To Be Frank
Lyrics
Written by Nik Kershaw
We're wounded but walking,
Dumbstruck but talking still
And I don't think we've made it,
Don't think we ever will
We're radio rental,
So accidental too
And I don't think we've made it
Don't care if we ever do
Smashed in, crashed out
Spun around, messed about
Can't get up for falling down
Heh come and join the zoo
Shell shocked, red raw
Punch drunk, saddle sore
Forest Gump at Heaven's door
Just looking for a clue
We're wounded but walking,
Dumbstruck but talking still
And I don't think we've made it,
Don't think we ever will
We're radio rental,
Do accidental too
And I don't think we've made it
Don't care if we ever do
Loves bite, bee sting
Heavy heart, broken string
Never mind, 'cos everything
Yeah everything is alright now
Alright now
Alright now
Yeah
Yeah
We're wounded but walking,
Dumbstruck but talking still
And I don't think we've made it,
Don't think we ever will
Wo-oh-Wo
We're radio rental,
So accidental too
And I don't think we've made it
Don't care if we ever do
Ever do
Ever do
Ever do
We're wounded but walking,
Dumbstruck but talking
And I don't think we've made it,
And I don't think we've made it,
We're radio rental,
We're so accidental too
We're so accidental too
And I don't think
Written by Nik Kershaw
Hmmmmmmmm
Yeah, it's dark in there and you're quite unaware
That the cracks on the ceiling are mocking you
Your airless bag, your dust in a shaft of light
And you think you might
Yeah, you might stay there all day
Heh heh
Get up, get on your feet
Get up, don't go back to sleep
Get up, life is bitter sweet
And it's all going on without you
You're safe in there, no sharks anywhere
Not a soul to get you doing what you don't want
Go on pretend that it's Sunday again,
It's Sunday again
It's so warm in there, feels like camembert
All the things you'd do if only you had the energy
You bargain for just ten minutes more of this
When a prince's kiss
Turns you into a swan
Dream on
Get up, get on your feet
Get up, don't go back to sleep
Get up, life is bitter sweet
And it's all going on without you
Yeah, it's all picking off without you
Yeah
Hmmmmmmmm (yeah)
Hmmmmmmmm
Get up, get on your feet
Get up, don't go back to sleep
Get up, life is bitter sweet
Get up, Oh so bitter sweet
Get up, get on your feet
Get up, don't go back to sleep
Get up, life is bitter sweet
And it's all going on without you
Yeah it's all going on without you
Written by Nik Kershaw
He's the wasp in the jam,
He's the dad at the party
The trash in the beauty spot
He's the cloud in the sky,
He's the fly in the ointment
The nail in the parking lot
Let's give the man a hug then put him out to grass
Feel sorry for the bug, the one that's up his ass
We're pulling out the plug, we're turning on the gas
We're turning on the gas
And he don't like sunshine and he don't like ice-cream
And he don't like Sundays and he don't like dancing
Yeah he don't like dancing
He's the frog in the throat, he's the spot on the forehead
The crack in the window pane
He's the leak in the boat, he's the weed in the rose bed
The truck in the outside lane
So get the kids along and fill him up with love
Then sing a happy song yeah, really piss him off
'Cos everything is wrong and nothing's good enough
It won't be good enough
And he don't like sunshine and he don't like ice-cream
And he don't like Sundays and he don't like dancing
And he don't like your face and he won't die laughing
So chuck it and run, he'll only make you mad
Just go and have some fun, the best you've ever had
And say "Shoot me with a gun if I ever get like that
Please don't let me get like that"
And he don't like sunshine and he don't like ice-cream
And he don't like Sundays and he don't like dancing
And he don't like your face and he won't die laughing
(Frank! Frank!)
Do you want a drink?)
(Drink!)
(Alright, might loosen up a bit)
(LOOSEN. YOU. UP. A BIT!)
(Pardon?!)
(We only just got here...)
(Just stay and you'll warm up!)
(Aye?)
(Frannnnnkkk...)
(Alright, I'll go and get your coat)
(I'LL GO AND GET YOUR COAT!)
(Gonna walk it?)
(... nothing ...)
Co-written by Nik Kershaw and Chesney Hawkes
Put on your coat, put on your hat
Say goodbye to your welcome mat
Forget your bag, forget yourself
Forget the lines you knew so well
So brace yourself and open up the door
Because it's everybody for themselves
Well, here we go, yeah here we go
You can't say yes you can't say no
You lose your mind you lose your way
You lose your temper every day
And you wonder why you always have to fight
For such an ordinary life
Jane Doe, let it go quiet over there
Jane Doe, puppet show
Wash it from your hair
Don't forget to say a prayer
And as you dive into the street
Your tiny feet don't touch the ground
You got no say, you got no choice
Can't hear your voice above the crowd
So here we go, yeah here we go
You can't say yes, you can't say no
You got no time, you got no space
There is no hiding in this place
But don't you let it take your breath away
It's just an ordinary day
Jane Doe, let it go quiet over there
Jane Doe, puppet show
Wash it from your hair
Don't forget to say a prayer
Aahh
(you are being taken under our power to your destination)
So here we go, yeah here we go
You can't say yes, you can't say no
So here we go, yeah here we go
You can't say yes, you can't say no
So here we go, yeah here we go
You can't say yes, you can't say no
So here we go, yeah here we go
You can't say yes, you can't say no
Noooooo
Noooooo
Noooooo
Noooooo
(That gets my heart pumping)
Written by Nik Kershaw
They meet in a café,
It's love at first sight
They sit there the whole day,
They talk there the whole day
They're gonna get married,
They're tying the knots
They're giving it everything,
Yeah all that they've got
How sad we were to hear your news
How much you had, so much to lose
How sweet the bird that sings the blues away
They borrow some money
To buy a big house
With doves in the garden,
With doves in the garden
They're gonna be happy,
They're sure about that
They're gonna have children,
Two dogs and a cat
How sad we were to hear your news
How much you had, so much to lose
How sweet the bird that sings the blues away
Yeahh
Wo-Ohhh
Yeahhhhhhh
Wo-Yeahhh
How sad we were to hear your news
How much you had, so much to lose
How sweet the bird that sings the blues away
Written by Nik Kershaw
Jasmine and sandalwood,
I smell the incense burning
(Yeah)
I was the faithless one,
But you've got this worm turning
And now I do believe
I'll open up and breath you into me
I'd like to drink from you,
Worship the ground you walk on
Be yours in our communion
Take me to the church,
Take me to the church of you
(Yeah)
Take me to the church,
Take me to the church of you
And I'll be on my knees
To give you my confession (my confession)
Subject of my desire,
Object of my obsession
Your body like a shrine,
I offer sacrifices up to you
And you will let me in to places sweet and sacred
To where the flame is naked
Take me to the church,
Take me to the church of you
Wo-ohhh
Take me to the church,
Take me to the church of you
Yeahhhh-oh
Yeahhhhhhh-oh
And I'll be on my feet to sing my praises to ya
Sing glory Hallelujah
Take me to the church,
Take me to the church of you
Of you...
Wohh
Take me to the church,
Take me to the church of you
We wanna sing you our praises
Take me to the church,
Take me to the church of you
Wo-ohhh
Take me to the church,
Take me to the church of you
Yeahhhhhhh
Yeahhhhhhh-oh
Written by Nik Kershaw
Yeah
I thumb the pages one by one
What if a little bit rubs off on me
Soak up the pictures til I'm gone
Dreams for the dreamers, food for fantasy
Yeah, I'm hanging by the pool
And I'm looking like a fool
But I don't mind - Easy life
Hello world, looking good
In leopard skin and polished wood
And I'd be happy if I could be there with you
Hello world, the trouble is
I've got nothing much to give
But I'd give it all to live within your pages
I make like everything's alright
I live in colour, talk in black and white
Here's the Rembrandt that I bought
Here's the marlin that I caught
Here's the wife looking like my daughter
I don't mind - Easy life
Hello world, looking good
In leopard skin and polished wood
And I'd be happy if I could be there with you
Hello world, the trouble is
I've got nothing much to give
But I'd give it all to live within your pages
My glamorous friends, how they dazzle and shine
I can always pretend that it's mine all mine
Mine all mine
The clothes I wear are shiny new
They match the three piece and the children too
Hello world, looking good
In leopard skin and polished wood
And I'd be happy if I could be there with you
Hello world, the trouble is
I've got nothing much to give
But I'd give it all to live within your pages
Yeah I'd give it all to live within your pages
Written by Nik Kershaw
There ain't no stopping this thing he's chasing
There ain't no stopping this runaway train he's on
He's wishing his wishes and missing his station
It's there one the minute, and the next it's gone, gone, gone
Keeps on betting on winning this race
Don't see it looking him in his face
He's already there
He's already made it
He's already stolen the show
He just don't know
There ain't no stopping this rollercoaster
There ain't no jumping this merry-go-round she rides
You won't see this girl smelling these roses
You won't catch this girl showing this thorn she hides
A love bound mother and a dutiful wife
Yeah
Oh well, it's too much living and not enough life
Yeah
She's already there
She's already made it
She's already stolen the show
She just don't know
Just don't know
But it’ll never be right unless one of them sees
Yeah
The proverbial wood from the proverbial trees
Ohhhhhh
They're already there
They've already made it
They've already stolen the show
They just don't know
Just don't know
Yeah
It's on the tip of my tongue
It's there and then it's gone
It's coming around again
It's just around this bend
It's over the horizon
It's right before my eyes
It's right beneath my feet
My feet
There ain't no stopping this thing we're chasing
There ain't no stopping this runaway train we're on
Written by Nik Kershaw
It's a funny old world
You can laugh in a funny old world
Slip and sliding, duck and diving
Open wide and let it in
On a road some place
Live your life on a road some place
Pack your dreams and a needle and thread
Leave yourself like an unmade bed
One day you get to thinking
One day you get to feel the sun all around the world
And one day you get the picture
One day you realise and run all the way home
Maybe over that hill
Few steps more and it's over that hill
Slip and sliding, stumble and climbing
Picking up some diamonds and some rocks on your way
It'll be alright
Just one more
It'll be alright
Stack them up where the garden grows
Fill your cup 'til it overflows
One day you get to thinking
One day you get to feel the sun all around the world
Hold you close, breath you in
Chase yourself, hear you singing
Watch you grow bigger than you know
Yeahhhhh
One day you get to thinking
One day you get to feel the sun all around the world
And one day you get the picture
One day you realise and run all the way home
Written by Nik Kershaw
Your lips are sealed, your mouth is dry
Your tongue is well and truly tied
And so you bottle up inside
The feeling you've got
She's your moon, she's your sun
She could even be the one
Best regret the things you've done
Than those you have not
Don't hold back today
Don't wait for tomorrow
Don't let her get away
Lie, beg, steal or borrow,
'Cos all is fair
All is fair
You want to taste her honey lips
You want to be her chocolate chips
You want to catch her as she slips
Through your fingers
And very soon, before you know
You'll be "Jilted Romeo"
On some day time TV show
Like Jerry Springer's
(Here we go again)
Don't hold back today
Don't wait for tomorrow
Don't let her get away
Lie, beg, steal or borrow,
All is fair...
So ask her out, you'll never guess
She could say no, she could say yes
But you won't see the show unless
You buy a ticket
Will she fall under your spell
Will she blush and say farewell
Or will she smile at you and tell
You where to stick it?
Don't hold back today
Don't wait for tomorrow
Don't let her get away
Lie, beg, steal or borrow,
Don't hold back today
Don't wait for tomorrow
Don't let her get away
Lie, beg, steal or borrow,
'Cos all is fair
Yeah, All is fair
Ohhh All is fair
Wohhhh All is fair
B06.11 Show Them What You're Made Of
Written by Nik Kershaw
You're putting on your brave face, packing up your bag
Plucking up the courage you didn't know you had
The Demons and the doubters are fighting in your head
But they'll go quiet when you knock 'em dead
So long my old friend
Hope we get to laugh again
So long my old friend
Show them what you're made of
So go and follow your way and I will follow mine
Take it to the limit but don't ever cross the line
And write me when you get there, don't forget the kid
Though I would never blame you if you did
So long my old friend
Hope we get to laugh again
So long my old friend
Show them what you're made of
You're gonna get there, make no mistake
And I'd be so proud if you would take
A little piece of me wherever you may go
Let's not get sentimental, all broken up and sad
We both know we're not much good at that
And I say
So long my old friend
Hope we get to laugh again
Yeah
So long my old friend
Go on, show them what you're made of
Show them what you're made of
Written by Nik Kershaw
How come, you’re going for the big one
You’re shooting for the top gun
When they thought it was over
How come, you’re standing on your mountain
When all about you doubted
That you could ever climb so high
Yeah you couldn’t see the sky
You couldn’t see the stars
They said dream on
This road is much too long
They said no way
You should know better
You did know better
Woh yeah
How come, when everybody wrote you off
You disregarded all that stuff
You never seemed to understand
That you hadn’t got a chance
You didn’t know
You hadn’t got a prayer
They said dream on
This road is much too long
They said no way
This dog has had its day (this dog... dayyy...)
They said dream on (they said... dream on...)
This road is much too long (This road... is much too long)
They said no way (they said... no way...)
You should know better
You did know better
You did know better
You did know better
You gotta be so proud
Lift you head above the crowd
All I’ll tell you something
There’s nothing I wouldn't give
Just to see their faces
Their big red faces now
Big red faces now
They said dream on (dream on...)
This road is much too long (this road...)
They said no way
This dog has had its day (this dog...)
(who cares...)
They said dream on
(what they say, boy?)
(who cares?)
This road is much too long (this road...)
(who cares?)
They said no way
(what they say, boy?)
(Who cares?)
This dog has had its day
(Who cares?)
They said dream on
(Dream on boy)
This road is much too long
Written by Nik Kershaw
You, beautiful thing
Pretty in pink
Luscious in leather
Hey you, how do you feel?
Impossibly real
Let's get it together
Yeah you, you've come to my senses
Safe and sound, no consequences
Cause you're food for fantasy
Give in to me my love
You're food for fantasy
Be good to me my love
Me, doing my thing
I can be king or a subject of yours
And you'll be a ten, Sofia Loren
Or then again, Champion the Wonder Horse
And I know, you'd never have guessed it
When anything goes I can't get arrested
Cause you're food for fantasy
Give in to me my love
You're food for fantasy
Be good to me my love
You can have whatever you want
Whenever you want, wherever you want it
You can have whatever you want
Whenever you want, wherever you want it
You, olive of skin
Sucking me in, blowing my bubble
Yeah you, won't drop me in it
Won't throw me a fit
Won't get me in trouble
(You can have whatever you want)
(Whenever you want it)
You're food for fantasy
Give in to me my love
You're food for fantasy
Be good to me my love
(You can have whatever you want)
You're food for fantasy
(Whenever you want, wherever you want it)
Give in to me my love
(You can have whatever you want)
You're food for fantasy
(Whenever you want, wherever you want it)
Be good to me my love