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All Bets Are Off
02:54
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ALL BETS ARE OFF
(Words & Music: S.Gibson)
We'll burn that bridge when we come to it
We'll dive in when we can
We'll head out into a world unknown
Won't bother with a back-up plan
We'll run up mountains at top speed
Swim for faraway boats
Drive for hours with broken headlights
Not worry about staying afloat
All bets are off
All bets are off
We'll bet on black like we're colourblind
We'll wander down darkened lanes
Spend our money in vintage shops
With dusty window panes
We'll buy tickets on ferries that cross strait
Drink with strangers in leather coats
We'll buy second-hand postcards in second-hand towns
Befriend writers of romantic notes
We'll brew our own beer, surf alone
let nothing stand in our way
we'll trust our hopes and not our fears
until there's nothing left to say
All bets are off
All bets are off
We'll wear worn-out jeans and our favourite shirt
Sleep in woven blankets
Swim in winter in harbour pools
graduate from the school of dissenters
We'll burn that bridge when we come to it
run up mountains at top speed
bet on black like we're colourblind
Carry only what we need
We'll brew our own beer, surf alone
let nothing stand in our way
we'll trust our hopes and not our fears
until there's nothing left to say
All bets are off
All bets are off x2
We'll brew our own beer, surf alone
let nothing stand in our way
we'll trust our hopes and not our fears
until there's nothing left to say
We'll brew our own beer, surf alone
let nothing stand in our way
we'll trust our hopes and not our fears
until there's nothing left to say
All bets are off
All bets are off
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2. |
That is Punk
02:49
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THAT IS PUNK
(Words & Music: S.Gibson)
A few tattoos and a haircut
Doesn’t make you punk
And 20 beers and a coupla shots
Only gets you drunk
Do it yourself doesn’t mean
Buying a Green Day CD
Punk is more than just wearing
A black Ramones Tee
Follow your instincts
Trust your gut
Question everything
That is punk
Fuck the DJs, we know they’re rubbish
Plug it in and play it loud
And when empty rooms become full
You did it your way, be proud
Everyone’s an individual
But you’re all acting the same
Be a cleanskin, think for yourself
Play your own game
Follow your instincts
Trust your gut
Question everything
That is punk
Johnny Cash, That is punk
Write your own songs, That is punk
Werner Hertzog, That is punk
Follow no-one ,That is punk
Follow your instincts
Trust your gut
Question everything
That is punk
Follow your instincts
Trust your gut
Don’t listen to me
That is punk
Change your surroundings
Make ‘em fit to you
Don’t bend into difficult shapes
To fit in with a crew
Punk’s not really dead
It’s just a little sick
Keep throwing out ideas
Some of them will stick
Follow your instincts
Trust your gut
Question everything
That is punk
Follow your instincts
Trust your gut
Don’t listen to me
That is punk
William Burroughs, That is punk
Vincent Van Gogh, That is punk
Arthur Rimbaud, That is punk
Don’t listen to me,
That is punk
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TRUTH, FREEDOM & ROCK N ROLL
(Words & Music: S.Gibson)
This is my truth, tell me yours
Leave out nothing, include the flaws
Don’t lie to us, uncover the scars
Open the vaults, remove the bars
Truth, freedom and rock n roll
All we need
To save our souls
Truth, freedom and rock n roll
Wake up now, never grow old
Freedom comes, freedom goes
They sell it at a price
They buy up thoughts, buy up truth
Sell us back the lies
Truth, freedom and rock n roll
All we need
To save our souls
Truth, freedom and rock n roll
Wake up now, never grow old
Red is red and white is white
But pink is the new black
Dress it up in pretty colours
Before they sell it back
Truth, freedom and rock n roll
All we need
To save our souls
Truth, freedom and rock n roll
Wake up now, never grow old
Truth, freedom and rock n roll
All we need
To save our souls
Truth, freedom and rock n roll
Wake up now, never grow old
Read a book, start a band
Be your own crowd
Shoot a photo, paint a shirt
The truth will come out loud
Truth, freedom and rock n roll
All we need
To save our souls
Truth, freedom and rock n roll
Wake up now, never grow old
Truth, freedom and rock n roll
All we need
To save our souls
Truth, freedom and rock n roll
Wake up now, never grow old
Freedom, hope, open thoughts
This is my truth
Tell me yours
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THANK GOD YOU'RE AN ATHEIST
(Words & Music: S.Gibson)
She said show me the sights in the city of lights
Tell me stories of the old town city nights
Fall in love with me all over again
Thank god you’re an atheist
And a thinking man
I said show me the ghost towns
Of a life gone wrong
She just shouted back lines
From a Billy Bragg song
But nostalgia’s not what it used to be
Sleeping here in this new room
We were waiting for our great leap forward
But she left the city pretty soon
I said show me the ghost towns
Of a life gone wrong
She just shouted back lines
From a Billy Bragg song
But we fell in love all over again
In the old town city nights again
And she never, ever came back again
To our forgotten city of lights again
I said show me the ghost towns
Of a life gone wrong
She just shouted back lines
From a Billy Bragg song
She said show me the sights in the city of lights
Tell me stories of the old town city nights
Fall in love with me all over again
I don’t want to change the world
But we do what we can
(Thank god you’re an atheist)
(And a thinking man)
I said show me the ghost towns
Of a life gone wrong
She just shouted back lines
From a Billy Bragg song
I said show me the ghost towns
Of a life gone wrong
She just shouted back lines
From a Billy Bragg song
From a Billy Bragg song
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5. |
Not Even Sure
03:07
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NOT EVEN SURE
(Words: Mark Hyland Music: Simon Gibson)
My new head, it doesn't fit me
Take it back like it was before
And those new things you were gonna send me
Save 'em for the grandkids, I don't need 'em anymore
Still now, not even sure
The closer I get, the less I know
This new day is gonna last a lot more
Than the old one that I didn't much like at all
My old friends are all married or stupid or not yet dead
This new day has only just begun
Right now, that's not a door
It's just a piece of wood and a hole in the wall
Still now, not even sure
The closer I get, the less I know
Right now, that's not a door
It's just a piece of wood and a hole in the wall
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