Paul Kelly

[fox69]

"Luck"

"Luck"



Well it hasn't changed yet
Each time I wake in a sweat
And the sun has slipped out of the sky
As I get to my feet and struggle to dress
All my fingers are thumbs, there's a fog in my brain
Only one thing is clear - I'm late for my train
And I know all at once that it's goodbye my one
I'll be here when you're gone

Then I stumble outside
Try to flag down a ride
But the taxis just pass me by
So I run down the street, jump on a slow bus
When I get to the station the train is still there
I can't find my ticket, everybody just stares
And I'm turning to stone
As the train starts to groan
I just can't get on

I can see tomorrow
Long, black train I follow
When it's all there in your eyes
And it's all no big surprise
Well it's goodbye my one
I'll be here when you're gone
I just can't get on

Yeah it's goodbye my one
I'll be here when you're gone
I just can't get on
'Cause I'm turning to stone
As the train starts to groan
I just can't get on

 

[fox69]

"Madeleine's Song"

"Madeleine's Song"



When I dream at night it's you I see walking
And in the dream I hear you laughing and talking
When I'm all alone it's you that I'm missing
When I think of fun it's you that I'm kissing
My sweet Madeleine, my sweet Madeleine
My, my Madeleine, you never let me sleep

One of these old days you'll have yourself a boyfriend
But you'll always know my love will never end
When you cry so hard I wish you'd stop sobbing
You're gonna grow up soon and just want to go shopping
My sweet Madeleine, my sweet Madeleine
My, my Madeleine, you never let me sleep

 

[fox69]

"Mannish Woman"

"Mannish Woman"



Mannish woman, tattoo on your arm
Maybe you’re from Hawaii, maybe from Vietnam
You look like Elvis Presley at the age of seventeen
Mannish woman, tell me where you’ve been

Mannish woman, one hand on your hip
Mona Lisa smile playing on your lips
I’d like to get your number, I’d like to know your name
Mannish woman, what’s your game?

Mannish woman, moving in a dream
You make reincarnation easy to believe
You could be Cleopatra queening down the Nile
Mannish woman, I sure do like your style

 

[fox69]

"Maralinga (Rainy Land)"

"Maralinga (Rainy Land)"



This is a rainy land
This is a rainy land
No thunder in our sky
No trees stretching high
But this is a rainy land

My name is Yami Lester
I hear, I talk, I touch but I am blind
My story comes from darkness
Listen to my story now unwind
This is a rainy land

First we heard two big bangs
We thought it was the Great Snake digging holes
Then we saw the big cloud
Then the big, black mist began to roll
This is a rainy land

A strangeness on our skin
A soreness in our eyes like weeping fire
A pox upon our skin
A boulder on our backs all our lives

This is a rainy land
This is a rainy land
No thunder in our sky
No trees stretching high
But this is a rainy land

My name is Edie Millipuddie
They captured me and roughly washed me down
Then my child stopped kicking
Then they took away my oId man to town
They said 'Do you speak English?'
He said '1 know that Jesus loves me I know
Because the bible tells me so'

This is a rainy land
This is a rainy land
No thunder in our sky
No trees stretching high
But this is a rainy lan

 

[fox69]

"Maybe This Time For Sure"

"Maybe This Time For Sure"



Maybe this time for sure
Things are gonna work out different
Not the way they did before
Maybe this time for sure
I can break out of the circle
I can find another door

Maybe this time I just might learn my lesson
Maybe this time I'll leave the past behind
Maybe this time I'll grab hold of my chances
Maybe this time I'll have a clearer mind

Maybe this time for sure
I can look into the mirror
I can stay up off the floor
Maybe this time for sure
I can roll right with the punches
I can hold some things in store

Maybe this time their tongues will all fall silent
Maybe this time I'll make them eat their words
Maybe this time I'll listen to the warnings
Maybe this time I'll hold onto my nerve

Maybe this time for sure
I’ll keep both my eyes wide open
I’ll know what I’m living for
Maybe this time for sure
I can walk the straight and narrow
On the right side of the law
Maybe this time I'll stick with my intentions
Maybe this time I'll have no need to lie
Maybe this time I won't fall for temptation
Maybe this time Satan will pass me by

 

[fox69]

"Meet Me In The Middle Of The Air"

"Meet Me In The Middle Of The Air"



I am your true shepherd
I will lead you there
Beside still waters
Come and meet me in the middle of the air
I will meet you in the middle of the air

I will lay you down
In pastures green and fair
Every soul shall be restored
I will meet them in the middle of the air
Come and meet me in the middle of the air

Through the lonesome valley
My rod and staff you'll bear
Fear not death's dark shadow
Come and meet me in the middle of the air
I will meet you in the middle of the air

With oil I shall anoint you
A table shall I prepare
Your cup will runneth over
Come and meet me in the middle of the air
I will meet you in the middle of the air

In my house you'll dwell forever
You shall not want for care
Surely goodness and mercy will follow you
Come and meet me in the middle of the air
I will meet you in the middle of the air

 

[fox69]

"Melting"
(with Monique Brumby)

"Melting"
(with Monique Brumby)



At the back of my grandmother's house there was a hill
With a tangled garden, thick and wild
We used to go there, you and I, as children
Slipping away from the aunts and uncles and their homemade brew
We carried our ice creams in the summer sun
Trying to make them last as long as we could
Pretty soon they started to run
Dripping down our arms, dripping on the ground
Melting

We sat under the trees smoking bark
Lighting little fires and stompin' each one out
As the summer went on the flames grew higher
We just stared and stared and stared at everything melting
Melting

At the back of my grandmother's house there was a hill
Black and smoking at the end of the day
We watched the fire trucks go back on down the road
We heard them calling out our names
We were standing in the shadows, melting
Melting, melting

Now my grandmother's house is a supermarket
And I'm far away, living in a colder city
And tonight I've pulled the top off a bottle of beer
And I've lit a fire and I'm staring, staring
Where are you, where are you now?
You're melting, we're all melting, melting, melting, melting

 

[fox69]

"Midnight Rain"

"Midnight Rain"



Something woke me up
Must have been the rain
And for no good reason here you are
Inside my head again
I know I won't go back to sleep now
I'm in a mood
Must be the midnight rain, the midnight rain

So I get up and I wander around
In my dressing-gown
Put the kettle on, some music too
But not too loud 'cause the neighbours complain
So I keep it soft and low, just above the sound
Of the midnight rain, the midnight rain

Yeah, you told me so
I didn't want to know
You sure told me so
Don't you let a good thing go

What coast are you on? What country?
Is it raining there? Is it morning or midnight?
Are you walking barefoot or have you got your shoes on?
Is there somebody there with you?
Are you talking soft and low underneath the sound
Of the midnight rain, the midnight rain?

I just want you to know wherever you are
Wherever you go
I hope you're under a lucky star
Wherever you are
By the way, have you still got that stupid car?

 

[fox69]

"Moni, Make It Good"

"Moni, Make It Good"



My name is Mud, I’m on the wheel
Just scraping through
I’m dreaming hard down in the hole
Still stuck on you
Moni, Moni, Moni, Moni, make it good
Moni, Moni, Moni, Moni, make it good

We’re gonna make some hay, gonna shoot the breeze
Gonna Walk the dog
Gonna salt the beans, gonna carve it up
We’re gonna fly the hog
Moni, Moni, Moni, Moni, make it good
Moni, Moni, Moni, Moni, make it good

Get me off this killing floor
I won’t get so low no more
I give you my blood and bone
Get me off this dying floor
I won’t get so low no more
I’ll give you my brains and bone
Moni, Moni, Moni, Moni make it good
Moni, Moni, Moni, Moni make it good

 

[fox69]

"Moon In The Bed"

"Moon In The Bed"



I have the moon in my bed
Every night down she falls
I have the moon in my bed
I had nothing, now I have it all
And I have the sun in my heart
When I rise by her side
I have the sun in my heart
Even through the darkest night
She can save me from myself
Make me feel like someone else
She can take me somewhere else
Where I hardly know myself
I have the moon in my bed
I have the sun in my heart
I have the stars at my feet
I have the moon in my bed