The chilly wind blows wild
Oh my sweet golden child
The cold days rob you of your precious glow
The sleet and rain fall down
On this grey Northern town
Till I wanna get up, I wanna get up and go

So stop apologising for the things you never did
There are clouds on the horizon, but the sun's right overhead
I may get through to talk to you, but I don't know where, why or when
I want to lie under California skies again

Where sundance diamonds glde
On a clear blue ocean wide
To watch the Gods bestride Pacific stray
Where Venice beach dreams grow
That's where I want to go
Yeah I wanna go there, I wanna go there and stay

So stop making excuses for the love you never made
The times you could have got away, but you changed your mind and stayed
It doesn't matter what you've done, what counts is what you do
California skies are waiting there for you

And if today's the same as yesterday
Wipe your tears away, wipe them away
Let tomorrow be what we want it to be
We can be wild and free, we can be us
Before we're history, before we're dust

A Key to All of the Mythologies

California Skies

a song about the joys of Minecraft.

We're gonna build a city
And fill it up with people
With homes and parks and highways
Rollerdomes and skyways
If we build a world upon an ideal
That happiness can be found
A utopian dream we can make real
If we build it up from the ground
and when we hit the ceiling
We're gonna keep on building
Way beyond out limits
We'll start and never finish
We'll tunnel down
We'll dig so deep
Find precious ore and stones to keep
We'll wake the Kraken from its sleep
We'll bridge the moon with cable cars
We'll build a water slide to Mars
A rollercoaster through the stars
And we can live together
In a city at the edge of forever

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City At The Edge Of Forever

Gist

Serenity Now

Makeweight

Storyteller

Through the Irish Countryside

Out on. digital release on Friday 27th September, Time and Time Again is a song reminiscent of the late mid 60s pop made by groups such as the Byrds and Gary Puckett and the Union Gap I (Young Girl would have been the first time I really noticed that 4/4 snare Motown beat). It was performed and recorded entirely by me (TGN) and written quite early on (no later than 1982, possibly  even 78-79). For a long time, I didn't rate the song (probably embarrassed by the unsophisticated lyrics), but I recently got round to recording it and really liked the feel, then the simplicity of the lyrics began to appeal to me. Could it be improved?. YES! a Rickenbacker 360/12 (preferably Ruby Red) would certainly come in handy.

I can't escape this feeling
Here it comes again
Sends me reeling 
Time and time again
I fall for your sweet love
You make me feel this hunger
Here it comes again
It's getting stronger
Time and time again
Oh I can't get enough
I know that I'm a fool
And I should learn my lesson
When you keep messing with my heart
It's like I'm back at school
and you're my favourite teacher
When I try to reach you, you let me down
I guess I should know better
Here you come again
What does it matter
Time and time again
I fall for your sweet love
And time and time and time and time again
And time and time and time and time again

Flatter to Deceive

Time and Time Again

Time And Time Again

A song written in 1985 about the woes of the world. Quite jolly, though, in its own way, I have always liked this one and have done my best to make the production sound polished.

So many lost souls wandering in this world
Falling from agony to ecstasy unable to defer
So many empty lives waiting to be filled
When every moment is eternity time is to be killed
And I can only take so much
Of living for myself and no-one else
So I reach out to touch
So many strangers trying to befriend
Fumbling in the dark to make a mark
To trust and to depend
So many children whose innocence is bruised
With a mortgaged pride they're pushed aside
Broken and abused
And I can only take so much
Of watching people reach into themselves
Unable to touch
You'd better turn away,
I'm sorry
You won't know what to say
You'd better turn away
Too late to realise
Don't worry
You'd better close your eyes
Only fools would be so wise

To Touch

A song about love, faith and authenticity.

Trouble on the rise
There's no way of knowing
How hard the wind is blowing
Till you step outside
Busking on the beat
Old familiar faces
Worn out shoes and laces
Left untied
Never knew anyone could love
The way that you do
Take a dream and live it till it's true
With a faith that cannot be denied
Bona fide
I've been fooled before
Put all my faith in fakers
Users and heartbreakers
I know the score
You kept me from the light
After sometimes always never
Held my heart and should together
You did alright
Don't need no provenance of authenticity
To show how real you are to me
You got forever on your side
Bona fide
Your song's in a key
That cuts through to me
What else can I do
To accompany you
But cry out to the stars above
Align illuminate the love
Reveal what's true
And oh so long overdue
I'll be at your side 
With every new tomorrow
Where you go I'll follow
Be my guide
Bona fide

Anguish

Grandma Betsy

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