Golden was the bird I knew,
Sang a song so free then flew,
And they won't come back,
Can't come back.

Golden was the bird long gone,
Sang a little while, flew on,
And they won't come back,
Can't come back.

Yeah, I woke one morning, long time gone,
A magpie’d come to steal away my song,
Was up against the window yeah tapping on the pane,
But it couldn't get in, no, kept calling my name.

Golden was the bird,
And they won't come back.

You are the sunshine melting the snow,
You water the seed,
You give what it needs,
The leaves’ll grow,
So give me the sunshine.

High on a hillside you are the breeze,
I used to be small but then I grew tall,
I turned into a tree,
So give me a hillside.

Oh your love has fed the root,
made my blossoms turn to fruit,
Now the days are cold,
The wind begins to blow.

Yeah your love has fed the root,
from my branches fell the fruit,
Now the days are cold,
The wind begins to blow,
Yeah the sun's getting low.

You are the sun,
You are breeze,
I used to be small,
But now I'm a tree.

Honey, times have changed,
We've both been trying,
But it’s time to move on.

The good times, they're not the same,
Maybe baby those good times,
Have been and gone?

In the good old days when life was easy,
We'd be making music all night long,
But honey, times have changed.

In the good old days when life was easy,
In the good old days when we were young,
Waking in the morning, bright ‘n breezy,
We'd be making sweet sweet music,
All night long.

Honey, times have changed.

I'm a working man,
And I've got working hands,
And I've worked the land for ages, hmm.

But the toll this life has taken,
Is a back that’s always aching,
And if my scars could tell their tales,
It'd take a long, long time,
You'd hear about broken bones and splinters.

Yeah, tankard ales and long dark winters,
A laureate who’s not worried at the rhyme.

Oh but when the rain comes down,
I stop the rain from falling on the ground.

I'm a working man,
And I've got working hands,
I've worked the land for ages, hmm,
For ages, hmm.

Back up baby,
I don't wanna burn you,
I'm red hot and I can't cool down,
Like a wildfire, flames getting higher,
Oh honey this hot shot’ll not stop fooling around.

Your love is like a rough cut diamond,
It’s all I want but not what I need,
You're my ice cold, white gold lover,
I don't want comfort when I got speed.

Here I come and when I'm done,
Yeah there I go.

Life’s good,
And it’s gonna get better,
With a little less work and a lot more play,
All I want is what you got,
Yeah, a little bit of lovin goes a long way.

So back it up baby,
I don't wanna burn you,
But it feels so good yeah it feels alright,
Gotta keep on keepin on till we're long gone,
This hot shot‘ll rock and roll all night.

Here I come and when I'm done,
Yeah there I go,
Hmm, come find me out on the open road.

So back it up baby,
I don't wanna burn you,
I'm red hot and I can't cool down,
Like a wildfire, flames getting higher,
Oh honey this hot shot’s fooling around.

Oh, hear those songbirds singing at the start of the day,
Yeah I woke up early I was on my way,
Red hot sun in a big blue sky,
I was gonna start running,
But it was quicker to fly.

Over the mountain down to the vale,
Out to the coast, get a boat, set sail,
All I want to do is get back and break bread,
I've been missing my lover,
I've been missing my sweet, sweet bed.

I'm trying to get back home,
Before the sun goes down.

Oh I can't slow down, my feet won't rest,
I'm weak I'm weary but I couldn't care less,
Got a song in my soul, got a skip in my step,
My heartbeat’s racing the closer I get.

I've been gone so long but now I gotta get back,
Just one more trail yeah, one more track,
For ten long years been skipping like a stone,
But now this old man’ll be rolling,
Rolling home.

I'm trying to get back home,
Before the sun goes down.

I'm getting tired of trying to take things slow,
Kicking back ‘n waiting for the wind to blow,
For way too long just gone with the flow,
But those days are done, so get up, let’s go.

I'm getting tired of all the talking,
Been getting less of the yes than no,
Reckon I'm ready for the real thing,
All I gotta do is get up and go.

I've got one hand on the wheel,
The whole world is passing' by,
I've got one hand on the wheel,
Got a big blue sky,
I've got one hand on the wheel,
The sun is getting low,
I've got one hand on the wheel,
I'm gonna roll real slow.

Cos it’s a long, long road, we've got time,
Yeah it’s a long, long road, so we’ve got time.

Let me be there for you,
Like you've been there for me,
My desire overflowing,
Like the roof is leaking,
Baby when you hold me,
All my wounds are healing.

Let me be there for you,
Like you've been there for me,
My desire overflowing,
Like the roof is leaking,
Baby when you hold me,
All my wounds are healing.

Let me be there for you,
My desire overflowing,
Like the roof is leaking,
Baby when you hold me,
All my wounds are healing.

I feel the heat is coming,
I feel the waves are running,
To you,
To you,
To you,

I feel the heat is coming,
I feel the waves are running,
To you,
To you,
To you,

I feel the heat is coming,
I feel the waves are running,
To you,
To you,
To you,
To you.

To you,
To you,
To you.

I feel the heat,
I feel the heat,
I feel the heat,
I feel the heat,
I feel the heat,
I feel the heat,
I feel the heat,
To you,
To you,
To you,
To you.

See her over there, wasting time,
There’s a lack of intention in mind,
Written on the wall or open a door
Is that exactly what you're looking for?

Your skin, it’s the same she’s been in,
Now I'm left outside wondering
I'm in too deep my skin to my bone,
For a good girl that’s pretty low,

You didn't think anyone’s home,
With just one look you avert your eyes,
And in that moment the sunlight caught the earth and started a fire,
How were you to know?

Your skin, it’s the same she’s been in,
Now I'm left outside wondering
I'm in too deep my skin to my bone.

Written words on photographs scattered all around and over the floor,
Coffee coloured eyes stare back saying no need to go there anymore,
Hope you’d have figured out by now, what you want,
Had a chat with an ethnograph, said I don't want you to lie anymore,

Pen inscriptions in paperbacks written by a hand that’s certainly sure,
Hope you’d have figured out by now, what you want,
Can't take a sincere path in life without hurt,
Said I wouldn't return but lately I, ‘bout to go round a second time,

See off into the dark and circles say, gotta make up your mind,
Written words on photographs scattered all around and over the floor (over the floor),
Coffee coloured eyes stare back saying no need to go there anymore,
Hope you’d have figured out by now, what you want,

Can't take a sincere path in life without hurt,
Said I wouldn't return but lately I, ‘bout to go round a second time (second time),
See off into the dark and circles say, gotta make up your mind,
Said I wouldn't return but lately I, ‘bout to go round a second time (second time),
See off into the dark and circles say, gotta make up your mind,

Oh I just thought I would say, have you tried to play a different way?
Oh coz you might find, yeah it helps to make up your mind,
Oh I thought I would say, have you tried to play a different way?
Oh yeah this time, this time, yeah I gotta make, yeah I gotta make, up my mind.

Think about you every day, these thoughts won't go away
Yeah you're always on my mind and babe I'm not doing fine
Yeah you're always on my mind and babe I'm not doing fine

Love’s lost lament, as if it never meant anything you said,
It’s all inside your head
Since you took away the Sun I can barely feel the warmth
With my back against the wall – thinking I'm better off alone

All I wanted was to live again
All I wanted was to live again

Here’s the sound of silence, shrouded me in darkness
Like all else it’s just a case of trial and error
Another roadside attraction got me out of action
Locked and fully loaded – at least here’s to hoping
Locked and fully loaded – at least here’s to hoping

All I wanted was to live again
All I wanted was to live again

In your dreams you can escape to a place that’s very far away,
Where the worries of the day well they're gonna fade away,
In your dreams you may explore,
To the heights you've never seen before,
Discover a world that’s brand new,
Just you and your imagination too,
Fly away, in your dreams.

Times you took my hand and filled the space between,
Times you understand and taught me what it means,
To be alone, to be alone, to be alone I dream to be alone,
To be alone, to be alone, to be alone I dream to be alone,

It’s not complicated, it should have faded long ago,
Times you took my hand and filled the space between,
Times you understand and taught me what it means
To be alone (it’s not complicated),
To be alone (it should have faded),
To be alone, I dream to be alone.

He makes another reckless phone call,To ears that plead,And then another passing trend,To cater for her needs,He makes another cool decision,To tears on the phone,They were pointed in the wrong direction,Now he’s all alone.
A fine line (darkness & the light),Fine line (east & the west),Fine line (between what’s right or wrong),A fine line.
Careless,
Never rattled by the loss,what’s to gain,Never counts the cost,Pointed in the wrong direction,No way of getting lost, it’s a.
A fine line (darkness & the light),Fine line (east & the west),Fine line (between what’s right or wrong),A fine line.
A fine line (darkness & the light),Fine line (east & the west),Fine line (between what’s right or wrong),A fine line.
And You think you've got it made,And You think you've got it made,You think you've got it made,It’s a fine line.

Behind that door,It’s a crying shame,Never live it down,No one is to blame.
No matter what they say,Be who you are,Don't stand in your way,Get out of your face.
I could see the road you're on and it wasn't pretty,You will never be denied, Don't ask why,You will never be denied, If you never say die,Don't ever be denied, Along for the ride,You will never be denied, If you never say die.
So you tore it down,It was a big mistake,You may never live it down,No matter what you do or say.
It’s a long time gone,You're as high as a bird,And it’s a crying shame,But no one is to blame.
And I could see the road you're on and it weren't pretty.
Never say die, Never say die.