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Bird of Paradise
03:36
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Bird of Paradise
fly in through my window pretty bird
Sing your morning song what's the word
Stay for the afternoon heaven knows I 'm needing you
Come inside that'll be nice bird of paradise
Fly into my world pretty bird
Tell me of the things you've seen and heard
What's out there beyond my cage tell me please before you fly away
Cos I know now you won’t come twice bird of paradise
I know now you won’t be tamed
I know now you'd never take my name
this whole thing is such a shame
But it's all my fault I've only got myself to blame
Fly into my life pretty bird
Save me from myself don't be deterred
I’m needing someone just like you
to fly in here and help me through
so come on roll the dice bird of paradise
Fly in through my window pretty bird
Sing your morning song what's the word
Stay for the afternoon heaven knows I 'm needing you
Come inside that'll be nice bird of paradise
Come inside that'll be nice pretty bird of paradise
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2. |
Tinseltown
04:20
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Tinseltown
My story starts outs way back when
I had dreams that I couldn’t hold down
I hitched a ride into Tinseltown
The beaches were long and the ladies lovely
Everything was made up and nothing was ugly
I didn't know much of Tinseltown
Now I'm running from the law ,
I'm running like I've never run before
I flipped some burgers and cleaned some floors
Handed out leaflets knocked on all the doors
With a million dreamers just like me
Things got and the money ran dry
The birds were circling in my sky
So I fell in with the wrong crowd
Now I'm running from the law ,
I'm running like I've never run before
This crowd paid me a couple of grand
To bury a body in the sand
Out of town close to the border
The coyote howled and the owl did screech
I'm a million miles from that goddam beach
Where nothing was ugly and those lovely ladies
Now I'm running from the law ,
I'm running like I've never run before
I dug his grave I dug it deep 2' wide the sides were steep
By the time I got topside I heard sirens wailing
That crowd had fit the crime on me
They told the cops where I would be
With shovel in my hand and blood my sleeve
Now I'm running from the law ,
I'm running like I've never run before
Thirty pieces all melted down to buy my way into Tinseltown
I’m going nowhere and getting there fast
This place has left me high and dry
I'll be in that prison till the day I die
My dreams are in the past
Now I'm running from the law ,
I’m running like I've never run before
Now I'm running Lord I’m running from the law ,
I'm running like I've never run before
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3. |
You Helped Me Through
04:01
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You Helped Me Through
Well I’d like to dedicate this song to you
And all the times we’ve been through
You picked me up when I was down
Turned my life around
You helped me through
For the times I kicked and screamed
Ignored your help or so it seemed
When I said I need space
You still saved a place
At the table for me
When I needed more, and I asked for more
You came through
But I had all, I could ever need
When I had you
When I was broke and on my knees
Couldn’t see the wood for the trees
You said that’s life up in your face
Just smile gracefully
And Try Again
When I walked into the night
Just to prove that I was right
Well you shone a Light for me
So that I could see
My way back home
When I needed more, and I asked for more
You came through
But I had all, that I could ever need
When I had you
Well I’d like to dedicate this song to you
And all the times we’ve been through
You picked me up when I was down
Turned my life around
You helped me through
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4. |
Little Brown Sparrow
04:05
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Little brown Sparrow
Little brown Sparrow what is your name
Tell me did you want things to be this way
A broken wing with your feathers on the ground
Where you this broken when you flew into town
Little Brown Sparrow where do you sleep
in that nest of sleeping bags down there at my feet
Are these your friends, these other broken birds
what is your story can you put it into words
Where did you come from where is your home
Are they missing you, do they know your gone
There’s something on my mind that’s been troubling me
Little Brown Sparrow, where is your family
Little brown sparrow what keeps you here
So close to life, but nowhere near
Given the choice would you turn this thing around
Or are your happy living on the ground
little Brown Sparrow what do you need
ease my guilty conscience wont you help me please
Here have some money you could take it all
How will a bunch of coins help to break your fall
Where did you come from where is your home
Are they missing you, do they know your gone
There’s something on my mind that’s been troubling me
Little Brown Sparrow, where is your family
Little brown Sparrow what is your name
Tell me did you want things to be this way
A broken wing with your feathers on the ground
Where you this broken when you flew into town
Where did you come from where is your home
Are they missing you, do they know your gone
There’s something on my mind that’s been troubling me
Little Baby Bird She’s got no family
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5. |
Annabelle
03:25
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Annabel
Oh Annabel I’ve been missing you
Your long black hair and your pale white skin
those brown eyes they did hypnotised
that’s where this whole thing begins.
I’ve been dreaming about the days we shared
daydreaming about the evenings too
you brought me right out from inside myself
Can I say the same of you?
Those few weeks have turned to years
I found other girls for company
But I’m still living with the fear
that your memories they won’t let me be
Oh Annabel I see you’ve moved on
your wedding day is coming soon
I let you slip from my fingertips
but I wish all the best for you.
I found love so confusing
my poor heart it wouldn’t let me see
I broke yours into pieces
what must you think of me?
Those few weeks have turned to years
I found other girls for company
But I’m still living with the fear
that your memories they won’t let me be
I write songs and you songs about loving and losing
somehow its sets us free
I wrote a hundred songs about you
did you write one about me?
Those few weeks have turned to years
I found other girls for company
But I’m still living with the fear
That your memories they won’t let me be
Oh Annabell I’ve been missing you
Your long black hair and your pale white skin
those brown eyes they did hypnotise me
That’s where this whole thing begins.
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6. |
I'm in Love With You
03:54
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I’m In Love with you
Another gentle cowboy song number 101
About a girl I knew, way back when
She called me up and said it’s been too long on day 10,001
Then she asked me If I’m still single
Then she said that we should meet for tea
leave your wallet, the drinks on me
There’s no money in your love songs
Now I thought that this seemed strange
But it’s so nice to hear her voice again
So what the hell make mine a cappuccino
You don’t need to play those games
I can tell you that nothings changed
All you need to know Is I’m in love with you
So I went down to the coffee shop,
Combed my hair, pulled out the stops
To see if I could win her over
She turned up about an hour late
Same old excuses same old traits
Oh but she looked wonderful
We talked until the sun went down
The very worst coffee in the whole damn town
Things haven’t changed a bit
So caught up on catching up with you
I couldn’t see the gospel truth
by the diamond ring upon your finger
You don’t need to play those games
I can tell you that nothing’s changed
All you need to know Is I’m in love with you
I don’t know where I went wrong
Maybe it was all along
But this thing has left me broken hearted
I need to learn to let her go
I know now I’ll never know
What it means to have her love me
I Guess It’s time to make a change
Stop playing that lonely game
You’ll never know
That I’m in love with you
No you’ll never know I’m still in love with you
You’ll never know that I’m still in love with you
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7. |
The Motivator Blues
04:33
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The Motivator Blues
I sing ooh the motivator blues
I sing ooh ooh the motivator blues
start your engines
I've not got nothing to lose.
I don't nobody to call me home
I don't need nobody to call me on the telephone
That's the way I like it I' m out there on my own.
I don't need no company I can talk to myself
I don't need no sympathy Baby I don't need your help
And I swear less people is better for my health
I sing ooh the motivator blues
I sing ooh that motivator blues
start your engines Aint got nothing to lose.
I don't need nobody to tell me I'm wrong
I don't need my problems written down in a song
You can bet one thing when I'm going I'm gone
I don't do too well in certain company
you're going to know all about it if somethings bothering me
I don't like monkey business I don't suffer fools easily
I sing ooh the motivator blues
I sing ooh that motivator blues
start your engines Aint got nothing to lose.
ooh the motivator blues
I sing ooh that motivator blues
start your engines Aint got nothing to lose.
I don't nobody to call me home
I don't need nobody to call me on that telephone
That's the way I like it I' m out there on my own
I don't do too well in certain company
you're going to know all about it if somethings bothering me
I don't like monkey business Nor suffer fools easily
I sing ooh the motivator blues
I sing ooh that motivator blues
start your engines Aint got nothing to lose.
I sing ooh the motivator blues
I sing ooh that motivator blues
start your engines Aint got nothing
Start Them engines come on give me something
Start your engines, I’ve not got nothing to loose
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8. |
Castaway
03:20
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Castaway
castaway
castaway on a stormy sea
castaway,
farewell for you and me
If the tide took me away from you
Then the tide can bring me home
There’s Nowhere on earth I'd rather be
Than with you and not here alone
My ship sank down into the waves
All hands were lost to the deep
One day I'll find my way back to you
But for now I’m just a
Castaway
Castaway on a stormy sea
Castaway,
Farewell for you and me
I’ve lived on this island for four years now
with palm trees and sand for friends
I’ve stood on the cliff edge more than once
to bring my affairs to an end
But The thing that’s kept me going this long
Is a faded picture of you
One day I'll find my way back somehow
But for now I’m just a
castaway
castaway on a stormy sea
castaway,
farewell for you and me
I’m waiting for the winds to turn my way
my raft is rough but true
I will set sail on the evening tide
and gamble on the oceans blue
Castaway
Castaway on a stormy sea
Castaway
Farewell for you and for me
Castaway
Castaway on a stormy sea
Castaway
Farewell for you and for me
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9. |
Just a Fool
04:14
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Just a fool
If you're needing me I'd climb over mountains high
I would ride the desert storm
If you're needing me I'd call I'll be on the phone
Till the wee small hours of the morning
But I'm just a fool left out in the rain still I pine for you.
Place your trust in mine and I'll share all my ways with you
I’ll let you in behind closed doors
Place your hand in mine and I'd carry the load for you
I would take the burden whole
But I'm just a fool left out in the rain still I pine for you.
Run your rivers long and I will find you any time or place
Burn your bridges won’t you I'd rebuild them just to see your face again
Oh But I'm, I’m just a fool left out in the rain
Still I pine for you.
So If you're needing I’d climb over mountains high I would ride the desert storm
If you're needing me I'll call I'll be on the phone
Till the wee small hours of the morning
Oh But I'm, I’m just a fool left out in the rain
Still I pine for you, Yes I pine, I pine over you
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10. |
Who Really Loves You
04:21
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Who Really Loves You
Who really loves you
Who really cares
Who will offer you shelter
Who is really there.
I Reached out my hand to you I would hold you the through the storm
a friend in need is a friend indeed so it seemed but I was wrong
I was a fool to trust you, you were never around
but the people who really cared for me keep me safe and sound
I paid for all your fancy things I put the wind into your sails
I'll pay you back real soon my friend, you said the check was in the mail
I was a clown to trust you and help you live like a king
The people who care for me they don't cost a thing
Who really loves you
Who really cares
Who will offer you shelter
Who is really there.
I opened my door to you I said make yourself at home
what's mine is yours I overlooked your flaws when you missed the love I'd shown
I was naive to trust you I fell for your charm
The people who care for me they keep me from harm
You were never there for me when I needed you the most
You took all I ever gave to you and abused a gracious host
I no longer trust you and I' m glad your gone
the people who care for me they were there all along
Who really loves you
Who really cares
Who would offer you shelter
Who’s really there
Who really loves you
Who really cares
Who would offer you shelter
Who’s really there
I said Who’s really there
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CHRIS FOX Cambridge, UK
Chris's music spans the roots lexicon of Folk, Americana, Country and Blues. Audiences are enthralled by his rich vocals,
complex guitar playing & loop pedal alchemy, he is funny & thought provoking in equal measures. A laid back style draws listeners in with tales of the everyday and the unexpected.
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Raw and powerful, a solid set from a rising star
James Searle RnRmagazine 9/23
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