shy Ian Hunter

Well the times are gettin' hard for you little girl I'm a hummin' and a strummin' all over God's world You can't remember when you had your last meal And you don't know just how a woman feels You didn't

Central Park 'N' West Ian Hunter

(Ian Hunter) The Gulf and Western Garbage Just ain't the prettiest smell When you're sleeping on the 4th floor up It's like a living hell New York's finest rounding up the bums The firemen get no rest,

The Truth, The Whole Truth, Nuthin' But The Truth Ian Hunter

Lonely days lonely nights Hoping thing's gonna turn out right You had me hanging on a string For you I did most anything You don't give me no The truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth Its a blind

Saturday Gigs Ian Hunter

In Seventy we all agreed A King's Road flat was the place to be 'Cause Chelsea girls are the best in the world for company.

Gun Control Ian Hunter

All right Gun Control, we don't want no Gun Control, we don't want no Gun Control, we don't want no Gun Control. Stick to your guns, boys, stick to your guns.

Twisted Steel Ian Hunter

Hunter Well, there ain't nothin' I can do To take the pain away from you Another one lost on the battlefield of twisted steel, twisted steel There ain't nothin' I can say To help you take the (pain) away

Just Another Night Ian Hunter

Oh no, the fuzz, all in a line My oh my, i think i'm gonna die And it's just another night It's just another night Got a long black face; who goes there?

All Of The Good Ones Are Taken Ian Hunter

Girl-things ain't been goin' too good for me Girl-i'm living in the middle of a mystery You're the only one that can turn me on 'n' now that you're gone i said Girl-i'm livin' in the middle of your memory

Bastard Ian Hunter

Laughs like a drain and it messes up my brain Cos you know i like the pain of never knowing Space cow i'll chew the bad blood running through ya Kiss you as you hit the floor 'cos you don't even know that

Michael Picasso Ian Hunter

Once upon a time not so long ago people used to stand and stare at the Spider with the platinum hair they thought you were immortal We had our ups and downs like brothers often do but I was there for him

I Get So Excited Ian Hunter

I hear a thousand drums a million miles away I feel the Wembley rock I get a buzz off a big parade I get the music Everywhere Get off on the music If this is the end there I don't care I get so excited

Rest In Peace Ian Hunter

The goals they reached, They weren't for me. Rest in peace, Even though the worries seem to mount, Don't let them count. Rest in peace.

Roll Away The Stone Ian Hunter

Baby if you just say you still care Follow you most anywhere Roll away the stone, roll away the stone.

Wash Us Away Ian Hunter

our initials out across the sand The heart and the arrow, no-one understands Then the tide rolled in and everything ran And washed us away, washed us away, washed us away Up in the attic ambition was

Keep On Burning Ian Hunter

If we're sorry Then it's our failure So says the jailor, Fade? away. Now there ain't no debts, Just destinations. Like birds made out of steel, They fly by.

Boy Ian Hunter

Genocidal tendencies are silly to extreme After all you're still quite small you don't know where you've been You was only swearing yesterday Oh you want to win the world away But now you got nothing to

Memphis Liz Longley

I know you wouldn't get far from here You wouldn't make it to Memphis You wouldn't make it half way You take that lonely road and you realize your mistakes You wouldn't make it to Memphis oh no you'd

I Need Your Love Ian Hunter

Lovers came to view 'n' they looked all around.

Life After Death Ian Hunter

Oh i wish i'd never smoked so much I wish i'd never felt the devil's touch All that passes through my eyes so fast. oh my. Is there life, is there life? Is there life after death? Do you believe?

Leave Me Alone Ian Hunter

I just can't understand Why you treat me this way. I just got to say. Why don't you leave me alone, Leave me alone? Won't you leave me alone, Leave me alone.

Who Do You Love Ian Hunter

Driving off in the rain and snow Oh the jets ain`t jumping cause the clouds too low I wanna know I wanna know I wanna know The ice on the window the highway the sea Who do you love is it him or is it me

Lisa Likes Rock 'N' Roll Ian Hunter

"There's a wango-tango At the peppermint inn I'm gonna be there Shakin' my thing Be bop a lula Little Peggy Sue We both got company Don't know what to do But that's alright Yeah that's OK In the middle

Ships Ian Hunter

We walked to the sea. Just my father and me. 아버지와 둘이서 바다로 걸어갔지. And the dogs played around on the sand. 백사장에서는 개들이 뛰어놀고 있었어. Winter cold cut the air.

Rollerball Ian Hunter

(Ian Hunter) Just another day When everything goes wrong You know that feeling you get When you're done My best years are behind me My future is in doubt They keep on putting those fences up Trying to

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square Ian Hunter

Maschwitz-Sherwin When true lovers meet in Mayfair So the legends tell, Song-birds sing winter turns to spring Every winding street in Mayfair falls beneath the spell, I know such enchantment can be ‘Cause

One Fine Day Ian Hunter

Hunter Well, we're back on the street, back on the air, one fine day We'll be back over here, back over there, one fine day My whole world is upside down A lot of people want me under the ground But I

Lounge Lizard Ian Hunter

Well I picked her up on a Saturday night Pool hall poison but she felt alright Oh dear what a sight when I saw her in the light of day She was a speakeasy sleazer of the highest degree Oh you should hear

Ian Curtis Thursday

We listened to the open sound your voice projected on the radio dial Lie with me I said and lying's what she always did and always will. All these thoughts keep leading back to him.