Chris Rea

[fox69]

"Hip-Sway"

"Hip-Sway"


Ain't got no time
For trouble talk
Life is too damned bad
You got to move it on up
Sometimes you got to fell glad
What I see
What I say
I call it hip sway

Sometimes you got yo let go
Come on and have some fun
Oh you can't hold back
Now your working's done
Oh let's start walking
Let your body do the talking
Call it hip sway

Babe you got to make up some time
Come on move a little closer to me
I sure want your love to be mine
Cos I know what your doing to me
Oh yeah
I got to hip sway
Well, yeah got to hip sway

Well, hip sway

Babe you got to make up some time
Come on move a little closer to me
I got something special for you
Stop you feeling so sad and lonely
Mmm well go on hip sway
We're gonna hip sway
Hip sway
You got to have some fun sometime
I call it hip sway

 

[fox69]

"Hired Gun"

"Hired Gun"


Morning light meet the day
Nervous eyes look both ways
And it just won't matter, spring or fall
There's bread to win and shots to call
And there ain't nobody out there
Just a wild uncertainty
It's in your stride but it ain't no fun
Sometimes I feel just like a hired gun
I feel just like a hired gun
Always on the run

And how it started, well you can't recall
Did someone push you, did someone stall
Whatever the reasons there was lots to learn
To get home safely and not get burned
And it's all so cold and empty
As you watch the setting sun
You've picked up every dirty trick
Just to keep yourself always on the run
And I feel just like a hired gun
Always on the run

I dream of comfort and friendship long
But I can't trust you or anyone
The scars still hurt me and I don't let them heal
Each one's a lesson, each one's a shield
And I may even love you dearly
And I loathe what I have to do
You see I've picked up every dirty trick
In my fear of you
'Cos you make me feel just like a hired gun
Always on the run

 

[fox69]

"Hobo Love Blues"

"Hobo Love Blues"


I got a hobo love
Sure can't tie me down
Now I got a hobo love
Sure can't turn me down
My mama used to say
That boy sure can't stick around

I got a thin blade in my boot strap
And I use it every day
Yeah I got a thin blade in my boot strap
And I use it every day
When they see me pull it out
Oh, they always move away

I don't know why I keep moving
Yeah I go from town to town
I don't know why I keep moving
Yeah I go from town to town
Yes, my mama she was right
I just can't settle down

I can hear the devil laughing
At the Lord from way above
Oh, I can hear the devil laughing
At the Lord from way above
Yeah, the Devil know he got me
Cos I can't quit this hobo love
Oh, the Devil know he got me
Cos I can't quit this hobo love
Can't quit it no more
I can't quit this hobo love

 

[fox69]

"Holding Out"

"Holding Out"


I see you laughing up at me, and I can't hide
What it is that you can see
I guess that's why
I'm holding out my love for you
And when you turn it around
In different ways
The answers turn around and fly away

I see you laughing up at me
And I can't hide
What it is that you can see
I guess that's why
I'm holding out my love for you

A lifelong history
Of trust in vain
I lead the fools' parade
Out in the rain

I see you laughing up at me
'Cos you don't seem to care
But oh how happy I can be
When you are there

That's why I'm holding out
My love for you

 

[fox69]

"Houston Angel"

"Houston Angel"


Neon lights shining in the deepest blue
You pull in by the motel
You know what you're going to do
See you face come shining
See a smile come crashing through
Houston Angel
She's still the one that gets to you

Well I know what you're thinking
I can see your smiling face
You've been all around I know
But you can't find another to take her place
Ever since you were a small child
You know it moved you deep inside
A certain kind of magic
You always found so hard to hide

See you face come shining
See a smile come crashing through
Houston Angel
She's still the one that gets to you
Houston Angel

She was always the one that burned you like a fire
And you never quite shook
off this strange intense desire

See her face come shining
See her smile come crashing through
Houston Angel, she's the one that
Still gets through to you

Houston Angel

 

[fox69]

"I Ain't The Fool"

"I Ain't The Fool"


I may look like a stranger with nothing to say
Silent in the corner while you're talking away
Your theories are endless, your lips never sleep
No time for reflection, there's no tongue in your cheek

Oh no, I ain't fool here
Oh no, I ain't fool here

The muscles in your mouth must be stronger than steel
You can talk till forever but ain't got no feel
Your scull must be empty, your brain cells run dry
Calling everybody
Learning nothing till the day that you die

Oh no, I ain't fool here
Oh no, I ain't fool here

 

[fox69]

"I Can't Dance To That"

"I Can't Dance To That"


Now there's no storyline
Just a real good time
And I don't want to seem to be mistaken
But there's a tale to tell
On this road to hell
It's in between the lines the case I'm making

Oh, lord, look my way
Save me from these crazy things I see
I don't know what's going on round here these days
But I can't dance to that
Oh, I can't dance to that
So let me dance to this
'Cos I can't dance to that

If you'll excuse me please
You see I got to go
And take myself before I'm past redemption
A voice is calling out
As if I didn't know
This wretched road is paved with good intentions
All the way
Down this Judas track
I know it so well
And I ain't going back
I don't know what happened to the good time songs
But I can't dance to that
Oh, I can't dance to that
So let me dance to this
'Cos I can't dance to that

Tell me what you know
Take away these chains
What stood in front of me it looks so pretty
But I can't dance to a cold machine
Oh, lord, and every drummer you know just what I mean
Oh, I can't dance to that
So let me dance to this

 

[fox69]

"I Don't Care Anymore"

"I Don't Care Anymore"


I don't care anymore
All the things I hear you say
Don't care anymore
You're always lying anyway
Got a sweet little girl
And it's such a sunny day
I heard it all before
Gonna hear it some more
But you must understand one thing
I don't care anymore

I got a sweet little girl
And it's such a sunny day
I heard it all before
Gonna hear it some more
I don't care
I don't care anymore

 

[fox69]

"I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It"

"I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It"


Could it be just that I'm crazy
Could it be the way I feel this time of year
When a certain situation seems to bring the best out of me
I don't care

When she's standing close beside me
Something turns inside me
Brings my senses to the point of no return

And I don't know what it is but I love
And I don't know what it is but I want it to stay
And I love it

And it seems to be around me
Even though no-one can see
They seem to care
When a certain situation seems to bring the best out of me
I don't care

When she's standing close beside me
Something turns inside me
Brings my senses to the point of no return

And I don't know what it is but I love
And I don't know what it is but I want it to stay
And I love it

 

[fox69]

"I Love The Rain"

"I Love The Rain"


I love the rain
It clears the street
It cool off the pressure
It kill the heat
Gently it's falling
Turn down the heat
I love the rain

I love the rain
It's a sound so sweet
It's got it's own pretty music
See it dance around my feet
Gently it's falling
Turn down the heat
I love the rain

I love the rain
All the people move away
I love how things slow down
On a rainy rainy day
Gently it's falling
Wash the bad stuff away
I love the rain

It kisses the buildings
It kisses the trees
Drip drip drip drip drip
It slides of the leaves
And rolls off your shoulders
And gently rolls off your face
I love the rain