Angel Hurricane I think the 'boy' in us all recognises The One That Got Away - even though it's probably just as well! If the truth be known My tough guy image would be blown I took the gamble just for fun She hooked me with her claws Played with men like dealing straws It seems I picked the shortest one Full of fears I fumbled Just one trick and I've been tumbled I lost my cool and then my tongue Got caught up in her tresses I fell for her caresses When I closed my eyes she was gone Well I'm going where the wind blows She blew my heart away Angel, Angel Hurricane Gonna find her only god knows where She blew my heart away Angel, Angel Hurricane This is some disaster My confidence in plaster I'll never be quite the same So don't patronise me sunshine All I want is peace in my time Where is my Angel Hurricane Well I'm going where the wind blows She blew my heart away Angel, Angel Hurricane Gonna find her only god knows where She blew my heart away Angel, Angel Hurricane All around the world People search for love for what it's worth Look at me, I'm no exception Over mist and shadows Through the deep and narrows Just hope I find the right direction Well I'm going where the wind blows She blew my heart away Angel, Angel Hurricane Gonna find her only god knows where She blew my heart away Angel, Angel Hurricane Angel, Angel, Angel Hurricane Angel, Angel, Angel Hurricance © Burt |
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Arabesque Your lips hold
the promise Heaven is your
caress I’m calm in your
ocean Heaven is your
caress Feelings show,
words express Feelings show,
words express Heaven is your
caress Heaven is your
caress © Burt
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Christopher Calling I wrote this song after reading William Douglas Hulme's autobiography. The original recording is on the Sector 27 Complete album - the live version couldn't be more different! This is the story of a misfit soldier Took the call and joined the Buffs Bright young politician with one pip on his shoulder He’s out of step and talking tough Minister demanding unconditional surrender In terms the soldier can’t condone Exceed the limit said his patron and defender And you’ll be on your own This is Saint Christopher, calling This is Saint Christopher, calling This is Saint Christopher, calling This is Saint Christopher, calling, calling And so to France, le Havre is under siege The second front is newly formed German general asking for civilian reprieve But his request is just ignored Shunning orders and refusing to take part Court Martialled he was duly tried The assault took place with him under guard And twelve thousand French civilians died This is Saint Christopher, calling This is Saint Christopher, calling This is Saint Christopher, calling This is Saint Christopher, calling, calling Christopher calling you’re exceeding the limit Christopher calling you’re exceeding the limit © Burt |
Clean & Dry I've been working all morning and driving all night I'm tired and I wanna get back In my nice new second hand four door Ford With my gear all stashed in the back Well I've been doing a job in the country And driving best part of the night When this Panda car starts flagging me down And flashing his little blue light But I'm clean and dry So when the Rozzer comes over look him straight in the eye And say I'm clean and dry Stone cold sober though I wish I was high I'm as clean as your whistle I'm as dry as a bone I've only had three Number Sixes I'm tired and I wanna get home No, I haven't been drinking And yes, it's my car I know the number in my head I've got a nice clean license and an MOT And a long drive home to my bed Well my brake lights are really working And I'm insured to the middle of June I've had a tiring day and I'm miles away And I can't hit my pillow too soon And I'm clean and dry So when the Rozzer comes over look him straight in the eye And say I'm clean and dry Stone cold sober though I wish I was high I'm as clean as your whistle I'm as dry as a bone I've only had three Number Sixes I'm tired and I wanna get home "Your tax disc runs out at midnight, sunshine So don't give me none of your lip Cortina driver tried to get funny with me And I ran him in, just the other week You can think about that in the morning They let them out the cells about nine I'm letting you off with a warning But I'll bleedin' well do you next time" But Officer! ... I'm clean and dry So when the Rozzer comes over look him straight in the eye And say I'm clean and dry Stone cold sober though I wish I was high I'm as clean as your whistle I'm as dry as a bone I've only had three Number Sixes I'm tired and I wanna go home © Burt / Robinson |
Deborah I believe that people should be defined by more than just what they do for a living. This is based on a real dancer friend of mine who disappeared. I never knew what happened to her but when I read the headline it inspired me to write this song. The first time I saw Deborah She danced the seven veils In the Body Shop on Sunset That hallowed place for lonesome males She sat right down beside me Told me, men don't treat her well Abandoned by the man she loved She and her baby girl Deborah, ooh-ooh-ooh I wish I knew you better Deborah, Deborah It was a late September evening I saw her in the general store I asked about the seven veils She laughed, she said 'I don't do that no more' She told me how her life had changed Since she'd thrown the pills away And how her lover and the father of her child Was coming home to stay Deborah, ooh-ooh-ooh I wish I knew you better Deborah, Deborah I read the headlines for the news It made me sick, it made me numb Sunset Stripper - Victim of a Hit and Run They said she was a loser I never saw her in that way In fact I think about her often When things don't go my way Deborah, ooh-ooh-ooh I wish I knew you better Deborah, Deborah © Burt |
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Everything's Coming Up Roses This is about triumph over adversity - or just plain surviving. Yes I'm alive I may have got my fingers burned But I still survive You see this worm has turned I'll be living every hour While the scent of life is sweet I still see beauty in the flower And know it's thorns can make you bleed Well I've found redemption For what it's worth Cos I've made a deal With Mother Earth ... and now Everything's coming up roses (Everything is rosy) Everything's coming up roses (Everything is fine, fine, fine) Everything's coming up roses (Ring-a-ring-a-roses) Everything's coming up roses Well Mary quite contrary You really made my garden grow You tell me what I reap Is everything I sow Got to put on my working boots Not sit around and go to seed I've got to get back to my roots Guess I'll be digging pretty deep I've found redemption For what it's worth Cos I've made a deal With Mother Earth Everything's coming up roses (Everything is rosy) Everything's coming up roses (Everything is fine, fine, fine) Everything's coming up roses (Ring-a-ring-a-roses) Everything's coming up roses Goodbye heavy nettles Cos I ain't gonna stem this flow I'm feeling so much better petal Watch me make my garden grow Everything's coming up roses (Everything is rosy) Everything's coming up roses (Everything is fine, fine, fine) Everything's coming up roses (Ring a ring a roses) Everything's coming up roses © Burt |
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Fix Me You fix me With words of love Change my state of mind You touch me With healing hands Reaching deep inside I was broken And only half alive By the same token The stronger half survives Love me Let me live One day at a time Teach me How to find Reason in the rhyme I was broken And only half alive By the same token The stronger half survives You fix me With words of love Change my state of mind You touch me With healing hands Reaching deep inside I was broken And only half alive By the same token The stronger half survives Thank you Thank you my friend © Burt |
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Fools In The Snow Follow like fools in the snow Where the journey ends, we don't need to know Chasing rainbows just for fun Trying to find the end, when it's only just begun Like the fools we thought we'd never be These are times we thought we'd never see Don't end the race before it's even run Questioning the moon, find answers in the sun Follow like fools in the snow Tracing footsteps not knowing where they go Nothing ventured, you will only find The more you hold on to, the more you leave behind Like the fools we thought we'd never be These are times we thought we'd never see Don't end the race before it's even run Questioning the moon, find answers in the sun Like the fools we thought we'd never be These are times we thought we'd never see Don't end the race before it's even run Questioning the moon, find answers in the sun Questioning the moon, find answers in the sun Questioning the moon, find answers in the sun © Burt / Sessler
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Free Ironically, this song is about the loss of freedom I don't hear the words you're preachin' Besides your house is full of sin Selling tickets on the lawns of Eden I ain't buyin' in Wanna be a pilgrim heading for a new found land Till the walls come crashin' in Free, u-huh (sanctifying me) Wanna get free, u-huh (we all wanna be) Free, u-huh (mind and body free) Get yourself free, u-huh Aaaaahhhh Staple diet for the nation We all eat from the hand of Doctor Spin Cut me loose from this TV generation Right now, this patience getting thin Wanna bathe in some purified water Before the rot settles in Free, u-huh (stop crucifying me) I wanna get free, u-huh (the only way to be) Wanna get free, u-huh (a natural remedy) Get free, u-huh Aaaaahhhh They manufacture gods to save us Then they fill our mouths with bubblegum Their only claim is being famous That 15 minutes seems so long Wanna be a pilgrim heading for a new found land Till the walls come crashin' in Free, u-huh (it's sanctifying me) Wanna get free, u-huh (only way to be) I wanna get free, u-huh (natural remedy) Get yourself free, u-huh Aaaaahhhh © Burt / Phillips |
King of Fools I was this man! This is a strange affair Now that you're not here I've got a pocket full of blues You got dignified Still I'm the uncrowned king of fools Me, I'm trying to find A little peace of mind While your life is so serene People sand and stare At this unnatural pair Still you want to be my queen It's lunacy to love me I'm a balladeer of blues It's madness in the morning Waking up with the king of fools Well I've got the story And you are the news There's no morning glory Waking up with the king of fools It's lunacy to love me I'm a balladeer of blues It's madness in the morning Waking up with the king of fools Waking up with the king of fools © Burt |
Little Lover This is just an old fashioned LURVE song! Hey girl You know I'm writing this song for you And girl I hope you like it cos it's all I can do I know Sweet talk brings out the devil in you And so Come a little closer, I need you to Little lover, with those angel eyes Little lover, you could be heaven's child Sweet angel from paradise My little lover, well you drive me wild These days I think that I might just f-f-fade away But your gaze Jacks me up and knocks me back again I know Physical love is like a drug for you And so Get a little closer, I want you to Little lover, with those angel eyes Little lover, you could be heaven's child Sweet angel from paradise My little lover, well you drive me wild Well I'm not only working just from nine to five Spending all my evenings in some smoky dive Driving all the hours till the morning light I'm racing with the wind I'm coming home to you tonight My little lover, with those angel eyes Little lover, you could be heaven's child Sweet angel from paradise My little lover You drive me wild, yeah © Burt |
Mess (The) I've never been a morning person! My head is heavy I've got achin' eyes Sunglasses in a stormy sky I don't remember where I left my car This kind of carelessness has gone too far Ah-a-a-ahhhhhh I've been in some confusion It's the only place where I can be me This is not an illusion This is what you get, this is what you see I'm a mess, I'm a mess, I'm a total mess I confess, I'm a mess I'm a mess, I'm a mess, I'm a total mess I confess, I'm a mess I don't remember where I was last night Waking up I'm not a pretty sight Salt in my coffee and egg on my face Bring on the jacket and the padded place Ah-a-a-ahhhhhh I've been in some confusion It's the only place where I can be me This is not an illusion This is what you get, this is what you see I'm a mess, I'm a mess, I'm a total mess I confess, I'm a mess I'm a mess, I'm a mess, I'm a total mess I confess, I'm a mess I've taken that trip on the boat on the river Seen tangerine castles and marmalade skies Easy to say so much more to deliver I'm a mess, I'm a mess, I'm a total mess I confess, I'm a mess I'm a mess, I'm a mess, I'm a total mess I confess, I'm a mess © Burt |
Miracle of Life Learning to be loved I believe the love you give Is the love that you receive So pardon me if I can’t explain The love you give to me Been wandering around In the lost and the found Was lost now I’m found And I’m glad you’re around these days Lift me up, take me high Giving me the will to survive Dig down deep Where the seed still lies Show me the miracle of life My own way is not to say You’re all I ever need The pages turn the more I learn You’re the other half of me Now you’re around My feet on the ground Since you came along I feel so much stronger now Lift me up, take me high Giving me the will to survive Dig down deep Where the seed still lies Show me the miracle of life Won’t you show me the miracle of life Now I wake to find a day worth living When you’re lying next to me Lift me up, take me high Giving me the will to survive Dig down deep Where the seed still lies Show me the miracle of life Lift me up, take me high Giving me the will to survive Dig down deep Where the seed still lies Show me the miracle of life Won't you show me the miracle of life Yes, you can show me the miracle of life © Burt |
Money Changes Nothing Inspired by The Beatles. Again. It's true - all we really need is love. I can still remember looking back down those railway tracks My family waving from the station with tears in their eyes All I had with me was strapped right upon my back My head was heavy as I headed for the city lights The eyes of the world were upon me there Only words of comfort from my mother dear Money changes nothing And love is everything, love is everything Money is nothing And love is everything I remember that first kiss on a dark and rainy night Killed my heart with joy and set my head alight Walking home in the rainstorm cos we didn't have the fare I can still hear my mother's words ringing loud and clear Nothing ever changes Everything just stays the same And you will find your destiny Money changes nothing And love is everything, love is everything Money is nothing And love is everything, love is everything I've had my share of riches and everything that they bring I've partied with princes and I've dined with the queens But the pavements are cracked on the boulevard of broken dreams I've been around the world a few times, maybe more And if I ever settle down to family life well one thing's for sure Gonna tell my children for their children too The words my mother used, I'm passing on to you That nothing ever changes Everything just stays the same And you will find your destiny Money changes nothing And love is everything, love is everything Money is nothing And love is everything, love is everything © Burt |
Night Tide (The) A dream that morphed into a tale of survival in the aftermath of the 'meltdown', when the river becomes a lifeline. Tom Robinson wrote the screenplay to my movie. For christ's sake Chrissie won't you open the door Don't tell me you're still sleeping All hell's going on in the street outside All the roads are closed this evening Tried to call you but the lines are jammed Don't say you're not ready after all we've planned Sail on the night Sail on the night tide Sail on the night Sail on the night tide There's no need packing, you can leave your key We're running out of time now Your money's worth nothing when we're all at sea Just leave it all behind now Only one way out of town tonight We'll miss the madness if we time it right Sail on the night Sail on the night tide Sail on the night Sail on the night tide Down the culvert and across the tracks Down to the river as we turn our backs Sail on the night Sail on the night tide Sail on the night Sail on the night tide Sail on the night Sail on the night tide Sail on the night Sail on the night © Burt / Robinson |
Ring The Changes A song of hope The room was bathed in silence As our conversation died I said farewell, I'd see you But I knew that I had lied Disillusion's nothing new And even gods have feet of clay As I turned to find a braver face My tears gave me away Ring the changes Ring the changes Ring the changes Ring the changes Holding back the tears As I tried my best to work With a voice that sounded crumpled And a mind that's fit to burst Can life go on without you Well I guess I'll have to cope As I wandered my way home that night I heard the bell of hope Ring the changes Ring the changes Ring the changes Ring the changes Ooh, when it gets extreme You gotta hold that dream And ring the changes Now there's time for some reflection Sometimes I laugh, sometimes I cry But I'm learning to let go Not getting rich, but I get by And if missing you's getting harder Well it's a sign that all is well Still your memory strikes me deep inside When I hear that abbey bell Ring the changes Ring the changes Ring the changes Ring the changes © Burt |
Rock & Roll Attitude Peter Pan complex? Who ... me? I've had it with the boss Told him to get lost I'll never get my long hair cut Must be in the genes Ain't it funny - I can't seem To keep my big mouth shut You can stick your job I don't owe nothin' to nobody I'm gonna cut me loose Leave you with the thought That life is way too short For Monday morning blues That's my rock & roll, rock & roll, rock & roll attitude That's my rock & roll, rock & roll, rock, rock, rock & roll attitude Working nine to five Just to stay alive Well I don't believe in all that shit I would rather die Than wear a fancy tie And have to live with it Keep my motor running I'm half way down the street Little Richard on the radio Wind the windows down Cos I'm heading into town Turn the music up That's my rock & roll, rock & roll, rock & roll attitude That's my rock & roll, rock & roll, rock, rock, rock & roll attitude I don't want the world to weigh so heavy on my shoulder I'm just a kid who ain't getting any older Ain't getting any older Ain't getting any older That's my rock & roll, rock & roll, rock & roll attitude That's my rock & roll, rock & roll, rock, rock, rock & roll attitude © Burt |
Shutdown A term coined in the 80s by my S27 bandmates to describe the moment I would spectacularly collapse without warning, when only moments before I had appeared completely sober. Falling over unexpectedly became and art form! I should see through you but my vision is blurred Somehow i never seem to learn It must be something that I ate or overheard I’ve reached the point of no return Feel no pain Nirvana I am with you All is nearly dead and done Give me one last glass and I’ll surrender Shutdown claims another victim won And now you’re dancing with your crystal silhouette Bright eyed and lovely just for show Reach for the bottle as you start to pirouette You’ve wound me up now let me go Feel no pain Nirvana I am with you All is nearly dead and done Give me one last glass and I’ll surrender Shutdown claims another victim won © Burt |
Take Me To Heaven This represents a defining moment in my life. I was happy to be overwhelmed. Still am. She walked in the room And my life came undone Cool as the Mistraal But as hot as the sun A molatov cocktail of fire and ice First freezing me out Then she sets me alight Driving me to distraction but that’s what I like I’m caught in the beam of those halogen eyes I’m in the dark So take me into the light Take me to heaven tonight Take me to heaven, take me to heaven, take me to heaven tonight Are you kind of cruel Or just cruel to be kind Blindingly obvious I’m obviously blind If I’m dying for you Well then dying is fine Take me to heaven tonight Driving me to distraction But that’s what I like I’m caught in the beam of those halogen eyes I’m in the dark So take me into the light Take me to heaven tonight I can’t stop – and why would I want to I just can’t get over you © Burt |