I'm no desperado, I'm not too hot to handle
I'm not cool, calm, collected but I'm a rookie and a card
I'm not high and mighty, I'm not the pen nor the sword
I'm just hitting these strings trying to strike a chord

It's a shame that she'd rather be alone well I had her
It's a shame that you'd rather be alone

Your pauses are pregnant, I'm positive you're due
Due for decisions that are effecting me and you
Either you do or you don't, Don't say you will when you won't
You can take it or leave as long as you  take or bring it back

It's a shame that she'd rather be alone well I had her
It's a shame that you'd rather be alone

If I had one thing to ask you 
What do you hold dear 
Is it a nightmare or a daydream
That cripples you with fear

It's A Shame (She'd Rather Be Alone) Demo

Tell me something I don't already know
It could be almost anything but say it ain't so
But I can't help but call you honey
When you're sweet as sweet can be
I'd give you all my money
If I could buy what others get for free
But the last time that you looked
I wasn't anyone that you wanted to see
And here's hoping that you're alone on this rainy night
I took a number and I'm next in line to make you feel alright
But I can't help but call you honey
When you're sweet as sweet can be
I'd give you all my money
If I could buy what others get for free
But the last time that you looked
I wasn't anyone that you wanted to see


The Last Time You Looked (Demo

I've been dying since the day I was born
I've been trying to be righteous and mend what was torn
Is it any consolation for you to know I've been buried in heartache, babe
From head to toe and I've been dying since the day I was born
I've been dying to tell you what's on my mind
That I've been trying to lead life that don't leave you behindIs it any consolation for you to know I've been buried in heartache, babe
From head to toe and I've been dying since the day I was born
Accept the hand that you've been handed
Jump from the train but you may not land it
Tread your water and drink your wine
Sooner or later, babe, it's all borrowed time

Since The Day I Was Born (Demo)

This house is too big without you
It took 'til Sunday to know
While you're at work I'm at home and time goes so slow
Well I could keep myself busy
With the bottle by me side
Drink until I'm alright and then it all subsides
Well I hope you liked the scenery on the high road
I wouldn't know it went right over my head
We all know it takes one to know one
It takes two letters to make a plan
It takes a hard headed woman
To take a hard headed man
Well I hope you liked the scenery on the high road
I wouldn't know it went right over my head
Where common sense ain't common 
and sense makes no sense at all
And nothing can get through the great wall

The Great Wall (Demo)

I ain't got no money but I'm gonna catch that train
I've got leavin' on my mind this town is constant pain
But I got a bottle in my pocket 
And a fresh new pack of smokes
That's all I got from lovin' you
That and these words I wrote
My old lady broke my heart and my old car broke down
Feels like there's a price on my head with my king of fools crown
The last time I ran into Mary she had just gotten hitched
Well I said you're looking good she said, yeah, he's rich
And I said good luck tryin' to make my bad luck any worse
Well I tried to say good bye but you know she said it first

Constant Pain (Welland Sessions)

The Great Wall (Revisited) (Demo)

Something In Between (demo)

Shirley was a banker but she couldn't count on me 
I ran off with all her money that she kept in a can of coffee 
Now I'm damned if I do and damned if I don't 
I'd hang myself now if I could find a rope 
That'd reach around me and this clown I've become 
Surely she had it coming and surely she should've known 
That I was no good for anyone and should never be left alone

Well sometimes you win sometimes you lose 
More often than not you don't get to choose 
Let's play spin the bottle just me, you and surely I'll win you back again

Well sure, I've cashed a few bad cheques in my day 
And yeah, Shirley she done cashed a few 
But I never did hold a gun to her head 
Like some many other men that she knew 
Half the time you know i felt bad 
And the other half, well, I wish that I had 
Maybe then I'd still have half a leg to stand on


Surely, Shirley

I tried so hard to read your mind with your hand over your mouth
I cannot see for the life of me whether you want in or out
It's all right to be afraid
It's just my heart you're gonna break
It don't matter none
Let's talk about ideas of doubt and try to make it right
Let's both agree on eternity if only for tonight
It's all right to be afraid
It's just my heart you're gonna break 
It don't matter none it's already been done
Down down down down she goes
Down down down down she knows

If Only For Tonight (Halfway Houses Rough Mix)

I never wanted this for you but I never let on just how much I knew
Now I'm tongue tied and tangled with a cat that's got my tongue
And I'm running out of reasons why it's easier said than done
I ain't got no frame of reference as far as I can see
I put my money on a horse that hasn't got any knees
Now I'm runnin' on the track too afraid to look back 
I can hear the hounds barking to the tune of Hit The Road Jack
Now I'm still tongue tied and tangled but I got the bull by the horns 
Like a matador on acid having flashbacks full of scorn
'bout a Rabi and an Indian walkin' into a crowded bar
And seeing all the singles ladies dancin' on the tables from up close and from afar
Now I'm fallin' from the sky too afraid to ask why
When I meet the ground I'm gonna shake its hand and look it in the eye
Oh I never told ya
How I made it out alive
With a heavy handed handshake
And a little dirt in the eye
No I won't do that again
If I have any say at all 
I'll save it for another 
Rainy day in the fall


Dylan Thomas Band

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