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The handle is broken on my cup
There is no way to fill me up
Oh no, oh no
As I watched you turn your back
It crossed my mind you won't be back
Oh no, oh no
And all the plans
that we made
I won't let them fade away
I did not mean to break your heart
Never meant to be apart
Oh no, oh no
And all the plans
that we made
I won't let them fade away
And on the days the days that lie ahead
I will try to mend this broken thread
And hold you closer to my heart
And know this love will be our start
and we will never be apart
The handle is broken on my cup
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My weather girl
01:27
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You pulled me up by my bootstraps honey
You knew I needed some sunshine
You stopped the rain and you blew the clouds away
My weather girls going to make it fine
Oooh Oooh my weathergirl is going to make it fine
I was feeling mighty down
Weather front was moving in
I needed to hear the music that you play to me
Now you’re every season your every rain or shine
You’re my winter and my summertime
Oooh Oooh your my winter and my summertime
Now you’re every season you're every rain or shine
You’re my winter and my summertime
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The holiday song
04:30
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Well I went down
to the harbour
just to watch the fishing boats come in
Loading boxes hosing down decks
that’s what I remember
holiday down by the coast
Well I always had my rod
but I never seem to catch a thing
ice cream fishing chips on my breath
salt and ice and fishing bouys
Sho roo do doot doot doot do ro
Always down at the arcade
flashing lights and ringing bells
but I never seemed to win a thing
Bumping the machine
just a little more change
From the wall to the beach
it always felt so cold to me
My mother said get down to the sea
but I never felt well at all
Sho roo do doot doot doot do ro
On the sand building sand castles
Just a holiday down by the coast
All the commotion at the harbour
Just a holiday down by the coast
Just walking down the front
Just a holiday down by the coast
I remember we went to the putting
Just a holiday down by the coast
Paddling on the beach
Just a holiday down by the coast
Struggling with the wind
Just a holiday down by the coast
Some days it would rain
Just a holiday down by the coast
Watching the fishing boats come in
Just a holiday down by the coast
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4. |
On these dark nights
03:28
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On these dark nights
I need you more
I want to see you through my door
Why don’t you stay at home with me
We’ll light the fire
And sit and watch the flames
will dance across our hearts
Why don’t you take a seat with me.
And you turn on my inner light
I contemplate what’s on my mind
This is a love we have to keep
And this old song
that we will sing
of something true
we both will bring
As we live out the life we planned
With lighter hearts
I’ll catch your smile
I know tonight we’ll stay a while
Warmed by this winter light we see
I catch your eye
and make you laugh
I take my time on your behalf
Let me offer up my recipe
And you turn on my inner light
I contemplate what’s on my mind
This is a love we have to keep
When something's true you hold it close
not cast aside or let it go
Don’t burn down this house that love has built
There is a love
that stays the course
with changing days
and moving shores
This is the time to show your hand
And this old song
that we will sing
of something true
we both will bring
As we live out the life we planned
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Come dance with me
03:46
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I watch from afar
as you move with the dance
You travel the roads
a life full of chance
You don’t know me
Do I know myself?
The stars speak so clear
and they talk of romance
And as you dance in so close
I feel the air that you move
Is there a message for me
in the steps that you choose
Ah but you don’t know me
Do I know myself?
You seem so free
and romantic to me
I watch from afar
the night it moves on
I hear you laugh with your friends
I know soon you will be gone
I have memories of you
in every beat of my heart
I can still hear your dance
though I know not where you are
You never knew me
I did not know myself
Until you set me free
come dance with me
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Tenderness
03:45
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I know what it means to love
and I know tenderness
I pray I love the way you do to me
my love my friend my true
To learn is no substitute
you fill your head with thoughts
No books, contain the dreams of you
The dreams of you and I
and the pleasures of the flesh
You and I have learned together
Learned to live and love together
Lived a life now we can never part
No picture could never capture you
The beauty of your love
The fruits that I harvest now
Harvest all your love
and give it back to you.
I know what it means to love
and I know tenderness
I pray I love the way you do to me
my love my friend my true
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7. |
Daddy's car
02:26
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Staying in at the weekend
when there's so much to do
Gather all the money we can get
I know you want to see me
when the sun comes up
But I have to go
cause we ain't married yet.
I'll get my daddy's car
and we can ride
and you don't ever need to go home
I'll get my daddy's car
and we can ride
and satisfy the urge you have to roam
You're telling me
that you feel like you're caged
Daddy he doesn't understand
You say you want to stay out late
and he tells you that you can't
But come the weekend girl
yes you can
I'll get my daddy's car
and we can ride
and you don't ever need to go home
I'll get my daddy's car
and we can ride
and satisfy the urge you have to roam
The roses by the side of the road
they smell so sweet
But I work so hard
I haven't got the time
to partake of that pleasure
But the love that we have
is just as sweet
Especially little girl
when you kiss my soft warm cheek
I'll get my daddy's car
and we can ride
and you don't ever need to go home
I'll get my daddy's car
and we can ride
and satisfy the urge you have to roam
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8. |
Sunday Morning
05:12
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The door is open
and the sun is shining through
Time to have
another coffee with you, darling
You lean over
smile upon your face
I raise my hand
gently brush across your face
Sunday morning and the pace is slow
Sunday morning got nowhere to go
Well you could be my resurrection
Oh no
Don't be expecting my defection
but I'm gonna take it slow
Well I can feel the heat of the sunshine
on my back
You have raised my expectations
I think I'm on the way back
Sunday morning and the pace is slow
Sunday morning got nowhere to go
No need to rush
no need to push
just take the time
take the time to care
Love takes its own path
love has its own world
just let the weekend
take you there
Just give yourself over
feel at peace
with how you are
and who you are with
Love takes its own path
love has its own world
just let the weekend
take you there
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9. |
Standing in the wings
02:28
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I thought I was standing in the wings
just waiting for the scene to paint itself
But the lessons I had learned
where the ones’ I needed to know
As we step upon this stage
We spoke about a future on a different path
You felt the heat of change burning in my heart
But the memories that we share
are bound to take us there
As we step upon this stage
This song was written in our dreams
reflecting upon unspoken words
Just a simple melody
spoke the truth to me
Now we step upon this stage
Just a simple melody
spoke the truth to me
Now we step upon this stage
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Jim Byrne Glasgow, UK
Glasgow based Jim Byrne is an accomplished folk blues guitar player and songwriter. Jim is a recording artist with Fox Star
Records.
He has released 4 critically acclaimed albums since going solo in 2008. ‘The Innocent’ and ‘Every Day is Sunshine’ where particularly well received by listeners and press alike (Q Magazine, UNCUT, Maverick, The Daily Record, Folk Blues and Beyond, Spiral Earth).
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