In 24 hours
Our little world spins around
Taking it's time
And it doesn't make a sound
And the world keeps on turning
Only because of you

In 28 days
The Moon circles the earth
Caught in a realm 
Ever since her cosmic birth

And the world keeps on turning
Only because of you

In the course of 12 months
We travel round the sun
Coming full circle
To where it never had begun

And the world keeps on turning
Only because of you

Traversing the sky
Through galaxies and stars
It's just what we call them
When we think of them as ours

And the world keeps on turning
Only because of you

© 2022 Richard Lloyd

Only Because of You

It was never my intention
To break a woman's heart
It was never my meaning 
To pull it all apart

I didn't know otherwise
What else could I do?
I didn't know otherwise
Couldn't stay with you

It was not for want of asking
You asked me through and through
It never seemed important
To me; it did to you

I didn't know otherwise
What else could I do?
I didn't know otherwise
Couldn't stay with you

Words always seemed to fail me
I couldn't express myself
And now you're going to leave me
Alone and on the shelf

I didn't know otherwise
What else could I do?
I didn't know otherwise
Couldn't stay with you

It seemed to serve no purpose
Back and forth for hours and hours
Let's drop the whole pretension
Look for what is truly ours

I didn't know otherwise
What else could I do?
I didn't know otherwise
Couldn't stay with you

© 2022 Richard Lloyd

Never my Intention

I am not these thoughts and feelings
I am not these desires and fears
I am not this mind, I’m not this body
Here on earth for about 80 years

I am not this bundle of memories
Not bound by anything I’ve done
I am not this world that I've created
I’m in a race that has already been run 

I am not what I used to believe in 
I am not my hopes for tomorrow
I am not my birth and happiness
I am not my death and sorrow
 
I am not what I appear to be
I am not beholden to fate
I am not that state of ecstasy
When my pupils start to dilate

What I Am Not

They’re gone but not forgotten
Ships passing in the night 
Wild memories that never left me
They’re drifting out of sight

Whatever happened to you
The ones I held so dear
Would it really matter to me 
If they’re no longer here

Now we’re all in it together
In the hands of happy fate
Let’s stand up and go for it
Before it’s all too late

What does it mean to me  
If I don’t see you again
And what does it mean to you
This is now and that was then

I’m depending on you
We’re all in it together
Depending on you
Right now and forever
I’m depending on you
We’re all in it together
Depending on you
And we will can this through

If I could live my life again
I wouldn't have a plan
No more disappointment 
I’d just do the best I can

And when my time is over
In the last few fading breaths
Then there’s only gratitude
For whatever happens next

I’m depending on you
We’re all in it together
Depending on you
Right now and forever
Depending on you
We’re all in it together
Depending on you
And we can see this through
(REPEAT)

Depending On You

How can I love you?
When I've got nothing else to show
How can I love you?
When I've got nowhere else to go

I wake up to the day
See the sun up in the sky
Climb out of bed
And just fly away

There's nothing more to do
Than just wait around for you
Someday my fantasy
Will be blown away

How can I love you?
When I've got nothing else to show
How can I love you?
When I've got nowhere else to go

I’ve been listening to what you said
Working out what’s in my head
The memories are getting
In the way

In a confused state of mind
I can seek but only find
The same answers that seem moulded
Into clay

How can I love you?
When I've got nothing else to show
How can I love you?
When I've got nowhere else to go

How Can I Love You

Living with you
Is more than I can stand
Loving with you
This is not what I had planned

The fun has gone       
I think we can agree
The life we had             
It was never meant to be

It started all right
Getting better by the day
But as the years went by 
There was no room left to play

The fun has gone       
I think we can agree
The life we had
It was never meant to be

And now we are sitting here
On a dull grey afternoon
In the hands of nature
Playing a timeless happy tune

The fun has gone       
I think we can agree
The life we had
It was never meant to be
	
Well, it started all right
Getting better by the day
But as the years went by 
There was no room left to play

What can we do
To turn this around
To how it used to be
Is it down to you
To work it out it
Or is it down to me?

The fun has gone       
I think we can agree
The life we had
It was never meant to be

The Fun Has Gone

The lights have all gone out 
And I can see there's no one about 

I  feel the mud; it's on my hands and on my feet 
And like a pack of cards, you've fallen down on the street

Wandering for hours out in the cold
And the night, its about to take hold
 
The wind is blowing hard through my hair
And the incessant rain; its more than I can bear

So please tell me …

Where can we go now
When the wind keeps coming at us?
Where can we go now
When we’re fighting 'gainst the tide?

Where can we go now
Has the sun now gone for ever?
Where can we go now
I really need you by my side

Just when I thought we'd never come home              
That we were doomed forever to roam           

You gave me back my will to survive         
And now it's you, who can get us out of here alive

So please tell me …

Where can we go now
When the wind keeps coming at us?
Where can we go now
When we’re fighting 'gainst the tide?

Where can we go now
Has the sun now gone for ever?
Where can we go now
I really need you by my side?

Where can we go now (We’re looking out for each other)
Has the sun now gone for ever?
Where can we go now (We’re standing side by side)
I really need you by my side?
 
Where can we go now (We’re looking out for each other)
Has the sun now gone for ever?
Where can we go now (We’re standing side by side)
I really need you by my side?

Where Can We Go Now?

We are on our way
To Punta Arenas
Eating nuts and drinking beer
In the back of the plane  

And oh, it’s going to be cold there
And oh, we’ll have the time of our lives

Yes, we’re on our way
To Punta Arenas
It was warm in Santiago 
And now that’s far behind   

And oh, it’s going to be cold there
And oh, we’ll have the time of our lives
 
We’re on our way
To Punta Arenas
With the Andes on the left
And the coastline below
   
And oh, it’s going to be cold there
And oh, we’ll have the time of our lives

We’re flying down from Santiago to Punta Arenas
Flying down from Santiago to Punta Arenas
We’re flying down from Santiago to Punta Arenas
Flying down from Santiago to Punta Arenas

Punta Arenas

I'm living in the past 
I just don't know what to do 
It's never been the same 
Since the day that I left you 

What will it take to find you?
What lies in store
Along the way? 
I don't know how it happened 
Or is this all there is to say? 

Oh why was I so foolish 
To believe so much of what they say? 
How can I regain my trust in you? 
To live together in peace one day?

I have often wondered 
What it's like to live alone 
And now my days are numbered
When will it be over and I'll be coming home
Yes, I have often wondered 
What it's like to live alone 
And now my days are numbered
When will it be over and I'll be coming home
It’s not a lie
Coming home
And just in time

Yes, I have often wondered 
What it's like to live alone 
And now my days are numbered
When will it be over and I'll be coming home

Coming Home

Musician and producer based near Amsterdam. Always up for collaboration, especially when it comes to guitar work and song-writing. Influences date all the way back to seventies. Also a member of Twenty Miles Out. Let's go!

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