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Queen of New Orleans

      She said baby our love’s just like your songs
      The beat aint bad but the words are all wrong
      It’s time to pack my bags, it’s time to just move on
      She sang, Johnny, I’m gone, gone, gone
      And she was gone

      Me and Leigh met summer of ‘95
      In a burgundy dress lookin’ finer than a French wine
      A Cajun queen with another side
      She was a schoolboy’s dream, I was out of my mind
      She was lookin’ fine
      She said, "You want to drive me home"
      But what I didn’t know ......

      Ooh, ooh, I was dancing with the Queen of New Orleans
      Ooh, ooh, dancing in the streets of New Orleans
      Ooh, ooh, dancing cheek to cheek in New Orleans
      Ooh, ooh, it was almost like a dream (almost like a dream)

      That night I made my move, man I fell hard
      When I put my hands in her cookie jar
      She was more than a girl, she was a cabaret star
      I was a deer in the lights of a speeding car
      Nothing’s what it seems
      She was a Venus De Milo in her sister’s jeans

      Ooh, ooh, I was dancing with the Queen of New Orleans
      Ooh, ooh, dancing in the streets of New Orleans
      Ooh, ooh, I was dancing cheek to cheek in New Orleans
      Ooh, ooh, Dancing with the Queen down Bourbon Street

      Ooh, ooh, I was dancing with the Queen of New Orleans
      Ooh, ooh, dancing in the streets of New Orleans
      Ooh, ooh, Nothing’s what it seems in New Orleans
      Ooh, ooh, dancing with the Queen of New Orleans

Ooh, ooh, I was dancing with the Queen of New Orleans
Ooh, ooh, I was dancing with the Queen of New Orleans

Janie, Don’t You Take Your Love to Town

      Sitting here just watching you sleep
      Wish I could slip inside and be in some technicolor dream
      But the airs too thick for one of us to breathe
      I’m not fool enough to think you couldn’t live life without me

      I didn’t come this far to throw the towel in
      I didn’t fight this hard to walk away
      If I aint smart enough to say I’m sorry
      It’s just because the words got in the way

      I remember how it used to be, I was you and you were me
      We were more than just the same
      Now these shoes don’t fit, my skin’s too tight
      When you want a kiss, I take a bite
      Let your heart call up the cops, read me my rights

      Last night I drank enough to drown
      Raise a toast to your good looks and to my health
      Look, we both know how much I’ve let you down
      Janie don’t you take your love to town

      Janie don’t you take your love to town
      Janie don’t you take your love to town
      If I’ve got to beg, I’ll beg, just don’t walk away
      Janie don’t you take your love to town

      You deserve a shooter, a saint
      Someone to give it to you straight
      To find the soul through flesh and bone
      My lifes a treasure, full of sunny weather
      But it’s left me feeling cold
      Now all you want to do is take me home

      I hated you, the night you said you loved me
      I hated you, cos I couldn’t love myself
      I’m begging you now, baby please just hold me
      I got one foot in and one foot off the ground

      Janie don’t you take your love to town
      Janie don’t you take your love to town
      If I’ve got to beg, I’ll beg, just don’t walk away
      Janie don’t you take your love to town
      Janie don’t you take your love ...

      Sitting here while you’re fast asleep
      In the bathroom by the sink
      Trying to write the right words down
      I turn out the lights, close my eyes
      There aint no prayers or kiss goodnight
      What I’ll forget to say tomorrow, I’ll say now
      Janie don’t you take your love to town

Midnight in Chelsea

      The kids round here look just like sticks
      They trade old licks with a beat up six
      I just smile and catch the groove

      Gothic girls all dressed in black
      Serious as heart attacks
      Takes a bit of getting used to

      The old man with the whisky stains
      Lost the night, forgot his name
      His poor wife will sleep alone again
      And it aint hard to understand
      Why she’s holding onto her own hand

      It’s midnight in Chelsea, midnight in Chelsea
      No ones asking me for favours
      No ones looking for a saviour
      They’re too busy ... saving me

      I’ve seen a lone sloane ranger drive
      Seems her chauffeur took a dive
      And sold her secrets to the Sun
      And later in a magazine, I finally figured what it means
      To be a saint, not a queen

      Two lustful lovers catch a spark, chase their shadows in the dark
      Someone’s getting off tonight
      A big red bus that’s packed so tight, disappears in a trail of light
      Somewhere someone’s dreaming baby it’s alright....

      It’s midnight in Chelsea, midnight in Chelsea
      No ones asking me for favours
      No ones looking for a saviour
      They’re too busy saving me

      Midnight in Chelsea
      No one’s pinned their dreams on me
      No one’s asking me to bleed
      I’m the man I want to be

      When Chelsea girls sing
      Sha la la la, sha la la la
      Sha la la la, sha la la oh ...
      Sha la la la, sha la la la
      Sha la la la, sha la la oh ... oh ...

      It’s morning when I go to sleep
      In the distant dawn a church bell rings
      Another day is coming on
      A baby’s born, an old man dies
      Somewhere young lovers kiss goodbye
      I leave my soul and just move on
      And wish that I was there to sing this song

      It’s midnight in Chelsea, oh, midnight in Chelsea
      No ones asking me for favours
      No ones looking for a saviour
      They’re too busy saving me

      It’s midnight in Chelsea
      No one’s pinned their dreams on me
      No one’s asking me to bleed
      I’m the man I want to be
      The man I want to be, the man I want to be
      Midnight in Chelsea

Ugly

      If you’re ugly, I’m ugly too
      In your eyes the sky’s a different blue
      If you could see yourself like others do
      You’d wish you were as beautiful as you ... yeah

      And I wish I was a camera sometimes
      So I could take your picture with my mind
      Put it in a frame for you to see
      How beautiful you really are to me

      Ugly, ugly
      All of us just feel like that somedays
      Aint no rainbow in the sky, when you feel U.G.L.Y.
      And that’s ugly, yeah yeah yeah
      Yeah yeah yeah

      Ugly, ugly
      All of us just feel like that somedays
      Aint no rainbow in the sky, when you feel U.G.L.Y.
      And that’s ugly, ugly
      All of us just feel like that somedays
      Aint no cure that you can buy
      When you feel U.G.L.Y.
      And that’s ugly

      So if you’re ugly I’m ugly too
      If you’re a nut, then I must be a screw
      If you could see yourself the way I do
      You’d wish you were as beautiful as you ... yeah
      I wish I was as beautiful as you

Staring at Your Window With a Suitcase in My Hand

      You think you know me just because you know my name
      You think you see me cos you’ve seen every line on my face
      You want to want me just because I say that I want you
      But does it matter if anything I’m saying is the truth
      You need somebody, somebody to hold onto
      But this aint the movies, and we aint heroes

      Staring at your window with a suitcase in my hand
      The streetlights buzz as the cars roll by and the moon don’t give a damn
      My boots just keep on walkin’, but my heart don’t understand
      Why I’m staring at your window with a suitcase in my hand

      I said I want you, but when we woke up one of us was crying
      You rolled over and all you said was, "Man I think I’m dying"
      Our song is over, this band of gold has been feeling like a noose
      You place your bets cos no one thinks they’ll lose

      The light of love can blind you til you cover up your eyes
      And you try to find the reason not to say goodbye
      It’s the curse of every sailor standing on dry land
      Staring at your window with a suitcase in my hand

The night is fading, like my old tattoo
A heart and a dagger, that says "Forever"

      Staring at your window with a suitcase in my hand
      The streetlights buzz as the cars roll by and the moon don’t give a damn
      I’m getting tired of talkin’, even I don’t understand
      Why I’m staring at your window with a suitcase in my hand

Every Word Was a Piece of My Heart

      I’ve been staring at the page
      For what seems like days
      I guess I put this one off for a while
      Did I see a tear fall from your eyes
      Or did you laugh so hard that you cried
      When I served my secrets on a silver tray to you
      Hey now, I guess the night’s just bringing me down

      There’s no love, there’s no hate
      I left them there for you to take
      But know that every word was a piece of my heart

      You’ve been the blood in my veins
      The only one who knows my middle name
      And the smiles that came easy ‘cause of you
      You know that I love you, but I hate you
      ‘Cause I know I can never escape you
      So let the choir sing for tonight I’m an easy mark
      Hey now, am I acting just a little too proud

      There’s no love, there’s no hate
      I left them there for you to take
      But know that every word was a piece of my heart
      Have I said too much
      Maybe I haven’t said enough
      But know that every word was a piece of my heart

      Hush me darling, maybe I’ve lost my touch
      Maybe I’ve lost my guts - there, is that truth enough
      Hey now, hey now
      You know these love letters mix with whisky
      Just don’t light a match when you kiss me
      Though I’ll blow away, you know I’ll be back soon
      Hey now, hey now, hey now, am I talking
      Just a little too loud

Hey now, am I talking just a little too proud
Hey now, the night’s just bringing me down

It’s Just Me

      You know your favourite old pair of shoes
      The ones with the hole in the toe you won’t lose
      Your favourite record that’s all scratched and used
      But still you love to play when your feeling blue

      That faded rose that’s all dried out
      Those Bukowski poems we couldn’t live without
      Your high school picture when you had wild hair
      That stormy day on the beach that got us here

Oh, you better believe there’s just one thing you need
Can’t you see ...

      It’s just me baby
      It’s just me baby
      If there’s just one thing that you should keep
      In your book of dreams
      It’s just me baby

      Just like a shadow 10 feet tall
      Standing right behind you should you fall
      I’ll be the one to hold you up to walk
      When this wicked world makes us want to crawl
      And if your waves should ever break at sea
      I’ll be there waiting, I’m that sandy beach
      I’m the same old dog, scratching those same fleas
      I’ll be by your side, you can count on me

      It’s just me baby
      It’s just me baby
      If there’s just one thing that you should keep
      In your book of dreams
      It’s just me baby
      It’s just me baby
      What’s it gonna take to make you see
      What’s it gonna take ‘til you believe in me

Oh, how my smile fades and my heart just breaks
Every time you go away

      And if someday some new memory comes along
      Looking shiny new, feeling really strong
      You can tell him that I’ll tell him
      He can just move on
      I’m a fighter - I’ve been fighting for you all night long
      It’s just me baby

Destination Anywhere

      Hey babe, it’s me parked outside your house
      I know that he’s asleep, so listen to me now
      Darlin’, I’m tired of living just in your dreams
      I’m getting out
      You know we both sold our souls
      We’re just growing old, in this sleepy, dead-end town

      Destination anywhere
      Name the place, I’ll be there
      Pack a bag and we’re out of here - let’s run

      Baby, we both been running uphill for too long
      We both settled for something, got nothing
      And we both know it’s wrong
      Go on admit it we lived it, I’m leaving
      Get your boots and come on
      I got my coat and my keys, I need you next to me
      Then I’m gone

      Destination anywhere
      Name the place and I’ll be there
      Pack a bag and we’re out of here - let’s run
      Destination anywhere
      Left or right, I don’t care
      Maybe we’ll just disappear like the sun

      When these wheels spin, baby they can all eat our dust
      As far as I’m concerned, this whole town’s lost its nuts
      We won’t be here when they put us down
      It’s our big chance, I’m calling you now
      They’ll never let us go unless we try
      I’m tired of living just to die
      We’re getting out of here, destination anywhere