Barefoot Shuffle

Lyrics - Steve Abbott
Music & Production - Boydie

The Greatest Lie

Verse 1
If God doesn't like the way I live,
Let him tell me, not you.
If God doesn't like the life I lead,
I'd like to hear his point of view

From heaven, sounds of silence
No light that shines above
Absent as he's always been
In his city, of brotherly love

Chorus
So you clasp your hands in prayer
To a myth that doesn't care
and no one hears your call
Because he’s the greatest lie
The greatest lie of all...

Verse 2
Whilst we watch our children, suffering
we watch his servants prosper
little more than a fairytale
The worlds concealed imposter

In blind faith you seek the answers
From a being that ignores
little more than smoke and mirrors
the cause of endless wars

Chorus
So you clasp your hands in prayer
To a myth that doesn't care
and no one hears your call
Because he’s the greatest lie
The greatest lie of all...


Verse 3
Hands held high we hail a creator
to marvel at what he’s done
A world of hate and misery
Wrapped in a web,  we have spun

So wake up, smell the roses
Not created by his hand
Live your life for the moment
As there is no promised land

Chorus
So you clasp your hands in prayer
To a myth that doesn't care
and no one hears your call
Because he’s the greatest lie
The greatest lie of all...

Bridge 
You keep believing 
I’ll keep evolving
The way to see by faith
Is to shut the eye of reason

Chorus
So you clasp your hands in prayer
To a myth that doesn't care
and no one hears your call
Because he’s the greatest lie
The greatest lie of all...


The Greatest Lie

Lyrics - Steve Abbott
Music & Production Matt Lyon

Love to Hate Me

Verse 1
A tongue so sharp
You cut a smile,
But all the while
There's hatred in your eyes.
I'm seduced by the hint of truth
That you hide behind your lies.

Eyes cold as steel,
Lips hot as hell...
The tales they tell
Are bait to trap your prey -
They're convinced by the promises
That you swear you won't betray.

Chorus
Played every card,
Tried every trick,
Worked hard to guard my heart
But you're just... too slick.
Release your grip
And let me be,
'Cos I hate to love you
And you love to hate me.

Verse 2
An angel's face
With looks to kill,
You get a thrill
From freezing me with fear,
And you laugh and you lick your lips
When I shed a single tear.

From blood-red claws;
My wounds are deep.
I need to sleep
And rest my broken soul.
Don't know if I can sleep in peace
Till you return the love you stole.

Chorus

Bridge
When you wrap your hand around my heart,
It skips a beat
But then it's back to racing when you start
To squeeze it!

Love To Hate Me

Lyrics - Steve Abbott
Music/Production - Neil Connor

LYRICS

VERSE 1
We tangled in the Spider's Web
Shot pool on a table we used for a bed
We never believed the fools who said
Our love wouldn't last forever

VERSE 2
A lovestruck Romeo serenades 
Beneath your window in the shade
Even if the lust begins to fade
We’ll always be together

CHORUS
Hard times, fun times
Making the bed groan times
Low times high times
Falling down drunk times
I’ll always find time for love
And I'll love you for all time

VERSE 3
Seduced you with gifts of Tuborg Gold
Much too young to contemplate old
Defied the odds and wouldn't be told
Our love wouldn't last forever

VERSE 4
Not much to offer no fame, no wealth
Just sleazy nights with Percy Filth
While lonely hearts sit on the shelf
We'll always be together

CHORUS
Hard times, fun times
Making the bed groan times
Low times high times
Falling down drunk times
I’ll always find time for love
And I'll love you for all time

BRIDGE
From The Beautiful South’s ‘We are each other’
To ‘I want a jumper for my mother’
Crazy sex with Elmer Fudd the lover
True love isn’t sparkling rocks
It’s a bitter sweet lemon
Hidden in a borrowed box

CHORUS
Hard times, fun times
Making the bed groan times
Low times high times
Falling down drunk times
I’ll always find time for love
And I'll love you for all time


Love You For All Time

Lyrics - Steve Abbott
Music - Ian Osborne

Not a Slave...

Ain't nothing quite so ugly
As the face of a clock at dawn
Another day, like any other
To a king you'll play the pawn
They'll cross your palms with silver
While theirs are greased with gold
Another day, another dollar
Kills the dreams of wealth you hold

It’s a blink and you missed it journey
From the cradle to the grave
The outcome never changes
For the fearful or the brave
Cast off your chains and shackles
Be what you want to be
The world don’t give a damn right now
Be a free man, not a slave
Yeah be a free man, not a slave

Sharp suits hide dark secrets
Your conscience cannot keep
Another day as cannon fodder
What you've sown you'll never reap
Your masters take the credit
But never share the blame
Another day why do you bother
When it’s you who bears the shame

It’s a blink and you missed it journey
From the cradle to the grave
The outcome never changes
For the fearful or the brave
Cast off your chains and shackles
Be what you want to be
The world don’t give a damn right now
Be a free man, not a slave
Yeah be a free man, not a slave

And ain't nothing quite so ugly
As the face of a clock at dawn
Another day, like any other
Until your final breath is drawn

jazz, blues
Release date:
21 March 2016


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