Gilbert O'Sullivan

[fox69]

"My Love And I"

"My Love And I"


I have just one regret in life
That change I wasted
When you said goodbye
And to be honest, at the time
Though I could see
I must have been blind
Oh what I'd give to have you back
Relive those moments once again
I'd take your hand
And we would fly
Just you and me
My love and I

I pray to god that there will be
An end to all this hatred
People are showing
If seems you cannot even breathe
Without the fear of bombs exploding

Whatever happened to our world
Where making love
Meant holding hands
Remember how we used to try
Just you and me
My love and I
My love and I

We used to meet after work
Me all covered in dirt
And you with your hair all scattered
But it didn't matter

Oh for those days of present, past
Those happy moments we would share
Above the clouds beyond the sky
Just you and me
My love and I
Above the clouds beyond the sky
Just you and me my love
Just you and me
My love and I

 

[fox69]

"No Matter How I Try"

"No Matter How I Try"


No matter how I try
I just can't say goodbye
No matter what you say-hey
Looks like I'm here to stay

No matter where I go
I don't know if you know
But everywhere we been
I'm kept in quarantine

It's easy to see why
She's almost six foot five
I'm only five feet two
Is there a tyre somewhere
That may take me as a spare?
Is there a bank in town
That might cash me as a pound?
Is there a place you know
Where I can open the door?
Oh-oh

It's easy to see why
She's almost six foot five
I'm only five feet two
Is there a tyre somwhere
That may take me as a spare?
Is there a bank in town
That might cash me as a pound?
Is there a place you know
Where I can open the door?
Oh-oh

I remember our first anniversary
It was one of those occasions where,
Believe you me -
I would rather have been held ransom at the point of a gun
Than to suffer indignation for something I hadn't done

No matter how I try
I just can't say goodbye
No matter what you say-hey
Looks like I'm here to stay-hey
Looks like I'm here to stay

Doo-doo doo-di-doo doo

 

[fox69]

"No More"

"No More"


Tried to see you yesterday
I had so many things I wanted to say
Yet when knocked your mother answered the door
Said I can see you no more.

Why? I asked her politely
You're not her type, she said, you're too carefree
So take your bunch of wild petunias and go
We don't want you here no more

Now why does it always have to be me
Who gets picked upon just like three
Daisies in a jam jar looking bored
Or three Spanish bullfighters
That have just been gored

Why don't you try helping me
By telling your mother how charming I can be
And maybe the next time that I knock on your door
She won't send me away no more.

 

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"No Telling Why"

"No Telling Why"


I can see by that look on your face
You despise all the tears
You've had to embrace
And I can tell by that look in your eye
There's no telling why
There's no telling why

Oh, I really love you
I do so desperately
And I'll never be above you
You're all there is to me
Running off
With another man's wife
But when love takes control
Of your soul
There's no telling why

I can't help feeling sorry for us both
We are victims of a crime
We otherwise loathe
And for as long as we live
Till we die
There's no telling why
There's no telling why

Oh, pretty baby
You've got me on a limb
And you know you drive me crazy
For you I'd do most anything
Having stolen you from someone
Who loves you no less than I
It's amazing how love takes control
And there's no telling why

 

[fox69]

"Nobody Wants To Know"

"Nobody Wants To Know"


Once I was hailed as a prodigal son
In other words loved by everyone
Now it's so different wherever I go
Nobody wants to know
Tried having meetings running about
Same as I did when I started out
Now though different wherever I go
Nobody wants to know
Could have been normal
And look like the rest
But I in my wisdom
Decided instead
To create an image and this at a time
When image was one word nobody minded you
Being abusive too
Standing in doorways for hours on end
Waiting to get back a tape I send
And when I get it what does it show
Nobody wants to know
Sign on the door say's better come in
So I enter and play them my songs
They tell me (all the ones that you had bits with in the early days were great)
And, while the new ones really sound bang up to date
There's not a market for a singer of your age
Unless of course he's dead (dead! That's it you got a deal
Look at Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison and Elvis
Why he sold more records after his death
Than he ever did when he was alive
You'll be a sensation number one all
Over again I an see it now his twenty gravest hits)
Sooner or later I will succeed
Good luck and timing is all I need
But for the moment where can I go
Nobody wants to know licking my wounds from not only my face is getting to be so be so common place
That even the angel my guardian one supposedly there to protect me anonymously is as nervous as can be
I have no reason at all to suspect
Hatred of me adds to my neglect
Not that it matters cancel the show
Nobody wants to know

 

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"Not In A Million Years"

"Not In A Million Years"


Every other morning
I lie in bed awake
And wonder why the dawning
Always has to break
Could it be it must
As we all expect it to
Could it be I just
Simply haven't got a clue
And what if it stayed behind
Had itself a change of mind
What would your impression be
How would you react
Would you simply smile and say
Don't be silly go away
Anyone can plainly see
It couldn't happen here
Not in a million years
So you think you're clever
Well, if you really are
Would you kindly tell me
How big is a star
And what does it contain
Is it metal or wood
How much does it cost
Is it really any good
And what if they all came down
Everyone upon the ground
What would your impression be
How would you react
Would you simply smile and say
Don't be silly go away
Anyone can plainly see
It couldn't happen here
Not in a million years
Everyone knows one and one is two
And all take for granted that it's true
Everybody know that the world is round
Although it doesn't look it from the ground
Everybody knows it's right
But what if one and one were five
And the world not really round
Everywhere was just a huge flat piece of ground
Look at all the animals
Living in zoos
Elephants and tigers
lions and kangaroos
Don't they all look cute
When they're hid behind a cage
Funny when they laugh
Exciting when then rage
But what if they took control
There and then reversed the role
What would your impression be
How would you react
Would you simply smile and say
don't be silly go away
Anyone can plainly see
It couldn't happen here
It couldn't happen here
Not in a million years

 

[fox69]

"Not So Great Britain"

"Not So Great Britain"


Take one policeman whose job is tough
Investigating a cover-up
Looks to his colleagues for support
Gets accused of nothing has to leave the force
Not so Great Britain
Not so Great Britain
Not so Great
And who knows why
We pride ourselves on our sporting name
Soccer after all is our national game
And in Europe our teams are banned
It's not the players they don't like
It's the fans
Not so Great Britain
Not so Great Britain
Not so Great
And who knows why
It's the land of hope and glory
Where every school is preparatory (early)
No wonder on election night
Tories always win outright
I was taught at school it's wrong to tell lies
That golden rule it seems no longer applies
Next time your teacher says you lied here's proof just say you're being economical with the truth
Not so Great Britain
Not so Great Britain
Not so Great
And who knows why
In the kingdom of Jackanory
Where every picture it sells a story
Woe is me what have we done
Goodbye Hong Kong it's been fun I know how I feel when a child is sick
You want to treat it and treat it quick
But what's going to happen when the doctor says
We'd love to treat you but we have no beds
Not so Great Britain
Not so Great Britain
Not so Great
And who knows why
So great in so many ways
But not in others
So cool nobody's fool like any other

 

[fox69]

"Not That It Bothers Me"

"Not That It Bothers Me"


I know the difference in our ages
Is quite considerable indeed
You're almost twice as old as I am
Not that it bothers me
And I keep your picture in my wallet
It's there so everyone can see
And those that do think your my mother
Not that it bothers me
Love is the strangest thing
It has the power to change us
It takes a harmless sort
And makes him highly dangerous
People can be so cruel
I cannot understand it
Our case is odd it's true
But that's not how we planned it
I've great respect for both my parents
Without them I would not be here
They've now disowned me altogether
Not that it bothers me

 

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"Nothing Rhymed"

"Nothing Rhymed"


If I give up the seat I've been saving
To some elderly lady or man
Am I being a good boy?
Am I your pride and joy?
Mother please if you think say I am
And if while in the course of my duty
I perform an unfortunate take
Would you punish me so
Unbelievably so
Never again will I make that mistake
This feeling inside me could never deny me
The right to be wrong if I choose
And this pleasure I get
From say winning a bet
Is to lose

When I'm drinking my Bonaparte Shandy
Eating more than enough apple pies
Will I glance at my screen
And see real human beings
Starve to death right in front of my eyes

Nothing old, nothing new, nothing ventured
Nothing gained, nothing still-born or lost
Nothing further than proof, nothing wilder than youth
Nothing older than time, nothing sweeter than wine
Nothing physically recklessly, hopelessly blind
Nothing I couldn't say
Nothing why 'cos today
Nothing rhymed

This feeling inside me could never deny me
The right to be wrong if I choose
And this pleasure I get
From say winning a bet
Is to lose

Nothing good, nothing bad, nothing ventured
Nothing gained, nothing still-born or lost
Nothing further than proof, nothing wilder than youth
Nothing older than time, nothing sweeter than wine
Nothing physically recklessly, hopelessly blind
Nothing I couldn't say
Nothing why 'cos today
Nothing rhymed

 

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"Nothing To Do About Much"

"Nothing To Do About Much"


I don't know why I came here on my own
There's so little to do
I'm like a dog without a bone
If I can't get to sleep
I'll just count sheep
Nothing to do about much

I could wander for hours in the rain
I could stand on the corner
Watch the traffic lights change
Boy am I having fun
The green lights just come on
Nothing to do about much

And to tell you the truth I'm not sure
I'm told I've got something
That's difficult to cure
So it seems for the moment at least
I've got to remain where I won't freeze -

There's a party at number twenty one
You've invited as long as you're accompanied by someone
But as I'm on my own
I'll just stay at home
Nothing to do about much

I will bet you a penny to a pound
That before very long
I will be buried underground
Pushing daisies up high oh, what a life
Nothing to do about much

I've got gold in my pockets
I've got wind in my hair
I've got so much to be grateful for
Of that I'm aware
I've got dreams which are nothing but
But the weirdest of thoughts
I've got night after night
On which it appears
That I ought not to cry
Don't ask me why -
I might lie