To Be Frank

 

Lyrics


 

B06.01 Wounded

 

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

 


 

B06.02 Get Up

 

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

 


 

B06.03 Die Laughing

 

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 ...)

 


 

B06.04 Jane Doe

 

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)

 


 

B06.05 How Sad

 

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

 


 

B06.06 Take Me To The Church

 

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

 


 

B06.07 Hello World

 

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

 


 

B06.08 Already There

 

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

 


 

B06.09 One Day

 

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

 


 

B06.10 All Is Fair

 

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

 


 

B06.12 They Said

 

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

 


 

B06.13 Food For Fantasy

 

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

 


 

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