The Waterboys

[fox69]

"I Will Not Follow"

"I Will Not Follow"



You say that you will carry the torch
You say that you will beat the winning drum
You'll be there when the saints roll in
With a back made of rubber, half made out of tin
How many times does the snake crawl out of its skin?
You change your spots
But I will not...

You say you'll put your trust in that old American flag
You say there is still no place like home
That you'll still go to war when your papers come
Surrender your nerve to a gatling gun
Come back home maimed
Tell everyone you'll be happy with the time that you've got
But I will not...

I will not follow!
I will not follow!
I will not follow

You say that you'll wear the colours, blue and grey
You say you'll wear the colours, black and red
You wear whichever colour shines most, bright so
You can shine like Blake's eternal tiger in the night
You say that you will carry the torch
You say that you will beat the winning drum
You say that there is still no place like home
No place like home, sweet home
You say that everyone's gotta change their spots
But I will not...
No, I will not

I will not follow!
I will not follow!
I will not follow!
I will not follow!
No!

 

[fox69]

"I've Been In The Storm For You"

"I've Been In The Storm For You"



I've been in the storm for you
When my horn for you
Was reborn for you
I handled a thorn for you
I was torn for you
I was born for you
And here you go leaving me
Decieving me
And its greiving me

I've been in the storm for you
I've performed you you
I was spawned for you
So why can't you love
So why can't you love

I've changed what I wear for you
And my hair for you
I've said prayers for you
I gave up my share for you
I went bare for you
And I cared for you
And here you go blaming me
shaming me
defaming me

I've been in the storm for you
I was shorn for you
And reborn for you
So why can't you love
So why can't you love
So why can't you love
And why don't you know
Aww, don't you know
What will happen
What will happen if you do

 

[fox69]

"I've Lived Here Before"

"I've Lived Here Before"



I've lived here before in days of old
I recognise these buildings in my soul
I know each winding road
And every rise
Is friendly and familiar to my eyes

I've lived here before I do believe
I have rejoiced in these fields and I've grieved
I can feel it in my blood
That I belong
To this strange and stony rock I stand upon

Yet I cannot put a name upon it
I cannot place the time
Nor see the land as it once was
Nor tell which house was mine
No I cannot put a name upon it
Which was where and when
Yet here I am
A perfect stranger
Home again

There's confusion in my head as I depart
But a singing, ringing, soaring in my heart
For beyond all time and space and doubt
I know
I've lived here before
Long ago

 

[fox69]

"If I Can't Have You"

"If I Can't Have You"



I want you babe, I don't want nobody else
I want you babe, I don't want nobody else
If you don't want me, then I don't want myself

I need you babe, I need you, need your help
I need you babe, I need you bad, I need you, Lord I need you, need your help
If you ain't there baby, I ain't gonna need myself

I'm hurting for you babe, I'm hurting like hell
Yeah, I'm hurting for you baby, I'm hurting like hell
If you ain't hurting for me too, I'm gonna hurt myself

 

[fox69]

"In Search Of A Rose"

"In Search Of A Rose"



Where will I wander and wonder
nobody knows
But wherever I'm a-going I'll go
in search of a rose

Whatever the will of the weather
and whether it shines or snows
Wherever I'm a-going I'll go
in search of a rose

I don't know where it's found
I don't mind
As long as the world spins around
I'll take my time

I'll savour the softness of summer
I'll wrap up when winter blows
And wherever I'm going I'll go
In search of a rose

 

[fox69]

"Independence Day"

"Independence Day"



Well papa go to bed now, it's getting late
Nothing we can say is gonna change anything now
I'll be leaving in the morning from St. Mary's Gate
We wouldn't change this thing even if we could somehow.

'Cause the darkness of this house has got the best of us
There's a darkness in this town that's got us too
But they can't touch me now and you can't touch me now
They ain't gonna do to me what I watched them do to you.

So say goodbye, it's Independence Day
It's Independence Day all down the line
Just say goodbye, it's Independence Day
It's Independence Day this time.

Now I don't know what it always was with us
We chose the words and yeah, we drew the lines
There was just no way this house could hold the two of us
I guess that we were just too much of the same kind.

Well say goodbye, it's Independence Day
It's Independence Day, all boys must run away
So say goodbye, it's Independence Day
All men must make their way, come Independence Day.

Now the rooms are all empty down at Frankie's joint
And the highway she's deserted clear down to Breaker's Point
There's a lot of people leaving town now, leaving their friends, their homes
At night they walk that dark and dusty highway all alone.

Now papa go to bed now, it's getting late
Nothing we can say can change anything now
Because there's just different people coming down here now and they see things in different ways
And soon everything we've known will just be swept away.

So say goodbye, it's Independence Day
Papa now I know the things you wanted that you could not say
But won't you just say goodbye, it's Independence Day
I swear I never meant to take those things away.

 

[fox69]

"Is She Conscious?"

"Is She Conscious?"



Is she really wide awake
Is she conscious
Of her beautiful mistake
Is she conscious
As she moves among the crowd

She's got the world upon a piece of string
She's got the world upon a piece of string, it's so
He was ugly and she was beautiful
He was ugly and she was so....

Is she conscious
Is she asleep or just afloat
Is she conscious
Of the letter that she wrote
Is she conscious
Of the muzak in her ears

The Queen of Sheba could have shined her shoes
The Queen of Sheba could have shined her shoes, it's so
He was ugly and she was beautiful
He was ugly and she was so....

Is she conscious

As she sways across the room
Is she conscious
Of the weeping of the moon
Is she conscious
As she leaves the door ajar
Is she conscious
As she gets into the car

I don't even want to say her name
I don't even want to say her name, that's all
I want to sing it from the toppest top
I want to sing it from the toppest top, that's all

The Queen of Sheba could have shined her shoes
The Queen of Sheba could have shined her shoes, it's so
He was ugly and she was beautiful
He was ugly and she was so....

Is she conscious
Of the chauffeur as he drives
Is she conscious
As the ambulance arrives

 

[fox69]

"Islandman"

"Islandman"



Of my body England is the spine
the backbone and the trunk
My shoulders span the mighty Tyne
London sprawls across my rump
Cornwall my crooked ancient leg
Wales two hands held apart
Scotland is my dreaming head
Ireland is my heart

 

[fox69]

"It Should Have Been You"

"It Should Have Been You"



Can I believe my ears?
Is this really you?
Pacing the floor with one eye on the door
Watching the winners go through
Why do you hang back now?
Why d'you hesitate?
You fires don't burn
For he who waits

Out of all of the people
That I ever knew
If one should have made it
It should have been you!

I know who I'm looking for
But I don't believe my eyes
The sight of you with your head hung low
Is a sick, sad suprise
Why do you hang back now?
Why d'you hesitate?
How dare you throw it all away then tell me
Aw man it must be fate

Out of all of the people
That I ever knew
There had to one I could believe in
And it should have been you!

A gift that dies is a tragic thing
And it happens all the time
But a gift that's wasted, thrown to hell is the
Worst of stupid crimes!
I saw you hang back now!
I watched you hesitate!
You're a well respected man, but bullshit!
You could've been great!

Out of all the people
I ever knew
There should have been one
And it should have been you!

I spent my whole life
Looking for someone like you!

 

[fox69]

"It's All Gone"

"It's All Gone"



It's all gone
It's all gone
It's all gone
It's all gone

So send the rain
So send the rain
So send the rain
So send the rain