It's a fast-ish song about not being fake and not stressing...

There's a man with a comb over,
Looking kind'a bald,
Trying to be 20, 
We all know you're getting old.
One day he'll see a mirror and the ground will start to fold,
The blood will start to rush and
He's gonna' feel a little bit Roccy

Just a little bit Roccy
He's gonna feel a bit Roccy
Yeah just a little bit Roccy
He's gonna feel a bit wild

Wild, you ain't no child,
We all get Roccy every now and then.
Wild, wild you ain't no child,
Embrace the times when you're Roccy, Roccy, Roccy, Roccy.

A guy in a tracksuit,
He's getting mighty fat,
Ain't been on any runs,
But he sure can chat the chat,
One day when there's a shooting pain running up his arm,
That's when the blood will start to rush and 
Then he's gonna feel a bit Roccy

Just a little bit Roccy
He's gonna feel a bit Roccy
Yeah just a little bit Roccy
He's gonna feel a bit wild

Wild, you ain't no child,
We all get Roccy every now and then.
Wild, wild you ain't no child,
Embrace the times when you're Roccy, Roccy, Roccy, Roccy.


I need a rest,
Slow down just a little bit
Take some time,
Maybe reset my personality...

Man in a turtleneck, 
Wants to be James Bond,
Thinks he's cool submariner, 
But more like muddy pond.
When police knock at the door and nick him for assault,
The blood will start to rush and,
He's gonna feel a little bit Roccy.

Just a little bit Roccy
He's gonna feel a bit Roccy
Yeah just a little bit Roccy
He's gonna feel a bit wild

Wild, you ain't no child,
We all get Roccy every now and then.
Wild, wild you ain't no child,
Embrace the times when you're Roccy, Roccy, Roccy, Roccy.

There's a guy with no money
And he just can't make ends meet.
Things aren't looking good,
He can never find his feet.
One day he bought a scratch card and got a line of four,
That's when his blood begun to rush,
And now he feels a little bit Roccy

Just a little bit Roccy
He's gonna feel a bit Roccy
Yeah just a little bit Roccy
He's gonna feel a bit wild

Wild, you ain't no child,
We all get Roccy every now and then.
Wild, wild you ain't no child,
Embrace the times when you're Roccy, Roccy, Roccy, Roccy.

Roccy

A song for all the evil people in the world...

What have you got to hide,
What do you keep inside,
What have you got to hide from me.

No one can ever know,
The darkness that's in your soul,
What have you got to hide from me.

Do you have guilt,
Do you have shame,
Do you regret,
Who do you blame.
Do you have compassion,
Do you feel pain,
Do you have a conscience,
Can you explain.

If I could see in your mind,
What mysteries would I find,
What have you got to hide from me.

Do you ever feel vile,
Do you live in denial,
What have you got to hide from me.

Do you have guilt,
Do you have shame,
Do you regret,
Who do you blame.
Do you have compassion,
Do you feel pain,
Do you have a conscience,
Are you insane.

What have you got to hide,
What do you keep inside,
What have you got to hide from me.

What have you got to hide,
Do you ever think of suicide,
What have you got to hide from me.

What have you got to hide,
What have you got to hide,
What have you got to hide,
What have you got to hide,
What have you got to hide,
What have you got to hide,
What have you got to hide,
What have you got to hide,
What have you got to hide...

Hide

This is a song about James Sepie (AkA 'Stompie' Moeketsi), (I did vaguely remember the furore about Stompie Moeketsi in the 90's, but it's thanks to Wiki for the names and dates...) Not exactly topical I know, but he shouldn't be forgotten.




Hey hey hey,
Hey hey hey,
Hey hey hey.

Hey Hey Stompie yeah,
Kicking up a fuss all over Soweto.
Hey hey Stompie yeah,
Just so you know I ain't forgotten ya'

Hey Hey Stompie yeah,
Kicking up a fuss all over Soweto.
Hey hey Stompie yeah,
Just so you know I ain't forgotten ya'

Hey hey just a kid,
UDF at 10, 
Thought you were a soldier.
Hey birthday boy,
Inside at 12,
That just made you bolder.
13 outta' school
What's written in the cards, is written in the cards.

Hey Hey Stompie yeah,
Kicking up a fuss all over Soweto.
Hey hey Stompie yeah,
Just so you know I ain't forgotten ya'

Hey Hey Stompie yeah,
Kicking up a fuss all over Soweto.
Hey hey Stompie yeah,
Just so you know I ain't forgotten ya'

Jerry from the football club
Took you for a ball,
Sometime late in December.
Winnie watched the game play out,
Shouting out instructions,
What a major player,
That was to be your last game,
Happy New Year, Happy New Year.

Hey Hey Stompie yeah,
Kicking up a fuss all over Soweto.
Hey hey Stompie yeah,
Just so you know I ain't forgotten ya'

Hey Hey Stompie yeah,
Kicking up a fuss all over Soweto.
Hey hey Stompie yeah,
Just so you know I ain't forgotten ya'

Hey hey just 14,
Never saw the 90's,
Never saw the freedom.
When the truth came out,
Justice wasn't done,
To those who you bleed on.
Hey hey township boy,
What's done is done, what's done is done.

Hey Hey Stompie yeah,
Kicking up a fuss all over Soweto.
Hey hey Stompie yeah,
Just so you know I ain't forgotten ya'

Hey Hey Stompie yeah,
Kicking up a fuss all over Soweto.
Hey hey Stompie yeah,
Just so you know I ain't forgotten ya'

Hey Hey Stompie yeah,
Kicking up a fuss all over Soweto.
Hey hey Stompie yeah,
Just so you know I ain't forgotten ya'

Hey Hey Stompie yeah,
Kicking up a fuss all over Soweto.
Hey hey Stompie yeah,
Just so you know,
Just so you know,
Yeah...

Hey - Hey Stompie

This song is all about Alzheimer's and the gradual erosion of a person's life and personality as it progresses. The first 4 verses are from the position of the sufferer and the last is a loved one's response.

If you like the song, then donate some money to Alzheimer's research.

In memory of my mum...


I made myself a cup of tea,
But lost it straight away.
I found it sometime later,
In the fridge to my dismay.
I sometimes find I can't remember,
That makes me loose my temper,
What's wrong with me today,
What's wrong with me today.

I'm afraid I couldn't say,
What day it is today,
The corners of my mind,
Are fading into disarray,
I struggle daily to remember,
If it's May, June or December,
What's wrong with me today,
What's wrong with me today.

And the lives we remember,
Are such delicate fragile things...

I think I saw someone I knew,
But couldn't place the face.
More than not these days I think,
That seems to be the case.
I think I struggle to remember,
Did I say I can't remember.
What's wrong with me today.
What's wrong with me today.

I don't think there's anything,
I need to do today.
I'm not sure if I'm at work,
Or on a holiday.
I always struggle to remember
I struggle to remember.
What's wrong with me today,
What's wrong with you today.

And the lives we remember,
Are such delicate fragile things...

I see you fade away,
Just like the morning mist of spring.
The daily struggle,
Just to do the simplest of things.
Mine is the face you can't remember,
Like a blackened dying ember,
What's wrong with me today,
I can't make it go away.

And the lives we remember,
Are such delicate fragile things,
Just like butterfly wings.

Butterfly Wings.

A song about being young and going to the Isle of Wight (The UK equivalent of going to Florida...)


Hey Mary Mary Mary,
We're going on the ferry,
Going on a ferry,
To the Isle of Wight

Hey Mary Mary Mary,
We're going on a ferry
Hey Mary Mary Mary,
To the Isle of Wight.

And when we're older,
We will look back on,
The things we did when we were young.
We will remember,
The fun and laughter,
All friends together,
Out in the sun.

Hey Mary Mary Mary,
We're going on the ferry,
Going on a ferry,
To the Isle of Wight

Hey Mary Mary Mary,
We're going on a ferry
Hey Mary Mary Mary,
To the Isle of Wight.

We're heading out on,
Life's great adventure,
Going forward,
To where knows who?
Our love will last us,
Until forever
Entwined together in all we do.

Hey Mary Mary Mary,
We're going on the ferry,
Going on a ferry,
To the Isle of Wight

Hey Mary Mary Mary,
We're going on a ferry
Hey Mary Mary Mary,
To the Isle of Wight.

Hey Mary Mary Mary,
We're going on the ferry,
Going on a ferry,
To the Isle of Wight

Hey Mary Mary Mary,
We're going on a ferry
Hey Mary Mary Mary,
To the Isle of Wight.

We're passing time now,
But that's just life right,
No need to plan out,
Each single day.
Just so long as,
We're here together,
The world's a stage and,
We're in the play.

Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary....

Mary On The Ferry.

I wrote this song about my friend Pete who was dying from cancer.

I paid him a visit in October and he looked really tired but was just taking every day as it came. After a couple of hours I said goodbye to him and his wife.

Two days later he died...






Darling, let's go to bed,
I'm so tired,
Let's rest our weary heads.
Then tomorrow we'll start over again,
Take time to go and visit friends,
Try not to drive you round the bend,
Darling... let's go to bed
Let's go to bed.

Darling, you're my best friend,
We'll be together,
Until the bitter end.
But for now it is just another day,
Before I get carried away,
I think I need a little rest,
Darling... let's go to bed
Let's go to bed.

Darling, it's nearly time,
Getting closer to that finish line,
But with luck I will see October come
And feel the warmth of Autumn sun
No reason you can't go have fun,
Darling... let's go to bed
Let's go to bed.

Darling, just one last thing,
I want to thank you for everything,
But I've one last wish that I will not defend,
Go down like Elvis in the end,
A story you can tell our friends
Darling... let's go to bed
Let's go to bed.

Let's go to bed,
Let's go to bed'
Let's go to bed.
Let's go to bed.

Let's Go To Bed.

A jolly upbeat song full of cliches...

I knew right from the start
I'm blown away, hey ho, you've stolen my heart'
And I can tell you now,
We'll have the time of our lives.
Yeah I can tell you now,
We'll have the time of our lives.

Just when I thought I was done,
I can't believe, hey ho, that I've found the one
And I can tell you now,
We'll have the time of our lives.
Yeah I can tell you now,
We'll have the time of our lives.

Bah, bah, bah, de de dah,
The time of our lives.
Bah, bah, bah, de de dah,
The time of our lives.

Woah yeah I'm lighter than air I found,
It hard, hey ho, to keep my feet on the ground,
But I can tell you now,
We'll have the time of our lives.
Yeah I can tell you now,
We'll have the time of our lives.

Don't stop let's jump on a flight,
We'll go away, hey ho, off into the night,
And I can tell you now,
We'll have the time of our lives.
Yeah I can tell you now,
We'll have the time of our lives.

Bah, bah, bah, de de dah,
The time of our lives.
Bah, bah, bah, de de dah,
The time of our lives.

I knew right from the start
I'm blown away, hey ho, you've stolen my heart'
And I can tell you now,
We'll have the time of our lives.
Yeah I can tell you now,
We'll have the time of our lives.

Bah, bah, bah, de de dah,
The time of our lives, yeah.
Bah, bah, bah, de de dah,
The time of our lives, yeah.
Bah, bah, bah, de de dah,
Bah, bah, bah, de de dah,
The time of our lives.

Time Of Our Lives.

A good old sing along song...


I don't like bombs,
And I don't want guns.
I don't do wars.
They never helped anyone.

I don't trust Biden,
And I don't trust Trump.
I don't trust Putin, 
Or Kim Jong Un.

I guess I'm out of luck...
(If I don't do this, if I don't do that , if I don't this, If I don't do that)
(If I don't do this, If I don't do this, If I don't do this, If I don't do this)
(Don't, don't don't, don't don't, don't don't don't)

I don't believe in the bible (old or new),
I don't believe the Koran,
I'm not into Scientology,
That's just not what I am.

I don't believe in science,
Or astronomy,
I don't think there's an answer,
I don't think that it's meant to be.

I guess I'm out of luck...
(If I don't do this, if I don't do that , if I don't this, If I don't do that)
(If I don't do this, If I don't do this, If I don't do this, If I don't do this)
(Don't, don't don't, don't don't, don't don't don't)
(Don't, don't don't, don't don't, don't don't don't)

I don't eat meat,
Or wear leather on my feet.
I don't believe that dinosaurs,
Will ever walk along my street.

I don't believe in Yoko,
Sorry 'bout that John,
I don't think that Ringo,
Should have ever sung a Beatles song.

I guess I'm out of luck...
(If I don't do this, if I don't do that , if I don't this, If I don't do that)
(If I don't do this, If I don't do this, If I don't do this, If I don't do this)
(Don't, don't don't, don't don't, don't don't don't)

I don't hate anybody,
I don't always agree,
I don't believe the internet,
In things that I can't see.

I don't know the solution,
Or even what the problem is.
I don't think extinction,
Will ever drop off the list.

I guess I'm out of luck...
(If I don't do this, if I don't do that , if I don't this, If I don't do that)
(If I don't do this, If I don't do this, If I don't do this, If I don't do this)
(Don't, don't don't, don't don't, don't don't don't)

(If I don't, if I do, if I don't, If I do)
(If I don't, If I don't, If I don't, If I don't)
(Don't, don't don't, don't don't, don't don't don't)

If I Don't

A shameless and cliched acoustic guitar love song.

I'm counting stars,
They're always watching over me.
For as far as I can see,
They're stretching out eternally.

There will never be a time ,
That I will want to say goodbye,
There will never be a time
When it's right for me to say goodbye.

I love you,
I love you.

I can't find the words,
Their meanings are escaping me.
If only I knew how,
I could say this with sincerity.

There will never be a time ,
That I will want to say goodbye,
There will never be a time
When it's right for me to say goodbye.

I love you,
I love you.

I won't lose hope,
I know you're watching over me.
For as long as I will be,
You'll guide me in my destiny.

There will never be a time ,
That I will want to say goodbye,
There will never be a time
When it's right for me to say goodbye.

I love you,
I love you.

Counting Stars

It's about extremism on the internet -


Hey! Holy Cow!
What's wrong with me now?
Sure they're tellin' me how.

Hey hey hey, they're hiding in the bushes,
They're creeping out the woodwork.
Hey hey hey, they're hiding in the bushes,
They're creeping out the woodwork

You're a money lovin' junky
Looking for a flunky,
Keep me on a lead like your crippled little monkey.

Hey hey hey, they're hiding in the bushes,
They're creeping out the woodwork.
Hey hey hey, they're hiding in the bushes,
They're creeping out the woodwork.

Power mad dysplastic
Make wars of onomastics,
Stirring the detritus, just to prove that they're fantastic.

Hey hey hey, they're hiding in the bushes,
They're creeping out the woodwork
Hey hey hey, they're hiding in the bushes,
They're creeping out the woodwork

You keep saying I'm wrong,
I thought I'm doing just fine?
You keep saying to me this is the end of the line...

Narcistic little flanker,
Spreading like a canker,
Avoiding all the facts, what a typical scrimshanker.

Hey hey hey, they're hiding in the bushes,
They're creeping out the woodwork

Wannabe dictator
Peddling their hate yeah'
Throwing mud at reason, tactical click-baiter

Hey hey hey, they're hiding in the bushes,
They're creeping out the woodwork.
Hey hey hey, they're hiding in the bushes,
They're creeping out the woodwork.

Self indulgent brother,
You know they'd sell their mother,
Breeding fear and anger is just their bread and butter

Hey hey hey, they're hiding in the bushes,
They're creeping out the woodwork.
Hey hey hey, they're hiding in the bushes,
They're creeping out the woodwork.

You keep saying I'm wrong,
I thought I'm doing just fine?
You keep saying to me this is the end of the line...
You keep saying I'm wrong,
I thought I'm doing just fine?
You keep saying to me this is the end of the line...
For your kind!

Saying

Some rough around the edges recordings - you might like them, you might not (lets face it, some people even like strawberry ice cream and think it's better than mint choc chip)

Mace

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