Playlist The Waterboys

the waterboys - a boy in black leather

Jackie was one of the crowd
who hung out at the Cross Keys Hotel
She was a real bright kid,
thought I knew her pretty well
Beach parties at night
we ran down town in the day
till a boy in black leather
came and took Jackie away

We were all in The Keys one night
sitting, laughing and joking
Billy'd got himself a new job
Ros had given up smoking
I was crazy for Jackie
I was almost ready to say
when a boy in black leather
came and took Jackie away

He was standing at the bar
when I went up for a drink
Then he and she just started talking
I didn't know what to think
Billy pulled me into an argument
about the big bad world today
I looked up and a boy in black leather
was taking Jackie away

After that things began to get dull
I took up with Billy's sister Molly
but that got really kicked on the head
when she upped and went to college
I got to thinking about Jackie
and as Autumn moved into grey
I thought about a boy in black leather
who came and took Jackie away

Then this month I saw her
The girl I knew had all but gone
Tight jeans, mohair sweater
Her hair was chopped off peroxide blonde
I crossed the road towards her
thinking of something to say
when a boy in black leather walked over
and together they hurried away

On "The Waterboys"

the waterboys - a girl called johnny

I remember Johnny - hey!
Johnny come lately
I remember her shoes like a ballerina
A girl called Johnny who
changed her name when she
discovered her choice was to
change or to be changed

I remember a girl called Johnny
black as hell and white as a ghost
"Don't talk about life or death"
she said "I've had enough of both"
A girl called Johnny who was not scared
they'd have torn her to pieces but
who would dare?

I remember a girl called Johnny
the train came to town, boy she got on it
with no looking back, with not a word
If she said goodbye, well I never heard
but the noise goes on
the noise, the jazz
and the truth is in somebody else's hands
and the house that a girl called johnny built
is now just ashes and sand

the waterboys - a golden age

I heard a rumour of a golden age
and the stage is gettin' set
I heard a rumour of a golden age
the stage is gettin' set
I heard a rumour of a golden age
in the song, on a screen and printed page
And all the world will be a stage
and the stage is gettin' set

I've seen the glow of a golden dawn
and the dawn is comin' through
I've seen the glow of a golden dawn
and the dawn is comin' through
I've seen the glow of a golden dawn
and all will wait to gaze upon
And though the hour is hard and long
the dawn is coming through

I felt the wind behind my heels
and it feels good to me
I felt the wind behind my heels
and it feels good to me
I felt the wind behind my heels
My soul fired up like catherine wheels
And I'm never gonna forget how it feels
and it feels good to me

I stood on the side of a shimmering sea
I saw a ship come sailing in
I stood on the side of a shimmering sea
I saw a ship come sailing in
I stood on the side of a shimmering sea
said "Lord, I surrender" and fell on my knees
And loving rose in the heart of me
And the ship came sailing in

I heard a rumour of a golden age

the waterboys - a home in the meadow

Away, away, come away with me
where the grass grows wild and the winds blow free
Away, away, come away with me
and I'll build you a home in the meadow

Come, come, there's a wondrous land
for the hopeful heart and the willing hand
Come, come, there's a wondrous land
where I'll build you a home in the meadow

The stars, the stars, oh how bright they'll shine
on a world the lord himself designed
The stars, the stars, oh how bright they'll shine
on the home we will build in the meadow

Come, come, there's a wondrous land
for the hopeful heart and the willing hand
Come, come, there's a wondrous land
where I'll build you a home in the meadow

the waterboys - a life of sundays

Hold me!
before I go under.
Hear me!
before I drown.
Sharpen!
your sense of wonder.
Listen!
to what I've found.

Here we are again,
two old lovers,
two old friends,
just when you need them.

A devil was standing on my shoes
somehow I know how to defeat him
since I tumbled into you.

You taught me love and pain,
and the unsung King or Ireland
says the same thing,
wherever you find it.

(the whole world wide over)

The same thing from the same old cause.
The same thing - I cannot define it.
It is the same thing and it always was.

It struck me sad and strange,
all that ever stays the same
is change...

...and I dreamed I wandered
wayward as a restless wave.
Spanning from here to yonder
most spectacularly saved.

Dream and life entwined,
the old day cracks and crumbles
and it's

Fine!
to be in your company.
Funny!
to be in your day.
A miracle!
just to be with you.
Glad!
to be going your way.

Were these unfolding plans
designed and drawn by mortal hands?
Never in a life of Sundays
would I have seen me here.

the waterboys - a man is in love

A man is in love, how do I know?
He came and walked with me, and he told me so
In a song he sang, and then I knew
A man is in love with you

A man is in love, how did I hear?
I heard him talk too much whenever you're near
He whispered your name when his eyes were closed
A man is in love and he knows

A man is in love, how did I guess?
I figuered it out while he was watching you dress
He'd give you his all, if you'd but agree
A man is in love and he's me

the waterboys - a pagan place

How did he come here?
Who gave him the key?
Slipped it in his hand
so secretly
And who put the colour
like lines on his face?
Brought him here
to a pagan place

Now who shot his arrow?
how high did it fly?
When he tipped it with poison
did he even know why?
What unseen hand
brought him face to face to face to face with
All this and more
in a pagan place?

Come into my parlour
sail in at my shore
Drink my soul dry
there is always more
There is always more after now
fly on my carpet
Look into my face
see the heart of man
in a pagan
in a pagan
in a pagan
in a pagan
in a pagan
pagan...

the waterboys - a rock in a weary land

the waterboys - a song for the life

(Rodney Crowell)

I don't drink as much as I used to
'cos lately that just ain't my style.
And the hard times don't hurt like they ought'a
they pass quickly like when I was a child.

And lately I've learnt how to listen
to a sound like the sun going down
In the magic that morning is bringing
there's a song for the life I have found

It keeps my feet on the ground

Now the midsummer days ain't so heady
they just drift like a breeze through my mind.
And nothing appears in a hurry
as if to make up for some old long-lost time

And lately I've learnt how to listen
to a sound like the sun going down
In the magic that morning is bringing
there's a song for the friends I have found

They keep my feet on the ground...
They keep my feet on the ground...
They keep my feet on the ground

the waterboys - ahead down the highway

I'm heading down this highway
I'm heading down this road
I'm heading down this highway
it's a long road, I'm told

But I don't mind
no, no, no and I don't care
It's a hundred-thousand miles we've gotta go
Yeah!

I'm sailing on this ocean
I'm sailing on this sea
I'm sailing on this ocean
to see what you can see

But I don't mind
no, no, no and I don't care
It's a hundred-thousand miles I've gotta go
Yeah!

I'm climbing through this forest
I'm climbing through the wood
Sometimes it's hard to see the light
but I know you could

But I don't mind
no, no, no and I don't care
It's a hundred-thousand miles I've gotta go
Yeah!

I'm drifting through the desert
drifting through the sands
Climbing all the mountains
checking out the land
Running with the rivers
racing up the shore
And jumping off the cliffs, boys
'cause all I want is more, all I want is more
And it won't be long now
'till we'll be knock-knock-knocking on your door
And it won't be long now
'till we'll be knock-knock-knocking on your door
And it won't be long now
'till we'll be knock-knock-knocking on your door

We're heading down this highway
we're heading down this road
We're heading down this highway
It's a long road, I'm told
But I don't mind
no, no, no and we don't care
It's a hundred-thousand miles we've gotta go
Yeah!

the waterboys - ain t no words for the things i m feeling

ain't no words for the things i'm feeling
ain't no tongue can tell
no name for the song my soul's revealing
and all is very well

the waterboys - all my way ireland

(Traditional)

I'm on my way to heaven
don't you want to go
I'm on my way to heaven
don't you want to go
I'm on my way to heaven
don't you want to go
Yes
I want to go

I've got the keys to the kingdom
don't you want to go
I've got the keys to the kingdom
don't you want to go
I've got the keys to the kingdom
don't you want to go
Yes
I want to go

We're going up to the Holy City
don't you want to go
We're going up to the Holy City
don't you want to go
We're going up to the Holy City
don't you want to go
Yes
I want to go

I'm on my way to heaven
don't you want to go
I'm on my way to heaven
don't you want to go
I'm on my way to heaven
don't you want to go
Yes
I want to go

The golden age is coming
don't you want to go
The golden age is coming
don't you want to go
The golden age is coming
don't you want to go
Yes
I want to go

I'm on my way to heaven
don't you want to go
I'm on my way to heaven
don't you want to go
I'm on my way to heaven
don't you want to go
Yes
I want to go

All aboard this train
all aboard this train
All aboard this train
all aboard this train

the waterboys - all the boys love carrie

All the boys love Carrie
but Carrie doesn't love the boys
She drinks and she talks
she takes cigarettes from strangers
Anything else she's an x-rated baby
out of bounds

All the boys love Carrie!
They watch her over cider and whiskey
Take her outside, show her their cars, invite her thru to the cocktail bar
but Carrie's shy, she don't talk much
She keeps her secrets locked inside
Out of bounds

I saw her today in her green coat
I know she's going... uptown downtown!
She's gotta run 'cause it's getting late
What can she do when her world blows open in her face?

All the boys love Carrie but
Carrie doesn't love the boys

the waterboys - all the things she gave me

All the things
all the things she gave me
All the things
all the things she gave me

I wrapped them up
in a big brown box
Tied it with ribbon
drove to the docks
Checked my time
by the old town clock
All the things...

I saw the watchman
he was blowing into
Cupped hands
as he walked to the car
He said "Where do you think
you're drivin' to, Son?
All good folks are in bed
and a day's work is done"

I said "I'm just looking for
someplace to burn
All the things
all the things that she gave me...
All the things that she gave me
where do I put them?
Where can I hide them
where I won't have to see them?"

It's dark as hell here
this city's grown cold
The devil's in drag
playing poker with souls
The lots are all empty
the last man is out
The moon's made of cheese
and God is a boy scout

When I go to sleep
I'll be dreaming about
All the things...

Then I'll dream about churches
with great tall spires
Cathedrals and candles
chimneys and choirs
I'll dream about
THAT place
Where I set fire
all the things
All the things that she...

the waterboys - always dancing never getting tired

i've climbed high with you
i've run dry with you
i've climbed high with you
i've run dry with you
how did i find you ?
how did i lose you ?
how did i find you ?
how did i lose you ?

always dancing, always dancing
never ever getting tired
always dancing, always dancing
never ever getting tired

millions of people
every one like you
millions of people
every one like you
i feel you move me
in such sweet silence
i feel you move me
in such sweet silence

always dancing, always dancing
never ever getting tired
always dancing, always dancing
never getting getting tired

i don't know where i
get all my tears from
i don't know where i
get all my tears from
i don't know where i
get all my tears from
i don't know where i
get all my tears from

always dancing, always dancing
never ever getting tired
always dancing, always dancing
never ever getting tired

underneath are the everlasting arms

the waterboys