Paul Kelly

[fox69]

"From St Kilda To Kings Cross"

"From St Kilda To Kings Cross"




From St Kilda to Kings Cross is thirteen hours on a bus
I pressed my face against the glass and watched the white lines rushing past
And all around me felt like all inside me
And my body left me and my soul went running

Have you ever seen Kings Cross when the rain is falling soft?
I came in on the evening bus, from Oxford Street I cut across
And if the rain don't fall too hard everything shines just like a postcard
Everything goes on just the same
Fair-weather friends are the hungriest friends
I keep my mouth well shut, I cross their open hands

I want to see the sun go down from St Kilda Esplanade
Where the beach needs reconstruction, where the palm trees have it hard
I'd give you all of Sydney harbour (all that land, all that water)
For that one sweet promenade

 

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"Gathering Storm"

"Gathering Storm"



I had a dream
I saw you walking down the road
In a gathering storm

Wind on the rise
A black crow was flying
You alone in a gathering storm

I wake up alone in my bed
There's nothing before my eyes
And outside the door
Only the sighing
And you out there in a gathering storm

So cover your head
Keep your eyes open
Make speed in the gathering storm

I rise up and turn on the light
Now it's shining in my window
My walls are strong
My chimney's smoking
God speed you
In the gathering storm

 

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"Ghost Town"

"Ghost Town"



Today I thought I saw you
Standing on the corner
I was just about to call your name, I nearly touched her
Then she turned and suddenly it all came crashing down
Just my imagination playing tricks in ghost town

This morning I lay sleeping
I heard soft footsteps creeping
Standing right beside me at my bed I felt your breathing
You said 'Daddy can I come inside? It's cold down in the ground'
The sun came in, I woke up hard and empty in ghost town
Now I wander everywhere

Talking to the air
And every day just like the day before in countless numbers
And every night the curtain falls upon the day gone down
And every single town that I pass through is a ghost town

 

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"Give In To My Love"

"Give In To My Love"



Have you heard the news of my love?
Did they send a message down
That I'm on the march with my love?
And I'm death or glory bound
From the mountains to the marshes
My love is gaining ground
Give in to my love, give in to my love

Well I want to show you my love
It's bigger than a Cadillac
But you keep up your resistance
And you try to drive me back
I want to show you all my love
It's bigger than a Cadillac
Give in to my love, give in to my love

My love is like a drunkard
Holding up the bar
And he'll say the same thing over
And he'll fix you with his stare
You try and change the subject
But you won't escape the war
Give in to my love, give in to my love
Give in to my love, give in to my love

 

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"Glory Be To God"

"Glory Be To God"




Here comes the one that I adore
Glory Be To God
And I'm the one she's come here for
Glory Be To God
Throws her arms around my neck
Oh Glory Be To God
Preses in against my chest
Glory Be To God
Glory Be To God
Glory Be To God
Glory Be Glory Be To God

She's got a smile to change the sun
Glory Be To God
Undoes her buttons one by one
Glory Be To God
On my knees before her splendor
Glory Be To God
She knows she's a natural wonder
Glory Be To God
Glory Be To God
Glory Be To God
Glory Be Glory Be To God

He eyes closed and just above me
Glory Be To God
We both start shaking like a leaf on a tree
Glory Be To God
Glory Be To God
Glory Be To God
Glory Be To God
Glory Be To God
Glory Be Glory Be To God

Glory Be To God

 

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"God Told Me To"

"God Told Me To"



My name is John Johanna, I am misunderstood
Lately I have been accused of grievous murder in cold blood
My mission is most righteous, my cause is true and just
The wicked need chastisement, you know it’s either them or us

God told me to
I did what I had to do
God told me to

All around me empty chatter, the old men wring their hands,
Meanwhile in broad daylight Satan gathers his unholy bands
The mighty strength of angels carries me on my seeking flight
My anger is a hammer – you know not its power or the hour it strikes!

God told me to
I answer not to them or you
God told me to

Seven golden candles flaming bring forth the Son of Man
In his mouth a two-edged sword, seven stars shining in his right hand
The beast has eyes before him, the beast has eyes behind
Those not with me are against me, they’re surely gonna feel my holy fire!

God told me to
To thine own self be true
God told me to

God told me to
I’m just doing what I have to do
God told me to

 

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"God's Hotel"

"God's Hotel"



Everybody got a room
Everybody got a room
Everybody got a room
In God's Hotel.
Everybody got a room.
Well you'll never see a sign hanging on the door
Sayin 'No vacancies anymore'.

Everybody got wings
Everybody got wings
Everybody got wings
In God's Hotel.
Everybody got wings.
You'll never see a sign hanging on the door
Sayin 'At no time may both feet leave the floor'

Everybody got a harp
Everybody got a harp
Everybody got a harp
In God's Hotel.
Everybody got a harp.
You'll never see a sign hanging on the wall
Sayin 'No harps allowed in the hotel at all'.

Everybody got a cloud
Everybody got a cloud
Everybody got a cloud
In God's Hotel.
Everybody got a cloud.
You'll never see a sign hanging on the wall
Sayin 'Smoking and drinking will be thy downfall'.

Everybody hold a hand
Everybody hold a hand
Everybody hold a hand
In God's Hotel.
Everybody hold a hand.
You'll never see a sign hung up above your door
'No visitors allowed in rooms, By law!'

Everybody's halo shines
Everybody's halo shines
Everybody's halo shines
In God's Hotel.
Everybody's halo lookin' fine.
You won't see a sign staring at you from the wall
Sayin 'Lights out! No burnin the midnight oil!'

Everybody got credit
Everybody got credit
Everybody got credit
In God's Hotel.
Everybody got good credit.
You'll never see a sign stuck on the cash-box drawer
Sayin 'Credit tommorow!!' or 'Want credit?!? Haw, haw haw!!'

Everybody is blind
Everybody is blind
Everybody is blind
In God's Hotel.
Everybody is blind.
You'll never see a sign on the front door
'No red skins. No Blacks. And that means you, baw!'

Everybody is deaf
Everybody is deaf
Everybody is deaf
In God's Hotel.
Everybody is deaf.
You'll never find a sign peeling off the bar-room wall
'Though shalt not blaspheme, cuss, holler or bawl'.

Everybody is dumb
Everybody is dumb
Everybody is dumb
In God's Hotel.
Everybody is dumb.
So you'll never see on the visiting-room wall
'Though shalt not blaspheme, cuss, holler or bawl'.

Everybody got Heaven
Everybody got Heaven
Everybody got Heaven
In God's Hotel.
Everybody got Heaven.
So you'll never see scribbled on the bathroom wall
'Let Rosy get ya Heaven, dial 686-844!'

 

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"Going About My Father's Business"

"Going About My Father's Business"



Standing in the darkness watching while you sleep
I can hear you softly breathing while I creep
Going about my father's business
Doing my father's time
What's done to me I'll do to mine

I woke up one summer morning-he was gone
Soft light through the window breaking for my son
Going about my father's business
Doing my father's time
What's done to me I'll do to mine

Know them by what they do
Let no one speak for you
Just this I beg of you
Forgive me, forgive me

Someday when we sign the treaty I'll be home
War is long and lasts forever and I'm your own
Going about my father's business
Doing my father's time
What's done to me I'll do to mine
What's done to me I'll do to mine

 

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"Gonna Be Good"

"Gonna Be Good"



I’m gonna be good from now on
I’m gonna be good
I’m gonna be good from now on
I’m gonna be good

I wrote a list, I thought it best
Of all that must apply
I wrote a list, it didn’t take long

I’m gonna be good from now on
I’m gonna be good

My sweet brothers, my sisters all
They’re standing by
They’ve been delighted, they’ve been appalled

I’m gonna be good from now on
I’m gonna be good

Like Big John says in his song
You gotta walk the line
The line is narrow, the line is long

I’m gonna be good from now on
I’m gonna be good
I’m gonna do right from now on
I’m gonna do right

 

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"Gossip"

"Gossip"



When I come home
All I want is revelation
Meat off the bone
What price is good information?
When I'm alone
I have too many companions
Chewing the phone
All I get is slender pickings
Gossip, gossip
Give us this day our daily bread
Give us this day our sweet daily bread

It makes the world go round
Over my shoulder I'm taking it down
Fish gotta swim in the sea
One thing for sure if you lie down with dogs
Then you get up with fleas

Tender no thought
Stick to the facts that invent us
This is the court
And it's called common consensus
Gossip, gossip
Give us this day our daily bread
Gossip, gossip
It makes the world go round