1. |
Happy Go Lucky
04:42
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Verse 1
Can you tell me what we're searching for
is it love or the feeling of something more
cos trying to find peace today
is like trying to find a needle in a bale of hay
Verse 2
You won't find it in the things that you buy
in fact the more that you spend only widens the mile
it isn't easy but you have to try
your first port of call is to open your eyes
Chorus
Life in the west is a life that you can't sustain
taking more than you need but you never replace
what's it going to take for you to change your ways
I guess when you start to feel the pain that your feel so far away
Verse 3
can you tell me who you're fighting for
is it for queen and for country or the love of war
but what's a man supposed to do
if you can't believe a word that they're telling you
Verse 4
Well it's enough to drive a man insane
as they whisper in the ear of your reptile brain
forget the things you think you know
and lift up the veil and enjoy the show
Chorus
Verse 5
Can you tell me who you're working for
is it for you or a system that's inherently flawed
forget the things you think you've heard
and lift up the veil and spread the word of love
Chorus
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2. |
Long Haired Sammy
03:18
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Verse 1
Long haired Sammy with a 45
came into town swinging from side to side
jaws all hanging from all of the guys
cos she's the kind of girl that makes you feel alive
Verse 2
Sammy she's the hottest girl in town
she can turn a frown upside down
the finest figure showing just enough thigh
cos she's the kind of girl that makes you feel alive
Verse 3
other girls they don't like Sammy around
they can tell what she'a all about
she snaps her fingers and the men reply
cos she's the kind of girl that makes you feel alive
Verse 4
Sammy you know she always gets her guy
no pint in asking the reasons why
she'll drive you crazy and that'a no lie
cos she's the kind of girl that makes you feel alive
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3. |
Early 20s
05:05
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Verse 1
well you've got what I want
a loose set of morals and a bottle of wine
cloaked in sass and looking mighty fine
you laddered your tights babe but that's alright
that's alright, that's alright with me
Verse 2
well you've got what I need
a mountain of curls and alluring smile
legs that go on for miles and miles
meet me in the ally I'll be back in a while
back in a while, back in a while you'll see
Verse 3
well you've got what i want
a loose set of morals she just wants to get high
cloaked in sass and looking mighty fine
you laddered your tights babe but that's alright
that's alright, that's alright with me
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4. |
I Don't Want No More
04:43
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Verse 1
Can't someone tell me the reason why
I'm on this carousel of nine to five
I don't think one to ones are really my style
so you won't be seeing me for a while
Verse 2
well you can keep your time in lieu and you can keep your dental plan
I don't want to give myself to the man
your way of living has got me singing the blues
and I really don't dig your Christmas dos
Chorus
I don't want no more
I don't no more of what you're trying to give
I don't want no more
I don't want no more and I will take it from here, I will take it from here
Verse 3
Goodbye dress down Friday I won't miss you
I'll wear what I want and be done by two
I've found another way to live my life
you can't have my soul but keep my P45
Chorus
Verse 4
Can't someone tell me the reason why
I'm on this carousel of nine to five
I don't think one to ones are really my style
so you won't be seeing me for a while
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5. |
Dear David
04:37
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Verse 1
How can you really say
that you speak for the people
when a man like you has never met a single one
Verse 2
It's hard to here you speak
behind your silver spoon
do you still sleep knowing you have taken it all
Chorus
we see you switching your demeanor when the cameras go on
promising to sing a new hymen but it's the same old song
Verse 3
Are there still glimmers of
a boy that you once knew
or have you always been the man you see every day
Verse 4
the life of which you came
it aint like mine I know
doesn't mean I can't see you for who you really are
Chorus
just because you don't wear a tie doesn't make you one of us
we always see you cycling by but never taking the bus
your policies will whither and change and so will you
look at it from somebody else's point of view
Verse 5
How can you really say
that you speak for the people
when a man like you has never met a single one
Chorus
we see you switching your demeanor when the cameras go on
promising to sing a new hymen but it's the same old song
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6. |
Lonesome Sailor
02:33
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Verse 1
Lonesome sailor drinking on your own
your queen's gone left you she's gone left her thrown
you suspect that she's seeing somebody else
somebody else, somebody else
Verse 2
Lonesome sailor you don't need that girl
she just makes for a lonely world
the girl is beneath you she don't measure up
don't measure up, ' don't measure up
Verse 3
Lonesome sailor move on with your life
you don't need such a hangdog wife
she'll break your heart boy and she'll put you down
she'll put you down, she'll put you down
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7. |
You Know
04:28
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Verse 1
You know it's a hard thing to do
you know you've got to push on through
you know it's a hard thing to prove
you know you've got to seek the truth
Chorus
try not loosing your mind
try not loosing your soul
try not loosing control
try not loosing your soul
try not loosing control
Verse 2
You know it's a hard thing to do
you know you've got to push on through
you know it's a hard thing to prove
you know you've got to seek the truth
Chorus
Verse 3
You know it's a hard thing to do
you know you've got to push on through
you know it's a hard thing to prove
you know you've got to seek the truth
Chorus
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8. |
The Lady And The Man
03:29
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Verse 1
let me tell you a story about a lady from the south
her heart was pure but she's insecure all the money has all run out
so she got herself a job pouring drinks both night and day
until she slowly released that her life was slipping away just slipping away
Verse 2
five years pass and nothings changed pouring drinks both day and night
until one time a man walked in and said is everything alright
she said hell no man I just can't stand the life that i posses
I'm drenched in fear and close to tears and my mind it just won't rest well it just wont rest
Verse 3
he said lady I've got the very thing to turn your life around
it's 20 a bag you just take it back and then you lay down on your couch
play music that will turn you on and let the melody take your soul
far away to a better place and your mind will soon follow it will soon follow
Verse 4
I'll do those things that you suggest said the lady to the man
two weeks time and her life seems fine ad she's got her little self a plan
she'll fly way were the weather is warm and lay down on the sand
doing that as the music passes through her soul thanking the man, thanking the man
it's the lady and the man, it's the lady and the man, it's the lady and the man
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9. |
If I Aint got You
04:52
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Verse 1
take my hand as you rest your weary head
lord won't you have mercy on her troubled soul
I can't remember the man I was before we met
Chorus
cos i can't do nothing if I aint got you in my heart
just a man with nothing if I aint got you oh doll
cos i can't do nothing if I aint got you in my heart
just a man with nothing if I aint got you oh doll
oh darling
Verse 2
can't sleep, we watch the sunrise
gentle whisper, I look into your eyes
dreams of tomorrow, when today aint even come
Chorus
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10. |
What You Mean To Me
04:04
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Verse 1
I don't know what it was that made me think of you
how I wonder where you are and who you're with and what you do
Verse 2
I guess it was regret that made me think of you
how I wish I understood, then the things that I know now
Verse 3
Now what you meant to me, it made me feel so free
but I was blind to see that you were always there for me
Verse 4
But what you mean to me is a name on the wind
a voice that I can hear, and I wonder if you hear me
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Hot Tin Roof Edinburgh, UK
Formed in 2011, Hot Tin Roof features Andy McKay-Challen (acoustic guitar and vocals) Gavin Jack (electric lead guitar) and
Kenny Miller (Cajon) play stripped back atmospheric blues/soul.
Hot Tin Roof play regularly around Scotland (primarily Edinburgh & Glasgow) and their distinct sound has been well received both in and outside the thriving underground Scottish blues scene.
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