1. |
Big Brown Sky
03:57
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I was down in the boondocks
on the Edinburgh Road
banging on the door to the Mother Lode
when Ceilidh Al, as bold as brass
was coming down the mountain
on his Whisky Poet glass
And I‘m under the Big Brown Sky
watching the changes fly
and hearing them call out my name
as the wind and the rain go by
They talk up a future in poetic rhyme
standing on the parapet of Auld Lang Syne
feelings run high and faces are red
everybody’s shouting out but not a word is said
And I‘m under the Big Brown Sky
watching the changes fly
and hearing them call out my name
as the wind and the rain go by
So take a cup of kindness, hang it on the wall
don’t let nobody touch it no, no one at all
There’s only so much water can go under the bridge
before I get a molecule to pass down to my kid
under the Big Brown Sky
watching the changes fly
and hearing them call out my name
as the wind and the rain go by
Ceilidh light, don’t leave me lone tonight
Ceilidh light, come keep me warm tonight
Ceilidh light, I need you by my side
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2. |
Gibraltar Farm
02:42
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Gibraltar Farm
Gibraltar Farm,
Violette came
She walked in its long green grass
and left on an aeroplane
With all that she had,
One summer’s night
riding the clouds of England and France
in the fading light
And every night I heard her calling out across the wires
(Louise…)
and I’m out on that long and lonely road I chose
and nobody in England knows but you, you, you
Oh let me go where the tears don’t flow
Oh let me stay where there is no war today
Gibraltar Farm,
Violette knew
Every turn and glance of the dangerous dance
that she had to do
With all that she had,
she did it so well
with a fire in her heart
she played out the part til the curtain fell
And every night I heard her calling out across the wires
(Louise…)
I’m out on a long and lonely road tonight
And nobody can see my light but you, you, you
Oh let me go where the tears don’t flow
Oh let me stay where there is no war today
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3. |
Still
03:16
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How beautiful the mountains
Rise up from the sea
How perfectly silent
They are speaking to me
Soft as a whisper
A cry upon the air
They speak about tomorrow
Like it’s always been there
Rest your head my darlin’
Close your sleepy eyes
You can take my word for it
I will still be here
when you arise I’ll love you
Still, I’ll love you Still.
There’s fog on the ocean
Rain down in the glen
And the smell of the fire
Takes me back to who knows when
off in the distance
a songbird is singing
a sweet lullaby for another to hear
Rest your head my baby
Close those sleepy eyes
You can be so sure of it
I will still be here
when you arise I’ll love you
Still, I’ll love you Still.
Rest your head my darlin’
Close your sleepy eyes
You can take my word for it
I will still be here when you arise
I’ll love you
Still, I’ll love you
Yeah I will love you Still
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4. |
The Eyes of Lochaber
04:24
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Oh the Eyes of Lochaber are open wide
but they won’t let on where the blue caps hide
til the Kingdom falls on the other side
Go Laddie Go, Go Laddie Go
Well the whistle blows as the train steams west
And the men on board are the worst and the best
but freedom rides on their success
Go Laddie Go, Go Laddie Go
Oh the Eyes of Lochaber
They are following me
Oh the Eyes of Lochaber
Hard as the rain til the struggle and the pain
is just a memory
Oh the Eyes of Lochaber
from the sky down to the sea
Oh the Eyes of Lochaber
flying like a buzzard in his skyscraper cupboard
looking down on me
As I’m walk along that path again
that once was trod by the best of them
I can hear that song across the Glen
Go Laddie Go, Go Laddie Go
Oh the Eyes of Lochaber are watching still
From every heart on every hill
when freedom calls free men will
Go Laddie Go, Go Laddie Go
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5. |
Not in Narnia
03:37
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Somewhere down the M6 we went through a door
Now we’re Not in Narnia anymore
And I’m walking down the streets of Birmingham again
Turn off my facebook, Turn off my tweets
If you want me I’ll be under the sheets
I’m gonna hide my face until I don’t know when
I’m chugging along Not in Narnia
Na-na-no-no-no, Back in Birmingham
I’m chugging along Not in Narnia
Na-na-no-no-no, that’s where I am
I’m chugging along Not in Narnia
Na-na-no-no-no Not in Narnia
I’m chugging along Not in Narnia
Na-na-no-no-no Not in Narnia
Somewhere down the M6 we went through that door
Now we’re Not in Narnia anymore
And it’s easy to imagine we never were
Mirror Mirror, on my wall
Can you see my reflection at all
Did I dream it up or was I really there?
I’m chugging along Not in Narnia
Na-na-no-no-no Not in Narnia
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MOrganisation Birmingham, UK
Dave fronts his group MOrganisation with catchy melodic originals. Back in the day, his song ‘Hiroshima’ was a European mega-hit and he was in the stage line-up of the world famous Electric Light Orchestra.
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