You've Got To Laugh

 

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B07.01 Can't Get Arrested (You've Got To Laugh)

 

Written by Nik Kershaw

 


 

You've got to laugh

Though it's not funny

You've got to laugh

Or you would surely cry

Can't buy a chance

For love or money

Can't get arrested

However hard you try

Your heart is numb,

You've screamed and shouted

Banged on the door relentlessly

They should have come,

No doubt about it

To lock you up and throw away the key

You've got to laugh

Though it's not funny

You've got to laugh

Or you would surely cry

Can't buy a chance

For love or money

Can't get arrested

However hard you try

It's so unfair,

How unfair this is

You've done some things beyond the pale

You've broken hearts

And stolen kisses

Still not enough to get you into goal

La-la-la la-la-la la-la-la la-la-la

Well, it must feel like you're invisible

Say, do they know that you're alive

Now what you gonna try?

Hey what you gonna try?

Wo-hooo

And now it's time

To rest your poor head

You tried it all,

You tried it all

You might as well have stayed in your bed

You might as well be a flower on the wall

You've got to laugh

Though it's not funny

You've got to laugh

Or you would surely cry

Can't buy a chance

For love or money

Can't get arrested

However hard you try

Can't get arrested

However hard you try

Wooooooo-Ohohhhhh

 


 

B07.02 Oh You Beautiful Thing

 

Written by Nik Kershaw

 


 

Hello baby, I have got a shoulder here to cry upon

How could he ever leave you to hurt the way you do

I'm telling you that he is not worth a single tear of yours

He is not deserving of an angel such as you

Oh you beautiful thing

Oh you wonderful, marvelous thing

Bless your bountiful heart

Bless your fabulous, glorious, broken heart

He must be some kind of fool, fool enough to let you go

I would be ashamed of me, if I was in his place

I'd be on my hands and knees, begging you to take me back

Doing somersaults to see a smile upon your face

Oh you beautiful thing

Oh you wonderful, marvelous thing

Bless your bountiful heart

Bless your fabulous, glorious, broken heart

And I do adore you

And I always will

And I'm right here for you

War is over

War is over

War is over

War is over

Oh you beautiful thing

Oh you wonderful, marvelous thing

Bless your bountiful heart

Bless your fabulous, glorious heart now

Oh you beautiful thing

Oh you wonderful, marvelous thing

Bless your bountiful heart

Bless your fabulous, glorious, broken heart

 


 

B07.03 Lost

 

Written by Nik Kershaw

 


 

Sitting alone, the comfort zone

Your feet up on a Sunday morning

The same skin that you were born in

Who'd though it could stretch so far

There's nothing wrong, the football's on

A warm beer and a chicken sandwich

Growing old, fat, gaseous and rich

Say what a lucky bunny you are

You can sing yourself a lullaby

You are born, pay taxes then you die

You're lost in the moment

Lost in space

You’re lost on the way to your happy place

(and you can't go back, and you can't go forward)

You’re lost all your hunger

Lost your pain

You’re lost any will to be alive again

Sitting alone, the safety zone

No sweat and no excitation

In your five star fortification

Are you locking them out or locking you in?

A whiskey rye, surrounded by

Everything that you've ever wanted

Well half cut is better than half dead

Singing, 'gotta be in it to win'

You are on your way to where you are

This will do 'til you find Shangri-La

You're lost in the moment

Lost in space

You’re lost on the way to your happy place

(and you can't go back, and you can't go forward)

You’re lost all your hunger

Lost your pain

You’re lost any will to be alive again

(and you never say die, but you never say live either)

(and you can't go back, and you can't go forward)

(and you never say die, but you never say live either)

You're lost in the moment

Lost in space

You’re lost on the way to your happy place

(and you can't go back, and you can't go forward)

You’re lost all your hunger

Lost your pain

You’re lost any will to be alive again

 


 

B07.04 All About You

 

Written by Nik Kershaw

 


 

I do believe that you believe most everything you've told me

Incredibly, you'd guarantee the crock of shit you sold me

You still deny a single lie has ever passed from your lips

You play the game, say I'm to blame. I must be paranoid

I must be paranoid

Yeah-yeahhh

This song is all about you

All about you

All about you

This song is all about you

All about you

All about you

You carry on like nothing's wrong, the mother of invention

The centre of some kind of love, the centre of attention

I do declare you're unaware you've even got a problem

No telling you. All I can do is try to spell it out

In case there's any doubt

Let me spell it out

Yeah-yeahhh

This song is all about you

All about you

All about you

This song is all about you

All about you

All about you

Yeahhhh

This song is all about you

All about you

All about you

This song is all about you

All about you

All about you

Yeahhhhhhh

This song is all about you

All about you

All about you

 


 

B07.05 Promises, Promises

 

Written by Nik Kershaw

 


 

Well…

Just one look at those baby brown eyes

And all is understood

Ain't no stopping you falling inside

And staying there for good

She won't go doing those terrible things

Like messing with your heart

Pushing your buttons and pulling your strings

Sure that's true, no she'll never hurt you

Did you ever see a face like that

A picture of peace

A vision of honesty

Did you ever see anything so beautiful

So alive with promises, promises

Wooh-hoooo

And there ain't nobody would dare come by

To tear her from your arms

Ain't nobody as mighty and high

To keep her safe from harm

But you don't have a hope in hell

Well, you don't have a chance

She'll always be your mademoiselle

Lost in praise for her clever young ways

Did you ever see a face like that

A picture of peace

A vision of honesty

Did you ever see anything so beautiful

So alive with promises, promises

Yeahhh

She'll never say goodbye, never fall from grace

Did you ever hear a cry

Did you ever see a face like that

A picture of peace

A vision of honesty

Did you ever see anything so beautiful

So alive with promises

Did you ever see a face like that

A picture of peace

A vision of honesty

Did you ever see anything so beautiful

So alive with promises, promises

 


 

B07.06 Hope You're Happy Now

 

Written by Nik Kershaw

 


 

That's the limit, that's enough

Time somebody called your bluff

You over educated thug

Degrees in looking down your nose

And supercilious repose

Plus a Phd in smug

Oh-oh

Wind your neck in, shut your gob

You're just a bully and a snob

You're just a loud pretentious hack

I'd make you squeal, I'd make you run

I'd punch your lights out one by one

If I hadn't hurt my back

(No really)

With your new model army medals

And your old public school boy charm

You're a star

I hope you're happy now

I hope you're having fun at my expense

Well, excuse me if I pause to take offence

And excuse me if I don't bend over

Well, I'm not one to anger quick

You condescending little prick

It takes a lot to get my goat

One day a better man than I

Will feed you fist and humble pie

And I'll be there to hold his coat

With your oh so assured manor

And your own so adoring clan

You're the man

I hope you're happy now

And I hope you're having fun at my expense

Well, I hope you’re happy now

Yeah, excuse me if I pause to take offence

And excuse me if I don't bend over

You've had your fun, you've had your say

And now I'm wiping you away

Like something nasty on my shoe

Yeah, I won't sink to take your bait

'Cos I love better than I hate

And I won't waste a drop on you

 


 

B07.07 Old House

 

Written by Nik Kershaw

 


 

I don't want this silence breaking

Though who do I think I'll be waking

Footsteps of mine on hallowed ground

Seventeen ghosts follow me around

But they're not so good at talking

They just keep on walking

Rattling their chains as they go

They won't be leaving me alone

'til I'm rid of this

Old house, leaky roof, creaky staircase

Old house, squeaky door

Get me out of here

Old house, dusty room, crusty window

Old house, empty house

Get me out of here

Seventeen ghosts huff and puff

And this little heart just ain't big enough

To fill this place with any cheer

'Cos I've spent one night too many here

So I sing to myself a lullaby

And go to my bed praying I

Will soon be rid of this

Old house, leaky roof, creaky staircase

Old house, squeaky door

Get me out of here

Old house, dusty room, crusty window

Old house, empty house

Get me out of here

I'll fly and I won't look down

And fall till I hit the ground

Then run like a maniac

And I won't look back

When I'm rid of this

Old house… Creaky staircase

Old house…

Get me out of here

Old house, dusty room, crusty window

Old house, empty house

Get me out of here

Get me out of here

 


 

B07.08 Yeah, Yeah

 

Written by Nik Kershaw

 


 

All cried out and all washed up

You're as thirsty as hell

But someone stole your loving cup

And stopped ringing your bell

Draw the curtains, lock your door

And stay in to get out of it

But love won't bother you know more

No, no, no

But I say

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

If you're looking for someone

Someone, somewhere

Has gotta be looking for you

Out there, get out there

If you're looking for someone

Someone, somehow, sometime, somewhere

Has gotta be looking for you

But it's heads I win and tails you lose

And you couldn't care less

So put away your dancing shoes

And your favourite dress

Take a back seat, watch the show

You don't wanna get hurt

All messed up, nowhere to go

No, no, no

But I say

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

If you're looking for someone

Someone, somewhere

Gotta be looking for you

Out there, get out there

If you're looking for someone

Someone, somehow, sometime, somewhere

Has gotta be looking for you

Blow your trumpet, bang your drum

Sing it out till kingdom come

Well, I Hope you get to find someone

Find someone

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

If you're looking for someone

Someone, somewhere

Has gotta be looking for you

Out there, get out there

If you're looking for someone

Someone, somehow, sometime, somewhere

Has gotta be looking for you

 


 

B07.09 Born Yesterday

 

Written by Nik Kershaw

 


 

Can't shake the monkey on my back

Can't lose my luggage in the friendly skies

Can't tell the good guys from the bad

Can't hear the music for the background noise

Wish I was born yesterday

Born yesterday

I would be naked in every sense

I would be blissful in innocence

If I was born yesterday

Can't look a stranger in the eye

Can't reach the knife between my shoulder blades

(ouch)

Can't feel asleep for wondering why

Can't keep awake to man the barricades

And I wish I was born yesterday

Born yesterday

I would be naked in every sense

I would be blissful in innocence

If I was born yesterday

All that stuff inside my head

I wish I could remember to forget

I find my thrill but lose my thread again

Can't say the words they make me choke

Can't hear the punch line for the joke

Can't see the trees for all the smoke

Can't feel the love

Can't feel the love for all the hate

Can't taste the dinner I just ate

For all the ketchup on the plate

I would be naked in every sense

I would be blissful in innocence

If I was born yesterday

Born yesterday

I would be naked in every sense

I would be blissful in innocence

If I was born yesterday

 


 

B07.10 Loud, Confident & Wrong

 

Written by Nik Kershaw

 


 

Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

Just another stupid white man

He was unemployed and rich

An expert drunken driver

With a most alarming itch

He was belly deep in cronies

They laughed at all his jokes

There were sycophants and phonies

And a lot of Daddy's folks

He was

Loud, proud, confident and wrong

Bold, positive and strong

Cold, sure but all along

He was loud, proud, confident and wrong

Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

He cut his teeth in Texas

That put him on the map

Fried more than Colonel Sanders

What an interesting chap

B.S. inclination

U.S. troglodyte

A fundamental Christian

Yeah, fundament is right

He was

Loud, proud, confident and wrong

Bold, positive and strong

Cold, sure but all along

He was loud, proud, confident and wrong

Got the job that he was born for

Not quite bona fide

He had a brother in his corner

And God was on his side

To leave us in the shite house

God thought he'd have some fun

So he put him in the White House

And said "give this man a gun"

He was

Loud, proud, confident and wrong

Bold, positive and strong

Cold, sure but all along

He was loud (loud), proud (proud), confident and wrong

Bold, positive and strong

Cold, ignorant and brash

Flash, sure and all along

He was loud, he was proud, he was confident and wrong

Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

 


 

B07.11 She Could Be The One

 

Written by Nik Kershaw

 


 

Look at her, you catch her eye

She makes you laugh until you cry

Makes you want to go and get her

Don't be stupid, that's so sad

You're old enough to be her Dad

You’re old enough to know much better

There's an angel over there

Bet you'd like to stroke her hair

Bet you'd like to get her wings off

Not a chance, no way José

What the hell would people say

What the hell would people think of you

So what are you going to do?

Heart is thumping… So exciting

Spirit jumping… She could be the one

She could be the one

Do you want her?... She's inviting

Do you wonder?... If she could be the one

Oh, she could be the one

She could be the one… She could be the one

Wo-ohh

Wooooh

There's another, she's alright

Maybe she could spend the night

Maybe she could be your saviour

Five feet eleven in her socks

She'd have to stand you on a box

Not appropriate behaviour

How ‘bout her, she could be fun

Could boil your bunnies one by one

Best be careful how you choose her

And what exactly have you got

John Travolta you are not

What would she want with a loser like you

So what are you going to do?

Heart is thumping… Oh-oh

So exciting… Yeah-yeah

Spirit jumping

She could be the one

She could be the one

Do you want her?... She's inviting

Do you wonder?... If she could be the one

Wohhhh

Heart is thumping… What am I supposed to do?

So exciting… Body giving me a clue

Spirit jumping… Maybe I have got a shot

She could be the one… Possibly… Probably…

Do you want her?... What has that to do with you?

She's inviting… Was it me imagining?

Do you wonder?... Still I can’t help wondering

If she could be the one… Yeah yeah

She could be the one

She could be the one

She could be the one

Yeah yeah

 


 

B07.12 You Don't Have To Be The Sun

 

Written by Nik Kershaw

 


 

You feel like you are

A face in the crowd

Just one of a million

You should be so proud

So happy to be

A shape in the sand

A drop in the ocean

And a tourist in wonderland

Shed me a tear

Blow me a kiss

Show me some human stuff

With a heart beat here

A little bit of this

A little bit of that

We are all we are and

You don't have to be the sun to shine on me

You don't have to be a star to shine

You don't have to be the sun to shine on me

Just the miracle you are

Enjoy yourself

And they will be falling under your spell

Ordinary and glad

Must be the real thing being happy with that

So happy to be

A shape in the sand

A drop in the ocean

And a tourist in wonderland

Understand

You don't have to be the sun to shine on me

You don't have to be a star to shine

You don't have to be the sun to shine on me

Just the miracle you are

You are…

Enjoy yourself

And I will be falling under your spell

So happy to be

A face in the crowd

Just one of a million

I really should be so proud

Shed me a tear

Blow me a kiss

Show me some human stuff

With a heart beat here

A little bit of this

A little bit of that

We are all we are and

You don't have to be the sun to shine on me

You don't have to be a star to shine

You don't have to be the sun to shine on me

Just the miracle you are

You don't have to be the sun to shine on me

You don't have to be a star to shine

You don't have to be the sun to shine on me

Just the miracle you are

 


 

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