Song lyrics from The Clarks.... Good band.... u should dl their songs. :-)
Penny On The Floor
There's a penny on the floor and your gone, televisions on, have you found another man to take my place There's a penny on the floor and I'm wise, I try to see in your eyes ,but all I see's the reflection of my face There's a penny on the floor and your gone, I'm tryin to right what's wrong, a stronger man might do it with more grace There's a penny on the floor and I'm wise, I look up to the skies, I cry and pray and i stare out into space There's a penny on the floor and I'm standing at the door, turn around and say goodbye, a woman like you comes around just once a life There's a penny on the floor and I'm fine, I know its gunna take some time, before I'm lookin at you without lookin at my own face A penny on the floor, I'm tired of the war A penny on the track, are you comin back There's a penny on the floor and it stays, as a tribute to the days, that were spent with you no one can take them away There's a penny on the floor and it stays, as a tribute to the ways, you filled my soul with courage hope and grace, There's a penny on the floor and your standin at the door, turn around and say goodbye, a woman like you comes around just once a life There's a penny on the floor and your standin at the door, turn around and say goodbye, a woman comes around but won't bring me down
Cigarette
In a black and far off corner of my mind There's a box of something I can't quite define It houses circus freaks, temptation and bad trips In an isolated corner of the box There's a trap door covered up with dirt and rocks It opens to the stairs that lead down to the crypt Do you know where you're going when you've taken your last step Do you know what you get Cigarette On a dark and lonely road in my hometown Stands a house that long ago should've been torn down It reeks of love gone sour, suspicion and bad debt On a weather beaten transom in the house Walks a friend of mine that I call the old king mouse He dances in the moonlight and sleeps out on the steps Do you know where you're going when you've taken your last breath Do you know what you get Do you know where you're going when they've paid their last regrets Do you know what you get Cigarette In a black and far off corner of my mind There's a box of something I can't quite define It houses circus freaks, temptation and the Fayette County Fair And it reeks of love gone sour, suspicion and big hair Do you know where you're going when you've taken your last breath Do you know what you get Do you know where you're going when the devil starts to sweat Do you know what you get A cigarette
(If you are going to download "cigarette" be sure to get the live version.. I think it sounds better than the cd version b/c you can here the fans..)
Born Too Late
Vincent will you teach me how to paint Teresa will I ever be a saint John I really think your psalms are great I was born too late William will you teach me how to write Cassius will you show me how to fight Thomas A I think I see the light I was born tonight I’ve had a hard time leaving this town I’ve been losing everything that I’ve found I’m gonna search the sky, kiss the ground Build it up and tear it back down I’ve had a hard time leaving this place I’ve been counting all the lines on my face I’m gonna curse the sky, hit the ground What goes up comes tumbling down Jimi show me how you play that thing Elvis will I ever be a king And Jerry all the joy and love you bring I was born to sing Martin Luther King show me the way Jesus Buddha teach me how to pray Christopher I think I see the bay I was born today
Mercury
Leave for the country let the day begin I carry my share of original sin I'm writing you a letter from a telephone Sign it messenger man in the great unknown And I wanna be like Mercury With the wind blowin' through my hair Swim up the river to the cedar trees Follow the sun and catch a nice cool breeze Bicycle trail only runs so far This is a place you can't get by car And I wanna be like Mercury With the wind blowin' through my hair Walk through the woods on a moonlit night I carry a compass and a small flashlight Deliver my message in a mason jar Planting my seeds they're growing star to star And I wanna be like Mercury With the wind blowin' through my hair
Butterflies and Airplanes
Never had to walk a single mile in my shoes I'm not saying that you ever really wanted to We can never go back to another time But this photograph's painted in my mind I remember when you made your car fly I?m surprised we could drive and stay alive Nothing more than a scar left on your head What will we dream of next to paint this town red The rules we're always bent, but never broken Sneak outside your house and we'll start smoking Butterflies and airplanes, Big Ben, John Glenn, and radio waves I want to fly back to another day And there's nothing you can say To make this go away Daydreamers Holiday Met a girl we consummated in the summertime Turns out she went both ways, I didn't mind She worked on a fishing boat in Juneau... Alaska, haven't seen her, she moved away years ago The rules were always bent but never broken You said you kissed a girl and you weren't joking Butterflies and airplanes, Brain dead, Retread, blown out all night raves But I want to fly back to another day And there's nothing you can say To make this go away Daydreamers Holiday We drank on your brother's fake ID Pass the hat, roll it fat, hey this ain't free There was always such a riot when your folks left town Cigarette burns on the couch would always bring you down Butterflies and airplanes, Pipe bomb, dot com, hate kills, Jesus saves Do I want to fly back to another day And there's nothing you can say That makes me want to stay Daydreamers Holiday Butterflies and airplanes, Big Ben, John Glenn and radio waves