Tom Jones

[fox69]

"That Old Black Magic"

"That Old Black Magic"


That old black magic has me in its spell
That old black magic that you weave so well
Icy fingers up
and down my spine
The same old witchcraft when your eyes meet mine

The same old tingle that I feel
inside
When that elevator starts its ride
Down and down I go, round and round I go
Like a leaf that's
caught in the tide

I should stay away but what can I do
I hear your name, and I'm aflame
Aflame with
such a burning desire
That only your kiss can put out the fire

You are the lover that I've waited for

The mate that fate had me created for
And every time your lips meet mine

Baby down and down I go,
all around I go
In a spin, loving the spin that I'm in
Under that old black magic called love

 

[fox69]

"That Old Piano"

"That Old Piano"


That old piano, with old and worn-out keys
Just an old piano, with faded ivories, but it was a treasure
it gave so much pleasure
That old piano

When them old hammers, bounced off off them old strings
You just couldn't help yourself, it just made you wanna sing
No question about it, we couldn't do without it
That old piano

Friends would come to see us on a Saturday
They'd sing their favourite songs while my old mother played
Although that old piano has seen better days
We love it to bit, I'll never forget

That old piano, with old and worn-out keys
Just an old piano, with faded ivories, but it was a treasure
it gave so much pleasure
That old piano

Friends would come to see us on a Saturday
They'd sing their favourite songs while my old mother played
Although that old piano has seen better days
We love it to bit, I'll never forget

They still talk about it, the old friends I meet, about them good times
And parties in the street, and just one thing more is, one thing for sure is
If that old piano could talk it could tell a few stories
No question about it, We couldn't do without it
That old piano

 

[fox69]

"That's All That Matters"

"That's All That Matters"


I know I'm not your first love they're just a past memory

I'm the one who's got you now and that's all that matters to me
I know other arms have held you but I'm not jealous of these

Mine are the arms that hold you now and that's all that matters to me

I came alive when you came along yes you've brought life back to me

And I don't care what's in your past you're as far as I can see

I know other lips have kissed you and I know you've been thrilled and pleased

Mine are the lips that kiss you now and that's all that matters to me

Yes mine are the arms that hold you now and that's all that matters to me

 

[fox69]

"The Bed"

"The Bed"


I wake from trouble sleep
In the middle of the night
Reaching for the soft hand
That once held mine so tight
My fingers touch the pillow
Where you once layed your head
And I run my hand down
The cold cold sheets
on your side of the bed

My head spins from the perfume
That lingers every place
And I kiss the trace of lipstick
Left on your pillow case
And here in this nightmare of darkness
I remember the day we wed
And I clutch and tear
At the tear stained sheets
On my side of the bed

My arms long to hold you
My lips hunger for your kiss
And I just couldn't
Stand to go through
Another lonely night like this

These hands that once coressed you
Take a bottle from the drawer
It says take one for sleeping
But I'm taking many more
What good is there
In living if the dreams
We shed are dead
So now at last
I lay me down to sleep
On you side of the bed

 

[fox69]

"The Hitter"

"The Hitter"


Come to the door Ma, and unlock the chain
I was just passin' through and got caught in the rain
There's nothing I want, nothin' that you need say
Just let me lie down for a while and I'll be on my way?

I was no more than a kid when you put me on the Southern Queen
With the police on my back I fled to New Orleans
I fought in the dockyards and with the money I made
I knew the fight was my home and blood was my trade

Baton Rouge, Poncitoula, and Lafayette town
Well they paid me their money Ma I knocked the men down
I did what I did well it come easily
Restraint and mercy Ma were always strangers to me

I fought champion Jack Thompson in a field full of mud
Rain poured through the tent to the canvas and mixed with our blood
In the twelfth I slipped my tongue over my broken jaw
I stood over him and pounded his bloody body into the floor
Well the bell rang and rang and still I kept on
'Till I felt my glove leather slip 'tween his skin and bone

Then the women and the money came fast and the days I lost track
The women red, the money green, but the numbers were black
I fought for the men in their silk suits to lay down their bets
I took my good share Ma, I have no regrets

Then I took the fix at the state armory with big John McDowell
From high in the rafters I watched myself fall
As he raised his arm my stomach twisted and the sky it went black
I stuffed my bag with their good money and I never looked back

Understand, in the end Ma every man plays the game
If you know me one different then speak out his name
Ma if my voice now you don't recognize
Then just open the door and look into your dark eyes
I ask of you nothin', not a kiss not a smile,
Just open the door and let me lie down for a while

Now the gray rain's fallin' and my ring fightin's done
So in the work fields and alleys I take all who'll come
If you're a better man than me then just step to the line
Now there's nothin' I want Ma nothin' that you need say
Just let me lie down for a while and I'll be on my way

Tonight in the shipyard a man draws a circle in the dirt
I move to the center and I take off my shirt
I study him for the cuts, the scars, the pain,
Man, nor the time can erase
I move hard to the left and I strike to the face

 

[fox69]

"The Impossible Dream"

"The Impossible Dream"


To dream the impossible dream
To fight the unbeatable foe
To bear with unbearable sorrow
To run where the brave dare not go

To right the unrightable wrong
To love pure and chaste from afar
To try when your arms are too weary
To reach the unreachable star

This is my quest, to follow that star
No matter how hopeless, no matter how far
To fight for the right, without question or pause
To be willing to march into Hell for a heavenly cause

And I know if I'll only be true
To this glorious quest
That my heart will lie peaceful and calm
When I'm laid to my rest

And the world will be better for this
That one man scorned and covered with scars
Still strove with his last ounce of courage

 

[fox69]

"The Letter"

"The Letter"


baby, i´m writing this letter
we´ve been together
i´m yours and your mine
so let me tell you
i´ll always love you
place noone above you
from now till the end of time
i am to proud to apologised for the things that i´ve done
so let us move on
to a better place
where we can chill and bage in the sun
under the moonlight
drinking sweet wine
dancing to the rhythm of the night

so, please except my inpatation

baby, i´m reading your letter
it make me feel better
from all the pain that you´ve cause
so let me tell you
that i´ll always love you
place noone above you
from now till the end of time
i am to proud to talk out loud
from the things that you´ve done
so let us move on
to a better place
we can chill and bage in the sun
under the moonlight
drinking sweet wine
dancing to the rhythm of the night

i´ll except your inpatation

i miss you, girl
holding you, sceasing you, lovin you pleasing you,
oh, that´s what i miss, girl
you got me feeling just like a chemican
just like a first kiss, girl
so here is two first class tickets
i am on my way
i´m gonna be to it
to be ok
wait for me girl
i´ll be right there

i am to proud to talk about
from all the things that you´ ve done
so let us move on
to a better place
where we can chill and bage in the sun
under the moonlight
drinking sweet wine
dancing to the rhythm of the night

girl, i wanna thank you

 

[fox69]

"The Nearness Of You"

"The Nearness Of You"


Its not the pale moon that excites me
That thrills and delights me, oh no
Its just the nearness of you

It isn't your sweet conversation
That brings this sensation, oh no
Its just the nearness of you

When you're in my arms and I feel you so close to me
All my wildest dreams come true

I need no soft lights to enchant me
If you'll only grant me the right
To hold you ever so tight
And to feel in the night the nearness of you

 

[fox69]

"The Road"

"The Road"


I have wonder, a million miles
Suffer, many times
Felt the weakness, when I was strong
Held sweetness when it's was wrong
I've touch tight and low
But wherever I go

The road, always returns to you
My love, It still belongs to you

Seen you crying, tears of rain
I know, I cause you pain
Lef you shatter on the ground
But what matters is here and now
Cause all that I know is wherever I go

The road, always retunrs to you
My love, It still belongs to you

All the bridges that I've build are unbroken
All the memories that live come with knowing
Every thing I've never done
Every thing I've ever done

 

[fox69]

"The Rose - Version 2"

"The Rose - Version 2"


My love said to me,
"A hero you'll be,
If you bring me the rose of love."
So, today I must go where the wide rivers flow
Down from the hills above.
From beginning to end,
Who will guide me, my friend,
For the difficult task that she chose
Will the sun and the rain,
From whose bosom I came,
Show me the way to The Rose
For my true love I yearn,
But I'll never, ever return,
Till I find where that red lady grows.
When i find her, I'll sing,
And the mission bells will ring
The news that I've captured The Rose.