Gilbert O'Sullivan

[fox69]

"Fine By Me"

"Fine By Me"


I'm tired of beating round bushes
That don't exist
I'm sick to death of being dropped
At the flick of a wrist
I'd like my batteries charged
And the charge of course to be cheap

And if you want to make love
In the back of a van
With a rabbit's foot on your knee
It's fine by me

You know I hate to be boring
But what's the point
Calling a little bit of weed
You smoke a joint
I mean the only joint I know
Worth it's salt is beef

If there's a key to my heart
And there's only one
But you think there should be three
It's fine by me
It's fine by me

And I need a woman now
Like some men need a man
Spend a lot of my money
In and out of banks
You see a teller you like
And you tell her thanks
You have a nice disposition
Disposition is clear

If there's a mark on your dress
And you take it off
Just so I can see
It's fine by me
It's fine by me
Fine by me

I have a sneaking suspicion
You're on my tail
And if that's where you want to be
It's fine by me
It's fine by me

And I need a woman now
Like some men need a wife

You get a lot of ideas
Looking at a soap
I get a lot of mine too
If it's on a rope
I like to twist it and twirl it
Wind it around my feet

If you think God is a woman
And there's no doubt
That's what you want him to be
It's fine by me
It's fine by me

 

[fox69]

"For What It's Worth"

"For What It's Worth"


I feel so strange here on my own
She's out with her friends
While me I don't have one
Every time I have some
She would make them all disperse
Yet I love her with all of my heart
For what it's worth.
She said had I been more careful with her
We wouldn't have had to get married quite so quick
And she never wanted kids
Hates the thought of giving birth
Yet I worship the ground she walks upon
For what it's worth.
I don't know what I can say
Perhaps it's just a passing phase
Nothing worse than being in love with one who isn't
If I've hurt her I'll admit I'll apologize for it
Even if what she says I did, I didn't.
I give her the bulk of my weekly pay
She takes it without even thanking me one bit
And I've worked hard for it
So a thank you wouldn't hurt
Yet I love her with all of my heart
For what it's worth.
I don't ask for very much I'm not one to make a fuss
In fact the less said is for me
So much the better
Maybe I should be more strong
Tell her straight look.
What's going on
But if I do that, she might leave me altogether.
Oh, I've been high up and I've been low
But lately the latter is so far out ahead
I wish I were dead
She treats me like I was dirt
Yet I love her with all my heart
For what it's worth.

 

[fox69]

"Forever Wondering"

"Forever Wondering"


I woke up late this morning
That's the second lime this week
If my boss finds out I'm late again
He's sure to make me leave
Is there no end to my worries
I'm forever wondering

My girlfriend's name is Susan
We got engaged last march
Was killed while getting off a bus
At the top of marble arch
What did she do to deserve this
I'm forever wondering

Let me say that right away
Whatever you might think
I am not about to lose my mind
Although I might feel that way inclined
I'm not the type, no head for heights

You think you got your troubles
Well just take a look at mine
Must be the first pedestrian
To receive a parking fine
Is there no-end to my worries
I'm forever wondering

How can you sit there and say things like
Boy you're looking good
When I feel like something the cat brought in
Not that I don't like cats why think
Yours would look great on a curry plate

I've got this slight infection
Thought was in my head
When I asked my doctor what it was
He said "I don't know myself"
Is there no end to my worries
I'm forever wondering

 

[fox69]

"Get Down"

"Get Down"


Told you once before
And I won't tell you no more
Get down, get down, get down
You're a bad dog, baby
But I still want you around

You give me the creeps
When you jump on your feet
So get down, get down, get down
Keep your hands to yourself
I'm strictly out of bounds

Once upon a time, I drank a little wine
Was as happy as could be, happy as could be
Now I'm just like a cat on a hot tin roof
Baby, what do you think you're doing to me

Told you once before
And I won't tell you no more
So get down, get down, get down
You're a bad dog, baby
But I still want you around, around
I still want you around
Hey hey hey

I don't give a damn
And I'd like you, if you can
To get down, get down, get down
You're a bad dog, baby
But I still want you around

Once upon a time, I drank a little wine
Was as happy as could be, happy as could be
Now I'm just like a cat on a hot tin roof
Baby, what do you think you're doing to me

Told you once before
And I won't tell you no more
So get down, get down, get down
You're a bad dog, baby
But I still want you around, around
I still want you around, mmm

 

[fox69]

"God Forbid"

"God Forbid"


Touch my face find a place
That only you can see
You don't need an appliance
It isn't rocket science
God forbid that it ever
Should be

Read my lips there's no risks
Attached to what we do
It may be that at times
I'm way our of line
God forbid that meant I could
Lose you

Only for a second have I ever felt
Doubts about your love for me
Only for a second yet it seemed like an eternity

Take my hand make it land
Somewhere about your knee
Whatever's going on we're doing
Nothing wrong
God forbid to think that
We could be

Falling out of love is something to behold
Even when it's not too steep
You can be as hurt as someone say falling
A thousand feet

Tell you what what you've got
Is all I'll ever need
It may not pay the rent
It being heaven sent
God forbid that that's all
You meant to me

 

[fox69]

"Good Company"

"Good Company"


My doctor told me if my headache gets much worse
The best thing that I can do is get myself a nurse
Let her give me the kiss of life and after that
You watch my headache disappear three seconds flat
And as you know, I don't really want you to go
For I would much rather you stay with me
Be on hand when I need good company

The other morning I forget now where I'd been
Some fella cornered me said hey man what's your scene?
I told him frankly that I wasn't in a play
That if I was I wouldn't give my scene away
And as you know I don't really want you to go
For I would much rather you stay with me
Be on hand when I need good company

Altogether everybody turn and touch your toes
When I stop to give the signal
That's when I would like you
That's when I would like you
To go oh...oh

Muhammad Ali better known as Cassius Clay
Boy what a boxer he was and still is today
I had a go myself once thought that I was him
But unlike Muhammad baby I could never win

And as you know I don't really want you to go
For I would much rather you stay with me
Be on hand when I need
Much rather you stay with me
Be on hand when I need good company

 

[fox69]

"Gordon Bennett"

"Gordon Bennett"


Gordon Bennett Suddenly I've just remembered
Left my suitcase unattended
Gordon Bennett

If I don't get back fairly quick
There won't be nothing left of it
Gordon Bennett

It takes a lot to make me cry
But given that I do flied it herd
Nevertheless

Crying we associate with women mostly
After all they are the weaker sex
Me as men must never let our weakness show

I crossed the road I heard a skid
I looked around and when I did
Gordon Bennett

A car no bigger than a van
Careered into a baby's pram
Gordon Bennett

At least the child it wasn't there
Imagine if it was I swear I would
Have gone berserk

Even in an accident
With ma where children are concerned
Can't hear to see them hurt
It's a fate they don't deserve
At least not yet
Maybe when they're old enough to defend themselves

Gordon Bennett
What's the use pretending you have lost your shoes
When you can't find your feat
Seems to me they should be there
This morning when you looked they were
Perhaps they're being discreet
Have another look and see
I think you'll find they were where
You though they weren't all the time

Am I doing something wrong
You mean to say you're not turned on
Gordon Bennett

Maybe God is telling me
That I should have become a priest
Gordon Bennett

Luck is such a powerful force
Without it history would of course
Have changed dramatically

All the time you're knocking life
You wouldn't be without it right
Then say so demo it speak

One of the troubles with free speech put on a box
There's so much you went to say
But not a lot

 

[fox69]

"Got To Be That Way"

"Got To Be That Way"


Let me take you half way round the world
Better still out into space
We may be drops upon the ocean
Something of 50 little importance
Yet in each other's arms, it can be so great
Seeing something start and then escalate
To such dizzy heights like of which I always knew
With you
Just got to be that way

If we'd only met the night before
If our paths had only crossed
How many times have people said this
When in their hearts they never meant it
You're like a breath of Spring on a Winter's day
Like the moon in June in the month of May
Can't believe my ears when I say those words to you
But I do
Just got to be that way

If only moments that we treasure
Could last for now until forever

How can I put in words what I mean to say
Without it sounding so like an old cliche
What's wrong with that you ask
And the answer I conclude
With you
Just got to be that way

 

[fox69]

"Happiness Is Me And You"

"Happiness Is Me And You"


When the evening is over
Put your head upon my shoulder
And I'll tell you something
I believe is true
Happiness is me and you

In a world so distorted
Where the worst is best reported
Love maybe something
That will see us through
Happiness is me and you

There maybe girls that I'll remember
That made me happy for a while
But none of them compare with you my love
However hard they they all may try

If the bus that we're taking
Has for ages kept us waiting
What does it matter
Even in a queue
Happiness is me and you

There may be days when you discover
I'm not the man you think I am
But through it all we will recover
Without the aid of any plan

When the weeks turn to hours
And in June it's April showers
I'll tell you something I believe is true
Happiness is me and you
Happiness is me and you
Happiness is me and you

 

[fox69]

"Has Been"

"Has Been"


I think a lot about the times when I was old and full on lines
Like man it's all so hip or was it groovy
Well anyway that's all so yuk
Like a book I didn't read last night
Concerning someone else's wife, whose husband's son
Had ran off with his mother

And you know, if 3 and 2 were multiplied they'd equal 6
Little children started building not with bricks
But with what they had been told was
Advantageous to an old and sort of in between
Has been

I must admit it frightens me to think we take so literally
The fact that you can get away with murder
There ought to be a law against
Common sense of course will not prevail
If people going into jail
Are doing so for fear of unemployment

And you know, what makes a parrot talk
Is really rather cute
What he does is listen close then follows suit
And within a minute, two at best, refers to you
As nothing less than some obscene
Has been

I've never had myself altered, what for
I mean if I did, I'm not sure
I'd be all that happy to see, another me

I wouldn't be at all surprised if I looked you
Straight in the eyes
And saw there were no stars, only your eyeballs

And you know, if two and two were joined
by two they'd equal 6
Little children started building not with bricks

And without even the prompting will bestow on you
The daunting little words that mean
Has been
A sort of in between
Has been