Long Live Rock Pete Townshend

ten o'clock Rock is dead they say, Long live rock Long live rock I need it every night Long live rock Come on and join the line Long live rock Be it dead or alive People walk in sideways pretending that

The Real Me (Demo) Pete Townshend

Ah, no, ooh Rock and roll's gonna do me Do me an evil wrong Funny how your best friends turn out It was good for, oh, so long Can't stop myself getting letters And then the people try to turn me

You Came Back Pete Townshend

before When the old street was here in the grocer's store You came back, you came back And I'm glad you begged my time You came back, you came back And by that mischievous look in your eye I'd say before long

There's A Heartache Following Me Pete Townshend

Sometimes they ask me if Im really happy now I say sure, I never loved her anyhow But inside, I long for you and the way it used to be I look around and theres a heartache following me I always say that

Don't Let Go Of The Coat Pete Townshend

I can't be held responsible for my behavior I lost all contact with my only savior Please don't lock me out 'cause I missed to phone ya I can't bear to live forever like a loner Don't let go the coat Don't

A Friend Is A Friend Pete Townshend

When eyes meet in silence, a pact can be made A life-long alliance that won't be betrayed Won't be betrayed Be friendly, befriend me now Be friendly A friend is a friend, nothing can change that Arguments

Jools And Jim Pete Townshend

They have a standard of perfection there That you and me can never share Typewriter bangers on You're all just hangers on Everyone's human except Jools and Jim Late copy churners Rock and Roll learners

Football Fugue Pete Townshend

the senior that won't walk alone Music has arrived at the football stadium A logical step would be spears at the Palladium Fifty thousand watts screaming out for a goal Why don't they blow a whistle in rock

Guantanamo Pete Townshend

Still guilty with your charge There's smoke in the forest And the tumor is growing large Down in Guantanamo We still got the ball and chain Down in Guantanamo We still got the ball and chain There's a long

Misunderstood Pete Townshend

me like I'm made of glass Why can't I deepen with graying temples Am I growing out of my class I always feel I should be somewhere else I feel impatient like a girl on the shelf They say that I should live

Begin The Beguine Pete Townshend

tropical splendor It brings back a memory ever green I'm with you once more under the stars And down by the shore an orchestra's playing And even the palms seem to be swaying When they begin the beguine To live

Holly Like Ivy Pete Townshend

seems to frontal me Holly's like ivy She grows on it Looking back on a cherished memory A strange conception seems to frontal me Holly's like I know I must hurry back there And look for Holly with her long

Don't Try To Make Me Real Pete Townshend

You're so convinced that I'm the man to see I can't live up to What you give up to I fail to see the perfect man in me Make me from your magazine a listed ideal Dress me in the doll's house your knickers

Brilliant Blues Pete Townshend

Say goodbye to the brilliant blues Say goodbye It's time, to live Make me, take me It's time, to give So don't betray me, pay me The brilliant blues Don't want to be frozen I'll spend my mornings at the

Now And Then Pete Townshend

see a soul and you fall in love You can't do a thing about it Now and then you see a soul and you fall in love You can't do a thing about it I feel so badly Darlin' all the time I have tortured you so long

Parvardigar Pete Townshend

O Parvardigar, the Preserver and Protector of all Without beginning are you Lord without end Non-dual , beyond compare, and none can measure You Without color, expression, or form, nor attributes to live

Fast Food Pete Townshend

I'm ready for feeding And I don't want a bill I want food fast I want fast food Pretty naked girls Preferably tattooed I don't like fiber Especially barbecued I want food fast, yeah I want fast food Long

Let My Love Open The Door Pete Townshend

When people keep repeating That you'll never fall in love When everybody keeps retreating But you can't seem to get enough Let my love open the door Let my love open the door Let my love open the d...

Rough Boys Pete Townshend

Tough boys Running the streets Come a little closer Rough toys Under the sheets Nobody knows her Rough boys Don't walk away I very nearly missed you Tough boys Come over here I wanna bit...

Love Reign O'er Me (Demo) Pete Townshend

Only love can make it rain The way the beach is kissed by the sea Only love can make it rain Like the sweat of lovers laying in the fields Love reign o'er me Love, love reign o'er me, reign o'er me...

Empty Glass Pete Townshend

Why was I born todayLife is useless like Ecclesiastes sayI never had a chanceBut opportunity's now in my handsI stand with my guitarAll I need is a mirrorThen I'm a starI'm so sick of dud TVNext ti...

Give Blood Pete Townshend

Give bloodBut you may find that blood is enoughGive bloodAnd there are some who'll say it's not enoughGive bloodBut don't expect too ever see rewardGive bloodYou can give it all but still asked for...

Exquisitely Bored Pete Townshend

The tissue box is emptyNo coffee for my creamDogs howl in the alleyCrazy women screamSome kids shout from there pick up truckThere stoned on life and beerFifty radios playing in this streetBut I'm ...

Crashing By Design Pete Townshend

Nothing must pass this lineUnless it is well definedYou just have to be resignedYou're crashing by designYou once believed that crazy accidentsWere happening to youYou were chasing a capricious win...

Face The Face Pete Townshend

Face the face, got to face the faceFace the face, got to face the faceYou must have heard the cautionary talesThe dangers hidden on the cul-de-sac trailsFrom wiser men who've been through it allAnd...

Uniforms (Corp D'esprit) Pete Townshend

I don't matter, you don't matterNeither does this mindless clatterIt don't matter where you're fromWhat matters is your uniformWear your braces 'round your seatDoctor Marten's on your feetKeep your...

My Baby Gives It Away Pete Townshend

My baby wakes in the deep of the nightShe doesn't need itBut she says it's all rightMy baby digs it, just a Rollin' awayMy baby gives it up every dayMy baby gives it, she gives it awayMy baby gives...

Outlive The Dinosaur Pete Townshend

I breatheMy throat clenchesClutching to excludeA dozen different stenchesIn Falmouth BayA blue whale rollsGonna drown in the swillFrom city sewer holesSummer's longerDeltas gashedAncient treesUproo...

Keep On Working Pete Townshend

I was digging in the yard todayWhen a letter came from Southampton wayKeep on workingKeep on workingI must admit I was a bit in the redBut if you never have pleasure then you could be deadKeep on w...

White City Fighting Pete Townshend

The White City, that's a joke of a nameIt's a black violent place if I remember the gameI couldn't wait to get out but I love to go homeTo remember the White City fightingThe White City Fighting, r...

All Shall Be Well Pete Townshend

HOGARTHYou can wake deep in the nightAnd know that out of sightA dangerous passion growsA force you can't opposeVIXEN and HOGARTHIn the safety of your bedYou dream of a flaming headYou know you've ...

Time Is Passing Pete Townshend

I'm playing my guitar while my sister bangs the jarThe glass sets up a sound like people laughingIt's going to my brain and it's easing all my painI must hear this sound again 'cause time is passin...

I Am Afraid Pete Townshend

I stand beside youI face the futureI'll admit to youI am afraidI am afraidAs I stand beside youI have denied youI am afraidI am not drunk nowI am not pilled downMy windows wound downI am not brainw...

Pure And Easy Pete Townshend

There once was a note pure and easyPlaying so free like a breathe rippling byThe note is eternalI hear it, it sees meForever we blend as forever we dieI listened and I heard music in a wordAnd word...

English Boy Pete Townshend

I'm an English boyI was brought up rightHold me downAnd I will biteI know no fearI serve with joyI'm proud to be hereAn English boyI feel like a stray dogBlurred like a movieYou say you've come to ...

Secondhand Love Pete Townshend

Don't bring me secondhand loveDon't bring me secondhand loveI know you went out tonightWho've you been hanging around with this time?I don't care if he's black or whiteI just don't like his kind.I ...

A Little Is Enough Pete Townshend

They say that love often passes in a secondAnd you can never catch it upSo I'm hanging on to you as though eternity beckonBut it's clear that the match is roughCommon sense'd tell me not to try and...

Heart To Hang Onto Pete Townshend

Johnny boy, he's always propping up the barHe's sees life crystallized through his jarHe says he only lives for beerBut deep in his heart is a cry of fearGive me a heart to hang ontoGive me a soul ...

Sheraton Gibson Pete Townshend

I'm sittin' in the Sheraton Gibson playin' my GibsonAnd boy do I want to go home.I'm sittin' in the Sheraton Gibson playin' my GibsonAnd boy do I feel all alone.Cleveland, you blow my mind.Clevelan...

The Sea Refuses No River Pete Townshend

I remember being richer than a kingThe minutes of the day were goldenI recall that when the joint passed 'roundMy body felt a little colderBut now I'm like a sewer channelRunning lime and scagLet m...

I Won't Run Anymore Pete Townshend

WOODLAND CREATURESDon't be afraid of the nightOnly you hear the scream that you screamDon't turn away from the lightOnly you see the dream that you dreamHOGARTHI'm not going to run anymoreI'm not g...

Keep Me Turning Pete Townshend

River's getting higherNo wood for the fireThey saw the messiahBut I guess I missed him againThat brings my score to a hundred and tenThe water's getting closerBetter ring up the grocerStack up the ...

Slit Skirts Pete Townshend

I was just thirty-four years old and I was still wandering in a haze I was wondering why everyone I met seemed like they were Lost in a maze I don't know why I thought I should have some kind of Di...

Let's See Action Pete Townshend

Let's see action. Let's see peopleLet's see freedom. Let's see who caresTake me with you. When you leave meAnd my shell behind us thereI have learned it. Known who burned meAvatar has warmed my fee...

Street In The City Pete Townshend

Street in the city. Street in the city on a working day.Street in the city. Street in the city on a working day.There's a man up on that ledge. He's only cleaning windows.What a shame, who's to bla...

Over The Top Pete Townshend

Over the top we goYeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah, yeahOver the top we goYeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah, yeahNo idea where my life beganBut I am a fearless iron manI am a fearless iron manI am a fearless iron...

Man Machines Pete Townshend

Man makes machines To man the machines That make the machines That make the machines Make a machine To make a machine And man and machine Will make a machine To break the machines That make the machines

Dig Pete Townshend

Dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, digWe old ones have seen two warsWe old ones have seen two warsWhen you're sick and afraid, and there's danger aroundTake a pick and a spade, and cut into the groundAway fr...

I Eat Heavy Metal Pete Townshend

I eat heavy metal and gargle premium gasI drink heavy water and nitro demitasseI eat heavy metal and chew up a LimousineI munch barbed wire in my submarineI like stainless razor, sharpen appetiteI ...

Was There Life Pete Townshend

HOGARTHWas there life before this loveWas there love before this girl I can seeWas there ever love for her before meAnd if I look will sheLook back at meIs fantasyEnough?Was there heat before this ...