Gilbert O'Sullivan

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"I'm Not Too Young"

"I'm Not Too Young"


I'm not too young to fall in love
I'm not too young to smoke
I'm not too young to defend myself
If ever I'm provoked
I'm not too young you mark my words
To be left on the shelf
I'm not too young
I'm over one
Next year I will be twelve
I'm not as daft as one might think
If one's the word to use
For why not instead of one
Must mustn't one instead use two's
I won't say that it makes it any easier
But still it goes to show
That one can do what one must do
With two's or three's or four's
And while we're on the subject
Let me say that for a start
Although I failed my eleven plus
I really did try hard
And I've come to this conclusion
Right or wrong abut exams
You pass only because your memory
Failed to go blank
I'm not too young to pay the price
For things I didn't do
I'm not too young they tell me
So I guess it must be true
I'm not too young to cry out loud
In northern Ireland name
I'm not too young I'm everyone
A bomb has ever maimed
And by and large it's true to say
That even as we speak
A child not out in Africa
But believe it or not here
Is learning what it feels like
To exist without much food
And waits in what he calls his home
To be forcibly removed

 

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"I've Never Been Short Of A Smile"

"I've Never Been Short Of A Smile"


As you know when the girl of your dreams
Doesn't seem to exist
If you want my opinion then here's what it is
Don't tell your wife she'll kill ya
And who knows maybe one day you'll wake up
And walk to the door
Where's she's waiting impatient this daughter of yours
Saying give me away dad will ya

Try proving suicide is painless
And who are those that claim this
The only way to die and to die again
As I recall I entertain an empty hall

Doesn't bother me in the slightest if a mirror's cracked
It could be that a missing screw is all it lacked
I'll walk under ladders but the funny thing is each time
I do I go flying
I've had moments when depression seemed the only cure
days when doubts were all about but now I'm sure
despite loosing battles that I know if I could win
I've never been short of a smile

As you know you can stand to attention while wiggling your toes
it's a breach of the rules but in boots I suppose
You could be forgiven
As you go into work on a Sunday
You hazard guess wasn't Sunday the one day
we all used to rest
I've never been short of smile
You cannot have your cake and eat it
But given a piece why keep it
what purpose is being served
if you leave it lying on a tray
Only to be thrown away

If invited to a party as a rule of thumb
if there's not a kitchen in it I won't come
I known that it's boring but at least you don't have to speak
You just up the heat
If there's one good thing about me then it ought to be
Even when I'm up against adversity
despite my misgivings on the shape that I'm in
I've never been short of a smile
(It's so easy to forget) (Every time you draw your breath)
(Should be hung up on the wall) (A reminder to us all)
That however much we moan
All our lives we've only one to live
To be or not to be what is it
About this phrase that gives it
A meaning so profound
That if Shakespeare were here today
I bet he'd throw it all away
Doesn't bother me the slightest if a cat is black
It could be that a pot of paint had turned him that I'll walk under ladders
but the funny thing every time I do I go flying
I've had moments when depression seemed the only cure
Days when I was burning up now I'm sure despite my resentment of the pain I was in
I've never been short of a smile

 

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"If I Can't Have You All To Myself"

"If I Can't Have You All To Myself"


Having been so long a loner
Always coping on my own
Girls were more or less
A trail of one night stands
But with you I realized
The morning after you arrived
A change of plans (a change of plans)
Instead of wishing you'd leave
I got down on my knees
Begged and pleaded with you
Not to get dressed
It's no secret that I love you
But what good is our affair
If I can't have you all to myself

She says while you're having fun
You are not the only one
There is someone else she sees
From time to time
Into detail she won't go
Only that he loves her so
But that's unkind (that's unkind)

Well you'll have to decide
I may not be riding high
In fact I'm so down
That I'm almost in hell...
Have you no consideration
What am I supposed to feel
If I can't have you all to my
(Can't have you all to my)
Can't have you all to myself

If I (can't have you all) to myself
If I (can't have you all) to myself
If I (can't have you all,
Can't have you all,
Can't have you all) to myself

I don't know what I'm supposed to do
Love they say can break your
Heart in two
I always thought, rubbish, that's
Not true
It's true

You think you should run around
You don't want to settle down
Still you like me more than anyone else
It's not like me to be jealous
But what else is there to do
If I can't have you all to my
(Can't have you all to my)
Can't have you all to myself

 

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"If I Don't Get You (Back Again)"

"If I Don't Get You (Back Again)"


I used to sit and watch the stars
Especially old Jupiter and Mars
When my days were blue
But now those days are gone and still
If I did, I would, you know I will
Never feel the same
If I don't get you
Back again
For who am I to who are you
To who are we Sir
If underneath there's nothing more
Than meets the eye
And if for that you think I'm crazy
Don't forget you once delayed me
Wonder why

And who am I to who are you
To who are we Sir
When underneath there's nothing more
Than apple pie
A little sour perhaps, but one day
Given time perhaps in some way
We'll know why
To you I gave my everything
Plus of course my Autumn and my Spring
Oh and I won't half feel the pain
If I don't get you
If I don't get you
If I don't get you
If I don't get you
Back again

 

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"If I Know You"

"If I Know You"


I should have known from the start this would happen
From the moment we went anywhere
If other women so much as looked at me
You'd be screaming blue murder, I swear
And yet you say that my leaving doesn't hurt you in the least
But even if that's true
You'll do all in your power to destroy me
If I know you

You never once in the time spent together
Even loved me with half of your heart
Okay you gave me the world and I took it
But I was young then and eager to start
And yet despite you declaring, you understand the way I feel
Now that we are through
You'll do all in your power to destroy me
If I know you

What on earth possesses children to abandon fairytales
Are we simply getting old
Or as parents have we just failed

I never stopped wanting you for a second
In all the time I was with you I swear
But I will not spend my life with a woman
Who thinks that love is a state of affairs
And yet you say you're not bitter, we had one too many years
But even if that's true
You'll do all in your power to destroy me
If I know you

What on earth possesses people
To destroy each others homes
Are we really all as bad
As the TV cameras have shown

You say how much you respect what I'm doing
You say how high you regard my ideas
And yet for years as I stood in the background
You never once let me up off my knees

 

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"If I Start With The Chorus"

"If I Start With The Chorus"


If I start with the chorus as I progress with this song
Even though it's arse over backwards
Sometimes it pays to be wrong

When your life is in a turmoil be it sad or incomplete
No use crying over spilt milk
Think like a cat and be pleased

This is the verse this is the sound of my life
And I for one can't take it
Funny how things just go from bad to worse
It never stops until it really hurts

When your life is in a quandary be it sad or incomplete
Think of those worse off than you perhaps
Might give some kind of relief

This is the verse this is the sound of my life
And I for one can't take it
You know she's not she's all cracked up to be
You're better off without her wait and see

If I start with the chorus as I progress with this song
Even though it's arse over backwards
Sometimes it pays to be wrong

 

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"If You Commence Before The Start"

"If You Commence Before The Start"


If you commence before the start
Where do you begin
If you commence before the start
Where do you begin
If you take off your shoes and socks
Throw them up in the air
What do you think
Your mother would think
Will she go spare
If you commence before the start
Where do you begin
If you commence before the start
Where do you begin
If you go out without a tie
Nothing under your dress
What do you think
The neigbours would think In their
Sunday best if you commence before the start
Where do you begin
If you commence before the start
Where do you begin
If you come the bathroom door
Not having washed your hands
What do you think
Your father would think
Would he change his plans
If you commence before the start
Where do you begin

 

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"If You Ever"

"If You Ever"


If you ever go to school
Then you'll know that it's a fool
Who believes a teachers pet
Is a pupil like yourself
For if I remember well
My old teachers was a belt
Which he kept around his shoulder blade
There for the mistakes we made

Have you ever been to sea
And been told reluctantly
That if you have one more drink
We're all liable to sink
If you have all I can say
Is have a happy holiday
And don't come back without a tan
Especially from a far off land

Funny old world this
Or haven't you noticed
Everything's glued on
Nothing is screwed on
One day we will come unstuck
But until then we're in luck

If you ever feel the need
To go out and plant a seed
Then by all means go ahead
I won't stop you but instead
I will tell you where to go
And the seeds that you can grow
And by way of payment back I think
You could buy us all a drink

Funny old world this
Or haven't you noticed
Nothing is certain
Gone for a burton
Something must be done they say
But for the moment it can wait.

 

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"If You Love Me Like You Love Me"

"If You Love Me Like You Love Me"


Who can tell when I'm not well
And have no place to go
Who can see what I can see
Before I even know
Who can climb up any mountain
For no other reason than the view
If you love me like you love me
Love me like you love me
It's you
Who can wait when I am late
And not go on alone
Who can queue an hour or two
Without a single moan
Who can measure up to me
In more ways than it's necessary to
If you love me like you love me
Love me like you love me
It's you
Who make my garden grow
You who turns me on
It's you who gives me the will to live
When I ain't feeling in any way strong

Who can smile when I get riled
And make me do the same
Who can sense when I am tense
And gently ease the pain
Who can roll me over
Knock me down and pick me up
Well here's a clue
If you love me like you love me

 

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"In A Nutshell"

"In A Nutshell"


Oh I'll may leave you for just a second
Just a second if that's ok
May last a little under an hour
All depends on how long I stay

Only when it's someone who's close
Does cancer hit you just like a bomb
Must be the only the disease on earth
Guaranteed to kill everyone

Watching and waiting
Mistaking the pun
For one that was never intended
Once they assure you it's all based on fact
You can be sure it's invented

I've got nothing but for tomorrow
No no don't get me wrong
What I mean
It's not I'll will be without my clothes
But there you want me well I'll be free
Wishing and hoping
And hoping and praying that it will soon stop raining
There's nothing worse than a cricketer's ball
Stuck in the mud complaining

Oh I may wake up to find you sleeping
Not in your bed but mine
I know it's only a dream
But what's wrong with that (ain't it)
Better than finding you on the floor (ain't it)
Better than finding you on the
For in my room
There's someone's ceiling not only that
There's someone at the door
Will they stop in if I unlocked it
But in a nutshell
I, I won't