Beautiful playing from the maestro of harmonica, Chikara Tsuzuki.

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Having played a few times in Northern Ireland over the years, along with another fella from England, two French guys and three southern Irish pals,I got to taste the poison of years of prejudice, resentment, redneck philosophy and outright hatred, alongside courage, fortitude, love, honesty and a friendliness that withstood the tests of loyalty. This song is dedicated to both Catholics and Protestants - those who refuse to bend to the hate, despite heartbreaking loss or the cost of being shunned. God bless you, your time has come.

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Each Other's Broken Heart (RoughMix1)

Through The Window (original title - 'Window')

Music & Lyrics Richard H. Jones

The light's on in your window, not a soul out in the square
And I wonder if you wonder if there's another life out there
I can't sleep and
The downtown bars are long since empty and my candle's burning low
Sometimes I glance across these shadows, just to check if you might like to know
There's a restless spirit here within the city's heart
Before the magic disappears you have to play your part

Just look out through your window
Through the night where the lamps glow
And the warm summer winds blow
Through the streets where these dreams flow

And the cats cross the cobblestones
Claiming time that nobody owns
And the bottles and the ice-cream cones
Lie abandoned there like carcass bones

And I just want to see your silhouette
Just want to know if you regret
These moments pass and we forget
Why

You never looked outside your window to see that light across the square
And the stranger in the room across the way, will he still be sitting there?
Looking out through the window
Gazing out through the window
Staring out through the window
Out through the window
Through the window
The window
Window

copyright: 2010 - Richard H. Jones (Encantado Music)


THROUGH THE WINDOW

From the Florida Keys through the Caribbean

SOUTH OF THE KEYS

STANDIN' IN THE RAIN

Lyrics:Richard H. Jones
Music:Richard H. Jones & Ralph Hugo

PART 1
Don't take your love, mama
Don't you get on board that train
Don't leave me, mama
Don't you leave me with this pain
Don't take away my sunshine
And leave me standin' in the rain
Standin'in the rain

Now, I ain't perfect, baby
Ain't no 'Sir Galahad'
I done mess up a few times, woman
And I know I made ya mad
But I loves ya, darlin'
Never meant to see you sad

Don't give up on me now, baby
Don't take your sweet love away
I'm sorry if I played the fool
And my pride, my pride got in the way
Please give me one more chance
Won't you turn around and stay

PART 2
She took her bags and left me
She took that late night train
Now I wonder through the lonely streets (at night)
Like a man gone plumb insane
She was my sunshine
Now I'm standin'in the rain
Standin' in the rain

PART 3
Now, if you ever love a woman
Don't you ever cause her pain
You got to protect her and respect her, don't neglect her
Or all your love's in vain
'Coz she'll walk away with that sunshine
And leave ya standin'
Leave ya standin'
Leave ya standin' 
Leave ya standin' in the rain

STANDIN' IN THE RAIN

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LOUISIANA SHUFFLE*

EACH OTHER'S BROKEN HEART

Their love is like a candle
Should've burned out years ago
Yet somehow that flame keeps flickering
It's slow, low glow
She's a tragedy in progress
Eyes that stare into the night
Yet the dreams she knows are hopeless
With no wings to give them flight
He's a man who sees his future
As an open, gaping wound
With no stitch in time to suture
His own certainty he's doomed
They're surrounded by disaster
Like the dampness in the walls
That they cover up with plaster
And just wait until it falls
They have one thing they hold on to
While life's tearing them apart
They know deep down they belong to
Each other's broken heart

Beyond need of conversation
In an emptiness so wide
No required confirmation
For how each feels deep inside
One day something good may happen
They ain't countin' on it soon
Meanwhile, landlords come a-tapping
To that too familar tune
So it's out another back door
To another Greyhound bus
And with nothing to go back for
She no longer makes a fuss
There's a star she pins her dreams on
The star he once helped her choose
It stays with her like a theme song
The way angels sing the blues
And the one thing they hold on to
As they face one more fresh start
It's knowing deep down they belong to
Each other's broken heart

Lyrics & Music: Richard H. Jones
Copyright: 2016

Each Other's Broken Heart Mix

Born in London. First composition in primary school. First instruments; recorder, viola then acoustic guitar. First recordings; background vocals for Paul McCartney's production of Mary Hopkins' 'Sparrow', other backing vocals for Apple records, St. Margret's Westminster choir's version of Handel's 'Hear My Prayer/Oh For The Wings Of A Dove also live for BBC. Lots of backing vocals in Paris, France. Recorded two singles for RCA, France, band's name 'Nobody'. Recorded album for Philips/Polygram, Ireland, band's name 'The Phantom Orchestra' two songs written and recorded for this album, album's name 'Voila'. First solo record 'Gotta Go' for EMI/Pathe Marconi, record came out in about ten countries including North America, Australia, France. Finland, Greece and South America, own recording label in Germany 'Encantado'-album's name ' Nightfall' all own songs. Lots of concerts with friends like Rick Washington( Eagles, US Mail), Dieter Bornschlaegel ( Guru, Guru), Angela Frontera, Ralf Klose ( Funky Monkey), Freddy White, Barry Moore, The Furey Brothers, Chikara Tsuzuki (Jaques Higelin band), Bobbye Hall (Bob Dylan band), Frank Itt (Jennifer Rush), Mox Gowland ( Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart,etc), Tommy Krause, Jean-Marc Jotter, Ralf Hugo, Gipsy Dave Boots, Eaman Murray, Bob Geldorf, Richie Buckley (Van Morrison band), Chris Jones, John Morrell, Frieder Gottwald, Mark Gillespie, Michael Witzel, Mick Blake (Street Boys), Frank Tischer (Tischerman's Friend)...
Now living and still writing songs in Japan. 

Richard H. Jones

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