Playlist Gerry Rafferty

gerry rafferty - baker street

[Saxophone solo]

Winding your way down on Baker Street
Light in your head and dead on your feet
Well another crazy day
You drink the night away
And forget about everything
This city desert makes she feel so cold
It's got so many people but it's got no soul
And it's taken you so long
To find out you were wrong
When you thought it held everything
Used to think that it was so easy
Used to say that it was so easy
But you're trying, you're trying now
Another year and then you'd be happy
Just one more year and then you'll be happy
But you're crying, you're crying now

[Saxophone solo]

Way down the street there's a light in his place
He opens the door, he's got that look on his face
And he asked where you've been
You tell him who you've seen
And you talk about anything
He's got this dream about buying some land
He's gonna give up the booze and the one night stands
And then he'll settle down
In this quiet little town
And forget about everything

But you know he'll always keep moving
You know, he's never gonna stop moving
Cause he's rolling, he's the rolling stone
When you wake up, it's a new morning
The sun is shining, it's a new morning
When you're going, you're going home

[Saxophone solo]

gerry rafferty - island

Wake up my love, the sun is shininââ?¬â?¢ out there, blue sky up above
Itââ?¬â?¢s a brand new day, letââ?¬â?¢s walk outside and let that breeze blow all our cares away.

You know that way back there in that city life
Weââ?¬â?¢ve been strangers for so long
Now that I feel like I know you again
I want to stay.

So long ago (yeah), we had a love so warm and bright when we had just begun
That was my last dream, since then Iââ?¬â?¢ve watched the rest crumble one by one.

Since weââ?¬â?¢ve been runninââ?¬â?¢ silent yeah itââ?¬â?¢s felt so right
Itââ?¬â?¢s gettinââ?¬â?¢ closer now everyday
Now that I feel like I know you again
I want to stay.

(sha la la sha la la)

You know that on my own I donââ?¬â?¢t make it alone
I need someone who needs me
I only know that wherever you are
I want to be.

But from now on, we wonââ?¬â?¢t worry about a thing, yeah the past is gone
This is our last day (yeah), weââ?¬â?¢re gonna make sweet love before we sail away.

(fade)
sha la la sha la la

Drums: Glen Le Fleur
Bass Guitar: Gary Taylor
Piano/Organ: Tommy Eyre
Saxophone: Raphael Ravenscroft
Steel Guitar: Brian Cole
Accordion: Willy Ray
Electric Guitar: Hugh Burns
Vocals: Gerry Rafferty

gerry rafferty - bring it all home

I was lost on an endless sea
Going down, going down, going down on an endless sea
Sail with the wind, you weather the storm
You bring it all home, bring it all home, you bring it all home.

I was free in the dead of night
I want you, I want you, I want you in the dead of night
Give me your love, I'll sing you my blues
I bring it all home, bring it all home, I bring it all home.

I was blind in the light of day
I need you, I need you, I need you in the light of day
I still won't let go, hang on to this pride
I bring it all home, bring it all home, I bring it all home.

I was lost on an endless sea
Going down, going down, going down on an endless sea
Think to yourself as you're laughing it off
Bring it all home, bring it all home, bring it all home.

(fade)
Yeah you think to yourself as you're laughing it off
Bring it all home, bring it all home, bring it all home.

Drums: Liam Genockey
Bass Guitar: Mo Foster
Guitars: Richard Brunton / Jerry Donahue
Piano/Polymoog: Billy Livsey
Organ: Pete Wingfield
Saxophone: Raphael Ravenscroft

gerry rafferty - days gone down

You still got that light in your eye
And our day is cominââ?¬â?¢ by and by
Iââ?¬â?¢m travellinââ?¬â?¢ this long road to be with you
We still gotta long way, we still gotta long way to go.

The first time I set eyes on you, and I listened to you sing, yeah yeah
We didnââ?¬â?¢t have to speak cause the words said everything
Yes you walked right into my life, and we were on our way, yeah
So long ago, but it feels like yesterday.

And I just wanna tell you...

You still got that light in your eye (yes you do)
And our day is cominââ?¬â?¢ by and by
Iââ?¬â?¢m travellinââ?¬â?¢ this long road to be with you
We still gotta long way, we still gotta long way to go.

Now some of my best memories are days I spent with you, yeah
Each time we hit the road it was always somethinââ?¬â?¢ new
Spaced out rather drunk
And singinââ?¬â?¢ in the sun, yeah yeah
One more bottle dead and a new day just begun.

I just wanna tell you...

You still got that light in your eye
And our day is cominââ?¬â?¢ by and by
Iââ?¬â?¢m travellinââ?¬â?¢ this long road to be with you
We still gotta long way, we still gotta long way to go.

Shininââ?¬â?¢ light, shininââ?¬â?¢ bright on the days gone down
Shininââ?¬â?¢ light, shininââ?¬â?¢ bright on the days gone down
Shininââ?¬â?¢ light, shininââ?¬â?¢ bright on the days gone down

We wonââ?¬â?¢t forget the days gone down, theyââ?¬â?¢re written in our hearts, yeah yeah
And weââ?¬â?¢re as much in tune as we were right at the start
It all seems so much harder now, it seemed so easy then, yeah yeah
Well someday just for fun we might do it all again.

I just wanna tell you...

You still got that light in your eye (yes you do)
And our day is cominââ?¬â?¢ by and by
Iââ?¬â?¢m travellinââ?¬â?¢ this long road to be with you
We still gotta long way, we still gotta long way to go.

Yeah yeah still got that light in your eye
And our day is cominââ?¬â?¢ by and by
Iââ?¬â?¢m travellinââ?¬â?¢, travellinââ?¬â?¢ (yeah yeah)
We still gotta long way, we still gotta long way to go.

Drums: Liam Genockey
Bass Guitar: Mo Foster
Organ: Pete Wingfield
Piano: Graham Preskett
Electric Guitar: Hugh Burns / Richard Brunton
Rhythm/Solo Guitar: Hugh Burns
Lap Slide: Richard Brunton
Percussion: Frank Ricotti
Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty
Backing Vocals: Gerry Rafferty / Barbara Dickson / Betsy Cooke / Linda Thompson

gerry rafferty - does he know what he 039 s taken on

On the day you left I didnââ?¬â?¢t know
Which way to turn -- which way to go
I felt so bad -- I cursed the day that I was born.

And even now I just canââ?¬â?¢t stand
To think of you with another man
But does he know, does he really know
What heââ?¬â?¢s taken on?

I searched my soul, I wracked my brain
At times I thought Iââ?¬â?¢d go insane
And every night I lay awake until the dawn.

Yes I was lost, I was confused
But heââ?¬â?¢s the one whoââ?¬â?¢s being used
Yeah does he know, does he really know
What heââ?¬â?¢s taken on?

Now he might think heââ?¬â?¢s got your love
And that it came from God above
Threw you a line -- he sowed the seeds
He sees your beauty but I know your needs.

He believes that youââ?¬â?¢re sincere
When you say love ainââ?¬â?¢t living here
Yeah does he know -- does he really know
What heââ?¬â?¢s taken on?

Now he might think heââ?¬â?¢s got your love
And that it came from God above
Is he so blind that he canââ?¬â?¢t see
Youââ?¬â?¢ll leave him like you left me.

You sailed away all by yourself
And I was left here on the shelf
I never thought Iââ?¬â?¢d say these words
But Iââ?¬â?¢m glad youââ?¬â?¢re gone.

Yeah heââ?¬â?¢s found truth -- certainty
Resolution, veracity
But does he know -- does he really know
What heââ?¬â?¢s taken on?

Well does he know? Well does he know?
Well does he know? Well does he know?
No no no no no!

Drums/Percussion: Arran Ahmun
Keyboards: Pavel Rosak
Programming: Pavel Rosak
Electric Guitar: Jerry Donahue
Rhythm Guitars: Hugh Burns
Bass Guitar: Mo Foster
Bottleneck Guitar: Bryn Haworth
Saxophone: Mel Collins
Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty
Backing Vocals: Nicky Moore / Joe Egan / Julian Littman / Gerry Rafferty

gerry rafferty - don 039 t speak of my heart

Donââ?¬â?¢t speak of my heart, it hurts too much -- hurts to touch
Iââ?¬â?¢m writing the book each and every day
Take a look at my face, I still need -- I still bleed
Iââ?¬â?¢ve been running on empty since you went away.

The spirit world looks down on us
Sad that weââ?¬â?¢re apart
So please donââ?¬â?¢t speak of my heart.

Whenever we talk she says hang on -- just hang on
Meanwhile Iââ?¬â?¢m drowning in the pouring rain
And each time we meet thereââ?¬â?¢s a sad farewell -- sad farewell
She tells me someday Iââ?¬â?¢m gonna love again.

The way that she walked out on me
Still tears me apart
So please donââ?¬â?¢t speak of my heart.

Every dayââ?¬â?¢s an endless maze of dreams that fade and die
No one believed we were saying ââ?¬Ë?Goodbyeââ?¬â?¢
And every night I think of you Iââ?¬â?¢m still left wondering why
I canââ?¬â?¢t believe that weââ?¬â?¢re saying goodbye.

And when I wake up in the morning
And wonder where Iââ?¬â?¢m going to
It all came without a warning
Whatââ?¬â?¢s a man supposed to do?

Donââ?¬â?¢t let your heart break down
Donââ?¬â?¢t let your heart break down.

Donââ?¬â?¢t speak of my heart, it hurts too much -- it hurts to touch
Iââ?¬â?¢m writing the book each and every day
Take a look at my face, I still need -- I still bleed
Iââ?¬â?¢ve been running on empty since you went away.

The spirit world looks down on us,
Sad that weââ?¬â?¢re apart
Donââ?¬â?¢t wanna talk about it -- donââ?¬â?¢t make me think about it
So please donââ?¬â?¢t speak of my heart.

Written By: Gerry Rafferty and Jim Rafferty
Drums/Percussion: Arran Ahmun
Keyboards: Pavel Rosak
Programming: Pavel Rosak
Bass Guitar: Mo Foster
Electric Guitar: Hugh Burns
High String Guitar: Gerry Rafferty
Strings/Bassoon Arrangement: Andrew Jackman
Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty
Backing Vocals: Nicky Moore / Joe Egan / Julian Littman /
Melanie Harrold / Liane Carroll / Gerry Rafferty

gerry rafferty - down and out

She met a younger man and went to live in Germany
She let a good man down, she told him he was history
Sheââ?¬â?¢s found a real hard station, sheââ?¬â?¢s paid the price for getting free
But maybe she can make it, maybe she can make it alone.

He moved from town to town and drifted down to Mexico
Wrote her a tear stained letter, saying ââ?¬Ë?Baby please donââ?¬â?¢t goââ?¬â?¢
Sweet dreams and miracles happen, but she still said no
She said I know that you can make it
I know that you can make it alone. And he said...

ââ?¬Ë?Donââ?¬â?¢t move, donââ?¬â?¢t move
Donââ?¬â?¢t mess that groove (baby)
Donââ?¬â?¢t move, donââ?¬â?¢t leave me down and out.ââ?¬â?¢

Heââ?¬â?¢d call her up and say ââ?¬Ë?My darlinââ?¬â?¢ I feel so aloneââ?¬â?¢
Sheââ?¬â?¢d say I just canââ?¬â?¢t talk about it -- on the telephone
Heââ?¬â?¢d say ââ?¬Ë?Sweet Jesus -- am I really on my own?ââ?¬â?¢
Sheââ?¬â?¢d say I know you you can make it
I know that you can make it alone. And he said...

ââ?¬Ë?Donââ?¬â?¢t move, donââ?¬â?¢t move
Donââ?¬â?¢t mess that groove (pretty baby)
Donââ?¬â?¢t move, donââ?¬â?¢t leave me down and out.ââ?¬â?¢

She met a younger man and went to live in Germany
She let a good man down, she told him he was history
Sheââ?¬â?¢s found a real hard station, sheââ?¬â?¢s paid the price for getting free
But maybe she can make it, maybe she can make it alone.

Donââ?¬â?¢t move, donââ?¬â?¢t move
Donââ?¬â?¢t mess that groove (baby)
Donââ?¬â?¢t move, donââ?¬â?¢t leave me down and out.

Donââ?¬â?¢t move, donââ?¬â?¢t move
Donââ?¬â?¢t mess that groove (little darlinââ?¬â?¢)
Donââ?¬â?¢t move, donââ?¬â?¢t leave me down and out.

Drums/Percussion: Arran Ahmun
Keyboards: Pavel Rosak
Programming: Pavel Rosak
Guitars: Bryn Haworth
Bass Guitar: Mo Foster
Harmonica: Julian Dawson
Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty
Backing Vocals: Nicky Moore / Liane Carroll / Gerry Rafferty

gerry rafferty - my singing bird

Sing your song to me, my singing bird
Let your voice ring loud and clear so youââ?¬â?¢ll be heard
While youââ?¬â?¢re here tonight, weââ?¬â?¢ll be as one
For tomorrow you will seek the sun.

Sing your song to me, my singing bird
Let your voice ring loud and clear so youââ?¬â?¢ll be heard
Just for the moment Iââ?¬â?¢m asking you to stay
For tomorrow youââ?¬â?¢ll be far away
For tomorrow youââ?¬â?¢ll be far away.

Sing your song once more, my singing bird
Let your voice ring loud and clear so youââ?¬â?¢ll be heard
While youââ?¬â?¢re here tonight, weââ?¬â?¢ll be as one
For tomorrow you will seek the sun
Yes tomorrow you will seek the sun.

gerry rafferty - shipyard town

In a dance hall by the river, I was singing in a travelling band
Just another small town night, with a silver moon shining
I remember when I saw you, that first moment when it all began
You looked across a crowded room, and stole my heart away.

And we stood out in the moonlight, in the shadow of a factory wall
Music playing soft and low, and a gentle breeze sighing
And the light on the river was magic, yes a magic that I still recall
Moments come and moments go, but these moments still remain.

Remember how we met, down by the waterside
How easily we forget, all the love that we knew.

So we married our fortunes together, and we sealed it with a golden band
But somewhere down along the road, we could see the flame dying
Now an exiled heart gets weary, like two strangers in a foreign land
We reached the point of no return, a long long time ago.

Remember how we met, down by the waterside
How easily we forget, all the love that we knew.

Drums/Percussion: Arran Ahmun
Bass Guitar: Ian Maidman
Keyboards: Alan Clark / Kenny Craddock
Hammond Organ: Kenny Craddock
Saxophone: Mel Collins
Vocals: Gerry Rafferty

gerry rafferty - the light of love

Love comes with a new expression
And the sentimental moon shines in our eyes
Love grows with each new impression
Like an elemental tune that never dies.

But all too soon arrives the dawning
And I awaken to the light of love
The kind of love I want to share with you everyday
We make a promise on this night of love
Letââ?¬â?¢s say a prayer that it might all come true.

Love comes like a revelation
And it changes everything that we can see
Love comes with new inspiration
And it show us everything that we can be.

But all too soon arrives the dawning
And I awaken to the light of love
The kind of love I want to share with you everyday
We make a promise on this night of love
Letââ?¬â?¢s say a prayer that it might all come true.

How many times have you been lost
And even now you count the cost
Of saying all those last goodbyes
Somethingââ?¬â?¢s come alive on this new morning
Youââ?¬â?¢re looking at one more day.

Love comes with a new expression
And the sentimental moon shines in our eyes
Love grows with each new impression
Like an elemental tune that never dies.

But all too soon arrives the dawning
And I awaken to the light of love
The kind of love I want to share with you everyday
Weââ?¬â?¢ll make a promise on this night of love
Letââ?¬â?¢s say a prayer that it might all come true ... everyday.

Written By: Gerry Rafferty and Jim Rafferty
Drums/Percussion: Arran Ahmun
Keyboards: Pavel Rosak
Programming: Pavel Rosak
Electric Guitar: Hugh Burns
Bass Guitar: Mo Foster
Strings, Cor Anglais, and Brass Arranged By: Andrew Jackman
Vocals: Gerry Rafferty

gerry rafferty - who cares

You get so tired of chasing dreams, you think that nothing's true.
You start to question everything, everything you do.
Feeling scared but you don't know why, so you tell yourself you're doing all right.
You're sick of all the empty days that make you so afraid of the night.

And if you try to read a book and get between the lines,
It doesn't matter where you look, you're only wasting time.
When you meet somebody else and you try to think of something to say,
Even while you stand there talking, you know your mind is drifting away.

You get so tired of chasing dreams, you think that nothing's true.
You start to question everything, everything you do.
Feeling scared but you don't know why, so you tell yourself you're doing all right.
You're sick of all the empty days that make you so afraid of the night.

gerry rafferty - why won 039 t you talk to me

Why wonââ?¬â?¢t you talk to me
I've done nothing wrong that I can see.

You know I canââ?¬â?¢t take this silence, tell me whatââ?¬â?¢s wrong with you
If Iââ?¬â?¢m supposed to feel guilty, tell me what did I do
It must be a reason for you acting this way
But I swear I wonââ?¬â?¢t know it ââ?¬Ë?til you come out and say.

Why wonââ?¬â?¢t you talk to me
I've done nothing wrong that I can see.

I donââ?¬â?¢t know why Iââ?¬â?¢m trying to break down this wall
That you build up between us or nothing at all
It feels like a bad dream, it feels like a game
But I swear this is one time that Iââ?¬â?¢m not to blame.

Why wonââ?¬â?¢t you talk to me
I've done nothing wrong that I can see.

Drums: Liam Genockey
Bass Guitar: Mo Foster
Piano: Graham Preskett
Mandolin: Richard Thompson
Electric Guitar: Hugh Burns
Acoustic Guitar: Richard Brunton / Gerry Rafferty
Lap Slide: Richard Brunton
Accordion: John Kirkpatrick
Vocals: Gerry Rafferty

gerry rafferty - metanoia

Metanoia

I saw the light
I changed my world
I changed my heart

We sing a song of repentance
A song of joy
We sing a song of repentance
A song of joy

My father's mansion has many rooms
But we all live on the lowest floor
Don't even know there is light above
This understanding won't do no more

We sing a song of repentance
We sing a song of joy
We sing a song of repentance
We sing a song of joy

I was sitting on a barbed wire fence
Metanoia, it made no sense
How many times I should have cried to you
Now crying won't do no good

We sing a song of repentance
We sing a song of joy
We sing a song of repentance
We sing a song of joy

I saw the river, I've seen the door
I ruled the world, talked to the people
They didn't understand
They went walking, yeah they went walking

I saw (I saw the river) the light
I've seen the door
I changed (I ruled the world) my world
Talked to the people
I changed (they didn't understand) my heart
They went walking, yeah they went walking

Metanoia
Metanoia

Civilisations they come and go
From ancient Greece down to Mexico
The truth gets lost along the way
We're still dragging our feet in clay

[Fade]
We sing a song of repentance
We sing a song of joy
We sing a song of repentance
We sing a song of joy

Metanoia (metanoia)

gerry rafferty - stealin time

Stealinââ?¬â?¢ time, Iââ?¬â?¢ve been stealinââ?¬â?¢ time
But I donââ?¬â?¢t feel guilty, cause the time was mine
I kept down low, kept down low
I walked right out, I had to let it go.

Stealinââ?¬â?¢ time, Iââ?¬â?¢ve been stealinââ?¬â?¢ time
Forgot about everything and eased my mind
Stealinââ?¬â?¢ time, I was stealinââ?¬â?¢ time
But now I know itââ?¬â?¢s time to cross that line.

I watched the sky, watched the sky
Every day I let the world roll by
Sun and rain, sun and the rain
It felt so good to know that magic again.

Stealinââ?¬â?¢ time, Iââ?¬â?¢ve been stealinââ?¬â?¢ time
Forgot about everything and eased my mind
Stealinââ?¬â?¢ time, I was stealinââ?¬â?¢ time
But now I know itââ?¬â?¢s time to cross that line.

Wait my love, wait my love
Weââ?¬â?¢ll soon be brighter than the sun up above
Wait and see, wait and see
Forget about everything except you and me.

Stealinââ?¬â?¢ time, Iââ?¬â?¢ve been stealinââ?¬â?¢ time
Forgot about everything and eased my mind
Stealinââ?¬â?¢ time, I was stealinââ?¬â?¢ time
But now I know itââ?¬â?¢s time to cross that line.

(fade)
Roll on, cross that line, been so long, stealinââ?¬â?¢ time
Roll on, cross that line, been so long, stealinââ?¬â?¢ time.

Drums: Henry Spinetti
Keyboards/Moog: Tommy Eyre
Steel Guitar: Brian Cole
Bass Guitar: Gary Taylor
Electric Guitars: Hugh Burns
Acoustic Guitars: Micky Moody / Gerry Rafferty
String Machine: Graham Preskett
Tambourine: Glen Le Fleur
Vocals: Gerry Rafferty

gerry rafferty - a dangerous age

Night was fallin', the horizon was callin', as we drove into the setting sun
Goin' back to that country that we still call home
Said good bye to the capital city, yeah this town has got me on the run
I need to spend some time out in the great unknown.

I'm lookin' for sweet inspiration, every morning noon and night
But these days it just keeps on passing me by,

I know you don't feel like making this journey, but you know that time is on my side
I can't go on living like a refugee
Way down south where the living is easy, we can look across the great divide
But all we've got is a pocketful of memories.

We stood on the motorway shoulder as the sun rose over the lowland hills
And my heart broke down, when I looked at you
Don't tell me you're leavin' me now, when you know how hard I've been tryin'
Darling you're my world, don't bring it all tumbling down
It's only the code of the road, and the sound of a motor wheel cryin'
Don't renege my love, don't bring it all tumbling down.

One more morning, yes another day dawning, and I'm looking at a bird that sings
Wish I could change my whole life, and just fly away
Over the mountains down through the valleys, through the homeland of the Celtic kings
Now it's just the frontline for the U.S.A..

We live in a time when the spirit of love and devotion is breakin' down
And my heart broke down when I looked at you
Don't tell me you're leavin' me now, when you know how hard I've been tryin'
Darling you're my world, don't bring it all tumbling down
It's only the code of the road, and the sound of a motor wheel cryin'
Don't renege my love, don't bring it all tumbling down.

Drums/Percussion: Arran Ahmun
Bass Guitar: Ian Maidman
Fretless Bass: Mo Foster
Keyboards: Alan Clark / Kenny Craddock
Synthesizers: Alan Clark / Kenny Craddock
Hammond Organ: Alan Clark
Electric Guitars: Jerry Donahue
Uilleann Pipes: Davy Spillane
Whistle: Davy Spillane
String Synthesizer: Gerry Rafferty
Saxophone: Mel Collins
Fiddle: Rick Sanders
Vocals: Gerry Rafferty

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