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I can’t get to sleep without you, my Baby
I can’t get to sleep without you
Without you to hold it just drives me crazy
I can’t get to sleep without you
Imagination can play so many games as I lay
Alone this bed is so cold and empty without you
Although it’s just for one day, it seems a lifetime away
Until you’re back in my arms, forever and ever
You lift my body and soul
It’s unbelievable how you affect me
I can’t get to sleep without you, my Baby
I can’t get to sleep without you
Without you to hold it just drives me crazy
I can’t get to sleep without you
Hungry for your sweet touch, girl I love you so much
Tomorrow when you return, can never be soon enough
Absence makes the heart grow so much fonder I know
But my devotion will last forever and ever
To me it’s stranger than real
I never thought I could feel such emotion
I can’t get to sleep without you, my Baby
I can’t get to sleep without you
Without you to hold it just drives me crazy
I can’t get to sleep without you
Reassured by you on the telephone today
Your voice was so gentle and warm
Hurry back to me because I never realised
The difference that a night could make
Without you by my side
You know that I can’t get to sleep without you, my Baby
I can’t get to sleep without you
Without you to hold it just drives me crazy
I can’t get to sleep without
You know that I can’t get to sleep without you, my Baby
I can’t get to sleep without you
Without you to hold it just drives me crazy
I can’t get to sleep without
Can’t get to sleep without
I Can’t get to sleep without you
I Can’t get to sleep without you
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Black Dog
03:21
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Black Dog is a terrible creature
Best beware it never meets ya
Tangled fur, all matted and black
Don’t let it stab you in the back
Black dog is its name
Killing people is its aim
Don’t let it get under your skin
Because you don’t know where it’s been
Black dog, it’s a crying shame
Takes your mind, but you’re not to blame
Going here, going there
Contaminating everybody everywhere
Black dog is on your mind
You feel it creeping from behind
When it gets into your head
Best make sure you kill it dead
Free, set yourself free
Free, set yourself free
Free, set yourself free
Free, set yourself free
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Maria
04:25
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Marie, Maria
Marie, Maria
Maria, you’ve got to see her
Maria, my Maria
Maria, a siren of the sea
So footloose and fancy free
Maria, sail away with me
We could be in perfect harmony
Ah, my Maria
Ah Maria
Ah, my Maria
You and me in perfect harmony
Marie, my Maria
Marie, my Maria
Maria, you’ve got to see her
Maria, my Maria
Maria, listen to my plea
Can’t you see that it’s our destiny
Maria, it was meant to be
I will love you ‘til eternity
I will love you ‘til eternity
My Maria, Maria
My Maria, Maria
My Maria, Maria
Maria
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The Post Bus
03:32
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Take a seat, and welcome to the postbus
Fairseat, Stansted, Hodsoll Street, the postbus
It’s designed to serve communities
Long neglected by the bus companies
Join us now I’m sure you’ll be impressed
Mind your head when you climb on board the postbus
Southfleet, Betsham, The Collier Arms, the postbus
It don’t make any financial sense
But the object is to make some new friends
Join us now I’m sure you’ll be impressed
Smiles are guaranteed upon the postbus
In any kind of weather we run without fuss
People think that it’s a thing of the past
Believing there’s no life without cars
Join us now I’m sure you’ll be impressed
The drivers are the heroes on the postbus
Matthew, Simon, Richard, Bobby Pearce
We’re a link between the country and town
Stand outside your house and just wave us down
Join us now I’m sure you’ll be impressed
We’re a link between the country and town
Stand outside your house and just wave us down
Join us now I’m sure you’ll be impressed
Join us now I’m sure you’ll be impressed
Join us now I’m sure you’ll be impressed
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You Didn't Want Me
04:16
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Long ago, we used to be friends
But now I know it was just for show
You don’t want to hang around with me anymore
Never come knocking, knocking on my door
Oh, it’s clear to see that you were using me
Oh, you didn’t need me, you didn’t need me
Oh, you didn’t need me, you didn’t need me
Oh, it’s clear to see that you didn’t want me
Oh, it’s clear to see you didn’t want me
Long ago, things were just fine
But then you started to cross the line
I was confused I couldn’t make up my mind
And it’s true what they say, that love is blind
Oh, it’s clear to see that you were using me
Oh, you didn’t want me, you didn’t want me
Oh, you didn’t want me, you didn’t want me
Oh, it’s clear to see that you were using me
Oh, it’s clear to see that you were using me
You didn’t want me, you didn’t want me, you didn’t want me
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I've Got A Crush On You
02:59
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My heart is beating, it’s beating so fast now
My mouth is dry, as dry as a bone
My knees are trembling, they’re trembling so much now
My head is spinning, around and around
It’s all because I’ve got a crush on you
I’ve got a crush on you, I’ve got a crush on you
It’s all because I’ve got a crush on you
I’ve got a crush on you, I’ve got a crush on you
A nine day wonder that’s lasted for ever
We’ve both got a love we don’t want to lose
Your such a cutie, I’m hook line and sinker
My world is spinning around and around
It’s all because I’ve got a crush on you
I’ve got a crush on you, I’ve got a crush on you
It’s all because I’ve got a crush on you
I’ve got a crush on you, I’ve got a crush on you
They say that when you get older you’re wiser
I’m glad to say that I’m no wiser yet
There should be times when you do something stupid
Being with you makes me feel like that
It’s all because I’ve got a crush on you
I’ve got a crush on you, I’ve got a crush on you
It’s all because I’ve got a crush on you
I’ve got a crush on you, I’ve got a crush on you
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If You Only Knew
03:15
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I wish I could tell you what you mean to me
I wish there was a way that I could make you see
And if you only you
What I felt for you
Can’t you see that you were meant for me
I wish you could love me the way that I love you
I wish there was a way that you could see it too
And when I see you smile
It makes my life worthwhile
Can’t you see that you were meant for me
And if you only knew
What I felt for you
Can’t you see that you were meant for me
I wish you could want me the way that I want you
I wish there was a way that you could see it too
And when I see you smile
It makes my life worthwhile
Can’t you see that you were meant for me
And if you only knew
What I felt for you
Can’t you see that you were meant for me
I wish I could tell you what you mean to me
I wish there was a way that I could make you see
And if you only you
What I felt for you
Can’t you see that you were meant for me
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And I Lost It All
04:01
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Love and neglect, the story of my life
Time to reflect, before it’s over
What all went wrong? Been thinking hard and long
All over, and over, and over again
Looking for what? Been searching all these years
Not what I’ve got, would satisfy me
It comes to mind, that what you want to find
Lies under, right under, right under your feet
I said I think that I’ll move on to pastures new
I said I think the grass is greener over there
I said I’ll ride my luck, the chances are but few
A foolish man, and I lost it all
I said I think that I’ll move on to pastures new
I said I think the grass is greener over there
I said I’ll ride my luck, the chances are but few
A foolish man, and I lost it all
Left it too late, and time has passed me by
No room for hate, no room for sorrow
Loves I have lost, and now I count the cost
Of wasting, of wasting, wasting my days
I said I think that I’ll move on to pastures new
I said I think the grass is greener over there
I said I’ll ride my luck, the chances are but few
A foolish man, and I lost it all
I said I think that I’ll move on to pastures new
I said I think the grass is greener over there
I said I’ll ride my luck, the chances are but few
A foolish man, and I lost it all
A foolish man, and I lost it all
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The sun shines down on a rainy day when I’m with you
The stars shine bright every time we’re alone
If we could use this chemistry
Make it freely available
Results of the test would read that
Everyone gets the chance to fall in love
Maybe it’s only for a day
As long as we feel there’s hope, it’s not foolish to think
That everyone gets the chance to love
Poets have tried for centuries to find the words
Artists struggle with colours to express
If you could capture accurately
And have the power to convey
The words of the speech would read that
Everyone gets the chance to fall in love
Maybe it’s only for a day
As long as we feel there’s hope, it’s not foolish to think
That everyone gets the chance to love
Those people in love believe they have something special
Should stand and be counted expressing their feelings loud and clear, that
Everyone gets the chance to fall in love
Maybe it’s only for a day
As long as we feel there’s hope, it’s not foolish to think
That everyone gets the chance to love, to love, to love
The sun shines down on a rainy day when I’m with you
The stars shine bright every time we’re alone, alone, alone alone
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Mr Brown
05:31
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Mr Brown, where have you gone
You’ve been away for so long
I wonder why you said goodbye
Mr Brown, where have you gone
Ever since that moment when
You looked at me as if to say
I’m going away, far away
Over the hills and far away
Mr Brown, where have you gone
You’ve been away for so long
I wonder why you said goodbye
Mr Brown, where have you gone
You left your watch
Your dirty socks
Your toothless comb
Your empty home
Mr Brown, where have you gone
You’ve been away for so long
I wonder why you said goodbye
Mr Brown, where have you gone
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When You Were Mine
02:46
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I’m just wishing my life away
But I’m dreaming of another day
The day that you were mine
I’m just wishing my life away
But I’m dreaming of another day
The day that you were mine
Sometimes I wish I was a kid again
I can still remember when
The day that you were mine
When you were mine
Now with the passing of another year
I’m still wishing you were here
Like the day that you were mine
Why did you ever have to go away
You can always come around and stay
Like the day that you were mine
When you were mine
When you were mine
When you were mine
When you were mine
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Here In My Arms
03:21
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All my life is wrapped up in you
There is nothing I wouldn’t do
To keep you here in
Here in my arms
Loving you has made me complete
I feel I can do anything
When you are here in
Here in my arms
Here in my arms you’re everything
Making my dreams come true
You give me strength to carry on
Only because I have you
What we have is special to find
Then I wake up only to find
You lying here in
You’re here in my arms
Here in my arms you’re everything
Making my dreams come true
You give me strength to carry on
Only because I have you
All my life is wrapped up in you
There is nothing I wouldn’t do
To keep you here in
Here in my arms
Loving you has made me complete
I feel I can do anything
When you are here in
You’re here in my arms
When you are here in
You’re here in my arms
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You Never Listen
05:01
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You never listen to what I say
You turn your head away
And all that remains are the memories of
The way things used to be
Not so long ago
Before the cracks first showed
Everything seemed so fine now we’re on
A downward slide
Sometimes we look back
And recapture the past
Not very often
But we’ve had good times
Sometimes we look back
And recapture the past
Not very often
But we’ve had good times
You never listen to what I say
You turn your head away
And all that remains are the memories of
The way things used to be
Not so long ago
Before the cracks first showed
Everything seemed so fine now we’re on
A downward slide
Downward slide
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Love You More
04:20
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How many years have we waited for this?
Searching for moments of bliss, heart skips when we kiss
Treading the water, another year passed
Not realising it’s going so fast
Suddenly future’s becoming the past
Pressing the brakes on a runaway train
Dodging the madness, trying to stay sane
Fighting to stay in the game
Give me the time ‘cos I’m wanting you here with me
Feed me the line that you want to be near to me, speak to me, sleep with me
Say that you’re mine and you’ll always believe in me
And I will love you more
Love you more, Love you more,
Give me the time ‘cos I’m wanting you here with me
Feed me the line that you want to be near to me, speak to me, sleep with me
Say that you’re mine and you’ll always believe in me
And I will love you more
Getting so desperate I’m ready to burst
Don’t let it get any worse, we gotta put ourselves first
Forgetting the others, it’s us from now on, or
Like star-crossed lovers our lives will be gone
Onwards and upwards, our union is strong
Together forever, for richer or poor
Future is beckoning, walk through the door
Every day, I’m loving you more
Give me the time ‘cos I’m wanting you here with me
Feed me the line that you want to be near to me, speak to me, sleep with me
Say that you’re mine and you’ll always believe in me
And I will love you more
Give me the time ‘cos I’m wanting you here with me
Feed me the line that you want to be near to me, speak to me, sleep with me
Say that you’re mine and you’ll always believe in me
And I will love you more
Love you more
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The Counteracts are Simon J Biscoe and Doug Smith.
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